Gerrymandering Arms Race, Culture War Over Wolves, & Freakier Friday Nostalgia

In this episode, the Newsgirls speak with the man in charge of drawing California’s new maps as a part of the state’s retaliatory redistricting effort against Texas. They break down the drastic political shift in Texas districts, how Trump is encouraging Republican states to gerrymander, and if the Supreme Court will strike down the Voting Rights Act.  Then, Wren & Mabel investigate the political culture war over wolves as their protections yo-yo based on which party in power. They dig into the barbaric wolf hunting bills and speak to the Center for Biological Diversity, who just won a lawsuit forcing the government to reconsider wolves’s endangered status.  Finally, the Newsgirls go to the movies like it's 2003 to see Freakier Friday. They give their reviews and dissect Hollywood’s obsession with cashing in on nostalgia with the pop culture and history podcast Right Answers Mostly.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZWaesdjTdO76oPfUv94NudFvQTF8Wr01uevwixMRtIM/edit?tab=t.0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.