Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Colbert Protest, the Hunter Tantrum
Protesters are walking around New York City chanting, "Colbert stays! Trump must go!" How did we get here? What in the world happened to comedy? And …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Information War Against Israel
More false stories about how Israel is killing the very Gazans it's trying to feed are suggestive of a new turn in the information war on the Jewish …
1 year, 1 month ago
Epstein's Book and Colbert's Cancellation
What are we to make of a supposed 2003 birthday greeting/drawing for Jeffrey Epstein by Donald Trump? And how many different ways can we luxuriate in…
1 year, 2 months ago
PBS, NPR, the Fed, Wuhan, and 'Jaws'
Ah, what a grab-bag episode, with one throughline: When Republicans stop paying any heed to the Washington consensus, they can really get things done…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Trump Is Angry About Epsteinmania
The continuing focus on the "Epstein files" that don't exist is the first bump in the road for Donald Trump with his base. His declaration that peopl…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump Admits He Was Wrong
Today we talk about Donald Trump essentially admitting his mistake with Vladimir Putin and deciding to arm Ukraine through NATO. We also get into the…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Autopen Scandal Is a Very Big Deal
We begin today's podcast talking about the failure of the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, move on to the crisis inside MAGA over Jeffrey Epstein, an…
1 year, 2 months ago
Slandering Bibi and Dems Who Want Blood
Today's podcast takes on the huge and outrageous New York Times piece about how Prime Minister Netanyahu has allowed the Gaza war to go on too long t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is the Arc of History Bending Toward Bibi
Jonathan Schanzer joins us today to discuss Bibi's week in Washington, the prospects for region-wide change in the Middle East, and the painful choic…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is AI...Demonic?
In an unusually late-night dorm-room like podcast, we begin by describing our general good moods before plunging into despair about the threat of AI …
1 year, 2 months ago