Podcast Episodes

Episode 130 | MAGA Turns on Trump After Conspiracies Flop!

The failure to deliver on conspiracy theories comes back to bite the Trump administration as MAGA lashes out! Eliot Higgins, CEO of Bellingcat, explains how MAGA is comprised of “disordered counterpu…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 129 | SCOTUS Ruling BACKFIRES on Trump in RECORD TIME

In this episode of It's Complicated, legal analysts Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti break down the Supreme Court’s recent decision on universal (a.k.a. nationwide) injunctions. What does it really …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 128 | Trump White House PANICS after DISASTER NEWS Leaks

Mission accomplished? Retired United States Army Lieutenant General, Mark Hertling, joins It’s Complicated to assess whether Trump’s military strikes in Iran achieved their objective, or whether we h…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 127 | MAGA Doubles Down on Chaos as Violence Escalates

A right-wing zealot targets Democratic lawmakers for brutal premeditated murders.  Should we be concerned that federal law enforcement is taking a leading role?  Are comments from Senator Mike Lee an…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 126 | Trump SCRAMBLES as EXPLOITATION of Legal Loophole BACKFIRES

Trump tries to flex by sending in the military to L.A. Is he trying to exploit legal loopholes? (Spoiler alert: Yes.) Renato and Asha discuss the showcase showdown Trump has instigated between the st…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Episode 125 | Trump. Musk. And Trump’s Descent into Madness, Day 137

It’s Presidential Potpourri! Asha and Renato discuss latest legal developments, from a return of Trump’s travel ban to the escalating war on Harvard and ongoing attempts by the courts to give the mig…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Federal Judges Slam on The Brakes

Episode 124

In this week’s episode, Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti discuss two federal judge smackdowns. First, D.C. District Court Judge Richard Leon asks (in legalese), “WTF?” in response to Trump's executi…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Democracy and Freedom in a losing battle with Trump?

Episode 123

Join former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti and former FBI Special Agent and Yale Law School lecturer Asha Rangappa as they break down the biggest legal and political stories with sharp insight, r…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 122 | Former Federal Prosecutor BLASTS Trump's Power Grab

Season 1 Episode 124

In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss two Supreme Court-related developments: an oral argument about universal injunctions in a birthright citizenship case a…

Published on 4 months ago

Episode 121 | Democracy Under Attack: Trump's War on Free Press Exposed

Season 1 Episode 121

In today's all-new episode, our hosts Renato Mariotti and Asha Rangappa discuss Trump's attempt to dismantle Voice of America, a government-funded international broadcasting agency created during Wor…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago