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245 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 179 ratings

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(3/24/24): Dune and 3 Body Problem prove the people hunger for weird sci-fi

March 24, 2024 16:27 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Ep 320: Allison and Meredith discuss their Oscars results and The Traitors finale, Meredith offers her thoughts on Dune: Part 2 and recs Quiet on the Set, and Allison recs Shogun, X-Men 97, 3 Body Problem, The Effect, and Oh Mary!, and anti-recs Roadhouse

(3/2/24): Dune: Part 2 (NO SPOILERS); Best Films of 2023; Oscars 2024 Predictions

March 02, 2024 17:12 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

Ep 319: Allison gives a Dune Part 2 (SPOILER-FREE reaction) and Allison and Meredith offer their Best Films of 2023 and Oscars 2024 predictions. Honorary mentions: All of us strangers Anatomy of a fall How to blow up a pipeline Spider-Man across the spider verse Past lives American fiction Priscilla When evil lurks Infinity pool Beau is afraid Dicks the musical No hard feelings Wonka Sick Blackberry Society of snow John Wick 4 M3GAN

(2/17/24) The Cut financial advice columnist scammed out of $50k, True Detective check-in, The Traitors

February 17, 2024 18:12 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Ep 318: Allison and Meredith discuss The Cut financial advice columnist who got scammed out of $50k and the growing epidemic of online scams, check in with True Detective Night Country before the finale, and freak out about The Traitors (SPOILERS)

(2/3/24) DUNE HYPE, Oscars noms, Fallen Leaves, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

February 03, 2024 17:38 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Ep 317: Allison and Meredith discuss DUNE HYPE, Oscars 2024 nominations, Nyad, Origin, Fallen Leaves, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith

(1/20/24) Golden Globes recap, The Curse finale, True Detective

January 20, 2024 17:10 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Ep 316: The new strain of Covid is an unwelcome party guest, Golden Globes recap, Dune re-release next week, The Curse finale, True Detective, Deadloch, and The Passenger

(1/7/24) Maestro, Past Lives, Zone of Interest, American Fiction

January 07, 2024 17:15 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Ep 315: Train derailments and loud monkeys and then Allison and Meredith discuss Maestro, Past Lives, Zone of Interest, and American Fiction.

(12/16/23) Poor Things, Wonka, Godzilla Minus One

December 16, 2023 16:51 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Ep 314: Allison and Meredith discuss the new trailers for Dune: Part Two and Civil War and Allison recs: Poor Things, Wonka, Godzilla Minus One, Slow Horses, and Colin From Accounts, and anti-recs Leave The World Behind

(12/2/23) Kissinger is dead and Santos is out; Recs: Napoleon, May December, Eileen, Dream Scenario, Scott Pilgrim

December 02, 2023 17:10 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Ep 313: Allison and Meredith discuss Henry Kissinger finally dying, and George "Diva Down!" Santos' expulsion from Congress. Recs (SPOILERS): Napoleon, May December, Eileen, Dream Scenario, Rubber, and Ponytpool.

(11/18/23) Strike Aftermath, The Killer, Saltburn, The Curse, A Murder at the End of the World

November 18, 2023 16:33 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Ep 312: Allison and Meredith discuss the WGA strike aftermath and Allison recs: The Killer and Bargain, very lukewarm recs Saltburn, and Allison and Meredith rec: The Curse, Fellow Travelers, A Murder at the End of the World, Blackberry, and finally they discuss the Madame Web trailer.

(11/5/23) Anatomy of a Fall, Five Nights at Freddy's, When Evil Lurks, Hell House LLC Origins, The Holdovers

November 05, 2023 17:20 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Ep 311: Allison loses her phone in Koreatown and UAW and SAG strike updates. Allison recs Blink 182's new album One More Time, Anatomy of a Fall, lukewarm recs The Holdovers, and anti-recs Five Night at Freddy's, and Allison and Meredith rec: When Evil Lurks, and Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, and Meredith recs The Lady Eve (1941)

(10/21/23) Recs: Killers of the Flower Moon, Fall of the House of Usher, Dicks: The Musical

October 21, 2023 16:22 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Ep 310: Allison and Meredith discuss the ongoing strike and Allison recs: Killers of the Flower Moon (NO SPOILERS), Dicks: The Musical, Allison and Meredith rec: the series Chucky and Fall of the House of Usher, and Allison lukewarm recs Totally Killer

(10/7/23) Recs: All Of Us Strangers, Priscilla, The Creator, Loki; WGA wins big

October 07, 2023 15:49 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Ep 309: Allison and Meredith discuss the WGA deal and Diane Feinstein's death, and Allison recs: All Of Us Strangers and Priscilla (no spoilers), Loki, and anti-recs Gen V, and Meredith recs: The Creator, Gen V, and lukewarm-recs VHS 85

(9/23/23) Allison watches all the Saw films; Russell Brand and our culture of accomplices; Strike updates

September 23, 2023 17:08 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB

Ep 308: Allison and Meredith discuss the status of Allison's mental health as she watches all the Saw films (spoiler: It's not going great), rec The Pope's Exorcist, give some strike updates, and discuss Russell Brand and our culture of accomplices 

(9/10/23) Strike update: The studios are losing; Danny Masterson and why PR of the 90s doesn't work anymore

September 10, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Ep 307: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith discuss strike updates and how the studios are losing, the response to Poor Things and anti-sex reviews, Vulture exposes the bribe system of Rotten Tomatoes, Rolling Stone's Jimmy Fallon profile and toxic late night culture, and how the PR machine that worked in the 90s doesn't work anymore, from Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner to Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, and Mila Kunis

(8/26/23) Trump's mugshot; Dune delayed and strike updates; World Cup drama

August 26, 2023 15:54 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Ep 306: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss Trump's mugshot, strike updates (including Dune getting delayed to 2024), World Cup drama, and Allison recs: Silo, Dark Winds, Rye Lane, and Hijack

(8/12/23) Talk To Me (Spoilers), They Cloned Tyrone, Full Circle, Passages, Cobweb

August 12, 2023 16:50 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

Ep 305: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, William Friedkin's legacy, Meredith renting a theater to see Barbie, and rec: Talk To Me (SPOILERS), They Cloned Tyrone, Full Circle, Passages, and Cobweb

(7/29/23) Barbenheimer is HERE (Spoilers for Oppenheimer)

July 29, 2023 16:34 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Ep 304: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec Barbenheimer (some spoilers for Oppenheimer). Plus, SAG-AFTRA strike updates and the wild story of Christopher Nolan's maybe hitman brother (codename: Oppenheimer).

(7/8/23) A scientific analysis of Madison; Recs: Asteroid City and No Hard Feelings

July 08, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Ep 303: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@CharlesRockhill) offer their 100% unbiased anaylsis of Madison, Wisconsin (Love you, Madison!), Allison explains the Oppenheimer hype to Charles, and recs: Asteroid City while Charles recs No Hard Feelings and lukewarm recs Netflix's Glamorous.

(6/24/23) We are all experts in Submersibles and Russia now; Recs: The Bear; Black Mirror S6

June 24, 2023 17:09 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

  Ep 302: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Erek (@Erek_Smith) chat about how everyone is suddenly an expert in Submersibles AND Russia, Erek's chess tournament in Vegas, and Allison's First Hike Ever.   Allison recs: Thanksgiving Play, Black Mirror S6, I Think You Should Leave S2, and The Other Two S3.   Erek recs: The Bear, Creed III, and Ford v Ferrari (a film Allison claims she never saw, but absolutely did, AND REVIEWED ON THE SHOW)

(6/10/23) Vanderpump Rules reunion; NYC's Dune moment; Rec: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

June 10, 2023 19:20 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

  Ep 301: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@CharlesRockhill) discuss NYC turning into Dune, Muna live at Stonewall, the Vanderpump Rules reunion, Trump's indictment, and Allison recs: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Charles lukewarm recs: The Little Mermaid and Renfield

(5/27/23) Episode 300!!!! #WGAStrike; De Niro vs. Pacino hotness; pre-cap of Succession series finale

May 27, 2023 16:15 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

  Ep 300: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) celebrate EPISODE 300 with a chat about the WGA Strike, debate De Niro vs. Pacino hotness, and pre-cap the Succession finale.

(5/13/23) Recs: Guardians: Vol 3, Dune: Part 2 Trailer, Eurovision, Jury Duty (SPOILERS)

May 13, 2023 17:23 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Ep 299: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss the state of Yellowjackets, Ted Lasso, and Barry and answer a Patreon question about faaaashioooooonnn. Allison recs: The Sign in Sidney Bernstein's Window, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3, the Dune Part 2 trailer, and Jury Duty and Meredith recs: Eurovision and seeing Barbie in Madison

(4/29/23) Recs: Getting unverified on Twitter; Beau Is Afraid; WGA Strike

April 29, 2023 16:11 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

  Ep 298: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss Allison's trip to Australia and lift post-blue check on Twitter. Allison recs: Beau is Afraid and Meredith recs Tales From The Crypt: Demon Night, and they both rec Succession's final season so far.

(4/2/23) Trump's indictment; Pump Rules; Recs: John Wick, Yellowjackets, and Succession

April 02, 2023 17:25 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

Ep 297: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss Trump's indictment, the Jonathan Majors abuse allegations, Wisconsin's Supreme Court election, the Gwyneth Paltrow trial, Pump Rules, and the very weird trailer for The Pope's Exorcist. Recs: Succession, John Wick: Chapter 4, Yellowjackets, and Servant   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/

(3/19/23) Oscars surprises; Recs: Babylon, Swarm, and it's always the right time to rewatch The Sopranos

March 19, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

  Ep 296: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss the Oscar 2023 results and Allison recs: Babylon, Swarm, and anti-recs Cocaine Bear and Meredith recs: Re-watching The Sopranos and Amateur on Criterion   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/

(2/18/23) OSCAR PREDICTION EXTRAVAGANZA: Old Academy VS. New Academy

February 18, 2023 17:07 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

  Ep 295: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) make their 2023 Oscar predictions and it's very much an Old Academy vs. New Academy vibe.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/  

(2/5/23) Infinity Pool, Knock At The Cabin, Hilaria Baldwin's birthday is Jan 6 (pass it on)

February 05, 2023 18:28 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

Ep 294: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) grapples with the new knowledge that Hilaria Baldwin's birthday is Jan 6, and recs: Snack Vs. Chef (with some notes), and she and (@meredithlclark) discuss the gross Armie Hammer redemption arc. Allison recs: Last Of Us ep3 and lukewarm recs Knock At The Cabin, they lukewarm rec: Infinity Pool, and Meredith recs: M3GAN and Fear No Evil   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/...

(1/21/23) Skinamarink, M3GAN, The Last of Us (Also a lady threw a baby at Allison 👶)

January 21, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Ep 293: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and (@meredithlclark) rec: Skinamarink and Sick (Peacock), Allison recs: M3GAN and The Last of Us, and Meredith recs Virtuosity (1995). Also, they chat about scams and how a lady threw a baby at Allison.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/   Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going,...

(1/7/23) Recs: The Menu and Glass Onion; Anti-Recs: Bardo and The Whale

January 07, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Ep 292: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) anti-recs Bardo and The Whale and Lukewarm Recs White Noise and All Quiet On The Western Front, Allison and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Menu and Glass Onion, and Meredith recs Party Girl.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/   Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate ...

(12/17/22) Top Films of 2022 AKA The Year Horror Ruled

December 17, 2022 18:43 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Ep 291: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) run through their top films of 2022.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/   Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're a fan of what we do and want to keep us going, donate at lighttreason.news or patron.com/allisonkilkenny.

(12/3/22) Recs: White Lotus S2; The Harbinger; Shirtless soccer players ⚽️

December 03, 2022 18:43 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

  Ep 291: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss shirtless soccer players (we're pro!) and rec: White Lotus S2 and The Harbinger and Allison recs: the Atlanta series finale, Derry Girls S3, and Beavis and Butthead on Paramount+, and lukewarm recs: 1899.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/   Light Treason news is a 100% listener-supported show! If you're ...

(11/12/22) Recs: Wakanda Forever, The Crown; Midterms; Twitter is on fire 🔥

November 12, 2022 16:38 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

  Ep 290: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss the Midterm results, the passing of director Jeff Barnaby, and Twitter being on fire. Allison recs: Wakanda Forever, Interview With The Vampire, and The Crown and Meredith recs: The Hunger (1983), Satan's Slaves 2: Communion, and The Long Good Friday.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/   Light Treason ...

(10/15/22) Banshees of Inisherin, Triangle of Sadness, Decision to Leave (NO SPOILERS)

October 30, 2022 17:22 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Ep 289: Early voting is open! Find your early voting poll here.   Follow Allison and Meredith on Letterboxd!   https://letterboxd.com/allisonkilkenny/ https://letterboxd.com/meredithlclark/   Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Triangle of Sadness, Banshees of Inisherin, and Dark Glasses, and Meredith (@meredithlclark) and Allison rec: Decision To Leave and The Lure, lightly rec: VHS99, and anti-rec Halloween Ends.   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported sho...

(10/15/22) Alex Jones ordered to pay $1B; Recs: Pearl, Tár, and Bones And All

October 15, 2022 16:02 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

Ep 288: Remember to check that you're registered to vote! Many states still have time before the deadline!!   Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) delight in the $1 billion Alex Jones Sandy Hook verdict and rec: Pearl (SPOILERS) and The Midnight Club.   Allison also recs: Bones And All, Hulu's Hellraiser, Werewolf By Night, Tár, and House of The Dragon. And Meredith recs: The Remaking by McLeod Chapman and All The White Spaces by Ally Wilkes.   Light Tr...

(10/2/22) Anti-recs: Don't Worry Darling and Blonde (SPOILERS)

October 02, 2022 17:17 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Ep 287: Check out LTN's bonus ep with Duncan Birmingham, writer/director of Who Invited Them!   Allison (@allisonkilkenny) anti-recs: Don't Worry Darling and Blonde (SPOILERS), lukewarm recs: Amsterdam, and recs: Pearl, the Bones and All trailer, All My Friends Hate Me, and The Shallows. Erek (@erek_smith) recs: The Sporanos and all the hot goss in chess.   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(9/22/22) BONUS: Duncan Birmingham, Writer/Director of Who Invited Them

September 22, 2022 18:50 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Ep 286: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) interview Duncan Birmingham, Writer/Director of Shudder's Who Invited Them about his horror influences, bisexual lighting, and polite home invasions.   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(9/17/22) Recs: Barbarian; Speak No Evil (SPOILERS)

September 17, 2022 16:56 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

Ep 286: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) advocate saying fuck you to politeness and rec: The original Goodnight Mommy, Barbarian, and Speak No Evil (SPOILERS).    Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(9/10/22) The Queen is dead; Venice insanity; Recs: Who Invited Them, Saloum

September 10, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Ep 285: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) discuss the Queen being dead and Venice Film Festival insanity and rec: Hatching, Who Invited Them, Speak No Evil, and Saloum. Plus, books: All The White Spaces and This is How You Lose The Time War.    Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(8/27/22) Titanique, She Hulk, The Rehearsal, Wyonna Earp, Homestead Rescue

August 27, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

Ep 284: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Erek (@erek_smith) discuss adulting, cat updates, and sleep apps. Allison recs: Nope (again), Titanique, She Hulk, The Rehearsal, A League Of Our Own, and Orphan: First Kill. Erek recs: Wyonna Earp, Homestead Rescue, MasterChef, Drug Church's Hygiene, Fontaines D.C., and Hans Niemann.   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon ✨

(8/13/22) Some light treason; let's laugh at Alex Jones; Recs: Sandman and Prey

August 13, 2022 16:53 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

Ep 283: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) discuss Trump's alleged light treason and laugh at Alex Jones. Also, Ezra Miller Watch, and recs for the Bones and All trailer, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Sandman, and Prey.   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(7/30/22) Recs: Nope (SPOILERS) and Renaissance

July 30, 2022 16:31 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Ep 282: Hello, Troublemakers! Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: NOPE (SPOILERS) and Renaissance and Meredith recs Jeanna Kadlec's Heretic.   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

(7/17/22) Recs: Thor: Love and Thunder; Jayland Walker and victims of routine traffic stops; Extremely dope space stuff

July 17, 2022 14:38 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Ep 280: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Thor: Love and Thunder and offers final thoughts on Stranger Things s4 (SPOILERS), New York's nuclear attack PSA, and awful human being Lea Michele taking over for Beanie Feldstein in Funny Girl.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: Jayland Walker is the latest victim of a routine traffic stop, Ohio man charged with raping 10-year-old who later crossed state lines for abortion, and Secr...

(7/2/22) Recs: The Black Phone, Watcher; Fiasco: ELVIS; SCOTUS disaster decisions

July 02, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

Ep 279: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) rates ELVIS a fiasco and recs The Black Phone and Allison and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec Watcher and Meredith recs: Daughters of Darkness and A Summer Place.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: Disatrous SCOTUS decisions on Roe v. Wade, separation of church and state, Miranda Rights, and the environment. And SCOTUS is coming for same-sex marriage, birth control, and gay sex next.   DONAT...

(6/18/22) Recs: The Innocents, Mad God; Proud Boys led the attempted coup at the Capitol

June 18, 2022 17:06 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Ep 278: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Innocents and Mad God and Allison recs: Fire Island and Ms. Marvel, followed by a brief discussion about the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: Proud Boys' organized efforts to breach the Capitol and the far-rights assault on an Idaho Pride event, and journalists killed in the Amazon.   In good news: Chris ...

(6/04/22) Recs: Crimes of the Future, RRR; Texas and Oklahoma mass shootings

June 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Ep 278: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@charlesrockhill) rec: Crimes of the Future (SPOILERS) and Allison recs RRR.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: Texas and Oklahoma mass shootings   In good news: N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles and Canada's British Columbia temporarily  decriminalizes some drug possession   Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported sho...

(5/22/22) Rec (kind of): Men 🌿; Racist mass shooting in Buffalo; Ukraine wins Eurovision 🇺🇦

May 22, 2022 17:17 - 1 hour - 75 MB

Ep 277: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) kind of rec Men, rec The Staircase, and sort of anti-rec (unless you're a freak) The Sadness.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: Racist mass shooting in Buffalo, GOP votes against easing baby formula shortage, fifth circuit's ambush against the SEC, SCOTUS hands a victory to dark money, and Oklahoma lawmakers pass one of nation’s strictest abortion bills.  ...

(5/15/22) Rec (kind of): Multiverse of Madness; SCOTUS set to overturn Roe v. Wade

May 15, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

Ep 276: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@charlesrockhill) review Pam Anderson in Chicago and kind of rec Multiverse of Madness.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: SCOTUS set to overturn Roe V. Wade and the Senate is more concerned with providing the Justices more security. In good news: Justice Alito's neighbors hate him and a reminder that property damage is not violence. Light Treason News is a 100% listener suppor...

(4/30/22) Recs: The Northman, Nic Cage's renaissance; Climate activist's self-immolation; Russian oligarchs are sad

April 30, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

Ep 275: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (MeredithLClark) rec: The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and Under The Banner of Heaven. In bad news: The UN's newest climate change report is its most dire warning yet, Wynn Bruce lighting himself on fire to protest lack of action on climate change barely gets coverage, unprecedented water restrictions in California, the far-right turned out in a big way for France's election, and Oklahoma  lawmakers pass legislation...

(4/16/22) Recs: Rothaniel, Severance; Brooklyn shooter ID'd by Syrian immigrant; Elon tries to buy Twitter

April 16, 2022 17:28 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

Ep 274: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Rothaniel, Severance, and Peacemaker.  In bad news: NYPD botched protocol in the wake of the subway shooting (why is their budget $10 million+ again?), and it was a Syrian immigrant — not the cops — who finally ID'd the shooter leading to his arrest. Also, Elon tries to buy twitter, and conservatives continue to attack abortion rights. In good news: Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Bide...

(4/3/22) Recs: Everything Everywhere and X; The Slap; Madison Cawthorn dishes about drugs and orgies

April 03, 2022 15:46 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Ep 273: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Is It Cake?, Everything Everywhere All At Once, X, and Atlanta, and briefly talks about the Oscars and The Slap. In bad news: White House records of January 6 show more than a seven-hour gap in Trump's calls and NYC executes its plan to clear homeless encampments. In good news: Madison Cawthorn goes full Lady Whistledown and dishes about the seedy behavior of his fellow Republicans and Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize.   ...

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