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May 2021
1h 36m

Queens of Drama w. Senator Hirono

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About this episode

This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Senator Mazie Hirono about her recent legislative victories, child care as infrastructure, and her new memoir Heart of Fire. Plus, Erin and Alyssa get into the Liz Cheney of it all, and the NRA is handed another blow. Then, Kiran Deol and Priyanka Aribindi join to break down their relationship to drama in relationships, politics and culture. Finally, Sanity Corner!


Show Notes:


Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story by Mazie Hirono

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984881601?aff=msmagazine


Sanity Corner:


Alyssa: Christmas music on SiriusXM

Erin: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead & Flight by Olga Tokaarcruk

Priyanka: A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

Kiran: Petty about questions





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