The Bitchuation Room

Minnesota leads the way with Peggy Flanagan and anti-ICE , anti-FLOCK cameras and anti-Jake Lang resistance. How is this midwest seed-art state able to do so much in these times of fascism? Francesca finds out, speaking with state Senator Zaynab Mohamed, on how a slim Democratic majority converted to real political wins.

Then from Natalie Harp’s insanity, Boy George’s genocide song, and the many FDA recalls, Francesca digs into local and national shenanigans with comedians Matt Lieb and Lizz Winstead. Plus a history lesson into Anthony Comstock, the man who purchased all the lewd magazines and objects and is the reason we might not have Plan C pills no more. There’s even a cameo from failed Minnesota gubernatorial candidate, Mike Lindell, by way of James Adomian.

Recorded live at the Parkway Theater on August 20th, 2026. Thanks to everyone who came out.

Featuring

Zaynab Mohamed, Minnesota State Senator
https://www.instagram.com/zaynabmmohamed/
https://x.com/ZaynabMMohamed

Lizz Winstead, comedian and co-creator of The Daily Show
https://www.instagram.com/lizzwinstead/
https://x.com/lizzwinstead

Matt Lieb, comedian, writer, and co-host of Bad Hasbara https://www.instagram.com/mattliebjokes/
https://x.com/mattlieb

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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
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A black academic is dead, while Andrew Tate gets a MAGA lawyer to defend his crimes. Hakeem Jeffries rejects Medicare for All and Jared Kushner tells Israel to “finish the job”. Francesca is joined by Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report to talk about why the British press is so vicious and how Peter Thiel fascists are behind the deadly anti-DEI backlash. 

Then, the Tate Brothers are bringing all the worst men out to rally for them outside of a Miami jail, and we all wonder how such misogyny has broken containment into the mainstream. 

Finally, Francesca interviews Mother Jones' elections correspondent Ari Berman about the midterms, gerrymandering, Trump’s grand plan (if any exists) for 2028, how are Republicans making voting near impossible, and where are they holding back on their worst wiles… if anywhere.

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LIVE SHOWS:

Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room

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:
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AOC is single and Iran makes Trump hide in a catering truck. Emma Vigeland joins to talk about all that plus Karoline Leavitt resigning, Pete Hegseth's new control of Latin America, sailors jumping overboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and whether or not Israel is gaslighting Trump about his imminent assassination. 

Plus, Emma's thoughts on the Woke 1.0 discourse, the failure of Bernie and AOC to endorse Francesca Hong, and how AOC's IVF journey has led to us realizing that she's single.

AOC is single and Iran makes Trump hide in a catering truck. Emma Vigeland joins to talk about all that plus Karoline Leavitt resigning, Pete Hegseth's new control of Latin America, sailors jumping overboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and whether or not Israel is gaslighting Trump about his imminent assassination. 

Plus, Emma's thoughts on the Woke 1.0 discourse, the failure of Bernie and AOC to endorse Francesca Hong, and how AOC's IVF journey has led to us realizing that she's single.

See Francesca and Emma in person in Los Angeles for The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Lodge Room

https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/

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Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com.

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LIVE SHOWS:

Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room

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:
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This week: Twitch streamer and cultural commentator Caroline Kwan joins to talk about Abdul El-Sayed's fight through Islamophobic attacks, and why fandoms can be good? Plus former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya on the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger that could kill Hollywood.

Francesca unpacks the online fight over "Woke 1.0" — performative identity politics versus material policy — and how AOC threw the Black Lives Movement under the bus. Also, the Abdul El-Sayed freakout continues, but the candidate has a comeback for every ounce of hate. Then, MSNOW’s Joe Scarborough has a next-level meltdown over Hasan Piker. Also, AOC opens up about her IVF journey and the right of course has a problem with it.

Then, former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya joins to break down the Skydance-Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger — $80 billion in debt, promised "synergies" (lmao), an insane round of cuts, and what it means for creatives, contractors, and the future of what gets made when one family controls CBS, CNN, and HBO. 

Featuring:

Caroline Kwan, cultural commentator and Twitch streamer, https://www.instagram.com/carolinekwann/
https://www.twitch.tv/carolinekwan

Alvaro Bedoya, Senior Advisor at the American Economic Liberties Project, https://x.com/BedoyaUSA

Take Action: https://blockthemerger.com/

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Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com.

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LIVE SHOWS:

Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room

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 Co-headline 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:
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Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuation
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Follow the show on:
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Michigan results are thrilling as Abdul El-Sayed wins the Senate primary race and William Lawrence wins in MI-7, and Donavan McKinney in MI-13. Still, a tough loss for Cori Bush in Missouri. Francesca and Matt assess the money and the Israel of it all in this late night rant.

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Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com.

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LIVE SHOWS:

Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room

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

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/GoogleBitchuation
Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation
Follow the show on:
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitchuationroom.bsky.social
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bitchuationroom/
Twitter: https://x.com/BitchuationPod
Follow Francesca on:
IG:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/franifio/⁠
Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/franifio.bsky.social
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@franifio
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Franifio

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