Barstool Politics

The boys are joined by Professor of Theology, Dr. Justin Klassen, to discuss the nation's response to the murder of George Floyd, differing views on the protests and looking at Trump's recent walk to St. John's Church through a religious lens.

The boys are joined by original super guest, Dr. Suzanne Chod, to discuss how the presidential race is shaping up, whether national conventions are necessary anymore, Trump being an unmanly president, Senate races up for grabs and calls for Twitter to ban the president.

Senior Legal Analyst Professor Tom Cavenagh joins the boys to discuss recent Supreme Court updates, a deep dive on the Michael Flynn decision, Wisconsin liberating their bars and everything else, Congress potentially providing liability immunity for businesses dealing with coronavirus lawsuits, Trump taking hydroxychloroquine, and the infamous SCOTUS toilet flush.

Former Assistant Director of Biotechnology at the DoD, Dr. Alexander Titus, joins the boys to discuss advances in synthetic biology, thoughts on the domestic response to Covid-19, whether our global lifestyle choices contribute to global pandemics, the scary things that keep an expert in biotechnology up at night, and what globalization could look like post-Covid.

The boys discuss the growing tensions between the US and China, how the global order will look post-COVID, how Americans view freedom during the pandemic, the return of Michael Flynn, Sweden's unique approach to the coronavirus, and whether it matters that Trump refers to it as the "1917 flu".

The boys look into Trump's light and disinfectant comments during the coronavirus briefings, the role of the media during the pandemic, the US trying to get back into the Iran nuclear deal (kind of), bipartisan efforts to combat the coronavirus, the Biden sexual assault allegations, political deepfakes, and what authoritarian governments have been up to in the age of COVID.

The boys look at the lockdown protests popping up in several states, the president temporarily halting all immigration, figuring our whether Kim Jong Un is dead or alive, U.S. warships challenging China in the South China Sea, whether "war" is the right metaphor when dealing with a pandemic, and the UK moving to remote debate and voting.

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst Professor Tom Cavenagh to discuss the state of the constitution and individual rights during the coronavirus pandemic, Trump's unconventional pandemic press conference approach, a deeper dive on the Wisconsin election decision, Google and Apple collecting coronavirus data, an interesting fourth amendment case and who should be part of the council to re-open America (wrong answers only).

The boys look at the tense Wisconsin election standoff, Trump firing Inspectors General left and right, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigning after his coronavirus-related snafu, a temporary end to the imperial presidency, and whether a potentially coronavirus infested Wrestlemania or a cougar-filled Santiago, Chile is more dangerous.

The boys look at the confusing nature of the White House coronavirus briefings, what the pandemic means for U.S.-China relations, Hungary's prime minister gaining absolute power, dictatorial leadership in Brazil and Turkmenistan, and a game of "What's more stupid" feature stimulus check signatures and a $400,000 toilet flush.

Senior Legal Analyst Tom Cavenagh joins to look at the role of government during a crisis, SCOTUS clamping down on the insanity defense, "emergency" powers for the DOJ, Comcast and racial discrimination and whether Rand Paul or spring breakers are the bigger boneheads during the coronavirus outbreak.

The boys are quarantined but still able to talk about the wild week in coronavirus developments, effects on the economy, Biden pledging to pick a woman for VP, primary voting during a pandemic, the possibility of temporary universal basic income, and the changing tone of Fox News as the crisis rolls on.

The boys panic about coronavirus, whether Biden is unstoppable, Facebook not letting Trump mess with the census, a federal judge taking Bill Barr to task, Chuck Schumer threatening SCOTUS, and whether Trump or Putin will stay in power longer.

Nick, Billy Jo Bob and COVID-19 tackle the surprising Super Tuesday results, the less than successful Taliban peace deal in Afghanistan, the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, Trump's new choice for Director of National Intelligence, the president's hug flagging and Jill Biden trying out for the secret service during a rally for her husband.

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst professor Tom Cavenagh to discuss updates on Supreme Court cases, the spread of the coronavirus, Trump lashing out at liberal Supreme Court justices, Bernie's continued ascendance, whether a trail is actually land or a philosophical construct, and the potential insult of broccoli samosas.

The boys pay their respects to Mike Bloomberg after untimely demise in last night's debate, the state of the Justice Department under Bill Barr, everyone getting a presidential pardon, the possibility of a brokered convention for the Democrats, Democratic candidates adopting Trumpian tactics, Rush Limbaugh having a problem with Pete Buttigieg kissing his husband and the president's obsession with badgers.

The boys bid a fond farewell to Phil's Campaign Corner, Trump's vengeance against all who have wronged him, the Justice Department being told to treat Roger Stone with kid gloves, making federal buildings beautiful again, and Larry David giving the MAGA crowd what they want.

Bill, Nick, Phil and Tom break down the finale of the impeachment saga, the meltdown at the Iowa Caucuses, the extremely contentious State of the Union, and a pizza related constitutional crisis.

The boys are joined by Jake Lahut of the Keene Sentinel/Business Insider to discuss this week in the impeachment trial, the question of calling John Bolton and other witnesses, and updates from the Democratic primary.

The boys delve into the first two days of the impeachment trial, Hillary Clinton blasting Bernie Sanders, new torture testimony, Bloomberg dominating political ads, and another round of "Who Had the Worst Week?"

The boys go over week two of the Iran crisis, Democrats transmitting the articles of impeachment, Bernie and Elizabeth fighting, the lack of press briefings during the Trump administration, the influence of China in American cinema with a Star Wars diatribe from Nick, and the most ludicrous story of the week featuring snow, vultures and dishwashers.

The boys are back to discuss World War III and tensions with Iran. They break down Qassem Soleimani's killing, attacking Iranian cultural sites, the War Powers Act, Iraq sort of asking US troops to leave and a little impeachment talk featuring John Bolton.

Nick is out while Bill and Phil tackle the mess that was 2019. They discuss the Democratic primary, monumental changes in international politics, the effects of the Mueller Report, the continuing advance of identity politics, the major political events that have occurred during the 2010's, and predictions for the future.

Bill, Nick, Phil and Tom discuss Impeachapaooza, Boris Johnson winning big in Britain, SCOTUS deciding Trump's tax case, India's new citizenship bill, updating the Civil Rights Act to take anti-Semitism into account, and awarding the Oscar for best use of athletic propaganda.

Phil is out so Bill and Nick tackle the recently unveiled impeachment articles, the Inspector General report on the origins of the Russia investigation, the scathing report on the US war in Afghanistan, Biden's "No Malarkey" tour, Myanmar at the ICJ and another spirited round of "What's More Problematic?"

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst Tom Cavenagh to go over the first day of the House Judiciary Committee impeachment proceedings, Trump's intervention in a Navy SEAL case, a 2nd Amendment case going before the Supreme Court, presidential NATO controversy, and congress reauthorizing the Patriot Act.

The entire BSP crew assembles for a live taping where they discuss testimony in the impeachment inquiry, more from Phil's Campaign Corner, disturbing information regarding China's treatment of Muslims and Hong Kong protesters, political campaigns being able to geofence potential voters, and a contentious round of "What's More Problematic?" followed by audience questions.

The boys look at the first day of public impeachment hearings, Nikki Haley outing John Kelly and Rex Tillerson, Bolivia's president being overthrown in a military coup, DACA being heard at the Supreme Court, and the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The boys look at the presidential landscape t-minus one year until election day, the influence of early polling, Mike Pompeo taking heat at the State Department, off-year elections in Kentucky and Virginia, Phil's Campaign Corner featuring a grumpy Bernie Sanders, and regime cleavage in today's America.

The boys are joined by Dr. Suzanne Chod to go over updates from the impeachment inquiry, the death of ISIS's leader, the state of the Democratic primary, Trump being booed during the World Series, and the anonymous Administration insider writing a book.

The boys discuss new impeachment information coming out of the congressional inquiry, the administration's shifting explanations of the president's actions, Phil's campaign corner featuring Corey Booker, movement towards a new Brexit deal, Putin and Erdogan consolidating power in Syria, the stupid phony emoluments clause, and war-monger Hillary vs Russia asset Tulsi.

The boys discuss the president removing troops from Syria, Turkey attacking the Kurds, the backlash against the NBA's willingness to censor content to save Chinese investment, Rudy "the hand grenade" Giuliani, Trump's many, many, many lies according to the Washington Post, and a scary (or not so scary) violent parody video being shown to Trump supporters at his Miami resort.

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst Tom Cavenagh to discuss Rudy Giuliani's breakdown, impeachment inquiries, the administration stonewalling, challenging the definition of discrimination, a new challenge to abortion rights, and a connection to 2nd amendment rights in New York.

The boys break down the whistleblower complaint and the Ukraine transcript developments, Rudy Giuliani going on the offensive, Phil's Campaign Corner featuring Elizabeth Warren, celebrating 70 years of Communist party rule in China, what could be on the super secret server, William Barr flying around the world, and stupid behavior from the president and Justin Trudeau.

Emergency impeachment episode! The boys do a deep dive on the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower scandal, reactions from Democrats and Republicans, and what this means for the likelihood of impeachment in the future.

The boys talk about the recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, escalating tensions with Iran, the reemergence of the Brett Kavanaugh controversy, the fate of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's latest general election, Corey Lewandowski testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Joe Biden introducing us to his chain-totin', bathing cap-wearin' younger days, and guessing which bizarre Trump statements are actually true.

The boys reminisce on the effects of 9/11 18 years later, John Bolton being fired, the Taliban almost coming to Camp David, Sharpiegate and altering scientific data, the return of Phil's campaign corner with a deep dive on Beto O'Rourke, swearing during the presidential campaign, and whether Air Force flight crews using a Trump property in Scotland is considered okay.

The boys discuss the worsening Brexit situation in Britain, the shrinking presidential electoral map, John Bolton's waning influence in the Trump administration, Iowa's virtual caucuses, the one year anniversary of the "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" article, and a spirited bout of "What's More Problematic?"

The boys discuss the president's litany of "interesting" tweets and proclamations over the past week, the return of Phil's Campaign Corner, Trump wanting Russia to rejoin the G7, fires in the Amazon, Emmanuel Macron championing liberal democracy, and the legacy of Obama's tan suit scandal.

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst Tom Cavenagh to discuss recent Supreme Court cases, Trump trying to buy Greenland, negotiating with the Taliban and leaving Afghanistan, the norms of the UK's informal constitution, California requiring presidential candidates to release their tax records, and what music playlists say about presidential candidates.

The boys discuss Jeffrey Epstein's death and Trump's love of conspiracy theories, Russia covering up another nuclear mishap, more mixed messages with North Korea, the Mooch reemerging to bash Trump, and ramping up the culture wars with paper straws.

The boys discuss multiple mass shootings over the past week, the president and the media's rhetoric, China devaluing their currency, India cracking down in Kashmir, more Republicans deciding to not seek reelection, protests in Hong Kong escalating, and deciding whether Rand Paul or a mask-wearing gang leader had the worst week.

The boys discuss race and racism in the era of Trump, the even more recent Democratic debates, Dan Coats stepping down as Director of National Intelligence, the return of the death penalty, protests and poisoning in Russia and California approving legislation forcing presidential candidates to submit their taxes.

The boys discuss Mueller's lengthy (sleepy?) testimony before congress, Bill's experience at Trump's salute to America, trashy TV officially making us dumber, the president saying he could kill 10 million people to win a war, Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister, and the genuine horror that is the Beijing Bikini.

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst Tom Cavenagh to discuss gerrymandering, the census citizenship question, Trump's twitter rant directed at the Squad, the Peace Cross staying because it's old, the bizarre behavior of John Roberts, and the ongoing slide to a no-deal Brexit.

The boys are joined by special guest Jake Lahut from the Keene Sentinel to discuss the recent Democratic debates, which candidates came out ahead (or fell behind), Trump's impromptu visit to North Korea, the geopolitical effects of nuclear weapons, and Ivanka horning into every conversation she possibly could during the G20 conference.

The boys discuss escalating tensions with Iran, the Democrats' student loan debt forgiveness plans, the U.N. report pointing the finger at Saudia Arabia for the Jamal Khashoggi killing, new sexual assault allegations against Trump, state Republican senators walking out, and New Hampshire being the most patriotic state.

The boys discuss Trump's recent interview with George Stephanopoulos, whether "dirt" is illegal, Sarah Huckabee Sanders resigning, escalating tensions with Iran, Kellyanne Conway potentially violating the Hatch Act, massive protests in Hong Kong, and some "fresh thinking" on human rights.

The boys delve into Trump's foreign policy updates on North Korea and Mexico, the president trailing in reelection polls in Texas, the growing China-Russia alliance, Elizabeth Warren surging ahead of Bernie, partinsanship running rampant in state legislatures, and the lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster.

The boys are joined by Senior Legal Analyst Tom Cavenagh to talk about Mueller breaking his silence, new evidence on the census citizenship question, changing the structure of the Supreme Court, Trump's contentious visit to Britain, and what libertarians think about the recent measles outbreaks.

The boys discuss Trump's rekindled love affair with North Korea, populism in the recent EU elections, the Attorney General being able to declassify intelligence documents, Theresa May's Brexit legacy as she resigns, the doctored Nancy Pelosi video on social media and the extreme positivity and negativity of the president's language.