Welcome to the Jungle Primary w. Reshma Saujani

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<p>Erin and Alyssa cover Trump’s nemesis Thomas Massie’s loss in Kentucky, a positive (for now) Mifepristone update, the ridiculous Garden of Heroes, and what the hell is going on in California politics. Then, Reshma Saujani joins to discuss her new documentary <em>No Country for Mothers, </em>and the <em>real </em>issues moms face<em>. </em>They wrap up in the sanity corner with rave reviews of Cookie Queens and Widow's Bay.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/6hScq0dptA8">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.</p><p>You can sign up to attend or host a screening of <em>No Country for Mothers</em> at <a href="http://nocountryformothers.com">nocountryformothers.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cookiequeensfilm.com/">Cookie Queens </a></p><p><strong>Massie race breaks spending record as pro-Israel groups target Trump critic (</strong><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/massie-race-breaks-spending-record-as-pro-israel-groups-target-trump-critic"><strong>Aljazeera 5/18</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Trump Silent, and in a Political Bind (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/abortion-pill-trump-politics.html"><strong>NYT 5/19</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Trump announces planned D.C. site for massive sculpture garden (</strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/15/trump-announces-west-potomac-park-is-planned-site-dc-garden-heroes/"><strong>Washington Post 5/15</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>What is California's ‘jungle primary’ — and why does it matter so much for the governor’s race? (</strong><a href="https://laist.com/news/politics/what-is-californias-jungle-primary-and-why-does-it-matter-so-much-for-the-governors-race"><strong>LAist 5/18</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p></div>