The Seeking Derangements crew is back for a roundup of news we’ve missed recently. We start with some hot goss out of DC involving marital drama of Trump admin officials, some new research in the field of dicks, drama between Mickey Rourke and JoJo Siwa in the Big Brother house, and finally, conservatives: did you know they date too? Another look at the sex lives of young cons.Find Seeking Derangements wherever you get pods and subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangements New merch for the summer up at https://chapotraphouse.store/

Today Will and Hesse are joined by filmmaker Louise Weard to discuss two controversial 90’s films that bend both genre and gender: Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game and David Cronenberg’s M. Butterfly. We dive into the sexual politics, regular politics, and, of course, the famous twist. Join us as we answer the question once and for all: Are these movies transphobic??

Will & Felix catch up on Democrats’ commitment to burning millions of dollars in search of a crumb of clout from the pod-mano-sphere, and John Fetterman’s chronic senate absenteeism as he searches for good vibes. Then, we’re joined by Lever News’ David Sirota & Arjun Singh to discuss their new podcast series Tax Revolt & the “Big Beautiful Bill” working its way through congress. We look at the devastating consequences of GOP tax policies, the increasing unpopularity of such drastic cuts, and how they fit in with the 50 year conservative war against taxes.Find all things Lever News at: https://www.levernews.com/And listen to Tax Revolt here or wherever you get pods: https://the.levernews.com/tax-revolt/