Dolly Parton's Legacy, the WNBA's Trans Panic & US War Crimes in Ecuador w/ Miles Gray & Camila Lourdes Galarza (Ep 344)

Dolly Parton is dead at 80 — RIP to a lady who set the standard for what a good person can accomplish. Meanwhile, on the extreme opposite end, Jared Kushner is meeting privately with Hakeem Jeffries while AIPAC still runs the table in Washington. Francesca is joined by Miles Gray of The Daily Zeitgeist to talk about Dolly's legacy, the manufactured trans panic that erupted at a WNBA game, and why the Democratic establishment keeps finding common ground with LITERALLY ANYONE instead of the left. Then, Francesca interviews investigative journalist and labor organizer Camila Lourdes Galarza, reporting from an undisclosed location after receiving death threats, about the tortured fishermen who survived the strikes, the murdered prosecutor, and the US-backed dictatorship taking shape in Ecuador under President Daniel Noboa. And oh, yeah – remember the US boat strikes off the coast that killed over 220 people with zero evidence any of them were trafficking drugs? The prosecutor investigating it just turned up assassinated. Featuring: Miles Gray, comedian and co-host of The Daily Zeitgeist, https://www.instagram.com/thedailyzeitgeist/ https://x.com/milesofgray Camila Lourdes Galarza, investigative journalist and labor organizer https://x.com/sovietwithsazon https://camilalourdesgalarza.substack.com *** Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com . *** LIVE SHOWS: Seattle Friday Sept 4th & Saturday Sept. 5th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-show-francesca-fiorentini-and-matt-lieb-laughs-comedy-club-tickets-1989424855296 Portland, OR September 7th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At Helium Comedy https://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/373712 Portland, OR September 8th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline Helium Comedy https://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/372818 Los Angeles, October 4th at 1pm: The Bitchuation Room LIVE with Emma Vigeland at The Lodge Room https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/ Philadelphia, October 13th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline The Punchline: https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live Philadelphia, October 14th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At The Punchline. https://tr.ee/etd9vCkRQN Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Coheadline The Bell House https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064F43E856080 Watch The Bitchuation Room LIVE on Tuesdays 1pm PT/4pmET on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/franifio or Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/franifio. Listen to the show on: iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBi