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 Jan 07, 2014
Tuesday Jan 07, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
2. Rep. Boehner pats self on back for successfully carrying out the least productive year in Congressional history
3. A brief review of just how right we were in 2013
4. The Christmas Eve spin machine goes into overdrive
5. This week on Hillary Pillory: Clinton SuperPACs are already competing to run her campaign into the ground before it starts
6. Family-hating Virginia resident Liz Cheney pulls out of Wyoming senate primary against well-liked ice-cream socialite Mike Enzi
Sunday Jul 14, 2013
Sunday Jul 14, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Committing murder now officially legal in Florida.
2. And while carrying a concealed weapon into the texas statehouse may be fine, carrying a tampon is crossing the line
3. Canadian Senator Ted Cruz clearly begins his pre-presidential goodwill tour...not realizing he’s in the wrong country.
4. Harry Reid revives talk of the nuclear option, after previously agreeing it wasn’t needed.
5. Prominent conservative accidentally endorses single payer health care plan...again
6. Seriously...what’s going on with tv news?
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Sunday Jul 07, 2013
Sunday Jul 07, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Finding inspiration in Texas’ legislators, hundreds of GOP politicians decide they don’t like having female supporters either
2. North Carolina takes on the biggest threats of them all, Sharia law... and voting
3. Obama’s doing what he does best, chipping away at his one achievement.
4. A tragic human interest story tailor made for CNN and the podcast BBF Jill takes up all 24 hours of the news cycle
5. Egypt stages a military coup in order to save democracy
6. Brazil’s experiments with the Olympics continue, meanwhile, Tulsa’s experiment is just getting started
7. And some tips and tricks that will come in handy during your next transit strike experience
Sunday Aug 12, 2012
Sunday Aug 12, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Mitt Romney Manages To Makes Veep Choice That Best Reconfirms His Propensity For Bad Decision-making
2. Andrea Saul, Romney Surrogate, Endorses Obamacare By Accident
3. This Week in Voter Suppression
4. Iowa = Corn
5. Even Republican Convention Organizers Embarrassed By Former Republican Primary Field
6. Our Final Olympics Update of the London 2012 Games
Sunday Aug 05, 2012
Sunday Aug 05, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Happy Birthday, Mr. President., But You Didn’t Make This Podcast.
2. Romney Tours World’s Most Sensitive/Least Important Regions, One Insult At a Time
3. Romney Thinks His Mere Existence Will Create 12 Million Jobs in His First Term
4. Battle of the Mormons, First Chapter In What We Hope Will Be an Exciting Series
5. Kristi Yamaguchi Is Now On Our List
6. The New Face of Dog-Fighting, Steve King
7. Chick-Fil-A Has Record Sales Thanks to Legions of Bigoted Americans With Bad Taste
8. Against All Logic, Birther Movement Still Alive, Well, and Funded
9. Olympic Wrap-Up
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Sunday Jul 29, 2012
Sunday Jul 29, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney Not Making the Medal Stand for Diplomacy on His First Trip Abroad
2. Obama and Romney Out Pro-Israel Each Other in a Week-Long Pointless Battle
3. Math Woes for Mitt Continue
4. Good News! Handheld Rocket Launchers Are Now Legal to Carry
5. Things Northern Cities Hate: Citizens United and Chick-Fil-A, Things Southern Cities Hate: Taste
6. Doctor Shortages, Air Shortages, Why All of Our Worst Fears Are Coming True
7. Our First Foray Into Sportscasting