What in the World (Cup) w. Megan Gailey

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<p>Erin and Alyssa round up the latest news from JD Vance’s embarrassing book tour, Bari Weiss’s next fail-upwards, and the future of the USPS’s independence. Then Megan Gailey (<a href="https://dearmedia.com/shows/sports-bitches/"><em>Sports Bitches</em></a>) joins to talk sports news from the UFC to the Knicks and the rise of heteropessimism. They wrap up with a petty conversation about nun podcasts, takeout orders, and<em> Disclosure Day</em>.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/e0TdeQ_gdjc">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><strong>Alyssa’s rec:</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dominican-sisters-open-mic/id1871562035"><strong> Dominican Sisters Open Mic</strong></a></p><p><strong>JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. ‘The View’ had other plans (A</strong><a href="https://apnews.com/article/jd-vance-view-donald-trump-c4edab7fce10bf9221f6716d711c490f"><strong>P News 7/16</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future (</strong><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/politics/jd-vance-book-communion-catholic"><strong>CNN 6/15</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/usps-mail-voting-democratic-resistance.html"><strong>NYT 6/11</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report (</strong><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/media/cbs-news-boss-bari-weiss-poised-to-oversee-cnn-editorial-operations-report/"><strong>NY Post 6/9</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White House (</strong><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-ufc-costs-federal-agencies-lawsuit-5bd8382d8d106d7685b024508a178748"><strong>AP News 6/10</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Trump’s UFC Fight Ended With a Slur About Michelle Obama (</strong><a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/trump-ufc-fight-josh-hokit-michelle-obama.html"><strong>The Cut 6/15</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine (Wired 4/17)</strong><br /><strong>How Algeria won over a Kansas town – and became the World Cup’s unlikeliest love affair (</strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/16/algeria-lawrence-kansas-world-cup-fans-adopted-team"><strong>The Guardian 6/16</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br /><strong>Which World Cup teams, players and officials were denied US visas, entry? (</strong><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/11/which-world-cup-teams-players-and-officials-were-denied-us-visas-entry"><strong>Al Jazeera 6/11</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p></div>