Political[ish]

Meg and Liam discuss Governor Youngkin of Virginia's controversial executive order to turn the state mask-optional, Spotify's Joe Rogan dilemma, and the Yikes of the Week winner. Stay tuned... because clearly someone didn't. Originally recorded on February 7th, 2022.

Liam and Meg return in their first episode of 2022 to discuss anti-vaccine mandate protests in Canada, the retirement of Justice Breyer in the US, and to introduce our new segment: Yikes of the Week and its inaugural holder, British PM Boris Johnson. Originally Recorded on January 31st 2022.

As tensions grow along the border of Ukraine and Russia, Liam covers the current situation in the region, some historical background and regional context as well as where the conflict might go from here. This conflict will surely color politics for a long time to come and will be updated on in later episodes. Originally Recorded on 1/18/22

The "most progressive legislation" in decades has passed in the form of the $1.9T Relief Bill after negations and concessions (almost all coming from the progressives - funny how that happens). Gov. Cuomo is in hot water with allegations of sexual harassment and assault, only further endangering the Governor in the midst of a Nursing Home scandal. Meg and Liam also discuss some of the opening volleys of Foreign Policy under the Biden administration, especially relating to the Middle East. Originally Recorded on 3/14/21

Meg and Liam discuss the Myanmar coup, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Liz Cheney, and get a little depressed on the state of the world right now. :')

Meg and Liam are back this time discussing Joe Biden's inauguration, the chaos he's inherited, and what he might do for the next for years, as well as a short update on Navalny at the end. Recorded on January 22nd.

Pres. Trump issues a pardon for Fmr. Natl. Security Advisor Mike Flynn. Meg and Liam discuss the ramifications of the pardon, and the Logan Act in general. Biden announces some Cabinet picks filled with déjà vu from Obama years of foreign policy (get your Raytheon and Honeywell stock now). Also updates on the situation in Tigray, covered on a previous episode, and the scaling up of tensions in the region.

With former Bolivian president Evo Morales's return from exile, we cover his tenure as president, multiple re-election campaigns, and claims of "human rights abuses", as well as what might the future might hold for Bolivia as his protégée Luis Arce is sworn into office following his victory in the 2020 presidential election.

Joe Biden squeaks by with a poetic win to the presidency. Meg and Liam discuss November 3rd and its six sagas, election shenanigans, and the future for the DNC and GOP with plenty of hot takes in between.

Liam talks to Lexi, Membership Director of the New Jersey High School Democrats and lead for Generation Ratify, about women's rights issues that have come to center stage once again due to the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.

No, no it wasn't. Meg and Liam discuss the first presidential debate, the significance of Trump's COVID diagnosis, stimulus bills (or the lack thereof), and the broadside issued by Justices Thomas and Alito regarding Obergefell v. Hodges. It gets pretty angry in this one.

Feminist icon and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away September 18th at the age of 87. Meg and Liam discuss her legacy, as well as the political chaos occuring in Congress in regards to the nomination to fill her vacancy. Episode recorded September 21st, before Romney and Grassley both stated that they believed the hearings should move forward.

Political[ish] discusses the shocking whistleblower report on the alleged mass hysterectomies occurring in an ICE detention center, and how we got here. Recorded Sept 17.

Meg and Liam talk about Trump's baffling coronavirus response, West Coast wildfires, Ethiopia's "illegal" elections, and a new chapter in the Brexit saga. Recorded Sept 9.

Meg and Liam talk Senate races, SATs, changing leadership around the world, the DNC/RNC, and more. As always, the world is in flames. Recorded on September 2nd.

...It's Kamala. A recap and history of the horrific explosion in Beirut, as well as talk of Israeli reconciliation with more of its Arab neighbors. *Recorded on August 14 2020

Liam recounts the history of the District and home rule and Meg joins in with potential effect on the future of DC and its impacts on politics nationally *Recorded on June 27 2020

From the Supreme Courts decision on Title VII to escalation on the Koreas, the world is presenting new challenges to our system of government. *Recorded on June 25 2020

From the protests for racial justice and criminal justice reform in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd to the renewed protest movement in Honk Kong as China moves to quell its autonomy, it's a time of protest all across the globe. *Recorded Tuesday June 2 2020 ** Due to an audio issue in recording Liam's audio is several seconds ahead of Meg's at time, We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and have already identified and resolved the issue for our next episode.

Talking about CVS (Corona, Veepstakes, and Space). *Originally published May 26, re-uploaded due to formatting issue