The Second Half Podcast
By Tom Powell
This is my weekly cost-free therapy session, so sit back and allow me to rant for a moment.
The Second Half Podcast Sep 30, 2022
Ep 229: More Trump allies indicted, 1 in 5 Republicans vote against Trump, gag order hearing, Kari Lake's attempts are done, TN arms teachers, man on fire, Ukraine aid bill, Bears new stadium.
Ep 229: More Trump allies indicted, 1 in 5 Republicans vote against Trump, gag order hearing, Kari Lake's attempts are done, TN arms teachers, man on fire, Ukraine aid bill, Bears new stadium.
Ep 228: The GOP keeps underestimating ROE, Trump's fake bond, jury tampering in NY, Boebert overserved, FISA killed, impeachment DOA, new speaker same fate, no rapture, cost of a stamp goes up.
Ep 228: The GOP keeps underestimating ROE, Trump's fake bond, jury tampering in NY, Boebert overserved, FISA killed, impeachment DOA, new speaker same fate, no rapture, cost of a stamp goes up.
Ep 227: The real 2-tier justice system, Cannon denies motion to dismiss, hush money trial date set, gag order issued, Boebert's clot, Dems flip AL state seat, MyPillow out, Baltimore bridge, & more.
Ep 227: The real 2-tier justice system, Cannon denies motion to dismiss, hush money trial date set, gag order issued, Boebert's clot, Dems flip AL state seat, MyPillow out, Baltimore bridge, & more.
Ep 226: Personal life updates.
Ep 226: Personal life updates.
Ep 225: Trump threatens our allies, Donnie's 1st criminal case set to begin, Dems win again, House impeaches Mayorkas, Senate passes aid bill, another shooting, rock HOF nominees, SB recap.
Ep 225: Trump threatens our allies, Donnie's 1st criminal case set to begin, Dems win again, House impeaches Mayorkas, Senate passes aid bill, another shooting, rock HOF nominees, SB recap.
Ep 224: No Presidential immunity, impeachment failure, no porn in OK, Haley loses to nobody, Biden wins in landslide, shooter's mom convicted, we lost our dear Bonnie, & the Super Bowl.
Ep 224: No Presidential immunity, impeachment failure, no porn in OK, Haley loses to nobody, Biden wins in landslide, shooter's mom convicted, we lost our dear Bonnie, & the Super Bowl.
Ep 223: MAGA violence rears it's head again, Trump tries to kill border deal, 83.3mil reasons to shut up, free-flowing WH drugs, head of AZ GOP is insane, Cannabis sales jump in Jan, SB pick, & more.
Ep 223: MAGA violence rears it's head again, Trump tries to kill border deal, 83.3mil reasons to shut up, free-flowing WH drugs, head of AZ GOP is insane, Cannabis sales jump in Jan, SB pick, & more.
Ep 222: Republicans kiss the ring, NH primary breakdown, SCOTUS sides w/ Biden, Washington gets it right, SI is done, DOW hits record high, Applebee's sells out, NFL picks.
Ep 222: Republicans kiss the ring, NH primary breakdown, SCOTUS sides w/ Biden, Washington gets it right, SI is done, DOW hits record high, Applebee's sells out, NFL picks.
Ep 221: Iowa caucus results, Haley says insane stuff, Donnie's court problems, debates cancelled, Carson shows his cultism, GOP rep wants sex w/ cousin, fed has positive outlook, and NFL playoff picks
Ep 221: Iowa caucus results, Haley says insane stuff, Donnie's court problems, debates cancelled, Carson shows his cultism, GOP rep wants sex w/ cousin, fed has positive outlook, and NFL playoff picks
Ep 220: Trump the dictator, courtroom rant, Scalise's hypocrisy, FL GOP out, LaPierre gone, shutdown deal struck, strong jobs year, hottest year on record, pauper's grave found, playoff picks.
Ep 220: Trump the dictator, courtroom rant, Scalise's hypocrisy, FL GOP out, LaPierre gone, shutdown deal struck, strong jobs year, hottest year on record, pauper's grave found, playoff picks.
Ep 219: Epstein's list revealed, Trump made millions off foreign entities, Trump appeals, Gen Alpha largest ever, Gypsy Rose is free, Mickey hits public domain, & NFL picks.
Ep 219: Epstein's list revealed, Trump made millions off foreign entities, Trump appeals, Gen Alpha largest ever, Gypsy Rose is free, Mickey hits public domain, & NFL picks.
Ep 218: Blanket marijuana pardons, Jack Smith's witness list, Trump's ballot issues, where is Melania, the $13k Disney mixup, robots attack, Bezos blows millions, NFL HOF finalists & picks.
Ep 218: Blanket marijuana pardons, Jack Smith's witness list, Trump's ballot issues, where is Melania, the $13k Disney mixup, robots attack, Bezos blows millions, NFL HOF finalists & picks.
Ep 217: MAGA is a disease, Trump banned in CO, Vivek sucks Trump's nuts again, Giuliani owes a lot, GOP has nothing on Joe, fewer holiday bonuses, US Steel, the Red Sea, & Iceland
Ep 217: MAGA is a disease, Trump banned in CO, Vivek sucks Trump's nuts again, Giuliani owes a lot, GOP has nothing on Joe, fewer holiday bonuses, US Steel, the Red Sea, & Iceland
Ep 216: Congress is broken, impeachment inquiry w/ no crime, christo-fascism takes hold, FL 1st lady encourages voter fraud, Trump blames judges for his own actions, defiant Hunter, DOW record high.
Ep 216: Congress is broken, impeachment inquiry w/ no crime, christo-fascism takes hold, FL 1st lady encourages voter fraud, Trump blames judges for his own actions, defiant Hunter, DOW record high.
Ep 215: The Speaker of the House is aiding domestic terrorists, McCarthy sticks it to the GOP, Santos is finally out, minimum wage hikes across the country, Lear & O'Connor die, and my NFL picks.
Ep 215: The Speaker of the House is aiding domestic terrorists, McCarthy sticks it to the GOP, Santos is finally out, minimum wage hikes across the country, Lear & O'Connor die, and my NFL picks.
Ep 214: Hunter calls the GOP's bluff, Moms For Threesomes, the Trump kids need money, Rittenhosue is broke, Kissinger is finally dead, the world lost a great one, GOP jumps to conclusions, & NFL picks
Ep 214: Hunter calls the GOP's bluff, Moms For Threesomes, the Trump kids need money, Rittenhosue is broke, Kissinger is finally dead, the world lost a great one, GOP jumps to conclusions, & NFL picks
Ep 213: The Thanksgiving week NFL picks sure to go wrong.
Ep 213: The Thanksgiving week NFL picks sure to go wrong.
Ep 212: SCOTUS' "ethics", welcome to GOP fight club, MTG fails again, Scott out, Adams under investigation, scary stuff in Iceland, big tours, & NFL picks.
Ep 212: SCOTUS' "ethics", welcome to GOP fight club, MTG fails again, Scott out, Adams under investigation, scary stuff in Iceland, big tours, & NFL picks.
Ep 211: Dems win big, the Trumps testify, the new Speaker's porn habits, AL mayor commits suicide, classic rock legends go on tour, & NFL picks.
Ep 211: Dems win big, the Trumps testify, the new Speaker's porn habits, AL mayor commits suicide, classic rock legends go on tour, & NFL picks.
Ep 210: American Academy should scare the shit out of you, Tubberville pisses off his own, Ivanka to testify, Pence is out, MTG is pissed, MAGA cultist going to prison, we lost a Friend, & NFL picks
Ep 210: American Academy should scare the shit out of you, Tubberville pisses off his own, Ivanka to testify, Pence is out, MTG is pissed, MAGA cultist going to prison, we lost a Friend, & NFL picks
Ep 209: An insurrectionist wields the People's gavel, defendants are flippin like pancakes, Arkansas is focused on the important stuff, another mass shooting, don't say gay goes to prison, & NFL picks
Ep 209: An insurrectionist wields the People's gavel, defendants are flippin like pancakes, Arkansas is focused on the important stuff, another mass shooting, don't' say gay goes to prison, & NFL picks
Ep 208: The Kraken has cracked, Donnie has been gagged, the GOP is in chaos, this week's "insurrection", mangled goat parts, an horrendous hate crime, the GOAT retires, & my NFL picks.
Ep 208: The Kraken has cracked, Donnie has been gagged, the GOP is in chaos, this week's "insurrection", mangled goat parts, an horrendous hate crime, the GOAT retires, & my NFL picks.
Ep 207: Religion is the problem, Trump shares secrets, GOP in disarray, Santos charged, living the lord's way, Russell found guilty, BK's new side, Reverend Tom, NFL picks.
Ep 207: Religion is the problem, Trump shares secrets, GOP in disarray, Santos charged, living the lord's way, Russell found guilty, BK's new side, Reverend Tom, NFL picks.
Ep 205: Trump Org ordered to dissolve in NY, the GOP can't reach consensus to keep the government open, Biden becomes 1st POTUS to stand on picket line while Trump visits non-union shop, & NFL picks.
Ep 205: Trump Org ordered to dissolve in NY, the GOP can't reach consensus to keep the government open, Biden becomes 1st POTUS to stand on picket line while Trump visits non-union shop, & NFL picks.
Ep 204: The GOP doesn't care about the American people, Tarrio sentenced, Wood flips, Pelosi running again, AL map rejected again, Chicago problems, tripod strikes again, RIP Jimmy.
Ep 204: The GOP doesn't care about the American people. Tarrio sentenced, Wood flips, Pelosi running again, AL map rejected again, Chicago problems, tripod strikes again, RIP Jimmy.
Ep 203: Sorry for unloading on you guys.
Ep 202: Time for Boomers to stand down, trial dates have been set, Giuliani is fucked, TN is back on their bullshit, another rash of shootings in America, my NFL pre-season picks.
Ep 202: Time for Boomers to stand down, trial dates have been set, Giuliani is fucked, TN is back on their bullshit, another rash of shootings in America, my NFL pre-season picks.
Ep 201: Trump is processed in GA, the co-conspirators surrender, a Trump employee flips. the 1st Republican debate was underwhelming, FL strikes again, & St Joe's is fuckin up fast.
Ep 201: Trump is processed in GA, the co-conspirators surrender, a Trump employee flips. the 1st Republican debate was underwhelming, FL strikes again, & St Joe's is fuckin up fast.
Ep 200: RICO charges in GA, a bad '24 calendar, a Trumper gets taken out by the FBI, fascists remove elected officials, issue 1 defeated, and some personal stories.
Ep 200: RICO charges in GA, a bad '24 calendar, a Trumper gets taken out by the FBI, fascists remove elected officials, issue 1 defeated, and some personal stories.
Ep 199: Trump indicted over Jan 6, More docs indictments, Rudy admits he lied, Mitch glitches, FL being FL, Aliens among us, Vaca wrap up, and the Days Between
Ep 199: Trump indicted over Jan 6, More docs indictments, Rudy admits he lied, Mitch glitches, FL being FL, Aliens among us, Vaca wrap up, and the Days Between
Ep 198: Trump's been told he's a target, GA SCOTUS denies Trump's bid, MI fake electors indicted, Aldean steers into the racist skid, & I'm off to Mexico.
Ep 198: Trump's been told he's a target, GA SCOTUS denies Trump's bid, MI fake electors indicted, Aldean steers into the racist skid, & I'm off to Mexico.
Ep 197: The ignorance of the modern communist, what I learned this week, Jack Smith has the tapes, SCOTUS does good & bad, and much more.
Ep 197: The ignorance of the modern communist, what I learned this week, Jack Smith has the tapes, SCOTUS does good & bad, and much more.
Ep 196: Trump's trial date is set, Hunter gets a plea deal, Duhram is a nothingburger, the girls are fighting in MAGA world, Schiff censured, Republicans want to marry kids, and the missing sub.
Ep 196: Trump's trial date is set, Hunter gets a plea deal, Duhram is a nothingburger, the girls are fighting in MAGA world, Schiff censured, Republicans want to marry kids, and the missing sub.
Ep 195: Trump federally indicted, GOP can't find the tapes, SCOTUS justices delay financial reports, two great SCOTUS rulings, Pat Robertson finally dies, and the Unabomber ends his own life in prison
Ep 195: Trump federally indicted, GOP can't find the tapes, SCOTUS justices delay financial reports, two great SCOTUS rulings, Pat Robertson finally dies, and the Unabomber ends his own life in prison
Ep 194: Lordy there are tapes, debt crisis averted, Lord Farquaad announces, FL’s Let Them Die bill, Paxton impeached, Boebert has trouble at home, IA is squeezing parents, & RIP Michelle.
Ep 194: Lordy there are tapes, debt crisis averted, Lord Farquaad announces, FL’s Let Them Die bill, Paxton impeached, Boebert has trouble at home, IA is squeezing parents, & RIP Michelle.
Ep 193; The GOP is playing chicken w/ our economy, I support Gaetz & AOC, Florida is off the chain, Uber's list of most left items, the Rock HOF gets it wrong again, and happy Cinco de Mayo.
Ep 193; The GOP is playing chicken w/ our economy, I support Gaetz & AOC, Florida is off the chain, Uber's list of most left items, the Rock HOF gets it wrong again, and happy Cinco de Mayo.
Ep 192: Biden announces run, Carlson is out, Disney sues DeSantis, Gorsuch fails to report, Montana silences the only trans voice, the witch is dead, Belafonte & Springer pass, & the NFL draft is here
Ep 192: Biden announces run, Carlson is out, Disney sues DeSantis, Gorsuch fails to report, Montana silences the only trans voice, the witch is dead, Belafonte & Springer pass, & the NFL draft is here
Ep 191: Fuck the Proud Boys, the GOP is playin the long game, Florida is in the kidnapping business, the GOP wants lives babies so they can fuck them B4 sending them to work, TikTok is back on it's BS
Ep 191: Fuck the Proud Boys, the GOP is playing the long game, Florida is in the kidnapping business, the GOP wants lives babies so they can fuck them B4 sending them to work, TikTok is back on it's BS
Ep 190: Clarence Thomas needs to resign, AZ Supreme Court says church can cover up crimes, case against Kyle proceeds, MO republican supports marrying children, tax filing deadline is here.
Ep 190; Clarence Thomas needs to resign, AZ Supreme Court says church can cover up crimes, case against Kyle proceeds, MO republican supports marrying children, tax filing deadline is here.
Ep 189: Trump is finally indicted, TN is falling apart, FL has gone insane, the Parent's Bill Of Rights, Alex Jones transfers millions to family, extremism loses in WI, local elections, & Happy Easter
Ep 189: Trump is finally indicted, TN is falling apart, FL has gone insane, the Parent's Bill Of Rights, Alex Jones transfers millions to family, extremism loses in WI, local elections, & Happy Easter
Ep 188: Florida is a fascist state, low-info, easily manipulated voters are our biggest problem, TikTok might get banned soon, celebrate St Patrick's Day responsibly, and welcome back, everyone.
Ep 188: Florida is a fascist state, low-info, easily manipulated voters are our biggest problem, TikTok might get banned soon, celebrate St Patrick's Day responsibly, and welcome back, everyone.
Ep 187: It's time the elder politicians step aside, the Ohio train derailment, UFOs in the skies, a Super Bowl recap, and my impending vacation.
Ep 187: It's time the elder politicians step aside, the Ohio train derailment, UFOs in the skies, a Super Bowl recap, and my impending vacation.
Ep 186: The GOP's war on Social Security, Boebert shows her ignorance again, the price of a stamp goes up, Valentine's Day is upon us, and my Super Bowl prediction.
Ep 186: The GOP's war on Social Security, Boebert shows her ignorance again, the price of a stamp goes up, Valentine's Day is upon us, and my Super Bowl prediction.
Ep 185: Let's discus the debt ceiling, failed GOP candidate shoots homes of local democrats, Trump uses "she loved it" defense, republicans seek to add a 23% sales tax on everything, & my NFL picks.
Ep 185: Let's discus the debt ceiling, failed GOP candidate shoots homes of local democrats, Trump uses "she loved it" defense, republicans seek to add a 23% sales tax on everything, & my NFL picks.
Eep 184: Biden has classified doc too, McCarthy finally becomes Speaker, Bannon pushes fascism worldwide, a pedophile finally dies, Porter announces, IL is high, & the playoffs start!
Eep 184: Biden has classified doc too, McCarthy finally becomes Speaker, Bannon pushes fascism worldwide, a pedophile finally dies, Porter announces, IL is high, & the playoffs start!
Ep 183: Welcome to the new year, and the shit show that is a Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Ep 183: Welcome to the new year, and the shit show that is a Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Ep 182: Merry Christmas
Ep 182: Merry Christmas
Ep 181: The House republicans have no plan, Trump Org found guilty, Ivanka keeps distancing herself, Alex Jones files bankruptcy, a bad prisoner swap, Dems win GA, & the rail strike was stopped.
Ep 181: The House republicans have no plan, Trump Org found guilty, Ivanka keeps distancing herself, Alex Jones files bankruptcy, a bad prisoner swap, Dems win GA, & the rail strike was stopped.
Ep 180: My week 12 NFL picks sure to go wrong.
Ep 180: My week 12 NFL picks sure to go wrong.
Ep 179: Trump announce, Pelosi steps aside, Pence defies, Brooks is sentenced, and Dems hang on.
Ep 179: Trump announce, Pelosi steps aside, Pence defies, Brooks is sentenced, and Dems hang on.