The MAHA Surgeon General Nominee

<p>The new American pope is here, Trump is fast-tracking white South African refugees, the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial has begun, and Erin and Alyssa are here to break it down. They also do a deep dive into wellness influencer Casey Means, who might just be the next U.S. surgeon general. They wrap up with a conversation about Karoline Leavitt’s super mom status and Adidas’ new down syndrome accessible shoe program.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/xFCQ-VjH5r8">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p>“She Was Tearful About It”: The Nuances of Casey Means’s Medical Exit and Antiestablishment Origins (<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-nuances-of-casey-means-medical-exit?srsltid=AfmBOoqahRU7oKtx-3uq4vdME4qHqj6Pqmf_h3-o4O3W_FamllkCyzxi">Vanity Fair 5/9</a>)</p><p>Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/11/casey-means-surgeon-general-pick">The Guardian 5/11</a>)</p><p>How a post #MeToo law opened the floodgates for allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs (<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/g-s1-64329/sean-diddy-combs-cassie-lookback-window-law">NPR 5/7</a>)</p><p>The trial of Sean Combs: What you need to know (<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5393912/sean-combs-diddy-trial-sex-trafficking">NPR 5/12</a>) </p><p>Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, carrying on a long tradition (<a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-05-11/quakers-march-against-trumps-crackdown-on-immigrants-carrying-on-their-long-faith-tradition">LA Times 5/11</a>)</p><p>Episcopal Church says it won’t help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status in US (<a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-refugees-white-afrikaners-us-trump-52024f6d86fca76cfe7460a9f9bc6110">AP News 5/12</a>)</p><p>Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday message (<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/11/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire-in-first-sunday-message">Al Jazeera 5/11</a>)</p><p>Pope calls for journalists to be released from prison (<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg71gne9ydko">BBC 5/12</a>)</p>