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Jesse and Brittany discuss a recent traffic violation, the volume of listener feedback in response to the previous episode, the wild lengths to which the Trump Administration is going to hide the Epstein Files and whatever Trump's role is in said files, the reactions of Virginia Giuffre's family in response to Donald Trump's "stolen" comments and the timeline of events surrounding the falling out...

Jesse and Brittany discuss Brittany getting caught in a fly trap, a listener voicemail about whether to flee the United States or not, the MAGA revolt taking place over the Trump Administration's backtracking on the Epstein Files, our continued desent into facism with Border Czar Tom Homan gloating about violating human rights to enforce Trump's immigration crackdown, media figures challenging med...

Jesse and Brittany discuss their birthday week, an interactive quiz on how easy it is to lose access to essential government benefits, a listener voicemail about cops, the 10th anniversary of Donald Trump's official entrance to politics, an expert on violent extremism and her take on the political assassination and attempted assassinations in Minnesota, Republicans' conspiratorial and dangerous re...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the outcome of their recent death & rape threats from a Trump supporter, the Elon Musk and Donald Trump feud including what we really need to focus on, the cruelty on display from Republicans during the week, the Democrats who are fighting back, and Takin' Care of Biz featuring Florida weatherman John Morales.  How many people have died as a result of Donald Trump & Elon...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the recent passing of longtime listener & supporter Jack Schwend, also known as "Elf Man Jack," the new book written by Jesse's best friend and illustrated by the wildly talented Leah Farshid, a longtime listener & supporter in the community (buy at the link below!), House Republicans passing the budget reconciliation which now heads to the Senate and Speaker of the Hous...

Jesse and Brittany discuss how to support progressive media in the current political climate, listener emails and voicemails related to the government disappearing people from the streets, the arrest and assault of Newark Mayor and New Jersey elected officials, Secretary Kristi Noem's inability to answer basic questions about fundamental rights under oath, the Trump Adminstration's new efforts to...

Jesse and Brittany discuss their recent owl experience, a listener email regarding the a mass email about anti-Christian bias, Donald Trump's executive order and Attorney General Pam Bondi's first Anti-Christian Bias Task Force meeting, the US citizens being removed from the country without due process and the Trump Adminstration's lies about those families, new audio from CNN's K-File showing Tru...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the recent surge in progressive media channels, which are growing much faster than conservative media, listener emails and voicemails related to the end-of-year gift and frustration over recent reporting, the 60 Minutes reporting on the Venezuelan migrants who were shipping to an El Salvador torture prison (CECOT) without due process, including the vile conditions of tha...

Jesse and Brittany discuss a recent traveling experience with Swee'Pea which revealed she's a bully, listener emails and voicemails related to romance, second screening, and ads, the Trump Administration's attack on constitutional and human rights as he disappears people from the streets for having opinions he doesn't like, the recent attacks on food banks and the effort to undo progress on limiti...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the need to CALL YOUR SENATORS TO DEMAND THEY VOTE NO ON CR (202-224-3121), the major problem of second-screen TV viewing, a listener voice memo related to fact-checking conservatives, an investigative report exposing Patriot Front's new compound in Tennessee, Elon Musk's conspiracy-addled brain, three examples of Democrats fighting back from Rep. Bill Keating, Rep. John...

Jesse and Brittany discuss their concerns related to political threats, listener emails related to Patreon name corrections, how to stay engaged without feeling overwhelmed, and gratitude for the show, RFK Jr's horrible response to the measles outbreak and his sudden course correction juxtaposed against Dr. Peter Hotez, Republicans' newfound fear of their constituents as the people show they aren'...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the general mood in the country right now, listener emails and voicemails related to specific actions to take against the Trump Administration, going from private to public, and how the federal freeze is impacting the public, drawing inspiration and motivation from recent displays of opposition from the public including from Rep. Rich McCormick in Georgia and VOCAL-TX in...

Jesse and Brittany host a listener communication extravaganza to check in with how everyone is coping in the first weeks of Donald Trump's presidency.    Brittany's song choice for a brief moment of joy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoaoMUl9XUg    Resources: 5 Calls: https://5calls.org/  Indivisible: https://indivisible.org/   Resources from Anonymous:  American Teenager by Nico Lang: https://a...

Jesse and Brittany discuss a moment that humbled Brittany recently, a listener exit survey with accusations of changing our approach for clicks, the report from Jack Smith making clear how Donald Trump could have been convicted if he hadn't won the election, the confirmation hearings begin with questioning for Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi, the tragedy of the LA fires and the wild spread of misinform...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the big snow day in DC, listener emails related to Uber policies and exit surveys on Patreon, the four-year anniversary of the insurrection and Republican efforts to rewrite history, NPR's Tom Bowman and Lauren Hodges on their on-the-ground reporting during the insurrection, the problem with health insurance in the United States, and Robert Brooks's brutal beating.    Im...

Jesse and Brittany discuss Uber rides, listener emails regarding misogyny's role in the election and criticism of The Young Turks, Blake Lively's legal filing after an alleged smear campaign, Senators John Fetterman and Joe Manchin's clear disinterest in being the opposition party, Rep. Gerry Connolly's defeat of AOC on Oversight and what it says about the state of the party, and Elon Musk's contr...

Jesse and Brittany discuss their favorite postal worker, listener emails and voicemails related to post-election coping, Nancy Mace, and a nice exit survey on Patreon, Daniel Penny's acquittal and subsequent celebrating him as a hero, Donald Trump's Time recognition as well as his backtracking on grocery prices and the media's continued failures, and A$$hole of Today feat. Rep. Bob Good!    Please...

Jesse and Brittany discuss Jesse's recent work trip to Canada to speak at the Future Voters Summit, where he had a conflict with a man at the airport who screamed misogynistic insults about Katie Porter, South Korea's inspiring mobilization against its President, a CBS investigation that found police across the US are illegally selling firearms, a Border Patrol agent running over a migrant, Trump'...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the evolving response to the election results both personally and from the audience, listener emails and voicemails related to the election results, Donald Trump's cabinet selections, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services, the attacks on newly elected Rep. Sarah McBride from Republican Rep. Nancy Mace and the widespread impact of bigo...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the election results, with plenty of voicemails and emails from our community of listeners.  We left Twitter. You can follow us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads or TikTok: @Dollemore or @BrittanyEPage   You can follow the show on Facebook, Threads, or Instagram: @IDoubtItPodcast   You should subscribe and follow these creators: Garrison Hayes: https://www.youtube.com/@Garr...

Jesse and Brittany discuss a recent book event associated with the National Abortion Federation for the new book, "We Choose To: A Memoir of Providing Abortion Care Before, During, and After Roe," listener emails and voicemails related to the upcoming election and the most beautiful word in the dictionary, the CNN Town Hall with Vice President Kamala Harris and reactions from figures in the media,...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the new movie The Apprentice, a listener voicemail related to a viral segment from the show on YouTube, Donald Trump's various media appearances throughout the week, including his threats to go after the enemy within the US (his political opponents) and his appearance at the Economic Club in Chicago, Kamala Harris' sit-down with Trump fan and Fox News anchor Bret Baier,...

Jesse and Brittany discuss the latest illnesses striking the house and the latest housekeeping, the important Jack Smith filing detailing Donald Trump's criminal attempts to hold onto power, the latest revelations from Bob Woodward's new book, Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the responses from elected officials as well as attempts to debunk misinformation, Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson's jokes abo...

Jesse and Brittany welcome a friend of the show, Robert P. Jones, Founder and President of the Public Religion Research Institute and author of several books including the NEWLY RELEASED PAPERBACK, "The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future." Together they discuss the new afterword included in the newly released paperback version of his book, the upcoming electio...

Jesse and Brittany discuss how politics dominates everything, including a trip to the dentist, listener emails and voicemails related to Jesse Watters' alpha male brain and fear of straws, a cop in New York who was punished after writing traffic tickets for friends and family members of the department, a Sheriff in Ohio who posted on Facebook about wanting addresses of Kamala Harris supporters, Do...