Crummy Little Podcast

If you’re a kid visiting Washington, D.C. – like I was the first time I rode public transit in Your Nation’s Capital – the Metro is kind of cool. If you’re a D.C.-area commuter, it’s… not so much fun. Folks who undergo this drudgery have a champion in Unsuck DC Metro, an anonymous journalist who has… Read More Episode 32: Unsuck DC Metro with, uh, @UnsuckDCMetro

What a tough summer it’s been, and not just because of a more-bitter-than-usual Presidential race going on. A string of police involved shootings has exposed the depth of America’s racial divisions. On this crummy little podcast, conservative activist, blogger, and writer Ali Akbar talks about the American right can balance this out. Ali’s background on the… Read More Episode 31: Bridging the BLM Divide with Ali Akbar

It’s the summer of reboots, remakes, and sequels! This summer blockbuster season appears to have left all sense of creativity behind. To tackle this crisis I invited… someone who has been on the podcast already to come back. I just now recognized the irony here. But this crummy little podcast could do a lot worse… Read More Episode 30: Remakes and Reboots with David Swindle

Summer vacations are upon us, and that means it’s road trip season! Growing up in Pennsylvania, I’ve been to Gettysburg more times than I can count. But I’m going to have to make a return trip to check out Civil War Tails, a diorama museum that depicts Civil War battlefield scenes with little cats as… Read More Episode 29: Civil War Tails with Rebecca Brown

The major party candidates are set. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both had to win a bunch of elections to get to this point, and still no one really likes them. Could this be the election cycle where America breaks free of the two-party system?… Read More Episode 28: Room for Independents with Quin Hillyer

Man, was I talking fast at the beginning of this episode. But I had a good reason: With everyone talking about the possibility of a third party crashing the Presidential vote this November, it was fun to talk to my old pal and former softball teammate Chris Younce, who knows exactly what kind of logistical lift… Read More Episode 27: Third Party Presidential Politics with Chris Younce

The Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands is targeting 90 groups because they are skeptical of claims made by environmental groups. Claude Walker’s office wants to know what Exxon Mobil talked about with the likes of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, and others. Regardless of your position in the scientific debates, that’s… Read More Episode 26: Chilling Free Speech on Climate Change with Steve Everley

You’ve heard the stories about Ty Cobb right? He was mean. He sharpened his spikes to gouge opposing players when sliding into bases. He beat up a disabled fan. He was a racist. Well, it turns out that may all be based on shoddy research. And on this Crummy Little Podcast, Cobb biographer Charles Leerhsen shares a compelling… Read More Episode 25: Rethinking Ty Cobb with Charles Leerhsen

Jon Henke joins this Crummy Little Podcast to chat about his ongoing series at RedState  outlining the role foundations (particularly left-leaning ones) play in the policymaking process. Jon notes that for all the ink and air devoted to the supposed problem of money in campaigns, very little attention is paid to the role of foundations and research… Read More Episode 24: Shining a Light on Dark Money with Jon Henke

There’s a real chance that the Republican Party could start their convention this year without the nomination settled. It would be the first time that happened since 1976, and many in the news media don’t seem to understand the politics of political conventions. Quin Hillyer does, and he shares some of that knowledge on this Crummy Little… Read More Episode 23: Open Conventions 101 with Quin Hillyer