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Hellbent

Hellbent Podcast is a twice weekly political news and commentary podcast by Devon Handy and Varsha Venkat. They aim to bring a heavy intersectional feminist lens to the male-dominated political commen... Read more

Ranked #1

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S1 Ep2: Nevertheless, She Persisted

S1 Ep2: Nevertheless, She Persisted

Devon and Sarah discuss gratitude, idiotic foreign policy, Trump's inability to LITERALLY turn on the fucking lights, an... Read more

8 Feb 2017

45mins

Ranked #2

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S1 Ep37: Smarter by Osmosis f/ Sarah Kendzior

S1 Ep37: Smarter by Osmosis f/ Sarah Kendzior

Devon and Sarah discuss how completely off-the-rails the news cycle has been lately. The dive into gun control, healthca... Read more

15 Jun 2017

1hr 29mins

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Ranked #3

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S1 Ep41: We'll See You in Court, Motherfucker f/ Saira Hussain

S1 Ep41: We'll See You in Court, Motherfucker f/ Saira Hussain

Devon and Sarah discuss domestic emoluments clause violations, the new travel ban policies and go into so Russia updates... Read more

29 Jun 2017

1hr 28mins

Ranked #4

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S1 Ep39: Republicans Always Fall in Fucking Line f/ Brittany Packnett

S1 Ep39: Republicans Always Fall in Fucking Line f/ Brittany Packnett

Devon and Sarah discuss the GA-6 and SC-5 Special Election results, the awful health care bill that we are FINALLY able ... Read more

22 Jun 2017

1hr 28mins

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Ranked #5

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S2 Ep69: Republicans Have No Fucking Plan

S2 Ep69: Republicans Have No Fucking Plan

Devon and Varsha discuss voter suppression in North Carolina, Andrew Cuomo being a dickwad, and Trump's flawed logic in ... Read more

12 Sep 2018

53mins

Ranked #6

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S2 Ep106: Technicality

S2 Ep106: Technicality

Devon and Varsha discuss ICE, Republian power grabs in Wisconsin and Michigan, and the hot fucking mess that is Trump's ... Read more

12 Dec 2018

54mins

Ranked #7

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S1 Ep29: The Subpoena Pen is Mightier f/ Wendy Davis

S1 Ep29: The Subpoena Pen is Mightier f/ Wendy Davis

Devon and Sarah discuss Trump divulging TOP SECRET information to the Russians, Comey's memos, and the call for Trump's ... Read more

17 May 2017

1hr 26mins

Ranked #8

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S1 Ep35: Comey Covfefe f/ Katelyn Burns

S1 Ep35: Comey Covfefe f/ Katelyn Burns

Devon and Sarah discuss the Senate Intelligence Committee's public hearing with James Comey, who was fire by Trump for h... Read more

8 Jun 2017

1hr 17mins

Ranked #9

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S2 Ep98: Good and Mad f/ Rebecca Traister

S2 Ep98: Good and Mad f/ Rebecca Traister

Varsha sits down with author Rebecca Traister to discuss her new book, Good and Mad, which seeks to understand women's r... Read more

2 Nov 2018

31mins

Ranked #10

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S2 Ep93: "Those People"

S2 Ep93: "Those People"

Devon and Varsha discuss Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration's false panic over a caravan of migrants, and the att... Read more

26 Oct 2018

1hr

Ranked #11

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S3 Ep12: Patriarchal Gas Lighting, Vol. 65433 f/ Kaitlin Byrd

S3 Ep12: Patriarchal Gas Lighting, Vol. 65433 f/ Kaitlin Byrd

Devon and Varsha discuss NOT the Mueller report, but Attorney General William Barr's 4 page word vomit ABOUT the Mueller... Read more

4 Apr 2019

2hr 33mins

Ranked #12

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S1 Ep32: Russia Investigation Bonanza

S1 Ep32: Russia Investigation Bonanza

Devon & Sarah discuss what the hell is going on with the Russia Investigation, Jared Kushner's role in creating back... Read more

29 May 2017

58mins

Ranked #13

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S3 Ep2: Don't Answer the Phone That's Not Ringing

S3 Ep2: Don't Answer the Phone That's Not Ringing

Devon and Varsha discuss the rapidly developing Democratic field of 2020 presidnetal candidates, the destructive and ong... Read more

11 Jan 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #14

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S2 Ep15: The Privilege That Stopped Me From Truly Understanding feat. Jen Longdon

S2 Ep15: The Privilege That Stopped Me From Truly Understanding feat. Jen Longdon

Devon sits down with Jen Longdon, who is running for Arizona State Legislature in District 24. Jen is a gun violence sur... Read more

23 Feb 2018

43mins

Ranked #15

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S3 Ep8: St. Bernard of Sanders

S3 Ep8: St. Bernard of Sanders

Devon and Varsha discuss a horrible proposed bill in Arkansas, another white men who was plotting a domestic terrorist a... Read more

23 Feb 2019

1hr

Ranked #16

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S1 Ep34: Bitch, I Sent You Scientists

S1 Ep34: Bitch, I Sent You Scientists

Devon and Sarah discuss Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Trump starting an international incident with ... Read more

5 Jun 2017

1hr 3mins

Ranked #17

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S2 Ep20: Living in a Goddamned Choose Your Own Adventure Novel

S2 Ep20: Living in a Goddamned Choose Your Own Adventure Novel

Devon and Drexel discuss Stormy Daniels' unique position in going after Trump personally, and how the firing of Deputy D... Read more

19 Mar 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #18

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S1 Ep28: Nobody Puts Comey in a Corner

S1 Ep28: Nobody Puts Comey in a Corner

Devon and Sarah discuss voter suppression, drug sentencing, freedom of speech, and updates on the Comey firing and relat... Read more

15 May 2017

1hr 5mins

Ranked #19

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S1 Ep79: Take Out The Trash f/ Jessica Mason Pieklo

S1 Ep79: Take Out The Trash f/ Jessica Mason Pieklo

Devon and Sarah discuss Time's Person of the Year article, John Conyer's and Al Franken's departure from the House and S... Read more

8 Dec 2017

1hr 13mins

Ranked #20

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S3 Ep10: White Fucking Supremacy

S3 Ep10: White Fucking Supremacy

Devon and Varsha discuss Beto entering the 2020 race, Ilhan Omar's antisemetic remarks and the devastating terrorist att... Read more

18 Mar 2019

58mins

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