Episodes
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Ep 67: The Many Problems with Bloomberg
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
We dig into all the issues with the Bloomberg candidacy. There are a lot of them. Like, a lot a lot. For years and years. His whole career. We will #votebluenomatterwho - but please don't make us.
We see you: Wendy Williams, the Baker Act, Trump, Elaine Chao, Joey Hensley, Andrew Sabisky
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Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Ep 66: 2020 Democracy Update - Still Buffering
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
We see you: Rush Limbaugh and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Attorney General Bill Barr, the firing of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his brother, Trump's shitty budget proposal, Trump's SOTU lies, Susan Collins
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Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Ep 65: Impeachment, Iowa and Inequities
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Systems of government are failing in a big way, from the impeachment trial in the Senate to the clusterfuck in Iowa, democracy is struggling.
We see you: Half-time show pearl clutchers, Disney, Victoria Fuller, Dickinson College, Trump Administration, Rand Paul
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Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Ep 64: Impeachment Update
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
We discuss the last week of updates in the Senate impeachment hearing - will Bolton be allowed to testify? Will Susan Collins grow a spine? Will our cynicism swallow us whole?
We see you: Fred Deutsch, Parchman prison in Mississippi, Spirit Airlines, Trump’s spiritual advisor Paula White, Eustachio Gallese and his parole officer, 90th anniversary comic "celebration" of Nancy Drew
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Ep 63: Racism in America
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
In recognition of MLK day, we cover racism against black Americans - spoiler alert: there are lots of problems basically everywhere you look.
We see you: Bernie or Bust people, NYT Op-Ed Board, Amtrak, TSA, National Archives, WA state parole board
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Ep 62: The Last Democratic Debate before Iowa
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
We cover the last Democratic debate before Iowa - the energy was low.
We see you: Trump's wall, UN "peacekeepers" in Haiti, Thinx, Microsoft/Tesla/Google/Apple, GRU, and the Wisconsin judicial system.
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Ep 61: War with Iran?
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
We're kicking off the new decade with... war? We attempt to make sense of the recent conflict in Iran.
We see you: the bedbug woman in Pennsylvania, the Make Women Great Again conference in Florida, Don Jr., Terry Gilliam, the groper at Disney, the person who shot children throwing snowballs
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Ep 60: The Last Debate of 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
We recap the debate, and give huge props to Andrew Yang, who easily had the best debate performance.
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Ep 59: Donald Trump and his Autocratic Tendencies
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
We ruminate on the very real ways in which Donald Trump is eroding long-held democratic norms, and exhibits many (most?) of the qualities of a dictator.
We see you: NCAA, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Google, Army Cadets and Navy Midshipmen flashing the white power sign, Harvey Weinstein, the Mormon Church
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Ep 58: Violence Against Women
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Violence against women is a huge problem and the statistics are depressing AF. We get into it. We also take some time to discuss the two articles of impeachment against Trump, and 2020 Democratic Primary updates.
We see you: Pervy Boy Scout troop leader, Cuba Gooding Jr., the Clint Eastwood movie Richard Jewell, global warming & the cyclones in Mozambique, the Afghanistan papers, and Customs and Border Patrol.
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