Episodes
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Episode 301: ROE V. WADE OVERTURNED
June 24th, 2022 | 12 mins 11 secs
Immediate reaction from landmark Supreme Court ruling.
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Episode 300: Supreme Court Gun Ruling! Trump vs. DeSantis! Will TikTok Be Banned?
June 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 20 mins
Supreme Court gun ruling... what it does and doesn't mean.
Florida Man Andrew Gillum indicted on charges of conspiracy and fraud.
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?
We break down the new bipartisan gun safety bill - what got in and what got compromised on?
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.
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Episode 299: Stop trusting terrible state polls! The Greitens "RINO Hunting" ad. Horrifying Uvalde details.
June 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 7 mins
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.
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Episode 298: Why are Republicans who don't curry favor with Trump still winning primaries? Why the ones that actively hate him losing?
June 17th, 2022 | 56 mins 9 secs
- 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.)
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Episode 297: January 6th Committee hits roadblocks. Stocks growl into bear market as Biden's economic ratings sink. Bipartisan Gun Deal.
June 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
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.
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Episode 296: Eric Greitens WILL NOT DIE. Do we glorify gun criminals by covering them? Breaking down the bizarre PA races for Gov and Sen
June 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
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.
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Episode 295: Bipartisan Gun Control Is Happening? Fetterman Should Go On Rogan. What THE HELL IS HAPPENING AT WAPO?!
June 8th, 2022 | 1 hr 15 mins
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.
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Episode 294: Why Biden's legislative scorecard pales against Obama
June 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
• 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. -
Episode 293: Special Presentation of We're Not Wrong featuring Jen Briney, Andrew Heaton and Justin Robert Young
June 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
There is a new panel podcast! It's the Political Triad! Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Episode 292: Death, Sadness & America's Existential Crisis (with Kevin Ryan)
June 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 20 mins
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.
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Episode 291: Breaking down GOP jargon from "Trumpy" to "Dark MAGA". Fetterman's health gets NYT treatment. Should we read murderer manifestos?
May 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED AND PRODUCED BEFORE THE TRAGEDY IN TEXAS. WE WILL COVER IT AND ALL LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD.
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?
NYT goes in on Democratic Senate nominee in PA Fetterman's health.
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?
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Episode 290: KEMP SMASHES. TRUMP HUMBLED. Georgia + Alabama Primary results
May 25th, 2022 | 10 mins 8 secs
Kemp and Brad win.
Mo Brooks survives to runoff.