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.
Janesville and the American Dream Janesville, Wisconsin is the hometown of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. But he couldn’t prevent the closing of the General Motors factory after 100 years. On this Memorial Day rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear what’s happened to what once was a model of American middle-class unity.
What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
