What's In The News? Mini #405

In this week’s mini episode, Madigan discusses the conclusion of the controversy between Ed Sheeran and Macklemore over his public support for Palestine; Mitch McConnell’s return to the Senate; and yet ANOTHER controversial ad featuring Sydney Sweeney that not only sexualizes female athletes, but preys on young boys and men who are vulnerable to a gambling addiction. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist JOIN ME ON PATREON!! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq0m3pkmgg1ko https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2HK/?hl=en&img_index=12 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/kraft-ed-sheeran-macklemore-palestine.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/15/who-is-robert-kraft-pro-israel-billionaire-who-cancelled-macklemore https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-senate-vote-age-b3051568.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/style/sydney-sweeney-sports-ad-novig.html https://www.axios.com/2026/09/18/novig-sydney-sweeney-ad-backlash-women-in-sports https://eppc.org/publication/online-sports-betting-the-problem-and-how-to-respond/ https://beyondsport.org/2026/08/13/raising-the-bar-on-how-female-athletes-are-filmed/ https://www.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/ebu/files/Publications/strategic/open/EBU_Sport_raising_the_bar.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices