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In addition to Councilman Graham, Vinny Olsziewski guest hosted for Wendy Davis. Tim, Vinny, and David discussed the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan by the FBI and the deportation of a 2 year old American Citizen and if events like these are the cause of Donald Trump's declining poll numbers on the immigration issue.

Milan Singh joined us to discuss the results of Spring 2026 Yale Poll. Also, Wendy Davis was at last week's Marjorie Taylor Greene event that was advertized a "townhall' and she gave us a full report on that event in Acworth, Goergia. Finally, we discussed Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen's misson to El Savador.

Chris Fitzsimon CEO and Publisher of the States Newsroom was our guest. On our 18th anniversary show we also discussed: the on going and chaotic saga of tariffs, the gold Trump pins, the NOT calling of a special election of vacant Congressional seats in Texas, and Tim, Wendy and David previewed the New Jersey Governor's race.

Bubba Atkinson of Bubba News joined us as our guest. Also, Tim, Wendy and David discussed the impacts of the global tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the nationwide protests over the weekend and we concluded the show with a Buy, Sell, Hold of Vivek Ramaswamy candidacy for Governor of Ohio.

Dr. Isabel Skinner of thr University of Illinois Springfield joined us to discuss immigration and deportation issues. Tim, Wendy and David also made predicitions for Tuesday's special elections in Florida's 1st and 6th Congressional District and the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

Author and journalist Elaine Weiss joined us to discuss her new book Spell Freedom

Craig Pittman joined us to discuss his new book: Welcome to Florida. Also, we discussed both the 2025 State of the Union and the Democratic response to both the speech and the Trump second term thus far.

On tonight's show we honor the life and legacy of our Kudzu Vine co-host of nearly two decades Catherine Smith.  Also, we had author & journalist Katherine Stewart to discuss her new book: Money, God, & Politics

DNC Member Wendy Davis joined to discuss the most effective way to oppose Donald Trump's unpopular policies and we closed the show disccussing Tennessee politics with John Rowley.

John Druckenmiller joined us to discuss his new project https://substack.com/@drucktoday as well as the future of local and online journalism. Tim and I also discussed the open US Senate seat in Minnesota the war in Ukraine, and played Naming Conventions will the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Bragg, and Red White & Blue Land!

Lowell Feld joined us to preview the Virginia 2025 statewide elections and more

Evan joined us to discuss all types of political and economic issues in Canada and even gave us his Super Bowl pick. After Evan's interview Catherine, Tim, and David did a Buy/Sell/Hold on Winsome Sears and Abigail Spanburger for Virginia Governor.

Dale Cardwell joined us to disuss his new project that is currently #2 in the nation in true crime postcasts. You can lsiten to his show here: https://www.sonymusic.com/sonymusic/deadly-fortune-explores-tex-mciver/

Lakshya Jain joined us to discuss the his frustration with the Democratic Party. DPG Vice Chair Matthew Wilson guest hosted the show for Tim

Legendary political analyst Bill Schneider joined us to discuss a variety of political topics od the day.

Joseph Lindsleyh joined us to give a report on the ongoing fight for Ukranian freedom and what 2025 might hold for the people of Ukraine.

We remembered the life and legacy of former President and Governor of Georgia James Earl Carter.

Howard Yaruss is an economist, professor, attorney, businessman, and activist who greatly enjoys explaining complex issues in a clear, interesting and easily accessible way. He has taught a variety of courses on economics and business, and currently teaches at New York University. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Radian Group, one of the largest guarantors o...

Lachlan McIntosh joined us to discuss political trends in South Carolina and we did a deep dive with Lachlan on the political motivations of Nancy Mace

Wendy Davis, former Rome City Commissioner and DNC Member will join us to discuss the upcoming DNC Election and more. In this episode Wendy Davis, a former Rome City Commissioner and member of the Democratic National Committee, joins the hosts to discuss forthcoming internal party elections at the DNC and related organizational matters.  The conversation explores the importance of leadership withi...

John Sides is Professor of Political Science and William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair at Vanderbilt University. He studies political behavior in American and comparative politics. He is an author of The Bitter End: The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy, Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and The Battle for the Meaning of America, and The Gamble: Choice and Chan...

Aired on 7/18/2018 We will also look at Trump's overseas trip and his approval in all 50 states and the current state of Papa Johns Pizza.

Aired on 7/22/2018 Tim, Catherine and David will also discuss Trump's trip to Helsinki to meet with V. Putin and more.

Jon Michaels is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. His scholarly and teaching interests include constitutional law, administrative law, national security law, the separation of powers, presidential power, regulation, bureaucracy, and privatization. Michaels is a graduate of Williams College, Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar, and Yale Law School, where he served as an article...