Saltier Politics

As Trump prepares to take office and pardon the January 6th insurrectionists, filmmaker Jon Long talks about his powerful movie, Fight Like Hell, with Julie

Trust in legacy media is quickly disappearing (if it hasn’t evaporated already), and it’s because of for-profit, self-inflicted wounds, cough, Washington Post, cough. Media institutions are compromising their integrity to avoid antagonizing power (here’s looking at you, ABC News). Julie looks at the broader implications, showing how the normalization of abnormality (here’s looking at you too, Trum...

Democrats better start flipping the script on Republicans. It's time to be let voters see who they truly voted into office by drawing a stark contrast between us and them. Julie explains why bipartisanship is not the way to go and why allowing the GOP to fall on its own sword is the best strategy for Democrats to come back from the cold. 

Donald Trump, the MAGA Congress, and the Trumpy Supreme Court, -- there's no one to blame for the Democrats' failure to regain win but the Democratic Party itself. Four years ago, there was an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the man who incited it is taking back power, along with the enablers who once denounced him. Julie explains what the Democrats need to do to dig themselves out of the hol...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio reunite! The two get salty and discuss the recent Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox. Emily recalls the culture and the subversive work she did with Julie. Julie weighs in on her time working with Tucker Carlson and some conversations with him. Julie also reveals why she thinks Tucker is the only Republican who could actually beat f...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the failure of democratic messaging, especially as the news of Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned comes to light. Julie explains why Donald Trump is the "useful idiot who made Mitchell McConnell's dreams come true." The two salty co-hosts discuss why so many people tune into Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson and...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the devastating war waged by Russian in Ukraine. Emily asks Julie to deliver her insights on how the U.S. and world should react and the current message being sent to President Vladimir Putin. Julie explains why "KGB thug" Putin must "win" and why optics for him matter so immensely. Julie also discusses "Lift our Vo...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Julie explains why going after the hidden wealth of Russian oligarchs will be critical in weakening President Vladimir Putin. Julie and Emily also discuss the psychological toll that Ukrainian refugees face and how the Russian population will be impacted as a result of the country's...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty with Republican pollster Adam Geller. The founder and CEO of National Research, Inc discusses how polling has evolved and reveals what it was like to present polls to President Donald Trump. He breaks down the art of polling and talks about his impressive career trajectory. It's an end-of-year discussion you won't want to miss,...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty over current events. Julie discusses Donald Trump Jr.'s response to the fatal shooting on the "Rust" film set with Alec Baldwin. The two salty co-hosts discuss Facebook and what they each have in store for Halloween. It's time to get spooky and enjoy this sweet and salty conversation! 

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get super salty over the Sopranos prequel "The Many Saints of Newark." Why Emily is saying, "Leave the movie, take the sfogliatelle," and what Julie thinks the movie should have focused on. Julie explains why she's salty when companies talk-the-talk, but don't walk-the-walk when it comes to "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion." The co-host...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty with Dave Spencer. He’s the host of “Practically Political,” a pragmatic Republican, and Rockefeller heir who breaks down the current state of the GOP, why he’s become disillusioned, and what he’s doing about it. Find out who, if anyone, he considers the next big star of the Democratic Party. Dave also delivers one of the top “...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the reports on and investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassing multiple women. Julie explains why the media failed the women and how Cuomo was able to get away with it for so long. The co-hosts dive into the subject matter and deliver another informative, entertaining discussion you won't want to miss. D...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the #FreeBritney movement and why the GOP are the real snowflakes when it comes to critical race theory. Julie explains why she thinks students should learn critical race theory and quips, "I didn't become a racist after watching Gone with the Wind or a Marxist after reading Das Kapital or an idiot after reading Atl...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss why we shouldn't be calling Liz Cheney "brave" for simply doing the right thing. Julie reveals her deep British history knowledge as she discusses the recent headline about the Mary Queen of Scots and her stolen rosary. Find out why Julie will never use Airbnb again and what Emily is salty about this week. It's anot...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss Putin's opposition leader Alexei Navalny.  Julie explains her experience with the Russian medical system and how it has informed her, and what that could mean for Navalny's health.  Emily and Julie also discuss the future of policing in the U.S. in the wake of Derek Chauvin's guilty verdicts. The salty co-hosts also...

Saltier Politics: Social Psychologist at the University of Toronto Jason Plaks joins co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio for a deep dive in identifying specific motivations and emotions that guide people toward different ends of the political spectrum. Plaks uses his expertise to break down the motivations of not only Trump supporters but also democratic voters. The salty co-hosts get a les...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss Julie's viral tweet on Ted Cruz's "escape" from Texas, the absence of logic in political discussions, and the #FreeBritney movement.  Julie explains why she's no longer engaging with certain individuals on Twitter and Emily explains why she's, yet again, salty towards her home state. It's an informative, entertainin...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty with Bill Baroni. He tells them what his experience was like before, during, and after the infamous Bridgegate scandal. Baroni explains what the most difficult part of being in prison was and why Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is his father's favorite Justice. The former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New...

Saltier Politics: Yale professor and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them” Jason Stanley returns to the pod and gets salty with co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio. The trio  discuss fascism and the insurrectionist mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6th. Jason expounds on the infiltration of white supremacists into law enforcement and what needs to be done to rewor...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss President Trump's pardons and the massive Russian hack attack. Julie explains how the Russians are interpreting President Trump's lack of response to the hack, and reveals why the term 'useful idiot' applies to this situation. Emily questions the Blackwater pardons and what it means for diplomacy in the Middle East....

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss some incredible women from the Soviet Union's 'Night Witches' to the U.S. Women's National Soccer team. Julie reveals who she thinks is behind the 'Bribery for Potential Pardon' scheme while Emily gets salty over policies surrounding the coronavirus pandemic in Florida. The salty co-hosts also share their Thanksgivi...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss all things election from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' historic win to President Trump's refusal to concede. Listen to Julie liken Rudy Giuliani's Four Seasons Landscaping debacle to a Seinfeld episode where Jerry Seinfeld is "offended as a comedian because the jokes are so bad." Emily asks what's at stake when it co...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the coronavirus surge, the census, voting, bizarre amendments, and the collateral damage of holding rallies. Julie opines why the Supreme Court is truly dropping the ball and what the implications for ending the census count could really mean for rural communities and GOP lawmakers. Emily worries that voters will ge...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the debate, the coronavirus pandemic, and voter suppression. The political duo opine 'superspreader' events and what’s next for President Trump and his COVID-19 journey. Julie makes a big prediction for Election Day and reveals why she’s salty this week. Emily explains why, despite the chaos, she’s ending the week o...