Trigger Warning: Hope

<p>Democrats won big in off-year elections across the country on Tuesday, and Erin and Alyssa give the rundown on all the victories that are giving us hope. They also round up the latest MAGA bullsh*t from Trump’s social security changes to Nancy Mace’s airport freakout. Then they provide some Solicited Advice on dealing with workplace bitterness and how to conquer your pushup goals. They wrap up in the sanity corner with a discussion of the Bruce Springsteen biopic and Jennifer Aniston’s new man.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/MI9TOiYE48k">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p>Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/us/politics/snap-food-stamps-trump.html">NYT 11/3</a>)</p><p>USDA Threatens Stores Giving Discounts to People on Food Stamps (<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/202604/usda-threatens-grocery-stores-discounts-people-food-stamps">The New Republic 11/3</a>)</p><p>Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules (<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/social-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states">Pro Publica 10/31</a>)</p><p>Why the Hell Did JD Vance and Erika Kirk Hug Like That? (<a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/202528/jd-vance-erika-kirk-hug">The New Republic 10/31</a>)</p><p>Rep. Nancy Mace berated Charleston airport police due to missing escort, incident report says (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/politics/nancy-mace-charleston-airport-incident">CNN 11/1</a>)</p><p>Trump feels ‘very badly’ for British royal family after Prince Andrew was stripped of titles (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/03/trump-prince-andrew-title">The Guardian 11/3</a>)</p>