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Two college conservatives talk about the news, politics, and history just like they always have- this time with microphones.

This Is News


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    Ep. 50: This is the UN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 56:35


    The crew dives into the United Nations and does some quick hits on other things coming up in the news.

    Ep. 49: This is Rep. Dominguez

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 23:41


    Rehm sits down with State Rep. Alex Dominguez (D-Brownsville) to discuss HB 1802, cooperation in the Texas House, and salsa. Tribune Article on HB 1802 HB 1802 (as passed by the House)

    Episode 48: This is April Fool's

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 49:47


    No reasonable person would believe the description for an episode titled April Fools.

    Ep. 46: This Is Jack's Hatred of Monarchy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 58:21


    The Crew talks COVID, Title IX, good things at LSU, and the Monarchy.

    Ep. 45: This Is Buying Greenland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 63:05


    The Crew talks drones, COVID, and buying Greenland.

    Ep. 44: This is a New Era for Grammer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 54:14


    The Crew breaks down COVID, Biden nominees, the GOP civil war, the Romney-Cotton minimum wage proposal, and Jack has feelings about the Left.

    Ep. 43: This is a Natural Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 78:33


    The Crew talks energy, COVID, space, and ranked-choice voting as Jack has some thoughts directed towards the junior Senator from Texas.

    Ep. 42: This Might Be Incitement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 69:18


    The Crew talks Super Bowl, Covid-19, Biden's foreign policy, impeachment, and Rehm is the first to bring up a culture war topic, showing 2021 is just as crazy as 2020.

    Ep. 41: This Is a Deranged Conspiracy Theorist in the House of Representatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 59:31


    The Crew discusses the Queen of QAnon, COVID, teachers' unions, and the wonders of free trade.

    Ep. 40: This is GameStop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 60:04


    The Crew talks Gamestop and the future of the GOP.

    This is President Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 56:43


    The Crew discusses Inauguration Day and the early policies of the Biden administration.

    Episode 38: This is Impeachment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 89:34


    The Crew talks about impeachment, Big Tech censorship, and more.

    Episode 37: This is Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 75:19


    The crew talks about impeachment, insurrection, the election, Georgia, vaccines, abortion, cancel culture, and more. Walter Mondale announcing the Electoral College vote in 1981: https://twitter.com/HowardMortman/status/1346488839179796480?s=20 Jack's latest article: https://loneconservative.com/2021/01/04/cancelling-student-debt-a-violation-of-the-freedom-of-contract/

    Ep. 36: This is the Season Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 77:56


    The Crew talks elections, spies, Mayor Pete, and gives their take on the top 10 events of 2020 in our last episode of 2020.

    Ep. 35: This is Section 230

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 81:06


    The Crew talks Section 230, the Morocco peace deal, Biden's cabinet picks, sleeping with the enemy, and the election from Hell that will never end.

    Episode 34: This is a Wide Variety of Topics II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 74:16


    The Crew talks elections, Biden's transition team and their possible policies, the NASDAQ and a proposed rule, and COVID.

    Ep. 33: This is Our First Sponsorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 70:48


    The Crew talks about the Election, COVID, Title IX, and abortion with Rehm shocking the world by delving into the culture war and Jack struggles with the English language.

    Ep. 32: This is a Wide Variety of Topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 61:49


    The crew breaks down a variety of topics from the election, Nordic civil liberties, the UN, and, much to one of our host's delight, monetary policy.

    Episode 31: This is Less Election Coverage Than You Expect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 50:32


    The Crew takes a much-needed break from the election to bounce around potential reforms for the judicial branch at both the federal and state level.

    Ep. 30: This is a Special Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 65:00


    The Crew breaks down the election results so far, we discuss what the election means for both parties, and we condemn President Trump for his undemocratic speech in which he declared victory without any evidence he had won.

    Ep. 29: This is a Forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 57:55


    The Crew gives their final takes on the election before Tuesday and Jack disagrees with Ben Shapiro.

    Ep. 28: This is a Repeat Guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 54:52


    The Crew has on LSU YAF president Nicholas Foster as we break down the latest presidential debate and our thoughts on the upcoming election.

    Ep. 27: This is the Future of Parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 65:31


    The Crew talks SCOTUS, Twitter, and Yelp, Jack obeyed a time constraint, and we give our takes on what the future holds for the Republicans and the Democrats.

    Ep. 26: This Is a VP Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 64:56


    The Crew talks COVID and the debate between Sen. Harris and VP Pence.

    Ep. 25: This is Presidential

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 68:56


    The Crew illustrates how a civil and productive debate should go as we discuss the dumpster fire that was the presidential debate and why the filibuster is great and we need to keep it.

    Ep. 24: This is a SCOTUS Vacancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 68:11


    The Crew honors the late Justice Ginsburg, breaks down the SCOTUS vacancy, the threat to our institutions and norms , Trump's unconstitutional executive order, and "America's Team's" victory over the inferior Atlanta Falcons. Link to Justices' tributes.

    Ep. 23: This is Peace In the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 61:40


    The Crew discusses the importance of Constitution Day, riots and the attempted murder of police officers, China, the Abraham Accords, the 2020 election, and a disturbing survey about Americans and the Holocaust.

    Ep. 22 This is Another Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 62:10


    The Crew talks about the dumpster fire that issues in California, messaging issues in the Biden campaign, media bias, and the good and bad of President Trump.

    Ep. 21: This is BridgeUSA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 76:03


    The Crew interviews the COO of BridgeUSA, Ross Irwin, about the good BridgeUSA is doing on college campuses and for public discourse in the country. We then discuss the riots, if Joe Biden and the Democrats share the blame for the violence, Nancy Pelosi's Marie Antoinette moment, the election, and much more. Disclaimer: The views put forward in this show are the views of individuals and not the views of any organization they may be a member or representative of.

    Ep. 20: This is the Primary Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 69:33


    The Crew delves into the primary system and discusses whether our electoral system may be better if there were no primaries and parties had more power, we breakdown the RNC, and a gavel is used, setting a dangerous precedent for this podcast. Twitter Instagram

    Ep. 19: This is the DNC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 89:41


    The Crew breaks down the Democratic Convention, talks post office conspiracies, Trump and the GOP being far too warm to QAnon, and the 9th Circuit actually did something right.

    Ep. 18: This is Joe's VP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 66:21


    The Crew discusses a slew of breaking international news, President Trump's executive orders, the media continuing to gaslight Americans about the riots, breaks the fourth wall a few times, and we give our thoughts on Joe Biden's VP.

    Ep. 17: This is Conservatism on Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 56:23


    The Crew interviews the Chief Justice of LSU's Student Government, President of YAF at LSU, and conservative political consultant Nicholas Foster and delves into being conservative on a college campus, Louisiana politics, and much more!

    Ep. 16: This is a Congressional Hearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 60:31


    The Crew pays tribute to Herman Cain, condemns Trump pulling troops out of Germany, and discusses Congress making a fool of themselves, what to do about riots, and who should get to decide when schools open. Twitter Thread from Mike Balsamo

    Episode 15: This is the Electoral College

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 45:46


    The Crew discusses the legacy and heroism of John Lewis, wishes a speedy recovery for the Notorious RBG, condemns China for its latest human rights violation, and finally presents the argument against the Electoral College and for Ranked Choice Voting.

    Episode 14: This is the SCOTUS Term

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 58:51


    The Crew unpacks the latest Supreme Court decisions from DACA to Oklahoma finally being torn apart to the delight of all Texans and discusses what the Court got right and what they got wrong.

    Episode 13: This is... Complicated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 36:41


    The Crew delves into President Trump granting clemency to Roger Stone, the Texas GOP and Texas Democrats each making fools of themselves as they race to see who can lose the most winnable election, and we discuss the Washington Redskins changing their name as if it will make people forget how terrible they are at football.

    Episode 12: This is a Wednesday Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 55:12


    The Crew discusses China's latest authoritarian crackdown on Hong Kong and how the United States should respond, Dan Patrick and the future of the Republican party, and our hope that the rumors of Trump not seeking a second term are true and how Republicans could then win.

    Episode 11: This is the End of CHAZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 53:27


    The Crew shows this episode has no sense of direction or plot or time constraints as we discuss the vileness of the UN, our nation's greatest legislator: the Supreme Court, tearing down statues, police reform, COVID and Texas, and lots more.

    Episode 10: This is the House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 57:22


    The Crew once again takes a break from the weekly news to delve into a lively debate concerning if the House of Representatives should expand, all while caring way too much about the actions of Connecticut's legislature in the 1790s.

    Episode 9: This is CHAZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 47:08


    CHAZ

    Episode 8: This is Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 67:47


    The Crew discusses rioting, protests, the economy, the joys of watching a racist lose his primary, and go way over our usual time limit to argue about political discourse and free speech.

    Episode 7: This is China pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 42:32


    The Crew addresses the recent police brutality in Minnesota resulting in the tragic death of George Floyd while discussing how it could affect VEEP stakes. We then move on to examining China's increasing aggression and tyranny and the goodish American response, ending with the undisputed fact that space is awesome and America should take the lead the final frontier.

    Episode 6: This is China

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 56:34


    The Crew talks China, China, China, then moves on to a little bit more of China. Plus, states are opening up exposing media hypocrisy and could we see Governor* Abrams for VP?

    Episode 5: This is the Senate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 41:47


    The crew takes a break from the news in this special episode to dive into a discussion about the 17th Amendment and why the nation would probably be better without it, then takes a second to analyze just how crazy and unpredictable this year's elections will be.

    Episode 4: This is a Murder Hornet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 33:42


    The Crew delves into the tragic murder of Ahmaud Arbery, we discuss the partisan cracks breaking apart our COVID-19 economic recovery, Michael Flynn is back, and Murder Hornets are 2020's latest attempt to kill us all.

    Episode 3: This is Salvageable

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 41:17


    The crew covers Justin Amash, VEEP Stakes, and the allegations against Joe Biden. Throw in some UFO talk and you have a salvageable episode of This is News.

    Episode 2: Low Quality Audio, High Quality News

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 44:08


    Yet another episode from the crew as they take on several issues in their wheelhouse ranging from dictatorial regimes to the NFL draft.

    Episode 1: WHO's to Blame

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 33:30


    The crew talks about the wild week this has been for federalism and the cutting of funding to the World Health Organization by the Trump Administration. They also talk about the 2017 comedy movie The Death of Stalin.

    Preview of Things to Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 2:48


    The crew lay out what listeners can expect from this podcast as it debuts in the coming week.

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