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A moderate look at the weekly political landscape, no shouting allowed.


    • Feb 26, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 59 EPISODES


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    The One with that National Emergency Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 77:53


    To go along with a little audio trouble, we've got HR-1, the National Emergency, the budget deal, Venezuela and why people are grouchy about their taxes.

    The One with the Post-Shutdown Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 67:41


    We get a little snippy when talking about the March for Life, the New York abortion law and the fallout from the whole shutdown thing.

    The One Where We Came Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 63:01


    Being the part in which we, dear friends, return to your lives with thoughts on the shutdown, the Syria, the Mad Dog and the general state of all the things.

    The One with Stephen Miller & the Fox News Treadmill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 69:43


    We try to catch our breath after a big week that saw staff shake-ups, the end of the GOP's healthcare repeal, policy by Twitter and new ideas on immigration.

    The One with DARE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 64:31


    This week we bring you thoughts on the first round of healthcare votes, on-camera press briefings, police violence and the quesitonable legacy of the DARE program.

    The One With Little DJ's Meeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017 73:51


    This week, Tim's got some news of his own to go along with more on healthcare, more on voter fraud and thoughts on Little DJ's meeting with those folks from Russia.

    The One With The Fraud & The Un

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 69:23


    This week we've got DJ's voter fraud stuff, reflections on how the ACA went down and the latest shenanigans from the North Koreans.

    The One About That Better Care Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 73:14


    We go over the ins and outs of the Senate's healthcare bill.

    The One After the Baseball Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 72:15


    We have returned and with us we bring thoughts on Comey, Paris and the state of politcal rhetoric in the wake of the congressional shooting.

    The One With Comey, Trumps & Even More Grumps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 67:19


    A belated fiftieth episode brings more grumpiness as we go over the AHCA and the dismissal of one James Comey.

    The One Where We Had the Grumps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2017 60:45


    Grouchiness is abound as we bemoan the general state of things under President DJ.

    The One About The First 100 Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 68:04


    We've had 100 whole years...er...days of President DJ and we're ready to give him a report card. Also a bit about the French election and the troubles ahead in North Korea.

    The One After That Syria Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 73:43


    We have returned and with us we bring thoughts on DJ's discovery of bombing stuff. Also, we've got the Russian problem, the United Airlines fiasco and musings on the rise of one Jared Kushner.

    The One With DJ's Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 62:47


    After a quick follow-up to our AHCA conversation, we go over Trump's first budget proposal.

    The One With The AHCA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017 65:23


    At long last the GOP has regaled us all with their great big healthcare solution. Let's talk about it.

    The One with DJ's Big Boy Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2017 73:09


    This week we've got thoughts on Trump's first big speech to Congress. Also, after recieving our first Podbean comment, we talk about why we started podcasting.

    The One With the Transphobic Deregulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2017 68:55


    DJ's reversal of Obama's guidelines for transgendered students leads us into a long discussion about the difficult questions that surround the issue. Also this week, Russia, thoughts on John Boehner's ACA comments and that deregulation talk we've been putting off.

    The One with Bernie & Ted's Bogus Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 67:01


    We go down the rabbit hole with DJ Trump and his funny press conference antics. Also, more cabinet shuffling, Bernie & Ted's healthcare debate and an off-topic conversation about the misdeeds of public figures.

    The One with Judge Neil & the Not-A-Ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2017 72:44


    Another eventful week brings the kinda, sorta Muslim Ban, thoughts on Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court, Mr. Bannon on the Security Council and more of those executive order things from DJ Trump.

    The One After the Inauguration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 76:46


    A contentious show after a contentious first week for Mr. Trump. We've got reactions to the inaugural, the media malaise, the slew of executive orders and the Women's Rights march on Washington.

    The One With Barack's Last Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2017 74:51


    As we prepare to inaugurate President Trump, we take a look back at President Obama, talk internet sales tax and try to settle that whole big government versus little governement thing.

    The One Where Donald Hearts Bibi & Vladimir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 66:01


    We're back from the holidays with news of Trump and Russians and their hacking shenanigans. Also thoughts on Rex Tillerson, Obama's exit strategy, the UN and Israel, Republicans at the state level and some predictions for 2017.

    The One with Trump's Mad-Dog & the Multicultural Populists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 68:52


    We bring you more from Planet Trump including the China/Taiwan thing, a guy named Mad-Dog and a little more on Carrier. Also, a bit about the new fetal burial law in Texas and the rise of populism in Europe.

    The One With The Tweeter-In-Chief

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 71:44


    This week we have the latest on possible cabinet folk. We have Trump's incessant tweeting. We have the Carrier thing and we have the giant ball of goo that is the Democratic Party.

    The One Where Mr. Bannon Went to Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 61:22


    This week we've got the continued fallout from the election, including the electoral college, as well as the early appointments of Messrs Priebus and Bannon to the cabinet.

    The One After It Went Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2016 68:23


    Welp...that happened. Let's talk about it.

    The One With All That Sass

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016 63:25


    Things get a little chippy after the latest e-mail nonsense between Hillary and the FBI throws us through a loop. Also more Tebow love from Tim, more trouble for the ACA and some thoughts on Trump's speech at Gettysburg.

    The One Where Evan McMullin Showed Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 74:36


    This week we've got the last of those cursed debates, rigged elections, Evan McMullin's campaign and finally that NATO discussion we've been putting off.

    The One After Donald Talked Dirty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 62:41


    We spend a show firmly entrenched in the gutter, talking about a fairly revolting week in American politics including Donald's dirty tapes, Team Hillary's e-mail, debate number two, Al Gore, Tom Cotten and a quick pivot to Bob Dylan.

    The One About the Veeps

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2016 75:50


    We bring you thoughts on an action packed Vice Presidential debate. Also this week, more changes to Kentucky's healthcare, Wikileaks, Baby Boomers, John Calipari, crime stats and some new milestones for Trump.

    The One with the Post-Debate Sniffles

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 68:48


    Catching up with Hillary and Donald after the first debate. Also news from Kentucky, more on Black Lives Matter, the 9/11 bill, the budget deal and a hint of Tebow mixed with a whiff of Dolph Lundgren. Seriously. 

    The One with the Universal Basic Income

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2016 69:39


    A few thoughts on the election, quick hits including the new Syria deal and some grumpy moments over funding for Zika research, all chased with a closer look at the possibility of a national divided, otherwise known as the universal basic income.

    The One About That Healthcare Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 67:59


    An election update including the AP's controversial expose on the Clinton Foundation followed by a long talk about the current state of the Affordable Care Act.

    The One with the Trumponomics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 75:47


    After some quick hits from last week, we bite off the silver bullet and dive into the economic and foreign policies of both Clinton and Trump.

    The One with Dolores Umbridge & the Republican Echo Chamber

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 62:35


    We talk about municipal broadband, collegiate education and how Republicans might go about fixing themselves after Trump. Also, we try to settle the debate of Harry Potter's Dolores Umbridge and her party affiliation. 

    The One with Charter Schools, Libertarians & Grumpy Trumps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 67:51


    This week we've got elementary and secondary education, we've got the Libertarian ticket, we've got Donald's not-so-sunshine-y week, the Iran money kerfuffle, public breast-feeding and grouchy white guys.

    The One After Hillary Went to Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 70:56


    After spending a somewhat sunnier week with the DNC, we check out the Democratic platform. Also our likes and dislikes from the convention, hacking stuff and the end of those voter ID laws.

    The One After Donald Went to Cleveland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 64:19


    After a less than uplifting week in Cleveland, we take a look at the Republican Party Platform and talk about how it doesn't always seem to agree with that Trump fella.

    The One with Black Lives Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 68:02


    We're back from break with a grouchy Matt and a sick Tim, catching up on a busy few weeks and trying to make sense of the division that seems to spreading throughout the country.

    The One After Brexit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2016 71:21


    This week that little thing-a-ma-jig in Europe known as Brexit along with thoughts on the gun control debate, the election and the battle of the lawsuits in Kentucky.

    The One About Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2016 73:30


    From every angle we can find, we talk about Orlando and try to figure out what a real gun control deal might look like.

    The One with Hillary, the Pantsuit & the Minimum Wage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2016 73:13


    With the primaries winding down, we talk about the days ahead, the lifestyles of politicians and the proposed minimum wage increase.

    The One with the Libertarians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 72:56


    As Tim declares his love for Gary Johnson, we take a look at this year's third-party options, the future of Social Security and the recent malaise in South America.

    The One About That E-mail Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 70:55


    This week we cover Oklahoma's attempt to ban abortions, Kentucky's education cuts and yes, because you needed more opinions on it, Hillary's little e-mail problem. 

    The One We Made at Matt's House

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016 65:17


    With Tim in town for a visit, we talk about the Egypt Air flight, Trump's latest moves, the Vegas thing, the Kentucky primaries, which candidate has a coal policy and that letter from the Department of Education.

    The One About the Real Conservatives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2016 71:36


    This week we tackle the nature of conservatism and bias in the media along with some updates on the the election. Tim's got beef with Jon Huntsman. Matt's baffled by an exchange between Elizabeth Warren and the Donald.

    The One with the Republican Post-Mortem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016 70:36


    We come back from break to take a loving look back at the intellectual exercise that was the Republican primary, check-in on the Bernie & Hillary show and talk about where everyone goes from here. Matt gives Prince a send-off and Tim's got something cool from a kid in Texas.

    The One Where North Carolina Goes to the Bathroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 79:08


    This week we talk about the nuances of all those LGBT laws and why the 1994 crime bill is back in the news. Matt's all grumpy about the election and Tim gives props to Pope Francis.

    The One Where Kasich Became K-Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 69:56


    We give you the skinny on the sudden (or maybe not-so-sudden) attitude change in the Democratic primary, talk a little campaign finance and let Tim unload on the state of public education.

    April 3, 2016 - The One with Emperor Bevin & Fat Axl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 81:23


    Tim breaks in his new digs as we talk about election twists, the president's final nuclear conference and give you the skinny on free trade. Matt takes a shot at silly college kids and Tim's got beef with Kentucky's governor.

    March 27, 2016 - The One with Tim's Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 83:48


    As Tim records from his car (but not while driving, go figure), we talk about the Cuba trip, the Brussels attack and new directions for the war on drugs.

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