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Actually, with Emily and Kate · July 14 · 57 min

Lindsey Graham, Kate's Latest Conspiracy & the Plan to Ban IVF

Emily and Kate get into what the loss of one of the Senate's most powerful dealmakers actually means — hard power, soft power, and the proof-of-life photo that has everyone side-eyeing Mitch McConnell, who hasn't been seen in a month. Did the Russians do it? A court of law hasn't decreed, but the * court of vibes * (a brand-new segment) has questions.Then Kate pulls out the red string. What starts as a data-center land grab on the Wisconsin lakeshore turns into a whole board: Oracle and Larry Ellison, Trump's $1.4 billion crypto pivot, a tungsten mine in Kazakhstan, Howard Lutnick's kids, and the billionaire dads — and their sons — quietly running the world. It's giving *movie*.Also on the menu: $8.99 eggs and why Democrats still can't sell the economy, JD Vance and Marco Rubio as the two most juiceless guys of 2028, the quiet war on IVF that the Heritage Foundation is building for the future, and a brand-new closing game: the * Happiness Scale *.Don't forget the plot, and drink your water. 💧—ACTUALLY is a weekly show where Emily Amick and Kate Duffy break down thenews, culture, and the stuff nobody else will say out loud. TMZ meets yoursmartest friend. New episodes every week.▶ SUBSCRIBE to the podcast version:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033msaG...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...📩 Go deeper on Substack:Emily: https://emilyinyourphone.substack.com/Kate: https://motherhoodforgood.substack.com/📲 Follow us on Instagram:Emily: / emilyinyourphone Kate: / motherhoodforgood 💬 Got a topic you want us to cover? Drop it in the comments.#Actually #Podcast #WomenInPolitics #Politics #Culture

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Emily and Kate get into what the loss of one of the Senate's most powerful dealmakers actually means — hard power, soft power, and the proof-of-life photo that has everyone side-eyeing Mitch McConnell, who hasn't been seen in a month. Did the Russians do it? A court of law hasn't decreed, but the * court of vibes * (a brand-new segment) has questions.Then Kate pulls out the red string. What starts as a data-center land grab on the Wisconsin lakeshore turns into a whole board: Oracle and Larry Ellison, Trump's $1.4 billion crypto pivot, a tungsten mine in Kazakhstan, Howard Lutnick's kids, and the billionaire dads — and their sons — quietly running the world. It's giving *movie*.Also on the menu: $8.99 eggs and why Democrats still can't sell the economy, JD Vance and Marco Rubio as the two most juiceless guys of 2028, the quiet war on IVF that the Heritage Foundation is building for the future, and a brand-new closing game: the * Happiness Scale *.Don't forget the plot, and drink your water. 💧—ACTUALLY is a weekly show where Emily Amick and Kate Duffy break down thenews, culture, and the stuff nobody else will say out loud. TMZ meets yoursmartest friend. New episodes every week.▶ SUBSCRIBE to the podcast version:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033msaG...Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...📩 Go deeper on Substack:Emily: https://emilyinyourphone.substack.com/Kate: https://motherhoodforgood.substack.com/📲 Follow us on Instagram:Emily:   / emilyinyourphone  Kate:   / motherhoodforgood  💬 Got a topic you want us to cover? Drop it in the comments.#Actually #Podcast #WomenInPolitics #Politics #Culture

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