AA Meetings with Abdi and Ahmed

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Abdi and Ahmed have been friends for 15 years. They've been talking about global politics together for 13. Together they host your new favorite news commentary show.

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    • Mar 3, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 35 EPISODES


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    Episode 32 Biden Admin First Impressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 65:16


    Abdi and Ahmed recap the first month and a half of the Biden administration, from the stimulus bill to the Syrian airstrikes. 

    Episode 31 Year In Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 84:00


    Abdi and Ahmed look back on the worst year ever

    Episode 30 President-Reject Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 68:16


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about the loss of the failure-in-chief president-reject Donald Trump and preview a Biden presidency. 

    Episode 29: Electoralism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 22:53


    Ahmed explains why he thinks electoralism is BS but wants Biden to win anyway

    Episode 28 Should The Left Attack Biden?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 72:52


    Abdi and Ahmed wade into the debate on whether or not leftists should hold off on criticisms of Biden until after the election, and discuss both the causes of left dissatisfaction, as well as potential avenues that frustration can be channeled into.

    Episode 27 Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Roe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 16:37


    Ahmed talks about the state of the supreme court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the future of Roe v Wade. 

    Episode 26 (Climate) Change Is Gonna Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 40:12


    Ahmed talks about the early manifestations of climate change in the news, a transition to "energy metals" like vanadium and lithium, and how to ensure their safe and fair extraction 

    Episode 25 The RNC and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 41:46


    Ahmed finishes his (delayed) recap of the RNC, updates his election predictions, and talks about why he's so excited to see Ed Markey win. 

    Episode 24 RNC Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 26:39


    Ahmed talks about the second night of the RNC

    Episode 23 RNC Day 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 32:12


    Ahmed recaps the first day of the RNC. 

    Episode 22 Veepstakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 30:40


    In another solo episode, Ahmed talks about the impact of Biden's nomination of Kamala Harris for VP on the 2020 election, and democrat party politics for the rest of the decade.

    Episode 21 Heartlessness Begetting Homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 83:51


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss America's looming homelessness crisis and Trump's deployment of stormtroopers to major American cities.   They were somewhat interrupted by unexpected rain on Ahmed's end. Thankfully, he was able to run to cover. Unfortunately, more and more Americans will find themselves unable to do so if/when they are evicted. That is, of course, if they haven't already been thrown onto the streets.  

    Episode 20 Epstein Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 38:42


    In another solo episode, Ahmed talks about the death of the great Michael Brooks before diving into the latest developments surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case. 

    Episode 19 Republican National Infection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 64:31


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about Trump and the GOP's futile attempts to reign in the crazy anti-mask furor they started. Note: While uploading last week's episode I inadvertently selected the raw audio, but that's fixed now. If you listened to it before I noticed the error, thanks and sorry. 

    Episode 18 Rally to Restore Insanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 78:29


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about Trump's dud of a rally, as well as more important topics, like police involvement in mental health crises.  Note: I inadvertently uploaded the raw audio, but that's fixed now. If you listened to it before I noticed the error, thanks and sorry. 

    Episode 17 Moving Right Along

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 71:23


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss the shift in the media's coverage of the protests and the superficial reforms being put in place to placate the protestors. 

    Episode 16 8 Can't Wait: Too Little Too Late?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 70:54


    Abdi and Ahmed dig into the 8 Can't Wait proposal that's being touted as a reasonable alternative to defunding the police.

    Episode 15 Pressure Drop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 93:40


    Is a description necessary for this episode? You know we're gonna be talking about the protests. 

    Episode 14 Karen Too Much

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 86:45


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about Central Park Karen, Karens in general, and the impact race may have on the 2020 election.

    Episode 13 Eye of the Tiger King

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 84:55


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about Obamagate, Jeff Bezos' consolidation of wealth, and the hit show Tiger King.

    Episode 12 To Serve and Infect

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 66:17


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about Trump's declining popularity, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and how police culture is hindering coronavirus containment efforts. 

    Episode 11 Live Free And Die

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 81:12


    Ahmed and Abdi talk about the right-wing push to re-open America, coronavirus conspiracies, and—in something of a departure from the usual subject matter—the shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

    BONUS: Ahmed Salah Talking Ep 04 Hate Reading: USA Today Tara Reade op-ed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 24:22


    Ahmed hate reads a shitty op-ed in USA Today about Tara Reade's accusations about Joe Biden https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/29/joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegation-tara-reade-column/3046962001/

    BONUS: Ahmed Salah Talking Ep 01 The Death Threat Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 35:18


    Ahmed decided to relaunch his short-lived solo podcast—Ahmed Salah Talking—by talking about the death threat that led him to scrap it. For the record, the threat came because he made fun of jihadis, not because of the podcast's quality.

    Episode 10 Kim Jong's Ill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 60:09


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss the speculation around Kim Jong Un and argue about the optics of the Andrew Cuomo/Mitch McConnell before talking about Isreal and Ramadan.

    Episode 09 Pandemic Pandering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 70:07


    Abdi makes up for his absence from episode 8 with a special midweek podcast were he and Ahmed talk about the terrifying right-wing protests, the latest coronavirus relief package, and the Democratic party leadership snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

    Episode 08 Make America Gangrenous Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 32:27


    In another solo episode, Ahmed discusses the radical and conspiratorial mindsets of the right-wing protesters demonstrating against lockdown orders and proposes an approach to convert the convertible. He also outlines the cynicism of Trump's "plan" to re-open America. Fun stuff.

    Episode 07 Veering Left

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 64:26


    Abdi and Ahmed look for lessons from the primaries in their first post-Bernie podcast

    Episode 06 The Great Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 79:45


    Abdi and Ahmed talk about the Defense Production Act, the impact of globalization of coronavirus responses, and—in their first recorded argument—debate the nationalization of social media platforms.

    Episode 05 Reunited

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 64:15


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss their first heckler, as well as the impacts of various political responses to the coronavirus outbreak. 

    Episode 04 Self Isolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 24:15


    Abdi is self-isolating due to the coronavirus, so Ahmed had to talk about the pandemic relief plans and Iran all by himself. 

    Episode 03 Primaries and Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 45:10


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss the primaries and coronavirus. Ahmed gets touchy-feely talking about bereavement at the end, but it's the good kind of touchy-feely.

    Episode 02 Super Tuesday and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 31:37


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss their awful Super Tuesday predictions and the Bernie movement's "black problem" They then compare Biden and Bernie's stances on crime, foreign policy, and social security, ending off by previewing Trump's campaign strategy against Biden Correction: Biden embarrassed him in the response to HW Bush's Presidential Address on National Drug Policy, not SoTU address Ahmed apologizes 

    Episode 01 The Real Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 39:15


    Abdi and Ahmed discuss the primaries the US/Taliban deal and the Syrian attack on Turkish soldiers. Ahmed makes a hilariously inaccurate prediction about the South Carolina race a few hours before the results came in which is fun for everyone but him.

    Episode 00 Solo Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 20:02


    Just Ahmed for this one which means this is newsier than most of our episodes will be. I discuss the Washington Post's story (0:45-8:25) an ISW report about Syria (8:25-15:45) and the NV results with one depressing prediction (15:45-18:30) Conspiracy study: https://bit.ly/2VeGDHR ISW BS: https://bit.ly/39YYLJY    

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