Category: Podcast

Law & Order, CDC Eviction Moratorium, Vaccine by Nov 1?, Trump vs WHO on Vaccine Program

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On this week’s show, Mike and Kristin tackle some major issues facing the country – and voters – right now. They weigh in on the issue of law and order, protests and riots taking place, and whether voters will be swayed by statements made by the Trump and Biden campaigns to address the violence. They also unpack some COVID policy issues, including the Trump Administration’s CDC moratorium on evictions, as well as the possibility of a vaccine by Nov. 1 and the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the WHO’s vaccine efforts.

Mike’s Weekly Recommendation
The Hedgehog and the Fox. (essay) Isaiah Berlin
Relic Hunter (incredibly dumb TV series)

Kristin’s Weekly Recommendation
Alone (TV series)

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Election 2020: What Makes a Good President?, VP Picks, Polls & Predictions

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In this installment of our “Election 2020” series featuring six Northern Kentucky University students, we discuss the most important qualities for a president to have and the extent to which Donald Trump and Joe Biden possess them, the importance of Vice President picks, a cautionary note about polls, and “most likely” and “worst case” presidential and congressional election predictions.

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Republican Convention, Kenosha, Republicans for Biden

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Mike and Jay emblazon their names across the sky as they discuss RNC’s unconventional convention. Then the discussion turns to Kenosha and the politics and morality of leadership in a tinderbox, followed by a look at the reason or reasons that some former Republican officials are supporting Biden.

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Election 2020: Vote Fraud & Election Security

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We’re very happy to bring you the first part of a new series on the 2020 election, featuring Mike and six Northern Kentucky University students. Our focus will be largely on policy, with topics to include COVID-19, healthcare, economic policy, immigration, foreign & defense policy, race & gender, and lots more.

In this episode, Mike explains the project, we meet the students, and then have our initial discussion – on vote fraud and election security.

This is something new for us and we’d love your feedback. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, let us know at mail@politicsguys.com. 

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The Democratic National Convention, The Senate Intelligence Report, Steve Bannon

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Trey and Ken dive deep into the new format of the Democratic Convention, look at all 966 pages of the Senate Intelligence Report part five, and the arrest and charges against Steve Bannon for fraud.

This Week’s Recommendations
Trey suggests you check out Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home

Ken suggest you check out Reconstruction: Political and Economic

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Reforming Criminal Justice: Plea Bargaining, “Legal Fictions”, and Sentencing

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Mike talks with Ohio State Supreme Court Justice Michael Donnelly about reforming the plea bargaining process, the Michael Flynn case and “legal fictions”, the Paul Manafort case and sentencing guidelines, why we need sentencing databases, and more.

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Let Them Eat Tweets!

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Mike opens the show with some brief comments on Joe Biden choosing Kamala Harris, the USPS and the 2020 election, and the agreement between the UAE and Israel. After that is his interview with political scientists Jacob Hacker (Yale) and Paul Pierson (Berkeley) about their new book, Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality. Following the interview, Jay joins Mike for some conservative commentary.

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Coronavirus Legislation, Primary Elections, Medicaid Expansion

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Mike and Jay discuss the impasse in the latest coronavirus legislation, President Trump’s promise to issue executive orders, the latest primary elections, and yet another state’s voters approving Medicaid expansion.

Mike’s Weekly Recommendation
The Bulwark’s Daily Newsletter

Jay’s Weekly Recommendation
No Property in Man. Sean Wilentz

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Stella Immanuel, Barr Testifies, Big Tech Hearings, Stimulus Stalls

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Trey and Ken discuss Stella Immanuel and the other frontline doctors and what it means to think critically, rationality, and scientifically. They also tackle the failures by House Democrats to hold Attorney General Barr accountable as well the House’s hearings with Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google’s CEOs. Finally they discuss the gridlock over further COVID stimulus funds and why unemployment benefits are the sticking point.

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Portland Protests, Operation Legend, Census Concerns, Cancelled Convention, COVID-19

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Mike and Kristin discuss the Portland unrest that seems to have escalated with the arrival of federal officers, as well as the separate issue of Operation Legend in cities across the country. They also take on the issue of President Trump’s executive order to discount undocumented immigrants in the Census with regard to congressional redistricting, as well as cancellation of the in-person events at Republican National Convention and COVID-19 concerns.

Mike’s Weekly Recommendation
I Can Help (1974, Billy Swann)
I Can Help (1989, The Replacements – featuring Tom Waits) 

Kristin’s Weekly Recommendation
Missing in Alaska (podcast)

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