Everything is Reagan's Fault

Julia and Eliza finally confront the question: is Ronald Reagan responsible for all the world's evils? To investigate, the girlies delve into Reaganomics, the groundbreaking idea to give rich people more money, and trace how its legacy has trickled down into the capitalist swamp we all wade through today. The girlies also examine Reagan's abysmal impact on human life including his murderously indifferent AIDS response, his systematic defunding of welfare, his IDGAF environmental policies, and many other evils. Digressions include Eliza's upcoming consultation with a pet psychic, Australians getting mad at vowels, and a callback to Nancy the throat goat. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.  ADDITIONAL READINGS Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion How a Historian Uncovered Ronald Reagan's Racist Remarks to Richard Nixon Killing Asylum: How Decades of U.S. Policy Ravaged Central America Ronald Reagan Made Central America a Killing Field The Cold War 's Last Battlefield: Reagan, the Soviets and Central America THE IRAN-CONTRA REPORT: Chronology; After 13 Years of Hide-and-Seek, a Bitter Chapter of U.S. History Ends The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The war on drugs, explained When Oliver North avoided prison time for his role in the Iran-contra scandal You're Wrong About Podcast: Iran-Contra SOURCES A Timeline of HIV and AIDS A troublesome legacy: The Reagan Administration's conservation and renewable energy policy  A Snapshot of Federal Student Loan Debt  Actor's Illness Helped Reagan To Grasp AIDS, Doctor Says  Aid To Dependent Children: The Legal History Conservative Transition in American Social Policy  Decades of Distortion: The Right's 30-year Assault on Welfare  <a href= "https: