Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Anand Pandian, a professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. He’s the author of Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down, which they discuss on this episode.. Topics Mike & Anand cover include:…
Ken Katkin and Justin Holmes discuss dive into the recent appellate court decision in the DOJ contempt suit, new developments in the investigations of Jack Smith and the Russia Hoax, as well as JD Vance using federal resources to make sure he had a good canoe trip. The Politics Guys on Facebook | X Mike’s Substack: What Fresh Hell…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast This week, Justin Holmes and Ken Katkin are host. They start off with the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which seems bad all around, but perhaps won’t give Trump what he wants in the end. Next, they move on…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Deb Otis, Director of Research and Policy at FairVote, a nonpartisan organization seeking better elections for all. Topics Mike & Deb discuss include: – problems with our current voting system – the benefits of ranked choice voting (RCV) – potential issues…
Mike and Ken kick off this supporters’ midweek episode with a discussion of the dire situation in Gaza, including consideration of what the US can do to help and Netanyahu’s endgame in his fight against Hamas (and to stay out of prison). Next, they look at a novel approach Democrats on the Senate Governmental Affairs…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and Ken open with a discussion of the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged, despite hectoring from President Trump for a major rate cut. The guys consider the case for and against lower interest rates, as well as the effect the…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Tim Murphy, a national correspondent at Mother Jones, about the NYC mayoral campaign of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani. Topics Mike and Tim discuss include: – lessons learned from Trump’s NYC gains in 2024 – disillusionment and disengagement in Democratic cities –…
Justin and Joey open this midweek supporters’ episode by exploring the Democratic Party’s post-2024 crossroads, sparked by a socialist win in New York and Hunter Biden’s provocative media appearances. Justin argues the party’s aging leadership and weak bench leave it vulnerable and fragmented, with no clear 2028 frontrunner. Joey sees a party ideologically fractured between…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Joey Ashbrook joins Justin Holmes to talk through the week’s issues. They start with the continuing saga of the Epstein Files and the potential political fallout. Next, they turn their attention to the Paramount merger and the Trump Administration’s role in it. Finally, they…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Leah Downey, a junior research fellow at St. John’s College, Cambridge. They discuss her book, Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters. Topics Mike & Leah Cover Include: – fiscal vs monetary policy – the Federal Reserve’s legal mandate –…