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Adam and Chet welcome special guest Olivia Haidar to mostly be bummed out about the Christchurch shooting in New Zealand
Mar 21, 2019•55 min
Good Luck, America
A weekly politics and news podcast from the Unpops Podcast Network. Hosted by comedians Adam Tod Brown and Chet Wild. The only politics podcast you can trust.
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Episodes
The Past, Present and Future of American Missile Defense
Adam and Chet welcome comedians Stuart Thompson and Olivia Haidar to talk about the history and future of missile defense systems in the United States
Mar 07, 2019•58 min
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Adam and Chet welcome comedian Stuart Thompson to talk about the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, which the United States and Russia both pulled out of recently
Feb 21, 2019•55 min
The 1995-1996 Government Shutdown
Adam and Chet discuss the second longest government shutdown in United States history
Feb 07, 2019•45 min
Government Shutdown Horror Stories
Adam and Chet talk about some of the saddest and most infuriating stories coming from the current government shutdown
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr
Democrats Who Might Run For President In 2020
Adam and Chet run through some of the potential Democratic nominees for President in 2020
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Republicans Who Might Challenge Trump In 2020
Will Trump face a challenge from one of his Republican rivals in the 2020 primaries? Oh most definitely! On this episode, Adam and Chet talk about who those challengers might be.
Jan 13, 2019•46 min
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act
Can Trump force Mexico to pay for the wall? Sure he can! On this episode, Adam and Chet discuss the mechanisms he has at his disposal to make that awful dream a reality.
Jan 13, 2019•52 min
Companies that Work With ICE
Adam and Chet welcome comedian Olivia Haidar to discuss a few of the major companies and brands that have lent their services to ICE over the past few years
Dec 17, 2018•44 min
Don't Cry For George H.W. Bush
Adam, Chet, and special guest Stuart Thompson discuss the many transgressions of recently deceased former president George H.W. Bush
Dec 10, 2018•58 min
Donald Trump and South Africa
Adam and Chet discuss one of Trump's favorite white nationalist talking points...the redistribution of farmland in post-apartheid South Africa
Dec 03, 2018•51 min
Trust and Security In Cyberspace
Adam and Chet discuss the Paris Call for Trust and Security In Cyberspace and why the United States made the right decision by not signing it
Nov 26, 2018•41 min
Birthright Citizenship
Adam welcomes special guests Vanessa Gritton and Samantha Clarke to talk about Trump's plans to revoke birthright citizenship and change the Constitution through Executive Order
Nov 12, 2018•42 min
The Migrant Caravan
Adam and Chet discuss the caravan full of children and pregnant women that's somehow being sold as an imminent threat to our national security.
Nov 05, 2018•55 min
The #MAGA Bombs
Adam and Chet discuss the insane reaction to a Trump supporter mailing 14 bombs to the president's most high profile opponents
Oct 29, 2018•51 min
How Voter Suppression Works
Adam and Chet welcome comedian Olivia Haidar to talk about the 2013 court ruling that led to a wave of voter suppression that's still happening in America
Oct 22, 2018•38 min
Why Wind Energy Is Doomed In America
Adam and special guest Adam Ganser discuss one of Trump's biggest conflicts of interest -- his long running feud with the wind energy industry
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Donald Trump's Taxes
Adam and Chet welcome special guests Laura Crawford and Olivia Haidar to talk about the New York Times' investigation into Donald Trump and his family's tax misdeeds
Oct 08, 2018•53 min
The Kavanaugh Hearings
Adam and Chet welcome special guest Stuart Thompson to discuss the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings
Oct 01, 2018•46 min
#McToo
Adam and Chet welcome special guest Kevin Anderson to discuss an historic #MeToo moment that's not getting nearly enough attention.
Sep 24, 2018•58 min
The Impending War On Social Media
Jeff Sessions has a meeting this month. It's about regulating social media sites. Is that a thing we want the government to do? We talk about that exact thing on this episode, with special guest Olivia Haidar.
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Lodestar
Adam and Chet welcome special guest Kevin Anderson to discuss that anonymous New York Times op-ed and all the controversy surrounding it.
Sep 10, 2018•57 min
Prison Strike!
Adam and Chet talk about a story that's not getting nearly as much attention as it deserves...a nationwide strike happening in America's prisons right now.
Aug 27, 2018•58 min
Everybody Hates Trump
It's been a week chock-full of people protesting and speaking out against Trump. On this episode, Adam and Chet talk about those protests and why they're happening.
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min
The Denaturalization Task Force
Adam and Chet remind you that the Space Force isn't a terrible idea and discuss a Trump-related force you should be way more concerned about instead.
Aug 13, 2018•47 min
The Enemy Of The People
Adam and Chet look into the Trump administration's war on the media and the increasingly hostile ways its being expressed through his followers. For show notes and links, go here: https://unpops.com/good-luck-america-ep-12-the-enemy-of-the-people-show-notes
Aug 06, 2018•49 min
A Boring Lawsuit (Could End The Trump Presidency)
Adam and Chet look into the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution and what it could mean for the future of the Trump presidency.
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Gunn/Violence
Adam and Chet discuss the James Gunn tweet controversy and a right-wing blogger/political analyst who called for the murder of Trump opponents.
Jul 23, 2018•59 min
Is Trump Creating Racists?
Is Donald Trump literally creating racists in this country? Or is he maybe just riling up racists who were already here? Is that a distinction that even matters? Adam and Chet discuss all of that and more on this week's episode.
Jul 16, 2018•47 min
The Water In Puerto Rico
Don't let the stories about water being restored for 96 percent of Puerto Rico fool you, the situation there is still incredibly dire. On this episode, Adam and Chet discuss the impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico's infrastructure and the historically misguided plan to fix it.
Jul 09, 2018•46 min
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