Plastic Cup Politics

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk impeachment, Covid relief, and why Q-Anon wants Myanmar. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "There's no need for violence Against your fellow man We must live together in this corrupted land Let's try something new just for a while Instead of pistol-packing let's all dogpile" Thank you to The Voodoo Glow Skulls for the title (Recorded 2.8.2021)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk impeachment, Covid relief, and why Q-Anon wants Myanmar. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "There's no need for violence Against your fellow man We must live together in this corrupted land Let's try something new just for a while Instead of pistol-packing let's all dogpile" Thank you to The Voodoo Glow Skulls for the title (Recorded 2.8.2021)

Dr. Sean Hays Phd. and Mark LaRue start with the good news of the Georgia Senate races, and then delve into the New GOP and its coming out party on 1.6.2021 when it mounted and armed insurection against the United States Capitol. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Amazon Music Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "You can't shake the devils hand and say you're only kidding" --Thank you to They Might Be Giants for the title. (Recorded 1.6.2021)

Dr. Sean Hays Phd. and Mark LaRue start with the good news of the Georgia Senate races, and then delve into the New GOP and its coming out party on 1.6.2021 when it mounted and armed insurection against the United States Capitol. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Amazon Music Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "You can't shake the devils hand and say you're only kidding" --Thank you to They Might Be Giants for the title. (Recorded 1.6.2021)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue engage in a little post holiday clean up. Topics include Brexit, the UK Corona strain, election follow up, and the Russian cyber hack. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "Crazy, and that's how it goes Millions of people acting as foes." --Thank you to Ozzy Osborn for the title.

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue engage in a little post holiday clean up. Topics include Brexit, the UK Corona strain, election follow up, and the Russian cyber hack. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "Crazy, and that's how it goes Millions of people acting as foes." --Thank you to Ozzy Osborn for the title.

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk post electon election stuff. Pretty straight forward. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher "Oi! to the punks and Oi! to the skins. Oi to the world and everybody wins." Thank you to The Vandals for the title. (Recorded 12.15.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk post electon election stuff. Pretty straight forward. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher "Oi! to the punks and Oi! to the skins. Oi to the world and everybody wins." Thank you to The Vandals for the title. (Recorded 12.15.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue go over election results and if Arizona is indeed "blue", and also about what is still yet to do in Arizona and Georgia. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "Let em get mad They gonna hate anyway Don't you get that? Doesn't matter if you're going on with their plan They'll never be happy Cause they're not happy with themselves" Thank you to Mary J. Blige for the title.

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue go over election results and if Arizona is indeed "blue", and also about what is still yet to do in Arizona and Georgia. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "Let em get mad They gonna hate anyway Don't you get that? Doesn't matter if you're going on with their plan They'll never be happy Cause they're not happy with themselves" Thank you to Mary J. Blige for the title.

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue go over your ballot. Well, Dr. Sean's. We end with a little Boogaloo Bois talk. Listen to us, or don't, just please vote. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe On: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher "Fascist state, no freedom Unless you control yourself Use self-expression, lose your freedom You're undesirable, go straight to jail" Thank you to Suicidal Tendencies for the title. (Recorded 10.23.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue go over your ballot. Well, Dr. Sean's. We end with a little Boogaloo Bois talk. Listen to us, or don't, just please vote. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe On: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher "Fascist state, no freedom Unless you control yourself Use self-expression, lose your freedom You're undesirable, go straight to jail" Thank you to Suicidal Tendencies for the title. (Recorded 10.23.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. host Mark LaRue and special guest, author Dr. Jack Crittenden PhD. discuss the first debate, and what follows, with the Coronavirus, as well as the implications of The Supreme Court, garnished with a touch of Martha McSally gab. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Compete, compete, do it for the boys Empty barrels make the most noise” Stalking White Crows https://www.amazon.com/Stalking-White-Crows-Evidence-Consciousness/dp/1789042186/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=jack+crittenden&qid=1603140864&sr=8-1 What Hath Trump Rot? https://www.amazon.com/What-Hath-Trump-Rot-Republicans-ebook/dp/B088GQTT49/ref=sr13?dchild=1&keywords=jack+crittenden&qid=1603140912&sr=8-3 Thank you to Minor Threat for the title. (Recorded 10.02.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. host Mark LaRue and special guest, author Dr. Jack Crittenden PhD. discuss the first debate, and what follows, with the Coronavirus, as well as the implications of The Supreme Court, garnished with a touch of Martha McSally gab. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Compete, compete, do it for the boys Empty barrels make the most noise” Stalking White Crows https://www.amazon.com/Stalking-White-Crows-Evidence-Consciousness/dp/1789042186/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=jack+crittenden&qid=1603140864&sr=8-1 What Hath Trump Rot? https://www.amazon.com/What-Hath-Trump-Rot-Republicans-ebook/dp/B088GQTT49/ref=sr13?dchild=1&keywords=jack+crittenden&qid=1603140912&sr=8-3 Thank you to Minor Threat for the title. (Recorded 10.02.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Dr. Hays’ dislike of Michelle Ugenti-Rita, and the meat and potatoes is all Ruth Bader Ginsburg… so it goes. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “People are people so why should it be You and I should get along so awfully?” Thank you to Depeche Mode for the title. (Recorded 09.20.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Dr. Hays' dislike of Michelle Ugenti-Rita, and the meat and potatoes is all Ruth Bader Ginsburg… so it goes. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “People are people so why should it be You and I should get along so awfully?” Thank you to Depeche Mode for the title. (Recorded 09.20.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Kanye West's attempt to get on the Arizona ballot, Trump allegedly calling service members “losers” and “suckers”, Trump tapes with Bob Woodward and definitely lying to the American people about the dangers of Covid-19, victim blaming, wildfires, and the likelihood that we will have a Covid vaccine by election day. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Why am I going insane Why am I the one to blame” Thank you to Agnostic Front for the title. (Recorded 09.13.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Kanye West’s attempt to get on the Arizona ballot, Trump allegedly calling service members “losers” and “suckers”, Trump tapes with Bob Woodward and definitely lying to the American people about the dangers of Covid-19, victim blaming, wildfires, and the likelihood that we will have a Covid vaccine by election day. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Why am I going insane Why am I the one to blame” Thank you to Agnostic Front for the title. (Recorded 09.13.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Thom Brennaman slur, Steve Bannon’s arrest, Trump’s tax returns, and Biden vs. Trump in regards to Foregn Policy and Belarus. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free” Thank you to Christoper Cross for the title. (Recorded 08.23.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Thom Brennaman slur, Steve Bannon's arrest, Trump's tax returns, and Biden vs. Trump in regards to Foregn Policy and Belarus. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free” Thank you to Christoper Cross for the title. (Recorded 08.23.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD and Mark LaRue first bring on our insider on schools, Jen Hays, then talk about the Kamala Harris pick for Joe Biden’s running mate, move on to Trumps attacks on Mail-In Voting and the Post Office, and end up with some NCAA Football and CoronaVirus talk. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “It's easy to be disappointed When you got such high expectations And things don't always go the way you planned” Thank you to Pinhead Gunpowder for the title. (Recorded 08.13.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD and Mark LaRue first bring on our insider on schools, Jen Hays, then talk about the Kamala Harris pick for Joe Biden's running mate, move on to Trumps attacks on Mail-In Voting and the Post Office, and end up with some NCAA Football and CoronaVirus talk. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “It's easy to be disappointed When you got such high expectations And things don't always go the way you planned” Thank you to Pinhead Gunpowder for the title. (Recorded 08.13.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD., and Mark LaRue are joined by author and professor Dr. Jack Crittenden to discuss the local priamaries, Trump's Axios interview, the idea of modern secession in the United States, and the age old question of "Liberty or license, does it matter?" @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "Who gives a fuck about an Oxford Comma? I climbed to Dharamsala, too" Thank you to Vampire Weekend for the title. Recorded 08.05.2020

Dr. Sean Hays PhD., and Mark LaRue are joined by author and professor Dr. Jack Crittenden to discuss the local priamaries, Trump's Axios interview, the idea of modern secession in the United States, and the age old question of "Liberty or license, does it matter?" @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "Who gives a fuck about an Oxford Comma? I climbed to Dharamsala, too" Thank you to Vampire Weekend for the title. Recorded 08.05.2020

Dr. Sean Hays and Mark LaRue go over Covid news and how upset LaRue is about baseball, more on the Federal "brown shirts", Russian bounties, pulling troops from Germany, a final review of John Bolton's "The Room Where It Happened", and what the election polls are showing, along with why the GOP isn't just buying votes. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe where you subscribe to stuff. "Telling me the things you're gonna do for me I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see" Thank you to the Doobie Brothers for the title. (Recorded 07.29.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays and Mark LaRue go over Covid news and how upset LaRue is about baseball, more on the Federal "brown shirts", Russian bounties, pulling troops from Germany, a final review of John Bolton's "The Room Where It Happened", and what the election polls are showing, along with why the GOP isn't just buying votes. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe where you subscribe to stuff. "Telling me the things you're gonna do for me I ain't blind and I don't like what I think I see" Thank you to the Doobie Brothers for the title. (Recorded 07.29.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk Covid and the Brown Shirts invading Portland. Subscribe where you subscribe to things. @PlasticCupPod "And you owe me on a hunch And your eyes just wanna close And nothing changes I suppose" Thank you to The Replacements for the title. (Recorded 07.22.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk Covid and the Brown Shirts invading Portland. Subscribe where you subscribe to things. @PlasticCupPod "And you owe me on a hunch And your eyes just wanna close And nothing changes I suppose" Thank you to The Replacements for the title. (Recorded 07.22.2020)

Mark LaRue talks to local teacher Jen Hays about the questions and issues that face teachers and school as they look to open durring a Pandemic, and then Mark talks to Jen's husband Dr. Sean Hays PhD. for our normal discussions of the goings on with Roger Stone and the usual. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe where you listen to podcasts. "They seek the truth before they die" Thank you to Crosby, Still, and Nash for the song title (Recorded 07.12.2020)

Mark LaRue talks to local teacher Jen Hays about the questions and issues that face teachers and school as they look to open durring a Pandemic, and then Mark talks to Jen's husband Dr. Sean Hays PhD. for our normal discussions of the goings on with Roger Stone and the usual. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe where you listen to podcasts. "They seek the truth before they die" Thank you to Crosby, Still, and Nash for the song title (Recorded 07.12.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk Covid, why Tammy Duckworth should be Biden’s VP, Bolton’s book, Russian bounties, and statue removal. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Fuck you, I'm America's son This is where I come from” Thank you to Gary Clark Jr. for the title (Recorded 07.01.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk Covid, why Tammy Duckworth should be Biden's VP, Bolton's book, Russian bounties, and statue removal. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Fuck you, I'm America's son This is where I come from” Thank you to Gary Clark Jr. for the title (Recorded 07.01.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue find out why racist pedophile David Stringer is leaving candy at LaRue's front door, disagree on the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, and disagree on Confederate statues. Oh, and some 80s movie talk, on accident. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree. They've worn out all the hope in their hearts. All along thought I was doing the right thing, Now I'm lying in a pool of my blood.” Thank you to Alkaline Trio for the title (Recorded 6.14.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue find out why racist pedophile David Stringer is leaving candy at LaRue’s front door, disagree on the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, and disagree on Confederate statues. Oh, and some 80s movie talk, on accident. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree. They've worn out all the hope in their hearts. All along thought I was doing the right thing, Now I'm lying in a pool of my blood.” Thank you to Alkaline Trio for the title (Recorded 6.14.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk our experiences at the protest in downtown Phoenix on Saturday and the question of the day, what's the deal with #DefundThePolice. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “There's a great and a bloody fight 'round this whole world tonight And the battle, the bombs and shrapnel reign Hitler told the world around he would tear our union down But our union's gonna break them slavery chains Our union's gonna break them slavery chains” Thank you to Woody Guthrie for the title (Recorded 6.8.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk our experiences at the protest in downtown Phoenix on Saturday and the question of the day, what’s the deal with #DefundThePolice. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “There's a great and a bloody fight 'round this whole world tonight And the battle, the bombs and shrapnel reign Hitler told the world around he would tear our union down But our union's gonna break them slavery chains Our union's gonna break them slavery chains” Thank you to Woody Guthrie for the title (Recorded 6.8.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk about “not all cops”, the president threatening to call out the US Military on its own citizens and the response from former and current military leadership, the president gassing peaceful protesters for a photo op, Sen. Tom Cotton, and why there is no Federal Domestic Terrorism Law. Stay safe out there. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “And every day on evening news they feed you fear for free And you so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me And 'til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, "I can't breathe" And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy” Thank you to Run The Jewels for the title (Recorded 6.5.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk about “not all cops”, the president threatening to call out the US Military on its own citizens and the response from former and current military leadership, the president gassing peaceful protesters for a photo op, Sen. Tom Cotton, and why there is no Federal Domestic Terrorism Law. Stay safe out there. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “And every day on evening news they feed you fear for free And you so numb you watch the cops choke out a man like me And 'til my voice goes from a shriek to whisper, "I can't breathe" And you sit there in the house on couch and watch it on TV The most you give's a Twitter rant and call it a tragedy” Thank you to Run The Jewels for the title (Recorded 6.5.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk about, what else, the protests against racial injustice in Policing America, Antifa, Trump v. Twitter, and a reminder that Covid-19 is still a thing folks. Please stay vigilant in all aspects. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Tomorrow we can drive around this town And let the cops chase us around” Thank you to Gin Blossoms for the title (Recorded 5.31.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk about, what else, the protests against racial injustice in Policing America, Antifa, Trump v. Twitter, and a reminder that Covid-19 is still a thing folks. Please stay vigilant in all aspects. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Tomorrow we can drive around this town And let the cops chase us around” Thank you to Gin Blossoms for the title (Recorded 5.31.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk about the Small Business Administration loans drying up before many small businesses where funded, while some major chains got millions of dollars; protests to open the economy; Trump's “Total Authority” over the states; the Wisconsin Democratic Primary and the GOP's fears of expanded voting; and we rally around Joe Biden. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “There's a furnace set on high And the yearning undefied But it's time to turn the tide It's social suicide” Thank you to Bad Religion for the title (Recorded 4.19.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk about the Small Business Administration loans drying up before many small businesses where funded, while some major chains got millions of dollars; protests to open the economy; Trump’s “Total Authority” over the states; the Wisconsin Democratic Primary and the GOP’s fears of expanded voting; and we rally around Joe Biden. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “There's a furnace set on high And the yearning undefied But it's time to turn the tide It's social suicide” Thank you to Bad Religion for the title (Recorded 4.19.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue are back to talk about... what the hell do you think we are gonna be talking about? @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "So it seems that our dreams will never come to be How can such a stupid thing destroy humanity? A few weeks till extinction and there's nothing we can do A message sent to other worlds will say 'It was just the flu'" Thank you to NOFX for the title

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue are back to talk about... what the hell do you think we are gonna be talking about? @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "So it seems that our dreams will never come to be How can such a stupid thing destroy humanity? A few weeks till extinction and there's nothing we can do A message sent to other worlds will say 'It was just the flu'" Thank you to NOFX for the title

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue jump back on for a short update to the situation in Iran. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "The eastern world it is explodin' Violence flarin', bullets loadin' You're old enough to kill but not for votin' You don't believe in war, what's that gun you're totin' And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin' But you tell me over and over and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction" Thank you again to Barry McGuire for the title. (Recorded 1.8.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue jump back on for a short update to the situation in Iran. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher "The eastern world it is explodin' Violence flarin', bullets loadin' You're old enough to kill but not for votin' You don't believe in war, what's that gun you're totin' And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin' But you tell me over and over and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction" Thank you again to Barry McGuire for the title. (Recorded 1.8.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk Iran, and partisanship surrounding New NAFTA. And the ghost is back. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say? Can't you see the fears that I'm feeling today? If the button is pushed, there's no running away There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy And you tell me over and over and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction” Thank you to Barry McGuire for the title (LaRue prefers The Dickies version) (Recorded 1.6.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue talk Iran, and partisanship surrounding New NAFTA. And the ghost is back. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “Don't you understand, what I'm trying to say? Can't you see the fears that I'm feeling today? If the button is pushed, there's no running away There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave Take a look around you, boy, it's bound to scare you, boy And you tell me over and over and over again my friend Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction” Thank you to Barry McGuire for the title (LaRue prefers The Dickies version) (Recorded 1.6.2020)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue have a ghost adventure, talk impeachment, and about the shooting (and cyber attack) in Pensacola FL. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “I always believed in futures I hope for better in November” Thank you to Jimmy Eat World for the title (Recorded 12.10.19)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue have a ghost adventure, talk impeachment, and about the shooting (and cyber attack) in Pensacola FL. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “I always believed in futures I hope for better in November” Thank you to Jimmy Eat World for the title (Recorded 12.10.19)

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue cover Rep. Paul Gosar's “4 Key Facts” for the impeachment hearings from the first day on Nov. 13th, to what we know now, and we also look at other Republican talking points. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe on: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher “I want nothing I want nothing I want no Quid pro quo Tell Zellinsky To do the Right thing This is the Final word From the pres Of the U.S.” Thank you to President Trump lyrics, Patton Oswald for the idea, and Ben Jammin Ash for the music (Recorded 11.24.19)