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Fear Is a Campaign Strategy

May 18, 2026

Fear has always been a powerful political tool — but in today’s media environment, it feels constant. Fear of crime. Fear of immigrants. Fear of losing democracy. Fear of “the other side.” Fear is everywhere. But what is all of this fear actually doing to us psychologically? And why does it work so well politically?In Episode 4 of We Vote Too, we go beyond outrage and ask a deeper question: What happens to people when fear becomes the foundation of political communication?Joining us is Bob Ma...

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May 15, 2026

This week on The Sidebar Podcast, Leise Winny and Royce bounce between politics, culture, aging, survival mode, and the emotional games people play — all with the kind of humor and uncomfortable honesty that makes Sidebar feel like a group chat that accidentally became therapy.The episode opens with a Mother’s Day check-in before shifting into growing concern around the hantavirus outbreak and how quickly fear spreads in the age of social media. From there, the conversation turns personal and...

Everybody Healing. Nobody Healed

May 08, 2026

This week, Leise and Royce jump from the glamour of the Met Gala to the chaos of internet culture, politics, identity, and healing — all in one unfiltered conversation.They break down the biggest moments from Beyoncé and the MET, react to conversations around strip clubs shutting down, and unpack updates from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Then the conversation shifts deeper into voting rights, the feeling that “the spirit died” in culture, and why people still casually use “gay” as ...