Podcast Episodes

Ep 927: Pritzker's Honor

Episode 927

What happens when Democratic governors fight like they mean it? We dive into J.B. Pritzker's masterclass in political combat. He talks like a #%&$&! FDR Democrat! 

And here's the crucial question nobo…

Published on 11 hours ago

Ep 926: The Scoundrel’s Shield and the Sucker’s Lament

Episode 926

An entire industry profits from pumping out addictive political poison designed to make people angrier, more paranoid, and more stupid. But here's the twist: the carriers of democracy's most lethal d…

Published on 5 days, 14 hours ago

Ep 925: A Hundred Shells A Minute

Episode 925

How does a nineteenth-century Republican president, and a modern Republican vice president, handle low water levels? The answer may cost you taxpayer money!

What drives Laura Loomer to call Marjorie T…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Ep 924: The Con Man And GOP Civil War

Episode 924

When the con man owns the sheriff, the judge, and the executioner, math becomes the enemy.  And Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom are making the same mistake regarding their respective political base vot…

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ep 923: Fantastic 4, Dems Fight Back, AI Convos

Episode 923

This week we cope with the ongoing political chaos by escaping to the movies - specifically The Fantastic Four: First Steps - and then diving deep into why ChatGPT won't help us redraw Illinois congr…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Ep 922: What Ever Happened To Justice?

Episode 922

This week, we dive deep into the concept of justice and ask the hard question: where are the consequences? We break down the different flavors of justice—from retributive to restorative, distributive…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ep 921: What Ever Happened to QAnon?

Episode 921

We're asking the question everyone stopped asking: whatever happened to QAnon?

And what does it mean when their cult leader starts calling his followers "stupid" and "foolish."

What happens when people…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Episode 920: President Queeg

Episode 920

This week we dive into why platforming fascists is always a terrible idea, using Mehdi Hasan's recent Jubilee debate as our cautionary tale. We examine how these staged confrontations accomplish noth…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep 919: Superman and Hamlet, Plus The News Of The Week

Episode 919

We're diving deep into some unexpected connections this week. What do a 425-year-old Shakespeare tragedy and James Gunn's new Superman movie have in common? More than you might think—especially regar…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep 918: Welcome To Stupid Watergate Summer

Episode 918

We're mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore. After 15 years of ringing alarm bells about the Republican party's dangers to our democracy, we find ourselves in the midst of what we're ca…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago