The boys start by discussion the senseless body shaming of Sean Spicer and then dive into recent developments in Syria, Afghanistan and Cuba before being joined by Peter Rice, author of "Liberal for Conservatism Reasons: How to Stop Being Obnoxious and Start Winning Elections". They discuss the upcoming Senate health care bill and what Democrats need to do to generally be less loser-ly.
The boys finally get to go over last week's Comey testimony, the recent shooting of members of congress, Jeff Sessions' non-testimony, the vulture-like behavior of the media, Britain's unexpected parliamentary election results, evidence of Russian hacking and the enigma wrapped in a riddle that is John McCain's questioning tactics.
The boys made it to 25 episodes (woot)and discuss Comey's upcoming testimony, Trump's possible obstruction of justice, NATO, the recent terrorist attack in London, the isolation of Qatar and the general mess that is geopolitics.
The boys are joined by Suzanne to discuss the second half of Trump's Europetrip, his berating of NATO, the Paris Climate Accords, China's ascension, the Montana bodyslam, tribalism in U.S. politics, Kathy Griffin's severed head and coffee. Lots and lots of coffee
Nick and Bill are joined by Dr. Shawna Rohrman to go over Trump's first major foreign excursion, the recent terrorist attack in Britain, the complexities of combating ISIS, developments in the Russia fiasco and the general unlikeability of Jared Kushner.
Bill, Phil and Nick go down the Comey rabbit hole once more to talk about the recent memo revelations, Trump's threatening "tapes" tweet, classified info blabber-mouth, Turkey's slightly aggressive response to protesters in DC, and the removal of Confederate statues in New Orleans to cleanse the palette.
Bill, Nick and Phil go down the rabbit hole of the Comey firing, Congress' reaction, Trump's less than ideally timed Russia meeting, French election results and the battle for free speech in comedy and the media.
The gang along with super guest Suzanne Chod and special guest Mary Naset discuss the dismantling of Obama's legacy, perceptions of Trump voters, Hillary's reemergence, when to have the discussion on if Trump is literally insane and White House invitations for dictators.
Bill, Nick and Phil are joined by Professor Joe Giammo from the University of Arkansas - Little Rock to discuss the first 100 days of Trump-merica, the recent setback to Trump's sanctuary city executive order, France's recent election results, the speediness of Arkansas executions and Bill O'Reilly's untimely departure from Fox News.
Super guest Suzanne Chod joins Nick, Phil and Bill to discuss poking the North Korean bear, Trump becoming self aware (i.e. Skynet), MURICA's mother of all bombs, the possibility of partisanship changing (not likely), and the deliciousness of Milwaukee Brewing Company beer.
Bill, Nick and Phil discuss Spicy's unfortunate chemical weapons snafu, the massive amount of Russia connections that aren't getting much play in the media, North (Best) Korea's influence on geopolitics this week, Steve Bannon's spells wearing off and even touch on the United Airlines debacle.
Bill, Nick and Phil broadcast LIVE to talk about Syria, the craziness of Russia, the Senate going nuclear, Susan Rice and attempting to see the comments coming in on Facebook Live from a distance. Check out our sponsor at www.giftsthatsuck.com!
Bill, Nick and Phil are joined by Suzanne and Professor Shawna Rohrman to discuss the demise of the Republican healthcare bill, the state of the Republican party, the rollback of EPA emissions standards, Russia yet again, Trump not throwing out the first pitch at the Nationals game, and hibernating wolf puppies getting killed in Alaska.
Nick is in HQ while Bill and Phil broadcast from New York. The gang discusses new Russia revelations, Trump possibly being "incidentally" wiretapped, Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch, national debt, and the likelihood of North Korea destroying us all.
Dr. Stephen Caliendo joins Nick, Bill and Phil to discuss the American Health Care Act, Steve King and his need for more babies, immigration in the Netherlands, Boaty McBoatface, killer self-driving cars and radioactive boars.
**Excuse the hiccuping audio. Technical issues related to crappy technology. Dr. Justin Klassen joins a shingles riddled Phil, a flu infested Nick and a typically annoying Bill to discuss the great wiretapping tweet storm of last weekend, the incessant influence of Russia, Trump's revised travel ban, thoughts on what immigration does and should look like in the U.S. and a few entertaining news stories because need laughter.
Bill, Nick, Phil and Suzanne go over the intricacies (lack of intricacies?) in Trump's congressional joint session address including trans rights, education, VOICE, toned down nationalism and a potentially dangerous, strategic president. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
Nick, Bill and Phil go over last week's press conference, fake news, the press as an "enemy of the people", problems with appointments, turf battles within the administration and what the CBC actually is. Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
Nick, Bill and Phil discuss Mike Flynn's untimely departure, Russia yet again, North Korea (Oh, herro!), Trump's Caddyshack-like Mar-a-Lago exploits, the state of comedy in the Trump era, and the pitfalls of political discourse.
Dr. Suzanne Chod joins us to break down the congressional drama, Steve Bannon stealing the spotlight, Trump's "killers" comments, and wandering the halls of the White House in bathrobes.
Nick, Bill and Phil delve into the immigration "ban", Trump's Supreme Court nominee, national protests, the trouble with Steve Bannon, and what the Democratic party needs to do to not be marginalized. It's a long one.
Trump is now President and he will not go quietly into the night. Bill, Nick, Suzanne and Phil go through the speech, nationalism, Obama's last week in office and at least a couple bombers of beer.
Dr. Tom Cavenagh joins us to discuss Showergate and the Trump intelligence dossier, the state of Democracy in the U.S., Russia, China and Obama's legacy.
Dr. Phil Barker joins us to dismantle the recent global messes. We cover Russian Hacks, Michelle Obama's lack of hope, presidential appointments, identity politics, beer, and generally cut each other down. Did we mention beer?
We continue to try to make sense out of what the hell is going on in U.S. politics. Dr. Suzanne Chod joins us to help out. Our beer choices are not making the process any easier.
There are no words...but after a few beers we came up with some.
