Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This week Trey & Ken start the show by analyzing Robert Mueller’s brief statement to the press. Specifically they address why Mueller spoke and why there were no charges brought. They also parse his words on the question of crimes and the lack of support…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland, hosts of the Pantsuit Politics podcast about their new book, I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening): a Guide To Grace-Filled Political Conversations. In this conversation, Mike, Sarah, and Beth discuss: why they became political podcasters…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay open the show with a look at the latest development in the various investigations and requests for information surrounding President Trump. They agree that while the president’s legal strategy isn’t the strongest, his political strategy – delaying until after the 2020 election…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike talks with political scientist Matt Grossmann, Director of Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, about his book Artists of the Possible: Governing Networks and American Policy Change Since 1945. Topics Mike & Matt discuss include: – how much of a…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay start this week’s show by talking about the escalating tensions between the United States and China. Mike actually agrees with President Trump that China may pose a significant security threat and that the time to act is now. But Mike feels that…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Will and Alexandra open the show discussing Trump’s current approval numbers and potential reasons they have reached a high during his administration. They then discuss the state of the Democratic field for 2020 and how the number of candidates could impact the electability of the…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Will and Alexandra open the show discussing the contempt charges brought against Attorney General Barr and their possible impact. Will argues this is little more than political theater while Alexandra points to the parallels and differences between this and when Republicans found Eric Holder in…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this episode, Mike & Jay respond to listener questions on: – electability vs highlighting differences with Trump – why Mike thinks Jay’s view of Net Neutrality is outdated – funding for cathedrals vs. funding to fight homelessness – possible indictments in the Obama spying…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay open the show by talking about Attorney General William Barr’s testimony before the Senate and his refusal to testify before the House. Mike says that although he initially gave Barr the benefit of the doubt, it’s now clear that Barr is more…
Subscribe: iTunes | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS In this episode, Trey & Ken answer listener questions on why presidential candidates aren’t tackling homelessness, whether civility is actually oppression, if Trump could be convicted if impeached, and the causes of the rising costs of higher education. Listener support helps make The Politics Guys…