America’s Affordability Crisis and How MAGA is Making it Worse
America is in an affordability crisis. Basic needs like groceries, rent, childcare, and healthcare keep getting more expensive, while wages struggle to keep up. Seventy-four percent of Americans say t...
17 Feb 1h 18min
How Billionaires Are Destroying the Media (with Joy Reid)
The media landscape in the US continues to undergo drastic transformations, with billionaire ownership and corporate consolidation leading to mass layoffs and content censorship. This week, Stacey is ...
10 Feb 55min
Federal Power, Voter Data, and the ICE State (with Jon Favreau)
Voting rights are the Trump administration’s next big target. This week, Stacey is joined by Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau to discuss the aftermath of a raid by federal authorities in Fulton County, ...
3 Feb 1h 8min
The Killing of Alex Pretti and ICE’s Terror in Minnesota
The unjust murder of Alex Pretti is the latest ICE killing in the city of Minneapolis, and he joins a growing body count for DHS. Protestors continue to flood the streets across Minnesota as the Trump...
27 Jan 1h 12min
America’s Unaffordability Crisis, and ICE Protests (with Jelani Cobb)
This week, Stacey begins by offering a response to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ ridiculous assertion that Americans could save money if only they limited their dinners to a piece of chicken, ...
20 Jan 1h 6min
The Killing of Renee Good and the Normalization of State Violence (with Melissa Murray)
The killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis has sparked outrage and protests, but also an outright defense of the use of state violence by the Trump administration and its allies. This...
13 Jan 1h 10min
The Trump Administration Kidnaps Venezuela’s President
If the first week of 2026 is any indication, President Trump and his regime has their eyes set on controlling not only the United States, but the entire western hemisphere. This week, Stacey talks abo...
6 Jan 1h 1min
How to Defeat Authoritarianism in 2026
In the last episode of 2025, Assembly Required is focusing on our audience. Stacey reflects on the lessons learned this year and answers listener questions about everything from how to defeat authorit...
18 Des 20251h 19min
