Political Malpractice

Is it a display of divine inspiration or just the ultimate political grift? This week on Political Malpractice , Sasha and Chris hold nothing back as they tear into the Trump administration’s performative "Bible Marathon" and the terrifying weaponization of faith in modern politics. From the Oval Office to the Museum of the Bible, we break down why the exact verses being used to push Christian Nat...

Leftists don't vote for billionaires. In this episode, Sasha and Lela step away from the law books to vent about the state of the 2026 California Gubernatorial race. They pull back the curtain on Tom Steyer’s campaign promises, dissecting why his "plan" to arrest ICE agents isn't just ambitious—it’s legally impossible under the Supremacy Clause and the Nagel case . As a 3L and an experienced law s...

In this week's 11-page deep dive, Sasha (The Lib Law Student) and Chris Barrett (Midwest Homo) dissect the Trump regime's latest escalation: from the Pentagon's bizarre 14th-century threats against the Vatican to why Fox News is suddenly mourning a drop in teen pregnancies. We break down the legal reality of preemptive pardons, the "white inheritance" theory, and why your local bartender is paying...

This week on Political Malpractice, the international agenda gets tossed out the window because the California Governor's race is officially on fire. Sasha and Sunday co-host Lela dig into the absolute chaos of the state's jungle primary and why having 10+ Democratic candidates is setting the stage for a MAGA takeover in the Golden State. We break down the frontrunners, the billionaires in sheep's...

What do velociraptors systematically testing a fence for weaknesses have in common with the current political landscape? Everything. This week on Political Malpractice , Sasha (@ThatLibLawStudent) and a fresh-faced, no-longer-gray Chris (@midwesthomo77) are breaking down how American rights are being dismantled from the fringes to the center. First, we dive into South Carolina's chilling new petit...

Welcome back to a special mid-week episode! This week, we are diving deep into the legal and social complexities currently shaping the American political landscape. From the nuances of voter fraud myths to the legal ramifications of presidential immunity , we’re breaking down the headlines with a law-student lens. We also explore the psychological side of politics—specifically why it’s so difficul...

Welcome back to Political Malpractice ! First things first: we are officially moving our release days to Wednesdays to better accommodate the chaos of real life. Make sure you adjust your listening schedules! In this episode, Sasha and Chris hold nothing back as they tackle the escalating drumbeat of war with Iran, arguing that the push for international conflict is a calculated smokescreen to bur...

Welcome to Hell (But At Least We Have Microphones). This week on Political Malpractice , Sasha (the lunatic liberal) and Chris (the independent libertarian) are diagnosing a massive system failure across the American political landscape. From the staggering, per-second cost of the Iran War to the dark reality of private prison profits, we are breaking down exactly who is cashing in on the chaos. S...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains candid discussions of sexual assault, child abuse, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. This week on Political Malpractice , we are taking a midweek detour to dig into the long-awaited Epstein files and the absolute circus that is the House Oversight Committee depositions. Sasha and Chris are taking zero prisoners as they break down the bipartisan hypo...

Welcome back to another episode of Political Malpractice ! This week, Sasha and Chris Barrett are running down a packed agenda, cutting through the political noise, and bringing some heavy-hitting analysis to the most pressing issues of the week. We kick things off by putting the Department of Defense’s exorbitant spending under the microscope—because while SNAP benefits get slashed for 16 million...

It has been a completely unhinged week in politics, and Sasha and Chris are here to triage the wreckage. From Valentina Gomez’s primary loss to Melania Trump bizarrely presiding over the UN Security Council, the political theater is reaching new levels of absurdity. But the laughs stop when the conversation turns to the very real, very dangerous realities unfolding right now. Sasha brings heavy fi...

Welcome back to Political Malpractice! This week, Sasha and Chris try to make sense of a political landscape that feels more like a dystopian fever dream. Sasha brought pages of receipts to fact-check the State of the Union, but the administration decided to drop bombs on Iran—and our own weather balloons—instead. Was the sudden precision strike on Iran a calculated military move or a loud distrac...

In this explosive episode of Political Malpractice... We are diving headfirst into the biggest stories shaking up the country right now. From the shocking $10 billion price tag on Donald's new "Board of Peace" to the Supreme Court finally stepping in to overturn the tariffs, we break down exactly what this means for American taxpayers. This week, we’re unpacking: The Mar-a-Lago Breach: The full st...

Is the First Amendment under attack? This week, Sasha and Chris dive into the chilling story of a PA man visited by DHS over an email to his DA and discuss the terrifying implications of the FACE Act on free speech. Later, Chris shares a surprising personal anecdote about meeting Marjorie Taylor Greene behind closed doors. Plus, we break down the absurdity of the SAVE Act—and why it might strip ma...

Sander is MIA, so it’s just Sasha and Barrett holding down the fort this week—and there is a lot to unpack. We’re tearing into the absolute hypocrisy on display across the political spectrum, starting with a brutal ICE incident in Lynwood, California, that looked more like 1930s Europe than 2026 America. We break down the GOP’s sudden flip-flop on the Second Amendment (Rittenhouse vs. Pretti) and...

They called it "hysteria." They called it "Trump Derangement Syndrome." But when ICE agents gun down an ICU nurse and veteran caregiver in the streets, can we finally admit the warnings were valid? In this episode of Political Malpractice , we dissect the harrowing murder of Alex Pretti—a case that exposes the lethal reality of the administration's "law and order" narrative. We look at the facts D...

Sander is finally back in the studio this week! While Barret and Sasha find themselves on the same page for most of the hour, Sander keeps things interesting (and confusing) by going off on a passionate tangent about... raw milk? Once we reel it back in, the team dives into the heavy hitters of the week: The Tale of Two Protests: We break down the glaring hypocrisy of President Donald Trump pledgi...

This week, tensions run high in the studio as Sasha and Barrett break down the shocking ICE shooting of US citizen Renee Good in Minneapolis and President Trump's controversial push for military action in Greenland. In this episode: The Tragedy of Renee Good: We discuss the killing of a US citizen by federal agents and what it means for domestic safety. Greenland Invasion? unpacking the unconstitu...

Midnight raids. Black ops. A foreign leader in handcuffs on US soil. 🌍💥 The US just rewrote the rules of engagement, and we aren't buying the official story. Join us as we look at the "illegal interference" in Venezuela's government, the violation of the Geneva Convention, and why "Team America: World Police" just went rogue. We cut through the propaganda to look at the actual laws broken and wh...

Is chaos the new campaign strategy? On this episode of Political Malpractice , we connect the dots between three massive stories shaking up the political landscape. We dive deep into the current state of immigration and the border crisis, analyzing the rhetoric versus the reality. Then, we crack open the latest on the Epstein Files—who is implicated, what’s being hidden, and why it matters right n...

In this episode of Political Malpractice , the studio is shaking (literally and metaphorically) as we break down the latest National Address. We watched it so you didn't have to, and folks... the math isn't mathing. We kick things off by dissecting the President’s "alternative facts" regarding the economy. From inflation numbers that exist only in his imagination to unemployment stats that defy re...

America is in the ICU, and the doctors in charge have no idea what they’re doing. Welcome to Political Malpractice , the only podcast where the ER meets the courtroom. We are four political junkies, dissecting the history, the hysteria, and the legal repercussions of today’s headlines. The Left: A Mexican-American lesbian ER Nurse and a Gen-Z paralegal mom fighting for the future. The Right: A gay...