Podcast Episodes

Just Asking the Important Questions with Brian Karem

Season 2025 Episode 807

Bringing you the honest, real news - the truth- is what I strive for each day. In order to do it effectively, I believe we need to inject a bit of humor, irreverence and snark lest we lose our minds …

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Mueller She Wrote's Allison Gill

Season 2025 Episode 806

It's about time! I've been a fan of Allison Gill's work for years but have never had the pleasure of meeting her. I've cited her reporting regularly, as she has been on top of the news since she laun…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Party Down with Mike Lux

Season 2025 Episode 805

There was a time when, upon hearing the term "party down," I'd think it was time to get ready to have fun. Today, sadly, I think of the headlines telling me that despite the complete transformation o…

Published on 1 month ago

Just Another F'ing News Monday with Jonathan Larsen

Season 2025 Episode 804

It's the first Monday in August when many Americans are - or used to be- or wish they were on vacation. August used to be what was known as a "slow" news time, but those days are long gone.

The shit k…

Published on 1 month ago

Emptywheel Friday - the back from vacation episode

Season 2025 Episode 801

Yes, my vacation is over and it's as if I never took a week off at all. Ugh. I did tune out from the news and Dump's chaos while I was away, but there was still plenty of shit hitting the fan.

Thankfu…

Published on 1 month ago

Back From Vacation for a Thursday Show & Howie Klein Too

Season 2025 Episode 731

I'm back! I was on vacation for the past week and did my best to completely tune out from politics, the news and, most importantly, D'ump. Did anything more happen this week other than a continuation…

Published on 1 month ago

The Gaslighting of America with Steve Benen

Season 2025 Episode 730

I've been using a new "Opposite World" theme to open the show each day because we living in a time where nothing is as it should be. Dump even said the quiet part out loud, "What you're seeing and wh…

Published on 1 month ago

Cutting Through the BS & Keeping Hope Alive with Alex Lawson and Jesse Jackson!

Season 2025 Episode 729

It's my penultimate vacation show. I'll be back live in the studio on Thursday. For this episode, we span the decades! We spend most of the hour with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Securit…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Immigration Complication with David Dayen, Jessica Goudeau

Season 2025 Episode 728

I grew up learning about America as "The Great Melting Pot." It was taught with pride. Today, the governing cabal has nothing but disdain for immigrants, unless they're married to Trump, I guess. Tod…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Epstein Flashback & a Primer on Fascism

Season 2025 Episode 725

Since the Jeffrey Epstein ugliness has been front and center recently and the Miami Herald's Julie K. Brown has been covering it for over a decade, I thought we'd reach back to 2021 for the interview…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago