Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American Politics

On this edition of our Thursday show, JBLC gets a little thirsty as we discuss the origins of the constitution and its purpose in our society, and how Alexander Hamilton was its biggest champion, for better or worse, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down Trump's call to terminate the constitution, the continuing disgrace that is the Trump packed Supreme Court, the declaration of civil war against the United States by MAGA fascist domestic terrorists, and a brutal (kind of) debate ensues between Cathy and Irene over the railroad worker deal to avert a strike during the holidays, all for less that the price of a cup of coffee.....

In our 50th episode (tear), JBLC takes a deep dive into political ideologies in the United States, and once again demonstrates how Ronald Reagan ruined everything, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the real Dinner with Schmucks as Donald Trump hosts nazi Nick Fuentes and failed rapper Kanye West for dinner at Mar A Lago, runs down the horrific reactions to the Colorado Springs shooting among the right wing who celebrated it, and we go off the deep end for a 10 minute apocalypse with Irene, exploring the protests in Iran and China and check in on Ukraine, all for less than th...

On a special Thanksgiving edition of Respectful Thursday, JBLC continues the deep dive into Congress with an examination of the Filibuster, what it is, why it is, and how we can make it go away (or should we???), as we prepare to enter Biden's first session with a divided Congress, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down Trump's 3rd Presidential announcement and his looming indictment from special prosecutor Jack Smith a literal war crimes and government corruption specialist, the corruption of the conservative members of the Supreme Court as Alito is revealed as the source of ANOTHER leak, and vents our rage at the mass shooting in Colorado, a result of filthy anti-LGBTQ lies from the right...

On our first "Respectful Thursday", JBLC begins our series of deep dive topics. This episode highlights the process of a bill becoming a law in Congress, in honor of the shitshow that is our legislative branch. Our political scientist Cathy breaks down just how hard it is to actually get anything done in Washington, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the most recent election results from the 2022 U.S. midterm elections and predicts who will control Congress, what will happen to Donald Trump in the post-MAGA Republican Party, who the new Republican daddy will be, and discusses the hellscape at Twitter finally going too far as American corporations and politicians get drawn in to Musk's ineptitude to such an extent that Con...

JBLC breaks down the midterm elections which saw Democrats resisting the Red Wave and making a historic stand against Fascism in the United States. Join us as we break down each major race while discussing the failure of American polling and media to deliver accurate predictions as the election defied all expectations, and we explore generational politics as Gen Z shows up in record numbers to pun...

JBLC gives our predictions for the midterm elections in the US on November 8th and reminds us all of the importance of our right to vote and that we need to fight for it, examines the pure evil of MAGA fascism whose political violence has become commonplace in American life with the attack on our 3rd in command Nancy Pelosi and her family, and laments the loss of Twitter as it moves into private o...

JBLC breaks down the resignation of Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss after only 44 days on the job and the promise from right-wing economists that she would save the British economy, discusses MAGA fascist voter intimidation tactics taking place in Arizona and other swing states, and is joined by Teal Lehto, AKA WesternWaterGirl, to discuss the disappearing Colorado River and what that means...

JBLC breaks down the latest Jan 6 Committee hearing which saw the committee voting unanimously to subpoena Trump to testify, discusses the one billion, with a B, judgement against Alex Jones for defamation against the families of school shooting victims, and gets an update on the Russia Ukraine conflict and heightened tensions in China from our foreign affairs correspondent Irene, all for less tha...

In our final in-person, in-studio episode, JBLC got nostalgic about the creation of the Podcast, discussed how we got started on TikTok and the toxic nature of social media and human discourse, and played an eye-opening interview Irene had with Zara Zahavah, a Jewish educational creator, about the continuing realities of anti-semitism in the United States as we all reel from the disgusting comment...

JBLC discusses the Florida hurricane, the fascist takeover of Italy and pro-democracy vote in Brazil, Trump's death threat against Mitch McConnell, and takes a deep dive into the women's movement in Iran, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC welcomes Leigh McGowan, host of the award winning Politics Girl Podcast on the Meidas Touch Network, aka @BreakfastRant on TikTok and Instagram, and discusses the worst legal week of Trump's life, nerds out on US politics, and what it means to be a American who loves their nation in this incredibly difficult time for our democracy, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC discusses the horrific human trafficking of asylum seekers by Governors Ron Desantis and Greg Abbott to score political points with the far right, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Irene gives us an update on the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the increasingly unstable geopolitical situation in Asia, and guest Dr. Jeffrey Kranzler discusses racism and bullying in school through his YA graphic novel,...

JBLC gets a little irreverent over the passing of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd, gives an update on Trump's legal woes as he circles the drain, and takes a deep dive into indigenous issues looking at the Land Back movement and several court cases that could have serious impact on the future of native sovereignty, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC nerds out on the science part of political science with guest Aaron Hamlin, Executive Director of the Center for Election Science, in a discussion of alternative voting methods like Ranked Choice Voting and Approval Voting, a new system that allows voters to cast votes for as many candidates as they want, and Cathy discusses the need to keep our voting system fresh with a historical perspecti...

JBLC breaks down the latest shocking revelations from the Mar A Lago search affidavit, Biden keeping a campaign promise to cancel student loan debt and becoming a memelord, and talks to Reporter in the Field, John Russell, about a recent teacher strike and the power of union solidarity, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC discusses the newest poll that has Biden's approval rating rebounding, that "threats to democracy" is the biggest concern of voters, runs down Liz Cheney's defeat and the potential of the rise of an anti-Trump conservative party, and nose dives into Florida politics through the point of view of a Florida teacher in the midst of the Ron Desantis war on education, all for le...

JBLC talks executed search warrant at Trump's home at Mar A Lago, what that means for Trump's future and the future of the nation, looks at the rise of Monkeypox and the return of Polio to our apocalypse bingo cards, and talks inflation vs. recession in the economy. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC examines the historic Kansas vote to keep abortion legal in their ruby red state, the Alex Jones civil suit, the charging of officers in the Breonna Taylor case, and takes a deep dive into China/Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi keeps us all abreast of the political situation in Asia, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

It's a family show as JBLC is joined by special guest Rae Matthews, Troy's wife and a PhD student specializing in history and methods of political protest, to discuss the history of abortion rights in Ireland, a nation that went from extreme repression to liberalization in the same period the U.S. went in the opposite direction, and discusses methods of obstruction to fight back against...

JBLC is joined by Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation, the largest professional association of abortion providers in North America, to discuss the impact of the SCOTUS decision on the people on the frontlines of reproductive healthcare, the rise in violence against clinics and right-wing subversion tactics, and the mission of NAF to pay for travel and abortion...

JBLC is joined by JB Smiley Jr., member of the Memphis City Council and Democratic candidate for Governor of Tennessee, to discuss the rising progressive movement in the South, why Democrats need to stop expecting civility and compromise from the GOP and instead go on the offensive, and what he will do to protect voting rights and reproductive freedom in Tennessee when he is elected Governor, all...