Podcast Episodes

Week three of the government shutdown.

On Tuesday, the federal government shutdown entered its 21st day, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse over a deal to reopen the government. The shutdown is now the longest full gov…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Trump grants George Santos clemency.

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he had commuted the sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who was serving a seven-year prison sentence for fraud and identity theft. In a post on T…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Suspension of the rules. - Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about the Tangle event in Irvine CA next week, government shut down, Overton window shift and some explicit language discussions.

Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about the big in person Tangle event in Irvine CA next week. In order to find out more about that and to attend visit the link below in the description. We go on to talk mo…

Published on 2 weeks ago

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition Part 2: The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum on the future of the Ukraine war

In late September, Senior Editor Will Kaback spoke with two experts on Russia, Ukraine, and the war. 

In part 2, Will spoke with Anne Applebaum, a staff writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at t…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

PREVIEW - The Friday Edition Part 1: Russian expert Richard Sakwa and the future of the Ukraine war

In late September, Senior Editor Will Kaback spoke with two experts on Russia, Ukraine, and the war. 

First was Richard Sakwa, a professor emeritus of Russian and European Politics at the University o…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Is the Voting Rights Act in danger?

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the congressional map Louisiana adopted in 2022, the second time the court has considered the case. The challenge centers on Sect…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Nobel Peace Prize debate.

Last Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the Nobel Prize winners for 2025. Each year, the committee chooses six recipients of its prestigious award for advancements in the fields of physi…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

The conversion therapy case before the Supreme Court.

Chiles v. Salazar. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Colorado law banning “conversion therapy,” or psychiatric treatment intended to change a person’s sexual orie…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

INTERVIEW: Will Kaback talks with CNN's Air Safety Analyst David Soucie

Back in January, there was a tragic incident where an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC. A few days after the crash, we publi…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Suspension of the rules. - Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about their optimism with the peace deal in Gaza, more on Megyn Kelly and recent feedback from our audience.

Isaac, Ari, and Kmele talk about their optimism with the peace deal in Gaza. Then Isaac puts Kmele in the hot seat and asks him questions about his interview with Megyn Kelly. The guys then talk abou…

Published on 3 weeks ago