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Commentary about the news from Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett. Ok, we will admit it. We are liberals, but we make a lot of sense. And we are brother and sister.

John Paulett


    • Feb 23, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    February 22nd State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 21:37


    State of the Union address on Tuesday, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    February 13th The End of Civility

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 19:46


    Pam Bondi shields Trump, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    February 6th Conspiracy Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 22:12


    John and Mary Jo discuss Trump and the Epstein Files.

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    January 30th Being Hopeful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 22:12


    Trump backs down in Minnesota ahead of the midterms, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    January 20th President Meme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 20:51


    Trump receives a peace prize, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    January 15th It's Too Much

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 21:58


    Trump eyes Greenland, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    January 8th Who is Responsible?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 21:11


    Shots fired in Minnesota, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    December 31st Bad Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 22:54


    What will 2026 bring? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    December 17th The David Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 21:57


    David spills the tea on Sibling Talk, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    December 8th Nattering Nabobs of Negativism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 21:59


    Trump battles the Negative Nancys, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    December 1st 2028 Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 21:55


    Who will run in the next presidential election? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    November 19th Have You Seen the Little Piggies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 22:07


    Trump is name-calling reporters, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    October 31st Talking Bout My Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 22:40


    The landscape of politics has changed over the years, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    October 24th It Gets Lonely in the White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 22:12


    Trump tears down the White House, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    October 9th War Torn Chicago

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 21:04


    Is Chicago a warzone? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    October 5th Shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 23:38


    The government shuts down, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    September 26th As I Was Saying

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 23:07


    John and Mary Jo discuss free speech.

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    September 18th Free Speech for Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 22:36


    Kimmel gets canned, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    September 10th The East Side of Chicago

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 21:13


    What's really happening in Chicago? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    September 8th Workers Unite!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 21:42


    How much influence should the government have over business? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    August 20th Kumbaya

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 22:45


    Where did it all go wrong? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    August 14th Woke

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 22:09


    Conservatives struggle with wokeism, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    August 9th My Kind of Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 23:16


    Trump looks to redistrict, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    August 3rd What's in the Files?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 22:07


    John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    July 23rd Shiny Objects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 21:42


    Trump tries to dodge the Epstein files, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    July 15th Abomination!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 21:24


    John and Mary Jo discuss the Epstein files.

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    July 8th Independence Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 21:11


    Is July 4th still a time to celebrate? John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    July 1st The Best Money a Senator Can Buy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 21:11


    John and Mary Jo discuss the Big Beautiful Bill.

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    June 24th Barbara Ann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 21:40


    Trump swears for peace, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    June 17th Don't Rain on my Parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 22:48


    Trump has his parade, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    June 11th California Here I Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 23:12


    John and Mary Jo discuss deportations, with a cover of Albert Hammond's "It Never Rains in Southern California"

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    June 5th Poop on the Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 21:53


    Trump and Elon are on the brink of war, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    May 28th The TACO Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 19:37


    Trump Always Chickens Out, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    May 21st Working on a Coal Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 20:42


    The Trump administration is making budget cuts, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    May 15th Leaving on a Jet Plane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 20:42


    Trump has a new toy, John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    April 28th In the Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 22:54


    Trump is living in his own world. John and Mary Jo discuss.

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    April 22nd Non Habemus Papem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 21:36


    John and Mary Jo discuss the Pope.

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    April 15th Are We Moving On?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 22:16


    Who is complicit in this? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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    April 8th Do Not Tariff If Seal Is Broken

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 22:12


    John and Mary Jo discuss the tariffs

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    April 1st I Love My Mazda

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 22:01


    John and Mary Jo discuss the Trump tariffs.

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    March 25th Signal Corps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 21:13


    The government has a security issue, John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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    March 17th Mercantilism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 23:14


    As the U.S. moves away from free trade, John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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    March 11th Entitlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 21:33


    What benefits are US citizens entitled to? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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    March 4th It's the Stupid Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 20:51


    Is Trump intentionally tanking the economy? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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    February 25th Globalization

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 18:35


    Where does the U.S. stand with foreign policy? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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    February 19th Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 22:05


    What future does the Trump administration envision? John and Mary have some thoughts.

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    February 11th La Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 20:13


    John and Mary Jo lead the revolution.

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    February 3rd Any Dictator Will Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 21:11


    Elon gains control, Mary Jo and John have some thoughts

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    December 5 The Weeks Keep Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 21:33


    New nominations for Trump administration. John and Mary Jo have lots of thoughts.

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    November 18 Into a Brave New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 23:01


    Now that the election is over, what next. Mary Jo and John give it some thought,

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    November 11 Well, It Happened

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 22:07


    Mary Jo and John are doing their best to adjust to the new reality of a Trump victory. Their best is not that good.

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