- Keystone, Boats, 'n Suppressing Votes
Ep. 15 - Georgia is trying to prevent people from voting. Big shock. That, plus we're making progress on COVID, the U.S. and China face off, a giant ship gets stuck and blocks 15% of the world's commerce, states sue over the Keystone XL Pipeline, and MORE!
1h 5m | Mar 29, 2021 - Trickle-Up Economics
Ep. 14 - President Biden's economic recovery relies on the lower- and middle-class, which is both the right thing to do, AND good economics. That, plus New York Governor Andrew Cuomo needs to resign already, the Democrats pass a COVID bill, Trump tries to unseat Republicans that don't agree with him, the bull market of NBA Top Shot, and MORE!
1h 16m | Mar 12, 2021 - Budget Reconciliation!
Ep. 13 - Next week, Democrats will introduce their COVID relief bill. Along the way, they need to convince the Senate Parliamentarian that the elements in the bill - $15/hr minimum wage, $1,400 checks, unemployment benefits, and more - are related enough to the budget to pass through Bernie Sanders' Senate Budget Committee, therefore avoiding a filibuster by Republicans! That, plus a COVID update, the unfolding disaster in Texas, voter suppression, working with other countries, and MORE on this week's pod!
1h 11m | Feb 22, 2021 - Biden's Agenda Gains Steam
Ep. 12 - Another fast week of politics as President Biden's agenda starts to roll, which wouldn't have been possible had Democrats not won two Senate seats in Georgia! We break that down, plus Trumpublicans, the Q-Anon caucus of the Republican Party, Trump's impeachment trial in the senate, Dogecoin vs. Doggycoin, and more!
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1h 19m | Feb 9, 2021 - President Biden's First Week
Ep. 11 - President Biden has been sworn in, and he quickly signed over a dozen executive orders ranging from immigration to human rights. We also talk about STONKS (stocks) and how GameStop Redditors and short sellers may change our financial markets forever... plus Rudy Giuliani gets sued, Trump tries to manage his Senate impeachment trial alone, and more!
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1h 16m | Feb 1, 2021 - Bye, Don.
Ep. 10 - In the closing hours of the Trump administration, we talk about Trump losing his social media megaphone, presidential pardons, what the Democrats winning two Senate seats in Georgia - and the Senate majority - mean for outgoing President Trump's legacy, whether the Republican Party is fracturing, authoritarianism, Q-Anon, and more!
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59m | Jan 19, 2021 - Trump's Violent Mob Sieges US Capitol
Ep. 9 - President Trump incited a violent mob of supporters who breached the US Capitol for the first time since 1812 and (temporarily) interrupted Congress from completing the final steps in recognizing a peaceful transfer of power between Presidential administrations. THAT SEEMS SIGNIFICANT! So we talked about that, PLUS: Trump was banned from Twitter, he may be impeached, whether the Trump rioters were allowed into the Capitol, Republicans potentially leaving their party, and a LOT MORE!
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1h 6m | Jan 9, 2021 - $600? $2000? $0?
Ep. 8 - Trump demands $2,000 checks for every American and Democrats agree, but Republicans balk; Biden continues filling out his cabinet and pledges free college for all Americans; and we go back in time to compare the inflammatory presence of Roy Cohn to Donald Trump today... and, of course, MORE!
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1h 9m | Dec 27, 2020 - We got a deal!
Ep. 7 - Congress passes a $900 Billion COVID relief bill with $600 individual payments, the COVID vaccine begins rolling out, Chris Krebs SUES Trump, whether Pete Buttigieg is qualified to serve on Joe Biden's cabinet, Deb Haaland's historic nomination as Secretary of the Interior, Biden on Climate Change, and his thoughts on the role of the Attorney General.
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1h 5m | Dec 21, 2020 - Pardon my grift!
Ep 6 - Can you get a pardon for stuff you haven't yet been charged with? How many different ways can you grift money from your supporters? Will this election leave our country's guardrails against tyranny more or less resilient? And is America in 2020 uncomfortably similar to Germany in the 1930s? That, this week's news, and - as always - MORE!
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1h 5m | Dec 6, 2020 - One Court Supreme With Extra Dissent
Ep 5 - The Supreme Court struck down some modest COVID restrictions in New York... and your hosts ARGUE the crap out of it! Plus more Presidential transition news, Biden's cabinet, Trump's failed lawsuits, the Georgia Senate runoff races, and more!
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1h 9m | Nov 28, 2020 - Lawsuits and the Electoral College
Ep. 4 - Trump's campaign continues filing frivolous lawsuits (they're 2-33 in court so far), so we talk about the process of electing a president - from unofficial results to certified results to the Electoral College - whether Trump could subvert the will of voters, whether anyone will be punished for trying to upend democracy, and more!
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1h 16m | Nov 22, 2020 - Coup Coup Ga Joob!
Ep. 3 - Is Trump REALLY attempting a coup d'etat?? We talk about that, the polls and how far off they were in 2020, election lawsuits, and more!
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1h 10m | Nov 16, 2020 - Biden defeats Trump
Ep. 2 - In our second episode, we talk about Joe Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States, what it means for Trump and what his concession speech might sound like, voter suppression, and more!
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1h 10m | Nov 10, 2020 - Election 2020 Preview
Ep. 1 - In our first post-pilot episode, it's all ELECTION all the time (please vote by Nov. 3), and we talk about shenanigans in the court, how close is the election really, some history from 2016, the failed Hunter Biden October surprise, Trump supporters harassing a Biden tour bus, and MORE!
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1h 10m | Nov 1, 2020