Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInside The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Face-Plant
Episode 436
Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on The Blaze’s spectacular pipe-bomb fiasco—from the bogus gait analysis to the wrongly accused Capitol Police officer and the scramble to retract the story once the re…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Should We Just Keep Trump Busy With Fake Prizes?
Episode 435
Ben Parker and Catherine Rampell give their take on the absurdity of Donald Trump receiving the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize, a prize that didn’t exist until it was suddenly handed to the most unlikel…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Sen. Tom Cotton Defends the Indefensible
Episode 434
Tim Miller and JVL take on the wildly conflicting stories coming out of Congress after lawmakers watched the same “double tap” boat strike video—from Jim Himes’ alarm to Tom Cotton’s macho fantasy ve…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Scott Bessent Is a Political Hack. Treasury Can’t Survive That.
Episode 433
In a financial crisis, the markets need to trust the Treasury Secretary and the Fed chair. After watching Scott Bessent posture and preen his way through a NYT interview, it’s clear he can’t be trust…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Rush Hour 4 and the Billion-Dollar Bribe Machine
Episode 432
Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell take on Corporate America's biggest concern: how to flatter Donald Trump. From Rolex clocks to Diet Coke trophies, and even a resurrected Rush Hour 4, Sam and Catherin…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Trump Holds North Korea–Style Cabinet Meeting, But with Naps
Episode 431
Sam Stein and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s surreal cabinet meeting—the praise parade, the nodding-off moments, the shifting story on the Venezuela strikes, and the loyalty-pledge Pentagon press corps…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Trump's Honduras Pardon Looks Worse and Worse
Episode 430
Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on Trump’s bizarre pardon of the former President of Honduras—how he was nudged into it by friends and fixers, why the story he repeated falls apart, and what this dec…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
The FDA’s Vaccine Death Email Looks Like a Political Stunt (w/ Demetre Daskalakis)
Episode 429
Jonathan Cohn and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis take on the FDA’s dramatic “vaccine-death” email, the CDC’s autism web page rewrite, and the turmoil inside RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Pract…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Is Adm. Bradley Getting Blamed for Hegseth’s Mess?
Episode 428
Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling take on the alleged kill order at sea, the Pentagon’s denials, Trump’s contradictory comments, and the White House attempt to blame it on Admiral Bradley.
Exclu…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
OK Governor Jumps Into a Fight Over a Homework Assignment
Episode 427
JVL and Will Sommer give their take on the latest culture-war absurdity: a 650-word psych class reaction paper at the University of Oklahoma that somehow escalated all the way to the governor’s offic…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago