justinrobertyoung: Recent Episodes
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A look at two laws that would have solved the abortion conversation. Why they failed. Why we can settle this if you want to.
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Supreme Court gun ruling... what it does and doesn't mean.
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Florida Man Andrew Gillum indicted on charges of conspiracy and fraud.
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Ron DeSantis to reportedly not seek Trump endorsement for his 2022 re-election bid in Florida. Will these Republican war machines trade paint in 2024? Is there even a rift between them?
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We break down the new bipartisan gun safety bill - what got in and what got compromised on?
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Tom Merritt (Daily Tech News Show) joins the show to discuss Tik Tok's Chinese operations, the likelihood of Joe Biden intervening, and a Peter Thiel-backed super PAC's alleged illegal supply of resources to J.D. Vance.
When does a "disqualifying" ad or action benefit the disqualified candidate?
New details from the Uvalde shooting paint a bleak picture of the police response.
Evan Scrimshaw (The Lines) breaks down why you should take state polls showing a rosy picture for Democrats with a pinch of salt.
- The ways in which Republicans can win elections without bending the knee to the leader of their party.
- The Fed raises interest rates, the highest hike since 1994. We go down memory lane to see what's similar this time around.
- The science of political persuasion with David McRaney (You Are Not So Smart). He's got a new book, "How Minds Change: The Surprising Science, Belief, and Persuasion." (Pre-order here.)
January 6th Committee hits stumbling blocks in opening days. Was Rudy drunk?
Not only does the economy look to be headed to recession... voters seem to be blaming Biden.
Stephen Gutowski (The Reload) discusses the Bipartisan Gun Control framework. Juvenile background checks. Firearms Dealer requirements. Red Flag Laws.
Sex scandal? Child beating allegations? Nothing seems to get in between the MO GOP and Eric Greitens who is AGAIN in the lead for the Senate nomination.
A letter from Justin's brother sparks a rumination on the coverage of school shooters.
Michael Cohen joins the program to help break down the two bizarre races in PA. A governor's race the Democrats are taking for granted and an insane senate race between a progressive with a broken heart and a television doctor who just moved in.
Why on Earth is bipartisan gun control close to happening now? Why aren't the House or Biden trying to help it along?
A brilliant strategy to clear up health rumors and bolster independent cred offered freely to the Fetterman campaign.
Sarah Rumpf (Mediaite) helps us break down the meltdown happening at the Washington Post where Democracy Dies in Darkness but Morale dies on Twitter.
• Joe Biden's Wall Street Journal editorial fires the starter pistol on his midterm strategy and plans to address inflation. • Bill Scher (Washington Monthly) and Justin scratch their heads at Joe Biden's legislative futility and discuss Bill's recent op-ed, The Deeply Flawed Narrative That Joe Biden Bought.
Congress is out of session and the primaries are boring this week so we sit down with Kevin Ryan. We start with sadness. Is America existentially sad? Is our collective mood sour? If so, when were we last happy? Do we seek polarization because we are scared? Or do we polarize when we're bored? Also, Bill Gates.
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED AND PRODUCED BEFORE THE TRAGEDY IN TEXAS. WE WILL COVER IT AND ALL LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD.
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As we move into the midterms Justin attempts to detangle the verbiage used to describe the right. Is someone Trumpy or MAGA? Maybe America First? Dark MAGA? ULTRA MAGA?
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NYT goes in on Democratic Senate nominee in PA Fetterman's health.
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In the wake of the shooting in Buffalo, The Atlantic's Graeme Wood comes on to talk about manifestos. When are they good to read? When are they harmful?
Justin is LIVE from the Peach State to bring you the action as the Brain Kemp seeks to dispatch Trump-endorsed David Perdue and move on to Stacey Abrams.
One of the most influential conservatives PACs has an off-again, on-again relationship with the 45th president. Why are they picking a fight now and does it matter that Trump just beat them twice?
Preview of the races in Georgia before Justin leaves to cover it live.
Brian Sack left his life and career in America to help fleeing Ukrainians on the Polish border. Why did he do it? What was it like? Has he readjusted since coming back?
Racing from the airport to Bucks County for a Barnette and Mastriano event that barred the press... except for us!
Attempting to find Fetterman in Joe Biden's hometown.
Predictions!
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Steve Schmidt, Lincoln Project founder and former strategist to major Republican candidates, including John McCain. He airs his Meghan McCain grievances and we look at a New York Times piece from the 2000 election that highlighted John McCain's alleged affair.
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Have we reached peak inflation? The Democrats struggle to find footing as Republicans place rising costs and a failing market at the feet of a Democratic administration.
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The Political Triad (Justin, Andrew Heaton, and Jen Briney) reconvene to tease a new project, discuss renewable energy, and to break down the infamous Madison Cawthorn footage.
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The race for the GOP Senate nomination has been a battle between Dr. Oz and Dave McCormick. But an upstart Kathy Barnette is gaining momentum. Will it be enough? Before we leave for PA we reset the race.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will hold a vote an a Roe codification bill that might not even land every Democrat. But there is another bill that does the vast majority of his bill written by two Republicans. If neither can pass, wouldn't it be better to punish the GOP with bipartisan bill?
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Dave Levinthal (Insider) joins to discuss exactly how the Roe Overturn Leak affected fundraising. Spoiler... it's gone up a lot.
In the late 00s it looked like the Democrats would never lose a national election again. What happened?
After a big fight a Trump endorsement JD Vance is your nominee or Senate on the GOP setting up a fight between he and Tim Ryan. ROE V WADE OVERTURNED???? At least according to a leak. What it means for congress, midterms and beyond. We talk to Matt Sienkiewicz about conservative comedy.
The Political Triad returns! Andrew Heaton (The Political Orphanage) and Jen Briney (Congressional Dish) are live in studio to discuss the political implications of Elon Musk's Twitter purchase along with Jen's unironic love of riding the bus and how she'd solve transportation problems plaguing the country. Plus, Elizabeth Warren's potential testing of presidential waters as she promotes her op-ed on student loan cancellation.
Elon Musk buying Twitter is inexplicably a massive political story. We collect every question about it and attempt to answer them.
David Perdue is sinking like a stone in the GA Governor primary. Is Election Fraud dead as a '22 or '24 campaign topic?
Sarah Rumpf (Mediaite, Law and Crime) joins us to discuss the impending dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement Zone by the hand of Ron DeSantis. How does this end?
Justin is LIVE from the trail of the GOP Senate primary in Ohio. JD Vance (flanked by the Trumps) is charging in to the lead of this race. One of the former frontrunners, Mike Gibbons, seems a bit lost. Josh Mandel remains the grassroots favorite but can he fire up enough to hold off the Trump Train?
All roads lead to a pivotal moment Saturday night when President Trump holds a rally in rural Ohio... will there be enough Mandel supporters to boo Vance? If there isn't, is this race over?
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A judge vacated the CDC travel mask mandate and Biden has to choose if he's going to challenge it. Meanwhile, the CDC is removing a border immigration policy tied to COVID. Will the mixed messages trip up the White House?
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Biden REPORTEDLY tells Obama that he's running in 2024. But he's already said that publicly. Why is this being leaked?
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Tom Merritt (Daily Tech News Show) joins us to discuss Elon Musk, Twitter and the new techno doomer essay that has everyone talking.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
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The March Consumer Price Index is out and it's bad. Here's what that means for the Biden administration, which blames Putin for the volatility.
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Hawaii Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele has a day job - he's a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines. His lack of in-person voting has caused scrutiny into how he spends his time and what legislation he supports.
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Andrew Heaton (The Political Orphanage) joins the show with Tax Day fast approaching to talk the implications of working for oneself, Georgist tax policy, and politics of tax reform.
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Dr. Oz gets the Trump endorsement in PA.
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Biden is spending this week talking about issues he's unpopular on to try and give his party some talking points going into the election. But one vulnerable Senate Dem isn't waiting on him to address the border, she went down herself and she represents New Hampshire!
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Jeff Maurer joins us to discuss the French presidential election and the "rise" of populism.
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The Reedy Creek Improvement District acts as Disney World's own government. Florida's Don't Say Gay law has pit state Republicans against Disney as some suggest regulating what Disney has long controlled.
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Attack ads are back! Fiery TV spots from Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
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Joe Uscinski (University of Miami) is back on the show to dive deeper into several iconic (and a few newer) American conspiracies.
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Sarah Palin has announced her candidacy for the lone House of Representatives seat in Alaska. And yet she's not a shoe in? Deconstructing why her decision to leave the governorship of Alaska in 2009 could doom her comeback campaign in 2022.
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Biden is heading for a disaster midterm so he is turning to Joe Manchin to lead him to a victory. Will the progressives stand for it? Can the Democratic party handle more infighting?
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Matthias Shapiro (Political Math) helps Justin break down what we know for sure entering year three of COVID, what we learned isn't true and what has been totally memory holed.
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Lifting Title 42: The impact on Biden and fellow Democrats as we approach the midterms.
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Looking back at Jessica Cutler as Madison Cawthorn tells tales of sexs and drugs in DC.
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What will work for and against Biden in the midterms? Bill Scher (Washington Monthly) joins the show to talk Ukraine, inflation, COVID, and more.
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Things look bleak for the Dems as the midterms approach so Biden is changing course. Gone are the massive social safety nets, replaced with fiscal responsibility and public safety in the new budget. Will the Dems go for it?
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Eric Greitens won't let another accusation of assault end his campaign for Senate. But since he can't directly blame his ex-wife or child he finds the person truly to blame: Karl Rove.
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Dave Levinthal (Insider) joins us to talk Clarence Thomas and the bizarre world of DC power couples.
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The confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson sees future presidential hopefuls vying for the spotlight.
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Journalist's role as gatekeepers of information as we revisit the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.
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Aron Solomon (Chief Legal Analyst, Esquire Digital and the editor of Today's Esquire) talks the politics of Russia detaining WNBA player Brittney Griner.
New book chronicles Biden/Kamala beef.
Explosive new allegations from Eric Greiten's ex-wife detail abuse, manipulation and suicide threats. Does this end the GOP frontrunner's campaign for Senate in MO?
Ohio Republican frontrunners get nose to nose in profane conflict during forum.
Matt Donnelly (Ice Cream Social podcast, Hill Bill) joins us for the third, and final?, check in on the health of America's COVID barometer Las Vegas.
- Florida's 'Parents Rights in Education' bill, or more infamously, what Democrats refer to as the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. What it really means in practice, and the fight that Republicans would love to have over it.
- Antony Blinken indicates where the future of Russian sanctions may be.
- Michael Shure (NewsNation, The Young Turks) sits down to talk shop on his congressional campaign. (California's 37th district)
Donald Trump hates GA Gov. Brian Kemp. He is backing a primary challenger David Perdue. But after a tied poll after the announcement... Kemp has built and is growing a lead. What does that mean about Trump's endorsement, Georgia and Stacey Abrams?
President Zelenskyy of Ukraine will address congress and "name and shame" those that have not stepped up and helped his country fight off a Russian invasion.
Even Scrimshaw joins the show to pick some primary lines.
PA
McCormick -1.5 over Oz
Fetterman -5 over Lamb
GA
Walker -59 over field
Kemp -5 over Perdue
OH
Gibbons, Mandel, Vance, Timkin PICK EM
FL
Crist over Fried -5
An essay about Bad Faith on the internet.
Andrew Heaton's episode of The Political Orphanage about psychedelic drugs.
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Biden bans import of Russian gas after bipartisan pressure. UK follows suit. Will Europe? Or are they too hooked?
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First budget of the Biden administration seems set to pass. What are the remaining issues?
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Tom Merritt (Daily Tech News Show) joins for some citizen research into Russian military history.
- It's boom or bust. Biden may need to step aside as a lameduck president in 2024 if he can't provide bold leadership.
- Biden Admin rolls out new COVID preparedness plans that outline access to drugs, masks, and preparation for future variants.
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David McRaney (You Are Not So Smart book and podcast) explains the often performative "post-trust" phase of modern political discourse.
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COVID-19 Psychology: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/177-covid-19
- Anti-Maskers: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/185-masks
- Vaccine Hesitancy: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/189-the-vaccine
- The Insurrection: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/198-reflection-and-insurrection
- Tribal Psychology: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/122-tribal-psychology
- Uncivil Agreement: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/133-uncivil-agreement - Pluralistic Ignorance: https://omny.fm/shows/you-are-not-so-smart/157-pluralistic-ignorance
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Justin's snap SOTU reactions and TX primary results
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The grim reality of Ukraine.
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A fight between Cocaine Mitch and Rick Scott.
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Benjamin Teitelbaum (War For Eternity) discusses who an ancient belief system can help explain what is happening in Russia. And Brazil. And the US.
UPDATE ON WAR IN UKRAINE
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The midterms are upon us, and email list rental expenditures are through the roof.
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Joe Biden's State of the Union will be rebutted by the GOP... and progressive Democrats.
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Justin and Kevin Ryan discuss the virtues of empathy and how society copes with war and lockdown. Also, more on Ukraine, transparency in politics, and a short Beetlejuice diversion
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Russia make minor incursion into Ukraine, Biden drops minor sanctions.
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A bonkers Ohio Senate debate.
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Andrew Heaton on Supreme Court and diversity
Justin and Jen Briney discuss everything they can think of related to the bizarre Ukraine and Russia stand off as well as the role the United States and United Kingdom have in it. Heaton couldn't make it so we are joined by TWO to replace him... Tom Merritt (Daily Tech News Show) and Brian Brushwood (World's Greatest Con).
Russia is moving troops and armaments back from the Ukraine border. If this is the beginning of the end of the invasion that wasn't: WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?
Trump says that a court filing totally proves everything he's said about Democrats spying on him. It's "worse than Watergate." The Durham filings explained...
Jeff Maurer on why Fox News Channel's late night comedy experiment Gutfeld! is a ratings success. It might not be the jokes but rather the entire alignment of comedy.
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Mask mandates are getting increasingly less popular as the country looks to a new normal. Are they the political refuge for Democrats they once were?
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Nancy Pelosi caves to Dave Levinthal. Yes, you read that right.
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Damon Linker (The Week) joins the show to discuss both-sidesism, where journalists have historically landed in this debate, and how it's used in a contemporary discourse.
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There are 100,000 Russian troops on the Ukraine border. Biden administration lays out sanctions and punishments for invasion. But also, are we going to war?
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The Ohio Senate race is on with an interesting GOP primary. Can a once-NeverTrump author successfully rebrand as a MAGA savior with the help of enough Peter Thiel money?
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Seth Radwell (American Schism) believes that America is very divided and we can understand it better by exploring the ideological separation of our founding.
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Canadian truckers are being forced to vaccinate. Protests and blockades have ensued. The truth, as best we can figure it, on the Freedom Convoy.
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In the wake of CNN president Jeff Zucker's departure, could the network be primed for acquisition?
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Andrew Heaton (The Political Orphanage) spent over a year doing a deep dive on homelessness in America. He's here with the Px3 debrief on his learnings.
Joe Biden hesitates to get involved with Electoral Count Act reform despite a bipartisan push. Is the existence of bipartisan options killing progressive ideals?
Democrats rush against another government funding deadline.
Michael D. Cohn joins us to further break down the ad war between Dr. Oz and David McCormick in PA's GOP Senate primary.
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Justice Breyer to retire; Biden gets his shot at a Supreme Court nomination. Will Manchin or Sinema be a problem? We temporarily don our conspiracy theorist hats and talk Justice Kamala Harris.
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Evan Scrimshaw (The Lines, Scrimshaw Unscripted) talks shop about upcoming senate elections in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and more. Plus, a state to keep an eye on for Democrats.
Is TX Democrat Henry Cellular involved in an international pay for play oil scheme? Is FL Republican Matt Gaetz going to get indicted on prostitution charges? The lates on both congressmen.
A reading of reactions from last week's interview about Diversity Intervention in schools.
Evan Scrimshaw (The Lines) joins us to break down the House races going into the midterms. Biden's approval rating, redistricting and more.
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Biden year 2 is underway and he's got terrible, no good, very bad polls. His team wants to switch it up.
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Kyrsten Sinema's re-election and the gamble Democrats make if they want to unseat her.
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Brian Sack (Questionable Material) returns to the show to discuss 'diversity intervention,' particularly in light of CRT and educational issues being front and center in the last election.
(6:10) A cold war has erupted between once staunch allies Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and 45th President Donald Trump. The subliminal disses and possible influence from a DC stalwart.
(16:40) The leading candidates for the GOP nomination in Pennsylvania are both outsiders with a lot of money or fame. Listen to see how David McCormick and Dr. Oz are both portraying themselves and how they're being attacked.
(27:50) Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Institute joins us to talk about low unemployment, disappointing hiring stats, how many jobs behind are we compared to 2020 and much more.
Darren Kitchen joins to discuss if Kamala Harris is smart to never use Bluetooth headphones.
4:05 - Joe Biden goes to Atlanta and gives a speech. The crowd he wanted refuses to attend. The most famous local politician (actively campaigning btw) whose main issue is entwined with the speech doesn't make it. The push the speech hopes to inspire is already doomed.
Who is he speaking to and why?
13:27 - Kevin McCarthy promises to clean up congress when it comes to insider stock trading. For whatever that's worth.
20:10 - Bill Scher (Politico, Washington Monthly) helps dissect what happened with BBB, the failed Manchin pressure strategy and if Biden's legislative calendar is already closed.
"Why do people hate NFTs?"
They're interesting, frivolous and speculative. Yet the debate over this permutation of the internet (where one can buy purely digital art) has awoken a visceral reaction from some people. Why? Justin believes this is a reconstituted rift that's been dormant for over a decade. What's more? It's only a matter of time before it is exploited by politicians, pundits and brands.
Featuring Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show and Andrew Heaton of The Political Orphanage.
Links:
https://play.acast.com/s/know-a-little-more/aboutblockchain
Electoral Count Act (3:10)
BBB is iced for now. So the Democrats are now focusing on voting reform. But that's probably a dead end too unless Sinema and Manchin reform the filibuster which they said they wouldn't. So... does Schumer get into ANOTHER staring contest with them (after he just lost one) OR does he take a possible deal from the GOP which could the Dems a win, but would gut the majority of their voting reform goals?
https://www.cato.org/blog/republicans-should-support-electoral-count-act-reform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_Count_Act
Poll Dance (24:10)
Biden still way underwater in approval polls, good news for Dems?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html
Heaton January 6th Interview (28:30)
Biden gives a speech about COVID that reverses his administration's initial resistance to buying and shipping at-home tests. And yet it's typical of this White House, nothing is worth doing unless we're being bullied on Twitter about it.
Iowa and New Hampshire survive into the 2024 primaries.
Dave Levinthal (Insider) discusses the groundbreaking new series looking into stock trading in congress. One that led to a very testy (and telling) answer from Nancy Pelosi.
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We just can't get enough of our sugary cereal. Texts from colleagues and Fox News pundits to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows are shared with the Jan 6 committee.
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Texas pioneered The Snitch Method with their abortion bill and now Florida and California follow suit with similar civilian incentivization on CRT and guns.
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Rob Goodman (Ryerson University) breaks down the science of political rhetoric from Cicero to Trump. His new book is Words On Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09M928QCX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
Justin makes the case that Joe Manchin isn't quite the mysterious chess player he's made out to be... he's telling us what's on his mind. The problem for Biden is that he's not close to voting for the BBB bill.
Georgia GOP primary heats up. Perdue and Kemp release favorable internal polls.
Matthias Shapiro (Political Math) joins the show to discuss all things COVID in the wake of our incoming fifth wave.
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Civility's out the window on voicemail: Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene share death threats they've received.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert avoids being the third GOP rep. stripped of congressional committee assignments by House Democrats.
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Brian Brushwood (Scamstuff.com, The Modern Rogue, Great Night) details his small business' supply chain battle in the era of COVID.
Bob Dole died this weekend at the age of 98. Survivor of WWII and multiple cancers the Kansas politician had an amazing career. But his wit and grace will outlast him including a very crucial lesson that is rare in the modern era.
Former senator David Perdue is running against Brian Kemp in a primary challenge for the Georgia governor's mansion.
Karen Hinton talks about her new book Penis Politics. From her life in Mississippi to DC and eventually working with Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio she has a lot to say about gender dynamics in the workplace.
Dr. Oz is running for Senate in PA
The Grinch is a great story and tells us a lot about our modern political discourse.
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Biden's legislation has passed. It is popular. So why do people think he's doing terribly. Justin takes a deep dive into his record and wonders "does legislation really matter?"
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Joe Manchin says no BBB until 2022.
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Andrew Heaton joins the show to discuss the world of cable news punditry in the wake of reports that Chris Cuomo was not only intimately involved with defending his brother from sexual harassment allegations but used professional contacts to dig up opposition research.
Kyrsten Sinema takes a victory lap for bipartisanship as the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is signed into law.
A Steele Dossier key source is indicted. It's time to correct the record on what CNN got wrong and what Buzzfeed got right.
Anat Shenker-Osorio (Words to Win By podcast) gives insight into the progressive playbook and the state of progressive campaigns in 2022.
Biden's polls are bad but his news is good. So why are there two articles about which Democrat is going to replace him in the White House in '24? Why are Dems caping up for Kamala instead of reiterating that Biden is running?
Beto is born to be in this (Governor of Texas) and has made his announcement. Justin breaks down his messaging, specifically what is different than last time and how he is framing himself.
Jeff Maurer (I Might Be Wrong) joins to discuss why educated liberals are annoying, from the perspective of an educated liberal.
Progressives shuddered that the BBB was a lost cause without leverage. Now that the infrastructure bill is passed they may be right... unless moderates who want tax cuts can save them.
Even Scrimshaw (TheLines.com) helps us understand what he got wrong in VA and breaks down the midterms.
New Hampshire will not be a Hassan vs. Sununu race for Senate. That leaves the GOP scrambling for a candidate half as strong. Are their Senate hopes already done?
Paul Gosar posted a dumb meme. The only thing dumber is the reaction by the Dems.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will soon be law! Finally! What lessons can we learn from the winding road it took. Bill Scher helps explain.
Three lessons both parties need to understand going forward after VA and NJ.
A rant about concessions.
Ed Durr runs wild.
Justin is in the Commonwealth of Virginia and on the trail with both candidates. How do they sound? How are the crowds?
Can Youngkin pull the upset or will all of this hullabaloo be forgotten when TMac dominates on election day. Justin has some thoughts!
The First Ever DC Px3 meetup:
Present Company
Wednesday, November 3rd (day after election day!)
6 p.m.
438 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001
Justin breaks down a local proposition vote to explain the bizarre advertising.
Paul Brandus of @WestWingReports breaks down why he think mothers might be the key to the labor shortage.
Dave Levinthal (Insider) discusses the weird relationship between crypto currencies and political fundraising.
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The frontrunner for VA governor is now fighting on the upstart's issue. Is that a good sign for Democrats going into the final week of campaigning? Justin says no.
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Democrats are close to a BBB framework deal. Or are they?
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Andrew Heaton joins us to talk about his time as a congressional staffer during very emotionally charged vote. Warning... there are some accurate reenactments of angry constituent calls.
What's the latest on our modern supply chain crisis?
The Px3 audience is shockingly plugged in to the logistics network! We prove it with a mail bag.
James Thatcher (a 20-year veteran of international logistics) breaks down what is going wrong now, what is fixable and gives some (dire?) predictions for the future.
Could the Democrats actually be negotiating with each other? Did Bernie cross a line with Joe Manchin and finally trigger a thaw? Is Biden going to do something?
The Virginia Gov race is in the home stretch and a big ugly scene has erupted in the center of it. Will a horrifying crime trigger a culture war shift that imperils Terry McAuliffe's lead?
Marc Caputo (Politico) joins us to discuss Brad Raffensperger's decision to run against Trump in the GOP. Also, a little bit of Florida talk as well.
Justin does some light texting and finds a very interesting theory about the Southwest Airlines / Vaccine Mandate rumors.
A viral ad that MIGHT actually plug into a fruitful campaign for the Democrats.
Molly Wood (Marketplace Tech) joins us to discuss her latest podcast How We Survive. The reality of green tech and climate change from the point of view of those closest to it happening.
The Debt Ceiling is the big talk all over DC and we take a look at the issue, the strategies and how things might play out.
The Lieutenant Governor of Idaho issued several executive orders while the Governor was out of the state. Drama? Yes. But what's more? They are about to run against each other for the state's top job!
Prof. Matthew Browne (Decoding the Gurus) joins us to discuss Australia's lockdown strategy and how they might emerge from a "zero COVID" mindset now that they are reaching higher vaccine rates.
Justin Robert Young.
Jen Briney.
Andrew Heaton.
The crew discusses the intra-Dem rivalry in congress, Sinema, what normies care about and (of course) the media.
As we marvel at the cluster in congress surrounding Biden's Build Back Better bill we look back at the 2009 passage of Obamacare where... you guessed it... two Democratic votes gummed up the works. Is what happened a road map of the future?
The good and bad news for Biden on COVID as Delta finally relents.
Matt Donnelly (Ice Cream Social) joins us again to talk about the COVID politics of Las Vegas, quite possibly the only city in America where the people, the businesses and the politicians are all united in one common goal: providing the world a place to get wasted and gamble.
CONGRESS APOCALYPTO!
Pelosi sides with the moderates at the 11th hour. Will the progressives cave or hold the line?
Oh also, the debt ceiling needs to be raised. Yeah, and the government is going to shut down on Thursday. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!
Bill Scher joins us to bask in the glory of his prediction that Pelosi was going to do EXACTLY WHAT SHE ENDED UP DOING!
You might rightfully wonder how over 10,000 immigrants from the Caribbean island nation of Haiti wound up in Del Rio, Texas. Justin doesn't have a lot of answers but it is yet another headache for Biden to deal with.
The first negative ads of the midterms are here! GOP aligned groups begin hammering Dems on the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.
Mike Cohen (Modern Campaigns) joins the show to discuss why Glenn Youngkin DOES have a chance against against once (and future?) governor Terry McAuliffe in Virginia.
The Democrats in congress can't agree on much. And we're rapidly driving toward a cliff on three fronts: Biden's legacy, the debt ceiling and government funding.
Justin does his best to understand Australia's lockdowns and protests.
Evan Scrimshaw joins us yet again to break down the Canadian elections, preview the upcoming Virginia governors race and do a WAY TOO EARLY preview on Beto vs. Abbott.
The Dems want Cocaine Mitch to bluff... good luck. COVID vaccines for kids coming soon? Norm Macdonald talk with Andrew Heaton.
ANDSTILL
Gavin Newsom is your California governor. Is this a rousing referendum on Democratic COVID leadership? Or are there some troubling trends emerging among nonwhite voters?
Justin breaks down the rapid shift in polling of the California Recall attempt of Gavin Newsom. He then gives rankings to all of the challengers who ran against him. Finally, he is joined by Josh Spivak (Recall Elections: From Alexander Hamilton to Gavin Newsom) joins to break down the race up until election day.
Biden might have an economic problem on the left. Gavin might cruise during the recall during the week after the POLL DANCE! Jen Briney joins the show to talk January 6th, COVID and more.
The longest war in American history is over. It lasted too long, the mission became blurry and now it's over. But will the messy exit hurt Biden? Or set up another conflict? Or will the immensely popular position of "No War" be enough to buoy him?
Matthias Shapiro (PoliMath on Substack) talks COVID numbers, where Delta has dealt the most damage and a question about the mask mandates in schools.
A brief recap of the bombing in Kabul and Biden's speech (spoiler: too much buck passing) When is it right to negotiate with the Taliban? A dissection of a particularly bizarre 1984 ad by Walter Mondale. Brian Brushwood (World's Greatest Con) discusses if the disastrous pullout in Afghanistan is a win or loss or noninterventionist philosophy.
Nancy Pelosi just made a deal that could shatter the Democratic congress by justinrobertyoung
Justin and Kevin Ryan discuss American Foreign Policy, our place in the universe and the concept of truth.
The exit from Afghanistan is an unfolding disaster. Despite bipartisan support for an exit, the manner by which it happens continues to shock worldwide. Biden's statement Monday is dissected for your edification.
Meanwhile, in DC the bipartisan infrastructure which will eventually be a big win for the Biden administration is being held up by his own party.
Speaking of that bill, Tom Merritt joins us to talk about all the tech ramifications.
Justin breaks down the state of the California Recall Election (September 14th) including why Gavin Newsom's position has eroded in the polls, why he is angry about it and who could replace him. We are also joined by Joshua Spivak of the Recall Elections Blog to break down the numbers.
CUOMO OUT! Bipartisan infrastructure passes! What's next? Biden's border problem by justinrobertyoung
Jen Briney. Andrew Heaton. Justin Robert Young.
Live in the same room for the first time.
The New York Attorney General released their report on Gov. Cuomo's sexual harassment allegations. It confirms much of what we already knew. So why do I feel more confident than ever that he will get reelected?
NYC is the first in the nation to do vaccine passports. How will it play? Will other cities follow suit? Are are out of the woods on lockdowns?
Bill Scher of Washington Monthly joins us to talk about where we are on infrastructure and the battles yet to come in the House.
A special presentation of one of my favorite political podcast ever... Andrew Heaton's The Political Orphanage "What Really Toppled the Berlin Wall"
Is bipartisan infrastructure definitely going to happen or is it all about to go up in smoke?
It's basically an hour of me talking about how great Dana Carvey is at political comedy.
Chuck stress tests both of the infrastructure tracks and could blow up both of them.
So... this Cuba thing.
Jeff Maurer (I Might Be Wrong newsletter) talks about his career in the EPA AND being an original writer on Last Week Tonight.
Infrastructure is still progressing.
Matt Donnelly (Ice Cream Social) explains the history of Bruce Springsteen as a political icon from reluctant working class hero to post-Obama liberal arts school magnet.
Edwin Edwards died at the age of 93 this Monday. We remember his career filled with corruption, quick wit and a wild election in 1991 against Klan founder David Duke.
Also, Andrew Heaton joins us to talk the politics of American cities as he promotes his book Los Angeles is Hideous.
LAisUgly.com
Why all independent media makes a meal out of criticizing corporate media.
How long will the January 6th Commission take?
Darren Kitchen (Hak5) discusses the latest massive ransomware attack and what Joe Biden can (or cannot) do about it.
New York City's Democratic Mayoral primary is officially a fiasco as the Board of Elections botched their Ranked Choice Vote count and now faces lawsuits from the candidates.
Bill Scher (Washington Monthly) explains the power fault lines in the evolving infrastructure negotiations including a guess on if (when?) Nancy Pelosi will cave.
An exploration of the Australian success of containing COVID with harsh lockdowns but lackluster vaccine rollout. A full year after the last major breakout, over 80% of the population is under lockdown currently. When will it break?
Kevin Ryan joins us to discuss the philosophy of Critical Theory and the politics of it's offspring Critical Race Theory.
Jen Briney and Andrew Heaton join Justin to discuss the Biden administration's plan to shift the spotlight from COVID to the economy after July 4th. Is America ready to move on?
Eric Adams will in all likelihood be your Democratic candidate. Yang flames out! Progressivism is not dead! Sliwa will be your GOP representative. Hear how the final hours of the campaign played out from the ground level!
Even California is reopening, so Joe Biden needs to pivot from the issue he won on in 2020. But what does he focus on? When does he flip the switch?
Does Justice Breyer need to retire immediately?
Brian Brushwood joins us to discuss the new Dog and Pony Show Audio series World's Greatest Con.
Is Andrew Yang toast in his run for NYC mayor? Cocaine Mitch to make a deal with the Dems? MeetKevin is running for governor of California, hear what his plans are and why he believes this isn't just a stunt.
NYC Meetup! SUNDAY June 20th Carragher's 228 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018 7 p.m.
The latest on Biden's (doomed?) infrastructure plan.
Is Bibi Netanyahu about to be tossed from power? For real this time.
Bill Grueskin of Columbia Journalism Review discusses Sarah Palin's lawsuit against the New York Times.
A Senate committee on the January 6th riots have returned their report. What does it say? What does it mean going forward?
NYC mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams attacks AOC after she endorses a rival. If "Defund the Police" can't play in NYC can it play anywhere?
Michael Cohen (not that one) helps us break down the technological advancements in modern campaigns, fundraising and the differences between a defined candidate and a real person. Get his new book Modern Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections at this link:
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538153802/Modern-Political-Campaigns-How-Professionalism-Technology-and-Speed-Have-Revolutionized-Elections
The latest on Biden's infrastructure negotiations.
We take a look at the 1968 ad "Laughter" in our Attack Ad series.
J.D. Durkin of None of the Above joins the show to talk about his new series debuting THIS MONDAY at 8 p.m. on Cheddar.
Hopefully, the final Hyperbole Free Coronavirus Update. We go out in grand fashion with a clear and undeniable message: the United States should be very, very grateful we have the access to clearly effective vaccines. Also, the Northeast and Deep South have shockingly similar COVID death numbers.
With a bi-partisan January 6th Commission dead, do the Democrats want to make the Capitol Riot their Benghazi? It would make 2022 about Trump but is that a good thing?
Andrew Heaton joins the show to discuss the bygone Fiscal Hawk archetype and if will ever return.
A breakdown of the Virginia governors race which will be decided this fall. A former governor matches up against a Trump-endorsed outsider with history on his side despite a Republican not winning statewide in VA since 2009.
Update on infrastructure.
Conspiracy Theory expert Joe Uscinski joins the show to discuss our evolving understanding of the COVID lab leak theory and gets into how social media has and has not affected our beliefs.
Gavin Newsom might be facing a recall attempt but the California Republican Party is demonstrating exactly why they are a minority party.
A deep dive into the political metaphor "dog whistle" including when it is used correctly and incorrectly.
Tom Merritt (Daily Tech News Show) joins us to discuss Ransomware and if the the federal government should be doing more about it.
Has Kevin McCarthy been rejected by his party?
Rob Howard joins us to discuss his newsletter Hiatus which attempts to give you an calm and focused take on the news from someone who knows exactly how to distract you.
We begin a new segment on negative ads starting with Weekend Passes (aka Willie Horton) the 1988 ad that helped sink Michael Dukakis and according to some "racialized" presidential politics.
The current conflict between the Israeli Defense Force and Hamas is world news and Joe Biden has taken a soft touch. Will that be enough for progressives calling Israel an apartheid state? What about Chuck Schumer? Is this a straw that breaks the camel's back for an AOC primary?
New challengers for Andrew Cuomo and Marco Rubio.
Justin's mother, Gloria Young, recounts every election she ever voted in. What she thought about each candidate, what issues mattered to her at the time and why she's switched parties twice. Also, the outgoing president she wrote a letter to and got a response back.
The Political Triad reunites! Justin Robert Young, Andrew Heaton and Jen Briney discuss the Texas winter black outs, Biden's COVID relief and if stimulus is causing a labor shortage.
Why doesn't Joe Biden just bully moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin to get his agenda through? Justin walks through the electoral reality of such a move and it isn't pretty for Joe B.
Thought Deadbeat Dad Summer was only a New York thing? Gavin sets out to prove that West Coast is the Best Coast for tickling the electorate that will decide his fate in the fall recall vote.
The NRA's membership is stagnated and they are facing a perilous legal future. The Reloads Stephen Gutowski explains the situation for one of the most influential organizations in politics.
Iconic Austin billboard for David Komie: The Attorney That Rocks are coming down. Recorded from the 5/11/21 edition of the Night Attack podcast.
Donald Trump's enemies did not have a good week. An erstwhile Never Trump candidate crashes and burns in a special election where the Trump-endorsed candidate racks up the most votes and shuts out the Democrats from a runoff. Liz Cheney might be on the way out of leadership because she can't stop clashing with the former president. Michael Kruse of Politico Magazine joins us to discuss one of Trump's earliest endorsements and how it's already reshaping a race in Ohio.
The US is doing a good job with vaccinations but parts of the world are on fire with COVID variants. How much is the Biden Administration responsible to help inoculate other countries. Is their natural risk aversion hampering those efforts?
Mailbag including questions about COVID stats, who Matt Gaetz is friends with and more.
Andrew Zarian joins the show to update us on the New York City mayoral race and Andrew Yang's increasing lead.
Reapportionment is when the House of Representatives is recalibrated to reflect the latest census. That's bad news for Democrats after the latest data was revealed.
John Kerry in hot water with Iran?
Andrew Heaton joins us to discuss "Faculty Lounge Politics", the royal family and much more.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has weeks to remind New York why they love him. He's given away massive amounts of money, legalized weed and now... signed mobile online betting into law! When will the #DeadbeatDadSummer end?
Mailbag including a few taking Justin to task for bungling the explainer on the SALT deduction.
Anthony Colangelo of the Main Engine Cutoff podcast talks the politics of space.
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EU approves Johnson and Johnson vaccine before US does
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What is the SALT cap? Why are AOC and Biden teaming up to defend a Trump accomplishment?
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Kevin Ryan on the Chauvin verdict, Jordan Peterson and Joe Biden.
Andrew Heaton joins us to discuss the new voting laws in Georgia and proposed similar laws in Texas and elsewhere.
An emailer takes Justin to task for slamming the Johnson and Johnson vaccine pause.
We examine bias. Specifically how it affects political media as a whole and this podcast in specific.
The CDC and the FDA paused the Johnson and Johnson vaccine today because six instances of blood clots. Not only is it a bad decision that will likely dampen vaccine adoption going forward because it highlights the reasons that the vaccine was scary to people in the first place, it makes everyone MORE likely to get blood clots.
Dan Newhauser joins us to discuss what it's like for the government to pull a vaccine you were hours away from getting injected into your body.
J.D. Durkin of Cheddar joins the show to discuss the path forward on infrastructure, the progressive breaking point, Joe Manchin becoming the most important man in DC and if AOC will primary Schumer.
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We crown a winner of our Greatest Constitutional Amendment bracket
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A listener from Belarus emailed in about us about how much we didn't care about Belarus.
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Josh Rubin (CNN, The Daily Dot) talks about time on the road with the CNN bus, how money in media works and why it's all going away.
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Florida (and it's GOP Governor) have been repeatedly questioned by the media about how well (or poorly) they've done on COVID. But are the attacks only making DeSantis stronger? Is the media building another Trump before our very eyes?
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Chuck Schumer gets room to ignore the GOP on the Infrastructure Bill
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Dave Levinthal joins us to talk about the rising tide of money being stolen from campaigns and his wild phone call with Mike Lindell of MyPillow.
Brian Brushwood joins us to preview the final of the Constitutional Amendment Bracket. The First Amendment vs. The Second Amendment!
Jack Allison helps us break down why Twitter is a place for journalists to make each other feel better, the border and much more.
The Finalist Four of the Greatest Constitutional Amendment Bracket is revealed with Brian Brushwood.
Mailbag including questions about Biden doing his first presser and MULTIPLE PEOPLE SENT JUSTIN THEIR FOREIGN TAX RETURNS and the RULE!!!
Andrew Zarian joins the show to set the stage for the New York City mayoral race including how DeBlasio is viewed and if political novice Andrew Yang is inevitable.
AstraZeneca was called out by Dr. Fauci for not being honest with their trial data. Again. Should you trust the vaccine? YES! We break it down. Andrew Cuomo is going to have one wild summer to save his political life. We theorize what desperate attempts to win affection will happen. Robert Tracinski joins us to discuss the hero worship of Cuomo and why making heroes of politicians is always a bad idea.
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We advance to the third round of our Greatest Amendment Bracket with Brian Brushwood. Mailbag including a question about if Justin should run for office. Emily Ekins (Director of Polls for Cato) helps us break down why polls undercounted GOP support in 2016 and 2020 but NOT in 2018.
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The Democrats barely eeked through a COVID bill on reconciliation. If they couldn't get bipartisan support on that, it doesn't seem likely they'll get it for much else. Some Democrats want to kill the filibuster making their slim majority a pathway to complete their agenda. But there is a voice in the distance warning of the consequences, one who has proven prophetic once before on this subject...
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Don't call it a crisis but Joe Biden has a problem at the border. A convention center-sized problem and growing. Unaccompanied minors are arriving across the US southern border in increased numbers in 2021. So far the White House is downplaying it, but how long can that last?
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Jack Hamilton (Slate) joins us to talk about the cult of celebrity politics by way of The Boss Bruce Springsteen.
Brian Brushwood joins us to go over the second round of the Greatest Amendment Bracket.
Mailbag including questions about 300k rogue Florida RV lifers affecting virus numbers, Logan Paul running for CA Gov and more.
Matt Shapiro (@politicalmath) joins us to discuss how to quantify our COVID pandemic, complaints about coverage and how to reasonably discuss the origins of the virus.
Justin breaks down why the CA Recall Campaign has begun before the signatures are even certified. The peril of Newsom and a history lesson on how this goes. Also, who is the new Arnold? Justin thinks one YouTuber might have an inside track. A look toward '22 with a pair of Senate races. The Democratic Party of Nevada just walked away when Bernie-friendly leadership was elected, how does that affect the re-election campaign of a Dem Senator? Also, Eric Greitens is back in MO with an eye toward taking Roy Blunt's soon-to-be-empty seat. It's tax season and we welcome Insider's Tanza Loudenback to discuss how a bizarre year of stimulus, layoffs and unemployment will affect you.
Justin is joined by Brian Brushwood to debut a bracket of 26 constitutional amendments. Which won will reign supreme? We break down the first round matchups. Vote this weekend at Px3Tweets on Twitter. Mailbag including questions about the Keystone pipeline and an apology for thinking Cuomo was good guy during COVID. We are joined by Rachel Greenspan (Digital Culture Reporter at Insider) to discuss Qanon.
- The escalating scandal around Andrew Cuomo has led some to believe he's on the cusp of resigning. Justin is dubious. Andy's brother Chris however... should be ashamed of himself for refusing to talk about the scandal on TV.
- Does Biden have a brewing border crisis?
- Justin gets a little squeamish with the FBI Director tossing around the phrase "domestic terrorism" all willy nilly on Tuesday.
- Andrew Heaton joins to discuss minimum wage and much more.
With the anniversary of our COVID year approaching Justin breaks down what Dr. Fauci is and is not going forward. Mailbag including questions about Ron DeSantis, if we are overstating the affect COVID will have on society and a charge that Justin is harboring the spirit of Rush Limbaugh in his body. An interview with writer Bill Scher about bipartisanship in congress and the battle lines of COVID-19 relief
Where's my stimulus? That the only real question of actual meaning in politics and Px3 has a guide on what is happening and how to understand the process that could end this week. The Parade of Wrong Opinions is back! Ted Cruz hates his neighbors! Biden loves kids in cages! CPAC cancels the uncanceled. Jen Briney of the Congressional Dish podcast joins us to discuss House and Senate priorities beyond impeachment and COVID including Domestic Terrorism legislation.
The Lincoln Project was a supreme grift that exploited the worst in us and protects truly odious and illegal behavior. Also, Dave Levinthal of Insider's DC bureau helps us sort through the murky work of PAC money including the tens of millions of dollars the Lincoln Project leadership paid themselves.
A review of COVID statistics as we are hopefully entering into the beginning of the end of the worst. Trump declares war on Cocaine Mitch. Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) of Politico joins us to discuss the moment Ron DeSantis is having in Florida.
Impeachment wraps up. Gavin begins recall defense. Should mean tweets dictate federal government jobs?
Decoding what everyone REALLY wants out of the doomed impeachment sequel by justinrobertyoung
AOC told the story of how she handled the January 6th Capitol Riots this week. It created a media controversy, predictably. But the noise has begun to obscure the facts on what I a truly important story. We dig to the bottom of it and find something a lot messier but well worth it. Mailbag! Tom Merritt (@acedtect) discusses $GME, RobinHood, Clubhouse and Bezo stepping away as Amazon CEO.
What are the 10 Moderate Republicans trying to do? Are the Democrats... actually... in control? And not screwing up?! Trump 2020's top pollster did an autopsy on the campaign and the results reveal something about the swing states that might surprise you. Ron Hansen of the Arizona Republic joins us to talk about what the hell is happening in the Arizona GOP.
The economy is now a meme and no one knows what to make of it. Hedge funds are humiliated. Trading apps are shady. AOC and Donald Trump Jr. agree that someone needs to punished. But to understand it all, we first need to understand internet mobs. Good thing Justin is an expert!
Also, Jody Avrigan (FiveThirtyEight, 30 For 30, This Day In Esoteric Political History) joins us to talk about history, context, surviving the 2016 election on a popular political podcast and cult fatigue.
You are a partisan Democrat, you want to keep control of the Senate and pass things that benefit millions. You want to nix the impeachment of Donald Trump. Or at least you will by the end of this episode. Also, 2022 battleground begins to form. Jack Allison on the progressive left, comedy under Biden, the hilarity of Hillary and Bernie's non-threatening meme transformation.
Joe Biden's first full day in office is in the books. What executive orders did he sign? Has the press totally reverted to stenographers? Mailbag! Including questions about impeachment, The Social Dilemma and my mother. Musa al-Gharbi joins us again to discuss who Republicans and Democrats believe is most discriminated against.
Article referenced during Musa interview:
https://musaalgharbi.com/2020/12/15/great-awokening-racial-realities/
An open letter to the person who spent the last four years a total mess and is without any peace of mind going forward. Trump's farewell address is normal? My mother Gloria Young on broken relationships over the past four years because of politics and what to do going forward
Px3 guest host Tom Merritt chairs an informative roundtable on one of today's top tech issues. Are Facebook and Twitter protected by a shield that stops them from being responsible for any of their content? We bring on Mike Masnick from TechDirt and Shoshana Weissman from the R Street Institute to talk about what Section 230 is, what it isn’t, and whether it needs to be changed.
Rejoice, Liz Cheney and Facebook! Despair, Donald Trump and Joe Biden! That and a mailbag filled with Capitol Riot questions and a WAY TOO EARLY 2024 PREVIEW with writer Bill Scher that’s already out of date.
He could have been an ex-president, now all protections are off the table and he might be impeached and removed. And that would just be the beginning! The schedule for impeachment. Darren Kitchen (Hak5) joins us to discuss the Parler hack, the liability of the capitol riots, Solar Winds and more.
Discussing the events of the day as a mob stormed the capital building while congress was certifying Joe Biden's election win.
How did this happen? Justin explores how nervous Kelly Loeffler was. We take the temperature of how confident supporters of either side were during rallies before the vote. Did Perdue getting COVID quarantined swing the election? Will the Democrats miss running against Trump?
Nancy Pelosi's embarrassing COVID relief negotiation broken down piece by piece. Is Trump really spiraling or is it media hype? We review the results of our "Who is fighting for their cause better?" poll. Kevin Ryan joins us to discuss our NEW podcast Feature Story!
Can we agree on who is fighting hard enough for their causes? Or is this just a psychological framing used to divide us? Mailbag including why we vote for President and VP on the same ticket. Interview with Joseph Knippenberg of Oglethorpe University about the history and importance of the Atlanta suburbs in preparation for the runoffs on January 5th
Mitch McConnell and Newsmax are recognizing Biden as the president elect and Trump looks even harder at the fork in the road. Will he continue to protest the election? Will be become a forward thinking leader of his party and movement? But maybe he's not moving forward because this IS his last act.
Mitch and Nancy and Chuck and Mike try to make COVID relief happen.
Scott Johnson (The Morning Stream, FilmSack) talks politics, the meaning of decency, lessons from his father and if he lived up to them during the era of Trump.
Rumors are that Mayor Pete is going to be the ambassador to China. Is he being exiled to the far side of the world or is he really being polished for bigger things? Mailbag including questions about Sydney Powell, the California shutdowns, COVID numbers and more. Jared Novack of Upstatement joins us to talk about election graphics, why not all data is good data and why these visual metaphors matter.
A Chinese spy embedded herself into Bay Area politics, coming very close to high profile congressmembers including Eric Swalwell. Also, she had embarrassing sex with a mystery mayor. Texas rides to Trump's rescue with a lawsuit bound for the Supreme Court, but will it matter? Is it too late? Business Insider's Dave Levinthal joins us to talk The never ending fundraising season. Biden's massive inauguration money grab. Could Swalwell be in trouble for foreign gifts? David Perdue's new lobbying shindig to raise money for GA. Where are we at in the small money boom?
Cocaine Mitch and Nancy finally talk? Will COVID relief get done? What is contained within it? Gov. Gavin Newsom initiates an ambitious new lockdown plan that could lock down the entirety of the most populous state in the Union by next week. Armin Rosen of Tablet Magazine joins the show to discuss his story on the mystery of Matt Drudge. Did he sell the website to a shadowy liberal billionaire? Is he now trafficking in a shady web ad scheme? Why do journalists care so much about him?
Both parties battle inter-squad demons in the pivotal Georgia runoffs. Is Trump's election pushback giving the Senate to Chuck? Can the Sunshine Movement make nice with non-Green New Deal backing candidates? Meanwhile, COVID relief is back... to talk about... for another two weeks. ALSO! We gather Jen Briney (Congressional Dish) and Andrew Heaton (Political Orphanage) for the first triad podcast!
Will Biden have a virtual inauguration? AOC vs. Trump Jr. For real. Listen to this theory. It would happen in 2022. For the NY Senate seat. Not Chuck's. Just listen. Is Sum 41 a one-hit wonder? Matthias Shapiro (aka Polimath) breaks down state COVID responses by the numbers.
Trump has officially begun the transition between the his term and the Biden administration. No matter what he tweets or files, that means it's over. Right? Meanwhile, Biden staffers are pissed because they're not getting jobs. Jack Allison machine guns Trump, Biden, CNN, Obama and more.
A COVID update including the Gov of California violating his own guidelines in opulent style, New York's most hilarious rivalry continuing to affect the state and a study of all 50 states and how they've governed the crisis.
Mailbag! Including a bizarre scenario where Trump becomes Secretary of State. Also, it weirdly makes sense.
Interview with Ganesh Sitaraman and Daniel Epps about ways to reform the Supreme Court that you've never heard of.
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Oxford Covid Study:
https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/research-projects/coronavirus-government-response-tracker
DMX:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQcTmBevae2jDeFEZ6VEQPw
Welcome! You've been transported to vacation! Want me to get you drink from the pool bar?
Ossoff vs. Perdue and Warnock vs. Loeffler have put out advertisements and it's VERY clear how they are running. We dissect exactly how the Democrats hope to do what Biden just did and how the GOP is trying to prevent it.
Trump is talking about running in 2024 before he has conceded in 2020. Welcome news for MAGA Nation, less than stellar news for the GOP hopefuls behind him.
J.D. Durkin of Cheddar joins us to talk about the Stop The Steal / Biden Celebration events in Philly, the media's newest fascination Marjorie Taylor Greene and congressional gossip including how AOC might make it to the senate WITHOUT ripping the party in half by primarying Chuck Schumer.
A very South Florida story of candidates running for State Senate solely to distract from the Democrat. Mailbag! Including questions about who is a blue collar voter? Are we on the path to autocracy? Was this election REALLY "close?" Interview with Musa al-Gharbi about the trends of the Democrats becoming more white and affluent and the Republicans gaining minority working class voters. Also, why the media and academia can't accurately describe what's happening! Articles referenced in the episode: Miami Mystery Candidates: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/11/11/evidence-suggests-several-state-senate-candidates-were-plants-funded-by-dark-money/
Musa al-Gharbi: The Democratic Party is Facing a Demographic Crisis: https://theconversation.com/the-democratic-party-is-facing-a-demographic-crisis-72948 Race and the Race for the White House: On Social Research in the Age of Trump: https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/n8bkh The Trump vote is rising among Blacks and Hispanics, despite the conventional wisdom: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-vote-rising-among-blacks-hispanics-despite-conventional-wisdom-ncna1245787 Trump voters haven't been driven by racism. If anything, it has repelled them: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-voters-haven-t-been-motivated-racism-if-anything-it-ncna1236027 Who Gets to Define What's Racist? https://contexts.org/blog/who-gets-to-define-whats-racist/ Trump mentions in modern journalism: https://www.cjr.org/author/musa-al-gharbi
The definitive way to know that the recounts don't have enough gas in the tank to make a difference. Which state polls were embarrassing but correct? Which were actually dead on? Does Justin REALLY owe Biden an apology? Ice Cream Social podcast drops by to update us on how Vegas is (and isn't) recovering. Andrew Heaton makes his farewell appearance of the 2020 season in a blaze of glory dropping crazy names in stories about his time at Fox News.
Georgia turns blue... barely. Pennsylvania flips on Philadelphia. Biden looks like the winner and the Trump campaign is almost out of ammo. What does the devolution of presidential power look like? We're watching it real time. Kevin Ryan on journalism, society and more in our emerging Post-Trump world.
Biden is leading, Trump is suing and no one has a mandate. Florida went more for Trump in '20 than in '16, a look at why it happened by the numbers. Cocaine Mitch looks like he's protected his Senate majority despite massive cash opposition. Lessons from our evolving election with Andrew Heaton of the Political Orphanage.
Biden -5.5 in the popular vote and much more are revealed as we unveil the Px3 Betting Lines for Election Night. Your mailbag questions are answered including a bizarre story about former Senator Scott Brown. CNN's Chris Cillizza on his style of writing, accusations of bias, why newspaper people hate television people and the lessons the media will have to learn if Trump wins.
OFFICIAL LINES;
Florida: Biden -1
PA: Biden -3.5
OH: Pick 'em
MN: Biden -4.5
NY: Biden -30
CA: Biden -30
Popular Vote
Biden -5.5
Electoral College
Biden -54
The Election Project is tracking all publicly available early voting statistics. We look at the raw numbers and try to brush out some trends. Andrew Heaton joins us again to talk the future of political media including what happens to Never Trump outfits like The Lincoln Project if Trump is ousted. Presidential Vote Receiver Gloria Young talks about Florida politics, her journey to vote and not really caring about being in the path of a hurricane.
ACB is now on the court. Am I going to be hilariously wrong about Joe Biden's conservative strategy?
Trump vs. Biden II Megamix. The breakdown of easily the best debate of the two and a specifically solid performance by Trump. How and why he won and the moment Biden opened the door that lost his control of the conversation. Mailbag including questions about Term Limits, RT and Babylon 5. Interview with a NYC English teacher about his journey through the COVID breakout in the Spring and how he is preparing now.
September 19th, 2007.
The first episode of the Amazing Show featuring James Randi and hosted by a very young and green and hoarse Justin Robert Young. It covers the JREF Cruise
Are the polls tightening? We go through the seven key states and find out. Will muted mics help Trump at the debate tomorrow? AOC explodes on Twitch. Andrew Heaton (The Political Orphanage) on Miami Strip Club breaking a COVID curfew and how many laws and precedents being set during the pandemic will stick around. Tom Merritt (Daily Tech News Show) on the DOJ's Anti-Trust Case against Google.
Reaction to the Debate Commission ruling and Trump's decision to remain in the debate. The first reaction to the Google Antitrust case from DOJ. Clips from Justin's appearance on RT after the Town Halls on Thursday.
Reviewing the townhalls from last night. Is Steve Scully's suspension for lying about a Twitter hack the end of that excuse? Explosions! Bluegrass! Comedy! Best ads from this cycle. Are term limits useful on the federal level?
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Hunter Biden story from the New York Post is explosive, sketchy and now censored on social media. Does it matter? Should it be banned?
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A wacky Alaska story including a bare mayor butt and a sexting television anchor who throws hands.
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The futility of the ACB confirmation with Andrew Heaton
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The evolving Arizona Latino vote will have a big say in the decision of the president and senate leadership. Lisa Sanchez of the University of Arizona joins us to explain.
How ride hailing defied government, angered unions and workers and how California voters will decide if gig work will ever be the same again in the Golden State and beyond.
A co-production of Daily Tech News Show and Politics Politics Politics.
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Trump 2016 vs. Trump 2020
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Is this a landslide?
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Myles McNutt on how we use television narratives to understand our political world.
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What to expect from Pence vs. Harris
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North Carolina Senate race has a sex scandal with saucy text messages to prove it.
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What do we know about Trump's health and how does it play into his desire to debate next week?
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The Congressional Dish Podcast's Jennifer Briney joins us to break down the COVID relief debacle, Pelosi's missed opportunity and how COVID will affect the ACB confirmation.
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First thoughts on where we are and the possibilities going forward from the boring to the super, super dark.
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Immediate feedback from the audience.
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Brian Brushwood on what it was like to survive COVID-19
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Andrew Heaton on the debate, our modern political discourse as things get real and an awesome announcement.
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Debate One Megamix
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How one veteran move by Biden turned the debate, the points made by Trump that could resonate by election day, is this what we want?
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Trump tries to clear up Proud Boys comments, Commision on Presidential Debates to add more rules, COVID relief alive?
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Jennifer Mercieca on the rhetorical battle waged and if Democracy is dying.
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Remember when Mitt Romney clobbered Obama? Incumbents have a history of sleepwalking into the first debate, here is how Biden can exploit it.
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Keys for both men on what to lead in with and what to stay away from during the debate.
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MEGA MAILBAG including the Breonna Taylor decision, confusion over a gay Trump supporter, young voters and a shocking projection on how the election will play out.
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The history and strategy of the filibuster with Gregory Koger the author of Filibustering: a Political History of Obstruction in the House including how it plays into Trump's appointment of a new Supreme Court justice.
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The RBG seat will likely be filled by the GOP and Biden isn't fighting it. Is keeping the focus on COVID a wise decision when the Dem base is so riled up?
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A review of the Merrick Garland nomination from 2016 so we can count each act of hypocrisy.
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Why Amy Coney Barrett is almost certainly going to make it on the court.
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The TikTok deal explained by Tom Merritt.
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What motivates 18-25 voters? Why don't they vote in higher numbers? Will they this year? The Youth: Explained by our guest Charlotte Hill.
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There are some crazy numbers out there. Biden's support with core Democratic voting blocs, Trump banning 100s of million of users from accessing TikTok and WeChat and Presidential Approval polls with a 29% range taken within a week.
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Mailbag including questions about denying God, Palestine, The Washington Football Team and the rehabilitation of Andrew Gillum.
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Cheddar's Congressional Correspondent JD Durkin joins the show to discuss why the COVID relief bill failed and why it is now unlikely to happen at all.
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The COVID death toll has surpassed the White House's initial window of expectations, how will that affect the election?
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Trump worked hard to bring back Big 10 football. Will white working class voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio St., Minnesota and Wisconsin reward him?
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Does the TikTok/Oracle deal pass the smell test with China Hawks?
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Dr. Joshua Scacco discusses how digital communication from the White House has evolved from the first website to the information machine it is today.
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Remembering 9/11 and the road we've travelled 19 years later.
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Mail Bag! Including questions about the economy, the electoral college and when the stock market might tank.
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Interview with Dr. Annelle Sheline about the Israel/UAE deal, troop drawdowns and Trump's Nobel Prize nomination.
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Bob Woodward not only has a new book coming, he has tapes of President Trump discussing COVID in January. Are the quotes devastating? How is Trump trying to spin it? How can Biden attack?
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New polls show Biden losing the latino vote OUTRIGHT in Florida.
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A man bravely walked to the mic in Lincoln, Nebraska and demanded change. Change in how we describe boneless Buffalo wings when they neither wings nor would they ever have bones in them. The viral sensation himself, Ander Christensen, discusses the moment and the reaction.
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Dave Levinthal (Business Insider) discusses the Biden cash surge, the Trump campaign cash burn and what we learned in the Kanye FEC report.
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Raise the Dead Season 2 is coming in October. Hear the trailer at the end of the episode.
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A story about Donald Trump calling WWI veterans "losers" has ripped through the news cycle. Is it true? Maybe. But Justin has his Capital J Journalism hat on to rail against anonymous sources.
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Jobs report is very good but the stock market tanks, is this good or bad news for Trump?
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Mailbag including questions about political betting odds, black Trump support, Australian gun confiscation and if Justin is falling for the right wing framing of riots vs. protests.
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Interview with Kelly Zvobgo about the concept of Truth Commissions and if we might see them in America on a local or national level.
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Joe Biden left Delaware. He will make not one but two speeches this week in states he doesn't live in. What spurred the frontrunner from his basement? What did he say while on the loose for the first time in the general election.
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A new round of polls shows a tighter race in the battleground states.
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The Kennedy Dynasty is... dead? Or at least irrelevant after a man named after the patriarch of the clan just lost a race in gasp Massachusetts.
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Interview with Stuart Schrader about the influence the military has had on police equipment and crowd control tactics.
Joe Biden, RNC and DNC, State of the Race and if the riots are helping or hurting Trump.
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An RNC like none before it has come to an end in grandiose fashion. How did it come off? How did they appeal to? Will it work?
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Biden is leaving the basement! Allegedly! Find out where he is going and when he is planning on going there.
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Kevin Ryan of The Blaze on the post-modern RNC and what it means for November.
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The rapid-fire RNC has dawned. Less Zoom, more speakers and reality show surprises. Will all the yelling and graphic abortion talk scare away the pleas to skittish establishments conservatives?
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Is Donald Trump seriously trying to make a play for the black vote? A look back at the speakers during the RNC, the messages they are sending and more.
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Economic thinking has broken loose and infected our political world, we interview Elizabeth Popp Berman (@epopppp) about how the world of dollars and cents is now the dominant way to think about public policy and more.
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Biden blew away low expectations and set a great narrative
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Did Bill Clinton unearth an unbeatable attack line against Trump's COVID response?
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Mailbag including questions about Biden, NeverTrump distrust for Kamala, Schools and the very rare "Trump is the worst and that's why we need to re-elect him" argument
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Interview with Jo-Ellen Pozner about the optics, visual metaphors and fashion of the totally reimagined DNC
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Thoughts on the DNC so far. It's awkward. Boy, do they want to talk to Republicans more than Progressives.
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AOC causes a commotion when her only appearance was to second the nomination of Bernie Sanders during the roll call. This was stupid for a few historical reasons. Also... a conspiracy theory on why it happened.
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Alieza Durana (@aliezadurana @EvictionLab) discusses the broader issues around housing insecurity and how big of an eviction crisis we are facing post COVID.
Parents are making intensely hard decisions about where, when and how to send their kids back to school and if they aren't going back... what to do with them. Childless millennial Justin Robert Young is exceptionally unqualified to talk about any of this. Instead he has recruited a wide variety of experts to help discuss the issues around education in the age of COVID.
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Co-hosting the entire episode is Tamar, the producer/booker for Px3 who not is not only wrestling with a 2-year-old and 6-year-old she is also the step-mother to a '20 high school graduate.
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Discussing the options (or lack thereof) for parents is Jessica Calarco (@JessicaCalarco) an associate professor of sociology at Indiana University, and she studies inequalities in education and family life.
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But what do you do when faced with those options? Providing the boots on the ground perspective is Erik and Carolyn Young (@YoungPodcast) of the Young Family Podcast. Not only do they have two kids to worry about they are also in touch with parents around the country and have the pulse of what decisions are being made and why.
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Is anything going to change? Or will the changes the exist now fade away for lack of funding? Sarah Reber (Brookings Institution) and Nora Gordon (Georgetown) discuss the finance of crisis education and what we can and can't expect in congress' delayed COVID bill.
A cavalcade of guests help Justin break down the Kamala pick.
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Gloria Young (Justin's mother, @globugyoung) is over the moon and will get a "Soul of the Nation" tattoo on her stomach like Tupac if she gets any more excited
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Andrew Heaton (The Political Orphanage, @MightyHeaton) is pumped that it's not Elizabeth Warren but is also unsure of what Kamala stands for.
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Jack Allison (Struggle Session, JackAM, @JackAllisonLOL) has lost all reason as a progressive to follow this election and has given in to cynical horserace coverage
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Chad Prather (Chad Prather Show, @WatchChad) warns other Trump fans to not let their Kamala memes distract them from the issues
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Michael Socolow (Media History Professor at University of Maine, @MichaelSocolow) believes this reaffirms Biden's glide path to the White House
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July jobs report is "meh" but will it be used as a weapon by Trump or Biden?
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Veepstakes Eve Part II! Has anything changed?
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Is Kanye running as a spoiler candidate? If so is it because he loves Trump or he hates the Obama administration?
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Mailbag including questions about the economy, local judges and the origin of the term "cuck" that will blow you away.
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Tom Merritt (@acedtect) discussing Trump's executive orders on TikTok and WeChat. Also, how our new Cold War with China will affect tech going forward.
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Justin has become obsessed with the YouTube accounts of both candidates. Find out what messages they are pushing and discover which of them is posting HUNDREDS of videos a month.
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Cocaine Mitch caves on COVID stimulus, Veepstakes down to two, all DNC speakers will be virtual
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Interview with Victoria Jackson (@HistoryRunner) about the tipping point of college athletics and why the entire season should be cancelled so the NCAA can save itself.
Originally From 7/31/20 episode of Politics Politics Politics.
A listeners asked me to go through Umberto Eco's 14 Features of Fascism. So I tried to find as many of them as I could using arguments I see online from left and right echo chambers. It was frighteningly easy.
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News Bits! Epstein docs unsealed. COVID surges back in Japan, Germany and Australia. Penguins hockey returns. Congress lets unemployment benefit expire.
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Mailbag! JuRY gets ROASTED for his Cuomo take and reads Umberto Eco's 14 Features of Fascism from both left and right perspectives.
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Molly Wood (@MollyWood) of Marketplace and Make Me Smart breaks down everything you need to know about the big tech hearings on Wednesday and if we will see any action.
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Biden-heavy episode this week. Is Biden running for president or simply to eject Trump from office?
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Susan Rice is our last VP vetting candidate... but honestly... is it necessary? We all know who the real nominee is.
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Biden finally weighs in on Portland but is he playing into Trump's hands?
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The history and impact of political memes with Jamie Cohen (@NewAndDigital) who pioneered a degree in the subject.
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Trump cancels RNC in Jacksonville in latest step to show he cares about COVID handing a big victory to the Dems. But did he just officially stop shooting himself in the foot on this?
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Mailbag! Ranked choice feedback from Aussies, teachers lecture on school reopening and a discussion of Trump's agents in Portland and Chicago.
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Interview with Sachin Pandya (@sachinspandya) about COVID liability legislation.
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Donald Trump's campaign has made some incorrect assumptions about COVID and failed to have discipline enough to define Joe Biden. Both could cost him the election. Justin breaks it down.
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Andrew Heaton (@MightyHeaton) has a massive announcement. Seriously.
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Tom Clark (@tom_s_clark) helps sift through the Supreme Court decisions. Should conservatives be happy about the judges they appointed?
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All the numbers say that this election is going to be a generational landslide. But does it feel like it? We look back at 1980 to compare and contrast.
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Why COVID killed our appetite for Trump's rhetoric, the NBA taking heat from Sen. Hawley and why masks got politicized in our mailbag.
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Interview with Jason McDaniel (@ValisJason) about Ranked Choice Voting and if it is ultimately worth the unintended consequences.
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With RBG hospitalized, is Cocaine Mitch getting ready to run the hurry up offense to appoint another justice?
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We have some finalized matchups for Senate in Alabama, Texas and Maine.
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Kanye West is quitting the presidential race... or is he...
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Tom Merritt delivers a history lesson on how Richard Nixon almost became the Andrew Yang of his day
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Interview with Jennifer Mercieca (@jenmercieca) about the differences in rhetoric between Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Also,does Hide-A-Biden play to Joe's rhetorical strengths?
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With COVID deaths moving in the wrong direction again, President Trump is going to have to wrestle with his lack of approval on his handling. And by the way, he has a convention coming up.
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Mailbag including questions on Kanye, how the immigrant wave of the 1900 compares to modern day racism, being confronted by a freezing cold take from pre-COVID world and more.
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Interview with Davin Phoenix (@Davin_Phoenix) on how voters from different races are animated to go to the polls and what role anger does or doesn't play.
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Party platforms are historically angry and boring. Now the Democrats are going to hold theirs online while the progressive wing is desperately searching to move the party leftward. This will be a disaster.
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Kanye. The Forbes article. The Birthday Party. Please skip this segment if you hate Kanye.
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Interview with Kevin Mattson about comparisons between Trump and Nixon as well as Trump and Carter. Also, bonus talk about punk music in the 80s and Reagan.
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We discuss some of the odd cases of mask mandates including Knox County, Tennessee where the only man to vote against it is WWE Superstar Kane.
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Herman Cain has COVID and that could affect the power struggle within the Trump campaign.
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Dave Levinthal (Business Insider) talks the FEC crumbling, Biden beating Trump in fundraising and what a money factory The Villages.
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Biden lives! Justin breaks down his first speech and Q and A. What is his strategy now that he's emerged from the basement? What parts of Trump is he targeting? How did he handle his questions including a parting shot about his mental cognition?
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Hickenlooper survives a doozy of a final month to get his party's nomination for Senate. Amy McGrath will now take on Cocaine Mitch in November. Both beat progressives. Does the Bernie revolution play in the rural parts of the country?
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Risa Brooks (@RisaBrooks12) discusses the simmering tensions between Trump and military leaders nervous about their historic relationship with civilian government.
BONUS EP BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT!
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Mailbag questions on Tulsa, electoral college, police reform and more!
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Interview with Pete Freedman of Central Track in Dallas, Texas about the desperate place COVID left his website, the unexpected rise in traffic with the lockdown, the intensity of covering a month of protests, how Facebook made an old article go viral and more.
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With another election stretching past election night and only more mail ballots on the horizon, is it time we realized that Election Week 2020 is coming?
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Trump's Tulsa rally was a big missed opportunity but not as big as his position on testing.
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We speak with Joanna Schwartz (UCLA) about Qualified Immunity, the arguments for/against, if it will be replaced by congress and why it might be the only thing Justices Thomas and Sotomayor agree on.
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Interviewing Trump fans in line for the rally
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Waiting for Air Force One to land with Kevin Ryan
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Sorting through the confusion brought on by attendance woes
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Getting pepper sprayed during the protests
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We interview the first woman in line for the Trump rally who drove five days from Florida to be there. Justin asks about masks.
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A trip to the former Black Wall Street to reflect on Juneteenth
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Interview with Seth Masket (FiveThirtyEight, Mischiefs of Faction) who defends the photo op and is dragged into a WAY too granular conversation about John Hickenlooper's Senate primary because Justin can't shut up about it.
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Donald Trump will officially reboot the 2020 campaign on Saturday but what are the stakes for Biden and Trump? Will the risky gambit be a fatal blow for Trump? Will it force Biden out of the basement? How tenable is Biden's very conservative strategy?
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John Hickenlooper didn't succeed in running for president but he's currently leading the GOP incumbent for Senate. But will he make it there? A few new revelations complicate Hick's chances to make it out of the primary.
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The Senate GOP has introduced their police reform bill, will they be able to work with the House? Is Cocaine Mitch trying to speed this along or slow it further?
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Interview with Daniel DiSalvo about police unions, their role in politics and if reform is possible without their cooperation.
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Justin is going to Tulsa to cover the first Trump rally so it gets him thinking about the lockdown and how we can hope to live our lives with the virus.
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John Bolton's book is finally going to come out at the end of the month. Will this be the one that FINALLY DOES TRUMP IN? Spoiler: probably not.
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Kyle C. Kopko and Christopher J. Devine (Authors of the new book Do Running Mates Matter?) join the show to discuss the historical worth of a vice president.
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Congress is possibly moving toward putting a bi-partisan police reform bill on Trump's desk and Joe Biden is suggesting a $300 million payment to police departments. We look at the strategy behind Joe's move to the right on police.
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A roundup of the primary contests last night including the hot mess in Georgia.
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Vetting Keisha Lance Bottoms, the mayor of Atlanta, who is now a Veepstakes frontrunner.
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Interview with Michael Socolow about the media's role in covering COVID, protests and election. Also, a conversation on how shrewd the Hide-A-Biden strategy is.
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Your emails including a defense of Canadian divisions, JLO for VP, a screen on straw men and for the first time in months... AN ANGRY EMAIL!
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Biden is leading by 7% on average but should he be leading by more considering his opponent is dealing with a pandemic and nationwide riots?
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Police officer listeners reached out after the Police Brutality episode with their thoughts.
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Interview with George Dehner about the 1957 and 1968 pandemics and the origins of our modern social distancing.
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Justin discusses the George Floyd murder and the the reaction
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The history of how little accountability police departments have and how repealing Qualified Immunity could make a difference overnight.
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A moment when Rush Limbaugh applied Colin Kaepernick-esqe dexterity in his conversation with the Breakfast Club
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Vetting Val Demings, the only VP possibility who has a former police chief
Justin discusses the George Floyd protests and ensuing damage. Charges brought against the officer that did it. Trumps escalating war with Twitter in light of his executive order. The defunding of the WHO is also mentioned because a lot happened this morning.
Also, an interview about reopening anxiety and the universal truth with Kevin Ryan.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is a serious candidate to be selected as Joe Biden's VP candidate so Justin takes a look at her past in Michigan and what she can bring to a Biden-Whitmer ticket in November.
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Emails about our interview last Friday and a question about why masks have become a political issue.
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Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show discusses Twitter's decision to put a fact check link on two Trump tweets. How well thought out was this move? Does it bring Silicon Valley closer to regulation? Is it just opening a #HellPortal or maybe even a #PortalToHell?
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Biden's comments to The Breakfast Club have kicked up another storm. We look at the context and predict if it matters past the news cycle.
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Poll the nation or poll each states individually and Biden is leading, but poll all the battleground states together and Trump is leading. Why is there a difference?
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We interview Dr. Eric Merkley about political polarization in Canada and how our neighbors to the north are weathering the COVID storm.
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More Americans think China is an enemy post COVID-19 and both Biden and Trump are portraying each other as soft on Xi. Is China becoming an issue that can move voters? Or is Biden chasing it a trap?
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In what I believe to be a first, a sitting congressman currently running for re-election in November had his world turned upside down because his mistress revealed their affair... via her own narrative podcast.
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Interview with Dr. Lisa Keränen about the language used in politics about illness. Learn why it's good news when politicians go from calling a pandemic a monster in the bushes to calling it a raging fire.
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Hours of research has finally unearthed a reasonable theory of what Obamagate is. Also, why it might be a successful strategy for Trump in the general.
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Benjamin Waterhouse and Lee Vinsel join the show to discuss America's troubled history with "experts" and how COVID has affected it.
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Your emails including why Woodrow Wilson getting the Spanish Flu might have caused World War II
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Actual politics! HOORAY! An election happened and we debate if it means anything or not
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If Trump got sick from the Vid, he wouldn't be the first president felled by a pandemic. In fact, he would certainly be able to recover with less pressure on him. The story you will be pissed you didn't know before you heard it here!
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Interview with Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the dangers of technical solutions to COVID and her organizations work to help protect digital rights.
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The 1958 pandemic killed over 100,000 Americans but you've never heard of it and it didn't have political ramifications. What the hell?
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Tara Reade breaks her silence in TV interview
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Embarrassing political skits for campaigns
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Interview with Mindy Romero ( Director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California) about the viability of mail-in voting
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Justin rants about a few stories that were awful and actively made the world dumber during a pandemic
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After daring to ask Twitter what they love and hate about politics, Justin seeks to illustrate how political ads succeed and fail in taking advantage of the results
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Andrew Heaton (Political Orphanage) rants
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Biden broke his Tara Reade silence, we have the full breakdown
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Coronavirus death toll slowed a little but Trump is getting into the political danger zone
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Interview with Joe Uscinski about COVID conspiracies big and small
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Some states open fast, others open slow but all we want to some transparency on how we get there
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Biden's new Tara Reade talking points might have made a bigger mess
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Interview with Trevor Hoppe about the history of criminalizing illness in America and why we need to be careful about how we do it now.
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus update
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Trump's "suggestion" to inject disinfectant
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Kemp's political future after reopening Georgia
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A glimmer of hope from New York?
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The list of drugs found in the hotel room of the Andrew Gillum scandal
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Breaking down the Mayor of Las Vegas' CNN interview with Paul Mattingly, Matt Donnelly and Jacob Smith from Ice Cream Social
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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If the escalating COVID death toll doesn't slow in the next week like it's supposed to, is Trump screwed?
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The outrage scammers who are creating discord for fun and profit
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Interview with Professor Osamah F. Khalil about this history of oil in the Middle East and how it became forever tied to American politics
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We begin our two-week Campaign Undertaker giveaway of Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign memorabilia.
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Interview with Christopher McKnight Nichols (Director of the Oregon State University Center for the Humanities) on the history of American Isolationism
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Interview with Rick Hills (NYU Law Professor) about the powers of the federal government in times of crisis.
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Your emails!
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Joe Biden's endorsement parade
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Andrew Heaton joins us to talk about Justin Amash and if his Never Trump Libertarian campaign helps or hurts the president.
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Dave Levinthal joins to talk about Q1 fundraising, the wreckage of Bloomberg and the Kamala Harris clues that point to a possible VP nom
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Trump drops his second Biden ad and a very brutal pattern has already emerged
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Are we on track to reopen parts of the economy in May?
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Interview with Graham Mooney of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine about the history of public health in the age of pandemics
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Mail bag
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Remembering Bernie 2020
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Interview with Tim Merritt (brother of Tom) who actually voted in Wisconsin yesterday
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Elizabeth Warren swag giveaway
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Interview with Jack Allison about the end of Bernie, state of the DNC and Biden v. Trump
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Hyperbole-Free Coronavirus Update
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Is a National Shelter At Home order possible? What hurdles does it have to clear?
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China lied
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Wisconsin Primary pushed?
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An interview with Barbara Martin about her Instagram account @WeThePeeple about her politically-themed Peep dioramas.
DONATE: United Way NYC https://unitedwaynyc.org/covid19
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Hyperbole Free Coronavirus Update
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For the first time we have a federal projection into how many people will die from COVID-19 and it's very grim. We discuss the reality of the situation and touch on the political physics that will come from it.
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For real though? Wisconsin is really going to have polling places where people vote in a week?
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China is lying about the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 according to the multiple intelligence sources.
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Interview with Dan Hopkins about the nationalization of politics and why that is both good and bad for our modern plague problem.
DONATE: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/coronavirus
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Hyperbole-free Coronavirus Update
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A '93 staffer has made a sexual assault claim against Joe Biden, will CNN ask him about it tonight?
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I think China is lying about being over their coronavirus infection.
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Interview with Steven Conn of Miami University about the Great Depression and what is similar to now and what is not.
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Most questions I get revolve around some version of "is Trump going to win/lose in November because of this?" So, I answer as best I can.
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Honestly who is running the Biden campaign?
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Eric Geller of Politico on cyber security, vote by mail in 2020 and if the mood is right for online voting.
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Facts, figures and news about COVID-19 and no nonsense
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FEC filings show Bloomberg spent WAY more than we thought
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Insider trading scandal rocks DC
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Discussion with Kevin Ryan about the impending birth of his first child, journalism critiques and Bernie predictions.
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A tribute to Bernie 2020
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Joe's (last?) primary blowout
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The reality for Bernie and the argument for him to suspend his campaign now
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Interview with Elizabeth Cohen about citizenship in America
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Your emails
I can't leave my house. So I am going to watch Billy Crystal movies because they remind me of a sunnier time. Also, bad stuff happened then too! I am going to remind you of that stuff as well. This is an episode about When Harry Met Sally.
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Justin thinks Trump just bet his presidency on the coronavirus fallout
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Interview with Samara Klar on how disdain for parties is leading to political inaction and less romance.
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Justin checks in with his mom about coronavirus, who she is going to vote for in the Florida primary and her reaction to Florida gubernatorial runner up Andrew Gillum being caught in a South Beach hotel room with meth and a gay escort.
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Biden wins Michigan and both candidates are cancelling campaign stops so it's time to call in some friends from the trail now that we are possibly at the end of the road.
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Dan Newhauser of Vice explains what it was like on the ground during the great Centrist Convergence in Texas before Super Tuesday.
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JD Durkin of Cheddar tells us if Biden or Bernie are preferable to Trump in some of the most volatile pivot counties in America.
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Andrew Heaton of the Political Orphanage exclaims how great Biden's likely nomination is for his sex life.
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Why Bernie needs Michigan
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The three moments that lost Elizabeth Warren the election and a confirmation of a long held theory
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Interview with Eitan Hersh about Political Hobbyists and how to motivate them
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A mea culpa on Joe Biden
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Breaking down the Super Tuesday results
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Hard lessons for Bernie 2020
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Breaking down the financials on Michael Bloomberg's hilarious run for president
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Interview with Dr. Precious Hall about why Bernie exploded in Nevada and why the results might have sealed his fate on Super Tuesday
An audio documentary about one of the most surreal political rallies in modern history.
Featuring musical performances by: Yolanda Adams, Kat Taylor and Juvenile.
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are the most likely to win South Carolina. Hear what both of the candidates told their supporters in the make-or-break First in the South Primary.
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A quick explanation of why I got banned from Twitch for streaming the debate (with UPDATE at the end)
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Debate recap including Bloomberg's lack of a bounce back, Biden's gun violence gaffe and Bernie's baffling defense of Fidel Castro
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Interview with Seth Masket about the state of the two-party system, anger against third parties and the possibility of a brokered convention
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Trump rally finds MAGA Nation stands unafraid
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The hunt to find a Trump fan who saw Parasite and get his review of the President's new least favorite Best Picture winner
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At a Bernie benefit listening to top surrogate Nina Turner
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Interview with Councilman James Howard Adams of Boulder City, NV about local politics in the Silver State and his duel life as a rock star
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Final Caucus Predictions
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Pete's got jokes
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Bernie's health becomes an issue and his campaign fans the flames
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The results of watching hours of NYC mayoral debates to pick apart Bloomberg's strengths and weaknesses
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Interview with Brooks Flippen about the lessons Mayor Pete can learn from Jimmy Carter
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Pete's hesitation in New Hampshire might have cost him the win
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What to make of the first polls out of SC and NV after IA and NH
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Mailbag!
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Interview with Ohio congressional candidate Mike Larsen on leaving TV for politics, pitching jokes to Ted Kennedy and why he's challenging Jim Jordan.
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Biden is a disaster and should drop out immediately
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Full results breakdown with New Hampshire Institute of Politics professor Christopher Galdieri
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Campaign Undertaker takes multiple victims including Andrew Yang! A LIVE EULOGY FROM HIS CAMPAIGN SUSPENSION!
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Interview with Andrew Heaton
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I got a hunch about Joe Biden
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Mayor Pete surging in New Hampshire
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Wolves begin to comes for DNC head Tom Perez
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Interview with Mayor Pete superfan (and my mom) Gloria Young
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A look at the consequences of the bungled Iowa Caucus, specifically for Biden and Warren
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Interview with Dave Peterson of Iowa State University breaking down the numbers for Bernie and Pete
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Mitt breaks ranks with the GOP on final impeachment vote
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Recapping a Made For Television State of the Union
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The back and forth on impeachment scheduling leaves the caucus in limbo for three frontrunners
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Visiting Delany HQ after he drops out of the race
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Interview with Taylor Frame of famous Des Moines t-shirt shop Raygun on becoming a campaign stop, how '20 compares with '08 and which candidate has yet to visit this season
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The serious vibe from Bernie HQ including how to caucus and words of encouragement from Rep. Ilhan Omar
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Who is going to blame their presidential failures on impeachment?
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Despite the Bolton Bomb, why the trail might still be on track to end Friday
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Mayor Pete's big problem...
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Interview with Matt Grossman about the history of trends in political parties
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Are the vast majority of candidates challenging incumbent presidents simply not electable?
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Impeachment update
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RUDY HAS A PODCAST AND ITS NOT A PODCAST AT ALL
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Interview with Leah Stokes about the Green New Deal
- Mayor Pete's "Please Clap" moment
- Do I have a Biden blindspot?
- Breaking down Bernie vs. Hillary (2020)
- Full Iowa Caucus breakdown with Dave Peterson
- Mailbag!
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Cocaine Mitch takes the wheel of impeachment, how short will he make it?
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Biden floats two new names as possible Veep
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China? Done. New NAFTA? Done. But what deal is next and will it have a massive effect on the election?
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Interview with Osamah Khalil about the history of US relations with Iran from post-WW2 to the hostage crisis.
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CNN's horrible debate filled with awful performances
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Did Yang win the night by securing Dave Chappelle's endorsement?
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An interview with Andrew Heaton about his most dreaded possible general election match up
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Why Hunter is only going to be a bigger problem for Joe
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Impeachment Trial should start next week how does that affect the 2020 candidates?
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Marianne Williamson is done
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Interview with Texas Senate candidate Annie "Mama" Garcia about why she's running, Texas Democrats and if a gun control candidate can win in the Lone Star State
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A bar owner in SF lives his truth
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Scooters are dying
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Tarantino owes his career to the Golden Girls
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Is WWIII over?
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Mitch McConnell has the votes to start impeachment
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DNC will cancel debate if trial begins
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Interview with comedy writer Jack Helmuth on the difference between writing for The Blaze and Comedy Central
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A ring box / iPhone case
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Sonos sues Google
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Hot Mess on plane gets sentenced to 6 months
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Are we going to war?
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Can Trump afford to go to war
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Interview with Lou Shubert on why we should and shouldn't worry
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Elizabeth Warren's awful Q4 numbers
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A battle hymn for the coming conflict
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A deep dive into Mayor Pete hatred
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Guessing the over/unders on Q4 fundraising
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Impeachment reheating?
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Elizabeth Warren is ebegging, that can't be a good sign...
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DNC's stupide debate thresholds coming under more fire
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Interview with Hans Noel about the evolution of party ideologies
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Lisa Murkowski begins the "Dance of Concern"
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There is literally no news
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Mike Bloomberg used prison labor to make campaign calls
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Seriously, no news
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Trump 2020 posts guide to winning arguments with "snowflakes"
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Interview with Diane Feldman about her career in professional campaign polling and why modern polling is so challenging
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Winners and losers from last night's debate
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I don't get why people thought Klobuchar had a good night
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Pete takes punches from everyone and remains standing
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January debate thresholds could limit stage to five right before Iowans vote
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The history of party divisions with David Karol
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Will the internet ever be a representative place for politics?
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Impeachment is happening
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My mom has strong impeachment feelings
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There is a debate happening tomorrow
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Andrew Heaton on how DC is reacting to yet another impeachment
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NY Post rips Weinstein while interviewing him
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Will this Red Hot Chili Peppers song ever get cancelled?
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Hallmark channel takes all sides in lesbian marriage ad controversy
- The Judiciary Committee continues to delay the articles of impeachment vote but Justin spoils the next two months anyway
- Interview with Tom Merritt about the shocking Conservative blowout
- Robert Gulotty (professor at the University of Chicago) on the history of tariffs and educated guesses on the China Deal
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Pelosi reunites two wayward 90s lovers... impeachment and NAFTA
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Biden's puzzling one-term gambit
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Biden/Kamala/Mayor Pete with Jack Allison
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UK election preview with Tom Merritt
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Convention leaving SF for Vegas
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Bus stopped because of too much AXE Body Spray
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Harvey Weinstein settles?
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Debate thresholds might create an all-white stage
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Final Harris campaign obit
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Bloomberg slams Dem slate
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Interview with Mike Bruke about how courts are legislating from the bench
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Your emails.
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Spider-man cried on the phone with Bob Iger
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EPCOT is getting a makeover
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A woman gets inseminated in a Burger King bathroom
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Willie Nelson stopped smoking weed
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French Fry shortage?
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1984 TVs now on sale for low, low prices!
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Kamala Harris is out of the race and here is why she lost.
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How long are we going to pretend to care about impeachment.
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Kanye + Osteen, covering Trump on edibles and Kim Kardashian 2024 with The Blaze's Kevin Ryan
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Tourists take Uber to the Empire State Building
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Colleges are shutting down
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Canada Goose jackets are killing your love life
PLUS: Raise the Dead trailer!
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Death Row is now owned by Hasbro
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A train article annoys Justin
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Cleveland Browns fan is a "moron"
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Another tell-all article about the disaster known as the Kamala Harris campaign
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SNL and politics through the years with Matt Sienkiewicz
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Steyer ad blitz backfiring?
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Joe Biden's South Carolina strategy showing cracks
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What 2016 Trump can teach Elizabeth Warren in how to handle Medicare for All
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Did Big Structural Bailey curse Warren?
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Andrew Heaton
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The history of Turkey and Syria with Professor Nora Fisher Onar
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ButYourEmails mailbag
A week before it launches, Px3 listeners get first crack at Raise the Dead.
It's a brand new history podcast series from Justin Robert Young telling the story of the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Moreso, how understanding the facts of that election would have made us much more prepared for the election of Donald Trump in 2016.
John F. Kennedy only won one race for the White House and his slogan was "Get America Moving Again"...
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Mueller resurfacing for impeachment?
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Is somebody going to use the C-word in the House?
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History of Hollywood in politics with author Kathryn Brownell.
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Iowa, NH, NV and SC: which of them are MUST WIN states for each 2020 Democrats?
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The worst casting pitch of all time
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Prince Andrew resigns from public life
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Syracuse University Chancellor signs protestors demands
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Gordon Sondland's testimony shakes Justin's faith in him knowing anything
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Debate predictions and candidates to watch
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Interview with number one Px3 Mayor Pete surrogate Gloria Young
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Elizabeth Warren, Wayne Messum, Alan Moore are join the parade
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AirPod sticker prank San Francisco residents
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Feral hogs destroy Italian coke stash
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Syracuse offers $50,000 to capture racism
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The best place to cry in New York City
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Racism swallows Syracuse University whole
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Prince Andrew's insane reason why he couldn't have screwed an underage girl
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Is Marie Yovanovitch a super compelling witness or just someone really upset that she was fired from her dream job?
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Roger Stone is found guilty and someone in Trump World takes a victory lap.
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Interview with Professor Matt Pauly about the history of Ukraine and some wild stories about being in Moscow during the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Kamala Harris' campaign is leaking and that might herald a visit from the Campaign Undertaker
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Mailbag including one challenging why I have encouraged the press to name the whistleblower
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Three judges are kicked off the bench for drunken brawl
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A man killed his sister because of a Satanic chicken dinner
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PayPal vs. PornHub
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Kanye goes mega church
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Greedo goes McClunky
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Northwestern is an awful journalism school and student paper
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Impeachment Hearings Begin: Choose Your Quest...
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Deval Patrick is in, Sanford is out
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Rudy Has A Podcast?
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Economic fear receding?
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Andrew Yang bombed his Breakfast Club interview
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Interview with Brian Sack
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The return of a beloved segment we haven't seen for a while. Involving a Poll.
Wait, is it for real this time? Bloomberg is rumored to be filing paperwork on a 2020 run. We bring in Jo-Ellen Pozner to discuss the NYC mayor and his chances. The New York Times and Washington Post got advanced copies of the Anonymous Senior Trump official book Warning, we review the reviews. And finally a chat about the Democratic Primary debate threshold with Debate Tracker (@TrackerDebate) which is awesome because Justin found someone more obsessed with them than he is.
ABC responds to leak about Epstein story, 86% of us want to be an Influencer and a Krispy Kreme redemption!
We review the magical and calamitous ride of Beto O'Rourke from 2018 to his exit from the presidential race. Donald Jr. unmasks the whistleblower while selling books. What does Kentucky going blue mean for Trump and Mitch? Is Quid Pro Quo the right goal for Dems? Andrew Heaton joins the show to talk the rise and fall of Betomania and we make some guesses on his future and FINALLY we break down the biggest financial disasters in 2016.
We have an awful British person.
An awful American person.
Good American people pretending to be awful British people.
An entrepreneur is stifled by the man, the Cancelled find comfort in each other and Universal Studios Orlando is the battlefield for a war of the holidays.
GONG! Hear Justin's first reaction to the news that Beto O'Rourke is no longer running for president. Is the Impeachment Process meddling with the 2020 Primary more than anything Trump could do in Ukraine? How Warren's opponents will attack her Medicare for All rollout. An interview about the rise of populism with Joe Lownz co-author of "Producers, Parasites, Patriots: Race and the New Right-wing Politics of Precarity". Mailbag!
MCR reunites, a man stored weed in his nose for damn near two decades, a sheriffs office uses a meme to lure someone in.
How will the formalization of the impeachment process affect the Democrats chances of impeaching Trump? What lessons can be learned from 1998? Is Joe Biden a dead man walking at the tides turn on his Iowa and New Hampshire poll numbers?
Worst Halloween costume. The leadership of PG&E should be fired. eSports sitcoms coming.
With the blockbuster statements by Ukraine envoy Taylor now public, Justin takes a few guesses on how Trump will try and bat it back. Tom Merritt joins to discuss the wildest week in Brexit and what will happen going forward. JuRY breaks down the Yang Playbook from the crafting of his image to the cultivating of his audience.
Justin talks about the Bill Taylor testimony and if it is hurting the democrats that it is not live on television. An interview with Rose McDermott about the psychology of politics and why it might be a bad match for online conversation.
Star Wars outsells Avengers, a mall when no one wants it, 13 year olds will be arrested if trick or treat in Virginia.
Martin Scorsese slaps Marvel movies again. Drive Thru ban. Jimi Hendrix got high and played Risk a lot.
Justin breaks down the Ohio debate and has some words for the frontrunner Elizabeth Warren. We remember the most pivotal endorsement of the last 20 years in light of AOC's decision to back Bernie. Dave Levinthal from the Center for Public Integrity breaks down the official Q3 fundraising numbers and reveals a candidate whose campaign might already be broke. We are then joined by The Political Orphanage's Andrew Heaton who helps us brainstorm names for candidate fanbases.
A British ad is deemed unsuitable. NASA paid $5 million for Elon's weed stunt and Balloon Boy's dad is sticking to his story.
LeBron James said the thing! Is United trying to win me back? This whole WeWork thing is getting really, really sad.
We break down tonight's debates and add a few predictions. Last minute Brexit developments. Hunter Biden speaks! An interview with Susan Merriam (co-founder The Center for American Politics and Design) about campaign posters and logos. Bonus: a recording from the DragonCon live show featuring ImprovWars.com.
The LA Kings thinked Taylor Swift is cursing the team. Your cell phone is ruining your sex life. A new bar promises all you can drink, Justin does the Yelp! deep dive to see if it's a scam.
How long does meth linger in your home? How much does it cost to spend a night on the Goodyear Blimp? This Week in Tech a victim of incompetence.
Justin is returning home to the Purge. Philadelphia finally has a place to take out their frustration. A soccer wife nukes another soccer wife.
There is only one question that can move the impeachment process and only Rowdy Roddy Piper can answer it. My mom breaks down all the 2020 candidates. Elizabeth Warren is your new frontrunner as impeachment melts Joe Biden. Bernie out of the hospital after heart attack but how hard will be push when he returns to the road? A discussion of China and the recent spate of actions against by the NBA and Blizzard to protect business relations with Scott Johnson and Brian Ibbot of The Morning Stream.
A look at a troubling new trend in British children... expression. Your favorite theme song is getting remixed by the World's Greatest Detective. Hundreds of Germans lose their license after scooting drunk.
Justin recaps the latest on the state department refusing to the let the EU ambassador testify, the new capitulations to Turkey, signs that Hillary Clinton is going to run for president and an interview with Professor Dannagal Young about the dangers of covering politics like a sport. Specifically, are shows like Px3 ruining our faith in government?
Disney panic attacks / Scotch tide pods / a 40-year show business career that needs to be honored with a statue.
An iPhone that makes you gay? Florida Man cares. An decomposing reminder that Justin is old.
Hillary resurfaced on Colbert last night, does that mean she's running? Massive fundraising numbers for Bernie and Mayor Pete. An interview with Lee Drutman a Senior Fellow at New America and the author of The Business of America is Lobbying.
Special episode recapping the insane week that has led us here.
We break down all the possible glory and peril for the following folks:
Nancy Pelosi
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
The rest of the 2020 Dems
Robert Mueller
The Whistleblower
Justin's immediate reaction to the impeachment news and our interview with Geraldo Cadava about why 30% of hispanic voters are bedrock Republicans.
We look into why the summer burst of Kamala Harris didn't last. How Elizabeth Warren is turning Bernie Sanders into the Giving Tree. Bibi! Kyrsten! Corn Pop! The origin of the term Gerrymandering!
Nicholas Goedert is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Tech. He explains the history of Gerrymandering. How long it's been a problem in politics, when it really hit the national radar and what is being done to combat it.
JuRY looks to continue his debate prediction dominance with three more lead pipe locks! Boris Johnson already screwed as PM? Kamala Harris gets destroyed by a dude in a wheelchair? The tale of NC-9? Bolton? Parade of Wrong Opinions! #ButYourEmail!
We break down Elizabeth Warren's electoral record (which is basically one race) and discover a few interesting things. Including that Obama is a plagiarist. Kamala Harris courts the 2 Live Crew. Boris Johnson has himself a week. Andrew Yang becomes the mayor of Stockton. One Dem candidate is trying to make a Voltron. Poll Dance. Campaign Undertaker. Parade of Wrong Opinions. #ButYourEmails.
Justin interviews Jeffery Jones (executive director of the Peabody Awards, author of Entertaining Politics: Satiric Television and Civic Engagement) to discuss the state of satire, political comedy and common truth.
Justin confuses Howard Zinn for Noam Chomsky about halfway through and Jeffrey blows by it like a class act.
Justin talks very quickly about Gillibrand, poll madness, the debate deadline keeping the roster at 10 people, talking about the debate qualifications with Brian Brushwood, discussing the surprising first two cities with all conservative talk stations, Poll Dance, Parade of Wrong Opinions, #ButYourEmails and more!
Brian Rosenwald (Talk Radio's America) tells us all about the history of talk radio and the rise of Rush Limbaugh, why liberal talk radio didn't catch on and what happens now in the age of podcasts and social media.
Justin is joined by Brian Brushwood. We talk about his new compound (the septic complications within) and KFC bringing in fake chicken.
NOTE: My stupid recorder only recorded one channel, but we tried our best to make it work. We will be better tomorrow.
Breaking down Trump's upcoming decision on guns. Who is in and who is out of the Houston debates. Warren apologizes. Beto pushes buybacks. Greenland. Israel. Bernie and Biden within 1% of a Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and MORE!
2020 will see the largest participation of millennial voters in presidential history. Who are they? What do they find important? How are candidates trying to reach them?
Justin interviews Stella Rouse (Professor Department of Government and Politics University of Maryland) about all of that and more!
Is Trump kind of screwed? Democrats decry fake news! Warren gets her best poll of the primary! Epstein!
Katherine Benton-Cohen (Professor of History, Georgetown University and author of Inventing the Immigration Problem: The Dillingham Commission and its Legacy) discusses the legacy of American immigration laws.
Justin respects a slushie in Vegas, porn rookie contracts don't pay top dollar and summer love at sea.
After another pair of horrific shootings, Justin runs down why the current climate might actually be more friendly to gun control action. A visit from the Campaign Undertaker as we scroll through who is the walking dead with debate qualifiers looming. Elizabeth Warren in Nevada, Kamala's sliding polls, the New Special Relationship, a Texas-sized poll dance and #ButYourEmails.
Connie Boesen sits on the Des Moines City Council and is a fixture at the Iowa State Fair (which begins this weekend) with her booth Applishus. We discuss what the fair means to Iowa, how presidential candidates respond to it and why the next candidate to camp out there might win the caucus automatically.
Miami sports wins where it counts! A 2015 teenage rom com is analyzed for sports accuracy!
Justin has a dumb red eye flight to get to Gen Con, live streamed funeral story has an insane lede and Hi, Thoughts.
Justin laments all of his awful predictions from Night One of the debates but reloads on come CAN'T MISS PREDICTIONS for Night Two. Yang Gang is pissed. Campaign Undertaker is ready to reap some souls. Klobuchar is useless. Beto is less than useless. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and more!
Presidential candidates have to stay hip and relevant. We mock their schizophrenic playlists with the help of Buffalo News art critic Colin Dabkowski.
Justin talks about a few stories of mistaken race. Door Dash stops screwing workers out of tips.
Mueller reactions, the top five Godly presidents of all time for #GodWeek, Al Franken, Bad Boy Corey Booker, Boris Johnson, Parade of Wrong Opinions, Poll Dance, #ButYourEmails and more!
Like it, love it, hate it or literally worship it... religion is a part of the political landscape. Justin talks with Diane Winston (Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism) to discuss the history of the religion in politics and how faith influences our current crop of candidates.
Looking back at Trump's 2000 flirtation with running for president as a third party candidate, the tweet, the squad, the racism, Beto's big choice, Poll Dance, Parade of Wrong Opinions and #ButYourEmails.
A jaunt through internet history and generational divides explained through social networks.
Q2 fundraising numbers are in! Mayor Pete is the champion? Beto fell off a cliff? Which candidates have an individual donor problem?
A prophecy of the coming Bernie v. Warren war. A genuine plea for you to tell me which modern politician Perot sounds like. Biden. AOC. Pelosi. Epstein. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and more.
Brian Brushwood is a podcaster and YouTube star but back in 1992 he was a volunteer for Ross Perot's landmark bid for the presidency that netted him 19% of the popular vote. He joins us to talk about Perot's political achievements, his insane life and if we will ever see anyone like him again.
The debut of the Campaign Undertaker. Awards for last week's debates are handed out. Ruth Bader Ginsburg praises Kavanaugh? Tanks on the 4th of July? Biden outraised by Mayor Pete? Poll Dance! #ButYourEmails!
Justin talks to Rutgers Professor David Greenberg about the history of PR and spin in presidential politics.
Biden lays down and dies. Harris and Pete make impressive debuts. Bernie successfully does it like Bernie.
Warren crushes. Booker and Castro impress. DeBlasio knife fights and low key insults Corey's nuts.
Then... Beto... jesus...
JuRY offers five iron-clad lock predictions for what will happen on the upcoming debate nights. Some other news that isn't about the debates. Parade of Wrong Opinions. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails.
San Francisco bans nicotine vaping. Justin reflects on the new platforms built to replace old platforms becoming the old platforms they were made to replace.
Andrew Gelman a professor of statistics and political science at Columbia University answers all of Justin's questions about how much to pay attention to polling this early, if we are going to see as many poll aggregators in this election cycle and how predictable voters are.
A new Twins remake? Did Carrie Underwood steal a random YouTube song? Emails and Hi, Thoughts.
Comparing Trump to Marshawn Lynch, Hope Hicks, BIDEN MIGHT HAVE BIDEN'D HIMSELF, Miami debate stage positioning, AOC, C-SPAN is furious, Parade of Wrong Opinions, Texas Poll Dance, #ButYourEmails.
Justin wonders about high school urban legends, goes over Disney crimes and defends high school vaping.
Our guest is Adam Shinegate he is the author of the book Building a Business of Politics: The Rise of Political Consulting and the Transformation of American Democracy. We discuss the economy of political consultants, how important they are, what they do day to day and how they get hired.
Also, Justin goes off all crazy and confronts a professional who wrote a book on the subject if consultants seduce rich people into running for office so they can cash a paycheck.
Old people going back to school on the cheap, cancer in your Cheerios, Hi Thoughts and MORE!
Will the media be able to lay off Trump antics this election? Biden leading in internal Trump polls? Is AOC picking Warren over Bernie? Jon Stewart torches congress. Parade of Wrong Opinions. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails.
Professor Tom Hollihan of the Annenberg School of Communication helps break down the Miami debates and what candidates like Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Pete have to do in the first primary debate of 2020.
Justin talks about Gwyneth Paltrow, fake fake meat and more awfully named playground games.
When did the concept of presidential facial hair die? Justin talks with the author of “Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair” to get to the bottom of why whiskers were banished from the faces of our leaders.
Px3 will be LIVE in San Francisco SATURDAY, June 29th at the Pianofight Theater. Tickets available at bit.ly/px3june
The 2020 gang FINALLY starts sniping at each other. Be2.0 has evolved into a second fiddle Elizabeth Warren. Joe Biden plagiarized again. Parade of Wrong Opinions. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails.
Food thoughts from Italy including the most disgusting pizza I have ever seen listed on a menu and why it is our own damn fault.
That's it for Erik and Carolyn. Now what? Don't pull marketing stunts on Wikipedia and the most important email of the JuRY Daily Takeover.
Carolyn is overwhelmed. Robots in relationships and Erik finally figures out a story he and Justin disagree on.
We get the hot new statement from the Mueller man himself. Turns out he doesn't want to say anything else. Also Biden not biting and Boris goes to court!
Carolyn and Erik wonder how to vacation as parents of two. An Ohio weatherman melts down and Gloria Young 2020??
Do Carolyn and Erik let their little boy play with dolls? Aliens in Florida and the story behind the nickname TBC.
Erik struggles with seeing both sides of a simple issue. Reflecting on one week as parents of two and daily podcasters. Plus a double shot of emails!
Guest host Tom Merritt explains the political and technological side of the Huawei trade blockage and why China may have a hard time figuring out a solution. The President and the Speaker are fighting again! Ukraine's TV star President appoints his TV show co-workers to his cabinet. And Oh. Brexit.
Erik and Carolyn ask the only GOT questions that matter. How 10 PM naps are a normal part of parenthood. A crash course in surviving with 2 little ones and ...is Alexa sexist?
Erik and Carolyn open up about their fears of taking over JuRY's successful podcast. Erik reflects on editing the Night Attack album 'All's Well'. Plus NEWS!
For real. This is not a joke. I explain why Kim Kardashian is laying the tracks to run for president and who she will run against.
Beto reboots. AOC vs. Biden. Warren rejects Fox News. Yang accepts for f---ing challenge. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and more!
The worst accent in America is unjustly rewarded because dumb people rule the internet.
Anne Jamison is a professor of English at the University of Utah. She is the author of Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World. She explains the rich history of political fanfiction from ancient Roman murder mysteries to bawdy Victorian romps. And of course, our modern political fanfiction including, but not limited to, Brexit escapes! Biden and Obama solving crimes! Bill Clinton being a loving husband! And yes... Trump / Shrek.
Be aware: Mature themes (like Trump having sex with Shrek) are discussed.
The Biden Bounce shakes the race. Did the field tilt TOO progressive? No more Mr. Nice Bern. Kim Kardashian will be your president one day. Trump vs. Mayor Pete POLL DANCE. #ButYourEmails.
Justin talks with Mark Zitter about the roots of American healthcare and why it's only gotten more complicated going forward. Justin then tries to talk about robots.
Mark is chair of the Zetema Project (ZetamaProject.org), a nonpartisan group of healthcare industry and policy leaders that meets regularly to debate key US healthcare issues.
Justin talks about his weekend at the Book Faire, a study on bullshit and a new Neon Sign!
Justin wraps his week in Austin by telling a horror story that ends with breakfast tacos.
Justin is joined by Bryce Castillo (Trending Lemon, Night Attack) to further discuss the GoT bloodlust question, a fake trip to Cochella and your emails.
Barr faces the heat in the Senate, Biden enters the race... is Stacey far behind? Mayor Pete dodges a smear but plays to the anti-vaxx crowd? #ButYourEmails! Poll Dance and more! Recorded live in the Texas wilderness!
Jerbs is in a minivan in Austin. He has an overly emotional intro and then talks about teen smoking.
A brief history of kickbacks, access and voter fraud in the Windy City with journalist Paul Dailing.
Mueller reactions, Biden is scared of his family, dirt on Mayor Pete, Beto sinking, Bernie wants felons to vote, Parade of Wrong Opinions, Poll Dance, #ButYourEmails.
Dave Levinthal from the Center for Public Integrity discusses the Q1 fundraising announcements and more!
Spoilers for Mueller Release Day Bernie + Fox News = BFF What if Biden doesn't run? Now that Trump has money, what happens? Kamala, FEC returns, Bill Weld, But Your Emails, Poll Dance and MORE!
Ever wondered what it takes mentally to run for president? We speak with performance psychologist Dr. Michelle Cleere about her work training athletes, musicians and CEOs to find out how you can optimize your mental state to run for president.
Travel woes, having faith in the youth of America restored, the vacuous greed hole of Syracuse University and more travel woes.