Political Playlist Happy Hour

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anthony have an election night recap, and marvel at the Democrat's scorecard having run the tables and exceeded expectations. Then they discuss prop 50 in California and Republican Rep Kevin Kiley, the politician on our playlist. They wrap up breaking down how to talk about SNAP benefits and how the government shutdown is tragically effecting this pro...

On this episode, Michael and Anna are joined by author, historian, and Substack extraordinaire Lorissa Rinehard to discuss her new book Winning The Earthquake: How Jeanette Rankin Defied All Odds To Become The First Woman In Congress. It's a fantastic discussion filled with a bunch of issues that still resonate today. But before that, Michael and Anna dive into the recent news surrounding these mi...

On this episode of the Happy Hour, we commemorate our 200th episode! Anthony was off on assignment so Michael an Anna took the wheel to discuss the monumental events that unfolded in the middle east, the release of the remaining Israeli hostages, the tentative and fragile new peace agreement and what the future might look like. Then, they discuss the politician on our playlist, Rep Delia Ramirez a...

On this Happy Hour, Michael and Anna sit down with Congressional Candidate Patrick Roath, challenging incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch for Massachusetts 8th Congressional district seat! The conversation is wide ranging, from his impressive campaign finance haul so far, to the issues he wants to solve in his home district of Boston. But first, the gang vent over this F$&! wrecking ball hitting the...

On this Happy Hour, Michael and Anna sit down with Congressional Candidate Patrick Roath, challenging incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch for Massachusetts 8th Congressional district seat! The conversation is wide ranging, from his impressive campaign finance haul so far, to the issues he wants to solve in his home district of Boston. But first, the gang vent over this F$&! wrecking ball hitting the...

On this episode of the Happy Hour, we commemorate our 200th episode! Anthony was off on assignment so Michael an Anna took the wheel to discuss the monumental events that unfolded in the middle east, the release of the remaining Israeli hostages, the tentative and fragile new peace agreement and what the future might look like. Then, they discuss the politician on our playlist, Rep Delia Ramirez a...

On this episode of the Happy Hour, we commemorate our 200th episode! Anthony was off on assignment so Michael an Anna took the wheel to discuss the monumental events that unfolded in the middle east, the release of the remaining Israeli hostages, the tentative and fragile new peace agreement and what the future might look like. Then, they discuss the politician on our playlist, Rep Delia Ramirez a...

This is the one you've been waiting for Playlisters! Michael and Anna sit down with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York, to discuss how he so effectively governs in one of the purplest districts in the Country. They discuss immigration, the shutdown, how to apply pragmatic bipartisanship to getting sensible policy passed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Back in the USA! Anna rejoins her gang for this action-packed, newsy Happy Hour where the Playlisters share their thoughts on Pete Hegseth's Pentagon TED talk, the latest in the government shutdown, highlighting Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who's on our playlist this week. And later in the show, they discuss how to talk about Fascism, the buzzy world that has rankled some Republicans as of...

What up, Playlisters...Anna's still away so we're still bro-ing down in the studio, and Michael and Anthony have a real doozy of an ep for ya! We discuss the apparent nefarious telecomm attack that seems to have been foiled by the Secret Service surrounding the UN General Assembly as well as Trump's pivot on Ukraine there and how folks like Rep. Mike Lawler are very happy about this. We then discu...

In this episode the Happy Hour, Michael and Anthony discuss the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, the implications for political discourse, and the reactions from various leaders. They explore the complexities of free speech, the role of media in shaping narratives, and highlight the promising political figure of Andy Kim. The conversation also delves into the breaking news about ABC preemptiv...

In this episode, Michael, Anna and Anthony the recent Supreme Court ruling affecting ICE practices, the impact of tariffs on American companies like John Deere, and the political landscape surrounding Ashley Hinson's newly announced Senate campaign. They also analyze recent job numbers and the overall economic outlook, concluding with a discussion on notable political figures and their potential i...

On this Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss the recent bogus climate report from the Trump Administration which fits into a broader scheme to completely control and manipulate all government data, to the detriment of...YOU. The gang cites the CDC's leadership debacle, the attempted takeover of the Fed, and other statistical interference as evidence for things becoming less trustworthy. T...

Get your Outfit Of The Day ready Playlisters, because today's guest has found the Journalism hack of the year to getting exclusive access to our Nation's leaders. That's right! Capitol Hill reporter Lauren Green of the Washington Examiner stops by the happy hour to talk how this unique social media trend has created a whole new way to talk politics. They also discuss what it means to be fashion fo...

On this Happy Hour, Michael and Anna discuss the latest news surrounding Ukraine and Russia, and the implications of a possible peace deal and cease fire, and whether or not Putin can be trusted...spoiler, he can't. Then they welcome Congresswoman Sharice Davids, a Democrat from Kansas to discuss the effects of the Big Beautiful Bill on rural America and specifically the Agriculture sector, a main...

On this Happy Hour, Michael and Anthony discuss the latest crime in DC with Trumps takeover of the police. Then they discuss Who's On Their Playlist this week which is Greg Casar of Texas, a progressive Democrat fighting the ongoing gerrymandering. And later in the episode, they discuss Jake Auchincloss clapping back at Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin and specifically How To Talk About the imp...

While drama in the form of walk-outs, arrest warrants and... cheating (?) plays out in Texas, Anthony, Michael and Anna dig into the new GOP gerrymandering efforts. Then, we have a thoughtful conversation about the situation in Gaza and where we think we, as Americans, go from here. And listen til the end if you're one of the almost 80% of Americans who thinks that members of Congress shouldn't be...

course we get into the news du jour including the new trade agreement with the EU, Maryland lawmakers getting denied access to an ICE detention center, troubling information out of the State Department related to human trafficking and why we may have reached an inflection point for the starvation crisis in Gaza. And ALSO some chatter about Trump’s golf skills. Anna and Michael take it away…  IG: @...

On this episode, Michael’s on hiatus so Anthony and Anna are left to discuss the pressing issues of the day. From Trump’s re-targeting of Obama, to some great immigration legislation from Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), to the Epstein files (of course), to a new caucus in Congress that might just help you in an emergency… we’ve got it all! Plus a new fun concluding section where one of us gets to rant fo...

On this Happy Hour, Michael and Anna sit down with Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the only representative for the State of Delaware, to discuss the implications and repercussions facing Medicaid recipients caused by the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Before that, the Pol Pla gang discuss the Epstein Files controversy, and a recent supreme court decision that essentially clears the pat...

As the devastating tragedy continues to unfold in Texas, the gang try to make sense of this gut wrenching situation without getting too far in the political weeds. But one thing is clear...something needs to change. Michael, Anna and Anthony then discuss Congresswoman Sarah McBride, of Delaware, whom they'll be having on the show next week, they discuss the Big Beautiful Bill and how this might ef...

On this pre-fourth of July happy hour, Anna and Michael discuss some political party strategy they think the Democrats should be doing in order to create a central party leader. Then she orchestrates a mid-show trade, dropping Michael for Anthony kick things into gear with a little civics lesson with none other than the millennial guru himself--Ben Sheehan. They discus various aspects of civic eng...

On this Happy Hour episode, the gang’s back together to dicuss the recent bombins in Iran, the complexities and all too soon forgotten sequence of events that got us here, and what our young politicians are saying about it all. Then, we dive into a case study on Kat Cammack and the complexities of strict abortions laws in red states, followed by discussing the continued conversation around immigra...

What's it like to be the youngest person in Congress? Michael and Anna sit down with 28-year-old Florida Democrat, Maxwell Frost, to find out. Rep. Frost is a master of messaging, but that's because (unlike some of his colleagues) he doesn't force it. So what does the future of the Democratic party look like? With people like Frost, who began his public service as a teenager fighting gun violence,...

Okay Playlisters, get ready for Michigan-palooza, or as we call it, everything you wanted to know about manufacturing thanks to Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens of Michigan's 11th district! Michael and Anna sit down with the three term Rep now running for the Michigan Senate to discuss the latest in the tariff chaos, the auto industry, and how Michigan Manufacturing (did we just coin that?)...