Big Wos & Nando Vila are back and are joined by writer Tashan Reed. Reed recently did a piece for Jacobin Magazine on Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur. He joins the show to shed some light on an amazing story not many know about. "When she died, Afeni Shakur was widely known as the mother of a charismatic superstar: Tupac Shakur. Before then, though, she defended herself while pregnant with Tupac in the Panther 21 trial. My piece on the fight that made Afeni, but didn't break her" - Tashan Reed W...
Nov 18, 2021•51 min
Big Wos & Nando Vila are back talking about the Dems and what moves swing voters. An experimental study, the first of its kind, from Jacobin, YouGov, and the Center for Working-Class Politics offers a new and powerful perspective on working-class political views. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPod Sign up for The Athletic: TheAthletic.com/dings Support us on www.patreon.com/countthedings Find us: www.countthedi...
Nov 11, 2021•48 min
Big Wos and Nando Vila break down the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election. The Democrats got exposed. What happened? They close the show talking about what happened in the 2021 Mayoral race in Buffalo. How did incumbent Democratic Mayor India Walton lose to Byron Brown Time Stamps Virginia Election (start) Buffalo Mayoral (20:23) WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPod Sign up for The Athletic: TheAthletic.com/dings Su...
Nov 04, 2021•47 min
Big Wos and Nando are back to talk about Colin Powell and give an update on the infrastructure bill. We open the show with the death of Colin Powell. Why did liberals love Colin Powell? How should we remember the former Secretary of State? We then transition into the infrastructure bill and Joe Manchin. Why are the Dems folding at every turn? Time Stamps Colin Powell (start) Infrastructure Bill (21:40) WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://tw...
Oct 21, 2021•54 min
Big Wos and Nando are back to talk about Vaccination Mandates, Cancel Culture w/ Jon Gruden and Dave Chappelles new comedy special. Wos wants to know, is Kyrie willing to give up hundreds of millions of dollars to avoid the jab the dumbest thing you've ever heard? They also jump into Jon Gruden leaving the Raiders for some wild remarks found in this emails. Where is society with Cancel Culture? But first the fellas jump into Dave Chappelle's new comedy special. The best from Dave yet? Time Stamp...
Oct 14, 2021•55 min
Big Wos and Nando Vila are back talking whistleblowers and the sopranos. They first dive into the Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, has led to what may be the most threatening scandal in the company's history. Then the fellas jump into a scandal called the Pandora Papers which indicates a lot of well known people simply are not paying their share of taxes. Theres an estimated $32 trillion US dollars abroad in foreign accounts. Nando breaks down how payin...
Oct 07, 2021•53 min
Big Wos and Nando Vila are back and kick off shedding light on Democrats Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Kyrsten Sinema meetings with President Biden at the White House about passing the reconciliation bill. The fellas then get into AOC and her showing emotion on the floor. Was she doing a little too much? They close the show talking about the bizarre Ozy media and Goldman Sachs $30M dollar conference call. A classic case of fraud? Time Stamps Reconciliation Bill (start) AOC (25:03) Ozy Media (3...
Sep 30, 2021•58 min
Big Wos and Nando Vila open the show with a story that hits very close to home for our brother Big Wos. Haitian migrants have been traveling through Mexico and trying to cross into the US via Texas but were being whipped on horseback by border control. Is this the 1960's or the 2020's? The fellas then jump into the latest of the slow moving infrastructure bill. What progress has been made? And what can the Dems do to finally push it through? Time Stamps Haitian Migrants (start) Infrastructure Bi...
Sep 23, 2021•51 min
Big Wos and Nando Vila have a ton of fun with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aka AOC's Met Gala appearance. Why are folks upset? Should they be? Is this part of her job? The fellas break it down. They close the show with Tulsi Gabbard's strange video she posted talking about special missions to Africa supporting the Special Forces....What?? WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPod Sign up for The Athletic: TheAthletic.com/ding...
Sep 16, 2021•38 min
Big Wos is joined by his partner in crime Nando Vila to discuss Joe Manchin, Federal unemployment lapsing and a BIG happy birthday to Bernie Sanders. First up is Joe Manchin. "He really thinks he runs the country huh" - Wos. The fellas break down Manchin trying to stall Biden's $3.5 trillion dollar on new government programs. Next up is federal unemployment benefits lapsing. How does this affect the millions throughout the country that were receiving the aide? We close the show showering the bir...
Sep 09, 2021•37 min
Big Wos is back from Colombia! Wos joins Nando Vila to discuss the US completing its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Biden stuck to his guns and actually got it done. Is this the right thing? Is this a good thing for the US? The fellas close the show talking about the saga surrounding the Jeopardy host search and the latest person to get cancelled. WTF is going on? WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPod Sign up for The At...
Sep 02, 2021•41 min•Ep. 13
With Big Wos still on vacation, Nando Vila is joined by Hugo Soto-Martinez. Hugo is running for City Council of Los Angeles District 13. The news typically focuses on national politics but huge differences can be made at the local level; and to Hugo is here to shed some light on how he plans to impact the Los Angeles area. Hugo Soto-Martinez twitter: https://twitter.com/HugoForCD13 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPo...
Aug 26, 2021•38 min•Ep. 12
With Big Wos on vacation, Nando Vila is joined by the host of the American Prestige podcast, Daniel Bessner, to break down what exactly happened in Afghanistan. How was the government dissolved and taken over by The Taliban so quickly? Did the US always know this is how it would end? Bessner gives some detailed insight on the entire situation. Daniel Bessner twitter: https://twitter.com/dbessner WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.c...
Aug 19, 2021•52 min•Ep. 11
Big Wos & Nando Vila take a look back at the Cuomo's powerful run as New York's Governor. They reflect on how he handled covid, his daily press conferences and talk through an interesting question; why was everyone so in love with him? -- Leo Messi has left Barcelona and La Liga. Nando sheds some light on what happened and how the financials differ from leagues in the US. Time stamps: Messi (29:42) WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://tw...
Aug 12, 2021•40 min•Ep. 10
Big Wos and Nando Vila are joined talk about the Democratic ending the Covid-19 eviction moratorium. How big of an impact does this have on everyday Americans? How can the Dems let this happen? Also, Barack Obama turns 60 and plans to host hundreds for the party. Tasteless? Time stamps: Obama 60th (28:35) WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPod Sign up for The Athletic: TheAthletic.com/dings Support us on www.patreon.co...
Aug 05, 2021•43 min•Ep. 9
With Nando enjoying vacation in Spain, Big Wos is joined by Jacobin journalist Ben Burgis to discuss the infrastructure bill and if the Dems will be able to get it done. Should they force the bill down the Republicans throats? How big should the budget be? They close the show remembering an old friend, Michael Brooks. Infrastructure bill (1:19) Michael Brooks (21:15) WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1 Produced by Sean Little - https://twitter.com/NoKetchupPod Sign up for T...
Jul 22, 2021•47 min•Ep. 7
Big Wos and Nando Vila focus on the turmoil going on in the Caribbean. A few days ago, the Cubans held the biggest anti-government protests in decades. Do they have the USA's support? What about the long time embargo? The fellas close the show talking about the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse who was killed in his own home last week. Why? Who hired the killers? What's next for the Haitian people? Cuba (1:47) Haiti (24:58) WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/countthedings1...
Jul 15, 2021•46 min•Ep. 6
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Jul 08, 2021•51 min•Ep. 5
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Jul 01, 2021•48 min•Ep. 4
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Jun 24, 2021•54 min•Ep. 3
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Jun 17, 2021•40 min•Ep. 2
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Mar 22, 2021•3 min•Ep. 1
