Lady Parts Justice
Writer, producer and comic, she heads the nonprofit Lady Parts Justice, which uses comedy and digital media to chide politicians; co-creator of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and star of the web show Wake Up World and WakeUpWorld.tv.
Understanding the Horror of Orlando Debating the motivations and preventions of tragedy.
Will the 2016 General Election Be Funny? It's been a great year for political humor… with 17 presidential candidates in the Republican Party and five on the Democratic side. Samantha Bee takes on the presidential campaign on "Full Frontal" Larry Wilmore, host of "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore," speaks at the White House Correspondents Dinner Now the circus has dwindled down to fewer and fewer clowns. Will the general election be funny? Lizz Winstead was a founder of The Daily Show. She's a writer, producer and comic with the Lady Parts Justice media group.
When GOP Headlines Read Like Punch Lines During the week since the first two debates between Republican candidates for president, there's been saturation news coverage of Donald Trump's comment about Megyn Kelly of Fox News, saying, "There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… whatever." On CNN, GOP candidate Carly Forina commented, "I've had lots of men imply that I was unfit for decision-making because maybe I was having my period… The point is, women understood that comment and yes, it was offensive." Megyn Kelly questions a candidate during Fox TV's first Republican presidential debate Writer, producer and co-creator of The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead heads the nonprofit Lady Parts Justice, which uses comedy and digital media to provide perspective on American politics. She helps us separate the headlines from the punchlines.
Climate Change, Candidate Talk and Tragedy in Charleston Were the Charleston murders an act of terrorism or a hate crime?
Baltimore, Same-Sex Marriage & Bernie Sanders Police charged in death, SCOTUS talks marriage, a new Democratic candidate
Barack Obama and the World of Comedy As Inaugural Day approaches, Barack Obama is even more the center of world attention than he was last year, before and after Election Day. What does that mean for the world of comedy? Will white comics have to be careful? Will black comedians have a built-in advantage? Lizz Winstead is a co-creator of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and star of the web show Wake Up World.
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
