Common Language

Project 2025’s reputation is… complicated, but its performance is impressive. Join us as we touch on the status of completion and dig into how a once-fringe playbook is becoming a real-time political reality. follow us on socials! @commonlanguagepod insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack works cited: The New York Times. “Government Shutdown Means Trump Can Reshape the Federal Workforce — and Workers...

It’s book club time! Mak + Case crack open  107 Days  by Kamala Harris and dig into what the former VP has to say about her time on the campaign trail and beyond. She's spilling the tea and we're sipping it! follow us on socials! @commonlanguagepod insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack works cited Harris, Kamala.  107 Days.  New York: Penguin Press, 2025.

The lights are off in Washington — and nobody’s taking the credit. Mak + Case dive into the latest government shutdown, explaining appropriations and just what this all means. Hint- Dems might actually be fighting back... Follow us on socials! @commonlanguagepod insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack Works Cited: Fox News. “Here’s What Trump Wants to Do to Reshape the Federal Government During the Sh...

Jesus take the ballot — we’re talking Christian nationalism, how church and state keep mixing, and why it’s still such a force in U.S. politics. Our country started with white Protestants at the wheel… so is this ever really going away? don't forget to follow us on socials! insta, TikTok, YouTube, Substack works cited Pew Research Center. “White Evangelicals Continue to Stand Out in Their Supp...

It’s episode TEN and we’re flipping the script — time to get to know your girls. Mak + Case reintroduce themselves, share why they started CLP, and give a peek at where the pod is headed next. In light of recent events, we’re pressing pause and reevaluating what matters most. xx We want to hear from you! @commonlanguagepod on insta, TikTok, Substack and YouTube

Bills, bills, bills — we’ve all got them, but do our paychecks keep up? With the federal minimum wage frozen since 2009, states are improvising and workers are caught in the middle. Mak + Case share their own come-up stories and weigh in on the Cutting Room Floor controversy. Follow us on socials! @commonlanguagepod insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack

Chatting about Trump, governing styles and how we get back to democracy. Listen along as Mak + Case explain Stacey Abrams 10 Steps to Autocracy and where we go from here. Follow us on socials! insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack @commonlanguagepod Works Cited: BBC News.  “US Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump over His Attempt to Fire Her.”  BBC News , 28 Aug. 2025,  https://www.bbc.com/news/article...

One year post inception, MAHA is still here. Mak + Case examine its societal context, the many conflicting perspectives on making America healthy ‘again,’ and the intrigue behind RFK Jr. Follow us on socials! insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack @commonlanguagepod Works Cited 1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.   Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) .  HHS.gov ,  https://www.hhs.gov/maha/...

This week we discuss the latest "AI Action Plan" Trump introduced on July 23rd as well as his latest executive orders surrounding AI. Address concerns of Authoritarianism amidst the current Washington DC Trump takeover and our thoughts on the future. Follow us on socials! insta, TikTok, YouTube and Substack @commonlanguagepod Works Cited “Artificial Intelligence for the American People.”...

Keeping up with campaign promises, Trump's tariff plans are taking shape. Mak + Case chat about what a Tariff actually is, and the debate over who is really paying. One thing is for sure, they are here and they are causing confusion. Let's discuss! Follow us on socials! Insta, TikTok, YouTube, Substack @commonlanguagepod Sources: Merriam-Webster .  Definition of "tariff" (as in t...

Part 2 of our One Big Beautiful Bill breakdown, in this episode Mak + Case discuss the broader implications of the bill's passing as well as their own opinions on the legislation as a whole. Was this really a #bigbeautifulbill, or was it #onebigmistake? Don't forget to follow us! @commonlanguagepod instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Substack

Can a Bill really be beautiful? In this episode, Mak + Case will discuss an overview of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was passed into law on July 4th, focusing on the below major components. Tax Cuts Heath Immigration Join us next week for part two, where we talk about the real life implications of the OBBB and what we see in the current Trump Administration! As always, find us on TikTok, In...

Welcome back to Common Language with Mak + Case! Join them in their discussion focusing on the Trump Administration’s recent policy efforts to dismantle and target higher education, as well as their own experiences as college besties at the University of Connecticut. Go Huskies! Don't forget to follow us on instagram and TikTok for more content! @commonlanguagepod Works Cited Pew Research Center. ...

Join us on our first episode ever (!) as Mak + Case break down the "Big Beautiful Bill" highlighting the current policy in support of moms and childbirth, and how this impacts the American family as we know it. Find us on Insta and TikTok @commonlanguagepod Sources, as always! CDC Report on Birth Data National Center for Health Statistics.  “Births: Provisional Data for 2024.”  CDC , 2025,  www.cd...

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