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Just Ask the Question Podcast

Just Ask the Question is a unique and provocative look at the news in today’s headlines. Playboy White House correspondent and CNN political analyst Brian Karem hosts a conversation with newsmakers across the spectrum, asking the hardest questions and engaging them in deep conversation about issues that matter to all of us. Just Ask the Question is an unedited conversation with those in the public eye who influence life in the United States. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever heard.
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Episodes

Episode 101: Joe Walsh - Is Donald Trump on the verge of irrelevancy?

William Joseph Walsh is an American politician, conservative talk radio host, former social worker, and former 2020 Republican presidential candidate who served one term in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 8th congressional district. He joins us to discuss Trump, his rally and the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 30, 202157 minEp. 101

Episode 100: Michael Zeldin - Will Donald Trump be indicted?

JATQ welcomes back Michael Zeldin host of "That Said with Michael Zeldin" to talk about what will happen to Trump and if jail time is in his future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 22, 202141 minEp. 100

Episode 99: Rep. Eric Swalwell - Were you surprised?

Eric Michael Swalwell is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of eastern Alameda County and part of central Contra Costa County. He joins us again to discuss the state of current politics and to shed some light on the Jan 6th commission. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...

Jun 15, 202130 minEp. 99

Episode 98: Michael Steele - Is the Republican party on a Bataan death march to non-existence?

Michael Stephen Steele is an American conservative political commentator, attorney, and former Republican Party politician. Steele served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007; he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. He joins us to talk about the state of the modern GOP and it's uncertain future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 28, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 98

Episode 97: Michael Cohen - Why does the GOP continue to kiss Donalds...ring?!

Michael Cohen. After a dozen years as Trump’s lawyer and fixer, Cohen famously broke with his boss in 2018. He pleaded guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison, although because of the pandemic he was released last May to serve out his sentence under house arrest. He joins us on Just Ask the Question for a lively discussion about Donald Trump, the sycophantic GOP and Facebook. See Privacy Policy at http...

May 18, 202157 minEp. 97

Episode 96: Baratunde Thurston - How do you citizen? Gratitude for Liz Cheney?

Baratunde Thurston is an American writer, comedian, and commentator. Thurston was director of digital for The Onion and his 2012, book "How to be Black" is a New York Times Bestseller. He now hosts his own podcast "How to Citizen". He joins us today to talk current events and how to combat systemic racism in the 21st century. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 13, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 96

Episode 95: Rex Chapman - What did Sacha Baron Cohen want?

Known as Rex the King and Sexy Rexy during his basketball playing days, Rex Chapman is a social media influencer and NCAA basketball analyst. He's a former University of Kentucky standout and pro basketball player who overcame addiction to reclaim his life. We talk about that and much more in this edition of "Just Ask the Question" - including the answer to a very important question: "What did Sacha Baron Cohen want?" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...

Apr 20, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 95

Episode 93: Jason Miller - How can someone work for Donald Trump?

Jason Miller joins us to discuss why he still works for Donald Trump. Miller is serving as a senior adviser to the former president, and has continued to lend the press insight into Trump's thinking -- from when he'll get back on social media to whether he's contemplating a trip to the border. In March, he signed on to be a contributor to a pro-Trump net-work Newsmax. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 31, 202154 minEp. 93

Episode 92: John T. Bennett - What should we expect out of Joe Biden's first press conference?

John T. Bennett has covered Washington’s policy and political debates for nearly two decades, focusing at various stops on the Pentagon, Congress, and the White House. He was the senior White House correspondent for CQ Roll Call for nearly a half-decade and was most recently the Washington bureau chief for the Independent . Bennett’s work has also appeared in the Hill , USA Today , Defense News , and other major publications. Joe Biden will be the fourth president he has covered — along with fou...

Mar 23, 20211 hr 20 minEp. 92

Episode 91: Wajahat Ali - What are the problems of being a minority author in the United States?

Wajahat Ali is a journalist, writer, lawyer, an award-winning playwright, a TV host, and a consultant for the U.S. State Department. Previously, Ali helped launch the Al Jazeera America network as co-host of Al Jazeera America’s The Stream , a daily news show that extended the conversation to social media and beyond. He was also a National Correspondent, Political Reporter, and Social Media Expert for Al Jazeera America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Mar 16, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 91

Episode 90: Meidas Touch - What's wrong with American Democracy? How do we fix it?

What's the Democratic answer to the Republican "Lincoln Project"? It's the Meidas touch of course, brought to you by three enterprising brothers with a sense of humor and politics. Join us on Just Ask the Question for their story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 09, 202157 minEp. 90

Episode 89: Adam Parkhomenko - Are people being fair to Biden?

Adam Parkhomenko is an American political strategist and organizer who served as National Field Director for the DNC in 2016. He was the co-founder and executive director of Ready For Hillary. In the 2017 party election, Parkhomenko was a candidate for Vice Chair of theDNC He Joins us to discuss the state of Biden's Presidency after 6 weeks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 05, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 89

100,000 Downloads!

A mix of popular recent episodes to celebrate our 100,000th download! Episodes: Bryan Fogel Soledad O'Brien Daryl Davis Ron Perlman Randy Rainbow and Rick Wilson Thank you to everyone for listening! We appreciate every one of you! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 03, 202145 minEp. 89

Episode 88: Joe Walsh - Is the Republican party really dead?

Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, a member of the Tea Party and an opponent of Donald Trump's, briefly, during Trump's 2020 reelection bid joins us this week on Just Ask The Question to discuss the future of the GOP, why Joe wants to slap Matt Gaetz and what he thinks of Ted Cruz running away to Mexico. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Feb 25, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 88

Episode 87: Gregg Smith - Can he defeat Representative Lauren Boebert?

Gregg Smith is jumping into the U.S Representative's race in Western Colorado, hoping to survive a Democratic primary to challenge QAnon Representative Lauren Boebert. Why now? Smith thinks Boebert will be implicated and indicted in the January 6 Capitol Insurrection - and that a special election will be held this year to find her successor. He is a former Erik Prince business partner and Whistle Blower. He joins us on Just Ask The Question to discuss this and other issues. See Privacy Policy at...

Feb 17, 202155 minEp. 87

Episode 85: Claire Finkelstein -- What still works in our government?

Claire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School , and the Director of its Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law. She joins us to talk the constitution, the state of the republic and the future of the executive branch. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Feb 04, 20211 hrEp. 85

Episode 84: Moe Vela - Is Joe Biden for real? Does the new president really want to unify the country, and how can he do it?

Is Joe Biden for real? Does the new president really want to unify the country, and how can he do it? Moe Vela, a former high ranking member of Vice President Biden's staff talks to us on Just Ask the Question and enlightens us on the real Joe Biden. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 26, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 84

Episode 83: Rick Wilson - Who Should We Prosecute?

Rick Wilson is one of the Leaders of the Lincoln Project. In this episode of "Just Ask The Question" he talks about the success his group had in defeating Donald Trump and who the country should hold accountable for the Capitol Insurrection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jan 19, 202127 minEp. 83

Episode 82: Bryan Fogel - Did M.B.S. direct the killing of Jamal Khashoggi?

Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary Icarus, which won an Academy award. Fogel most recently has directed and produced the 2020 American documentary film The Dissident that follows the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Arabia's effort to control international dissent . It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020. It is scheduled to be released on Dece...

Jan 12, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 82

Episode 80: Ron Perlman - How do you really solve a problem like Donald Trump?

Ron Perlman is a classically-trained actor who has appeared in countless stage plays, feature films and television productions. He joins us this week to discuss Trump, January 6th and the future of Republic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 05, 20211 hr 19 minEp. 80

Episode 79: Joe Lockhart - How do we fix the media?

Joe Lockhart is a former press secretary to president Bill Clinton and current commentator for CNN. He joins us to talk about The Fairness Doctrine and what can be done to breakdown the problems in today's media environment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dec 30, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 79

Episode 78: Randy Rainbow - What's next for Randy after Trump leaves office?

Randy Stewart Rainbow is an American comedian and singer, best known for videos published on YouTube, in which he spoofs interviews with famous figures and parodies musical numbers with a political focus. He joins us again on JATQ to discuss his future after Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Dec 22, 202051 minEp. 78

Episode 77: Dr. Stephen Hoffman -- How does the pandemic end?

Dr. Hoffman has over 30 years of experience building and managing large, successful research and development programs. From 1987-2001 he was malaria program director, Naval Medical Research Center, where his team were leaders in subunit malaria vaccine development and sequencing the Plasmodium falciparum genome and published the first studies in the world showing DNA vaccines elicited killer T cells in humans. In 2001 he joined Celera Genomics as Sr. VP biologics and created a program to utilize...

Dec 15, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 77

Episode 76: Michael Cohen - What Trump wants now

Michael Cohen. After a dozen years as Trump’s lawyer and fixer, Cohen famously broke with his boss in 2018. He pleaded guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison, although because of the pandemic he was released this past May to serve out his sentence under house arrest. He joins us on Just Ask the Question for a lively discussion about Donald Trump, Christmas and what the Donald really wants: See Privacy...

Dec 08, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 76

Episode 75: Rep. Eric Swalwell - How do we take meaningful steps to heal our wounds?

Rep. Eric Swalwell from CA was briefly a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. During one of the first debates he famously challenged former Vice President Joe Biden to pass the torch of leadership to a younger generation. Here he talks about the country post-impeachment and the challenges facing the country going forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 30, 202051 minEp. 75

Episode 74: Michael Steele - Is there a future for the GOP outside of "Trumpism"?

Michael Steele is the former Lt. Governor of Maryland, the first African American to hold that post. He's the former chairman of the RNC and a strong anti-trumper in the GOP. "I'm tired of making excuses for dumbass Republicans who voted for Trump," he tells us. In this compelling episode of "Just Ask the Question," Steele tells us what he fears the GOP will become and what he wants it to be - after Trump leaves office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

Nov 24, 20201 hr 28 minEp. 74

Episode 73: Daryl Davis - How can Biden achieve unity?

Daryl is a Civil Rights activist and keyboard player who's played with everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Chuck Berry. His greatest claim to fame as an African American is meeting with and talking members of the Klu Klux Klan into giving up their robes. He became friends with the Grand Wizard of the KKK in Maryland and then became Godfather to the Grand Wizard's daughter. He joins on Just Ask The Question to talk about President-elect Joe Biden and his initiative to unify the country. "It is the b...

Nov 17, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 73
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