Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS This week, Kristin returns to the podcast! She and Mike start off by discussing Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel in the Trump investigations. They also unpack the Trump Tax Return saga, as well as the Biden Administration’s ruling…
Mike & Ken kick off the episode with a brief discussion of a story that just broke as they were starting to record – Attorney General appointing a special counsel in the Trump case. Following that, they look at the nearly final results of the 2022 midterms, discussing what each party might take away from…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Ken kick off the episode with a brief discussion of a story that just broke as they were starting to record – Attorney General appointing a special counsel in the Trump case. Following that, they look at the nearly final results of…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS It’s all midterms on this episode, with Mike & Jay starting with the results and their reactions, thoughts on why the ‘fundamentals’ got it so wrong, how the polls (mostly) got it so right, the Georgia runoff election, how this affects the Trump /…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay open the show with a discussion of the response to the attack on Paul Pelosi, which sent the 82-year-old spouse of the Speaker of the House to the hospital with a fractured skull. Next is a look at Supreme Court oral…
Due to an extended power outage, Jay and I weren’t able to record today. The juice is once again flowing and the next episode should be up by noon (EST) Sunday, November 6. – Mike
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Trey talks with Robb Willer and Jan Voelkel about their research on the interventions that increase Americans’ democratic attitudes. Topics Trey, Robb, and Jan discuss include: – What led to studying democratic attitudes? – How can we decrease partisanship? – What are antidemocratic behaviors?…
Mike & Jay open the episode with a discussion of the debate between Pennsylvania US Senate Candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz. They agree that Fetterman’s performance was difficult to watch, though Mike suggests that Fetterman’s difficulty on the debate state doesn’t necessarily tell us that much about his ability to function as a United…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Mike & Jay open the episode with a discussion of the debate between Pennsylvania US Senate Candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz. They agree that Fetterman’s performance was difficult to watch, though Mike suggests that Fetterman’s difficulty on the debate state doesn’t necessarily tell…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | PocketCasts | Overcast | Stitcher | RSS Trey & Ken start the episode with Liz Truss and her 44 days as Prime Minster of the United Kingdom. They consider not only what led to this moment, but also what the probability is for her successor. This includes the possibility of Boris…