Brian Karem

Just Ask the Question Podcast

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Just Ask the Question is a unique and provocative look at the news in today’s headlines. Playboy White House correspondent and CNN political analyst Brian Karem hosts a conversation with newsmakers across the spectrum, asking the hardest questions and engaging them in deep conversation about issues that matter to all of us. Just Ask the Question is an unedited conversation with those in the public eye who influence life in the United States. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever heard.

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Brian Karem

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www.justaskthequestion.com

Latest episode

Oct 27, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 118: Steve Rosenbaum - Has Islamophobia turned the study of 9/11 into a cartoon? 11.01.2022

Steve Rosenbaum is an american filmmaker and journalist. He covered the 911 tragedy at the World Trade Center from Day One. He joins us to talk about the controversial private museum regarding 911, what we still don't know and what we should learn about the tragedy - and why Islamophobia has turned the study of the event into a cartoon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Episode 117: Jackie Martling - has America lost its sense of humor? 15.12.2021

Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling is a world famous comedian also known as "the human joke machine". He was a featured artist on The Howard Stern Show for years, is the author of several books and seriously enjoys a good fart joke. He joins us on this episode of "Just Ask the Question" to tell us if America has lost its sense of humor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Episode 116: J.D. Durkin, the Host of Cheddar's "None of the Above" - Top 10 Tv shows/Stories 07.12.2021

J.D. Durkin, the Host of Cheddar's "None of the Above," joins us on Just Ask the Question. Brian brings his top ten stories of the year, and J.D. brings us the top ten shows he binged watched during the pandemic. . . A funny and interesting edition of "Just Ask The Question." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...

Episode 115: Fall Best of JATQ podcast 27.11.2021

A Fall mash up of our most popular recent episodes! Featuring: Dr. Timothy Snyder discussing the release the graphic novel edition of his New York Times best selling "On Tyranny" Free Speech attorney Nora Benevidaz discussing the first amendment and free speech. Dr. Stephen Hoffman discussing the COVID 19 vaccines. Mark Rossini - former FBI 9/11 investigator discusses 9/11 20 years later. Happy Th...

Episode 114: Mary Trump - what do we need to do as a country to stop the fascism of the GOP? 06.11.2021

Mary Trump joins us on this episode of Just Ask the Question to talk about her new book "Reckoning" and tell us what we need to do as a country to stop the fascism of the GOP. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect...

Episode 113: Michael Zeldin - What's next with prosecuting Steve Bannon in Congress? 28.10.2021

Long time friend, former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin is the guest and this week he answers the important question, "What's next with prosecuting Steve Bannon in Congress? We also quiz him on his vast Rock n' Roll knowledge! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Episode 112: Dr. Timothy Snyder - On Tyranny, how do citizens participate and uphold their democracy? 21.10.2021

Timothy David Snyder is an American author and historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. He is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He joins us today to talk about the new graphic edition of "On Tyranny" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Episode 111: Free speech attorney Nora Benavidez - Is our freedom of speech in jeopardy? 13.10.2021

Nora Benavidez is a senior attorney at Free Press. She's a Civil Right's attorney and a first amendment lawyer who joins us on Just Ask the Question to discuss her concerns for Free Speech and the 2022 mid-term election See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

Episode 110: Dr. Stephen Hoffman - Which was handled better - The 1918 or 2021 pandemic? 05.10.2021

Dr. Hoffman has over 30 years of experience building and managing large, successful research and development programs. From 1987-2001 he was malaria program director, Naval Medical Research Center, where his team were leaders in subunit malaria vaccine development and sequencing the Plasmodium falciparum genome and published the first studies in the world showing DNA vaccines elicited killer T cel...

Episode 109: Former FBI investigator Mark Rossini - 9/11 twenty years later 08.09.2021

Twenty years ago terrorists changed our lives forever. Join us for a very special edition of "Just Ask the Question" this week as we discuss the world post 911 with former FBI investigator Mark Rossini who says "We're not any safer today," than we were then. Mark Rossini is a former FBI agent who labored to let the world know before the World Trade Center came crashing down about the terror threat...

Episode 108: Officer Harry Dunn - How close did the insurrectionists come to capturing the Capitol? 31.08.2021

Harry Dunn is a member of the U.S. Capitol Police Department who testified before Congress about the January 6 insurrection. He joins us here on Just Ask the Question to supply the answer to this: How close did the insurrectionists come to capturing the Capitol? Do you have any hope for the future? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Episode 107: Dean Obeidallah - What would you change about politics in America? 24.08.2021

Dean Obeidallah is a lawyer, American comedian and journalist. He is the host of SiriusXM Progress' The Dean Obeidallah Show. A frequent contributor to CNN, The Daily Beast, and MSNBC. Obeidallah was born in New Jersey and is of Palestinian and Italian descent. He joins us on this episode of "Just Ask the Question," answering several important questions about faith, politics and who is today's "Bi...

Episode 106: Mark Zaid - Will the January 6th Commission lead to indictments? 16.08.2021

Is there any hope the January 6 Commission will lead to indictments of those who were responsible for it? Donald Trump? Members of Congress? Attorney Mark Zaid, who represents two of the officers who've already testified tells us why he's worried the Democrats still don't get it - in this edition of "Just Ask The Question." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

Episode 105: Police Chief Tom Manger - How do you prepare for an insurrection? 10.08.2021

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger is the former chief of police in Montgomery County Maryland, and Fairfax Virginia. He retired a little more than a year ago, but after watching the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 he said he felt compelled to leave behind "the good life" of retirement for a chance to help Fix the Capitol Police Department. This is his second appearance on Just Ask The...

Episode 104: John Fugelsang - Where in the Bible is the GOP agenda? 02.08.2021

John Fugelsang is an American political commentator, stand up comedian, actor and a biblical scholar. That's right. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to talk about life, liberty, politics, spirituality and his favorite Beatle - George Harrison. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Episode 103: Chip Franklin - how screwed are radio and politics? 20.07.2021

Chip Franklin is a multiple Edward R. Murrow award winning broadcaster with 27 years experience as a radio talk show host. He's a standup comedian, deep thinker, producer and long-time friend. Today we ask Chip, how screwed is radio and politics? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Episode 102: Kurt Bardella - Do we live in a dystopia? 14.07.2021

Our guest is Kurt Bardella. Kurt is an American journalist and frequent contributor on MSNBC. He's a former member of the Republican party and currently consults with the DNC. We discuss the state of our Republic and he tells us why he'd like to punch out Donald Trump in this episode of Just Ask The Question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Episode 101: Joe Walsh - Is Donald Trump on the verge of irrelevancy? 30.06.2021

William Joseph Walsh is an American politician, conservative talk radio host, former social worker, and former 2020 Republican presidential candidate who served one term in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 8th congressional district. He joins us to discuss Trump, his rally and the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

Episode 100: Michael Zeldin - Will Donald Trump be indicted? 22.06.2021

JATQ welcomes back Michael Zeldin host of "That Said with Michael Zeldin" to talk about what will happen to Trump and if jail time is in his future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

Episode 99: Rep. Eric Swalwell - Were you surprised? 15.06.2021

Eric Michael Swalwell is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of eastern Alameda County and part of central Contra Costa County. He joins us again to discuss the state of current politics and to shed some light on the Jan 6th commission. See Privacy Policy at htt...

Episode 98: Michael Steele - Is the Republican party on a Bataan death march to non-existence? 28.05.2021

Michael Stephen Steele is an American conservative political commentator, attorney, and former Republican Party politician. Steele served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007; he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland. He joins us to talk about the state of the modern GOP and it's uncertain future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

Episode 97: Michael Cohen - Why does the GOP continue to kiss Donalds...ring?! 18.05.2021

Michael Cohen. After a dozen years as Trump’s lawyer and fixer, Cohen famously broke with his boss in 2018. He pleaded guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison, although because of the pandemic he was released last May to serve out his sentence under house arrest. He joins us on Just Ask the Question for...

Episode 96: Baratunde Thurston - How do you citizen? Gratitude for Liz Cheney? 13.05.2021

Baratunde Thurston is an American writer, comedian, and commentator. Thurston was director of digital for The Onion and his 2012, book "How to be Black" is a New York Times Bestseller. He now hosts his own podcast "How to Citizen". He joins us today to talk current events and how to combat systemic racism in the 21st century. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Episode 95: Rex Chapman - What did Sacha Baron Cohen want? 20.04.2021

Known as Rex the King and Sexy Rexy during his basketball playing days, Rex Chapman is a social media influencer and NCAA basketball analyst. He's a former University of Kentucky standout and pro basketball player who overcame addiction to reclaim his life. We talk about that and much more in this edition of "Just Ask the Question" - including the answer to a very important question: "What did Sac...

Episode 94: Claudia Black - How can you deal with trauma? What's the importance of pineapple? 07.04.2021

We speak with actress Claudia Black about these and how Science Fiction can save the world in this episode of Just Ask The Question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisin...

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