Weak Democrats, Hegseth Accusation, Media Diets
Mike and May discuss the gender gap in American politics, accusations against Pete Hegseth, and their media diets.
Trump’s Trials, Trump’s Tariffs, DEI Rollback
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and May open with a look at where the many legal cases against Donald Trump stand as Inauguration Day approaches. They agree that there won’t be any further action on them until Trump is out of office again, with May believing there’s much…
White Christian Nationalism
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey talks with Jim Wallis, author of the new book The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy. Topics Trey and Jim discuss include: – the origins of white and black Churches – how evangelicalism has become home to…
Transgender Awareness, Ending Education (the department of)
Mike and Jay discuss transgender issues and Republicans’ generations-long antipathy toward the Department of Education.
Trump Nominations, Musk, Ramaswamy, and DOGE
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and Jay open with a discussion of President-Elect Trump’s nominations to this point. Mike isn’t surprised by the picks overall, as they’re about what one would expect from Donald Trump given his belief that establishment insider picks in his first term were a…
Heather Cox Richardson on Trump 2.0
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike welcomes back Heather Cox Richardson, a professor of history at Boston College and author of the “Letters from an American” Substack. Professor Richardson is also the author of Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, which has recently come out in paperback….
Can The GOP Govern?
Jay and Justin consider what comes next for both the Republicans and the Democrats after the GOP’s electoral sweep.
Fundamentals Matter, Trump’s Cabinet Takes Shape
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Jay and Justin open by explaining why the election results weren’t really all that surprising – at least for those who believe that fundamentals matter more than candidates or campaign strategies. That said, Jay and Justin agree that Republicans generally fielded stronger candidates this…
Putin, Power, Sanctions, and Economic Power
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey talks with Stephanie Baker, author of the new book Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia. Topics Trey and Stephanie discuss include: – Putin’s rise to power – the economic transition in Russia – the size and scope of…
The 14th Amendment and Sexual Discrimination
The evolution of the protection of women
