Sunset Politics

Sunset Politics returns after a long hiatus! In this episode, Story and Mollie go over some of today's current events, as well as some big stories we missed while we were gone.

Story and Mollie take a trip through time and revisit some of the biggest headlines of the year. We also talk about the themes that tied this year together and look ahead to 2023 and the stories we'll be watching.

After a long absence, Story, Mollie, and Leif return to talk about the midterm election results, catch up on some events from around the world, and discuss some developments in regard to Donald Trump.

In this episode, we cover a smattering of topics from climate protestors throwing soup cans at a Van Gough to the elections in Brazil and Israel. Join us on our journey to figure out what exactly is going on in this complicated world! And make sure to vote by tomorrow!

In  this episode, your three intrepid co-hosts cover the recent January 6th Committee hearing, President Biden's National Security strategy, key issues in the upcoming midterm elections, the Supreme Court's upcoming term, and we also do another segment of "What the Heck Were They Thinking?"

In this foreign affairs-centric episode, Sam, Mollie, and Story cover the protests in Iran in response to the killing of Mahsa Amini, and how the protestors are "standing up and saying, ‘Enough of this. I am willing to die to have a life worth living.’” We also give our thoughts on the death of Queen Elizabeth and the monarchy in general, and we cover some news from the frontlines of Ukraine, and...

In this episode, as Sam finally returns, we cover some updates on the Mar-a-lago raid, President Biden's recent speech, his plan to relieve student debt, and we also talk about some positive news from special elections and from the upcoming midterms!

In this episode, Story and Mollie discuss the raid of Mar-A-Lago, Former President Trump's home and club, and the implications it has. We also discuss what went right and what went wrong in the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest green energy bill in US history that recently became law. We also discuss happenings in the world has a whole, from Taiwan to Ukraine.

In this short, Mollie and Story cover President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia, and why so many people, us included, consider it a failure. We will be back soon with a full length episode covering the many news happenings in the past few weeks.

"There are two things Americans are terrible at: predicting the future and not killing each other." In this episode, we discuss taking down statues of Confederate generals with history nerd Leif Syversen. We also discuss congress's attempt to pass legislation protecting gay and interracial marriage under federal law.

In this episode, we speak with Oliva Dunn, who was involved in a Title IX lawsuit and was featured recently in the docuseries "37 Words." We talk about her story with Title IX, and the broader ways that Title IX impacts our society. This episode also features another segment of "What the heck were they thinking?" where we go over some funny happenings in the wild world of politics.

In this episode, Story and Mollie cover recent Supreme Court decisions, some of which may explain why so many Americans have stopped celebrating the Fourth of July.

This is a recording of a town hall on gun violence prevention organized by Students Demand Action in Hillsboro, Oregon. To find out more about SDA, visit their website: https://studentsdemandaction.org/ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow Sunset Politics for more!

This episode was recorded at 12:30pm PST on June 17th, 2022. Things may have changed by the time you listen to this. In this episode, we discuss the findings of the January 6th committee, what January 6th means for the future, and we also touch on President Biden's low approval ratings.

In this episode, we cover the recent mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, as well as President Biden's recent comments on Taiwan. Skip to time code 30:29 if you want to skip the segments about gun violence. Follow Gun violence Reduction through Outreach and education on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gro.gvp/ 

President Biden recently made a move to redeploy around 450 US troops to Somalia. This short explores the history of Somalia, the reasoning behind the move, the potential outcomes of it, and why some view it as bad strategy. Sunset Politics will be back next Monday with a full episode!

In this episode, we cover the upcoming primary elections, specifically in our home state of Oregon. We also touch on the recent leaked draft opinion from the supreme court that looks to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that protects the right to abortion .

In this episode, we discuss recent news relating to COVID-19, specifically mask mandates, as well as some of President Biden's efforts to reduce gun violence. We also debut a new segment talking about the funniest news stories that we've heard recently.

This episode was recorded on March 28th. Things may have changed by the time you're listening to this episode. On this episode, we cover Russia's invasion of Ukraine, giving our thoughts and a brief history of the conflict. We also give our thoughts on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has been officially confirmed to the Supreme Court since this episode was recorded!

A short introduction to who we are and what this podcast is going to be about.