Sanity Check

Ben and Andrew discuss John Dowd discussing pardon deals with Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, the continued pressure on the NRA by the Parkland kids, the #MarchForOurLives and David Shulkin out in the latest White House exodus

We discuss John Bolton coming in as the new NSA, Trump congratulating Putin on his election "win", Cambridge Analytica/Facebook and the firing of Andrew McCabe

Ben and Mike are in a particularly fatalistic mood as they discuss the firing of Rex Tillerson, Conor Lamb's win in PA-18 and the latest developments in the Russia investigation soap opera.

Ben and Andrew discuss the breaking news on Trump's announcement of a meeting with Kim Jong Un. We also discuss George Nader, Stormy Daniels and Trump's tarriffs.

Ben and Andrew discuss the continued aftermath of the Parkland school shooting and the whisps of success pushing back against the NRA. We also discuss some major developments in the Mueller probe and the continued exodus from the White House.

Mike and Ben discuss their immediate rage and reaction in the wake of yet another mass school shooting, the Rob Porter scandal and much more

We discuss the State of the Union delivery, the not so scintillating Devin Nunes memo and generally vent on Trump and his assault on the rule of law

We discuss whether we think the Democrats caved too easily on DACA, Trump's latest attempts to obstruct justice and the current state of the Mueller investigation

We discuss POTUS's shitty word choice, DACA, Steven Bannon being subpoenaed by Robert Mueller, and the arrest of a Chinese mole in the CIA.

We return from a hiatus and discuss a lot of news and the upcoming one year mark of the Trumpocracy.

All things Charlottesville

We discuss the failure of ACA repeal, apologize very slightly to John McCain, and run down the complete insanity that was the brief tenure of the Mooch.

Ben and Mike incorrectly predict the outcome of the GOP healthcare bill and really give it to John McCain

BCRA in its death throes and Trump gives a batshit interview to the NYTimes

We discuss Don Jr.'s meeting with the Russians and Mitch McConnell's chances of passing the BCRA.

We discuss the further travails of the BCRA and the SCOTUS decision to stay a portion of the 9th Circuit's decision on the travel ban

We discuss the BCRA in the Senate and the results of the GA-6 and SC-5 elections

We discuss obstruction of justice, Jeff Sessions' testimony, Steve Scalise being shot and much more.

We discuss all things Comey and the UK election

We discuss the Jared Kushner's backchannel to Russia and the MT special election

We discuss Trump's foreign trip and the latest Russia updates

We discuss all things special counsel

We discuss Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey, whether it constitutes obstruction of justice, and everything that goes from there.

We discuss the impending passage of the hideous AHCA, Trump's interference with the FBI investigation and Hillary Clinton's first public interview since the election.

We discuss the 100 day milestone and Trump's latest plans for health care "reform" and tax cuts.

We discuss the GA-6 special election, Bill O'Reilly's ouster from Fox, Jason Chaffetz and whether Trump knows who runs North Korea.

We discuss the aftermath of the missile attack on Syria, the Kansas special election and Sean Spicer's very bad day.

We record with breaking news of an American missile strike on a Syrian airfield. We also discuss Devin Nunes recusing himself and Steve Bannon being removed from the NSC.

We discuss baseball, the downfall of the ACHA, SpaceX and Devin Nunes

We discuss ACHA, James Comey's explosive testimony before congress and the international incidents caused by Trump's tweeting.

We discuss the CBO report on the ACHA and Muslim Ban 2.0 as well as the biodiversity of the NYC subway

We discuss the disastrous rollout of the disastrous "health care plan" offered by Paul Ryan as well as debate the usefulness of the Russia issue.

Mike and Ben talk about Trump's plan to take away rights from transgender youth, deport millions of undocumented Americans, and the joy they took in NASA's announcement of 7 earth-like planets.

Welcome back to another episode of Sanity Check. This week particularly tried our ability to avoid going crazy. We discuss the firing of Michael Flynn, Trump's crazy press conference and much more.

Just a little late! We go back into our archives to publish our second episode, recorded a couple days after the inauguration.

We discuss Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and the many ways to pronounce his name, #PresidentBannon, SNL and the value of satire, and what American values are now that we have a reality show celebrity as President. We're joined for the first time by Tom while Ben sits this one out with the flu.

Breaking down a mind numbing week. We discuss Trump's illegal Muslim travel ban, the protests against it, and the galvanizing effect on the left.

We start to try to come to grips with what life in a Trump Presidency might be like and talk about plans for initial protests