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Darren and Jack cover these topics: Bernie Sanders has a stent put in an artery and the corporate media loses their collective minds over his age. A Fox Radio host is out of a job after a guest says Democrats worship a god associated with child sacrifice. Donald Trump doubles down on asking foreign countries to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. Fox pundits bicker on air over a possible Trump impeachment....

Darren and Jack go in depth on these topics: Donald Trump faces a formal impeachment inquiry spurred by a whistleblower complaint. The complaint says that Trump called Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky and pressed him to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. At the same time, Trump also stopped $250 million worth of military aid to Ukraine. The complaint further states that Trump officials...

Darren and Jack asks why a Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi oil fields means that the United States has to attack Iran. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) criticizes Trump over his saber rattling with Iran. Jack reminds the listeners that the George W. Bush administration lied to the public to justify the Iraq War. What would stop Trump from lying to the public to justify a potential war with Iran? An update on t...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Jack survives "straight line winds" that might actually be a tornado. Darren survives a near collision caused by a United Parcel Service delivery driver while on the job. Analysis of the latest Democratic presidential candidate debate. John Bolton resigns as National Security Advisor. Actress Pamela Anderson shuts down Meghan McCain during a discussion of Julian...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Several large retailers ask customers not to open carry guns in their stores. Truckers who voted for Trump blame him for killing their industry. Progressives need to stop being nice to Democrats. Trump said he's never heard of a category 5 hurricane. Climate change is causing stronger hurricanes. And we analyze Lee Camp's list of 8 myths that are keeping America...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: A former Michigan police chief who ran a controversial police reserve program is sentenced to federal prison. The Amazon fires are caused by arson. Franklin Graham says all local school boards should be run by evangelical christians. Bernie Sanders says he would stop media mergers if elected president. And UAW members authorize strikes against General Motors, Fo...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: David Koch has died. A look at the anti labor legacy of Charles and David Koch. Donald Trump has said a lot of crazy stuff this week including: **that he wants the US to buy Greenland **said he's the second coming **joked about giving himself the Medal of Honor **wants to change the Constitution by executive order **and won't rule out serving more than two ter...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Jeffrey Epstein dies in prison. Was it suicide or murder? A discussion of the origins of "conspiracy theory." What is the hyoid bone? Why is it important for forensic pathologists? Israel's government refuses entry for Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to visit the Palestinian West Bank. The Dow Jones plummeted 800 points Wednesday amid fears of r...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon gets $2.45 Million retirement while under indictment for her role in the Larry Nassar scandal. Former Michigan State University Dean William Strampel gets one year in jail for his role in the Larry Nassar scandal. Cesar Sayoc gets 20 years in federal prison for sending pipe bombs to CNN and several Dem...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Bernie Sanders' cry of "I wrote the damn bill" is the shot heard around the political world. Jack squared off with WJR's Frank Beckman over the debates. Why do certain people want to deny healthcare to others? Bernie Sanders claims that Kamala Harris wants to privatize Medicare. A former Bill Clinton pollster says centrist Democrats will have a difficult time in...

Jack Prince has returned from vacation and rejoins Darren behind the mic to discuss these stories: Jack says many Europeans are in fear over what Trump will do next. Direct action and protests by Puerto Ricans cause the resignation of their governor. The Washington Post editorial board wants the U.S. federal equivalent of Michigan's Emergency Manager law to govern Puerto Rico. Michigan Attorney Ge...

Jack Prince is still on vacation and Katy Steele was unavailable to record, so Darren covered these topics: A Washington state man was killed by police after initiating a one-man attack on an ICE detention facility. "Chatgate" protests against Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello continue. The central Illinois chapter of Goodwill reverses layoffs blamed on increasing the state's minimum wage afte...

Katy Steele is filling in for Jack Prince while he's on a two week vacation exploring Eastern Europe. Darren and Katy discuss these topics: The Detroit Police Department spends $1 Million on video surveillance and face recognition technology without approval or oversight. Is state surveillance being used to infringe on the First Amendment? Alex Acosta resigns as Labor Secretary after he's scrutini...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Trump celebrates Independence Day with a vulgar display of authoritarianism. Trump says the Continental Army took control of the airports in 1775. What? Over 400 Holocaust experts and scholars say Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's description of Border Patrol "detention centers" as concentration camps is correct. Jack says "freedom" is actually "free dumb...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: An analysis of the Democratic Party Presidential candidate debates. Rachel Maddow hits Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) with an attack question about guns. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) walks back support for single payer universal healthcare by saying that she "misunderstood" the question. Darren covers an opinion piece published for Medium.com stating which Demo...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Iran shoots down a U.S. Military drone. Was it in Iranian airspace or international airspace? A WGN TV reporter blogs about PTSD she's suffered from her work. Wealth inequality is worse than ever. A new study proves that being born wealthy is a better indicator of adult success than academic performance. Alex Jones' attorneys allegedly sent child pornography ima...

Darren and Jack return to discuss these topics: Sarah Huckabee Sanders will leave the Trump administration at the end of June. Trump says he won't fire Kellyanne Conway for violating the Hatch Act. The United States is trying to ratchet up war with Iran. Is this Iraq 2.0? A Canadian study shows that dodgeball is oppressive. High school students across the country use their graduation ceremonies to...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Commemoration for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel says D-Day should be a celebration of Trump. Jack covers a Thom Hartmann piece about gun violence and men. Flint Water investigators seize former Michigan governor Rick Snyder's government issued cell phone, iPad, and hard drive. Snyder says he voluntarily...

Darren and Jack return this week to discuss these topics: An analysis of George Carlin's comedy routine about pro-life people. A man dies after he lights himself on fire outside the White House. Louisiana's Democratic Governor signs abortion bill into law. "Vote blue no matter who" is a horrible strategy for voters. Darren asserts that the rich purposefully wants to keep everyone else poor. Jack t...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Theresa May announces her resignation as British Prime Minister. Darren and Jack allege that fascism is not creeping in the U.S.; it's already here in plain sight. Trump says he's "an extremely stable genius." San Francisco bans the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement. Meanwhile, Detroit Police have set up Project Green Light Detroit, where...

Jack returns this week and joins Darren to discuss these topics: Abortion prohibitions spread in several states as conservatives look to overturn Roe v. Wade. Joe Biden has repeatedly criticized Roe v. Wade and has voted against legal abortion. Michigan State Senator Kim LaSata (R-St. Joseph) says women who get late term abortions should suffer pain. Michigan State Rep. Larry Inman (R-Traverse Cit...

Jack is off this week. Darren covers the following topics: A tribute to Amalgamated Transit Union International President Larry Hanley, who passed away Tuesday. The Dow Jones drops over 300 points Friday after Trump raises tariffs on China. The Alabama legislature tables strict anti-abortion bill after some protections were removed. Over 70 chapters of College Democrats boycott the DCCC after rule...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Donald Trump spreads lies in Wisconsin about abortion. Samantha Bee roasts Donald Trump at the "Not The White House Correspondents' Dinner." Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) excoriates Attorney General William Barr at a Senate hearing. A Michigan college student says that right-wing operatives used him to spread a fake sexual assault claim against Democratic presid...

Darren and Jack cover these topics: Stop & Shop employees return to work after a nearly two week strike. Internal polling shows Bernie Sanders beating Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Joe Biden officially runs for president and holds his first major fundraiser at the home of a Comcast executive. Darren and Jack look at a history of the Democratic Party snuffing out progressivism. Fe...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: Why do Democrats continue to focus on the Mueller Report? Conservative corporate Democrats continue to call progressives "divisive". Beto O'Rourke lied about raising more money than Bernie Sanders in the first 24 hours of his campaign (we told you so). Workers go on strike against the Massachusetts based Stop & Shop supermarket chain. Julian Assange wins anoth...