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Your Booster Questions Answered with Dr. Abdul el-Sayed
October 22, 2021
- 22:43
The CDC recommended boosters for certain people who got the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. That means as soon as today, almost...
How Chappelle Fueled A Netflix Walkout
October 21, 2021
- 18:59
People gathered in solidarity with trans Netflix employees and their allies who held a walkout, yesterday, in protest of the streaming...
Striketober Fest
October 20, 2021
- 23:28
Thousands of John Deere workers are on strike after the company and the United Automobile Workers union failed to negotiate a new...
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Your Booster Questions Answered with Dr. Abdul el-Sayed
October 22, 2021
- 22:43
The CDC recommended boosters for certain people who got the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. That means as soon as today, almost...
How Chappelle Fueled A Netflix Walkout
October 21, 2021
- 18:59
People gathered in solidarity with trans Netflix employees and their allies who held a walkout, yesterday, in protest of the streaming...
Striketober Fest
October 20, 2021
- 23:28
Thousands of John Deere workers are on strike after the company and the United Automobile Workers union failed to negotiate a new...
SCOTUS Stands Up For Qualified Immunity
October 19, 2021
- 22:46
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of police officers in two cases dealing with qualified immunity. Both decisions were unsigned, and none...
Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial Begins
October 18, 2021
- 19:41
The leadership of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced a tentative agreement for a new contract between...
What The Virginia Governor's Race Means For Democrats
October 15, 2021
- 20:18
The January 6th commission plans to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to comply with the committee. Meanwhile, Trump’s...
The Ol' Ball And Supply Chain
October 14, 2021
- 16:28
President Biden addressed the ongoing supply chain problems that are jacking up prices for consumers and slowing economic recovery, and...
A Judge Illegally Jailed Black Children In Tennessee
October 13, 2021
- 26:46
For more than a decade, officials in Rutherford County, Tennessee, were arresting kids en masse and placing them in juvenile detention....
544 Days In An Iranian Prison with Jason Rezaian
October 12, 2021
- 21:04
In July of 2014, Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian and his wife were accused of being spies by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and...
Votes Against Gun Violence with Shannon Watts
October 11, 2021
- 19:05
Guns were involved in three out of every four homicides in 2020, and 2021 is shaping up to be deadly, too. According to the Gun Violence...
Women Soccer Players Fight Against Abuse
October 8, 2021
- 23:48
Players across the National Women’s Soccer League have recently gone public with stories of verbal, emotional, and sexual abuse and...
Small Step For Big Student Loans
October 7, 2021
- 19:42
The Biden administration announced it will overhaul the student loan forgiveness program for public service employees. It was supposed...
Ernest Johnson And The State Of The Death Penalty
October 6, 2021
- 26:07
Ernest Johnson was executed in Missouri, yesterday. Johnson had been on death row for over 25 years after being convicted of the 1994...
Facebook's Status: It's Complicated
October 5, 2021
- 21:08
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were offline for six hours yesterday in what’s been called the most sustained and the largest outage...
Mandela Barnes Wants To Be Wisconsin's Next Senator
October 4, 2021
- 19:55
Wisconsin's 34-year-old Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes is one of the many Democrats running to beat Republican U.S. Senator Ron...
Did IATSE That Coming
October 1, 2021
- 22:58
Congress approved a short-term spending bill to keep the government open until early December, but Democrats are still scrambling to...
Britney Spears Wins In Court
September 30, 2021
- 20:03
Britney Spears' father has been suspended as conservator of her estate. Her lawyer requested that a separate hearing be set in 30 to 45...
Dancing On The Debt Ceiling
September 29, 2021
- 23:47
After Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have funded the government and raised the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Janet...
R. Kelly Convicted
September 28, 2021
- 22:30
After decades of allegations and investigations, a jury convicted R. Kelly, marking the end of a six-week federal trial. He was found...
The Long And Short Of Long COVID with Dr. Ashish Jha
September 27, 2021
- 22:07
As many as one in five people who became ill with COVID-19 have reportedly developed long-term symptoms that last well after they’ve...
What Have You Got To Boost? with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
September 24, 2021
- 22:26
A CDC advisory board unanimously said that people 65 and older should be allowed to receive a booster shot of the Pfizer-BiONTech COVID...
Missing Women In America
September 23, 2021
- 23:02
In addition to Gabrielle Petito’s tragic murder, we discuss the horrific rates of people of color who’ve gone missing in America. For...
A Historic Strike Ends At Nabisco
September 22, 2021
- 22:24
In defiance of Texas’ new abortion law, one doctor in the state claimed he performed an abortion. On Monday, two men, neither of whom...
Immigration Reform Can't Wait with Denea Joseph
September 21, 2021
- 20:28
The Senate’s parliamentarian said that Democrats could not use the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill to create a pathway to citizenship...
Deteriorating Conditions At Rikers Island
September 20, 2021
- 25:29
An FDA panel, last week, unanimously approved a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine for people 65 and older, and anyone at...
Police Reform And Accountability In Minneapolis
September 17, 2021
- 21:31
Former Minneapolis police officer and convicted murderer Derek Chauvin pleaded not guilty to not one but TWO federal indictments this...
This Is Your Brain On Instagram
September 16, 2021
- 21:19
Voters in California appeared to send the message to Governor Gavin Newsom that his coronavirus policies were the right way to go after...
India Walton On The Race To Lead Buffalo
September 15, 2021
- 23:00
India Walton, the Democratic nominee for mayor of Buffalo, New York, is poised to win this November. Walton would be the first woman to...
Last Call For California's Recall
September 14, 2021
- 23:24
The California recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom wraps up today. Newsom campaigned with President Biden, yesterday, and if he is...
America's Forever Wars With Spencer Ackerman
September 13, 2021
- 24:07
This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and beyond the typical yearly commemoration, the FBI released a newly...
Anti-Muslim Bias After 9/11 with Shahana Hanif
September 10, 2021
- 20:22
Tomorrow marks 20 years since 9/11. The terrorist attack caused a ripple effect that has influenced many parts of American history and...
Bring It On Holmes
September 9, 2021
- 21:44
Yesterday marked the beginning of the federal criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing startup Theranos. She...
The Lone Star State Of Emergency
September 8, 2021
- 22:19
A law that effectively banned abortions in Texas after the sixth week of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest took effect...
Fight Or Flight Attendant with Sara Nelson
September 1, 2021
- 24:31
The FAA had to investigate more than 600 incidents involving unruly passengers in the first half of 2021, which is already double the...
America's Last Days In Afghanistan with Rep Barbara Lee
August 31, 2021
- 25:41
After 20 years, the U.S. has pulled out the last of its troops from Afghanistan. We spoke with Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, who was the...
Labor And The Pandemic with Mary Kay Henry
August 30, 2021
- 19:17
A U.S. military drone blew up a vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday that was filled with explosives and was believed to be a threat...
Welcome To The Recall California
August 26, 2021
- 22:59
California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election, which could result in getting replaced by a right-wing candidate even if...
The Timeline For Evacuating Afghanistan
August 25, 2021
- 20:06
The first U.S. troops started leaving Afghanistan, yesterday, as President Biden decided not to extend the timeline for U.S. withdrawal...
Eyes On The Pfizer
August 24, 2021
- 21:43
The FDA granted full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, making it the first vaccine in the country to move beyond the "emergency...
Uncovering The Foes Of The Indian Child Welfare Act with Rebecca Nagle
August 23, 2021
- 22:22
In the new season of “This Land,” journalist Rebecca Nagle investigates who is attempting to take down a federal law that aims to keep...
You're Just Going To Have To Antitrust Us
August 20, 2021
- 21:09
On the same day Facebook announced the launch of “Horizon Workrooms,” a virtual reality app for remote work meetings, the Federal Trade...
The Trial of R. Kelly
August 19, 2021
- 21:16
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced that a vaccine booster plan can begin September 20, but only if the FDA determines that a...
Hit Me with Your Third Shot
August 18, 2021
- 22:07
The Biden Administration is expected to announce as soon as today that boosters should be in order for most fully vaccinated people who...
What Haiti Needs
August 17, 2021
- 21:48
After Taliban fighters took control over Afghanistan this weekend, UN Secretary General António Guterres urged all countries to open...
The Taliban Takes Kabul
August 16, 2021
- 22:40
The Taliban seized Afghanistan with a takeover of its capital Kabul this past weekend, leading the country’s President Ashraf Ghani and...
What's The Census In That?
August 13, 2021
- 23:21
The Taliban has taken over twelve provincial cities in Afghanistan, and U.S. intelligence officials estimate the country's capital Kabul...
Two Bills With One Vote with Representative Pramila Jayapal
August 12, 2021
- 20:11
Senators Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema say they might not support a budget bill with a $3.5 trillion price tag, but Democrats in the...
New York State Of Resign
August 11, 2021
- 21:40
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation yesterday, one week after New York Attorney General Leticia James’ office...
The Dog Days Of Pandemic Summer with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
August 10, 2021
- 24:06
The U.S. is currently seeing over 100,000 new COVID cases each day on average. It’s the highest number since this February, with...
The Long View Of The Midterms
August 9, 2021
- 23:22
Next year's midterm elections will dictate the future of voter rights, reproductive rights, climate change, pandemic recovery, and more....
Biden Goes Electric
August 6, 2021
- 19:41
President Biden announced his goal to make new vehicles greener in his administration’s first major use of federal regulatory power to...
WHO's Calling The Shots
August 5, 2021
- 21:44
The World Health Organization called for a moratorium on booster shots until the end of September, right as a number of countries have...
Life Cuomos At You Fast
August 4, 2021
- 21:02
A five month investigation into the conduct of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo found evidence of sexual harassment towards 11 current and...
An Impending Eviction Crisis
August 3, 2021
- 21:04
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said that students must be in classrooms this year and that schools should require everyone to...
Keeping The DREAM Alive
July 30, 2021
- 20:29
New GDP numbers released by the Commerce Department show that the size of the economy has risen above pre-pandemic levels, but an...
On The Ground At Tokyo 2020
July 29, 2021
- 20:42
This year's Olympics is like no other, taking place in the midst of a pandemic, and in a city under a state of emergency in response to...
Recollections Of An Insurrection
July 28, 2021
- 22:29
The CDC said yesterday that fully vaccinated people should wear masks in indoor public settings in counties where the transmission rate...
50 First Mandates
July 27, 2021
- 19:10
Federal public health officials are considering updating mask mandates even for vaccinated Americans as we reach another critical point...
Ask Delta Questions, Get Delta Answers with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein
July 23, 2021
- 21:02
The U.S. is at another pivotal point in the pandemic, with loosening restrictions and the rapidly spreading Delta variant leading to a...
The Labor Movement Goes PRO
July 22, 2021
- 20:27
Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike yesterday across nearly a dozen cities in the U.S. to call for the passage of the PRO...
Burn After Heating
July 21, 2021
- 19:08
Wildfires in the western US and parts of Canada, driven by extreme drought conditions and heat waves, are casting hazy skies across the...
How It's Joe-ing Six Months In
July 20, 2021
- 22:06
Today marks six months since President Biden entered the White House. We talked with Crooked Media’s editor-in-chief and the host of...
Return Of The Mask
July 19, 2021
- 17:11
Los Angeles County reimposed mask mandates this weekend for everyone indoors in a public space because the Delta variant is causing...
Educators On Critical Race Theory
July 16, 2021
- 26:05
At its heart, critical race theory is the idea of explaining how systemic racism has persisted in our country’s policies and laws...
Back To School with Ed Sec Miguel Cardona
July 15, 2021
- 21:59
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is traveling across the country this week to discuss how schools and community colleges can help...
The Strike At Warrior Met Coal
July 14, 2021
- 21:56
Miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama, have been striking for nearly four months in protest of drastic cutbacks to wages and...
Walkout, Texas Ranger
July 13, 2021
- 17:27
President Biden’s previous plan to combat crime by tightening the reins on gun sales and empowering the DOJ to target firearm...
Biden Vs. Big Business
July 12, 2021
- 19:21
President Biden signed an executive order last week aimed at boosting competition between businesses and discouraging monopolies. The...
Amount Past Purdue
July 9, 2021
- 16:33
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a deal where 15 states agreed to drop their opposition to the company's bankruptcy plan in...
The Texas Bad Law Massacre
July 8, 2021
- 18:56
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his home by a team of mercenaries amid claims by opposition groups that he tried to...
Vaccine Hesitation, Under God with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
July 7, 2021
- 24:08
Reflecting upon President Biden’s missed July 4th vaccination goals, we talked to epidemiologist and former Detroit health commissioner...
Voting Rights And SCOTUS Wrongs
July 2, 2021
- 18:52
The Supreme Court affirmed two provisions of an Arizona law that restricted voting rights, yesterday. One would void ballots from...
Cosby For Concern
July 1, 2021
- 21:15
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court set Bill Cosby free on a technicality after he served part of his sentence for three counts of sexual...
Heatwave Back At It
June 30, 2021
- 22:09
Intense heat waves in the Pacific Northwest are causing heavy power demands and rolling blackouts. Unprecedented rainfall in the Midwest...
Vaccine Mismatch Made In Heaven
June 29, 2021
- 18:29
The Delta variant of coronavirus has been detected in 92 countries, leading to lockdowns and the reintroduction of limitations on border...
A Tragic Building Collapse In Miami
June 28, 2021
- 21:33
A 12-story residential building collapsed in Miami last week, resulting in the deaths of at least 9 people, with more than 150 people...
No Cops At Pride
June 25, 2021
- 22:02
President Biden announced a new $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that will be primarily funded through heightened IRS...
SCOTUS Checks In
June 24, 2021
- 20:51
The Supreme Court ruled that President Biden had the authority to remove the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who was...
For The People Inaction
June 23, 2021
- 21:02
The vote to open a debate about the For The People Act, which would make it easier to vote, strengthen campaign finance rules, and end...
Ranked Choice State Of Mind
June 22, 2021
- 19:54
New York City holds its mayoral primary, today, one of the highest profile elections since the presidential election and a super visible...
The Legacy of Juneteenth
June 18, 2021
- 22:49
Juneteenth is coming up this Saturday, and Congress just passed legislation to make it a federal holiday. We talk to UCLA Professor...
Don't Manchin It
June 17, 2021
- 17:12
President Biden had his first one-on-one meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Geneva, yesterday. The leaders discussed...
ERCOT Off Guard In Texas
June 16, 2021
- 18:47
The main electric grid operator in Texas, ERCOT, is dropping the ball on providing services again, this time during extreme heat. It’s...
Vlad To Meet You, Mr. Biden
June 15, 2021
- 20:28
President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Geneva for the final stop as part of his overseas trip as...
Like A G7
June 14, 2021
- 17:32
The G7 summit ended on Sunday, with President Joe Biden and several other world leaders pledging to send one billion COVID vaccines to...
Drought Of Control
June 11, 2021
- 19:41
On Saturday, four Republican-led states will pull out of the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment benefits program early....
The Shots Sent Around The World
June 10, 2021
- 21:22
President Biden is expected to announce a deal today where the U.S. will buy 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID vaccine and...
The Legend Of Delta Variant
June 9, 2021
- 18:07
A more infectious coronavirus variant called the Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain in the UK, accounting for more than 60...
The End Of COVID Benefits
June 8, 2021
- 17:23
Several social programs launched during the pandemic are set to expire soon, including an eviction moratorium and enhanced unemployment...
The Long Good Bibi
June 7, 2021
- 18:15
The twelve year tenure of right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may come to an end as early as this week if the broad...
Stonk If You Love AMC
June 4, 2021
- 17:47
President Biden had hoped to have 70 percent of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one shot by Independence Day, and we’re...
The Crisis In Ethiopia With Nima Elbagir
June 3, 2021
- 20:38
Yesterday, the U.S., Canada, and a number of European countries called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia, where government forces have...
Variants Are All Greek Letters To Me
June 2, 2021
- 20:25
As most of the U.S. prepares to reopen by the end of this month, a World Health Organization official warned, “It would be a monumental...
Revisiting Our Favorite Conversations on Coronavirus
June 1, 2021
- 20:24
The past year and more were filled with extreme ups and extreme downs, and as we reflect on that time, we’re looking back on some...
Are You Infrastructure Or Out?
May 28, 2021
- 21:42
Congressional Republicans have countered President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion infrastructure proposal with their own plan and a lower...
History's Not Set In Stone Mountain Park
May 27, 2021
- 18:23
Amazon plans to buy movie studio MGM for $8.45 billion, which would give the tech company a huge library of movies, shows, and...
Florida's Right To Post Shall Not Be Infringed
May 26, 2021
- 20:17
Moderna said that its vaccine trial for 12-17 year olds resulted in zero cases of symptomatic COVID. Also, we discuss so-called...
Activism After George Floyd's Murder
May 25, 2021
- 22:27
Today is the 1-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. His friends, family, and the community of Minneapolis will memorialize...
The Ceasefire In Israel And Palestine
May 24, 2021
- 19:24
The state of the pandemic in the US is looking brighter with infection rates dropping to where they were in June of last year, and...
The NBA Playoffs In Context
May 21, 2021
- 18:49
The NBA playoffs begin tomorrow after a season that's played out during a global pandemic and a mass movement against police brutality....
Reparations For Tulsa
May 20, 2021
- 23:47
Progressive Representatives in the House led an effort to block a $735 million arms sale to Israel in a demonstration of the shifting...
The Crisis On The Ground In Gaza
May 19, 2021
- 25:32
Airstrikes have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with numerous vital resources damaged or destroyed. We spoke with Inès...
SCOTUS v. Roe v. Wade
May 18, 2021
- 21:51
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade, which deals with a 2018 Mississippi law that bans...
What To Know About The New CDC Guidance with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
May 17, 2021
- 25:46
Since the Centers for Disease Control announced their new relaxed guidance for mask-wearing for vaccinated people, there have been...
All That Glitters Is Not Golden Globes
May 14, 2021
- 22:07
The Center for Disease Control announced revised mask guidelines yesterday, stating that people who are fully vaccinated can safely go...
Broken Link In The Cheney
May 13, 2021
- 20:41
Congresswoman Liz Cheney was ousted from the House GOP leadership, yesterday, over a failure to pretend that Donald Trump won the...
Reporting On The Crisis In India with Niha Masih
May 12, 2021
- 21:48
The coronavirus crisis in India continues to escalate, with the World Health Organization warning of a potentially more transmissible...
Israel's Attacks On Gaza
May 11, 2021
- 22:11
Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip, last night, leading to the deaths of at least 20 people. This was in response to...
Waive Of Vaccination with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
May 10, 2021
- 22:51
With more and more Americans becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19, officials have signaled a willingness to revise mask wearing...
The Union Makes U.S. Strong with Sara Nelson
May 6, 2021
- 20:25
Tomorrow, the National Labor Relations Board is set to hold a hearing into the failed unionization vote of workers at the Amazon...
Who's Afraid Of Critical Race Theory
May 5, 2021
- 22:43
After delivering on his promise of 200 million shots in 100 days, President Biden has set a new vaccine target: that 70 percent of the...
Vaccine But Not Herd Immunity
May 4, 2021
- 17:33
Four mothers who had been separated from their children at the border by the Trump administration will finally be reunited with them...
Pharm-Accountability In The Opioid Crisis
May 3, 2021
- 20:01
The COVID crisis in India is getting worse by most metrics, with Saturday marking another daily record of new cases. In the U.S., Oregon...
The Fall Of Menthol
April 30, 2021
- 19:36
The pandemic continues to spiral out of control in India, with the country recently topping 200,000 deaths by the official count. The...
100 Days Of Biden
April 29, 2021
- 25:15
President Biden gave his first address to Congress last night, themed largely around moving America out of the most difficult stage of...
CDC What Happens Next
April 28, 2021
- 22:39
The CDC issued new guidance yesterday that fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks outdoors unless they’re gathering in a large...
Make It Make Census
April 27, 2021
- 21:38
The results of the 2020 Census were released yesterday, and they showed that over the past decade, the U.S. population grew by the...
J&J It Again, Sam
April 26, 2021
- 20:31
The CDC and the FDA have lifted their recommended pause on the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine, and added a warning label about the...
Emission Critical
April 23, 2021
- 18:01
President Biden and 40 heads of state met for the first day of a virtual climate summit, yesterday, and he pledged to cut America’s...
What's Next For American Policing
April 22, 2021
- 23:49
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty, but it's painfully obvious that the issue of police brutality is bigger than the conviction of one...
Chauvin Guilty On All Charges
April 21, 2021
- 16:40
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, yesterday, and now faces up to 40 years in...
Amazon The Defensive
April 20, 2021
- 20:45
President Biden held bipartisan meetings yesterday to find some middle ground for his massive infrastructure bill. On the left, AOC and...
Gun Violence Continued
April 19, 2021
- 19:51
It was another tragic weekend in the midst of our national epidemic of gun violence, with mass shootings taking place in Wisconsin,...
One Vax Fits Most
April 16, 2021
- 27:49
Only a handful of blood-clotting cases have been reported among recipients of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, but it's predominantly...
Charges For Daunte Wright's Killer
April 15, 2021
- 20:31
A CDC committee voted yesterday to keep the pause going on the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, at least until it meets...
Johnson & Pausin'
April 14, 2021
- 18:39
Federal health officials recommended a pause on giving out the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, yesterday, after they reported that six women...
Justice For Daunte Wright
April 13, 2021
- 21:54
A police officer shot and killed 20-year-old unarmed Black man Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb this Sunday, just a few miles from...
The Current State Of COVID with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
April 12, 2021
- 23:31
Most adults in America can soon sign up for a vaccine, but we're faced with a new set of COVID-related questions on vaccine passports,...
Two Months Of Protest In Myanmar
April 9, 2021
- 25:29
It's been over two months since the military first seized control of Myanmar. The coup was met with a massive protest movement in the...
Atlanta Is For Voters
April 8, 2021
- 19:60
The CDC is continuing to warn about new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus in the US, and is tracking potential spread in...
Senate Parliamentarian Funkadelic
April 7, 2021
- 18:47
Senate Democrats got the green light to pass more bills with a simple majority vote. On Monday, the Senate’s parliamentarian ruled that...
Read My Lips: Corporate Taxes
April 6, 2021
- 17:55
The Biden administration is trying to get corporations to pay their fair share of taxes in order to fund a new jobs and infrastructure...
Vaccine Passport To Adventure
April 5, 2021
- 19:43
The MLB is officially moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia after Republicans in the state passed a restrictive voting law. Georgia...
America, Online
April 2, 2021
- 24:19
As Biden works to sell his infrastructure plan, we take a look at the money he’s proposing for high-speed internet and what it could do...
Corporate Slacktivism In Georgia
April 1, 2021
- 21:59
Journalists got a tour this week of a detention facility in Texas housing migrants — the first time the media have gotten access to one...
OK Ladies, Now Let's Get Infrastructure
March 31, 2021
- 21:57
President Biden is in Pittsburgh, today, to unveil a new infrastructure plan that would invest trillions in the country’s roads,...
The State Of Voter Suppression
March 30, 2021
- 24:13
Florida is following Georgia’s lead by moving forward on a bill that makes it harder to vote. It’s part of a broader and coordinated...
OK Folks, Plateau's Over
March 29, 2021
- 17:26
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to begin today with opening statements. We explain what to expect...
Gender Disparities in College Sports (Takeline preview!)
March 28, 2021
- 16:52
In the new Crooked podcast Takeline, hosts Jason Concepcion and Renee Montgomery discuss the recent viral tweet by an Oregon Ducks...
Biden Said Shots, Make It A Double
March 26, 2021
- 20:55
Biden held the first press conference of his presidency, yesterday, discussing the state of the nation’s vaccination effort, his views...
Standing Up For Sex Workers
March 25, 2021
- 23:35
In light of the Georgia shooter's claim that his attack was intended to "eliminate" "temptations," activists have talked about the...
Colorado Mourns Again
March 24, 2021
- 18:50
Boulder police have identified a suspect in Monday’s deadly shooting in Colorado, which killed 10 people. President Biden addressed the...
Divine Secrets Of The DC Statehood
March 23, 2021
- 19:38
The AstraZeneca vaccine was shown to completely prevent serious cases of COVID in a US clinical trial. We dig into the efficacy data on...
The Sunshine State Of Emergency
March 22, 2021
- 21:04
Thousands gathered in Georgia and other cities across the country for #StopAsianHate protests over the weekend, calling for solidarity...
Ad AstraZeneca
March 19, 2021
- 22:18
European countries including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain will resume using the AstraZeneca vaccine as early as today or next week....
Biden At The Border
March 18, 2021
- 24:53
A White gunman attacked three spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday killing eight people including six women of Asian descent. The...
Shots For Tots
March 17, 2021
- 20:48
Nearly 10,000 children seeking asylum have arrived to the United States southern border since February, and a lack of shelter space has...
Vax on Pause
March 16, 2021
- 23:46
Italy, Germany, France and several other countries in Europe are halting use of Astrazeneca’s coronavirus vaccine amid concerns over...
Cuom Alone 2: Lost In New York
March 15, 2021
- 22:22
Covid cases continue to decline, though at a much slower rate than in January. That leveling off, plus the continued threat of variants...
Respect Trans Existence Or Expect Resistance
March 12, 2021
- 19:58
President Biden said last night that he wants states to make all US adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1st. In the coming...
Giving Vax And Taking Names
March 11, 2021
- 25:19
Today marks one year since the World Health Organization officially called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The US vaccination...
Fight For Your Right To Organize
March 10, 2021
- 20:51
The House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act on Tuesday, a bill that’s been called the biggest expansion of labor rights...
Our House Is A Very Very Very Vaxxed House
March 9, 2021
- 21:42
The CDC said fully vaccinated Americans can safely gather indoors together, and laid out other guidelines for our current stage of the...
Coming To The American Rescue
March 8, 2021
- 18:52
Senate Democrats passed the $1.9 trillion economic relief bill on Saturday, without any support from Republicans. The final bill pared...
UBI Feel It Coming
March 5, 2021
- 19:45
Republican governors in West Virginia and Alabama have continued to advise wearing masks, bucking the trend of governors in Mississippi...
The Trial Of Derek Chauvin
March 4, 2021
- 24:03
Jury selection begins next week for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd’s neck and...
It's Gonna Be May
March 3, 2021
- 18:43
Biden is now saying that we'll have enough vaccine doses for every American by the end of May, instead of July. Meanwhile, states like...
Read My Lips: More Billionaire Taxes
March 2, 2021
- 19:56
The coronavirus relief bill moves to the Senate this week. A group of progressive House Democrats are continuing to push for a minimum...
GO—And I Cannot Suppress This Enough—P
March 1, 2021
- 20:33
The US vaccination campaign is accelerating, with the country hitting over 2 million doses a day last Friday and Saturday. Following a...
Minimum Wage, Maximum Rage
February 26, 2021
- 25:03
The House is expected to pass its COVID relief bill as soon as today, but there's still a question of what happens when the bill gets to...
Vaccinate K-8
February 25, 2021
- 23:27
The FDA put out analyses yesterday showing that Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine is highly effective, setting the stage for its...
Capitol Insecurity
February 24, 2021
- 20:52
Former Capitol security officials appeared before the Senate yesterday, citing communications failures for their inadequate response to...
The Return Of The Tax Returns
February 23, 2021
- 19:59
The Supreme Court threw out the final Trump lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 election, and also paved the way for Trump’s...
Shock Me Like An Electric Bill
February 22, 2021
- 20:28
The US is approaching 500,000 deaths from Covid-19. But there is good news, too: New studies suggest that the vaccines might prevent...
Making Black History
February 19, 2021
- 24:10
Black Americans still frequently have to break barriers to become elected, appointed, or hired to do a thing. We spoke to people who...
Amazon The Wrong Side Of The Law
February 18, 2021
- 19:39
Over two million Texans are still without power, and there’s a new storm on the way that’s expected to prolong the icy conditions....
Keep Austin Warm
February 17, 2021
- 23:58
President Biden was in Wisconsin yesterday on his first official trip since taking office making the pitch for his $1.9 trillion COVID...
It's The End Of Impeachment As We Know It
February 16, 2021
- 21:04
Donald Trump’s second annual impeachment trial is over, after a vote of 57 to 43 led to his acquittal. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
V Is For Vaccine with Dr. Anthony Fauci
February 12, 2021
- 27:37
President Biden announced yesterday that the US will have enough doses to vaccinate all Americans by the end of July. We talk to Dr....
Second Mask's The Charm
February 11, 2021
- 19:56
The House Impeachment managers began to make their case against Trump yesterday, showing graphic and never-before-seen video footage...
If At First You Don't Succeed, Trial, Trial Again
February 10, 2021
- 20:35
The second impeachment trial began yesterday, with Senators voting 56 to 44 to uphold the trial as constitutional and move forward....
There Goes My Hero Pay
February 9, 2021
- 20:30
Trump’s Senate impeachment trial begins today. Trump’s team continues to argue that the trial itself is unconstitutional… that’s what...
No Child Tax Credit Left Behind
February 8, 2021
- 21:25
Coronavirus cases in the US are in decline from last month, and the daily speed of vaccinations has picked up. But concerns over...
MTG Get Off The Air
February 5, 2021
- 20:08
The House voted to strip Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments for spreading conspiracy theories and...
Which Side Are You Amazon?
February 4, 2021
- 23:49
Amazon faces its first unionization vote in the country in seven years next week in Bessemer, Alabama, and if the workers decide to...
Get In Loser, We're Doing Budget Reconciliation
February 3, 2021
- 18:35
Trump’s second impeachment trial starts next week in the Senate, and yesterday we got a preview of the arguments both sides will be...
The Needle And The Doses Done
February 2, 2021
- 22:51
The daily pace of vaccinations is picking up, with some states working faster than others. We talk about states that have given the most...
Less Talkie, More Stimmy
February 1, 2021
- 21:46
A group of Republican Senators are sending Biden a counter-proposal on Covid relief. They want to slash the bill by over a trillion...
Subreddit And Forget It
January 29, 2021
- 20:46
The COVID strain first discovered in South Africa was found in the United States for the first time in the state of South Carolina. This...
The Gig Short
January 28, 2021
- 22:51
At the Biden team's first public health briefing, officials noted that the number of COVID cases and hospitalizations in the US is on a...
All In A Hundred Days Work
January 27, 2021
- 26:40
Impeachment is moving forward in the Senate despite a Republican effort to dismiss it yesterday, but a conviction next month doesn't...
Life With The Fast Strains
January 26, 2021
- 21:10
Pfizer and Moderna say their vaccines may be less effective against a new coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa. In...
Anarchy In The GOP
January 25, 2021
- 22:31
The House is expected to send the article of impeachment to the Senate today, with the trial set to begin the week of February 8th....
Not Throwing Away My Shot
January 22, 2021
- 26:31
Biden released a 200-page national plan yesterday to centralize the COVID response effort, along with a flurry of executive orders and...
Malarkey: Eliminated
January 21, 2021
- 22:14
Yesterday was inauguration day, which saw President Biden give his first speech as president on themes of unity, the division in our...
Hello, Goodbiden
January 20, 2021
- 23:40
Trump leaves office today after four years of hellish incompetence. We reflect on the challenges President Biden and Vice-President...
Executive Order Up
January 19, 2021
- 23:17
Over the weekend, Biden’s team announced the president-elect’s agenda for the first ten days of his term, plus a dozen or so executive...
Meet Joe Bill
January 15, 2021
- 22:07
Biden unveiled his proposal for a $1.9 trillion COVID rescue package yesterday, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks, an increase in...
Impeachment's Back, Alright!
January 14, 2021
- 24:14
The House voted to impeach Donald Trump for the second time yesterday, making him the first president to be impeached twice. Soon-to-be...
Sedition: Possible
January 13, 2021
- 23:42
The House is planning to vote on impeachment today. Democrats and some number of Republicans are expected to support it, like Wyoming...
It's The Companies You Keep
January 12, 2021
- 23:06
The business community is responding to the siege on the Capitol by suspending contributions to lawmakers who didn’t vote to certify the...
Raid To Recovery with Rep. Mondaire Jones
January 11, 2021
- 25:48
This week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will try to pass a resolution to get Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment,...
Pleading The 25th
January 8, 2021
- 24:40
After Trump incited an attack on the nation’s Capitol, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi want Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove...
Coup And A Half Man
January 7, 2021
- 25:60
Violent mobs broke into the nation’s Capitol yesterday in a failed coup attempt, which was incited and encouraged by President Trump and...
Glory Be To Georgia
January 6, 2021
- 20:55
Votes are coming in from the Georgia runoff elections, with the results generally looking positive for Democrats… but we’re still...
Mask On, Run Off with Senator Ed Markey
January 5, 2021
- 26:30
Today's Senate runoffs in Georgia will determine control of Congress, the future of economic relief, and the country’s response to...
Can You Hear The Donald Ring?
January 4, 2021
- 22:21
In a leaked phone call from this weekend, Trump used every line he could to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger to...
Introducing 'Gaining Ground: The New Georgia'
December 22, 2020
- 01:43
The future of our democracy hinges on the outcome of two Senate races in Georgia, a state that shocked the nation by flipping for the...
WAD A Year
December 18, 2020
- 26:41
Congressional leaders are putting together the final pieces of an emerging deal on COVID relief, but the negotiations could continue...
NCAA It Forward
December 17, 2020
- 21:16
Congressional leaders think they could pass a roughly $900 billion stimulus bill by the end of the week, which might include direct...
Staffing Season
December 16, 2020
- 20:18
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was announced as Biden’s nominee for transportation secretary yesterday, and former Michigan...
Stimu-Less And Less
December 15, 2020
- 21:56
The first coronavirus vaccines were administered in the US yesterday, and public education efforts also got underway with the HHS and...
Better 538 Than Never
December 14, 2020
- 22:43
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was authorized by the FDA on Friday evening, and the first shipments went out on Sunday. Most state...
COVID By The Numbers
December 11, 2020
- 27:12
The FDA’s advisory panel voted to approve emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BionNTech coronavirus vaccine. Once it’s authorized,...
Zuck The Police
December 10, 2020
- 22:13
Facebook is facing two major antitrust lawsuits, one from the Federal Trade Commission and one from nearly every state in the country....
No One's Quick As Gascón
December 9, 2020
- 23:16
As vaccinations kick off in the UK, the approval process is moving forward here in the US as well. The FDA now says Pfizer’s vaccine...
Crime And Capital Punishment
December 8, 2020
- 21:25
A bipartisan relief bill that had some momentum last week hit a snag after two senators said they won’t support the proposal. We...
California, Here We Close
December 7, 2020
- 22:34
Biden has reportedly selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who led the defense of the Affordable Care Act in the Supreme...
Runoff The Jewels
December 4, 2020
- 24:38
There’s about a month left to go until the two Senate runoffs in Georgia, with Republican Senators Loeffler and Perdue walking the line...
God Save The Vaccine
December 3, 2020
- 19:06
The UK became the first country to authorize Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine yesterday, with vaccinations expected to begin next week. In...
Congress This Mess
December 2, 2020
- 23:23
Attorney General Bill Barr said what is obvious to everyone, that the Justice Department hasn’t found any election of widespread voter...
Bidenomics 101
December 1, 2020
- 24:39
Biden officially announced several top members of his economic team, including his picks to lead the Treasury, White House Council of...
Pardon Me, Mr. President
November 30, 2020
- 25:39
New York City is opening up elementary schools next week after city officials faced heavy criticism for appearing to prioritize economic...
Yes We Michigan with Rep. Rashida Tlaib
November 20, 2020
- 25:21
Michigan and Wayne County have repeatedly been targeted in Trump’s attempts to overturn the election results. In particular, he and his...
Home Is Where The School Is
November 19, 2020
- 21:24
Yesterday brought more bad news about the current state of the pandemic, even as we got more good news about ending it in the future....
Airborne In The USA With Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
November 18, 2020
- 23:54
The US is in an extremely dangerous period of the pandemic, with cases and hospitalizations at record highs, holidays fast approaching,...
Midnight Train To The Senate
November 17, 2020
- 22:52
Pharmaceutical company Moderna announced yesterday that its vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to early data. This comes after...
System Of A Lockdown
November 16, 2020
- 21:28
The federal government still hasn’t affirmed Biden's victory, blocking him from the White House access he needs to get a handle on the...
Trial and Error
November 13, 2020
- 25:34
Joe Biden’s lead has only grown since major networks projected him to win the presidential election last weekend, and despite that,...
Lost In Transition
November 12, 2020
- 21:02
The US is still in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of confirmed cases rising by 70 percent in the past two weeks....
Exhibit None
November 11, 2020
- 20:60
Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo made a bad “joke” yesterday that led many to believe Trump will continue to ignore the election results…...
I've Vaccine Enough
November 10, 2020
- 22:10
Pfizer says an initial analysis of their vaccine found it was more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. President-elect Joe...
Let's Joe Crazy
November 9, 2020
- 24:14
The presidential race was called this weekend for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, leading to spontaneous celebrations across the country....
Biden Rising
November 6, 2020
- 22:40
A significant number of ballots were counted yesterday in states where races have been too close to call, leading to gains for Joe Biden...
Another Brick In The Blue Wall
November 5, 2020
- 20:13
Joe Biden now has the most votes of any presidential candidate in history, and he’s won two more key states in his path to 270 electoral...
No Winner, No Cry
November 4, 2020
- 17:15
Yesterday was Election Day, and it ended as we expected it to: without an official call on the presidential race. There wasn’t a Biden...
No Sleep Til Votes In
November 3, 2020
- 22:08
After four long hard years, we’ve made it to election day… now we just need to make it through the next 24, to 48, to 100-plus hours. We...
First Vote's The Charm
November 2, 2020
- 21:11
Over 93 million people have voted as of Sunday night. More than 8 million of those voters are doing so for the first time, according to...
In This COVID Economy?
October 30, 2020
- 22:37
Another 5 million people cast ballots yesterday, bringing the vote total to over 80 million so far. We explain two recent Supreme Court...
Ballot Cleanser
October 29, 2020
- 22:13
COVID-19 numbers are up in the US, with more than 500,000 new cases over the past week. Trouble spots include El Paso, TX, where...
I've Got Polls But I'm Not A Pollster
October 28, 2020
- 28:08
With less than a week until November 3rd, almost 70 million people have already voted in this election as of last night, which is over...
I Just Can't Barrett
October 27, 2020
- 22:40
Amy Coney Barrett was officially confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, cementing a 6-3 conservative majority on the court. Barrett has...
Pence Like Nobody's Watching
October 26, 2020
- 21:55
At least 5 aides of Mike Pence including his Chief of Staff have tested positive for Covid-19, but Pence still isn’t going to...
A More Muted Presidential Debate
October 23, 2020
- 23:01
Last night Biden and Trump faced off in the second and final presidential debate. It was less interrupt-y and the candidates discussed...
Pharma Police
October 22, 2020
- 20:53
The DOJ announced an $8.3 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma yesterday for illegally marketing their painkiller Oxycontin. The...
OK Google, What's A Monopoly
October 21, 2020
- 19:00
The Justice Department filed a major lawsuit against Google saying that the company is illegally trying to maintain its search dominance...
Stuck In The Meddle With GRU
October 20, 2020
- 20:07
In the final two weeks before November 3rd, Trump has been criticizing his own public health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci. Meanwhile,...
Con Census
October 19, 2020
- 21:19
In the US, we’re now seeing uncontrolled spread of coronavirus as parts of the country get colder and people prepare to gather for the...
Everything Is Feinstein
October 16, 2020
- 26:15
A new study shows eight million people have fallen into poverty since May, when the CARES Act money started running out, but lawmakers...
Rotten To The Court
October 15, 2020
- 25:06
Amy Coney Barrett appeared for her last day of Senate questioning yesterday and gave more evasive non-responses. Today is the final day...
Take On Amy
October 14, 2020
- 24:03
Yesterday was day two of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings, when members of the Senate Judiciary Committee got their first...
If U Seek Amy Coney Barrett
October 13, 2020
- 21:46
Senate hearings began yesterday to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Democrats tried to keep the focus...
Vaccine Nation With Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
October 12, 2020
- 23:51
Senate confirmation hearings begin today for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's Supreme Court nominee. The president is scheduled to...
The Date Debaters
October 9, 2020
- 18:42
Thirteen men were charged yesterday in connection to an alleged violent plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. This is...
Veeping With The Enemy
October 8, 2020
- 21:34
Last night was the first and only vice presidential debate, with Senator Kamala Harris and VP Mike Pence facing off. Their conversation...
Keep Calm And Harrison
October 7, 2020
- 23:29
Trump said yesterday he won't negotiate with Democrats on another Covid relief before the election. He sent a torrent of other tweets...
The West Wheeze
October 6, 2020
- 19:57
Trump is now back in the White House after making a Trumpian and very public return, but doctors say he’s still not "out of the woods."...
All The President's Meds
October 5, 2020
- 22:04
Amidst rosy reports about Trump's condition, we also learned that he received multiple drug treatments over the weekend including...
The President Has Covid-19
October 2, 2020
- 22:33
In a tweet overnight, President Trump said that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus. The news comes after a...
Take It Espy
October 1, 2020
- 25:26
Former Congressman and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy is running for Senate in Mississippi, hoping to be the first Democrat to...
Presidential Interruption
September 30, 2020
- 19:58
The first presidential debate took place in Cleveland last night. It was an extremely bumpy ride, with Trump failing to condemn white...
Performance Enhancing Debates
September 29, 2020
- 19:14
Tonight is the first of three debates between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Trump. The debate will cover six major topics,...
The Art Of The Steal
September 28, 2020
- 20:29
The New York Times published a bombshell report on two decades of Trump’s taxes, showing he paid only $750 in federal income taxes in...
Antitrust Me
September 25, 2020
- 21:25
While Trump is casually threatening to be an all out dictator, the economic crisis he continues not to solve continues. New unemployment...
Still No Justice For Breonna Taylor
September 24, 2020
- 18:11
Yesterday, the grand jury in Jefferson County, Kentucky announced that only one of the officers who shot at Breonna Taylor would be...
Naked Ballots & Afraid
September 23, 2020
- 19:04
America has passed the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths in the COVID-19 crisis, which was made far worse by Trump’s abjectly poor...
Senate Racing Arizona
September 22, 2020
- 19:33
Arizona Senator Martha McSally said she will support a Senate vote when Trump nominates a Supreme Court Justice, but she might not have...
Ruth And Justice
September 21, 2020
- 28:21
Supreme Court Justice and gender equality pioneer Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 on Friday. The immediate response...
As Easy As Phase 1, 2, 3
September 18, 2020
- 19:19
Two pharma companies released information about their vaccine trials, including details on their timelines and specific metrics they’ll...
The Florida Key Demographic
September 17, 2020
- 24:55
Concerns about whether the Biden campaign is doing enough to speak to Latinx voters have grown in recent days following polling that...
When Police Pay
September 16, 2020
- 19:10
The city of Louisville, Kentucky has come to a $12 million settlement deal with the family of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by...
Let's TikTok Business
September 15, 2020
- 17:48
Extreme weather continues in the US, with over 4.5 million acres burned across the West Coast and a Category 2 hurricane bearing down on...
Fire, Wind & Fire
September 14, 2020
- 20:44
Wildfires raged on over the weekend in the West, with millions of acres burned, thousands displaced, and dozens of lives lost. Aside...
Surveilling The Police
September 11, 2020
- 23:49
Viral videos of police brutality against Black people have generated outrage, protest, and sustained national attention this year. We...
Coming Out Of The Woodward
September 10, 2020
- 21:48
Recorded interviews of Donald Trump by Bob Woodward show he understood the threat of coronavirus in February, while he insisted in...
One Simple Trick To Slim Down Your Relief Bill
September 9, 2020
- 20:24
The Rochester, NY police chief and other high ranking officers all resigned or took demotions yesterday, following protests over the...
Here Comes The Sunrise Movement
September 8, 2020
- 20:10
College students have returned to campuses, and so has coronavirus. Northeastern University suspended 11 students for partying, and will...
Vaxxers Without Borders
September 3, 2020
- 19:25
Joe Biden will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin later today, where he’ll meet with the family of Jacob Blake. We check in on the continued...
Mr. Eviction Freeze
September 2, 2020
- 17:55
The CDC and the Health Department are moving to ban evictions through December for people who can’t pay because of the pandemic. New...
Class Of Covid-19
September 1, 2020
- 20:43
Joe Biden spoke in Pennsylvania yesterday, where he condemned violence of any kind at recent protests. Trump spoke at the White House...
Critical Mass
August 31, 2020
- 21:31
One man is now dead after a weekend of violence in Portland, Oregon, in which pro-Trump demonstrators drove through the city’s downtown...
The South Yawn
August 28, 2020
- 18:44
Trump closed out the RNC last night, with a meandering 70-minute long speech that saw him paint a rosy picture of his administration’s...
Game Off
August 27, 2020
- 21:46
Police arrested 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse yesterday for killing two protestors and injuring a third at demonstrations in Kenosha,...
Bleakfast At Tiffany's
August 26, 2020
- 19:13
Last night’s Republican National Convention brought more speeches from Trump’s employees and family members, including First Lady...
Guilfoyle Salesman
August 25, 2020
- 19:59
Protestors gathered for a second night in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who is reportedly...
Do You Believe In Plasmagic
August 24, 2020
- 18:55
The Republican National Convention begins tonight, predominantly featuring speakers who are Trump’s employees or blood relatives. This...
The Dude Abidens
August 21, 2020
- 19:14
Last night was the final night of the DNC, featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, former 2020 presidential candidates, and most notably, Joe...
Return Of Barack
August 20, 2020
- 21:03
Last night was the third night of the Democratic National Convention, featuring marquee speeches from VP pick Senator Kamala Harris and...
License To Jill
August 19, 2020
- 24:07
Last night was the second night of the DNC, featuring beautiful shots of delegates across our gorgeous country, as well as speeches from...
First Lady's Night
August 18, 2020
- 22:18
This year’s socially-distanced DNC began last night, with speeches from former First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, and...
DeJoy Division
August 17, 2020
- 20:42
The DNC was set to begin today in Wisconsin, but instead, it’s beginning in Zooms across America. We talked to Wisconsin Democrats...
No Post On Trump Days
August 14, 2020
- 15:39
This was the first week since March that the number of new unemployment claims in the US fell below one million. Tens of millions remain...
Teacher Buffering
August 13, 2020
- 21:19
The last time we spoke with Monise Seward, a 6th grade special education teacher in Georgia, it was April and schools had just begun to...
Kamala As You Are
August 12, 2020
- 21:07
Senator Kamala Harris was announced as Biden’s VP pick yesterday, which will make her the first black woman and first Asian American to...
Justice Democrats League
August 11, 2020
- 18:54
Five states hold primaries today, including Minnesota, where Rep. Ilhan Omar is running to keep her seat in Congress. The elections come...
New Executive Order
August 10, 2020
- 18:02
Trump signed a bunch of executive orders and actions over the weekend that he presented as a fix to our economic problems. But the...
N-R-Ain't
August 7, 2020
- 19:15
New York’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association. AG Letitia James alleges that...
Convention Goes Electric
August 6, 2020
- 16:05
Joe Biden is no longer traveling to Milwaukee for the DNC, and neither are other primetime speakers like President Barack Obama. A...
It's Been A Minute, Minneapolis
August 5, 2020
- 26:04
The Minneapolis City Council voted to disband the Minneapolis Police Department over a month ago, but achieving that goal requires...
Work From Homeroom
August 4, 2020
- 18:37
The school year is officially beginning in some states and there have already been disruptions due to students and staff testing...
USPS We Can
August 3, 2020
- 19:18
Disruptions and delays to the postal service have prompted concern since so many people are planning to vote by mail this year. We break...
Can You Veep A Secret
July 31, 2020
- 17:59
The Biden campaign says they will announce his VP pick any day now. According to reports, over a dozen women are being vetted — some...
I Don't Get No Relief
July 30, 2020
- 18:34
Rent is due next week, but we still don’t have a new relief bill to extend federal unemployment assistance and eviction protections....
In Tech We Antitrust
July 29, 2020
- 19:12
The CEO’s of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet will testify before Congress today in hearings that will examine whether their...
Moderna Medicine
July 28, 2020
- 17:59
Pharmaceutical company Moderna entered phase three trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, and plans to test the efficacy of their drug on...
Jobless This Mess
July 27, 2020
- 18:22
Florida has now passed New York in total known coronavirus cases, making it the second worst-hit state behind California which is nearly...
Landlord Szn
July 24, 2020
- 19:17
The federal eviction moratorium from the CARES Act expires today, leaving up to 12 million people vulnerable to eviction if they can’t...
Don't Burst My NBA Bubble
July 23, 2020
- 22:58
NBA games start next week with just 22 qualifying teams finishing off the season that the pandemic put on hold back in March. We...
Makes No Census
July 22, 2020
- 18:54
Trump signed a memo yesterday that aims to omit undocumented immigrants from the census count. It seems like a way for Trump to...
Season's Briefings
July 21, 2020
- 17:43
Trump says he’s bringing back coronavirus briefings starting today. The largest teachers union in Florida is suing Governor Ron DeSantis...
Portland Authority
July 20, 2020
- 20:37
Civil rights activists Rep. John Lewis and Minister CT Vivian passed away on Friday. Democrats in Congress are urging lawmakers to honor...
Hack In The USSR
July 17, 2020
- 17:10
The US, Canada, and Britain are alleging that Russian cyberspies are trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research. In more upbeat pharma...
The Perks Of Being A Walmarter
July 16, 2020
- 18:29
All 5,300 plus Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs nationwide will begin requiring shoppers to wear masks next week. On the state level, half of...
BCC The CDC
July 15, 2020
- 21:51
We talk to The Atlantic’s Ed Yong about how public health workers and officials are fighting the pandemic, and what we're now learning...
There's Something About Fauci
July 14, 2020
- 17:28
California is re-closing many of its businesses as cases continue to rise. LA County and San Diego County schools have agreed to cancel...
May The Task Force Be With You
July 13, 2020
- 19:51
Arizona’s governor pushed back the start of the school year from early-August to mid-August since his state has the worst Covid-19...
This Land Is Your Land
July 10, 2020
- 18:52
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma is Native American tribal land, and that the state of New York has the...
The Endless Summer
July 9, 2020
- 18:07
As the summer weeks go by, and the virus rages on, the big question remains: How to go back to school in the fall.Trump caused a minor...
Operation Warp Speed Ahead
July 8, 2020
- 18:38
The Trump administration officially started the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. “Operation Warp Speed,” the...
Aid In America
July 7, 2020
- 18:32
Emergency unemployment benefits included in the CARES Act are set to expire at the end of the month. With that deadline looming, and the...
Captain America: Culture War
July 6, 2020
- 18:20
Scientists worldwide want the World Health Organization to take a stronger stance on airborne transmission of COVID-19. In the US,...
Your Antibody Is A Wonderland
June 26, 2020
- 18:52
New antibody data from the CDC indicates that only 1 in 10 COVID-19 cases in the country have been identified. That still means more...
It Takes Two Bills To Make Reform Go Right
June 25, 2020
- 18:42
Democrats in the Senate blocked a Republican police reform bill yesterday, and Democrats in the House are expected to bring their police...
Meat The Packers
June 24, 2020
- 18:47
An estimated 25,000 cases of COVID-19 are tied to U.S. meatpacking plants, where employees work in close quarters and enclosed spaces....
Visas Banned in DC
June 23, 2020
- 18:34
Trump signed a new executive order yesterday temporarily barring new foreign workers from coming to the US until the end of the year....
To The Left, To The Left
June 22, 2020
- 20:10
New York, Virginia, and Kentucky have primaries on Tuesday. We speak with two progressive candidates for congress: Jamaal Bowman, who’s...
DREAM On
June 19, 2020
- 21:11
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can’ t immediately end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, because his administration’s...
The Amazing Trace
June 18, 2020
- 19:34
COVID-19 cases have plateaued in the US at around 20,000 a day as some states are seeing outbreaks grow. That hasn’t stopped Texas...
Disqualified Immunity with Rep. Ayanna Pressley
June 17, 2020
- 22:38
Trump signed a fairly inconsequential executive order yesterday that is supposed to incentivize police departments to adopt reforms....
Pride And Joy
June 16, 2020
- 18:59
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ employees from workplace discrimination in a 6-3 ruling....
Black Trans Lives Matter
June 15, 2020
- 19:07
Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by a white officer in Atlanta this weekend, in another horrific instance of police violence....
CHAZ Good As It Gets
June 12, 2020
- 20:29
Police in Seattle abandoned their East Precinct building and ceded about six blocks of the city to protestors, who have now set up the...
More Police Money, More Police Problems
June 11, 2020
- 23:49
More than a third of states are seeing increases in Covid-19 cases in the last week. It’s hard to draw conclusions about what’s behind...
Georgia In My Line
June 10, 2020
- 20:05
Georgia held its primary yesterday, and in a state where officials have been accused of voter suppression, the elections were rife with...
Extreme Cop Makeover
June 9, 2020
- 23:05
Democrats in Congress introduced the Justice In Policing Act yesterday, which includes a ban on chokeholds, a ban on no-knock warrants,...
MPD Unplugged
June 8, 2020
- 24:27
Minneapolis City Council members have said they intend to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a...
Still Marching After All These Years
June 5, 2020
- 25:02
Trump’s former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis published a scathing indictment of his presidency, and he’s been backed up by Republican...
No Statues For Bad Men
June 4, 2020
- 18:12
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has upgraded charges against George Floyd’s killer Derek Chauvin by adding a charge of...
Presidential Insurrection
June 3, 2020
- 18:18
Trump’s threat to deploy military to states to help squash unrest would require him to use the Insurrection Act of 1807. We discuss that...
Curfew Enthusiasm
June 2, 2020
- 19:00
Protests against racial violence continued in well over 100 cities, leading local officials to continue to take drastic measures like...
Protesting 1, 2, 3
June 1, 2020
- 20:58
Protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd continued throughout the weekend. There were demonstrations in over 75...
Trump Orders You To Log Off
May 29, 2020
- 22:23
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at social media companies yesterday. We explain what's behind it and why legal experts...
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling RNC
May 28, 2020
- 17:40
The planned site of the Republican National Convention this August is North Carolina, one of the states where coronavirus case numbers...
Racism Cont'd
May 27, 2020
- 25:43
George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis this week, in an abusive and excessive show of force. We discuss his murder...
Dropping The Bolsonaro
May 26, 2020
- 19:57
The US has imposed a ban on flights from Brazil because of a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. This comes after Brazilian...
Grand Re-Opening, Grand Re-Closing
May 22, 2020
- 22:43
China’s leaders are poised to impose a controversial new national security law in Hong Kong. The law would reportedly ban secession,...
We'll CDC What Happens
May 21, 2020
- 19:02
The CDC has quietly posted a report with detailed suggestions about how to reopen. We dig into it and how the states might or might not...
Contact Tracing: There's An App For That
May 20, 2020
- 23:21
Contact tracing apps have been adopted in countries around the world to track the spread of COVID-19, but they’re not being used as much...
WHO's Fault Is It Anyway?
May 19, 2020
- 16:35
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify this morning about the economic crisis and...
1-800-Grifthub
May 18, 2020
- 17:30
Democrats in Congress are launching an inquiry into Trump’s firing of an inspector general at the State Department. It comes after three...
How To Get Away With Burr-der
May 15, 2020
- 22:51
Today the House is set to vote on a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that Senate Republicans say is dead on arrival. They’ll also...
Necessity Is The Mother Of Convention
May 14, 2020
- 18:17
Former vaccine chief Dr. Rick Bright will testify before a house subcommittee today—he’s the guy who says he was removed from his job...
The Wind Cries Fauci
May 13, 2020
- 20:09
Top U.S. health officials took questions from the Senate Health Committee yesterday on coronavirus. The partially teleconferenced...
The State Of South Dakota Vs. Common Sense
May 12, 2020
- 14:43
The governor of South Dakota threatened to sue two Sioux tribes over road checkpoints they have set up to prevent the spread of COVID-19...
The Covid Is Coming From Inside The White House
May 11, 2020
- 19:35
Top US health officials are self-isolating and quarantining after a couple White House employees tested positive for coronavirus. Plus,...
It's Not Easy Making Vaccine
May 7, 2020
- 18:16
The vaccine race is on, with several companies, governments, and academic labs working on lots of different potential options at once....
Don't Be Like Mike
May 6, 2020
- 19:38
Vice President Mike Pence says the federal coronavirus task force could be disbanded within a month because of “the tremendous progress...
Leaky Projectors
May 5, 2020
- 17:02
A leaked government projection shows the US daily death toll from Covid-19 reaching 3,000 by June, which would almost double the current...
Businesses Are People Too
May 4, 2020
- 21:09
As dozens of states reopen, Senator Mitch McConnell wants liability protections for businesses, so that employers won't face the...
Mega-Strike May Day
May 1, 2020
- 23:45
It’s the first of the month, which means rent is due for millions of Americans, workers are going on strike, and more states are...
The Incredible Shrinking Economy
April 30, 2020
- 18:12
New GDP data show the economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate in January, February and March. That’s the worst quarterly decline since the...
Hamburger Help Us
April 29, 2020
- 24:51
Trump signed an executive order aimed at keeping meat-processing plants open by designating them as “critical infrastructure.” The union...
The Great British Vaccine Off with Jon Favreau
April 28, 2020
- 20:22
Scientists at Oxford University have developed at Covid-19 vaccine that’s safe and effective in monkeys. Now, they’re moving into...
Trump Gets De-Pressed
April 27, 2020
- 19:06
President Trump might be doing away with his hour-plus daily coronavirus briefings, which is a relief for so-called “privately concerned...
The Mitch Get Mitcher
April 24, 2020
- 18:43
Senator Mitch McConnell thinks states should declare bankruptcy rather than get bailed out by the federal government. Georgia Governor...
Whistleblow While You Work From Home
April 23, 2020
- 22:20
The doctor in charge of US government’s effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine was dismissed this week. He says it has to do with his...
Trump's Red Light on Green Cards
April 22, 2020
- 20:24
Trump is preparing an executive order that will suspend the issuing of green cards for 60 days. We speak to Ali Noorani, executive...
Mind Your Small Business
April 21, 2020
- 17:25
As Congress continues to negotiate their next relief bill, Democrats are pushing for a requirement that the administration develop a...
You Can't Always Test Who You Want
April 20, 2020
- 20:45
Congress is nearing a deal on a new round of funding for small businesses, hospitals and to ramp up testing — which experts say is still...
Full Contact Tracing
April 17, 2020
- 23:36
The Trump administration is now saying what everyone else knew all along: it’s up to the states to determine how and when they begin...
Stimulus Check, Please!
April 16, 2020
- 16:10
Over 80 million Americans should have seen their coronavirus stimulus payments deposited in their bank accounts yesterday. For the rest...
Governors Of The World, Unite!
April 15, 2020
- 16:04
After suggesting that he had “total authority” to determine when states reopen their economies, Trump now says the states can decide....
Leftward Joe with Rep. Ilhan Omar
April 14, 2020
- 22:44
We interview Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about what progressives want from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and what...
Minding The Race Gap
April 13, 2020
- 16:45
States are trying different approaches to address coronavirus racial disparities, from forming a task force in Louisiana to opening new...
Viruses Are Taking Our Jobs
April 10, 2020
- 17:41
Another 6.6 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, meaning that more than 16 million jobs have been lost in the last...
Exit Sandman
April 9, 2020
- 22:58
Senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, but his ideas may live on. Vice President Joe Biden is now the...
Relief Reloaded with Rep. Pramila Jayapal
April 8, 2020
- 16:51
Lawmakers are considering a second relief package to provide assistance to people who were left out of the last bill. Some also want to...
Wisconsin's Pandemic Primary
April 7, 2020
- 18:50
Wisconsin will be moving forward with in-person voting today, despite efforts to postpone the election for the sake of public health. We...
Locked Up During Lockdown
April 6, 2020
- 25:12
We interview Keri Blakinger, a reporter at The Marshall Project who covers prisons, on how jails and detention centers are managing...
The View From The ICU
April 3, 2020
- 24:10
We interview Dr. Shaoli Chaudhuri, a resident at Columbia Medical Center in Manhattan, about what she’s seeing in the Covid-19 epicenter...
Repro Rights Are An Essential Service
April 2, 2020
- 20:45
We talk to acting President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson about the state of reproductive rights during the...
Curve Your Enthusiasm
April 1, 2020
- 23:35
We interview New York Times reporter Caitlin Dickerson about the far-reaching effects the pandemic is having on people in our...
When They Furlough, We Go High
March 31, 2020
- 23:31
Efforts to bring unhoused people inside have been growing as the coronavirus outbreak takes hold, but advocates say there’s more to be...
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Mutual Aid
March 30, 2020
- 21:53
Mutual-aid networks, which allow neighbors and community members to pool resources, have blossomed during the coronavirus crisis. We...
Live From The Epicenter
March 27, 2020
- 23:44
The United States now has the most known COVID-19 cases in the world. We discuss the areas that have been hit hardest and how they’re...
What's In The Rescue Bill With Sen. Sherrod Brown
March 26, 2020
- 24:53
The senate approved a nearly $2 trillion relief package to respond to the coronavirus pandemic yesterday, after a day of delays and a...
Letters From The War On Covid-19
March 25, 2020
- 18:45
Equipment shortages, exposure, and empathy: we hear from healthcare workers who are fighting Covid-19 on the front lines. Plus, what...
Don't Slow My Scroll
March 24, 2020
- 22:30
Is America’s internet prepared for all of us to be online all of the time? We interview FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to get her...
The Sick And The Testless
March 23, 2020
- 23:15
We interview Alexis Madrigal, staff writer at the Atlantic and founder of The COVID Tracking project, about the current state of...
An Epidemiologist Answers Covid-19 Questions (Part 2)
March 20, 2020
- 24:36
We’re joined once again by physician and former Detroit health commissioner Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to discuss Covid-19. We ask him how to...
Talking Cash With Cory Booker
March 19, 2020
- 21:42
Senator Cory Booker joins us to discuss a proposal he’s drafted with fellow senators to give payments to Americans to help them through...
If You Have A Stalled Economy And Need Cash Now
March 18, 2020
- 18:57
Yesterday, three states voted in the first post-pandemic-declaration elections of the presidential primary, and former Vice President...
Pandemocracy!
March 17, 2020
- 28:40
Covid-19 has hit the US economy hard, devastating the stock market and prompting limited hours and layoffs around the country. We talk...
The Social Distancing Network
March 16, 2020
- 21:13
Covid-19 continues to upend events, entire healthcare systems, and economies worldwide. We discuss the latest updates, including a new...
An Epidemiologist Clears Up Covid-19
March 13, 2020
- 24:32
Physician and former Detroit health commissioner Abdul El-Sayed comes on the show to discuss Covid-19. We ask him about the government...
So... What's The Plandemic?
March 12, 2020
- 18:10
The WHO has officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. And last night, President Trump announced new travel restrictions on foreign...
Here We Joe Again
March 11, 2020
- 17:56
It was another good night for former Vice President Joe Biden, who has taken command of the race for the democratic presidential. He won...
The Economy Catches Coronavirus
March 10, 2020
- 19:20
Yesterday, US stock markets had their worst day since the financial crisis in 2008. So many investors were selling off assets that...
Campaigning In The Time Of Coronavirus
March 9, 2020
- 15:48
The presidential primary is in full swing, and unfortunately, so is COVID-19. We look at the precautions campaigns are taking against...
You’re Gonna Liz Me When I’m Gone
March 6, 2020
- 16:33
Senator Elizabeth Warren exited the presidential race on Thursday following disappointing results in her home state and beyond on Super...
No Test For The Sicked
March 5, 2020
- 16:05
Super Wednesday kicked off with a bang: former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg dropping out of the race. Plus, the race in Maine was narrowly...
They Joe Up So Fast
March 4, 2020
- 15:36
Yesterday was Super Tuesday, where 14 states and one territory voted in the presidential primary. Former VP Joe Biden over-performed in...
Votin’ Up On A Tuesday
March 3, 2020
- 16:23
Today is Super Tuesday, where 14 states and one territory will vote. It’s the biggest day of the presidential nominating contest so far…...
Don’t You (Forget About Pete)
March 2, 2020
- 20:27
The government is beginning to dole out COVID-19 testing kits, and hundreds of medical centers in the US have begun developing their own...
Biden Bets on South Carolina
February 28, 2020
- 18:14
South Carolina goes to the polls on Saturday. There are 54 delegates at stake and it’s the first state where black voters make up a...
Czar You There Mike Pence? It's Me, Coronavirus
February 27, 2020
- 15:24
President Donald Trump held a press conference yesterday in conjunction with the CDC to update the nation on the COVID-19 preparedness...
Dems Debate In The Palmetto State
February 26, 2020
- 18:44
Last night seven democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina for the tenth debate of this election...
That's A Wrap On Harvey Weinstein
February 25, 2020
- 14:25
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted on two counts of felony sex crimes. The convictions are the culmination of...
I Felt The Bern In Reno
February 24, 2020
- 16:15
Bernie Sanders had a dominating win in the Nevada caucus on Saturday. As of Sunday night, he had captured nearly 47.1 percent of county...
Betting On The Nevada Caucus
February 21, 2020
- 15:31
The Nevada caucuses are on Saturday. It’s the third contest in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and the first where voters of...
Debate Night Las Vegas
February 20, 2020
- 18:05
Six presidential candidates took the stage in Las Vegas last night for the last debate before the Nevada Caucuses on Saturday. And...
Trump’s Eleven
February 19, 2020
- 14:22
President Trump went on a pardoning spree on Tuesday, giving commutations or pardon to 11 individuals convicted of white-collar crime....
Bezos Gives Back
February 18, 2020
- 13:42
An extremely rich man wants to do a good thing: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced a pledge of $10 billion to combat climate...
Meme-Lord Mike Bloomberg
February 14, 2020
- 17:09
Major US newspaper publisher McClatchy, which owns The Miami Herald and dozens of other daily newspapers around the country, has filed...
The Barr Has Been Lowered
February 13, 2020
- 18:58
The sentencing recommendation for former Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone got shortened by the DOJ and it all feels awfully corrupt....
Mr. Sanders Wins New Hampshire
February 12, 2020
- 14:19
Senator Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night with around 26 percent of the vote, followed by Pete Buttigieg, Amy...
Trump’s 4.8 Trillion Dollar Wish List
February 11, 2020
- 17:20
Today is the day of the New Hampshire primary, which will hopefully be the first totally worry-free candidate selecting event of the...
Vote Free Or Die
February 10, 2020
- 16:11
The New Hampshire primary is on Tuesday and we’re on-the-ground describing what the 2020 candidates are doing there. We’ll also talk you...
Iowa Wish I Could Quit You
February 7, 2020
- 15:37
The Iowa caucuses took place on Monday night and more full results have finally started to come in. 100 percent of precincts have been...
Requiem For A Mango Vape Pod
February 6, 2020
- 14:40
Yesterday afternoon the Senate voted to acquit President Trump of two articles of impeachment. Senator Mitt Romney had his “Mitt savior”...
Adiós Impeachment!
February 5, 2020
- 18:35
We are on to day three of the never-ending PTA meeting also known as the Iowa caucus and as of yet there is still no declared winner and...
Iowait The Results Of The Caucuses
February 4, 2020
- 16:51
The Iowa caucuses were a joyous affair, filled with high hopes, hard work, and spirited neighborly debate. Attempts to report the...
Iowa: That’s What’s Happening with Tommy Vietor
February 3, 2020
- 25:30
Tonight is the night of the Iowa Caucuses, so if you haven’t been paying attention, here’s your opportunity to catch up. From a tasteful...
News Kids On The Medicaid Block Grant
January 31, 2020
- 22:60
The Trump administration unveiled a new Medicaid plan, which gives states the opportunity to convert part of the public insurance system...
The Cure For Coronavirus Panic
January 30, 2020
- 22:06
As of Wednesday night, there are more than 7,700 coronavirus cases in at least 20 countries, including 5 cases in the U.S. Still, it’s...
The Argument For Still Caring About Impeachment
January 29, 2020
- 22:45
President Trump’s impeachment defense has rested its case before the Senate. This after they only used 12 of 24 allotted hours to argue...
Don’t Buy Bolton’s Book
January 28, 2020
- 19:35
President Trump’s legal team presented their defense in the Senate impeachment trial, charging on despite reports that Security Advisor...
’Twas The Week Before Iowa
January 27, 2020
- 18:49
There’s just one week until the Iowa caucuses, where voters will get their first chance to pick the candidate they’d like to see go up...
Trump Vs. Social Security
January 24, 2020
- 17:51
President Trump mentioned taking a look at cuts to Social Security. We discuss the implications and how the issue of Social Security,...
The Little Travel Ban That Could
January 23, 2020
- 16:30
Impeachment continued on Wednesday with House managers beginning to lay out their case for why President Trump should be convicted and...
Milking Impeachment For All It’s Worth
January 22, 2020
- 17:28
The Senate impeachment trial for President Trump began on Tuesday, featuring debates over the rules, furrowed brows, at least one...
Trump’s Stellar Legal Team
January 21, 2020
- 18:39
The impeachment trial for President Trump officially kicks off today in the Senate. We’ll see if it goes exactly the way Mitch McConnell...
The Florida Voter Suppression Project
January 17, 2020
- 16:02
Florida’s Supreme Court passed a ruling that will restrict voting rights for people who have been convicted of a crime, which...
Lev Parnas Alone!
January 16, 2020
- 19:36
The House of Representatives turned in the articles of impeachment to the Senate on Wednesday, kicking off the next phase of the trial...
Dems Debate In Des Moines
January 15, 2020
- 22:37
Last night was the seventh democratic debate featuring the smallest candidate pool yet. Just six candidates took the stage: Biden,...
The Apple Of Bill Barr’s Eye
January 14, 2020
- 19:26
Attorney General Bill Barr wants Apple’s help unlocking the iPhone of a Saudi Arabian shooter who opened fire on a naval base last...
Define “Imminent Threat From Soleimani”
January 13, 2020
- 16:32
In the days since the Trump administration killed Qasem Soleimani, there’s been little consensus on why the drone strike was necessary....
The Hitchhiker's Guide To Impeachment
January 10, 2020
- 19:37
US and Canadian officials think the plane that crashed in Iran was struck by a surface-to-air missile. Further investigation will...
Avoiding War In Iran And Cancer In America
January 9, 2020
- 15:49
President Trump announced economic sanctions on Iran following Tuesday’s missile strikes, but he didn’t call for escalation. Congress is...
Between Iraq And An Earth Quake
January 8, 2020
- 16:29
Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles against two military bases in Iraq that house US troops. Stay tuned today for the White...
Confessions Of A Dangerous Bolton
January 7, 2020
- 16:21
Former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton said that if he’s subpoenaed by the Senate, he’d be willing to give up the...
New Year, New War?
January 6, 2020
- 17:14
The US assassinated Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani via drone strike last Friday. We discuss the repercussions and talk with...
Last Debate of the Decade
December 20, 2019
- 19:38
The last Democratic debate of 2019 was last night, featuring impeachment, wine caves, and some of the biggest out-and-out brawls we’ve...
A Big Beautiful Impeachment
December 19, 2019
- 24:19
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. But Pelosi isn’t giving up...
Impeachment Vote And New Findings From The Tulsa Massacre
December 18, 2019
- 18:36
Today House Democrats are expected to formally vote to impeach Donald Trump. He now joins Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton on the Mt....
The (Voter) Purge: Election Day
December 17, 2019
- 17:10
Boeing announced it will stop making 737 Max Jetliners next month. We talk about what it means for the economy, jobs and the whole...
My Fair Juror (Starring Lindsey Graham)
December 16, 2019
- 17:32
The location of Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary is in question because food service workers at Loyola Marymount are striking....
The FTC Won’t Let FB Be
December 13, 2019
- 15:32
The FTC is reportedly considering a court order to block Facebook from integrating WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger into a...
Boris Battles For Britain
December 12, 2019
- 17:37
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends his title today as the nation holds general elections. He’ll be facing threats from all...
Born In The USMCA
December 11, 2019
- 16:02
House Democrats have reached a deal with Trump on the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, which will replace the artist formerly...
Special Report-a-thon: Russia and Afghanistan
December 10, 2019
- 15:03
A report from the Inspector General has revealed Trump’s claim that the FBI spied on him in 2016 to be false. We talk about what else we...
Warren Peace
December 9, 2019
- 18:10
On Saturday, the House Judiciary Committee released their impeachment report, which is essentially the legal roadmap they’ll be...
The Ghost of America’s Health Care Future
December 6, 2019
- 19:48
A multi-million-dollar lobbying group is running ads in early primary voting states against Medicare For All and the public option. In...
Trump’s “Screw Everyone That Isn’t Us” Mandate
December 5, 2019
- 19:38
The USDA released a new food stamp rule that would kick an estimated 755,000 people off food benefits. We discuss with US Senator from...
Kamala’s Second Act
December 4, 2019
- 18:43
California Senator Kamala Harris suspended her presidential campaign on Tuesday. We discuss the factors that led her to this point,...
Look Julian's Talking
December 3, 2019
- 19:19
We talk to presidential candidate and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro about the way the DNC does primaries,...
If The Quid Didn’t Hit, You Must Acquit
December 2, 2019
- 15:37
The Supreme Court will hear a major gun rights case today, which could lead to the expansion of the Second Amendment. We discuss how we...
Turkey Confrontations And Opioid Reparations
November 27, 2019
- 16:17
Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal probe of opioid makers and distributors, a type of investigation that’s usually reserved...
London’s Burning (Uber’s License)
November 26, 2019
- 16:03
A judge rules that White House lawyer Don McGahn must testify to congress despite Trump's efforts to block him. Impeachment: Season 2 is...
China's Detainment Camps and Bloomberg's First Week
November 25, 2019
- 21:24
New leaked documents detail how far the Chinese government has gone to detain ethnic minorities and muslims. We discuss what the...
High High Hopes For Impeachment
November 22, 2019
- 23:36
Fiona Hill and David Holmes close out a week in testimonies and Schiff brings the gavel down with a fiery closing statement. Plus,...
Tyler Perry’s “Gordon Sondland”
November 21, 2019
- 25:23
During his impeachment hearing, Gordon Sondland confirms the quid-pro-quo and says his orders came from the top dog: El Presidente. We...
The Four Horsemen Of The Impeachment
November 20, 2019
- 18:47
In an epic 12 hour impeach-a-thon, four witnesses took the stand, including Lt. Colonel Vindman, Pence aid Jennifer Williams, former...
Russiagate Reloaded
November 19, 2019
- 19:16
The trial of Roger Stone has led Democrats to dust off their old yellowed copies of The Mueller Report, and broaden the impeachment...
Mayor Pete’s Buttibump
November 18, 2019
- 23:14
Pete Buttigieg is surging in Iowa, and Michael Bloomberg is kicking off his late-blooming campaign by apologizing for his racist “Stop &...
Battle For The Bayou
November 15, 2019
- 19:40
Two candidates for Louisiana Governor face off in a runoff election on Saturday. We introduce you to Republican Eddie “Stickers” Rispone...
What To Impeach When You’re Impeaching
November 14, 2019
- 15:31
The Trump impeachment made its TV debut on Wednesday, featuring a colorful cast of characters and one shocking Shyamalan twist. We...
Ghosts Of Impeachments Past And Present
November 13, 2019
- 15:05
The impeachment inquiry makes its television debut today. We discuss how previous impeachments were understood once they hit the small...
DREAMers Go To Washington
November 12, 2019
- 22:02
Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether DACA can be ended by the Trump administration. We ask immigration activist...
The Real World: Ukraine
November 11, 2019
- 16:37
Public impeachment hearings begin this week. We tell you who’s taking the stand and how to tell them apart using some high-art, elevated...
Bloomberg’s Billions
November 8, 2019
- 18:31
A judge orders President Trump to pay $2 million for using donations to his charitable foundation (good) for personal and political...
Richie Rich and Mitchie Mitch
November 7, 2019
- 17:32
Coming off Tuesday’s elections, we look ahead at key 2020 races, including a vote on Mitch McConnell and the return of Jeff Sessions....
Trump Suffers The Greatest Defeat In The History Of The World
November 6, 2019
- 19:10
The voting results are in from Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi! We go over the results in our first annual ‘2019 Election A-WADs.’...
We'll Always Have The Paris Agreement
November 5, 2019
- 20:49
Washington votes today on whether to repeal the state’s ban on affirmative action. We discuss the effects of these bans and what keeps...
Beto's Fate and Bevin Can Wait
November 4, 2019
- 21:16
Democratic presidential candidates continue to fight for Iowa, with one less tall, counter-standing, former member of the band Foss...
Virginia Is For Voters
November 1, 2019
- 16:11
In today’s big impeachment update, the House votes to endorse the impeachment inquiry. Next up, public hearings. Uh… who needs Disney...
Morrison Talks and Deadspin Walks
October 31, 2019
- 18:44
Big impeachment updates: Alexander Vindman tells Congress that the White House hid details of Trump’s perfect call, and we tell you...
Boeing 737 Max, NCAA Fat Stacks
October 30, 2019
- 15:56
The NCAA votes to start the process of allowing college athletes to get money while they get an education. We get presidential candidate...
Impeachment Rules and Facebook Drools
October 29, 2019
- 17:30
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a resolution that will formalize the impeachment inquiry. Expect more Rudy. You know who else isn’t...
Baghdadi and Blackouts
October 28, 2019
- 17:38
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by U.S. special forces in Syria. President Trump announced the success his favorite way:...
Introducing “What A Day” (launching Monday, October 28th)
October 15, 2019
- 01:30
Can’t keep up with the flood of news every morning? We got you covered: What A Day, a new podcast from your friends at Crooked Media,...