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[Explicit Language] Indictment watch continues. George judge ends Trump's futile attempt to stop Fani Willis and the special grand jury. Money well spent, suckers. Trump PAC down to $4M in cash. State Republicans nearly broke. Federal judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against CNN. Jack Smith's superseding indictments against Trump for attempting to destroy evidence. Tiny Trump on Hillary's server. T...

[Explicit Content] We continue to await more Trump indictments. The latest from Trump and his lawyers. Tiny Trump returns to demand Republicans help him obstruct justice. More wins for the grownups. The economy continues to grow, defying expectations. Fox News staffers outraged by Greg Gutfeld. Little Known Facts about Jack Smith. Good news for abortion rights in Ohio. Rudy's lawyers admitted he l...

Author and documentarian Greg Mitchell returns to the podcast to talk about Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and the circumstances surrounding the development and usage of the A-bomb during World War II. Greg is the author of The Beginning or the End about the first atomic bomb movie, and Atomic Coverup about the whitewashing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Don't forget to subscribe to Greg's Substacks:...

[Explicit Language] Will there be indictments after the show? Trump documents trial set for May 20, 2024. Is this good news or bad news? F*ckery, f*ckery, f*ckery. Fani Willis is pursuing racketeering charges and solicitation of crimes. A word about the future of Trek Politics and the strike. The dangers of AI. Elon killed Twitter. It's now called "X" even though everyone will still call it Twitte...

[Explicit Content] Jody is the new executive producer of the Stephanie Miller Show! Mediaite's article about Trek Politics. David's nightmarish kayaking trip. The next batch of federal criminal charges against Donald Trump. Trump will be charged with a civil rights violation related to election fraud. Trump is conspiring with congressional Republicans to interfere with Jack Smith's prosecutions. K...

[Explicit Language] We've taking a break from politics to talk about "Cosmologica," one of the greatest prog rock albums ever made, with musicians Circe Link and Christian Nesmith, the incredible recording duo responsible for it. Cosmologica is a spectacular volume of music whether you're a prog rock fan or not. It was recorded during the COVID quarantine and released back in the Fall of 2021. Thi...

[Explicit Content] We're back from our Summer break with an all new Tuesday show! Trump could be indicted for January 6th this week. Trump's whiny statement. How will Aileen Cannon rule on the trial start date? Trump has plans to expand presidential power if elected. The Georgia State Supreme Court crapped on Trump's head. Marjorie Taylor Greene accidentally praised Joe Biden. Tucker Carlson's psy...

[Explicit Content] Last free show before our two week Summer vacation. David's obscenities on the Stephanie Miller Show. The Supreme Court overturns affirmative action. Justice Jackson's dissent. Justice Sotomayor's dissent. The Obamas respond. Whites will continue to get special treatment. Rick Scott says anyone who believes in big government isn't welcome in Florida. Trump wants to deport social...

Our guests ran into a scheduling conflict so we're replaying our November 30, 2022 talk with the amazing Amanda Wyss from Fast Times, Better Off Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, Powwow Highway, Silverado, and so many other memorable roles. She's also appeared in shows like Buck Rogers, Cheers, St. Elsewhere, Murder She Wrote, CSI, Diagnosis Murder, and Dexter. You can follow Amanda on Twitter @_aman...

[Explicit Content] Buzz has pneumonia but he's here anyway! The attempted coup in Russia and what we know. Elon's role in all of this. Prigozhin and loose nukes. The Bedminster Tapes are here. Trump admits that he never declassified secrets about an Iran invasion as he shows them off to civilians. Judge Cannon refuses to seal the prosecution witness list. Buzz recaps Jack Smith's prosecutions. The...

[Explicit Content] John Durham's bad day in Congress. Adam Schiff smashes Durham by pulling a Schecter. The "no collusion" myth. Even Matt Gaetz went after Durham. The story of Joseph Mifsud. Durham lied to Congress. Alexander Vindman responds. House GOP censured Adam Schiff. Our dramatic reading of Marjorie Taylor Greene calling Lauren Boebert a "little b*tch." One last clip of a very confused Tr...

[Explicit Language] Charles Johnson from Little Green Footballs returns to discuss the 10th anniversary of the Snowden files and more. Charles and I spent most of the Summer of 2013 covering the turbulent and often bizarre story of the NSA leaker who fled to Russia and is now living in Moscow as a Russian citizen. Plus, we talked about Elon Musk, social media, AI, and more. Follow Charles on Twitt...

[Explicit Language] Buzz is back from his vacation right before we go on vacation again in July. We break down Trump's disastrous appearance on Fox News with Bret Baier. Trump's call with Putin, Baier nails Trump on "the best people," Trump admitted to stonewalling the grand jury, Trump lies about other presidents, and more. Erik Erickson says Trump is screwed. Trump's trial date is set. Merrick G...

[Explicit Language] Judge rules that E. Jean Carroll can reopen her lawsuit against Trump after CNN town hall lies. Could Trump be indicted in New Jersey, too? John Kelly says Trump scared s**tless. Trump always makes things worse for Trump: Legal Advice Editions. The moronic lament of Eric Trump. The topless trans woman at the White House. Trump didn't buy a damn thing at that Miami Cuban restaur...

[Explicit Language] Hal Sparks is one of the funniest and smartest living humans, and if you listen to this episode, you'll know exactly why. You might know Hal from his YouTube show Megaworldwide , Talk Soup, Queer As Folk, the Stephanie Miller Show, Spider-Man 2, Dude Where's My Car, and more. Today we'll talk about the Trump indictments, Joe Biden's presidency, Hal's forecast for 2024, bathroom...

[Explicit Language] Rocky Mountain Mike from the Stephanie Miller Show fills in for Buzz Burbank today as we continue our coverage of Trump's federal indictment. Trump's arraignment. Judge Cannon is back. Kari Lake and other Republicans threaten violence against Trump's opponents. Bob's superpower. Trump World is freaked out by the damning evidence. The national security damage. We agree with Bill...

[Explicit Content] Jody isn't with us because she had to say goodbye to her cat today. Welcome to the climate crisis, east coast. The smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Fox News is downplaying the dangers of the smoke. Pat Robertson Is Dead Everybody. Countdown to Trump indictments is underway. It's possible Mark Meadows flipped. Section 793 will sidestep Trump's declassification excuse. Huge Supr...

[Explicit Language] Our scheduled guest for today vanished, as did our backup guest. So here's a replay of my February interview with foodie and TV host Adam Richman. Adam is the host of The Food That Built America , Man v Food, Adam Eats The 80s , and The Greatest Of All Time. We talked about what it's like to produce these shows, plus his relationship with Anthony Bourdain, our mutual love of Ge...

[Explicit Content] Trump could be federally indicted any minute now. New developments in the Iran invasion document story. Did Trump intentionally have his Mar-a-lago server room flooded? Identity politics and the end of the Republican Party. Huge jobs numbers for May. The 10th anniversary of the Snowden Files. The Bible banned in Utah school district. The cruelty of the Republican migrant flights...

[Explicit Content] Happy Birthday, David! Mary Trump's romance novel. The Trek Politics trailer. Trump caught on tape confessing to having classified documents about an Iran invasion. The Espionage Act. Mar-a-lago employee questioned about security cam footage. DeSantis snaps at AP reporter. Pride Month could be harrowing. Why are Republicans suddenly freaking out after 50 years of Pride Month? Bi...

David Pepper returns to the show today to talk about state politics and his new book called Saving Democracy; A Users Manual For Every American . We'll dig into the new book as well as David's whiteboard videos on Twitter , plus overcoming gerrymandering, how to make state politics sexy on social media, the future of the Republican Party, and more. Meantime, think about supporting this fully indep...

[Explicit Language] House Republicans might replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker. There appears to be a debt ceiling deal in place. The Republicans are pissed about it. A Buzz Burbank Top 5 List! What being presidential sounds like. Elon continues to elevate disinformation. Elon drops out of EU anti-disinformation compact. Elon agreed to 83% of authoritarian censorship requests. Charlie Kirk took mon...

[Explicit Content] Elon's Twitter sabotaged Ron DeSantis's campaign kickoff event. The headlines. The live streams that got more views than DeSantis. Super PAC added fake fighter jets to DeSantis video. DeSantis's gigantic mouth. Trump and his lawyers are freaked out by Jack Smith for some reason. Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes sentenced. The Republican holy war against Target. Charlie Kirk threatens...

[Explicit Language] It's Cliff Schecter day on the podcast. Cliff returns for his semi-regular visit to discuss Democratic strategies to rabbit-season-duck-season the Republicans. Plus, we'll also dig into the 14th Amendment option for the debt ceiling. And we'll talk about forthcoming tenth anniversay of the Snowden NSA story. Follow Cliff's YouTube channel @cschecter or his Twitter feed @cliffsc...