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
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
2. The state that invented Gore-Tex and other important facts from the DNC Roll Call.
3. Hey guys, sometimes democracy means allowing the California delegation into the hall, protesters and all.
4. Tim Kaine is still boring and, oops, still not as pro-choice as actual pro-choice people are!
5. Trump has a violent physical reaction to hearing real policy discussions
6. How to contribute to the fight against Il Duce if you still aren’t enthused by Hillary Clinton
Sunday Aug 02, 2015
Sunday Aug 02, 2015
Monday Jun 22, 2015
Monday Jun 22, 2015
In Which We Discuss:
Monday Jul 14, 2014
Monday Jul 14, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Israel and Hamas really commit to this whole war thing
2. It’s Rick “Reagan” Perry versus Rand “Leave It Alone” Paul in a foreign policy op-ed deathmatch
3. In other Rick Perry news, he’s a child-hating racist! Surprise!
4. Sarah Palin cooks up a tasteless impeachment word salad. Eric Holder chews it up and spits it out.
5. Boehner hatches plans to sue over Obama’s late implementation of the healthcare law that he voted over 50 times to scrap entirely.
6. We now have proof of what GOP lawmakers feared...Obamacare works, and even their wingnut constituents now enjoy quality, affordable healthcare.
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Monday Mar 03, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. #AdeleNazeem wins the Oscar for best meme.
2. Russia’s attempts to recreate the Soviet Union run into the predictable problem of nobody wanting to be in it.
3. Gays are now welcome in Arizona. Unsurprisingly, most of them still don’t want to go there.
4. The word “Obamacare” finally has a good connotation so we’re going to start using it again.
5. MILITARY SPENDING CUTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING?! Is this real?
6. Rainy LA could really use a local version of Kentucky’s “Ark Encounter” theme park.
Sunday Feb 23, 2014
Sunday Feb 23, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. An Olympics grudge match leaves the US stuck with Justin Bieber for another four years
2. Sochi, surprisingly, goes off without a hitch. Sadly the rest of the world is falling apart.
3. Colorado marijuana tax revenue will now go to plans to ensure they have no more marijuana tax revenue
4. According to Tom Delay, the bestselling author of the Bible apparently also founded the most powerful nation in the world. Busy guy.
5. Ted Nugent doing some serious projecting with his “subhuman mongrel” criticism of Obama
Monday Feb 17, 2014
Monday Feb 17, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Sochi’s top notch commentators lead us to discover the greatest Olympic sport that never was.
2. Obama golf vacation unexpectedly interrupted by GOP reasonableness sneak attack.
3. President figures that since everybody is calling it “Obamacare,” he can make it up as he goes.
4. Instead of learning from George Zimmerman’s mistakes, Floridians are giving him money.
5. Sinkholes not afraid to show their taste for cheesy classic cars
6. National Crisis Alert: clown shortage only getting worseMonday Feb 10, 2014
Monday Feb 10, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Most hated Winter Olympics in recent memory wins us over with extra figure skating events.
2. Republicans vow to do nothing in 2014, still think you’re lazy for wanting health insurance.
3. Los Angeles congressional primary to pit the vaguely “spiritual” against the fully exasperating (#whitepeopleproblems)
4. Charlie Crist runs in gubernatorial election on the hope that Florida will get less horrible over time.
5. Women no longer have to worry about their libidos after hearing Mike Huckabee say “sexual drive” on national television.
6. New evidence proves that God didn’t do much historical research before penning the Bible.
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Monday Feb 03, 2014
Monday Feb 03, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Denver Bronco fans will need all the weed they can get their hands on after this week’s embarrassing Super Bowl whipping by the Seattle Seahawk-Pelicans.
2. Chris Christie scrawls “liar” on David Wildstein’s locker, gets suspended.
3. Tuesday’s State of the Union inspires a four-headed GOP inequality godzilla response monster.
4. GOP issues half-hearted memo promising that they’ll totally try to work on immigration this time, guys.
5. Trio of groundhog weather-predicting experts anticipates six more weeks of winter one week to late to save Atlanta from two inches of treacherous snow.
6. Not even Herman Cain has ruled out running for President in 2016.
7. Calls to deport Justin Bieber reach fever pitch amidst Rob Ford City Hall tickle fight. Canada continues to be just everything.
8. R.I.P. Pete Seeger. We'll miss you but we'll keep singing along.
("If I Had a Hammer" clip is from a 1963 recording of Pete Seeger live in Australia)
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Monday Jan 27, 2014
Monday Jan 27, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. GOP bogeyman Uncle Sugar will turn your daughter into a sex-crazed birth control addict. Thanks for the warning, Hucky.
2. This week on Hillary Pillory: Planet Hillary shoots into orbit, prepares for war with Klingons, Rand Paul.
3. Obamacare sign-ups surge, giving the GOP plenty to remain seated for at this week’s State of the Union speech.
4. Note to McDonnell and D’Souza, if you’re caught committing a blatant crime, it’s not a liberal witch hunt, it’s just American justice.
5. Ashley Wagner’s mother feels way too comfortable going to the Sochi Olympics, terrorist threat or not.
6. Unfortunately, Roman peace doves are poorly trained in the art of bird war.
7. Justin Bieber is arrested during the internet’s most excruciatingly slow drag race.
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