Tom Powell

The Second Half Podcast

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The Second Half Podcast discusses the events of the world as they are viewed through the eyes of a Gen-Xer in the second half of his life. This is my weekly cost-free therapy session, so sit back and allow me to rant for a moment.

Author

Tom Powell

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News

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Jan 24, 2025

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Episodes

Ep 154: I'm 50 today! Forgive the rambling, emotional nature of this longer than usual podcast episode. 13.05.2022

Ep 154: I'm 50 today! Forgive the rambling, emotional nature of this longer than usual podcast episode. 

Ep 153: The far right's war on women rages on, FL follows through w' fascist rule, Mike Lindell sacrifices all on the altar of Trumpism, & Madison Cawthorn is screaming out for help. 06.05.2022

Ep 153: The far right's war on women rages on, FL follows through w' fascist rule, Mike Lindell sacrifices all on the altar of Trumpism, & Madison Cawthorn is screaming out for help. 

Ep 152: MTG is a traitor to the US, TN does something right, Madison Cawthorn is politically dead, DeSantis is hitting all of the GQP points. Elon buys Twitter, & Gen X is getting old. 29.04.2022

Ep 152: MTG is a traitor to the US, TN does something right, Madison Cawthorn is politically dead, DeSantis is hitting all of the GQP points. Elon buys Twitter, & Gen X is getting old. 

Ep 151: The feel good story episode. 22.04.2022

Ep 151: The feel good story episode.

Ep 150: Kinzingers votes against his constituents, traitors infiltrate highest levels of government, the Saudis paid Kushner for a job well done, & fetuses found in anti-choice activist's home. 15.04.2022

Ep 150: Kinzingers votes against his constituents, traitors infiltrate highest levels of government, the Saudis paid Kushner for a job well done, & fetuses found in anti-choice activist's home.

Ep 149: The GOP is playing with fire, I'm coming out of retirement, Mo Brooks learns ETTD the hard way, Manafort tries to run, & a 96 year old holocaust survivor deserved better. 25.03.2022

Ep 149: The GOP is playing with fire, I'm coming out of retirement, Mo Brooks learns ETTD the hard way, Manafort tries to run, & a 96 year old holocaust survivor deserved better. 

Ep 148: How my surgery got delayed, hats off to Dolly Parton, lordy there are tapes, karma hits Don't Say Gay author, Katie Arrington's 4-point plan sucks, and Russia owns the republican party. 18.03.2022

Ep 148: How my surgery got delayed, hats off to Dolly Parton, lordy there are tapes, karma hits Don't Say Gay author, Katie Arrington's 4-point policy sucks, and Russia owns the republican party. 

Ep 147: I see 3 Percenters, Oath Keepers, & Proud Boys members but where is BLM? The 1st sedition guilty verdict, the 1st sedition guilty plea, MI GOP front runner is subhuman garbage, & more. 11.03.2022

Ep 147: I see 3 Percenters, Oath Keepers, & Proud Boys members but where is BLM? The 1st sedition guilty verdict, the 1st sedition guilty plea, MI GOP front runner is subhuman garbage, & more.

Ep 146: This episode contains a message to my wife, our three children, my newly found daughter, my newly found son-in-law, & my newly found grandchildren. 04.03.2022

Ep 146: This episode contains a message to my wife, our three children, my newly found daughter, my newly found son-in-law, & my newly found grandchildren.

Ep 145: Trump praises Putin's invasion, Rittenhouse is back in the news, truckers try to form US convoys, Truth Social has a disastrous launch, Abbott may be the antichrist, & idiots protest. 25.02.2022

Ep 145: Trump praises Putin's invasion, Rittenhouse is back in the news, truckers try to form US convoys, Truth Social has a disastrous launch, Abbott may be the antichrist, & idiots protest.

Ep 144; GOP shows it doesn't care about inflation, Trump gets dumped, the HUNTER bill is as stupid as it sounds, a NY rep defiles herself on the alter of Trumpsim, & Greg Locke goes nuts. 18.02.2022

Ep 144; GOP shows it doesn't care about inflation, Trump gets dumped, the HUNTER bill is as stupid as it sounds, a NY rep defiles herself on the alter of Trumpsim, & Greg Locke goes nuts.

Ep 143: The Canadian trucker occupation, my Super Bowl pick, a nun steals $800k, Ronnie Jackson has zero integrity, the republicans attack their own, and Trump breaks more laws. 11.02.2022

Ep 143: The Canadian trucker occupation, my Super Bowl pick, a nun steals $800k, Ronnie Jackson has zero integrity, the republicans attack their own, and Trump breaks more laws.

Ep 142: Don't trust Kinzinger's new proposed alliance, rump says he'll pardon terrorists, GOP wages war on educators, the rock HOF blows it again, and the GOP hints at stealing election at gunpoint. 04.02.2022

Ep 142: Don't trust Kinzinger's new proposed alliance, rump says he'll pardon terrorists, GOP wages war on educators, the rock HOF blows it again, and the GOP hints at stealing election at gunpoint.

Ep 141; White republicans don't like feeling uncomfortable by the truth, Falwell can't lay good pipe, the GOP votes against veterans, mask mandates work, republican hypocrisy on display, & more! 28.01.2022

Ep 141; White republicans don't like feeling uncomfortable by the truth, Falwell can't lay good pipe, the GOP votes against veterans, mask mandates work, republican hypocrisy on display, & more!

Ep 140: Congress is broken & needs to be fixed, suddenly pleading the 5th is fine, the January 6th committee subpoenas Trump allies, and the new Weird Al biopic has been announced. 21.01.2022

Ep 140: Congress is broken & needs to be fixed, suddenly pleading the 5th is fine, the January 6th committee subpoenas Trump allies, and the new Weird Al biopic has been announced. 

Ep 139: 11 charged w/ seditious conspiracy, SCOTUS pauses mandate, antivaxxers drink piss, the GOP in AZ & MI forge docs to steal election, & the continued education of Covidiots. 14.01.2022

Ep 139: 11 charged w/ seditious conspiracy, SCOTUS pauses mandate, antivaxxers drink piss, the GOP in AZ & MI forge docs to steal election, & the continued education of Covidiots.

Ep 138: The anniversary of January 6th, dems gerrymander IL badly & get away with it, the Pope needs to stay out of reproduction, & we discuss tipping etiquette. 07.01.2022

Ep 138: The anniversary of January 6th, dems gerrymander IL badly & get away with it, the Pope needs to stay out of reproduction, & we discuss tipping etiquette. 

Ep 137: How we should begin anew after the Jan 6 committee, Nancy Reagan's throat game, TIME shits the bed w/ their Person Of The Year pick, & systemic racism in housing. 17.12.2021

Ep 137: How we should begin anew after the Jan 6 committee, Nancy Reagan's throat game, TIME shits the bed w/ their Person Of The Year pick, & systemic racism in housing.

Ep 136: The Piece Of Shit Episode 10.12.2021

Ep 136: The Piece Of Shit Episode 

Ep 135: Gun violence takes center stage again, reality tv spotlights humanity's insanity, I've been permabanned by Instagram, and Trump's picture book. 03.12.2021

Ep 135: Gun violence takes center stage again, reality tv spotlights humanity's insanity, I've been permabanned by Instagram, and Trump's picture book.

Ep 134: You can now apparently hunt people you don't like, Bannon turns into an honor student, Gosar is censured, MTG has McCarthy's balls, & Thanksgiving is upon us. 19.11.2021

Ep 134: You can now apparently hunt people you don't like, Bannon turns into an honor student, Gosar is censured, MTG has McCarthy's balls, & Thanksgiving is upon us.

Ep 133: The appropriate Thanksgiving dinner, Kaaron Rodgers is done, Donnie cant quit the GOP, Make Belarus Great Again, & the Rittenhouse trial. 12.11.2021

Ep 133: The appropriate Thanksgiving dinner, Kaaron Rodgers is done, Donnie cant quit the GOP, Make Belarus Great Again, & the Rittenhouse trial.

Ep 132: QAnon is insane, and we need to say that, Trump keeps lying, Boebert is trash, and foreign money can be used to influence ballot referendums here. Jesus. 05.11.2021

Ep 132: QAnon is insane, and we need to say that, Trump keeps lying, Boebert is trash, and foreign money can be used to influence ballot referendums here. Jesus.

Ep 131: Best scary movies, Jan 6 organizers sing, Jr shows there is no low, FDA approves vaccine for kids, & Donnie tries for 3rd time. 29.10.2021

Ep 131: Best scary movies, Jan 6 organizers sing, Jr shows there is no low, FDA approves vaccine for kids, & Donnie tries for 3rd time. 

Ep 130: Fav Halloween candy by state, I have to ask a morbid question, I was ready for a zoom meeting naked, & there is no "opposing view" of the holocaust. 22.10.2021

Ep 130: Fav Halloween candy by state, I have to ask a morbid question, I was ready for a zoom meeting naked, & there is no "opposing view" of the holocaust. 

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