661: All They're Ever Up To Is Debauchery and Villainy

John Gerardi and Jonathan Keller break down a California Assembly floor debate over a $900,000 no-strings-attached grant to Planned Parenthood — set against the backdrop of the federal defunding triggered by the "One Big Beautiful Bill." They play audio clips and dissect the political theater, including Assembly members Tangipa and De Mayo pushing back while Democrat colleagues defended the funding as "preventative care." The irony isn't lost on John and Jonathan: California styles itself a "reproductive healthcare haven," yet Madera County women have to leave the county to deliver a baby, Madera Community Hospital has no open maternity ward, and one in four California women get inadequate prenatal care. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood pockets $90M free and clear while hospitals survive on loans. They also connect this to Prop 50's redistricting scheme (which Planned Parenthood helped fund) and close with a segment on why assisted suicide hasn't exploded in California the way it has in Canada — and why that could change.