O The Anthem Podcast

This week on the podcast, Cory and Rob get back on the mics for the first time in a long time and catch up with what has been happening including Cory's wedding, the WGA and SAG strikes, and why did Rob leave California? We also talk about a Bobby Bonilla day for generations to come. Tune in! OTA Podcast Episode 400: OTA 400 Find more O The Anthem OTheAnthem.com facebook.com/OTheAnthem twitter.com/OTheAnthem instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Thanksgiving is over but Cory's family was in town to meet the baby, and Rob got his own bundle of joy in the way of a PS5. On to the news, which is all bad news this week. The Omicron variant is raising levels of concern before we have the full picture. In the courts we have the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial and the verdict in the case of the murder of Ahmaud Arbury. Finally in Sportsball the Ravens are some how on top of the AFC and the city of St. Louis gets a big payday from the NFL.   Support Rob in No Shave November!  https://no-shave.org/member/robert-cheek  OTA Podcast Episode 399: Good News Bad News   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, It's Thanksgiving week which of course means the Christmas people are showing up early and trying to ruin it. In a follow up to last week, we talk about the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, as well as the near end of the Killing of Ahmaud Arbury and the Unite the Right civil trial. We close up with a talk about Covid Boosters and Carlos Correa being the worst person to bring up the deservedness of awards.   Support Rob in No Shave November!   https://no-shave.org/member/robert-cheek  OTA Podcast Episode 398: False Idols   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Cory is home with his daughter, and explains the whole experience of her first week on earth. We then go straight to the courts where Kyle Rittinghouse, the Ahmaud Arbery murder case, and the civil case in Charlottesville are all over the news. In other stories, we discuss IATSE narrowly passing a new 3 year agreement, infrastructure is signed into law, Travis Scott picked an unbelievable person to be the public face of a crisis, and Britney is officially free.   Support Rob in No Shave November!   https://no-shave.org/member/robert-cheek  OTA Podcast Episode 397: Legal Beat   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover Art includes work originally captured by Richie Diesterheft on flickr.  https://www.flickr.com/photos/10058483@N00/2075144876/

This week on the podcast, Cory's daughter Casey was born this weekend, and in this special prerecorded episode the guys share their thoughts on her arrival. We talk about our childhoods, and what Cory hopes to do for his daughter. Think of it like a time capsule for his daughter to remember the time right before she joined him.   Support Rob in No Shave November!   https://no-shave.org/member/robert-cheek  OTA Podcast Episode 396: An Episode for my Daughter   Find more O The Anthem    OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Rob is participating in No Shave November (link down below!). We also look at the state of Covid, with Jen Psaki testing positive and the death rates remaining high around the nation. In politics it looks like we could be getting closer to a vote on the Build Back Better agenda, while Biden meets with the Pope before going on to Scotland to discuss climate change, and how Gen Z is over it and how that may be a precursor for things to come. We close on Sportsball; Cory hasn't watched a minute of the World Series and he pisses off Astros fans with a heavy dose of the truth.   Support Rob in No Shave November!   https://no-shave.org/member/robert-cheek   OTA Podcast Episode 395: Build Back Slowly   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image includes work originally attributed to Senator Joe Manchin on Flickr  https://www.flickr.com/photos/wvumc/8241724227

This week on the podcast, we start with confirmation from last week that Brian Laundrie's body was found in Florida before talking about the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. Cory talks about his own experience with guns on set, before a broader conversation about crew safety, and how it might run along the current IATSE negotiations. In the latest Political news, Biden hits his lowest approval rating of his Presidency, Build Back Better is falling apart, and Members of Congress had dozens of meetings with Stop the Steal organizers prior to January 6th.   OTA Podcast Episode 394: Coup Command Center   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image includes work originally attributed to Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK on Wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Willard_Washington_(27728663921).jpg

This week on the podcast, we discuss the death of Colin Powell and the complicated legacy he had left behind. We also talk about the far-left swing from Pope Francis that is a refreshing change of pace from the Catholic Church of old. We also discuss the latest with IATSE and other related labor strikes from around the country. In Covid news, J&J expected to get a booster it probably needed from the beginning. Finally in politics we talk about the Supreme Court, Trump suing the National Archive like someone with nothing to hide would do, and the theater of sourcing in the age of cable news.   OTA Podcast Episode 393: Word from up high   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem  twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image includes work originally attributed to the Republic of Korea on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/koreanet/14758513027/in/photostream/

This week on the podcast, we start in Sportsball where the Ravens have a huge comeback win over the Colts on Monday Night Football, and Jon Gruden e-mails leak which show a long history of racism, sexism, and homophobia. We ask when we can expect to see more e-mails from other higher ups in the league, and wonder if we will see Kyrie Irving at all this season after NYC keeps him from playing any home games until he gets vaccinated, at a cost to him of $380,000 a game. After that we get into the news of January 6th subpoenas, the cause of death is announced in the Gabby Petito case, and is Southwest Airlines going to the unvaccinated airline?   OTA Podcast Episode 392: Three Yards and a Cloud of Epithets   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image includes work originally attributed to Travis AFB on Flickr  https://www.flickr.com/photos/99847360@N07/43899578092

This week on the podcast, Facebook's outage is the least of their problems as a whistleblower has exposed internal conversations that detail facebook's knowledge of how troublesome their product is. We also get into the Pandora Papers, the IATSE strike authorization, the oil spill off the coast of Southern California, the Supreme Court heads into a new session, and when it comes to covid, Florida gonna Florida.   OTA Podcast Episode 391: Pandora Papers   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Cory is back from up north after celebrating his brother's wedding. We talked about that and all the news from the week including R. Kelly being found guilty of racketeering. Washington will be busy avoiding a shutdown, raising the debt ceiling, and passing the infrastructure bills. In Arizona Biden actually gains votes in the sham recount effort, while we ask what it means to imeach. We finish with Gabby Petito case, the latest covid numbers, and the record setting accomplishments of Justin Tucker.   OTA Podcast Episode 390: Remix to Conviction   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album art features a photograph originally taken by WBEZ on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagopublicradio/9251021620/in/photostream/

This week on the podcast, we start in politics where Gavin Newsom escapes the recall effort and a Justice for January 6th rally is sparsely attended amongst insurrectionists. Then we take a page out of the Nancy Grace playbook and talk about the Murdaugh family saga, the disappearence of Gabby Petito, and finally we touch on the Robert Durst guilty verdict.   OTA Podcast Episode 389: Sagas from Coast to Coast   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, We open the show talking about performative politics, and Rob has an unexpected reaction to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Met Gala. After that we dive in deep on the California recall while Cory is trying to decide what to do with his ballot the hour before the deadline to turn it in. We also look back on the retrospectives of 9/11, the memorial events, and George W. Bush's comments from his speech. We close on Sportsball talking about the Ravens loss on Monday Night Football and why Derek Jeter would not be a hall of famer if he wasn't a Yankee.   OTA Podcast Episode 388: Newsom Lease on Life   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album art includes works originally attributable to Gage Skidmore on flickr and used under creative commons. The original work can be found in the link below:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/47998162326

This week on the podcast, we discuss the end around of the Supreme Court that happened with the recent Texas abortion ban. We talk about how the court came to the ruling, and what it means long term for the future of abortion nationally. We then look back on the last couple of years of endless crisis and try and make sense of it all. Finally, we cleanse the palate with an NFL preview, including Cory's thoughts on the Ravens season.   OTA Podcast Episode 387: Endless Crisis's   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album art includes works originally attributable to David Herrera on flickr and used under creative commons. The original work can be found in the link below:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/dph1110/3460882920

This week on the podcast, Hurricane Ida pounds New Orleans 16 years to the day that Katrina hit shore. We talk about how things have changed since then and how they have gotten worse. After that we turn our eyes to Afghanistan where suicide bombers attack the airport and the US responds with a drone strike, and with that officially ends the incursion into Afghanistan. We finish with Covid where people are turning to medicine for farm animals over the safe and available vaccine, and shortages on nurses and doctors has many hospitals feeling the squeeze.   OTA Podcast Episode 386: What's changed in 16 years?   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album art includes works originally attributable to Ramsey Landry on wikipedia and used under creative commons. The original work can be found in the link below: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurricane_Ida.jpg

This week on the podcast, Cory found out that he is going to be a father, and Rob mocks him mercilessly for that. In the news, Afghanistan is still a mess, and we break down the latest in the California recall election of Gavin Newsom. In the latest Covid news, Pfizer's vaccine is fully approved by the FDA, and Trump goes for another super spreader event in lowly vaccinated Alabama. We finish in Sportsball where the Orioles can't win and the Ravens can't lose.   OTA Podcast Episode 385: Big Life Changes   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Mike Lindell promised Trump would be re-instated on August 13 and clearly that didn't happen, troops are pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban take over the Presidential palace almost immediately, and Haiti is hit with a devastating earthquake. Locally, it might be time for the Los Angeles City Council to do some soul searching on the LAPD before things go over the edge for good, and in Sportsball we talk about the Field of Dreams game, the Orioles #2 ranked farm system, and we say farewell to Chris Davis.   OTA Podcast Episode 384: Things that didn't happen   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we talk about how overwhelmingly successful vaccines have been with full FDA approval right around the corner. In places where Covid is at it's highest we discuss the approach of Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, who may have been Nero in a past life. Next, we discuss Andrew Cuomo (recorded prior to his resignation), the job outlook for America, and we discuss the pullout in Afghanistan and what might come next.   OTA Podcast Episode 383: Emperor Nero in a past life   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album art uses work through creative commons of user cjh1452000 on wikipedia  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nero_1.JPG

This week on the podcast, we talk about the jam-packed lollapalooza concert in Chicago, and why Delta variant concerns have the guys worried about events like that. In other covid news, Lindsey Graham tests positive, and the US finally passes 70% vaccinations, with increases coming from places that have the highest Covid rates. In other news, Trump tells things to the Attorney General that are truly breathtaking, give Rudy some rope and he will hang himself with it. We end with a little bit of Olympics talk as well as the MLB trade deadline.   OTA Podcast Episode 382: Why is this a good idea?   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Republicans finally come around on the vaccine as cases continue to rise around the country. 50 days out from the California recall and Gavin Newsom orders all state employees to get vaccinated or show a negative test every week. We also discuss the start of the January 6 commission, and the first jail sentences are coming out for insurrectionists in the courts. Mike Lindell says he has bombshell evidence that would make Biden/Harris resign, but apparently hasn't read the part of the Constitution to see what happens next. Finally, in Sportsball we talk about the Cleveland Guardians and the Tokyo Olympics.   OTA Podcast Episode 381: Insurrection Commission    Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album art includes work by user Blink O'fanaye on Flickr through creative commons  https://www.flickr.com/photos/blinkofanaye/50811723122/

This week on the podcast, Jeff Bezos is shot into space and America grips with another wave of covid cases all across the country, including 10,000 in Los Angeles County alone. We also discuss the dust up between Rand Paul and Dr. Fauci, Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene don't have a fun California adventure, and the mid terms loom as the Senate looks to block a bill they already agreed to.   OTA Podcast Episode 380: Jeff Bezos shot into Space   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start by talking about Trey Mancini in the Home Run Derby and the MLB All Star Game. Then we talk about a new poll that has optimism among Americans at an all time high, we merely ask how this could be possible. After that, the latest with covid, and a billionaire space race. We finish with the latest in the world of politics talking about Texas Democrats, the craziness of CPAC, and what is happening in Cuba.   OTA Podcast Episode 379: Record Optimism and Lying   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album Art includes art By Jonathan Mauer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50534668

This week on the podcast, we start by talking about the July 4th weekend where fireworks go hand in hand with fireworks accidents. After that we discuss the latest results of climate change, such as wildfires, high temperatures in the Artic, and the Gulf of Mexico is on fire. We close with Marjorie Taylor Greene's self-own, Trump quoting someone he should not quote, Sha'Carri Richardson and the Olympics, and the upcoming MLB All Star Game.   OTA Podcast Episode 378: Fireworks and Climate Change   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start in Minnesota where Derek Chauvin gets 22 and a half years in jail for the murder of George Floyd. After that, we talk about the latest in the Free Britney movement including her words and what they could mean to her conservatorship, and Rudy Giuliani loses the ability to practice in New York. We end with more on the ongoing pandemic, including the rise of the Delta variant and a worry of a Delta plus variant.   OTA Podcast Episode 377: Chauvin gets 22   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image used through creative commons from Chad Davis CC BY SA  https://www.flickr.com/photos/146321178@N05/51130937680

This week on the podcast, we start with some Supreme Court decisions on the NCAA, the ACA, and religion before going deep into a bunch of Sportsball. Jacob DeGrom and Shohei Ohtani are doing things we have never seen before, the third big cheating scandal of our lifetime with pitchers and foreign substances, and the NFL's first openly gay player.   OTA Podcast Episode 376: On and Off the Court   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image used through creative commons from Joe Ravi CC BY SA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_Building_at_Dusk.jpg

This week on the podcast, we talk about a bombshell report from ProPublica that details specifically how the richest people in America horde wealth and avoid taxes. Back in Maryland, Fells Point business owners threaten to withhold taxes, the Baltimore police will soon encrypt their police radios, and police abuse in Ocean City trends online with the tasing and arrest of a 17-year-old on the boardwalk.   OTA Podcast Episode 375: Life, Death, and Tax Evasion   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image used through creative commons from Daniel Oberhaus, 2019 https://www.flickr.com/photos/163370954@N08/32878819397

This week on the podcast, Cory is back from Baltimore and the guys have a wide-ranging discussion about what things are like back home, including cicadas, a poorly attended Orioles game, and the state of covid in the Old Line State.   OTA Podcast Episode 374: Back from Charm City    Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Cory is back home in Maryland for the week, so we have a special episode with producer Roberto joining us as we do a commentary on the legendary comedy "The Naked Gun." You can find the movie on Netflix, and watch along with us as we talk all about it.   OTA Podcast Episode 373: The Naked Gun   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to say outrageous things, the primary opponent for Liz Cheney admits to something shocking on the State House floor, and Virgin Galactic takes off but was it worth the hype. Next, we talk about the latest out of New York with investigations into the Trump Organization showing they might have criminal charges, and a robust discussion on the state of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.   OTA Podcast Episode 372: Outrageous for Attention  Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com  facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Parts of the image for this episode were used through creative commons of work done by Righanred on wikipedia  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Majorie_Taylor_Green_2020.png

This week on the podcast, we continue our conversation from last week about mounting tensions in Israel and Palestine, and what the path forward looks like for the region. After that we take a look at Mississippi jurisprudence with the state supreme court overthrowing a ballot measure on medicinal marijuana over a technicality, and the US Supreme Court agreeing to take on a case into the Mississippi abortion restrictions which many believe will begin to undo Roe V. Wade. We finish by talking about Matt Gaetz, Keith Davis Jr., and the relaxing of mask mandates in the US.    OTA Podcast Episode 371: Mississippi Jurisprudence   Timecodes and Topics   00:00:00 Intro  00:02:27 Israel and Palestine  00:39:07 Mississippi Medical Marijuana  00:44:57 Supreme Court takes Mississippi abortion law  00:56:43 Matt Gaetz in trouble  01:03:07 Keith Davis Jr  01:14:37 Covid news  Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem  instagram.com/OTheAnthem Parts of the image for this episode were used through creative commons of work done by Michael Rivera on wikipedia  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi_welcome,_US78WB.JPG

This week on the podcast, the FDA is looking to move forward with a menthol cigarettes ban and Cory has some thoughts on the whole thing. After that, we talk about the ransomware attack on a US oil pipeline, the Ramadan attack, Liz Cheney out with the GOP, and our thoughts on dogecoin and cryptocurrency investing. We close out the show with the latest in Covid, including rethinking mask mandates, Pfizer being approved for teens, and how deaths in the United States have been underreported.   OTA Podcast Episode 370: That fresh Nanny state flavor   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, what's $4 trillion amongst friends as we discuss the American Jobs Act and on the other side we tackle the disarray in the GOP. In the latest COVID news, the CDC releases new guidelines that loosen restrictions and outdoor mask mandates at the same time that health experts worry we might not reach herd immunity in the United States. All in the shadow of rising cases and deaths in places like South America and India. We finish off talking about the Ravens and the NFL draft in Sportsball.   OTA Podcast Episode 369:  $4 trillion amongst friends  Find more O The Anthem    OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start by reacting to the end of the Derek Chauvin trial before discussing the case of Andrew Brown Jr. and what qualified immunity means to a path to justice in the future. We also get to a second amendment case coming to the Supreme Court, and the Recall Election for Gavin Newsom is on, with people like Caitlyn Jenner throwing their hat in the ring. Next, we discuss the trouble the international community is having vaccinating people and talk about the Oscars from the weekend. We finish with Sportsball where the Super League blows up spectacularly, the Ravens trade Orlando Brown Jr, and why it is lunacy to trade Lamar Jackson.   OTA Podcast Episode 368: A Union Station Academy Awards   Timecodes and topics   00:00:00 Intro  00:02:08 Derek Chauvin trial and Andrew Brown Jr  00:21:57 SCOTUS and second amendment  00:29:12 California Recall  00:44:46 COVID internationally  01:04:15 Oscars at Union Station  01:18:00 Sportsball  Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, closing arguments are over in the Derek Chauvin trial and we speculate on what could happen in the jury room. After that, we talk about Joe Biden announcing troops being pulled out of Afghanistan at the end of a generational war, and the return of mass shootings with incidents every day for the last week. Finally, we discuss the latest in the covid-19 pandemic with the pulling of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the latest on the numbers of vaccinated Americans.   OTA Podcast Episode 367: A Trying Week  otheanthem.com/367.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem  

This week on the podcast, Cory visits San Francisco and Rob is going to get his shot this week. Our focus then shifts like the rest of the nation to Minnesota, as the police killing of Daunte Wright has raised tensions at the same time the Derek Chauvin trial is taking place just ten miles away. We break them both down, also the repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers bill of rights in Maryland.  We also talk about Matt Gaetz's Venmo, McConnell telling corporations to stay out of politics, and the latest with the pandemic and vaccine rollout.   OTA Podcast Episode 366: All Eyes on Minnesota  otheanthem.com/366.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   image used under creative commons with modification from user Doug Wallick on flickr  https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwallick/3093512892/

This week on the podcast, we start by recapping the HBO documentary Q: Into the Storm and discuss what we think the film could have used more of. In the news, we break down the first week of the Derek Chauvin trial, we set a new travel record during the age of Covid, Matt Gaetz is in some serious trouble, and we discuss the idea of social media being a common carrier. Then in Sportsball, we talk about Atlanta losing the All-Star Game, the Orioles sweeping the Red Sox, and the pettiness of Francisco Lindor making $1 million more than Fernando Tatis Jr.  OTA Podcast Episode 365: All-Star Ditch otheanthem.com/365.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   image used under creative commons with modification from user thechased on wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SunTrust_Park_Opening_Day_2017.jpg

This week on the podcast, we start off with the blocking of the Suez Canal before coming back into Los Angeles to discuss the situation with homelessness taking place in Echo Park for the past week. After that we talk about the start of the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd and what our thoughts are on the case going forward. We also discuss voting suppression bills, the filibuster, and the controversy over Lil Nas X and Nike. Next, we go over the latest in covid news including fears of impending doom and Deborah Birx saying everything over 100,000 deaths was avoidable. We finish by giving a quick preview of the Orioles with opening day this Thursday.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:02:49 Suez Canal   00:14:40 Homeless in Echo Park   00:30:27 Derek Chauvin trial begins   00:51:10 Voting Rights  01:09:23 Lil Nas X Nike shoes  01:20:27 Covid news  01:33:32 Orioles Opening Day   OTA Podcast Episode 364: Derek Chauvin Trial  otheanthem.com/364.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start in Atlanta where a gunman killed eight people: six of them Asian women. We break down the state of hate crime and gun rights legislation before talking about Joe Biden acting a little like Gerald Ford and a little like Barack Obama this week. We also talk about Kylie Jenner and the responsibility of the absurdly wealthy. In covid news, the Brazilian variant is hitting Florida harder than the thousands of Spring Breakers pouring into Miami, all while Europe is going through its third wave. We finish on the Baltimore Corner, where the house of Mosby seems to be in a lot of hot water.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:05:10 Atlanta shootings   00:26:23 Joe Biden  00:51:51 Kylie Jenner and the role of billionaires   01:01:22 Spring Break in Miami  01:13:21 The House of Mosby   OTA Podcast Episode 363: Pandemic Spring Break  otheanthem.com/363.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem  instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Image used by Tom Schaefer miamitom on wikipedia with modification https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Miami-skyline-for-wikipedia-07-11-2007-by-tom-schaefer-miamitom.jpg

This week on the podcast, Cory has an appointment to get his vaccine and the South Park Vaccination Special is speaking truth to Rob. In the news, Biden has a prime-time address announcing more eligibility for vaccines starting May 1st. In addition, Gavin Newsom gives the state of the state address and we discuss the state of the recall, and will Trump be indicted this week? We get into it. We close by talking about the Academy Award nominations and wishing Nick Markakis a happy retirement.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:01:57 Cory is getting his vaccine    00:19:16 Biden's prime-time address  00:43:42 Gavin Newsom    01:04:56 Academy Award nominations   OTA Podcast Episode 362: Vaccines and Stimmy's  otheanthem.com/362.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Image used by secdef on Flickr with modification https://www.flickr.com/photos/secdef/50744965182/

This week on the podcast, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passes, but the shine fades quick because the $15 minimum wage bill is hijacked by Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. In the meantime, all the right leaning media can talk about is Dr. Suess. Oprah sits down for an interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry that has us asking why the crown is necessary anymore. We finish by discussing the latest news in climate change, and the state of the pandemic in the wake of Texas and Mississippi's decision to fully reopen and drop mask mandates.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:06:26 American Rescue Plan    00:35:47 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview with Oprah  00:52:51 Climate change  01:01:28 Texas lifts mask mandate   OTA Podcast Episode 361: Here and Across the Pond  otheanthem.com/361.html     Find more O The Anthem      OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Image used by niogovuk on Flickr with modification https://www.flickr.com/photos/niogovuk/41014635231/

This week on the podcast, we discuss this weekend's Golden Globes and the revelations that were no members of color in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. After that we talk about the compounding problems of Andrew Cuomo as sexual harassment claims bubble up this past week. We also touch on CPAC, and what this means for the future of the GOP going forward. Finally, in covid news, we get into the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and the latest on stimulus talks in Washington.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:05:58 Golden Globes    00:18:34 Andrew Cuomo  00:25:09 CPAC   00:55:05 Johnson and Johnson, stimulus   OTA Podcast Episode 360: Lily-White Golden Globes  otheanthem.com/360.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Image used by jdeeringdavis on Flickr with modification  https://www.flickr.com/photos/hayesandjenn/6712678531

This week on the podcast, we spend some time up top talking about the death of Rush Limbaugh and why some people's end is celebrated. On the topic of deplorable people, Ted Cruz goes to Cancun while the people of Texas suffer through an awful winter storm, and what AOC and Beto O'Rourke have done to fill the gap. In covid news, there are delays in getting the vaccine but thankfully cases are going down, we get into why. We also talk Merrick Garland, the SCOTUS ruling on Trump's taxes, Fernando Tatis Jr's huge contract, and can the Orioles really have a 0% chance of making the playoffs?   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:01:24 Rush Limbaugh and Ted Cruz  00:30:03 Covid update  00:52:27 Garland and SCOTUS  00:59:12 Sportsball   OTA Podcast Episode 359: Going to Mexico for a better Life  otheanthem.com/359.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start with fallout from last week's episode, and Cory talks about a new movie he worked on being released (Never and Again on BET+) and finishing the draft on his screenplay. After that, we break down the second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump and how it is the height of political theater. We talk about both sides of the case, Trump's inevitable acquittal, the start of a 9/11 style commission, and the legal challenges that lie ahead. We close by breaking down this wild winter, the latest in Covid, and Cory gives Mike Elias a slow clap for the latest Orioles signing.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:01:10 Episode fallout and Never and Again is out  00:13:22 Trump's second impeachment trial, end of GOP  00:49:46 Covid update  01:08:07 Sportsball   OTA Podcast Episode 358: Political Theater  otheanthem.com/358.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we talk about Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning Super Bowl 55 and all the hoopla that went along with it. We break down the game, the commercials, and the halftime show by the Weeknd. After that we preview the upcoming Impeachment trial of Donald Trump and the latest news in Washington including the latest on stimulus and the massive lawsuit from Smartmatic that took down Lou Dobbs. We close by talking about Myanmar and the latest with Covid.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:01:27 Sportsball Super Bowl edition  00:29:57 Second Impeachment of Trump  00:58:38 Myanmar  01:06:23 Covid update  OTA Podcast Episode 357: Florida Man wins Super Bowl  otheanthem.com/357.html     Find more O The Anthem      OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start the show by breaking down the stock market with the gamestop story and try to help explain to how and why this happened. In politics, Trump is having trouble finding lawyers for his upcoming impeachment trial, and a good amount of the people who stormed the capitol didn't even vote. Next, we discuss the dawn of a "dark winter" with the coronavirus, and finish with Sportsball previewing the Super Bowl and discussing the blockbuster trade sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:03:53 Gamestop and the Stock Market  00:44:38 Politics  01:12:30 Coronavirus  01:27:00 Sportsball   OTA Podcast Episode 356: Stonks  otheanthem.com/356.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, California Governor Gavin Newsom ends the stay at home order and the guys wonder if it has anything to do with the mounting recall effort. After that, we look ahead at the first 100 days of the Biden administration, the house sends over Trump's article of impeachment, SCOTUS denies Maryland's emolument case, and Matt Talley is going to run against Andy Harris in the MD-1. Before we close, we discuss the ACLU report about the Baltimore Police, and in sportsball we talk Tom Brady and the Super Bowl and sexual harassment in MLB following the Jared Porter firing.    Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:03:04 Gavin Newsom ends the stay at home order  00:32:15 Politics news  00:56:01 ACLU MD releases report on Baltimore Police.  01:11:27 Sportsball   OTA Podcast Episode 355: Almost Recall  otheanthem.com/355.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we talk about MLK day and how one can be of service. Then we discuss the Inauguration and the tens of thousands of troops in Washington right now, before an in depth discussion about the future of the Republican party after Trump's second Impeachment. Before we wrap up we discuss the latest in the coronavirus pandemic and the end of the Raven's run in Sportsball.    Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro  0:01:28 MLK Day and Service  00:07:26 Troops in the Capital for the Inauguration  00:19:54 the future of the Republican Party  01:17:03 Covid update  01:34:34 Sportsball  OTA Podcast Episode 354: Second Impeachment  otheanthem.com/354.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, for the first time since 1814 the Capitol was breached, this time by American citizens riled up by Donald Trump creating an angry, violent mob that has lead to five deaths. We get into all the details of the attack against the citadel of American democracy, and after that we talk about the fallout including the second impeachment of Trump, and what kind of reaction the legal system should take on the rioters and all the politicians who lied to them (Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley). We close with Sportsball and the Ravens big win over the Titans.   Topics and Timecode   0:00:00 Intro  0:00:55 Insurrection of the Capitol  1:06:20 Impeachment and other fallout 2:05:19 Sportsball   OTA Podcast Episode 353: Insurrection at the Capitol  otheanthem.com/353.html   Find more O The Anthem   OTheAnthem.com  facebook.com/OTheAnthem  twitter.com/OTheAnthem  instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Georgia is set to vote on the final election of the 2020 season between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock, and Jon Ossoff and David Perdue, with control of the senate on the line. In other politics news, Trump is in hot water for another phone call at the same time that Josh Hawley, 12 other Senators, and 140 congressmen are about to dispute the election results at certification. In Covid news, 1 in 5 people in Los Angeles is testing positive for covid, and in Sportball the Ravens have a rematch against the Titans in the first round of the NFL playoffs.   Topics and Timecode   0:00:00 Intro  0:05:25 Georgia Senate Runoff  0:22:29 Trump's call, certification  0:49:45 Covid news  1:03:50 Sportsball OTA Podcast Episode 352: Georgia Senate Runoff  otheanthem.com/352.html   Find more O The Anthem   OTheAnthem.com  facebook.com/OTheAnthem  twitter.com/OTheAnthem  instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we talk about New Years and resolutions with 2021 coming this week (Thank God). Next we discuss how the Nashville bombing prompted people to need answers, and how Marco Rubio is a huge hypocrite. In covid news, the US had it's busiest travel day of the year as cases explode with even more cases expected in the beginning of January. Finally in SportsBall the path for the Ravens is easy enough: win and you're in.   OTA Podcast Episode 351: New Year New You  otheanthem.com/351.html   Find more O The Anthem   OTheAnthem.com facebook.com/OTheAnthem  twitter.com/OTheAnthem  instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, for the first time in the history of the podcast we have a live show leading up to Christmas and there was a lot of news this week. Stimulus was passed by Congress and the Senate, we ask what took so long? In Covid news; Los Angeles is the new epicenter with over 100,000 cases in the last week and a new variant is spreading in England. Finally, Trump is threatening martial law, Jared extended the grift with secret shell companies, and Russia engages in a massive hacking operation all over the US Government.   OTA Podcast Episode 350: Let Them Eat Cake  otheanthem.com/350.html  Find more O The Anthem   OTheAnthem.com facebook.com/OTheAnthem  twitter.com/OTheAnthem  instagram.com/OTheAnthem