Friendly Fire: AOC's 2028 Dating Game & WNBA's What is a Woman Debate

August 13, 2026

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The episode opens with a discussion of Caroline Leavitt’s departure as White House Press Secretary. The hosts praise her performance, arguing she was a rare modern press secretary who did not generate negative headlines for the administration. They credit her with a lasting institutional legacy: bringing alternative and new media outlets into the press room, which they see as a genuine shift in power away from legacy outlets.

Woke 1.0 vs. Woke 2.0

The core argument of the episode is a distinction between two phases of left-wing radicalism. "Woke 1.0" is defined as the idea that the chief motivating factor in all of Western civilization, and America in particular, was racism and white supremacy. According to the hosts, this argument was self-refuting because most Americans did not see their neighbors as racists, and the movement faded.

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1 (00:02) **Show Intro & Sponsor: SimpliSafe** - Host Ben Shapiro celebrates 20 years of marriage and family, then transitions into a SimpliSafe ad.
2 (01:07) **Pepsi Ad & Banter on White House Press Secretary** - A Pepsi Zero Sugar ad leads into a discussion about the next White House press secretary, with odds from a betting market.
3 (07:12) **Woke 1.0 vs. Woke 2.0: The Democratic Rebrand** - The hosts analyze how Democrats are pivoting from racial grievances (Woke 1.0) to economic populism (Woke 2.0), using a clip of a city council member disavowing past support for defunding the police.
4 (15:04) **Republican Strategy: Anti-Americanism & Affordability** - The panel debates how Republicans should counter Woke 2.0, focusing on the left’s hatred of America and the challenge of rising prices.
5 (27:38) **AOC’s Egg-Freezing Video as a Presidential Announcement** - The hosts discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s video freezing her eggs, interpreting it as a quasi-presidential announcement and a sign of millennial dysfunction.
6 (30:03) **Interview: Michelle Tafoya on Minnesota Senate Race** - Sports broadcaster and Minnesota Senate candidate Michelle Tafoya joins to discuss her campaign and the Democratic opponent.
7 (41:32) **Midterm Outlook & WNBA Transgender Debate** - The panel discusses Republican midterm chances and then pivots to a WNBA prospect declaring himself a woman, sparking a debate on transgender athletes.

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Show Notes

Who will be the next White House Press Secretary? Who will be next to date AOC? Cabot Phillips joins the hosts to answer these critical questions of life and death, and more. Plus, sports broadcasting legend Michele Tafoya weighs in on the debate over male basketball stars transitioning into WNBA players, and her Minnesota Senate race. And the Daily Wire's coming blockbuster Run Hide Fight: Infidels has the media and Hollywood running for the hills.

Friendly Fire Ep. 21

Michele Tafoya for Minnesota U.S. Senate: https://micheletafoya.com

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