Ukraine, and the midterms
Today's pod is about Ukraine, of course, and Cliff weighs in about the upcoming midterm elections.
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 461
UnPresidented: Creating change that empowers the Resistance
Gun control expert Cliff Schecter and LGBT advocate John Aravosis give you an unfiltered and humorous insider's look at the latest political news from a decidedly anti-Trump perspective.
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The latest on Ukraine
Our take on the latest Ukraine news.
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 460
War in Ukraine
Today's show is about Ukraine, and Russia, whether we think war is inevitable, whether and what Putin really wants, including the risks to NATO.
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 457
Accounting firm to Trump, "You're fired!"
Donald Trump's accounting firm fired him as a client, we talk about the ramifications for Trump. Then we delve into the latest right-wing lie about Hillary Clinton (they really can't get over her). And finally we talk about the latest regarding the Canadian truck protest. As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscriber to our Patreon page, thanks.
Feb 15, 2022•56 min•Ep. 456
MotherTrucker
On today's show, more about that Canadian trucker protest, and how it's about to come to the US. And we talk about the news that Trump was flushing White House documents down his toilet, and the larger issue of Trump's total disrespect for national security. As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscriber to our Patreon page, thanks.
Feb 11, 2022•50 min•Ep. 455
Trucker Carlson
On today's show, we discuss Tucker Carlson's nudge-nudge-wink-wink call for American truckers (and far-right activists) to shut down the American economy in order to protest any attempt to rein in the Covid virus. We also talk about Jimmy Carter saying Trump didn't win the 2016 election, the Supreme Court's gerrymandering decision, and the latest example of GOP Covid disinformation (and what lessons it can teach us). As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please consi...
Feb 09, 2022•59 min•Ep. 454
Joe Rogan apologizes, then does it again
In today's show, we dig into Susan Collins', and the Republicans' overall, disappointment with Joe Biden for daring to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. You see, he's apparently dividing the country by not being racist. We also get into Trump's confession, the ongoing Joe Rogan Covid disinformation saga, and Michigan Republicans' call to literal arms for the next election. As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscrib...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 453
Buh bye, Bongino
In today's show, Cliff and I talk about Dan Bongino getting permanently banned from Twitter (sorry, not sorry), GOP Sen. Chuck "I fought in the Civil War" Grassley agreeing that the insurrectionists are "political prisoners," Meghan McCain being a moron, and BMW and other brands continuing to buy ads on Tucker Carlson's anti-semitic, homophobic, and Covid-denying show on Fox News. As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscriber to our P...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 452
Joe Biden's "stupid SOB"
How did a 22-year-veteran feel the day he watched our Capitol attacked by Republicans, and their attempted cover-ups since then? Fred Wellman of the Beer Hall Project joins us to talk Fox News' “stupid son of a bitch,” Putin’s useful idiots, Dem messaging, Ukraine/Russia and more. As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscriber to our Patreon page, thanks.
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 451
Joe Biden's big press conference
In today's show, Cliff and I spend most of the time talking about Biden's mostly-successful press conference last night (there was a Russia flub, but otherwise he did quite well). As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscriber to our Patreon page, thanks.
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 20 min
How to get a free Covid rapid test online
In today's show, we do talk a lot about Covid -- lots of updates of people behaving badly -- and we tell you how to get the free US government rapid tests, that are already online! We also talk about Melania selling her White House clothes, Dan Crenshaw being a moron, and Ginnie Thomas being the same. As always, if you'd like to hear us ad-free, and support our work, please considering becoming a subscriber to our Patreon page, thanks.
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 9 min
A confederacy of mouses
On today's show, Cliff and I talk about Glenn Beck's Covid diagnosis, Tulsi Gabbard acting like a Republican again, Mitch McConnell having the vapors because Joe Biden showed some backbone, Dick Durbin knee-capping Biden, and the RNC pulling out of future presidential debates. Of course, we recorded hours before the breaking news about the Oath Keepers. We'll hit that one next time. To hear our shows ad-free, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks.
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 448
Fauci destroys Rand Paul
We start today's show with some excellent audio of Dr. Fauci destroying GOP Sen. Rand Paul this morning during a Senate hearing. Then we get into a larger discussion with our friend Tom Watson, who has started a new PAC -- No Surrender NY -- to take on the GOP members of Congress from New York who supported overturning the election. We also discuss a GOP state rep. who thinks that Nazism should be taught "impartially." And then when we have a laugh about a lead Covid-denialists who think the cur...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 447
Biden blasts Trump on Insurrection Anniversary
President Biden made Donald Trump the centerpiece of his speech to the nation on the anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection, making clear that Trump was responsible for the violent attempt to overthrow our government, and also that Biden was rededicating his presidency, at least in part, towards defending American democracy and the threat it faces from Trump and the Republican party that is in his thrall. To hear our shows ad-free, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron ove...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 446
Milquetoast Garland and the one-year anniversary of the Insurrection
This week is the one-year anniversary of the January 6 Insurrection, when Trump supporters tried to violently overthrow our government. As Attorney General Merrick Garland prepares to speak this afternoon about lord knows what -- we aren't terribly hopeful -- Cliff and I discuss why Garland and the Dept of Justice appear to have totally dropped the ball on investigating the actual coup itself, and the people who planned it, executed it, aided and abetted it. In other words, the leaders, not just...
Jan 05, 2022•54 min•Ep. 445
This is a Republican pandemic now
On today's show, we discuss the latest weirdness from Republicans, in which Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, led by Jim Jordan, are telling people that the Covid booster doesn't even work. The GOP is actively trying to kill its own base. Cliff has a theory why. To hear our shows ad-free, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...
Dec 31, 2021•50 min•Ep. 444
Madison Cawthorn's bizarre story of how he met his wife
On today's show, we start with a discussion of GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn's bizarre origin story of how he met his wife, who he's now divorcing after only eight months. It involves a Russian casino that may not have existed. The story is just beyond strange. And then we get into a chat about the latest on Covid denialism from the GOP, and why Democrats continue to be so bad at messaging. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 443
It's a Christmas miracle! Trump becomes Covid vaccine's biggest booster.
In today's show, we discuss the rather odd turn of events by which Donald Trump is now the Covid vaccine's biggest booster, much to the chagrin of several of his top supporters. And we have a quick chat about Joe Manchin, flip-flopping again, and Steven Miller's shopping woes. To hear our shows ad-free, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...
Dec 24, 2021•45 min•Ep. 442
Manchin kills Build Back Better
On today's show, we actually discuss a number of topics, but focus primarily on Joe Manchin killing Biden's signature legislation, the Build Back Better bill. Now, it's possible that parts of the proposal can be saved, but that all depends on whether Manchin's goal is anything other than burning the entire house down. That's our big topic today. To hear our shows ad-free, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 441
Don Jr. & Fox hosts begged Trump to call off Insurrection
In today's show, we talk about the blockbuster new text messages that the January 6th Insurrection commission got a hold of, showing Don Jr., and Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Brian Kilmeade and Sean Hannity begging Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to get Trump to call off the Insurrection. We discuss why those tweets matter. To hear our shows ad-free, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 440
Devin Nunes and Mark Meadows are so pwned by Donald Trump
On today's show, we spend a lot of time on two topics. First, GOP Congressman Devin Nunes quitting Congress in a matter of weeks, in order to become the CEO of Trump's new social media company. Cliff and I are skeptical as to why Nunes is doing this. Then we talk about former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows announcing that he'll no longer cooperate with the January 6th Commission. Having said that, the first 20 minutes of the show somehow became a long, but interesting, discussion ...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 438
Did Trump try to give Biden Covid?
In today's episode, we talk about the news that Trump appears to have known he might have Covid before he attended his first debate with Biden. We also get into some weird news about televangelist Joel Osteen, and why the new jobs numbers aren't as bad as some are saying. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...
Dec 06, 2021•18 min•Ep. 437
Fox News' latest lies about the Omicron variant
On today's show, we talk about the Omicron Covid variant, and the latest GOP effort to get its base killed. This leads us into a much larger discussion about Democratic messaging surrounding Covid, the GOP's utter failure to address the pandemic, and how Democrats SHOULD be messaging, but aren't. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://...
Dec 01, 2021•32 min•Ep. 436
The Rittenhouse Verdict
Today's show is about the Rittenhouse verdict, and the threat that gun-culture poses to our democracy. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nov 22, 2021•18 min•Ep. 435
Corruption in Politics, with author Brian Klaas
Political scientist, and professor at University College London, Brian Klaas, talks to us about his new book, "Corruptible" -- a look at what causes human beings, from political leaders to your local condo board -- to be corrupt, and how do we create new systems in which such corruption no longer thrives. A good deal of our discussion focuses on the American experience, and what we can do to avoid a further spiral into increasingly more corrupt, and extremely, government in Washington. This is o...
Nov 18, 2021•37 min•Ep. 434
GOP Rep. Gosar "jokingly" calls for Biden/AOC to be assassinated
In today's show, we discuss the outrageous behavior of GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, and whether the Republican party, and Twitter, ever plan to hold him responsible for his actions. And then we get into a larger discussion of the disappointment that is Merrick Garland, and the joy that is the passage of the Infrastructure Bill. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Pr...
Nov 09, 2021•17 min•Ep. 432
Why Dems lost this past Tuesday
In today's show, Cliff and I are joined by Chicago Tribune humor columnist Rex Huppke, to discuss what happened in Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey, why Democrats did so badly, and what can be done to fix it. You might not be surprised to hear that both Cliff and I think the Democrats, yet again, failed at messaging. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so m...
Nov 04, 2021•17 min•Ep. 432
The all-important Virginia election
Today's show is about tonight's pivotal Virginia governor's election, and why it matters -- and the ongoing mess over the Infrastructure bill(s), and why Democrats are messaging so poorly on it (the media isn't helping). This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...
Nov 02, 2021•20 min•Ep. 419
Polarization: Can America survive Trumpism? Interview with Georgetown Prof. Thomas Zimmer
Georgetown Professor Thomas Zimmer joins us to talk about polarization and extremism, and what insights American and world history provide as to whether (and how) the US can survive Trumpism and its anti-democratic impulses. Thomas is great, this is a really interesting interview, IMHO. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
Oct 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 429
Losing our democracy while nobody is watching
Former Ohio Democratic party chair David Pepper joins us to talk about his new book, "Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines," about how Republicans are stealing our democracy at the state level while nobody is watching. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to a free excerpt here, and then, if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and become a patron. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...
Oct 27, 2021•17 min•Ep. 428
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