A major Republican strategy backfires ahead of 2024. Brian interviews Speaker Nancy Pelosi about her response to the Democrats' stellar election performance, the revelations about Mike Johnson's policy positions, and her relationship with Trump when the cameras were off. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohe...
Nov 12, 2023•34 min•Ep. 183
Republican extremism backfires as their first major House bill slashing IRS funding is DOA in the Senate and White House. I sit down WisDems chair Ben Wikler, Congressman Marc Pocan, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, and other Wisconsin officials as we launch the "One Year To Win" campaign live from Madison, Wisconsin. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantyl...
Nov 05, 2023•51 min•Ep. 182
The Republican Speaker situation backfires in spectacular fashion. Brian interviews Congressman Jared Moskowitz about what the vote for Mike Johnson will mean for those 18 Republicans currently sitting in Biden-won districts, whether there’s any acknowledgment from the GOP behind the scenes that they screwed up, and the impact that Johnson’s election will have on the House certifying the election results in 2024. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamit...
Oct 29, 2023•21 min•Ep. 181
The House remains mired in dysfunction as we’re more than 3 weeks without a Speaker-- but the Republicans have a brilliant new plan to finally bring the conference together. Brian interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin about his response to Republican claims that this is all the Democrats’ fault, his prediction as to how this drama will end, and his reaction to some more “smoking gun” evidence against Joe Biden that was just released. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.co...
Oct 22, 2023•24 min•Ep. 180
The prospect of a Hakeem Jeffries Speakership surges into the spotlight. Brian interviews former Obama spokesman and host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, Tommy Vietor, about the situation unfolding in Israel and Gaza, how this happened in what’s supposed to be the most secure country in the world, and his response to Republicans exploiting the tragedy for their own political gain. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https:...
Oct 15, 2023•23 min•Ep. 179
Republicans make a fatal mistake during their latest power grab-- and may very well have signed their own death certificate. Brian interviews AOC about the Republicans blaming Democrats for not saving Kevin McCarthy, how she was instrumental in getting the NY AG probe started against Trump that’s resulted in the trial we’re watching now, and whether she believes that there will ever be another Biden impeachment inquiry hearing after the disaster that was the first one. Donate to the "Don't Be A ...
Oct 08, 2023•33 min•Ep. 178
Both Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy screw themselves over with their mangled shutdown attempt. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about Trump visiting a NON-UNION shop during the union auto workers strike, the GOP’s dysfunction that brought us to the brink of a government shutdown, and the disaster that was the Biden impeachment inquiry hearing. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/sh...
Oct 01, 2023•27 min•Ep. 177
Trump makes a blatant attempt to pivot to the center ahead of the 2024 election. Brian interviews Congressman Daniel Goldman about the Republicans’ impending government shutdown and their doomed impeachment effort against Joe Biden. He also interviews the Democrat running for Lauren Boebert’s seat in Colorado, Adam Frisch, about her Beetlejuice scandal and how he plans on winning what was the closest race of 2022. And finally, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joins to discuss the massive impli...
Sep 24, 2023•44 min•Ep. 176
Kevin McCarthy ignores the fatal flaw in opening an impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden. Brian interviews Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Missouri, Lucas Kunce, about how he can actually defeat Josh Hawley, how Hawley and his wife have spent their careers stripping women of their reproductive rights, and what it would mean for Missouri if a Democrat was the 51st vote in the Senate. Support Lucas Kunce: www.lucaskunce.com Read Dan Pfeiffer's The Message Box: https://www.messageboxnews...
Sep 17, 2023•30 min•Ep. 175
Trump’s options to avoid legal accountability are quickly evaporating. Brian interviews Senator Amy Klobuchar about some news regarding the government’s ability to negotiate lower drug prices, when these lower prices go into effect, and how the government actually saves money by doing so. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter....
Sep 10, 2023•19 min•Ep. 174
Secretaries of State consider removing Trump from the ballot due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Brian interviews Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the process that he's considering regarding disqualifying Trump from the ballot, how the courts will play into this, and what the deadline is for a decision. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantyl...
Sep 03, 2023•21 min•Ep. 173
Trump’s Fulton County case has already started to fall apart. Brian interviews former White House press secretary and MSNBC host Jen Psaki about her thoughts on the first GOP debate, whether her legal guests predict any prison time for Trump, what question she’d be getting the most as press secretary right now, and how she thinks Biden should handle Trump’s indictments. Listen to the "Inside with Jen Psaki" podcast: https://apple.co/3Pd67Rh Read Jen's most recent MSNBC Daily entry: https://on.ms...
Aug 27, 2023•30 min•Ep. 172
Republican primary candidates capitulate to Trump ahead of the first Republican debate. Brian interviews former federal prosecutor and candidate for California’s 41st congressional district, Will Rollins, about whether he believes Trump will go to prison for any of his prosecutions, his own prosecution of a January 6 insurrectionists, and how he plans on flipping the seat he’s running for despite his close loss in 2022. Support Will Rollins: https://willrollinsforcongress.com/ Shop merch: https:...
Aug 20, 2023•29 min•Ep. 171
The judge in Trump’s election theft case outsmarts him in the courtroom. Brian interviews former Obama spokesman and host of Pod Save America, Tommy Vietor, about whether Trump will be able to not attack the people prosecuting him, how Biden should handle the issue of Trump’s indictments, and whether it’s worth it for Democrats to focus on states like Ohio and North Carolina in 2024. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://brianty...
Aug 13, 2023•22 min•Ep. 170
Trump inches dangerously close to violating the terms of his release with continued threats against prosecutors and witnesses. Brian interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin about his reaction to Trump’s indictment after himself having led Trump’s impeachment and served on the January 6 Committee, his response to Republican lies that the indictment is an attack on Trump’s free speech rights, and his decision not to run for the US Senate. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.c...
Aug 06, 2023•22 min•Ep. 169
There is a major update on Ohio’s upcoming referendum. Brian interviews FOX LA anchor Elex Michaelson about a third Trump indictment, whether Trump shows up to the debate, DeSantis overplaying his hand on the “woke” stuff, and why the economic wins aren’t sticking for Democrats. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briant...
Jul 30, 2023•40 min•Ep. 168
Ron DeSantis goes off the deep end with a defense of slavery. And Brian interviews the first Gen Z member of Congress, Maxwell Alejandro Frost, about his response to Ron DeSantis’ flailing campaign, the fact that home insurers are now pulling out of Florida due to climate change, what messaging is most effective among young voters, and of course: Barbie or Oppenheimer. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/sh...
Jul 23, 2023•28 min•Ep. 167
Democrats get good news on congressional maps ahead of the 2024 election. Brian interviews the Bulwark’s Tim Miller about whether there’s a lane for anti-Trump Republicans in the GOP, whether Biden’s age would actually prevent him from getting votes even when put up against Trump, and the impact that Threads will have on Twitter. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user...
Jul 16, 2023•40 min•Ep. 166
Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson witness their demise on Twitter. Brian interviews the White House Communications Director, Ben LaBolt, about Republicans like Ron DeSantis denying the very humanity of LGBT people, the White House’s plan on climate in the wake of record heat, some tangible wins from Bidenomics, and which message they’re going with heading into 2024. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTu...
Jul 09, 2023•25 min•Ep. 165
The Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student loan debt cancellation as the White House pushes back with a new plan. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about his response to being demonized on Fox, what he thinks about those Republicans who voted NO on infrastructure but took the credit, how I-95 got rebuilt in record time, and why the White House is focusing so heavily on rural broadband that’ll help Republican voters who didn’t even vote for Biden. And NYU law professor and...
Jul 02, 2023•53 min•Ep. 164
Trump sinking his own case on the campaign trail. Brian interviews Congressman Jared Moskowitz about the Republicans’ hypocrisy in censuring Adam Schiff while protecting George Santos and Donald Trump and his response to the GOP’s obsession with gas stoves. And Congressman Ro Khanna joins to discuss the massive $886 billion defense bill that he was the lone NO vote on, and his effort to push to White House to have a plan in place in case the Supreme Court blocks Biden's student debt cancellation...
Jun 25, 2023•37 min•Ep. 163
Gavin Newsom debates Sean Hannity. Brian interviews Congressman Daniel Goldman about what a conviction would mean for Trump’s presidential run, the truth about the Republicans supposed “smoking gun” against Joe Biden, and his efforts to push the nation’s biggest pharmacies to carry the medication abortion pill. And former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner joins to discuss news about the potential for rightwing judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself and what the risks are for Jack Smith in pushin...
Jun 18, 2023•39 min•Ep. 162
Donald Trump gets federally indicted and takes dangerous steps in response to it. Brian interviews MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow about that indictment, whether it’ll ultimately redound to his benefit, and about her new podcast, Deja News. And we’ve got a clip from the new series on YouTube called Democracy Watch with Democratic superlawyer Marc Elias, where he discusses the bombshell new Supreme Court decision that may very well flip control of the House to the Democrats and a dangerous move by Texas Re...
Jun 11, 2023•38 min•Ep. 161
Trump gets bad legal news in the classified documents case. Brian interviews Fox LA anchor Elex Michaelson about the fatal mistake that Republicans are making ahead of 2024, whether we’re likely to see both Trump and Biden participate in debates, and the impact that Republican abortion bans will have in the next election. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianty...
Jun 04, 2023•48 min•Ep. 160
The media fails in its coverage of the threat of default. Brian interviews the communications director for Barack Obama and co-host of Pod Save America, Dan Pfeiffer, about Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch, who he’d rather have Biden run against between DeSantis and Trump, and why Democrats’ message on the debt ceiling doesn’t seem to be breaking through. And the candidate for the US Senate in Missouri, Lucas Kunce, joins to talk about Josh Hawley’s obsession with manhood, some surprising endorseme...
May 28, 2023•46 min•Ep. 159
Trump screws himself while tacking right in his primary fight against DeSantis. Brian interviews US Senate candidate in Texas, Democrat Colin Allred, about his response to Ted Cruz’s stance on abortion rights, how he plans on overcoming Beto’s margin in the state, and how to bring Texas’ Latino voters back into the fold. And Democratic candidate for attorney general in Mississippi, Greta Kemp Martin, joins to discuss the massive scandal that Mississippi Republicans are dealing with right now and...
May 21, 2023•37 min•Ep. 158
CNN's Trump town hall backfires spectacularly. Brian interviews the congressman for New York’s 10th congressional district and lead impeachment counsel for Trump’s first impeachment, Daniel Goldman, about his thoughts on that town hall, whether he believes the DOJ probes into Trump are taking too long, his response to the George Santos arrest, and his message to voters on the GOP’s obsession with a now-debunked Hunter Biden investigation. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.act...
May 14, 2023•36 min•Ep. 157
Let's talk about Joe Biden’s age and its implications for his re-election run. Brian interviews Chasten Buttigieg about his response to Fox’s attacks on him and Pete, whether he agrees with Pete’s decision to appear on that network, and his new book “I have Something to Tell You” and what it meant to release it in the middle of so many attacks against the LGBT community. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/...
May 07, 2023•37 min•Ep. 156
Tucker's firing has an unintended consequence for OTHER hosts. Brian interviews the president and CEO of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, about the cause of Tucker’s firing, Fox’s long-term financial viability, and how to help ensure that Fox doesn’t come back from this. Unfoxmycablebox.com Nofoxfee.com Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohen I...
Apr 30, 2023•38 min•Ep. 155
Republicans’ scheme to prevent young people from voting gets exposed. Brian interviews Senator Bernie Sanders about the GOP's voter suppression plot, his response to the Clarence Thomas-Harlan Crow scandal, what’s at stake if Republicans refuse to lift the debt ceiling, and his pitch for a 4-day workweek. And former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner joins to discuss the Fox-Dominion settlement, what to expect in the upcoming Smartmatic trial, and the lawsuit being brought by Fox’s own sharehold...
Apr 23, 2023•47 min•Ep. 154
