However Comma

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However Comma is a politics‑and‑culture podcast hosted by neurodivergent besties on opposite sides of the political center. Every other week they unpack US politics, internet drama, and other miscellaneous nerdery- but mostly politics. If you like sharp but unpretentious debate, big “what if we ran the country?” thought experiments, and extremely quotable tangents, they are hoping to be your new comfort listen.

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042826 Bombs, Ballrooms, and Ballots 02.06.2026 49:54

In this episode of However Comma, Jess turns in her homework and walks Jack Brett through the Iran deal like a very profane civics teacher, arguing that Trump’s “fix it or nix it” tantrum over the JCPOA was, inconveniently, not the dumbest idea on the table. Then they pivot to the latest assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the shooter’s manifesto, co...

033126 Social Smackdown, Slotkin, and the Shutdown 11.04.2026 55:08

This week on However Comma, Jack Brett and Jess discuss Meta’s historic defeat in civil court, and if it means the class action floodgates are officially open. They ask what humanity stands to gain, and lose, by regulating addictive UIs the same way we regulate drugs. Then a deep dive into where exactly ICE funding comes from, and could they perchance break something off for the TSA. It's civi...

032426 Martial Arts, Mueller, and the Middle East 31.03.2026 54:56

Robert Mueller died, Trump managed to make it about himself, and somehow we still spend a solid chunk of time on Chuck Norris jokes before tumbling into Iran and authoritarianism. Jack Brett and Jess recap the Mueller Report and clash over the open‑ended way he handled the obstruction of justice question, but agree that his long‑awaited “conclusion” landed like a non‑statement statement for people...

031026 Soft Landings, Save Acts, and Screen‑Addled Teens 20.03.2026 46:24

In this episode of However Comma, Jack Brett and Jess start with Kristi Noem finally getting the boot from Trump’s cabinet—only to be “reassigned” into a freshly invented “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas” gig that magically appeared just in time to catch her. They unpack Senator John Kennedy‘s folksy grilling over a $220 million ad budget, and how made‑up jobs function as golden parac...

022426 Benchslaps, Blankets, and Buried Binders 08.03.2026 47:36

In this episode of However Comma, Jack Brett and Jess start with the Supreme Court’s benchslap of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and spiral into what billions in unlawful overpayments reveal about presidential power, economic illiteracy, and a wild but strangely sensible proposal to use the refunds to shore up Social Security instead of corporate balance sheets. From there, they dive into Kristi...

021726: Bondi Blunders, Bro's Before Boundaries, and Broadcast Bullies 28.02.2026 56:29

In this episode of However Comma, Jack Brett and Jess spiral from Pam Bondi’s “Dow 50,000” Epstein hearing performance into what the files, redactions, and statutes of limitation say about impunity, transparency, and who the system is really protecting.They dig into DOJ roadblocks, Thomas Massie’s unlikely hero turn, and conspiracy rabbit holes about whether Epstein’s death was suicide or somethi...

110425 02.01.2026 52:08

In this episode of However Comma, Jess and Jack Brett unpack Donald Trump’s chaotic 60 Minutes interview, the missing crypto tantrum, and what it says about media editing, corruption, and presidential power. They also debate socialism in New York City under a potential Mamdani mayoralty, whether technology and AI could ever make socialism scalable, and Jess’s spicy “fix” for Social Security using...