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[Explicit Language] It's another Cliff Schecter Day on the show. Cliff returns for his semi-regular appearance to talk about Trump's 2024 announcement, the fallout from the midterms and what that means for 2024, whether the Republicans will be able to do anything with a House majority, and more. Be sure to subscribe to Cliff's YouTube channel youtube.com/cschecter . Meantime, please help support t...

[Explicit Content] Our coverage of the 2022 midterms continues. Democrats retain control of the Senate. Katie Hobbs will be the next governor of Arizona. Kari Lake's political future. Trump plans to announce his 2024 campaign tonight. But will he? The third party possibilities and more. Election deniers lost gubernatorial races in key swing states. Andy Biggs plans to challenge Kevin McCarthy for...

[Explicit Content] Our coverage of the 2022 Midterms continues. The results so far. Compilation of Fox News hosts predicting a red wave. Jesse Watters vs Single Women. Republicans are attacking Trump now. Trump's team wants to delay the 11/14 announcement. Why Trump still won't run. Trump attacked DeSantis. Big state level victories. Joanna McClinton is the amazing new majority leader in the Penns...

[Explicit Language] Mary Trump, Buzz Burbank, and Jody Hamilton are here with their reactions to the 2022 midterm election and the total absence of a "red wave." The big wins, our highlights and disappointments, the expanded Democratic bench, and the inaccurate polls. Plus, the Republican Party and Fox News is blaming Trump. Will this impact whether he runs for president? And more! You can follow...

[Explicit Content] Our final thoughts on Election Day and the possible outcomes. The Republican plot regarding polls and measuring the drapes. Democracy vs gas prices vs throwing the bums out. Republican lawsuits in swing states. Daylight Savings Time and Bob's derp on Twitter. Trump didn't announce a damn thing. The will-he-won't-he game. Maggie Haberman suggests he's playing this for attention....

[Explicit Content] Our last Thursday show before the midterms. What to expect Tuesday night. How we're all feeling about the possible outcome. How some voters aren't taking the stakes seriously enough. The latest on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, and why the verification process is important. Everyone hates Elon. Plans to fire 3,700 employees. Wisconsin Republican governor candidate says the qui...

[Explicit Language] With the midterm elections a few short days away, Gaby Goldstein from Sister District returns for a final look at state legislature races, ballot roll-off, bellwethers for Election Night, and more. State legislatures are where all the really awful Republican crapola is going down: Anti-abortion laws, voter suppression laws, Big Lie laws, anti-gay, anti-trans laws and so on. Sis...

[Explicit Language] The plot to assassinate Nancy Pelosi. Republicans crack jokes and tweet memes about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi. Federal charges files. Ken Dilanian downplays the severity of the attack. Red Hats convicted in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot. Glenn Greenwald is always wrong. Elon Musk's stupid plan to monetize Twitter. Musk spread disinformation about Pelosi attack. Europ...

[Explicit Content] Mary Trump returns to the show filling in for Jody. Listen to The Mary Trump Show wherever you get your podcasts, especially her interview with Lawrence O'Donnell . Meantime, more great news for Democrats in the early vote numbers. GDP growth has exceeded expectations, but don't expect the press to cover it that way. Another woman has accused Herschel Walker of helping her get a...

If you only listen to one show before the midterms let it be this one. Simon is a political strategist and veteran of the famed 1992 Clinton War Room. He also runs the think tank New Democrat Network. And he's armed with some encouraging data on the election -- news that should make us all feel a little better about how the Democrats will fare on November 8. You can follow Simon on Twitter here ,...

[Explicit Language] Reasons for optimism this week. IMF predicts big drop in inflation soon. The Florida gubernatorial debate between Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist. DeSantis freezes when challenged on whether he'll serve a 4-year term. DeSantis isn't ready for prime time, and more people agree with Bob. Trump threatens reporters with prison rape. Trump told Bob Woodward that he'd roll out a COVID...

[Explicit Content] Liz Truss resigns as British prime minister after failed supply-side policies. Huge news about possible cancer vaccines. Our regrets about being Gen-X smokers. Red states have the highest crime rates according to the FBI. Trump, Kanye, and the Republican attack against Jews. Republican arrested for masturbating near a pre-school. Republicans propose national Don't Say Gay bill....

[Explicit Language] Travis Bone from the Stephanie Miller Show returns to talk with Bob about the latest in comic book movies and television, including She-Hulk, Strange New Worlds, Rings of Power, Andor, Wakanda Forever, House of the Dragon, Black Adam, plus a little politics, and so much more. You can follow Travis on Twitter here , and the Stephanie Miller Show here . Music: "Avenger" by ALEX &...

[Explicit Language] Finding optimism in the Midterm forecasts. Huge turnout for the first day of early voting in Georgia. Herschel Walker's badge gambit explained. Brian Kemp wants to ban IVF fertility treatments. Biden will prioritize abortion rights if Democrats hold Congress. Thursday's January 6th hearings. The myth of voting your conscience. Joe Rogan, Tulsi Gabbard, and the Litter Box Hoax....

[Explicit Content] Jody is in-studio with Bob. Plus, we have a second celebrity guest star today here -- and David plays Guess The Secret Celebrity. The Jan. 6 hearings for people of the future. The Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Donald Trump! Connecticut jury hits Alex Jones with a near $1 billion judgment in the Sandy Hook families' latest lawsuit. Putting Alex Jones's debt into perspective. The rea...

[Explicit Language] At long last, my friend and lawyer Bo Bowen joins us with his law partner Ryan Schmidt to talk about their new must-listen podcast, Allegedly...With Bo And Ryan . Available now at thebowenlawgroup.com and everywhere you get your podcasts. It's a fun and insightful take on lawyering and the law with new episodes dropping every other Thursday. Today we'll talk with Bo and Ryan ab...

[Explicit Language] Buzz's big 69th birthday weekend and the National Comedy Hall of Fame. Trump confessed to stealing TS/SCI documents because he's daring the grand jury to indict him. Fact checks on previous presidents and their records. Trump kept documents as leverage against NARA. Trump might have documents stashed at other properties. Buh-bye Tulsi Gabbard. Tim Ryan destroyed JD Vance in thi...

[Explicit Content] No one f**ks with a Biden. Biden's latest poll numbers. The Herschel Walker abortion story continues. Turns out, the Republicans have many exceptions for abortion. The religious hypocrisy. Trump short-circuited again during a rally. The Good Liars on rainbow fentanyl. More Republicans died of COVID after the vaccine rollout. Trump's request to the Supreme Court is a time waster....

[Explicit Content] Cliff joins us to talk about the hypocrisy of Herschel Walker paying for at least one abortion. Plus, Ron DeSantis's rubber boots, Cliff's latest takes on how the Democrats will do in the Midterms, Matt Walsh's support for child rape, reforming the filibuster, and more! You might know Cliff from his YouTube commentaries at youtube.com/cschecter . Or from his must-follow Twitter...

[Explicit Language] Buzz's Ian aftermath report. A correction from last Tuesday. Herschel Walker allegedly paid for an abortion. Herschel threatens to sue. Herschel's son weighs in with more allegations. Dr. Oz tortured an mutilated dogs at Columbia University. Former Trump official found guilty of child porn. The real story about the Loudoun County incident. Trump threatened Mitch McConnell and w...

[Explicit Content] Happy Birthday to Stephanie Miller! Buzz has survived Hurricane Ian. Jody agrees with Rand Paul on animal testing. Trump short-circuited again, this time while begging for money as most billionaires do. Action replays in mactified fortion. Trump's new super PAC and whether Trump will run again. Ginni Thomas is meeting with the Jan. 6 committee. Trump thought Black congressional...

[Explicit Language] Author/director Greg Mitchell returns for his third appearance on the show. Greg wrote and directed the brand new documentary The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs Upton Sinclair, telling the story of the 1934 governor's race in California and how wealthy Hollywood executives used film for the first time to smear Sinclair with familiar mud-slinging tactics still in use today. You...

[Explicit Language] Buzz is hunkered down in Florida, ready for Hurricane Ian. Apple Podcasts censored the title of Thursday's episode yet Matt Walsh is still on the platform. Trump hilariously short-circuited last weekend. We preview the next Jan. 6 committee hearing -- which we learned after the show has been postponed due to Ian. Mark Meadows communicated with election fraudster. The 9-second p...

[Explicit Content] Trump had a really, really, really bad day. Letitia James files a $250 million lawsuit against Trump and his kids, alleging massive financial fraud. Referrals to SDNY and the criminal division of the IRS. Trump night not be allowed to run another business in New York ever. Trump spokesperson makes things worse for Trump. Where did the "Peekaboo" nickname come from? Trump tells H...

[Explicit Language] Gaby is the co-founder of Sister District, an organization dedicated to supporting state legislature candidates -- an area where Democrats have often ignored in lieu of national campaigns and the presidency. Today we'll talk about how to re-focus our attention on down-ballot races, how to overcome partisan gerrymandering, and how to win more legislative majorities. This is a bi...