Episode 42: Doge Style

Episode 5 of the Why the F@#! It Matters podcast, hosted by Maggie Rockwell, titled "Episode 42: Doge Style" was published on April 23, 2025 and runs 24 minutes.

April 23, 2025 ·24m · Why the F@#! It Matters

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Summary

What is DOGE? Hint: It's not the crypto or dog meme. What is Elon Musk doing in the government? Why are we hearing about him so much? What's happened to the federal government departments? Maggie and WTFIM have you covered with all the bullet points of what you need to know going on with the government spending cuts taking over headlines next to Mr. Tesla himself. LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn7...

Episode Description

What is DOGE? Hint: It's not the crypto or dog meme. What is Elon Musk doing in the government? Why are we hearing about him so much? What's happened to the federal government departments? Maggie and WTFIM have you covered with all the bullet points of what you need to know going on with the government spending cuts taking over headlines next to Mr. Tesla himself.

LISTEN NOW:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868
https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd

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https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters

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CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE):

https://doge.gov/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-doge-regulations.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/05/trump-presidency-news-speech/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/whistleblower-org-says-doge-may-have-caused-significant-cyber-breach-us-labor-2025-04-15/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-doge-social-security-omalley-1235292652/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/musk-doge-social-security

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/social-security-fraud-discovered-doge/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/11/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-federal-workers.html?email=4dd065776fb2934a883b11921c25aba56f8d1e0f&emaila=c01e1d549303cac7ced6278ed58cf579&emailb=6d1aa8b8f63bfb18f02437333f1ba9d3b0b3ad2d416013229d63a1fa0f92973a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.19%2012:30%20Report%20EM

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-elon-musk-report-people-staff-what-we-know-news-rcna191260

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