This Week At The Trump Poems

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Weekly commentary about Donald Trump and his administration, delivered in verse.

John Branning

  • Jan 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • weekly NEW EPISODES
  • 9m AVG DURATION
  • 82 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from This Week At The Trump Poems

Season 3, Episode 3: Week Ending 1/23/2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 8:40


All good things must come to an end. Also this podcast...

Season 3, Episode 2: Week Ending 1/16/2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 12:07


The penultimate episode -- one hopes -- of the podcast. Trying to tie up a lot of loose ends before next week's sign-off.

Season 3, Episode 1: Week Ending 1/9/2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 12:51


Trump fully unfurled his freak flag, with disastrous and predictable results.

Season 2, Episode 52: Week Ending 1/2/2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 9:26


A start to the New Year but not yet an end to the old B.S.

Season 2, Episode 51: Week Ending 12/26/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 8:58


In the season of giving, Trump continues to give it to us.

Season 2, Episode 50: Week Ending 12/19/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 6:05


The more things don't change, the more they get even worse.

Season 2, Episode 49: Week Ending 12/12/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 7:31


It's all over other than the fact it's not all over just yet...

Season 2, Episode 48: Week Ending 12/5/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 10:11


Pancakes are meant to be overturned. Elections -- not so much.

Season 2, Episode 47: Week Ending 11/28/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 6:37


Another week where Trump remains ensconced in an alternate reality, where crimes undermining democracy deserve pardons and the will of the people is to be disputed rather than embraced.

Season 2, Episode 46: Week Ending 11/21/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 9:00


Trump's behavior this week was literally par for the course -- since that's where he spent most of his time.

Season 2, Episode 45: Week Ending 11/14/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 10:17


All court, no spark.

Season 2, Episode 44: Week Ending 11/7/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 6:35


Our long national nightmare is both over AND simultaneously wending its way through the courts. Not surprising in the least.

Season 2, Episode 43: Week Ending 10/31/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 7:20


A very scary week. Also, it was Halloween.

Season 2, Episode 42: Week Ending 10/24/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 8:54


I'd prefer to stop talking about the coronavirus because we've eliminated it -- rather than just ignoring it.

Season 2, Episode 41: Week Ending 10/17/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 10:17


Amy Coney Barrett gets a B-minus on the Five Freedoms; Trump gets an F on general principle.

Season 2, Episode 40: Week Ending 10/10/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 11:42


This week really "flu" by...

Season 2, Episode 39: Week Ending 10/3/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 9:25


Wow. Just... wow.

Season 2, Episode 38: Week Ending 9/26/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 9:55


Trump continues to push for a free and fair election while stifling freedoms and acting unfairly. No doubt the irony is lost on him.

Season 2, Episode 37: Week Ending 9/19/20

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 9:18


A tumultuous week capped by the death of an icon, whose last wish is at risk of not being granted.

Season 2, Episode 36: Week Ending 9/12/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 7:34


How does Bob Woodward manage to keep charming his way into each President's inner sanctum?

Season 2, Episode 35: Week Ending 9/5/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 10:11


Saying bad cops merely have the yips? Par for the course for Donald Trump.

Season 2, Episode 34: Week Ending 8/29/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 8:17


One unconventional convention and another somewhat more conventional. Guess who's complaining about how the ratings have been reported?

Season 2, Episode 33: Week Ending 8/22/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 8:49


The Democrats have the floor but Trump does his damnedest not to yield it to them.

Season 2, Episode 32: Week Ending 8/15/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 7:00


Biden chooses a running mate, and Trump chooses to ramp up the lunacy.

Season 2, Episode 31: Week Ending 8/8/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 6:53


Just the usual assortment of insults, ignorance, falsehoods, and desperation.

Season 2, Episode 30: Week Ending 8/1/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 9:40


Which is the bigger risk: getting sick from COVID, or from Trump's maddening pace of divisive behaviors?

Season 2, Episode 29: Week Ending 7/25/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 9:07


A panoply of pizzazz without much perspicacity behind it.

Season 2, Episode 28: Week Ending 7/18/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 6:24


The more he talks, the less any of it makes sense.

Season 2, Episode 27: Week Ending 7/11/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 9:43


Join me for a first-anniversary celebration of the podcast! Be sure to click the link to download your cake and ice cream.

Season 2, Episode 26: Week Ending 7/4/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 10:56


They claim Trump reads everything -- but apparently he couldn't read the mood of the country this week.

Season 2, Episode 25: Week Ending 6/27/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 9:36


In addition to my usual melodious narration -- a true musical interlude is part of this week's episode!

Season 2, Episode 24: Week Ending 6/20/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 10:25


The week was supposed to be capped off by the triumphant Tulsa rally. Well, the best-laid plans... yada yada.

Season 2, Episode 23: Week Ending 6/13/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 11:52


It's the beginning of the end.

Season 2, Episode 22: Week Ending 6/6/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 9:44


Our self-proclaimed "law and order" President demonstrates he doesn't understand what either word means.

Season 2, Episode 21: Week Ending 5/30/2020

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 6:50


Reflections on a week which just should have never happened -- and yet was poised to do so for a long time.

Season 2, Episode 20: Week Ending 5/23/2020

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 7:01


Frantically hoping for improved outcomes by mixing pills with prayer.

Season 2, Episode 19: Week Ending 5/9/2020

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 5:37


Trump stumbles badly -- and so do I.

Season 2, Episode 18: Week Ending 5/2/2020

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 10:48


Reflecting on a week where deaths in a little over 2 months from COVID-19 exceeded the number killed in 19 years of the Vietnam War -- and are still climbing -- and yet this government's effort is referred to as a "great success story."

Season 2, Episode 17: Week Ending 4/25/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 6:00


This week's episode is almost as short as the amount of time Trump spent on the podium at Friday's task force briefing.

Season 2, Episode 16: Week Ending 4/18/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 6:44


The number of Trump Poems addressing the pandemic have not yet reached their peak.

Season 2, Episode 15: Week Ending 4/11/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 10:33


Wherein I resist the urge to perform an operetta and stick with my usual mumblecore approach to recitation.

Season 2, Episode 14: Week Ending 4/4/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 13:26


When faced with the truth, solemnly accept -- then deny, backpedal, obfuscate.

Season 2, Episode 13: Week Ending 3/28/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 9:25


This week's episode sounds like a million... a billion... a trill... wait -- TWO trillion bucks!

Season 2, Episode 12: Week Ending 3/21/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 12:20


Stay at home so you can watch Trump on TV every. single. day.

Season 2, Epidode 11: Week Ending 3/14/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 7:29


The virus continues to spread over more Trump Poems.

Season 2, Episode 10: Week Ending 3/7/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 12:44


Crack open a cold case of Corona(virus), self-quarantine, and enjoy!

Season 2, Episode 9: Week Ending 2/29/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 8:06


Warding off the Supreme Court and battling a virus -- or maybe the other way around.

Season 2, Episode 8: Week Ending 2/22/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 12:54


An award-winning performance in the pursuit of "Justice."

Season 2, Episode 7: Week Ending 2/15/20

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 7:20


Retribution and sticking-nose-into-it-ness. (Plus a special offer, but only if you listen by 2/15!)

Season 2, Episode 6: Week Ending 2/8/20

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 13:35


The impeachment kerfuffle comes to a quiet and dignified end.

Season 2, Episode 5: Week Ending 2/1/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 11:42


Pompous Pompeo, and a try, try again trial.

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