None Taken: Independent News Commentary, and Comedy

Blame and rescue in Miami. Facebook antitrust update. Peace in Ethiopia? Bipartisan infrastructure. What's better than Cookies? Who was John McAfee? The US government says aliens don't exist... we're not so sure. Free Britney. The killing of the "For the People Act". War games w Russia. Why is the US still in Syria?

What does actively gay mean? Did China screw up? Election coverage of NYC... and Iran. We talk in depth about the house repealing the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, and the recent controversial Supreme Court decisions. But first, we'll recap the weekend of listener hangouts and puppy pick ups.

NATO, the G7, and Israel's new government. MTG "learns" the Holocaust was real. The DOJ is looking into Trump's emails. US inflation, and Yemeni sanctions. Russia playing dirty pool. US taxes are being evaded… legally. And a broad conversation about the Whitehouse's new Domestic Terrorism agenda Fact Sheet. Whatever TF that means. Well get into it. Come listen, you'll feel smarter after you do.

Facebook court, and The US Supreme Court. Global tax rates, and California firearms. Bad AI drones, and Bad Chinese companies. Unity in Israel, and flaming Iranian warships. NASA plans for Venus, and the Vatican says no touching adult penis. In the second half we talk more about cyber security, infrastructure hacks, Russia, Bitcoin and a secret FBI surveillance program. You won't want to miss this...

Snakes and a plane crash. Chinese babies and Israeli unity. Anxiety and Unemployment. Nuclear treaties and Gun violence. Virology lab leak and Oil companies go green. What does a $6 trillion budget look like? No investigation into Jan 6 coup and Texas scold 'em.  Also, Rand Paul and quails on cocaine. 

Armistice and life on call. Belarus and Japan make air travel news. NOAA warns, Texas bans. Commissions and Grand Juries. What is happening with the recount efforts in Arizona and Georgia? Oh, Allan thinks the virus came from a lab. Also... puppy news?

Masks off for Harambe. Birthday week. Jobs and Inflation. Pipelines and Ransom. Warmongers and Sycophants. Bitcoin and Bankruptcy. Allan and Dustin argue over the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas.

Credit card fraud and a night out in Smashville. News Roundup includes: Israel and Palestine tensions boil over; Cyber attack on US pipeline; Jobs report; Net Neutrality; Patents and Vaccines; Eviction Moratorium; Colombia violence; William Barr; Australia vs China cold war; Archegos. We spend the second half of the show discussing the declining birthrates in the US and what policy solutions are a...

Headlines include: India's covid surge; The FDA's menthol cigarette ban; Recent SpaceX success; The death of Michael Collins; Israel's worst peacetime tragedy in modern history; The Fed, Interest rates, and Inflation. A quick lesson about Cicadas. Then the second half we talk about Biden's (not state of the union) State of the Union speech. And commentary on the audio from Trump's wedding toast ra...

A weekend of hygiene theater and Allan's adventures "on the sound". News Roundup topics: 1) 2020 census data results 2) Gavin Newsom recall 3) Biden formally recognizes Armenian Genocide 4) India's covid cases surging 5) J&J Vax available now 6) The Academy Awards and The Razzies 7) US led virtual climate summit BIG TOPIC #1 Police shooting in Columbus justified or not? BIG TOPIC #2 US Russian rel...

Personal life and Top 10 Headlines. Big story: Derek Chauvin verdict. An unexpected history lesson on Walter Mondale. Nord Stream 2, Germany and Russian sanctions. Offense was taken this week. Find out who it was.

An 8 topic headlines roundup, then we dive into the Daunte Wright story. Coming back from half a sad Jetski Romeo Update, the Johnson & Johnson vs the FDA and CDC, Amazon wins the Union vote in Alabama, Biden promises he's got a strong pull out game from Afghanistan, Allan makes the semiconductor shortage story sexy AF. Allan tries to convince me to watch Q Into The Storm on HBO, while I attempt t...

Tales from the road moving to Nashville; Georgia's new election laws; Amazon Unionizing; Matt Gaetz; Biden's Infrastructure Plan; Trump Campaign Fraud, Myanmar, Kong versus Godzilla

Here's a challenge. Grab 6 beers and a shot glass, and try to keep up with us. If this is your first power hour don't worry, we go over the instructions at the beginning of the show. It was Allan's first time too, and he had no idea what he was signing up for. Topics discussed between shots: Abolish ICE?, End the Electoral College?, Is Capital punishment fair? Do we live in a simulation? Do aliens...

We discuss the media coverage of last weeks Georgia mass shooting event. Most of the conversation is around this article https://news.columbia.edu/news/resist-reducing-them-statistics-anti-asian-violence-face-covid-19 from Columbia University. It's a challenging and complex subject to cover. We use this show as a place to hold difficult, nuanced conversations, often discussing subjects on the cusp...

What we know so far from Boulder. Coordinated sanctions on China. Ceasefire in Yemen. AstraZeneca vaccine updates. Cuomo's dark past. The cruelty of US immigration failures. Pence on the spectrum. Time for Sharks? And of course Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE (no spoilers).

Covid strikes close to home in our personal lives. Breaking news from Atlanta. First half dedicated to understanding the Republican led 243 voter suppression bills happing in 43 states, as well as what can be done with the Senate Filibuster rule to break free of this gridlock. Side B we discuss a story about racism in the University of Texas Football program, followed by an update about Tiger Wood...

Dustin goes to Nashville. A new hope. Relief bill. Cuomo scandal - another woman comes forward. Royals. Coronavirus, New variant found in Oregon. Derek Chauvin jury selection trouble. America is not made for people who pee. Wandavision finale. The Dig. Coming 2 America. "Life is like high school with money" Frank zappa

The US fires missiles on Syria. Myannmar protests continue. Akexi Navalny sent to labor camp. US intelligence releases report saying MBS was behind Khashoggi killing. Governor Cuomo under fire for sexual harresment charges (not killing people). 45 speaks at CPAC. The relief bill passes the house. MUTANT SHARKS. Age of Samurai - Netflix Hotel Cecil True - Netflix Searching for Italy with Stanley Tu...

Rush Limbaugh CPAC cancels Biden administration 1 month check-up Facebook Australia Jet engines are falling out of the sky!

Allen has itchy kidneys, but he's doing better than Tiger Woods. Another covid milestone. Vaccine manufacturers are contradicting their previous requirements. We find that suspicious. A voicemail from the show mother updating about her vaccine story. Diversity training gone viral. A story about fish farts (will it be sharks?). A Neera Tanden update. Texas storm fallout continues, w an in the field...

We talk about the new For The People Act. Democrats major legislative proposal which may reshape American politics. Link Other topics: NBA says Mavs must play national anthem after Mark Cuban ordered a stop. Sharks eating sea otters as sharks moving to new waters. 23andMe announced plans to go public by merging with a SPAC backed by Richard Branson.

Warning: this week's show includes more than the usual ammount of Butt Stuff. Trump loses one last popular vote (for now?). The confirmation of Neera Tanden got sassy (we got tapes). Winter storms and the utilities crisis in Texas. Covid news. Rocket attack in Iraq. "Dustin Explains Things Poorly" makes a triumphant return. Some thought provoking and humorous ice breaker questions. Wandavision, Se...

We always plan to keep the Wednesday show down to 2 hours(ish). Anything that spills over we trim and put on our weekend show. More topics, deeper dives, and more embarassing topics since we all know... you probably won't listen 😉. Oh also, I fell asleep editing and somehow clicked record and captured a bunch of me snoring. That's at the end for like 30 seconds. Enjoy!

"Power can stage it's own murder to rediscover a glimmer of existence and legitimacy" Jean Baudrillard