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Allison Gill is the host of Mueller, She Wrote, and The Daily Beans podcasts. She's a veteran, Ph. D., and a former federal government executive, she’s a comedian, author, and staunch advocate for the resistance.  Topics: The Tom Barrack indictment; Merrick Garland's role as AG; more indictments to come; Biden's strategy; 2022, GOP now seeing God with the COVID vaccine and so much more...

Greg Olear is back! Topics: What may or may not be going on with Merrick Garland and the DOJ's choice not to go after criminals during the Trump presidency; the Russian leak about 2016 and why it happened, and GOP is doesn't want their base vaccinated. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising...

Comedian Noel Casler is back! I absolutely adore him. Topics: A case against Trump corp is not enough, prosecutors need to go after the man--but will they? Wisselberg will not turn on Donald but Ivanka might; Putin still has a dog in this fight to destroy American democracy and Donald is still useful him; be very afraid of Ron DeSantis; the upcoming elections and the importance of staying informed...

Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author of the book Breaking Hate Confronting The New Culture Of Extremism, peace advocate, and a former violent extremist. After leaving the hate movement he helped create during his youth in the 1980s and 90s, he began the painstaking process of making amends and rebuilding his life.  Christian told the story of how h...

Jody Hamilton is back! Topics discussed: Will Wisselberg flip? Will Trump go to prison? Clyburn said they may have to subpoena; the climate is freaking out...and after we talked politics we had some fun! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Ou...

Jeff Kober is an actor, a Vedic meditation coach, and a photographer. You've seen him in dozens of movies and TV shows including China Beach, The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, and General Hospital. We talked about his early years in Montana, his first paid acting gig, as well as his roles in various movie and television projects. We also discussed his passion for Vedic meditation. What a deli...

Steph is Back! We catch up and talk about how COVID affected us; we get into rape culture; we discuss women's hormones and how the stress of the political climate is not healthy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

Actor Kirk Acevedo is back for another rousing political conversation. Topics: Democrats have to be unified if we want to beat the fascists, and Kirk emphasizes the importance of the Democratic outreach to Latino voters. Such a good and important conversation--and it's extra fun because Kirk is endlessly entertaining! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel. It’s a free platform developed to detect and track trollbots and untrustworthy Twitter accounts. We talked about how the site works and how anyone using social media can benefit from using it. Topics: The threat to democracy political grifters/paid actors such as Candace...

The Banter's Ben Cohen and I touched on a variety of issues but the overall theme was about the current state of democracy and where it's headed. We still have time to save it. There is still hope and Ben and I talk about what can be done, but that time is running out. Listen and share your thoughts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Teri Kanfield returns and today we talked about taking a reasonable pragmatic view of what's happening in American politics. Because Republicans are breaking rules and cheating to win, many voters are understandably fearful of a fascist takeover. Teri acknowledges the danger but offers constructive and productive advice on dealing with that fear. She explains why voters should not allow it to...

Jared is a political analyst and author. Today we talked about the real threat of fascism in the United States and how all of us have been gaslit by the GOP. The white supremacist fascists know what they're doing and they're in it to win in--and unless all the folks who want to save the country make an effort, the country will be lost. Despite the doomsday description I just offered, pleas...

Antiracism educator and author Tim Wise returns! Topics: systematic racism; white supremacy and our current government; the influence our (diverse) pop culture has on the issue of racism and we finished with Tim talking about (white) guilt v. taking responsibility. Such a good chat! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Tara Dublin is a writer, a former DJ, a voiceover actress and known on Twitter for being an in-your-face badass activist. She's also a contributor to the political blog HillReporter. We had a fantastic conversation about her years in radio and her experience of speaking the truth online and slaying Twitter trolls, We talked about her many, many encounters with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), femini...

Writer Sarah Wood returns! Show Topics: Trump and COVID19 changed America forever; Republicans want to kill democracy and Democratic leaders need a more effective strategy; Manhattan DA has convened a Grand Jury that is expected to decide whether to indict Donald Trump; GOP is killing reproductive freedom and so much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Jody Hamilton, the host of the From The Bunker podcast is back! We had some fun chatting it up but we did fit in some political conversation about COVID and statutory rape! Lots of stuff packed into this entertaining show! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran...

Writer and friend Amanda Sowards is back and today we talk about COVID, single-payer healthcare, abortion, gay/slut-shaming and some fun stuff, too. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Greg Olear is back! His must-read article Tinker, Tailor Mobster, Trump talks about Donald Trump being a confidential informant! What a read! We discussed that as well as Liz Cheney possibly running in 2024, the current state and fate of the GOP, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertisin...

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Ben Cohen, the editor of The Banter, joins me to talk about politics and what it was like to have a toddler during COVID. (In case: this show was recorded in advance and I may have said on the podcast that it would be released on a different date. If so, please ignore.) Ben is an awesome guest and we had a great time. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and an elections analyst. She's also a badass.  Topics: The discouraging Census news; what Democrats have to do to win this "war" with Republicans. Rachel talks about her project StrikePac.com and how voters can help her fight that war. Really good stuff in this interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Greg Olear is back! YAY! Topics: Some people who are afraid of side effects are skipping the second dose of the vaccine; Biden's first 100 days (he's kicking ass); Greg has an interesting take on who the 2024 GOP nominee might be and it's not Trump; there is reason to hope and Merrick Garland will likely be a very effective AG. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

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Show Topics: The trial of Derek Chauvin came to a close; cops are still murdering unarmed black Americans; the debate over "Defund" the police slogan, and how electing Democrats is the only way we will see progress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bra...

Eric Garland is an Intelligence analyst and strategist. He's the host of the Game Theory Today Podcast and we had a lot of fun! Topics: Traitors are going to prison; why Democrats have reason to hope.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-...