A totally genius analysis of the week’s political news from two certified brains. Ready to resist, progressive AF. Podcast posted weekly since 2012.
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 18, 2012
Tuesday Dec 18, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. Another senseless act of horrifying violence leaves us with another round of questions about whether we’ll ever pass meaningful gun control legislation in this country. Fortunately, we've got some ideas about what we should do moving forward. 2. Mike Huckabee and several Republican members of Congress remain stubbornly in defiance of logic, insist that anything but guns was responsible for this tragedy. Things that apparently were responsible: Unions, sex, abortion pills, teachers, gays. 3. Susan Rice withdraws her name from Secretary of State contention, leaving us with a Kerry-sized hole in Massachusetts. 4. Tim Scott, as expected, is the latest hateful bigot to represent SC in the Senate 5. Speaker Boehner acts like, by agreeing to tax hikes for millionaires, he’s giving us something amazingly generous.
All this and much more on our LAST PODCAST BEFORE WE CRASH INTO THE PLANET NIBIRU AND ITUNES GETS SUCKED INTO A WORLD-SIZED SINKHOLE!
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Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
Wednesday Nov 28, 2012
A Late Post-Thanksgiving Edition In Which We Discuss:
1. We Are Still Talking About Benghazi. We Are Still Talking About The Fiscal Cliff. America Is Repeating Itself A Lot.
2. To Paraphrase Daddy Bush, “Who The Fuck Is Grover Norquist?” Soon, We Wont Have To Know.
3. Lame Duck Session Now Lamer, Duckier Than Ever
4. Chris Christie Experiences The Giuliani Effect. Perhaps Has Bright Future As Unsuccessful National Candidate Ahead Of Him.
5. Sadly, Government Drones Will Not Be Spying On Lindsay Lohan Anytime Soon.
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Sunday Nov 18, 2012
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney On Why He Lost: GOP Spent Months On Camera, Yet Remained Bereft of Free Gifts to Voters
2. 2016 Speculation Begins in Earnest Among GOP Governors a Mere 7 Days After Election 2012’s Harrowing End
3. “Dozens and Dozens” of Black People and One Chinese Person Vote In Maine, Worrying Incredulous GOP Officials
4. Shit Falling Apart In Middle East, Forcing Us To Read Up On Confusing Foreign Policy And Listen To John McCain Be a Curmudgeon
5. Lowbrow Disgusting Restaurants Unite in Opposition to Obamacare
6. Otherwise Reasonable People Enjoy Twinkie Chemical Aftertaste One Last Time
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Monday Oct 01, 2012
Monday Oct 01, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Reality Not a Factor In Republican Polling, But Good News, Romney Is Running Away With the Race Among Voters Without Cell Phones
2. Both Romney and Obama Declare Themselves Awful Debaters, Chris Christie Believes Otherwise
3. Yep, Still Have No Details on The Romney Tax Plan
4. Our First Ever Non Olympic Sports Story - Hint: It Involves Pensions
5. Massachusetts Senate Campaign Deals With The Big Issues, i.e. How To Properly Identify and Taunt a Native American
6. Tommy Thompson Still Very Confused About What He’s Supposed To Think About Obamacare, But Tries Not To Miss a Credit-Taking Opportunity When It Arises
7. Lindsay Lohan Enters The Political Fray In A Way Only She Could
Sunday Sep 23, 2012
Sunday Sep 23, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney Campaign Makes Worst Blunder in History of World. No, Really.
2. Freefalling Romney Campaign Tries To Distract Us By Reminding Us Why We Were Angry At Him Before
3. Romney Campaign’s Worst-Blunder-In-History Causes Democratic Surge in Senate
4. Steve King Debuts Mathematical Theorem Explaining the Annoyance of Wasted Time to a Confused Congress
5. Churches and Penises Galore
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Monday Sep 17, 2012
Monday Sep 17, 2012
In Which We Discuss (With The Addition of Audio Clips!):
1. A Convicted Meth Producer and Soft Core Porn Director Set The World On Fire…Literally
2. Strike Agreement Fake-Out in Chicago
3. Romney Tax Plan, Like His Underwear, Relies On “Magic”
4. Slew of Polls Inspire Republicans to Spiral Into Panic
5. Rick Santorum Finally Speaks a Truth About Smart People
6. Plus, This Week in Pink Slime, Sinkholes, Witchcraft, Clint Eastwood, and More
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Sunday Sep 09, 2012
Sunday Sep 09, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. The Democratic Convention and the Awesomeness of Bill Clinton, Genius Number Knower
2. Defying All-Knowing Pundits and Horrible Jobs Data, Obama Gets a Bounce from Convention Appearance and Marrying Well
3. The Race So Far and the Strategy Moving Ahead. Romney’s Strategy: Appear More Like Obama, Obama’s Strategy: Appear More Like Bill Clinton.
4. We Finally Have an Inspiring American Story to Root For: Mitt Romney on the Trials and Tribulations on Being a Mormon in the Age of Black President.
5. A New Segment We Wish We Didn’t Have To Bring You: This Week In Iowa Congressman Steve King.
6. Plus, a Chicago Teachers’ Strike, a Melissa Harris-Perry Backlash, an Email Password That You Should Avoid, and More!
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Monday Sep 03, 2012
Monday Sep 03, 2012
A special Labor Day conversation with a member of the New York City United Federation of Teachers about the decline in union membership, why unions are important, and how unions can revamp and revive their reputation!