Misfit Stars

Misfit Stars


Latest Episodes

“Jamie McKissyface.”
June 07, 2023

On this weeks episode: surprising data on how marital status correlates with the amount of sleep that moms get; an amazing breakthrough happening with one profound psychiatric condition; the grueling

“So good! So good! So good!” ⚾️
May 31, 2023

On this weeks episode: all the awesome things that progressives can do when we give them power (way to go, Minnesota!); how orcas might be auditioning to carry on the John Wick vengeance franchise; a

“We’re in epidemiological limbo.”
May 10, 2023

On this weeks episode: we celebrate the first instance of actual legal accountability for the disgraced former president; what it means and doesnt mean that the WHO ended the Covid-19 emergency decl

“We’re all in the in-group.”
May 03, 2023

On this weeks episode: good news on gun legislation in our home state; a bonkers study about in-group dynamics and the implications it has for the fate of humanity; a recap of our very fun Good to Me

“The soul is the beautiful part.”
April 12, 2023

On this weeks episode: conflicting court opinions regarding medication abortion, and the continuing assault on bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom in the US; holy corrupt courts, Batman!; baby s

“The Need for Chaos.”
April 05, 2023

On this weeks episode: yes, were talking about that infamous guy who was arraigned on a few dozen felony crimes this week, and since were not legal experts, were talking about the thoughts and fee

“Survive to 75!”
March 29, 2023

On this weeks episode: the vulnerable feelings that are inherent in creative work / being human; the unsolved mystery of decreasing life expectancy in the United States; a helpful perspective on the

“Love the machine, hate the factory.” ⚙️
March 22, 2023

On this weeks episode: the fact that Fox News lies is (finally!) getting through to some of its viewers; how weve gotten the historical meaning of being a Luddite all wrong; how some revolutionary S

“I heart Lina Khan.”
March 15, 2023

On this weeks episode: taking a win for human rights in Michigan; why the head of the Federal Trade Commission deserves a superhero cape; how the social construct of tipping sucks and everyone would

“Get out of the whirlpool of doom.”
March 08, 2023

Get out of the whirlpool of doom. On this weeks episode: practical, call-to-action advice from a trans activist about how to stop being an unwitting spreader of fascist propaganda and actually m