The Supreme Court grants Trump the delay he's been seeking in the immunity case. Brian interviews former Obama speechwriter and Pod Save America host Jon Favreau about how our strategy should change given the Supreme Court’s decision, the warning signs for Trump in the Republican primary contests, and what to look for as we await Biden's State of the Union address. Buy Democracy Or Else: https://crooked.com/books Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/...
Mar 03, 2024•26 min•Ep. 199
Republicans are finally forced on the defensive after their war on women’s reproductive rights backfires spectacularly. Brian interviews PAC attorney Joe Birkenstock to discuss whether it’s acceptable for Trump's PAC to spend money on legal expenses and whether he has an obligation to disclose how the funds are going to be used when soliciting donations. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: htt...
Feb 25, 2024•17 min•Ep. 198
Trump’s $355 million fraud verdict in New York is set to have a massive impact in November. Brian interviews Congressman Jared Moskowitz about the Republicans’ star whistleblower getting indicted by the DOJ for making false statements and the likelihood of Ukraine aid getting passed by this Congress. And he talks to attorney Tristan Snell about his successful litigation against Donald Trump, and what he thinks the likelihood is of Trump being successfully prosecuted in his upcoming trials. Buy T...
Feb 18, 2024•41 min•Ep. 197
The media loses its mind over what one rightwing prosecutor said about Joe Biden. Brian interviews Senator Chris Murphy, who helped author the border bill, about whether that bill is now dead, if we’re still going to see any Ukraine aid, and whether there exists any incentive for even good faith Republicans to seek any compromise with Democrats. And the Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, joins to discuss his thoughts on Republicans’ unwillingness to actually do anything, and some major prog...
Feb 11, 2024•37 min•Ep. 196
Trump and Republicans make an epic misstep on the issue of immigration. Brian interviews FOX LA’s Elex Michaelson about Republicans refusing to take "yes" for an answer on the border, whether Americans are starting to feel the effects of a strong economy, and what the right’s meltdown over Taylor Swift is saying. 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 ...
Feb 04, 2024•28 min•Ep. 195
Trump’s $83 million verdict changes everything for him moving forward. Brian interviews longtime Republican adviser and host of the Hacks on Tap podcast, Mike Murphy, about Trump’s attempt at ending Nikki Haley’s campaign backfiring, whether her supporters may defect to Joe Biden in November, and his thoughts on the US Senate race in California. Visit: https://evpolitics.org/ Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitt...
Jan 28, 2024•35 min•Ep. 194
Brian offers advice for those of you contending with complaints about Joe Biden’s age. He's joined by one of the three hosts of the new MSNBC show, The Weekend, Symone Sanders-Townsend, about what we should look out for in the New Hampshire primary, what she thinks about the warning signs regarding Trump’s performance in Iowa, and her reaction as a longtime campaign official to low Biden polling right now. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop...
Jan 21, 2024•30 min•Ep. 193
Trump and his attorneys insist that a president needs immunity, even in the event that he has his political opponent assassinated. Brian interviews Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett, who’s latest moment at the House Oversight Committee’s Hunter Biden hearing went viral, about what Republicans are saying behind the scenes about their circus of a hearing, and her response to Hunter walking out on Marjorie Taylor Greene. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/don...
Jan 14, 2024•17 min•Ep. 192
The Supreme Court makes a bombshell announcement about the question of Trump’s disqualification from the Colorado ballot. Brian interviews former CNN host Brian Stelter about the future of Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and whether covering the right has ever impacted his own safety. Buy Brian's book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1668046903/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr= Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https:...
Jan 07, 2024•29 min•Ep. 191
Brian and FOX LA's Elex Michaelson do a 2023 wrap-up and a look ahead to 2024. 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/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohen Newsletter: https://www.briantylercohe...
Dec 31, 2023•37 min•Ep. 190
Republicans try to foment violence in light of the bombshell Colorado Supreme Court decision keeping Trump off the ballot-- and it's working. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about the Republicans’ sham impeachment effort against Joe Biden and some huge wins that this administration has racked up recently in the climate and transportation space. And Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins to discuss the stunning new reporting about a recording of Donald Trump ...
Dec 24, 2023•36 min•Ep. 189
Republicans decide to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden, setting themselves up for disaster. Brian interviews Congressman Jared Moskowitz about that very effort, whether he thinks Republicans will actually end up holding an impeachment vote or just drag this thing out for the next 11 months, and his thoughts on George Santos’ new venture outside of Congress. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantyl...
Dec 17, 2023•24 min•Ep. 188
A dangerous abortion case is playing out in Texas that is certain to impact the 2024 election. Brian interviews Governor Gavin Newsom about his recent debate with Ron DeSantis, his thoughts on Sean Hannity’s obvious lack of impartiality, and how Fox News viewers reacted to it. 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/briantyl...
Dec 10, 2023•28 min•Ep. 187
Trump faces a raft of new legal issues after a bombshell ruling. Brian interviews Senator Tammy Baldwin about Trump’s promises to again overturn the ACA which she helped write and an interesting tidbit about her likely Republican opponent. Support Tammy Baldwin: https://www.tammybaldwin.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 Instagram: h...
Dec 03, 2023•27 min•Ep. 186
Democrats finally seize on a winning formula just in time for 2024. Brian interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin about the Trump disqualification case in Colorado, Speaker Johnson's embrace of the Biden impeachment effort, and how to best engage with hesitant Democrats ahead of 2024. 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/bria...
Nov 26, 2023•25 min•Ep. 185
A judge rules that Trump engaged in insurrection, but stops short of disqualifying him from the ballot in Colorado. Brian interviews former Obama speechwriter and host of Pod Save America, Jon Favreau, about whether a conviction would mean Trump is no longer viable as a candidate, whether we should be worried about Biden’s low poll numbers, and the impact he thinks a third party candidate would have on the election. Pre-order "Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps" at crooked.c...
Nov 19, 2023•25 min•Ep. 184
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
