We Ride at Dawn w. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

<p>Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about the realities and battles of a post-Roe America. Next, in News, Erin and Alyssa dive into the different responses — from Democrats, from the GOP, from the states — to the overturning of abortion rights. Then, they’re joined by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz to talk about the power of imagining different realities through science fiction while we live in an increasingly dystopian society, and why queer and other marginalized people are so good at writing them. Finally, finding joy in Sanity Corner.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/">Our Opinions Are Correct</a> (Charlie Jane's and Annalee's podcast)</p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53205810-victories-greater-than-death">Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57693337-dreams-bigger-than-heartbreak">Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55315500-never-say-you-can-t-survive">Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28209634-autonomous">Autonomous by Annalee Newitz</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263237-the-future-of-another-timeline">The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz</a></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59629560-the-women-could-fly">The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5129.Brave_New_World">Brave New World by Aldous Huxley</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36187110-witchmark">Witchmark by C.L. Polk</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49247242-ring-shout">Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22733729-the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet">Wayfarers (Series) by Becky Chambers</a><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57693308-spear">Spear by Nicola Griffith</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/charliejane/status/1542207057985540096?s=20&amp;t=Xz0KR_pokAhXoEbScKtSIA">Charlie Jane's playlist of versions of "Funkin For Jamaica" by Tom Browne</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/VpgQgtqjtN4">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p>