Punching Up with Maya May

Wednesdays at 7p ET! Host Maya May Punches Up at the powers that need Punching, and Punches Up the message from the leaders who will get us out of this mess. Politics today is brutal - and with this election outcome, it's only going to get worse. Host Maya May and an amazing slew of political junkies, experts, thought-piece masters, smarties, and comedians are taking aim at those in power and those vying for power, because they are the ones Up there who need to get Punched. *(We won’t punch down. Nobody needs that).

Time To Become Project 2025 Preppers

America voted for Project 2025, Christian Nationalism, and to be governed by incompetent, amoral degenerates. Oh, you voted for cheaper eggs? Yeah, it was a package deal. Read the fine print. And the eggs will cost more. So now what? Maya May and award-winning author and Christian Nationalism survivor Andra Watkins get real real about what comes next.

Project 2025 Christo-Fascism Donald Trump

November 21, 2024

Motherhood for Good Is Punching Up With Maya May

Any mother will tell you, we have long memories when it comes to people hurting our children and the Trump Administration is poised to do a whole lot of hurting. Matt Gaetz, RFK Jr, Tom Homan...the list on Trump nominees willing to hurt children goes on and on. Maya May is joined by Kate Duffy, Wisconsin-based founder of Motherhood for Good to talk about effectively punching up in 2025.

November 14, 2024

Punching Up with Maya May: How We Land Punches Now

Host Maya May dives into The Day After with activist and White Women for Harris co-chair Liz Minnella and comedian Allison Reese. This is an incredible conversation - raw, realistic about what we face but also what comes next in protecting our loved ones and creating political and social change.

2024 Presidential Election Political Comedy Defending Democracy

November 7, 2024

Punching Up: That Sh*t Ain't Funny

Host Maya May and her amazing panel of comedians discussed and debated where the line is or should be for political comedy. Is "it was just a joke" a legit excuse for calling Puerto Rico a "floating pile of garbage?" What does it mean for comedians to "punch up" and how many are punching down for laughs? Should they pay a professional price or is it time, as JD Vance says, for people to "get over" being offended by racist jokes? Catch up now!

Political Comedy Kamala Harris

October 30, 2024

Punching Up: Gen Z guys...WTF?

The gloves came off as host Maya May, viral video sensation, and parent of Gen Z’ers, Kristen Toomey, and expert on Gen Z voters and founder and executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, Santiago Mayer discussed “WTF is happening with Gen Z male voters supporting Trump?” What’s the appeal of hypermasculinity and the influencers who push it? Is comedy the answer to bringing them back before we lose an important segment of the electorate for good? Catch up now!

Gen Z 2024 Presidential Election

October 24, 2024

Punching Up with Maya May, Guest Juliet Jeske

With 20 days until election day, whodda thought talking about Fox News could be so fun and funny?! Catch up now with host Maya May and Decoding Fox News' Juliet Jeske. Punches were landed!

Tucker Carlson Kamala Harris Gov. Tim Walz

October 16, 2024

Punching Up With Maya May, PREMIERE

Grab your gloves because Maya May is Punching Up! Our new show launched last night with guests Texas activist Kat Vargas (aka HowdyPolitics) and comedian Maggie Maye. How effed up are Texas politics? Will Colin Allred send Cancun Ted packing? Catch up now!

October 9, 2024