Hardcore Competence w. Kat Abughazaleh

<p>Journalist and activist Kat Abughazaleh joins Hysteria to talk about her firsthand experience standing up to ICE and how to show up for immigrants in your community. Erin and Alyssa also get into updates from Minnesota and the death of Renee Good, the status of the Epstein files, and how Trump used his first year of presidency to line his own pockets. Then they have a discussion about the TV shows that are keeping them sane, especially the increasingly-popular genre “competency porn.” They wrap up with a petty chat about Kyrsten Sinema’s affair lawsuit and the latest Beckham family drama.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/fapffMnRPI8">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p>Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/subpoena-minnesota-democrats-immigration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">NYT 1/20</a>)</p><p>Some Minnesota students are missing school because they fear ICE (<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/15/minnesota-school-attendance-absenteeism-ice-surge">AXIOS 1/15</a>)</p><p>Following Renee Good’s killing, her son’s Minneapolis charter school receives right-wing attacks (<a href="https://sahanjournal.com/education/minneapolis-southside-family-charter-school-threats/">Sahan Journal 1/15</a>)</p><p>‘No longer in my hands’: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files (<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/19/epstein-files-release-delay-00735612">Politico 1/19</a>)</p><p>Amazon CEO says Trump tariffs are driving prices up (<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/19/epstein-files-release-delay-00735612">Axios 1/20</a>)</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/20/opinion/editorials/trump-wealth-crypto-graft.html">New York Times Trump Wealth Report</a></p><p>TV’s most satisfying escape right now is watching ‘competency porn’ (<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2026/01/13/competency-porn-tv-movies/">Washington Post 1/13</a>)</p>