Kamala Harris leaves Trump out to dry by taking away the one strength he has left. Brian interviews US Senate nominee Lucas Kunce about Josh Hawley’s refusal to debate and why Missouri is suddenly up for grabs in November. Order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Support Lucas Kunce: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lucas-kunce-btc Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen...
Aug 18, 2024•19 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast Elex Michaelson interviews Brian Tyler Cohen about the release of his new book, Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy. Order today! https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless 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...
Aug 13, 2024•20 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast Democrats are finally, actually winning the messaging war. Brian interviews Pete Buttigieg about JD Vance’s attacks on Tim Walz’s military service, Trump’s disastrous comments on Kamala Harris’ race, and he compares the joy of the Harris campaign to the doom-and-gloom of the Trump campaign. And historian and star Substack writer Heather Cox Richardson joins to discuss the dangers of Trump’s agenda and how history shows us how that agenda will lead us into autocracy. Order Shameless and grab tick...
Aug 11, 2024•38 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast Trump ducks his debate with Kamala and faces the consequences of that decision. Brian speaks with Senator Elizabeth Warren about the attacks against Harris from the right, whether she thinks Biden's Supreme Court reforms will pass, and the dangers of Project 2025; and the FTC chair, Lina Khan, about the invaluable work being done to protect consumers. Book tour tickets and pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: htt...
Aug 04, 2024•43 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast Amid major outcry over a Rolling Stone article written by Justin Glawe about pro-Trump election officials preparing to refuse certification of the 2024 election in swing states, Brian sat down with Justin Glawe, the author of the article, and voting rights attorney Marc Elias, to discuss where we stand on this issue right now. Rolling Stone article: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-swing-state-officials-election-deniers-1235069692/ Shop merch: https://briantylercohen...
Aug 02, 2024•33 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast Trump has his worst week yet of the campaign as he tries a hail mary to claw back some attention. Brian interviews host of The Focus Group at The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell, about swing voters’ reactions to Kamala Harris, how much upside there still is for her, and how much of a drag JD Vance will be on Trump’s ticket. Pre-order Shameless & buy tour tickets: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantyle...
Jul 28, 2024•37 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast Trump exposes his biggest vulnerability for Democrats to capitalize on. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about how to approach a Democratic Party split over Joe Biden, his response to certain Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene and JD Vance who tried to blame Democrats for Trump’s shooting, and his reaction to even Republicans trying to distance themselves from Project 2025. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://bria...
Jul 21, 2024•32 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast A shooter attempted to assassinate Trump at his Pennsylvania rally and Republicans have issued a disgusting reaction to it. Pre-order Shameless & buy book tour tickets: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless 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/...
Jul 15, 2024•10 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast Trump introduces a 3-step plan to enable him to govern as an autocrat. Brian interviews Jen Psaki about Joe Biden’s uncertain path forward and whether airing these grievances out in public is hurting the party. Pre-order Shameless & buy book tour tickets: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohen...
Jul 14, 2024•26 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast Republicans panic over Project 2025. Brian interviews the Ethics Czar under President Obama, Norm Eisen, about whether the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling is actually unconstitutional itself, what happens when government officials are tasked with following illegal orders, and even whether this means Biden could order Trump’s arrest. Pre-order SHAMELESS: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen...
Jul 07, 2024•27 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast The first Trump-Biden debate ends in disaster. Brian interviews FOX LA anchor Elex Michaelson about his take on the debate and what it means for the election more broadly. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless 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: http...
Jun 30, 2024•24 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’re gonna talk about the Supreme Court pushing Trump’s immunity ruling to the final week of decisions this term and the impacts of doing so. And Brian interviews former federal prosecutor and current candidate for the House, Will Rollins, about the sentence he expects to see for Trump and some surprise good news in his own race for Congress. Support Will Rollins: https://willrollinsforcongress.com/ Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/brianty...
Jun 23, 2024•24 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast Brian offers pushback to anyone looking to punish Joe Biden at the ballot box. And he interviews voting rights reporter Ari Berman about the national popular vote interstate compact and whether it can be enacted, and the ways in which Republicans have come to rely on minority rule. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Facebo...
Jun 16, 2024•28 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast Republicans humiliate themselves on an international stage with their response to Biden’s D-Day speech. Brian interviews Vice President Kamala Harris about Trump’s conviction, Senate Republicans blocking a vote to guarantee access to contraception, and her reaction to Byron Donalds yearning for the Jim Crow era. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twi...
Jun 09, 2024•23 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast Trump’s inflammatory language following his guilty verdict is poised to hurt him more. Brian interviews former Ethics Czar under President Obama and CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen about the likelihood of a prison sentence for Trump, what it was like in the courtroom the moment the verdict was handed down, and whether he thinks this conviction makes subsequent convictions more likely. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop You...
Jun 02, 2024•34 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast The Supreme Court has quickly become one of the top issues in the November election. Brian interviews RFK Jr. about why Trump’s biggest donor is also funding his campaign, whether he would sign a nationwide abortion ban, and the dangers of vaccine skepticism. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
May 26, 2024•44 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast There are major implications – good and bad – of Trump’s parade of red-tie wearing mouthpieces doing his bidding outside of the courthouse in NY. Brian interviews Congressman Daniel Goldman about why Trump is so desperate to have Republican lawmakers violate the gag order on his behalf, whether he’s worried about a sleeper Trump supporter on the jury, and what to do about the corruption on this Supreme Court. Pre-order Shameless: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Shop merch: https://...
May 19, 2024•31 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast Biden gets good polling news ahead of November. Brian interviews the host of Strict Scrutiny, Leah Litman, about all of the cases that Trump is contending with right now – from NY to Georgia to Florida – as well as the Supreme Court looking into the question of presidential immunity. Pre-order Shameless: briantylercohen.com/book Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.fac...
May 12, 2024•26 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast Trump dealt major new legal, political blow in NY trial Trump deals with the sudden legal and political impacts that his contempt finding in the NY trial is having on his presidential campaign. Brian interviews Senator Bernie Sanders about his message to young people and progressives who may be moving away from Biden, his thoughts on the Republican slate of millionaire out-of-state candidates running for the Senate, and whether he thinks Marjorie Taylor Greene is losing influence in the GOP. Don...
May 05, 2024•33 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast The implications of judges not holding Trump to account in the face of his repeated violations of the law surge into the national spotlight. Brian interviews Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor about the passage of foreign aid, how it’s impacted Marjorie Taylor Greene’s standing, and the implications of TikTok’s possible ban in the US. 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...
Apr 28, 2024•23 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast Trump deals with the unexpected consequences of being on trial right now. Brian interviews the nation’s premiere voting rights attorney and my co-host for my YouTube series, Democracy Watch , Marc Elias, about the Supreme Court right now hearing a case that may serve as a gift to Trump and the January 6 insurrectionists. 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...
Apr 21, 2024•18 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast Trump tries to have it both ways on abortion, a move that's failing in brutal fashion. Brian interviews Tim Miller as part of his new YouTuber series, Inside the Right, about the Arizona Supreme Court allowing an 1864 abortion ban to stand and US Senate candidate Kari Lake’s attempt to flip flop on the issue. 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 Twit...
Apr 14, 2024•17 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Republicans squandering their House majority over the last two years is informing what they'll do if they win out in November. Brian interviews Pod Save America co-host Jon Lovett about how to approach the issue of young people and progressives who are upset with Biden about what’s at stake in November’s election. And Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who’s running for the US Senate in Florida against Rick Scott, joins to discuss the bombshell state Supreme Court ruling both allowing a 6-week abortion ban...
Apr 07, 2024•36 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast Biden finally gets the good news he's been waiting for. Brian interviews newly-elected member of the Alabama state House, Marilyn Lands, who flipped a Republican-held seat by 25 points by running a campaign based on protecting abortion rights and IVF. 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://...
Mar 31, 2024•20 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast Trump’s financial situation turns dire ahead of this week’s fraud deadline. Brian interviews Congressman Jared Moskowitz about his challenge to Jim Jordan and James Comer, the likelihood of foreign aid passing Congress, and his tour with the Vice President of his old high school, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida. 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/br...
Mar 24, 2024•22 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast There are major implications of most of Trump’s own cabinet refusing to endorse him. Brian interviews Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett about the disastrous Robert Hur testimony that proved his lies about Joe Biden, whether the Biden impeachment effort is officially dead, and her thoughts on Katie Britt’s disastrous State of the Union response. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitch Shop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shop YouTube: https://www.yout...
Mar 17, 2024•28 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Biden has a watershed moment at the State of the Union. Brian interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s SOTU stunt, how dangerous the issue of IVF is going to be for the right, and some major wins that he’s overseen on the infrastructure front. 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.co...
Mar 10, 2024•23 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
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