This week, the girls visit the archives and review the documentary, “The War Room”, about the 1992 presidential election. What insights can it offer for the 2024 election? Plus, they give their thoughts on President Biden's dropping out of the race and Kamala’s ascendancy.
The girls analyze and discuss the Republican National Convention. They watched it, so you don't have to!
We're BACK! Season 2 is premiering July 26th. Get ready because the ladies are covering the 2024 election with an 8 episode series. They'll be covering all of the crazy, interesting, and surreal moments of the 2024 election cycle. Get ready for seriously silly analysis and interviews with special guests, political insiders, elected officials, and more.
Evan and Jess discuss lesbian bars, Jess’s trip to San Francisco, and the cult of Beyonce. Then they re-visit Lena Dunham’s GIRLS which just celebrated its 10-year-anniversary.
This week, Jess interviews Bente Violet -- an exotic dancer and musician. Bente discusses the world of strip clubs, power, money, and being a musician in LA. She also reads a few excerpts from her new book. (Listen to the whole episode to hear her new single at the end of the show!) Buy Bente's new book Dirty Feet: Roadrunner Diaries. Listen to Bente's new single Roadrunner. Follow Bente on IG: @bentevviolet
Evan and Jess discuss RFK Jr’s running mate announcement in Oakland. Then, they dive into the documentary, “Coddling of the American Mind”, based on the 2018 book of the same name. What’s it like to be a college student today? Amidst the cacophony of cognitive distortions and microagressions, how does one keep their head above water? When did the vibe shift happen? Evan and Jess discuss the tightrope walk that is higher-ed and the world in 2024.
The spiciest episode yet. Evan and Jess dig in on scammers. Why do we get scammed? How does white guilt sometimes become a vehicle for scammery? Evan shares her experience of working for a pyramid scheme. Then the ladies recap Super Tuesday, the recent ballot measures passed in SF and new drug laws in Oregon, and finally, have a few giggles about the state of the union address. IG: @spiltmilkpod X: @spiltmilktoast Email: spiltmilkoctober@gmail.com
Jess and Evan process being cancelled on last second by a scheduled podcast guest. ALSO, Perception. How to know when to lose friendships and relationships. Hiding behind our devices. The transactional nature of relationships. Feeling like a loser. The concept of LA 2/NY 2. And the cult film: Under the Silver Lake! IG: @spiltmilkpod X: @spiltmilktoast
Who are we, anyways? Jess and Evan finally introduce themselves! Then, we dive into the recent Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir Putin. We watched the whole thing so you don’t have to! Then, our favorite Grammy moments, and pondering the next star of the Democratic Party.
Light your candles and cozy up for a bedtime pod with Evan and Jess. Friend of the show Nick Connell joins to talk about ASMR, the vibes in NYC, and his recent pivot into psychic mediumship. Plus, the girls get vulnerable and let Nick do a psychic reading on both of them.
Evan and Jess review the new Green Day album. Then discuss Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s new project, The Curse and it’s cultural implications.
It’s all happening this week on Spilt Milk as Evan and Jess sit down with indie-rock band and record label lawyer, Steve Nearenberg. They discuss everything from Steve becoming an accidental whistleblower, his transition from political sleaze to indie sleaze – to what a band lawyer actually does… other topics include: how streaming has changed music, industry gatekeepers, why everything sounds the same, Oliver Anthony, the midwestern indie scene in the 80s, the death of discovery, and Steve’s advice for the next generation of rockers.
Evan and Jess discuss the alaska/boeing plane incident, “therapy speak”, intrusive thots, "The Body Keeps Score", thrupples and polyamory.
Evan and Jess dissect the ups and downs of 2023, ponder the collapse of memory and time, and reminisce about the magic of Santa sightings.
Evan and Jess discuss the Amy Carlson story, aka the Love Has Won cult leader known to her followers as Mother God, and Taylor Swift becoming Time Magazine’s person of the year.
Evan and Jess discuss the indie sleaze era of 2005-2012. Bloghouse, xanga and MySpace, the dead internet, mirror worlds, the cobra snake, bands of the mid aughts, hipster culture today, and all things naughty aughties.
Evan and Jess discuss the democrats' relatability issues, Alexandra Pelosi's new documentary, Ady Barkan, and more.
After an October hiatus (sry, listeners) we return to discuss Evan's latest op-ed about the Democratic party's racism and her personal DEI horror stories, Puerto Rico-Gate, Biden calling half the country garbage, and our predictions for next week.
Evan and Jess sit down with Newsweek Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon. Batya has written multiple books, and joins us to discuss her latest work Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women. Plus, we dig in on Trump's recent Newsweek Op-Ed about his economic plan for America, the relationship between immigration and the working class, and more. Buy Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women by Batya-Ungar Sargon: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/second-class/ Follow Batya Ungar-Sargon: X: @bungarsargon Follow us: X: @evanwch IG: @rollinginthedeepstate Tik Tok: @realevanbarker
Jess and Evan discuss the famous documentary "Harlan County USA", Thomas Frank's "Listen, Liberal" and the history of the Democratic Party's relationship to unions and the working class. Plus, the potential impact of the recent non-endorsement by the Teamsters. And RFK Jr. retweets Evan!!! Follow us: X: @evanwch Tik Tok: @realevanbarker IG: @rollinginthedeepstate