Podcast Episodes

Ultimate Fighting Championship | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, June 7, 2025

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That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two malignant narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system an…

Published on 3 months ago

Is Musk Gone for Good? | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, May 31, 2025

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Today Heather and I examine whether the three big political events of this week — Musk’s leaving the White House, the U.S. Court of International Trade’s striking down Trump’s tariffs, and Se…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Gerontocracy Problem

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V Spehar invited me to join them today to talk about how we should deal with America’s aging politicians — our “gerontocracy.”

I’m something of an expert on the subject because I’ve been arou…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

What Should We Do Now? Live with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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One of my favorite people in the world is the Reverend Dr. William Barber, whose moral and strategic insights at this horrific moment in our nation’s history are invaluable. I asked him to jo…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The New Fascism | Coffee Klatch for May 24, 2025

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Today Heather and I look at the Trump regime’s decision to bar international students from Harvard and ask, what’s the difference between a neofascist diktat and Trump’s orders?

As in fascis…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Era of the Great Bamboozle | The Coffee Klatch for May 17, 2025

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Today, Heather and I look into the schemes that Trump and the people around him are using to make themselves rich at the expense of the American people — starting with Trump’s business trip t…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Biggest Presidential Con in History | The Coffee Klatch for May 10, 2025

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Today Heather and I take a deep dive into the most corrupt presidential administration in history. We look in detail at Trump’s crypto deals designed to enrich him and his family and milk the…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Where will we go from here? | The Coffee Klatch for May 3, 2025

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Today Heather and I examine the outlook for Trump, the Trump White House, Congress, and the economy. Now that we’ve finished the first hundred days, where does America go from here? Is there …

Published on 4 months ago

Trump's First 100-Day Sh*tstorm | The Coffee Klatch for April 26, 2025

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Today, Heather and I take a look at the shi*tstorm of Trump’s first hundred days (which doesn’t officially conclude until Wednesday), and ask what happened, why it’s so horrible, and how we’r…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Freedom talk, with Robert Reich

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Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago