Prettier in Person w. Akilah Hughes & Kiran Deol

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<p>Erin Ryan and Akilah Hughes dig into the results from Tuesday's primaries, Trump’s Armageddon war in Iran, Hillary Clinton’s Epstein deposition, and the ever-moving goal posts for women in Washington. They also cover a horrifying new law in Kansas targeting trans people, Kristi Noem’s bad day at the Senate, and Politico’s unsettling profile of Nancy Mace. Then Kiran Deol joins for a very petty edition of the Sanity Corner, where they rant and rave about curling, tall men, and revisit a perfect network sitcom that was canceled too soon.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/nUv7xKNytUk">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p>Check out Kiran’s film, <em>Didn’t Die </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/didntdiefilm/?hl=en">here</a></p><p><strong>Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? (</strong><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo"><strong>BBC 3/2</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes (</strong><a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-dubai-emirates-tourism-attack-b256f514b290c987b3004cc87744f038"><strong>AP 3/1</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>‘South Park’ Writer Sets Up Site Calling for Barron to Go to War (</strong><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-park-writer-sets-up-site-to-send-barron-trump-to-dad-donald-trumps-iran-war/"><strong>Daily Beast 3/2</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Transgender Kansans Sue After Driver’s Licenses Are Abruptly Canceled (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/transgender-kansas-drivers-licenses-lawsuit.html"><strong>NYT 2/27</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Girlfriend's Defense Of Kash Patel's Winter Olympics Trip Goes Off The Rails (</strong><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexis-wilkins-kash-patel-beer-hockey_n_69a1995ee4b022e3a5582692"><strong>Huff Post 2/27</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Takeaways from Kristi Noem’s combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing (</strong><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/kristi-noem-homeland-security-hearing"><strong>CNN 3/3</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets (</strong><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/noem-luxury-jets-dhs-deportations"><strong>AXIOS 2/28</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>‘I Don’t Know That I’ll Ever Be OK With Myself’ (</strong><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/27/nancy-mace-trauma-election-governor-00799867?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us"><strong>Politico 2/27</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Live Election Updates (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/04/us/primary-elections-midterms-tx-nc-ar"><strong>NYT 3/4</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p></div>