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
Monday Jul 28, 2014
Monday Jul 28, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Israel so over it that Kerry’s not even able to set a date for his next meeting about a meeting
2. A heads up for deal-seekers: Algeria is another nation in the grips of a disappearing aircraft crisis
3. In VA reform fight, entirely reasonable bill supported by Socialists and non-Socialists alike makes its way into rainbow and healthcare-hating Tea Party territory
4. Obama will be impeached for doing productive things while being criticized for not doing productive things under new Ted-Cruz approved GOP plan
5. Sen. Chuck schumes his way into the primary jungle and pisses off the natives
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
Sunday Jun 22, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Rand Paul continues his terrifying sense-making tour even when challenged by evil robot-man Dick Cheney on Iraq
2. Vladimir Putin would make a great Hollywood agent! We explain why.
3. Undocumented children now getting the state fair livestock treatment in Arizona warehouse
4. Find who’s David Brating and where this primary season!
5. The Clintons and the Obamas gear up for modern political tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, all over that damn golf game
Monday Jun 16, 2014
Monday Jun 16, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. After a four year hiatus, Americans pretend to be nice and cozy with soccer terminology once again
2. Iraqi insurgents fail to respect that the US already solved all the middle east peace problems by declaring the mission accomplished
3. The GOP’s un-coziness with math leads to the greatest political upset in American history, and no, we’re not overselling that
4. Hillary Pillory: Clinton better be glad we’d invented a term for “Romneying” before she started her book tour
5. Terry Gross and Obama both give the gays pride month gifts to remember
Monday Jun 09, 2014
Monday Jun 09, 2014
In Which We (BiCoastally) Discuss:
1. Tuesday’s primary elections bring mixed results for wacko candidates from both parties
2. GOP patriots now in favor of leaving behind POWs, because hey, screw due process!
3. Republicans hellbent on fixing the VA may or may not be in support of new bipartisan bill to fix the VA
4. It's the time of the month where we report jobs numbers, and update you on how last month’s jobs numbers were totally incorrect
5. Seattle residents already reaping the super awesome benefits of electing a socialist to their city council with massive minimum wage increase
Sunday Mar 30, 2014
Sunday Mar 30, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. We’ll tell you how one random guy’s spreadsheet is saving America!
2. A classic Kerry diplomatic strategy prompts a meeting about a meeting with the Russians instead of an answer to a problem
3. Though Chris Christie has now purchased some innocence, Jeb Bush is waiting in the wings to launch pt. 3 of the Bush dynasty
4. Hobby Lobby better hope their female employees’ hobby isn’t having sex
5. Northwestern football players score a touchdown in their case with the National Labor Relations Board
6. Signs of the end times part one!
7. Kim Jong Un hopes his newest reform will solve the age-old problem of not enough North Korean men looking like Chinese smugglers
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
Tuesday Mar 25, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Scott Brown and Paul Ryan find out along with the rest of America that maybe this whole Obamacare thing isn’t so bad after all.
2. The world’s most powerful casually informal club, the G8, just revoked Russia’s non-existent membership card.
3. Fox News finds the elusive connection between the Malaysia Airlines disappearance and Benghazi.
4. Hillary Pillory is back, as Clinton makes a completely unshocking pivot to the right of pretty much everyone on foreign policy.
5. Beloved civil rights hero Fred Phelps dies, and to honor him, Michigan begins allowing gay marriages.
6. Florida Republican’s hispanic outreach continues to go just about as bueno as expected.
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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Sunday Nov 03, 2013
Sunday Nov 03, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Healthcare.gov now just one giant error message, but this time on purpose
2. America wishes Ted Cruz’s father would follow own advice and go back to home country (and/or Mars)
3. Everything you’ve always thought about Michele Bachmann’s hair is true
4. On this week’s Hillary Pillory: Schuming commences for Hillary 2016
5. Professional snow shoveler Cory Booker makes his way to Washington. Worried swampy weather may diminish his appeal
6. As if removing your shoes isn’t already annoying, now you might get shot on your way to security
Sunday Oct 06, 2013
Sunday Oct 06, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. As country heads into week two of the government shutdown, GOP’s goals become even less clear
2. Stubborn House GOP antics cause wounded pride, open doors for Democratic contenders in at least 17 house races.
3. Government shutdown opens up a pandora’s box of crazy shenanigans for furloughed capitol police to deal with.
4. Turns out, millions of people were looking for cheaper healthcare. Good thing the Obamacare exchanges started this week!
5. Wendy Davis heeds our advices, announces her candidacy with a populist bang.
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Sunday Aug 11, 2013
Sunday Aug 11, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. NSA showdown scorecard: Snowden 1, Obama 0
2. From Larry Summers to Putin’s posture problems, Obama covers it all in his pre-vacation press conference
3. Our special guest Mike Nuttal joins us for a discussion of the 2016 presidential contenders
4. If we had a dollar for every time this was in the rundown we’d be rich...Steve King’s racist!
5. Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post, journalism continues to face an uncertain future
6. This week in pot meet kettle...Rush Limbaugh calls Oprah Winfrey fat
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