He’s holding us hostage President threatens transgender people in the U.S. Military, and they’re OK with the backlash ? DOJ argues the Civil Rights act does not protect gay employees Ivan & Red recommend Radiolab Presents: More Perfect The Senate gets one through then is shot down a bunch Trump discusses pardons House votes for sanctions against Russia The Mooch Come see Red August 3-6 in Sunnyvale , featuring for Michelle Wolf at Rooster T. Feathers!!! Charity of the week: Trans Lifeline Su...
Jul 27, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Presidents and their trucks We go in on the latest NYT interview with Trump Putin & Trump’s secret meeting Muller gunna Mueller Manafort in debt to Russian Business interests The BRCA’s collapse Repeal only ? Trump knee-capping Obamacare Sessions allows police to seize property without proving guilt Journalist of the week: Maggie Haberman & Peter Baker Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon ! Bunker Politics album artwork by Nicol...
Jul 20, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Conclusion? Not Collusion! (It is absolutely collusion) A 29 second handshake Donald Trump Jr. meeting with The Russian Government and documenting it via emails, which he then released A Soviet counterintelligent officer was at this meeting The next round of Trumpcare Travel ban still awful! But very slightly less so White House releases comments on the election commission K.C. tries to be meme-able Journalist of the week: Donald Trump, Jr. Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPol...
Jul 14, 2017•55 min
One day “HanA**holeSolo” is going to be an answer for an AP History test We catch Red Up with the CNN Wrestling Gif & Hobby Lobby funding ISIS Donald Trump forgets to book a hotel room for the G20 summit He kind of admits Russia may have been involved , who knows Democrats try to start a war with Russia NPR tweets The Declaration of Independence , people lose their mind North Korea goes full North Korea A federal court does its job ! Journalist of the week: Matt Pearce Support the podcast! F...
Jul 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min
This might not be a great President All the President’s tweets. Just today’s, actually The Supreme Court rules on the Travel Ban New travel restrictions take place tonight , 8PM ET McConnell doesn’t have the votes for the AHCA, but he hasn’t given up Journalist of the week: Chris Geidner Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon !...
Jun 29, 2017•50 min
Things can’t stop happening!!! The Senate version of the AHCA is in the wild , differences with Obamacare can be found here Speaking of Obama, he released a facebook statement about the AHCA Sean Spicer is doing fewer briefings More information about voting machines being hacked Trump’s bizarre Iowa Rally Supreme Court agrees to hear Gerrymandering case Trump corruption continues unabated Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon !...
Jun 22, 2017•1 hr 3 min
The podcast Trump will eventually describe as a “Witch Hunt” Trump is personally under investigation for Obstruction of Justice Trump considered FIRING THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR Russia hacked actual voting systems?! Senate approved sanctions with Russia, 97-2 The Senate AHCA “reconciliation” continues behind closed doors Majority Whip Steve Scalise is shot at a congressional baseball game Trump hires his family’s event planner to HUD Also Sing Street is a great movie Journalist of the week: Garre...
Jun 16, 2017•1 hr 13 min
"I can't believe 'Trump stole money from kids with cancer' is like a second tier story today" - Sarah Jeong Comey Hearing #ComeyDay Previous day non-hearings Trump stole money from cancer kids House to vote on destroying the Dodd-Frank Act Friendly-fire: Cavuto criticizes Trump Kids bully by quoting Trump A US voting software supplier was HACKED , plus related ReplyAll episode on phishing attacks Trump’s NATO speech Journalist of the week: Sarah Jeong Charity of the week: Cancer Research Institu...
Jun 08, 2017•51 min
This week it comes down to Russia, the environment, and Covfefe Trump pulls from the Paris Climate accord Did Sessions have a THIRD Russian ambassador meeting? Trump asked leaders to call him on his insecure cell phone Putin addresses hackers White House is done talking Russia Comey to testify next week Journalist of the week: Elizabeth Spiers , make sure to read her article on working for Jared Kushner Charity of the week: The Drug Policy Alliance Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @B...
Jun 02, 2017•51 min
This week it’s all about Orbs, Bodyslams, and Handshakes. Ivan and Red talk: THE ORB Republican congressional candidate body-slamming a journalist the day before an election Special prosecutor Robert Swan Mueller III THE HANDSHAKE Attorney General Jeff Sessions committing some light federal crime An update on the location of 2 Nuclear Submarines from The Prezzy Journalist of the week: Ben Jacobs of The Guardian Charity of the week: The Drug Policy Alliance Support the podcast! Follow us on twitt...
May 25, 2017•57 min
Trump paraphrased: “The ‘Fake Media’ is a witch hunt, but if there’s one thing you need to know about my administration, it’s that Comey was looking for justice, and I obstructed it.” The science of exercise according to Trump Comey Timeline When it comes to Impeachment, the kids table matters U.S. Presidential line of Succession Journalist of the week: Maggie Haberman of The New York Times Charity of the week: The Drug Policy Alliance Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics...
May 19, 2017•59 min
Hash tag But Her Emails Trump fires FBI Director James Comey Sally Yates’ testimony scorched everyone The Senate doesn’t care what the kids table is up to with the AHCA Journalist of the week: Katy Tur of NBC News Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon !...
May 09, 2017•49 min
I didn’t think we’d have to be in the Bunker this long Trump “thought it would be easier” 2nd failed Obamacare repeal Mnuchin Tax plan would heighten a “mountain of debt” Sessions recuses himself from Flynn investigation , Rosenstein takes over the Senate Russia probe Sessions says DREAMers are subject to being deported , Trump says they should “rest easy” Flynn is somehow Obama’s fault Charity of the week: Teach for America Journalist of the week: Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star Support the pod...
Apr 28, 2017•56 min
Day 92 of Trump's presidency and there’s only 8 days left to meet your terrible goals!!! Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon !
Apr 21, 2017•49 min
It's Day 85 of Trump's presidency and the Russian connections keep coming No detailed show notes this week as Red is sick and he barely crawled to the mic to record this podcast. Charity of the week: The White Helmets Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon !...
Apr 14, 2017•43 min
We’re going to War and it’s only the 78th Day of the Trump Administration! Oh yeah the Senate legislative Filibuster is dead and Neil Gorsuch was confirmed, but 538 says it may not be that bad ? We have a notoriously slapdash crash course of Syrian history , and it’s depressing . The deal with Syria & Russia The scale of the crisis in Syria RadioLab's episode on Nuclear Control and Command (Nukes) Eric Schlosser's book Command and Control Trump’s tweets and so much more Charity of the week: ...
Apr 07, 2017•51 min
Day 69 of the Trump Presidency Trump approval rating drops A new EO dismantling the Clean Power Plan New 2020 census modified to not count LGBTQ Breitbart hounds Paul Ryan who threatens the Freedom Caucus Republicans move from complicated health care to… tax reform? What’s going on with Senate Republicans and Gorsuch ? Meanwhile in Russia, people take to the streets while back home the administration tries to silence Sally Yates House Dems propose MAR-A-LAGO act Charity of the week: The White He...
Mar 31, 2017•58 min
An episode on the rise and fall of Trumpcare Outline of the AHCA, AKA Trumpcare Congressional Budget Office: Costs more, insures less Pete Souza, Obama’s photographer and instagram hero Republicans have forgotten how to govern Republicans talk consequences of Trumpcare failure Journalist of the week: Glenn Thrush Charity of the week: The White Helmets Support the podcast! Follow us on twitter at @BunkerPolitics ! Support Ivan & Red on Patreon !...
Mar 25, 2017•40 min
Federal judge institutes Travel Ban Ban, GOP Health Care Plan isn’t, Scott Pruitt continues to be a nightmare Hawaiian Federal judge freezes Trump’s Travel ban Congressional Budget Office releases report on Trumpcare Trump challenged on Americans losing coverage Only 24% of voters support Trumpcare His budget it also a nightmare The stupid Rachel Maddow tax story Scott Pruitt is unfit to teach high school science Comey will PUBLICLY testify on Russia investigation next week Also Kellyane can tur...
Mar 17, 2017•55 min
Trumpcare, Obama tappin’ them wires, and more Republican plan clears committee at 4:30 in the morning AMA opposes Republican plan Pre-emptively criticizing the Congressional Budget Office report , which doesn’t yet exist The new plan restricts abortion coverage drastically The poor could afford healthcare if they just didn’t buy so many iPhones New Travel Ban Executive Order is in place Trump accuses Obama of wiretapping his phones , apparently referencing a Breitbart article Obama denies he wir...
Mar 10, 2017•47 min
This week on the #1 Fake News Podcast Jeff Sessions did not disclose meeting with Russians . Sidebar, Al Franken as a presidential candidate? Sessions recuses himself from any Russia investigation NY Times listicle on Trump's Speech , & fact check Republican health care plan , which only Republicans are allowed to see News on the delayed and modified Travel ban E.O. Ben Carson CONFIRMED as HUD Secretary Ryan Zinke CONFIRMED to lead Department of the Interior , rides in on horse Betsy DeVos a...
Mar 03, 2017•56 min
Enemy of the American People was our 2nd favorite title for this podcast. This week's episode discusses: Trump reverts bathroom protections for transgender students Last week's Trump press conference Trump confidante Roger Stone admits ties to wikileaks Scott Pruitt is confirmed as EPA administrator Trump's 3rd choice for National Security Advisor Deportations and DACA Clarence Thomas and the Travel Ban The wait for a new travel EO Christie getting power moved to death Journalist of the week: ht...
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr
Michael Kristoff article with great summary of Russian ties 46 percent of the people in this photo were given the Stone Cold Stunner Trump's North Korean missile crisis response from Mar-a-Lago Your complete guide to Trump's Cabinet Confirmations Pudzer withdrawing from nomination from Labor Secretary Stephen Miller is a nightmare and has been since high school This Week in Possibly Impeachable Offenses Journalist of the week: Mary Emily O'Hara Charity of the week: Coalition For Humane Immigrant...
Feb 16, 2017•56 min
SHOW NOTES! #TrumpShake State of the Executive Order Travel Ban 1 week later Lawfare blog quoted by Trump Trump and the "New START" Nuclear Treaty Confirmation of Jeff Session s, Betsy DeVos , and Tom Price Michael Flynn and the Logan Act Trump vexed by the scale of the presidency Journalist of the week: Chris Geidner Charity of the week: Coalition For Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles...
Feb 11, 2017•54 min
SHOW NOTES Donald Trump's first 100 days plan 538's profile on Neil Gorsich Up-to-date information on Trump's immigration ban Journalist of the week: Maggie Haberman Ad-hoc bonus journalist of the week: Lewis Wallace , especially his article "I was fired from my journalism job ten days into Trump" Charity of the week: National Immigration Law Center...
Feb 04, 2017•1 hr 2 min
SHOW NOTES Executive order banning foreign aid to health providers who discuss abortion Executive order blocking immigrants from entering the country Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, cleared to serve as an advisor Trump pulled out of the TPP Book discussed by Red: Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday Journalist of the week: Laurie Penny , especially recommend her article "The Triumph of the Won’t" Charity of the week: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe...
Jan 26, 2017•1 hr 4 min
The first public Bunker Politics and the last episode of the Obama administration. Trump odds of leaving office on betfair Charity of the week: Planned Parenthood Follow us on twitter-> @bunkerpolitics...
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 3 min
SHOW NOTES: ReplyAll's Voyage Into Pizzagate Deep NY Times article on Russia's hacking of the DNC 125 Billion of waste Incredible Radiolab episode 23 Weeks 6 Days Journalists to follow: Red recommends Julia Ioffe Ivan recommends Anna Massoglia Charity of the week: International Rescue Committee Follow us on twitter-> @bunkerpolitics...
Jan 18, 2017•53 min
Links mentioned in the podcast: Bob Dole's involvement with the Trump-Taiwan call Soft Bank's $50 billion pledge Trump's possible softening on DACA Red recommends you follow Clare Malone Ivan recommends you follow Sarah Jeong They both recommend you support a ny number of organizations that benefit the Ghost Ship Fire victims. Follow us on twitter-> @bunkerpolitics...
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Links mentioned in the podcast NPR's map of most common jobs in every state Before and after the voting rights act Precincts closed down because of the voting rights act Trump seems ignorant as to what a president does Ivan's running thoughts on Fidel Castro's death Red recommends you follow McKay Coppins for Trump coverage and donate to the ACLU Ivan recommends you follow Matt Pearce and donate to the Standing Rock Sioux...
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 17 min
