No Holds Barred Podcast
No Holds Barred was started in 2020 by four graduate students — in isolation, chatting about politics, intersectional feminism and pop-culture.
In 2025, we’re no longer quarantined, are scattered around the globe, but the world keeps serving us the crazy.
So tune in for political scandals, celeb gossip & bad jokes.
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
No Holds Barred Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 11: Why We Vote, Democratic Backsliding, Emily Ratajkowski: Buying Myself Back...
In our final episode for season one, we discuss voting through a psychological and political lens, the expansion of the American Presidency, and democratic backsliding. We also talk about Emily Ratajkowski's piece 'Buying Myself Back: When does...
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Episode 10: Sh*t Trump Says, Cardi B vs. Candace Owens, Jane Austen Adaptations and Legacy...
This week on No Holds Barred, after a brief summary of the things Trump has said in the last week, we tried to cover lighter topics - namely the Cardi B/Candace Owens Twitter feud and a segment on Jane Austen. The audience-requested Jane Austen...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9, Part 2: The Media, Kenosha, TV Dramas...
This week we had so much to talk about, that we're coming out with a two-part episode again! For episode nine, your four favorite grad students reunite for a discussion of the DNC vs. RNC, mainstream media and the fourth estate, and the events ...
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Episode 9
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Episode 9, Part 1: DNC vs. RNC...
This week we had so much to talk about, that we're coming out with a two-part episode again! For episode nine, your four favorite grad students reunite for a discussion of the DNC vs. RNC, mainstream media and the fourth estate, and the events ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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