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  Episode #97

  Cornell Assault Updates: DA Reopens Investigation + Lindsay Clancy Retrial & Christa Pike's Botched Execution

  Oct 2, 20261 hour

  The Cornell Chi Phi assault case continues to develop — the Tompkins County DA has been removed from the reopened criminal investigation, and Dr. Sarah Oreck breaks down how the case intersects with Title IX, what Trump's changes to Title IX mean for survivors, and how frats and the male loneliness epidemic contributes to violence against women. Lindsay Clancy's case was back in court. Kevin Reddington moved to throw out the second trial entirely, arguing the prosecution never proved its case.  Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike, who would have been the first woman executed there in over 200 years, and botched it. We break down the Eighth Amendment concerns, the gendered conditions of her death row imprisonment, and why Christa Pike talked about Lindsay Clancy before her execution. Plus, Alix Earle told Interview magazine she has never read a book. Maybe Dr. Seuss. We’re not buying it. The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTubeSubstackInstagramTikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Cornell Assault Update, Lindsay Clancy Retrial & Christa Pike 02:58 Title IX, Trump's Changes & Why Campus Assaults Go Unreported 07:37 What Cornell's Investigation Actually Found And the Evidence Gaps 11:09 Frat Culture & the Male Loneliness Epidemic's Role in Campus Violence 19:10 Who Gets Blamed When Sexual Assault Happens on Campus 23:06 Kevin Reddington Tries to Throw Out Lindsay Clancy's Retrial: Judge Says No 31:32 Lindsay Clancy's Second Trial Is Scheduled for November 32:15 Tennessee Botches Christa Pike's Execution 35:20 Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment? 45:21 Alix Earle Has Never Read a Book  53:17 The Moment LIVE, now from Lemonada Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #96

  Cornell Fraternity Assault Case, Rep. Ro Khanna on the Epstein Files & Are the VMAs Relevant Anymore?

  Sep 30, 202654 min

  A Cornell University student is suing the university and members of the Chi Phi fraternity after allegedly being drugged and assaulted by seven frat members, with a Snapchat sent to a group chat directing others to her location. Meredith and Rebecca break down why criminal charges were never originally filed, how Cornell handled the complaint (two expulsions, essays, and workshops for the rest), what the university's legal liability could look like, and why the silence of the men who saw that message and did nothing is its own part of this story that’s all too familiar to many women. Then, Representative Ro Khanna joins to break down what's still in the unreleased Epstein files, why Leon Black still has his name on buildings at Dartmouth, why Thomas Massie giving up his seat to fight for the files and against the Iran war deserves a Profiles in Courage mention, how the Graham Platner endorsement was a mistake he's owning, what the Epstein Files Transparency Act would actually do, and why working across the aisle with Republicans is the only way anything gets done while Trump is president. Plus, the VMAs happened and nobody noticed. Are they still relevant, or has the era of the monoculture music moment officially ended, even if the new Patient Zero music video from Taylor Swift is trying to keep it going? The Moment LIVE is hosted by⁠ Meredith Lynch⁠ and⁠ Rebecca Sananès⁠. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Cornell Assault Lawsuit, Rep. Ro Khanna on Epstein Files & the VMAs 02:15 Why We Can't Say Certain Words on Live Streaming Platforms 03:53 Cornell Chi Phi Fraternity Assault Lawsuit: Everything You Need to Know 05:44 Cornell Gave Rapists Essays. Women Are Done Being Surprised. 09:41 Promising Young Woman Predicted This. What Do We Actually Do About It? 12:14 Are the VMAs Still Relevant? Taylor Swift's Patient Zero Video & the Death of Monoculture 20:36 Rep. Ro Khanna on What's Still Hidden in the Epstein Files 24:19 Leon Black Is in Criminal Contempt of Congress. His Name Is Still on Dartmouth's Buildings. 25:46 Thomas Massie Gave Up His Seat to Fight Epstein Files & Why the Only Way to Get Anything Done Under Trump Is Bipartisan 29:45 Rep. Ro Khanna Got the Graham Platner Endorsement Wrong. Here's What Democrats Need to Do Better. 33:27 Rep. Khanna on AI Data Centers, the House Stalemate & Why Big Tech Is Winning 37:41 Rep. Khanna Met the Pope to Talk About AI. Here's What the Vatican Is Saying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #94

  Trump's White House Press Ban with Erin Ryan, PLUS Clavicular Arrested, and What Patrick Clancy Said On 60 Minutes

  Sep 23, 202652 min

  Clavicular Arrested, Patrick Clancy on 60 Minutes & Erin Ryan on Trump's Press Ban Clavicular was arrested in Massachusetts, and Meredith and Rebecca break down why they're not surprised, what the escalating pattern of behavior looked like, and why The Bulwark broke the story. Then, Patrick Clancy and his new wife Rachel Danis went on 60 Minutes, and we dig into how 60 Minutes squeezed the juice from their interview, whether going public was a PR risk or a smart move, and why men move on so fast. Hysteria host Erin Ryan joins to break down Trump's decision to ban MSNBC, CNN, and Politico from the White House press pool, why the press corps' decision not to send a replacement may be the media's best move yet, and what Natalie Harp's stranglehold on Trump tells us about who's really running the White House. Plus, Lauren Boebert's House Ethics Committee complaint alleging she slept with three staffers, and has anyone seen Susie Wiles? Then, a recruiter on TikTok said Gen Z shouldn't bring iced coffee to job interviews, and the internet lost its mind. Meredith and Rebecca break down why they actually agree with her, why this is not the corporate hill to die on, and what they should actually be fighting for instead. The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes stream LIVE Tuesday and Friday, available the next day where you get your podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Clavicular Arrested, Patrick Clancy on 60 Minutes & Erin Ryan on Trump's Press Ban 03:03 Clavicular Arrested in Massachusetts, And It’s Serious 05:53 Looksmaxing, Incels & Why Clavicular's Arrest Was Always Where This Was Going 08:06 Patrick Clancy and Rachel Danis on 60 Minutes: What They Actually Said 16:12 Why Men Move On So Fast 20:43 Erin Ryan Joins: Trump Bans MSNBC, CNN & Politico from the White House Press Pool 24:13 Why Would Trump Ban the Press? Erin Ryan Explains the Strategy 24:58 Natalie Harp Is the Reason Trump Banned the Press  28:23 No Karoline Leavitt, No Susie Wiles: Who Is Running the White House Media Circus? 31:39 Lauren Boebert Slept with Three Staffers? The House Ethics Complaint Explained 35:43 Believe Women, Graham Platner & Lauren Boebert: Erin Ryan on the Double Standard 42:00 Iced Coffee at Job Interviews: The Gen Z Millennial Corporate Culture Debate Explained

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  Episode #93

  Patrick Clancy's 60 Minutes Interview, Taylor Frankie Paul's Mental Health & Robert Kraft's Free Palestine Censorship Problem

  Sep 18, 202649 min

  Patrick Clancy is doing a 60 Minutes interview with his new wife Rachel Danis, and Meredith, Rebecca, and Dr. Sarah breaks down what this means for the second trial, why going public now is a calculated move, and whether it will actually help Lindsay Clancy's case. Robert Kraft banned Macklemore from Gillette Stadium for saying "Free Palestine" on the Ed Sheeran tour, and we get into why this is about censorship, Robert Kraft's documented relationship with Netanyahu, and why there’s more nuance to this conversation than the internet seems to find. Then, Taylor Frankie Paul and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast are back, and Dr. Sarah Oreck unpacks what happens when you grow up inside a high-control religion and suddenly have to deconstruct everything while cameras are rolling. Plus, do reality TV shows have a mental health responsibility to their cast? The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès . New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: Patrick Clancy on 60 Minutes, Mormon Wives & Ed Sheeran Macklemore Free Palestine Censorship 01:11 Farrah Abraham Backlash: When We Critique the Person Instead of the Argument 03:50 Patrick Clancy Is Doing 60 Minutes with His New Wife Rachel Danis: Here's Why 04:42 Ross Douthat's Op-Ed & How the Media Is Framing the Retrial 08:11 Rachel Danis Going on 60 Minutes: PR Risk or Smart Trial Strategy? 12:08 60 Minutes Ratings, Paparazzi in Whole Foods & Why Patrick Clancy Can't Disappear 16:01 Robert Kraft Banned Macklemore from Gillette Stadium for Saying "Free Palestine" 26:10 Why Can’t He Say "Free Palestine"? The Debate the Internet Is Having 27:30 Ed Sheeran Boycotts & Why He's Taking More Heat Than Robert Kraft 28:15 Taylor Frankie Paul's Custody Battle & Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 30:27 Do Reality TV Shows Have a Mental Health Responsibility to Their Cast? 32:56 From Mormon to Deconstruction: What Happens When High-Control Religion Meets Reality TV 36:42 The Live Chat Says We're Wrong About Macklemore: Let’s Talk About It 47:16 Mitch McConnell Is Back on the Senate Floor & It's Full-On Elder Abuse

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  Episode #91

  9/11 After 25 Years & One Year Since Charlie Kirk's Death, Hasan Piker on the RNC Jumbotron & The AI Apocalypse Warning

  Sep 11, 202656 min

  It's the 25th anniversary of 9/11- Meredith, Rebecca, and Dr. Sarah Oreck talk about where they were, why Gen Z made Osama Bin Laden a folk hero, why we've never found a ritual for collective grief, and why Mayor Zohran Mamdani keeps getting used as a political football by 9/11 conspiracy theorists. One year since Charlie Kirk's death: Erika Kirk wrote a grief essay for the New York Times with Usha Vance as the through line. Is there a Kirk documentary is coming? At the midterm RNC in Dallas, Republicans put a half-naked Hasan Piker on the jumbotron as enemy number one while Democrats simultaneously try to distance themselves from him. John Fetterman made a surprise video appearance. Grindr crashed in Dallas. Again. Then, former Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and went public: AI is racing toward self-improving superintelligence without safeguards, with a 10% chance AI kills humans within the next decade. The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès . New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment. Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok 00:00 The Moment LIVE: 9/11 at 25, Charlie Kirk One Year Later, the Midterm RNC, and AI Warnings 03:14 Erika Kirk's New York Times Grief Essay A Year Without Charlie Kirk 05:43 Usha Vance as Erika Kirk's Grief Advisor & the RNC Hug Gate Controversy 13:26 Hasan Piker on the RNC Jumbotron: Why Both Parties Have Made Him Enemy Number One 17:34 John Fetterman's Surprise RNC Video 24:09 Where Were You on 9/11? The Millennial Experience 29:21 How Do You Explain 9/11 to Kids Who Weren't There, And Why Gen Z Made Bin Laden a Folk Hero 33:59 From Y2K Optimism to Post-9/11 Fear: How One Day Changed American Culture Forever 36:02 Why Mayor Zohran Mamdani Keeps Getting Blamed for 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 43:33 Former Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon: 10% Chance AI Kills Humans Within a Decade 49:20 Elizabeth Holmes Documentary, Danny McBride's New Book & What's Having a Moment

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