Just Ask the Question Podcast

Owen Smith is a standup comic, television writer and actor who has written for Black-ish, The Arsenio Hall Show and written and acted in Everybody Hates Chris. We ran across each other at the recent LA Press Club awards where he slayed a group of jaded and cynical reporters for a 20 minute comic set of true genius. It's a pleasure to welcome him to "Just Ask The Question." See Privacy Po...

Danica is an American journalist and politician of the Democratic Party. In the 2017 Virginia Elections she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, winning the Democratic primary for the 13th district on June 13, and the general election on November 7. She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly, and in January 2018 became the first to both be...

Steve Mittleman and John Debellis are veteran comedians from the 70s who have enjoyed a wide variety of success on the Tonight Show, D.C. Follies, movies and television shows when they aren't busy blaming each other for the downfall of the human race. In a "Just Ask the Question" special they join us to explain why it's all Mittleman's fault.    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

Adam Parkhomenko is a Democratic strategist who worked for the Hillary Clinton campaign. In this edition of "Just Ask the Question," he talks about the problems within the "weak" Democratic Party, how the path to defeating Trump in 2020 is narrowing and why the Democrats should pursue impeachment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

John Bennett is the Sr. White House Correspondent For CQ/ Roll Call. He has covered the Pentagon as well as the Obama and Trump administration. He sat down with "Just Ask The Question" to discuss the difficulties of covering the Donald J. Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. H...

Randy Rainbow gained fame with his 2010 parody of Mel Gibson which went viral on YouTube and has garnered close to 200,000 views. He is one of the leading satirists of President Donald Trump and his parody of Kellyanne Conway, Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and many others has gained him a large and loyal following. An accomplished singer, comedian and actor Randy is now on tour and we caught up wi...

Sam Donaldson is one of the best known and considered one of the best reporters ever to cover the White House. He came to D.C. during John Kennedy's administration and has asked some of the toughest questions of every president beginning with President Johnson. His stated goal: "to find out what's really going on at the White House." In this edition of "Just Ask The Question,"...

Maryland's Senator Chris Van Hollen is among the first to call for Attorney General William Barr to resign. In this breaking edition of "Just Ask the Question," Van Hollen calls the actions of the U.S. Attorney General "Gross negligence", says you cannot trust President Donald Trump and talks about his questioning of Barr and the "gross deception" Barr gave in testimo...

Carl Reiner is a name synonymous with comedy. A writer and actor on the Sid Caesar Hour and Your Show of Shows, Reiner became best known for producing, writing and occasionally acting in The Dick Van Dyke Show as Alan Brady. In this episode of "Just Ask The Question" Reiner talks about Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Mel Brooks, Al Capone, Mark Twain, Cary Grant and Steve Martin and his...

Steve Mittleman is a veteran standup comic who has appeared in a variety of movies including Roxanne, The Out of Towners and Beer. He gained fame on several appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He has a well known public feud with fellow comic John Debellis. If anything goes wrong, it's always a good idea to blame Mittleman and we thought he'd be the perfect interview to take a brea...

George Papadopoulos is a former adviser to Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign who pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI as part of the Robert Mueller investigation. He spent less than two weeks in detention and is now out and publicizing his new book about his time with Trump, his arrest, his plea deal and "The Jail Experience," as he described it. We had t...

Congressman John Yarmuth is the only Democratic member of the Kentucky delegation. He is a former newspaper editor, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, and a strong advocate for the Louisville, KY Metro area. He joins Just Ask The Question to talk about problems in the Democratic Party, President Trump, Kentucky basketball, and a smooth Kentucky bourbon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin stops by Just Ask The Question once again to talk to us about the House Judiciary Committee, possible presidential impeachment proceedings, the 2020 elections and Michael Cohen. Plus, why hypocrisy is the least of President Trump's problems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Jared Bernstein is Senior Fellow at @CenterOnBudget, former Chief Economist & Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, & author of “The Reconnection Agenda." He joins us on Just Ask the Question to discuss the economy and explain the differences between socialism and capitalism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Just Ask the Question welcomes back Daryl Davis. Daryl is a civil rights activist, an accomplished musician, and has talked KKK members out of the Klan. In our latest installment he sits down to talk with us about the Virginia “Black Face” controversy and why he wants to eliminate Black History month. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Paul Schwartz is a newspaper columnist with the Sentinel Newspapers in suburban Maryland. Before joining the ranks of the Fake Media he was a federal employee for 37 years in Customs, DHS and FEMA. As Director of Trade Enforcement for Customs he had extensive experience covering the Southern U.S. Border.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

Ann Hutyra is a journalist and news anchor covering the Texas-Mexico border. She’s spent the past 15 years living on the border in Laredo, Texas, working for KGNS TV. Shas extensively covered issues like border security, immigration, the drug war and Mexico cartel violence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...

Alice Stewart is a Christian conservative political activist often seen on CNN. A former television reporter, she worked for governor Mike Huckabee in Arkansas. She is a GOP stalwart who voted for President Donald Trump and believes the United States is a Christian nation. She sat down with us on "Just Ask The Question" to talk about political unity in an age of divisiveness. See Privacy...

Anthony Scaramucci spent 11 days in the White House as Communications Director. Before that he was involved in the Donald Trump campaign. He is an entrepreneur, political activist, and avowed friend of the president. In this episode of "Just Ask The Question" Scaramucci defends the president and tell us what it would take for him to tell the president to resign. See Privacy Policy at htt...

Norm Eisen joins us once again on "Just Ask the Question". He talks about the Mueller investigation, defends Kellyanne Conway, Chris Cuomo, and the First Amendment while ripping into Donald Trump. 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...

Don Mooers is the host of "Montgomery Week in Review" in Montgomery County Maryland and a long-time immigration attorney who opens up about the human suffering and dangers introduced into the immigrant community due to President Donald Trump. The stories he tells isn't for the feint of heart.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Cooper Hefner is the 27 year-old Wunderkind of the Playboy empire. The spitting image of his iconic father, Hugh Hefner, Cooper talks with Just Ask the Question in this wide-ranging interview and discusses not only the future of Playboy, but the lasting influence of his father's vision, a preview of life past Donald Trump, and the perfect Scotch. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Mike McCurry, President Bill Clinton's former press secretary, was the first to televise White House press briefings. In this edition of Just Ask the Question, Mike dishes on the fallout from the midterm elections, the failure of the Democrats and Republicans, the scandals of President Donald Trump, and speaks frankly about the danger of banning reporters from the White House. See Privacy Policy a...

Martine Kalaw is an author, speaker, and commentator on the human aspect of current immigration laws and policies. Her novel, Illegal Among Us, recounts her journey of going from a seven-year battle in deportation proceedings without a family or a country, to a senior level executive with an advanced degree, a father and U.S. citizenship. Martine was a featured speaker on immigration reform at var...

Mark Zaid is suing the Trump administration and President Donald Trump for unfair competition stemming from Trump's hotel business inside the district. Far from a partisan, Zaid has sued every administration in the last 25 hears. His controversial actions "keep the president accountable." He talks about Freedom of information, whistle blowers, the espionage act and the controversial Kava...