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The latest in political analysis, polling, and big predictions delivered to you in three easy to understand segments. Join co-hosts Hills and Josh as they break down new polling (RV vs LV!), election blowouts, takes on hot-button issues, and stump you with a new quiz question each episode.
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Episode 16: "It's Not Great Hills"

Three Course PoliticsJan 15, 2020

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Episode 40: "You can play hardball without playing dirty"

Episode 40: "You can play hardball without playing dirty"

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Episode 40:

  • Appetizer: Biden's cabinet is completed
  • Entree: Covid vaccinations and politics - what's next?
  • Side Dish: Biden's $6 trillion budget
  • Dessert: UFOs exist...cool

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com

Intro and outro music by Brett Hillsberg: https://soundcloud.com/brett-hillsberg.

Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Jun 01, 202148:28
Episode 39: "He folds like origami"

Episode 39: "He folds like origami"

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Episode 39:

  • Appetizer: What bill should the House pass next?
  • Entree: What should Democrats do about Trump?
  • Side Dish: Vaccination Rates
  • Dessert: Should the U.S. boycott the Beijing winter Olympics?

Links:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com

Intro and outro music by Brett Hillsberg: https://soundcloud.com/brett-hillsberg.

Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Apr 12, 202101:11:38
Episode 38: "Aaron Burr did a lot of things by accident, none of them good"

Episode 38: "Aaron Burr did a lot of things by accident, none of them good"

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Episode 38:

  • We have friend of the Three Course Pod, Brett join us for a special episode!
  • Appetizer: H.R. 1 - The For the People Act
  • Entree: The Filibuster - Pros, Cons, Changes
  • Side Dish: Vaccination Rates
  • Dessert: The Senate Passage of The American Rescue Plan

Links:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com

Intro and outro music by Brett Hillsberg: https://soundcloud.com/brett-hillsberg.

Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Mar 10, 202101:10:58
Episode 37: "Lou Dobbs got no jobs"

Episode 37: "Lou Dobbs got no jobs"

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Episode 37:

  • Appetizer: What to do about Marjorie Taylor Greene
  • Entree: The American Rescue plan - who, what, and why
  • Side Dish: More Covid-19 vaccines
  • Dessert: Lou Dobbs is out at Fox News!

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com

Intro and outro music by Brett Hillsberg: https://soundcloud.com/brett-hillsberg.

Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Feb 08, 202150:57
Episode 36: "Walk and chew gum at the same time"
Jan 22, 202101:18:53
Episode 35: Yang, Abrams, 2021?

Episode 35: Yang, Abrams, 2021?

Episode 35:

  • We reflect on six underrated positives of 2020, and bring you four big, bold political predictions for 2021.

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Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Jan 03, 202142:57
Episode 34: "Trump's body is not a temple, it's a McDonalds"
Dec 14, 202001:21:29
Episode 33: "I CONCEDE NOTHING"

Episode 33: "I CONCEDE NOTHING"

Episode 33: A special 2020 election pod where we take a first look at the results of what 2020 brought to us. 

  • Winners of the 2020 Election
  • Losers of the 2020 Election
  • Lawsuits of the 2020 Election

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Nov 17, 202055:04
Episode 32: Our Final 2020 Predictions

Episode 32: Our Final 2020 Predictions

Episode 32:

  • We bring you through all of our big 2020 predictions about the House, Gubernatorial, Senate, and Presidential contests. Listen for hot takes and our guess of the final electoral spread of the 2020 election!

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Nov 02, 202001:18:33
Episode 31: "Don't Sleep on Alaska"
Oct 17, 202059:50
Episode 30: "Beware of the Red Mirage"

Episode 30: "Beware of the Red Mirage"

Episode 30:

  • Appetizer: Battleground polling, and TCP's take on each state.
  • Entree: The Woodward tapes, and why they matter.
  • Life under lockdown pt 10
  • Dessert: Election Week > Election Night

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Sep 15, 202054:31
Episode 29: Text Money to 30330

Episode 29: Text Money to 30330

Episode 29:

  • Appetizer: we talk about saving USPS and why it's important.
  • Entree: We detail the winners and losers of the 2020 DNC.
  • Life under quarantine pt 9
  • Dessert: The shitshow that is the RNC

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Aug 28, 202001:04:26
Episode 28.5: All About Kamala

Episode 28.5: All About Kamala

Episode 28.5:

  • In this short special, both Hills and Josh give their takes on Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his Vice Presidential running mate, and what to look for going forward.

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Transition music by Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com/

Aug 15, 202011:39
Episode 28: "No Onions, No Rice"
Jul 28, 202053:21
Episode 27: "Polls Don't Vote"
Jul 02, 202059:44
Episode 26: "Black Lives Matter"
Jun 08, 202001:03:02
Episode 25: Election 2020 with Dr. Rachel Bitecofer
May 18, 202001:12:00
Episode 24: "4 Things Republicans Don't Really Believe In"
Apr 26, 202001:05:33
Episode 23: "Take A Look In The F**king Mirror"

Episode 23: "Take A Look In The F**king Mirror"

Episode 23: In this Easter episode we cover:

  • Covid-19 update on testing and where we are
  • Bernie dropping out and the Wisconsin primary
  • Life under quarantine pt 3 & naming all 28 of the Democratic candidates
  • Our top three VP picks for Biden

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Apr 13, 202001:14:35
Episode 22: "INVOKE P"

Episode 22: "INVOKE P"

Episode 22: This episode we cover:

  • Polling, Covid-19, Biden, and Trump
  • Covid-19 in the United States
  • Life under quarantine pt 2
  • The CARES Act and what it means

Links:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Mar 29, 202059:33
Episode 21: "As Tulsi Goes, Hills Goes..."

Episode 21: "As Tulsi Goes, Hills Goes..."

Episode 21: This episode we cover:

  • Politics and Covid-19
  • The state of the Democratic Primary
  • Life under quarantine
  • Hopeful signs to beat Covid-19

Links:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Mar 20, 202001:06:19
Episode 20: "Live from Silver Spring: Biden is Back"

Episode 20: "Live from Silver Spring: Biden is Back"

Episode 20: This episode we recap everything about Super Tuesday 2020:

  • What happened?
  • What does it mean and where do the candidates stand?
  • What comes next?

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Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Mar 08, 202045:56
Episode 19.5: A Bloomberg and Warren Update!

Episode 19.5: A Bloomberg and Warren Update!

Episode 19.5: We'll bring you a full analysis on Super Tuesday soon, but first:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Mar 05, 202011:59
Episode 19: "Bid-mentum"

Episode 19: "Bid-mentum"

Episode 19: This episode we tackle:

  • The path to 270 electoral votes
  • The South Carolina Democratic primary results and state of the race
  • Coronavirus and the 2020 election
  • Which MLS team resembles each of the Democratic candidates?

Links:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Intro and outro music by Brett Hillsberg: https://soundcloud.com/brett-hillsberg.

Mar 02, 202001:06:39
Episode 18: "Maybe Amy"

Episode 18: "Maybe Amy"

Episode 18: This episode we dive into:

  • The dumpster-fire that was the Iowa Caucus
  • The Feb 7th 2020 Democratic Primary Debate and NH
  • What's a Caucus?!
  • Our VP predictions

Links:

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Feb 10, 202001:17:02
Episode 17: "Cloudy With A Chance of Tom Steyer"

Episode 17: "Cloudy With A Chance of Tom Steyer"

Episode 17: This episode we dive into: 

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com

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Jan 27, 202052:49
Episode 16: "It's Not Great Hills"

Episode 16: "It's Not Great Hills"

Episode 16: This episode we dive into: 

  • The Battle for the Senate in 2020
  • What's coming up next with Iran
  • A tasty side dish on Tom Steyer
  • And a sweet dessert about the House Democrats 

Sen Mike Lee (R-UT) after the intelligence briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDVVIO5OH0

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Jan 15, 202049:35
Episode 15: "The Santa Claus Of Hope"

Episode 15: "The Santa Claus Of Hope"

Episode 15: On this Christmas Eve episode, we discuss: 

  • Impeachment and polling updates
  • The impact and learnings from the recent UK election
  • Side dish on Tulsi Gabbard
  • And a very special dessert on which Star Wars movie most resembles the top 11 Democratic candidates.

Link to impeachment polling: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/impeachment-polls/

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

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Dec 26, 201901:12:29
Episode 14: "Failing To Rob A Bank Is Still A Crime"

Episode 14: "Failing To Rob A Bank Is Still A Crime"

Episode 14: Hills and Josh talk Trumpeachment, a comprehensive Dem primary review, Hunter Biden, and who the VP choices could be.

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com.

Devin Nunes "oh no" face: https://twitter.com/aravosis/status/1197184057249062915?s=20

Gordon Sondland Meme: https://imgur.com/gallery/dqlhLxR

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Dec 02, 201958:16
Episode 13: "Kentucky BLUEgrass"

Episode 13: "Kentucky BLUEgrass"

Episode 13: Josh and Hills are back with updates on Impeachment, analysis of Election day 2019, and a brand new short segment.

Questions? Email us at threecoursepolitics@gmail.com. 

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Nov 10, 201950:05
Episode 12: One Debate, Two Takes

Episode 12: One Debate, Two Takes

Episode 12: Hills and Josh record a special episode about the October Democratic Presidential Debate. Since we couldn't record together, we each provide our own takes on who did well and what comes next.
Questions? Email us at
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Oct 18, 201933:47
Episode 11: "Trumpeachment"
Sep 29, 201958:44
Episode 10.5: An Update and A Hot Take
Sep 21, 201901:55
Episode 10: "The NRA Gave How Much To Trump?"
Aug 25, 201901:00:01
Episode 9: "Polls Polls Polls"
Aug 04, 201954:33
Episode 8: "Freedom Meetings"
Jul 09, 201957:14
Episode 7: "Expect More From Your Government"
Jun 23, 201954:37
Episode 6: “Live From LIC"
May 27, 201946:60
Episode 5: "MIKE GRAVEL!? Why is he running?"
May 18, 201901:00:29
Episode 4: "Trump 2020: A Four Part Strategy and Four Parts Stupid"
Apr 25, 201951:51
Episode 3: "Poor Jay Inslee"
Apr 01, 201954:04
Episode 2: “Karma is a b*tch, and so is Paul Manafort”
Feb 27, 201946:08
Episode 1: "Politics is a Contact Sport"
Feb 17, 201950:15