The Handmaid's Tale Podcast: The Testaments
Oct 11, 2026 · 33 min · 7 segments
With the November 3 midterm elections approaching, Jason and Wendy discuss the current political landscape, what’s at stake, and how a shift in congressional control could change things for the…
You wanted to talk about some fucked up things that are going on right now.
Yeah, I don't have to go into too many details.
I think if you're listening to us, you know it's a political podcast.
You know we're left-leaning, so we probably don't have to convince you.
But, you know, I just looked at some...
I went by... very reputable organizations like factcheck.org, Associated Press, Reuters, and looked for obvious lies that Trump and the administration has told.
And there are huge lies in here.
I mean...
Promises that were made that were never even attempted to be given, you know, just start with like the 2020 election was stolen.
They're still claiming the 2020 election was stolen and his administration won't.
Deny that even once even members that I believe probably know that that wasn't true.
They don't dare speak the truth.
All the elections that don't go in their favor are rigged.
You know, it's just his
he's never admitted
defeat.
And
which makes makes me really, really nervous about, you know.
what's going to happen when, you know, because I do think the midterms are not going to go their way.
He's been trying like hell to stymie the midterms by like passing some or maybe it was an executive order to stop mail in votes.
And the courts are stopping him from doing a lot of this stuff, which I've been really glad to see the Supreme Court actually stopped him from doing that.
So anyway, yeah, he's trying everything he can.
You wanted to talk about some fucked up things that are going on right now.
Yeah, I don't have to go into too many details.
I think if you're listening to us, you know it's a political podcast.
You know we're left-leaning, so we probably don't have to convince you.
But, you know, I just looked at some...
I went by... very reputable organizations like factcheck.org, Associated Press, Reuters, and looked for obvious lies that Trump and the administration has told.
And there are huge lies in here.
I mean...
Promises that were made that were never even attempted to be given, you know, just start with like the 2020 election was stolen.
They're still claiming the 2020 election was stolen and his administration won't.
Deny that even once even members that I believe probably know that that wasn't true.
They don't dare speak the truth.
All the elections that don't go in their favor are rigged.
You know, it's just his
he's never admitted
defeat.
And
which makes makes me really, really nervous about, you know.
what's going to happen when, you know, because I do think the midterms are not going to go their way.
He's been trying like hell to stymie the midterms by like passing some or maybe it was an executive order to stop mail in votes.
And the courts are stopping him from doing a lot of this stuff, which I've been really glad to see the Supreme Court actually stopped him from doing that.
So anyway, yeah, he's trying everything he can.
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