Actually, with Emily and Kate

We're back with our weekly chat and zero solutions to anything. We get into the Graham Platner mess in Maine (the Blackwater past, the New York Times exposé, the ex-girlfriend allegations), make the case that AOC is quietly building something bigger than anyone realizes, and watch Trump completely lose it on Kristen Welker over the 2020 election. Plus: Hunter Biden's chaotic-good redemption tour, why Wisconsin farmers are getting crushed, and the THC-drink loophole that's about to close. Also Emily is refinishing a dining table and Kate is paneling a wall, because we contain multitudes.More: - Is Mel Robbins a grifter or just a marketer? - Emily's full DIY era: $75K cabinet quote vs. the $10K she did herself- Pride Parade weekend + Charlie's near-miss with a pile of horse poop- Kate on getting sober at 29, and what Platner's drinking says about judgment- The Fetterman feud- AOC out-raising Speaker Mike Johnson — president, Senate, or Speaker?- Chuck Schumer's old-school politics vs. the online left- Hunter Biden's redemption tour + the Biden family book wave- Trump in Wisconsin: farmers, tariffs, and a round table that was mostly yapping- Trump's crash-out with Kristen Welker over 2020 "evidence"- Bill Pulte for DNI + the FISA reauthorization standoff- The 2028 third-term question (and why the midterms matter)- Wisconsin's THC drinks disappearing in November (the farm bill loophole)- The "not a doctor, not a lawyer" disclaimer that should probably be our subtitle.

Kate and Emily get into the Graham Plattner scandal and what it means for the Maine Senate race, the Patagonia-vs-Pattigonia trademark lawsuit, and a growing list of "unlikely recession indicators" — from $9 annuals to $100 Korean spa scrubs. Plus: why nostalgia for a simpler summer is really about affordability, the looksmaxxing rabbit hole, and a full decoding of Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang (frame mogging, mini bosses, and Needoh squishies included).Follow Emily Amick: https://instagram.com/emilyinyourphoneFollow Kate Duffy: https://instagram.com/motherhoodforgood

Emily and Kate are finally recording the phone calls they were going to have anyway. In the inaugural episode: Emily's harrowing saga of getting her iPhone battery changed (spoiler: Apple broke the whole phone), the case for why your $1,200 device is designed to fall apart right on schedule, and a genuinely good conversation about why the Democratic Party keeps losing the narrative war — and why "doing what worked last cycle" is a losing strategy in an information environment that changes faster than their consultants can keep up with. Plus: the canvassing event from hell, the DNC chair situation, and why what the party really needs is a few personality hires.