Peter Coffin (@petercoffin) is back to talk about his Twitter tête-à-tête with Trump's most dedicated fanboy, the pundit class declaring Socialism Is Over after last week's elections, and a few of the scandals you may have missed in the deluge.
With Brendan out of town, we're revisiting some of our favorite segments from the past year. First up, our discussion with John Leavitt (@LeavittAlone)about what's the Most Politically Relevant Musical.
Meghan McCain herself becomes the best argument for addressing wealth inequality; A small Nebraska town is mad everyone thinks they're ignorant because they keep passing ignorant laws; Kara Eastman drops bombs; nobody can make sense of Oklahoma's new medical cannabis law; Ben Garrison finally hits the nail on the head.
Special Guest @CONNORisSWEET helps us cope with our current reality by jumping to the Cyberpunk Dino Fungus Manhattan of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie. WATCH ALONG WITH US STARTING AT 13:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkYNFhUgZpQ
One hell of a week for the alt-right: FBI agents testifying against, gamers on the march, and a pizza icon taken down. Plus a BEAR-y special high note.
As the fireworks noise finally recedes, we talk about how America celebrates its independence: getting your hat stolen for being a racist, kicking immigrants out of the Army, and denying people healthcare. Plus, the biggest missed opportunity in Independence Day you probably never noticed.
John Leavitt (Twitter @LeavittAlone) joins us again to talk about ICE protests, postal banking, and which musical is most politically relevant in the Trump era. Plus, John's outstanding Harold Hill impression. More information on public and postal banking: http://www.campaignforpostalbanking.org/ http://www.publicbankinginstitute.org/ http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2014/08/postal_banking_already_worked_in_the_usa_and_it_will_work_again.html
Remember that one movie from when you were a kid, the one with that horrible death scene that scarred you for life? Welcome to this week's Liquid Flannel. Admiral Ron (@ronaldravegan) joins us to explore death in children's films, as well as small towns, book stores, and Friendship.
A progressive former viral media sensation wins a state primary in Iowa, while conservatives have their own plan for how to get their ideas out to the mainstream. Meanwhile, will the dissolution of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau make Scott Pruitt think twice about all the shopping he's been doing? Plus, high notes from the Final Frontier.
B-roll of Matthew complaining about the new Windows update, and Brendan's silver lining.
Beg your pardon, did you say something about Dinesh D'Sousa? Maybe Ben Sasse would get Trump to listen to him on trade if he sent his advice in a comically oversized envelope.
Matthew treks to Nebraska and assembles the gang to talk about progressives winning Midwestern primaries, Trump not winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and a bunch of nerds losing their shit over women in videogames.
Senior St. Louis correspondent dblack is back for a discussion about the white supremacy of calling the police. Meanwhile, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens is in hot water again, and the crew offers some hot fire Twitter recommendations.
Author Noah Berlatsky joins us to talk about his new essay collection "Chattering Class War: Punching Pundits from Chait to Chapo and Brooks to Breitbart," pundit solidarity, and the Intellectual Dork Web. Brendan prepares for a magical journey.
It's a Genderpocalypse among the pundit class, as the Boy Scouts decide to allow girls to join, and Ross Douthat calls for redistributing sex to incels. Meanwhile, we take a pass through the PNW and find our high notes in restorative justice for cannabis crimes and one not-very-proud Proud Boy.
Trump practices the art of diplomacy, Jon McNaughton adds another masterpiece to the world of visual arts, and Kanye shows us how, just sometimes, art imitates life. Whoopity poop.
Do you have what it takes to guess the corporation based on their best-known atrocities? Our expert panel racks up as many points as they can against the fat stacks of capitalism. Plus, Megan talks internet radicalization in the age of Trump, and one Hannity's bad week is another show's high note.
Will it be zombies? Nazis? Godzilla Jesus? Nick Glesmann is back to help us run our bracket to determine the Best Worst Apocalypse. Plus, a roundup of big news stories out of the Midwest, and a high note about high scores.
It seems like everything is a sequel or a reboot these days, including perhaps your local nightly news broadcast; our search for an uplifting high note turns into a bit of a slow-motion car crash.
In honor of the end of March Madness, Connor Golden helps us complete our bracket for Worst Midwest Politician, and we take a few minutes to discuss America's favorite cartoon cat, Roseanne Barr.
Was the Austin bomber a terrorist? Is Nebraska using the Dark Web to buy lethal injection drugs? Will socialism finally allow us to make first contact? Join us as Brendan and Matthew take these questions to the Fighting Pits.
As Hillary Clinton famously said, "gamers have always been the primary victims of war." We talk steel and aluminum tariffs, young Trump fans' reactions to the President's assault on their lifestyle, and whether a Russian mobile game put Trump in office.
Brendan is back with us to discuss Millenials taking over elections with memes, Ted Cruz taking over Nebraska with endorsements, and somehow the high note portion basically taking over the show.
Guest Mark Wayne of Missoula, Montana's Garden City Harvest joins us to talk about his work and experiences in farming and youth development, the revival of a sacred heirloom corn once thought lost, and two salacious events out of the Plains. https://www.gardencityharvest.org/youth-development/ https://truewestmagazine.com/keepers-of-the-seed/
While we work on a regular episode, Chuck and Matthew discuss the #FloridaShooting and how it relates to white supremacy, sensible gun regulation, the power we grant to law enforcement, and bad social media takes. A special unedited bonus episode.
Nazis are mounting a pincer movement across the Great Plains. How do we break out? Literature, of course. Megan's back.
Peter Coffin joins us again to discuss his upcoming book, "Custom Reality and You." We try to figure out whether Amazon is trolling Sarah Huckabee Sanders, or turning us all into robots. And Matthew takes it out on a real barn-burner of a high note.
Early release of #ReleaseTheMemo here. If this posts late, please email the DoJ because that always works, help please, we're all imprisoned.
Will Nebraska legalize medical marijuana? Will the Hashtag Wars outlast the shutdown? Which city will declare Amazon their new overlords? Will Matthew ever be able to sell his face to Google? We have the answers to these questions and more - or do we?
Democrats want to redistrict, Republicans want to give sovereign powers to corporations - just another week in Nebraska! Meanwhile in Texas, deportations threaten Hurricane Harvey recovery, and special ed students get a helping hand from... Betsy DeVos? A very *nice* episode.
