Politics Explained

I fun, playful jaunt at the expense of a really strange NRA exec. Stay till the end for a new project announcement,

I talk the current state of GOP tax reform as we heading into thanksgiving week.

I talk about the talk surrounding HRC's new book "What Happened?". Was Clinton a bad candidate? Should she fade into the background? Most scholars suggest probably not.

Ian opines on PolPar

More on DACA. Congress has some work to get done and fast.

Trump want DACA gone. Kinda.

Trump Tweets and understanding if Trump is act vpy hurting the GOP on issue ownership.

Trump calls for Unity and the nation enters a national discussion on Tax Reform

We go deeper into Trump approval survey data. We also debunk Houstins Highway Shark.

Trump Tweets, Political Trivia, and approval numbers are in.

Trump Tweets Explained (TTE) and more light on the pardoning of Joe Arpaio.

In which Trump pardons a racist and there is (thankfully) universal dislike of that decision.

Trump Tweets Explained and does jury duty make you a better American?

Listener call ins. Trump has boring Tweets. Same old same old. New data reveals an odd part of the population worth discussing.

Recap of Trump's rally in Phoenix along with some editorial and talk on sharing political stories on social media.

In which Ian discusses Bannon's Exit and the intersection between ideology and social media followers.

In which you all should listen to me while looking directly into the solar eclipse. But only when safe. Be safe out there folks.

In which Ian and Mitt Romney tag team condemn Trump's response to recent events.

Honestly this episode is boring. We talk Trump Tweets as always then swing over to a discussion of national Debt. Snoozefest.

In which Ian lays out the flawed logic of whataboutism and describes how Baltimore is responding to Charlottesville Alt-Right Violence.

In which Ian takes us to science and survey town to help explain alt-right, GOP primaries, and anti-intellectialism.

Today we talk hate, voter fraud, and editorialize a bit.

In which Ian struggles to discuss the gate and violence in Charlottesville Virginia. Take care of each other.

In which Trump uses a meeting on the Opioid Crisis to threaten North Korea with end times style retaliation. Reminder, Trump is on vacation during all this.

In which Ian talks about state media and Taxes. I promise it's less impressive than it sounds.

In which Ian dumps on Trump for one thing and then explains why you should not dump on Trump for another different thing.

In which Ian summons The best news of the whole week for your enjoyment. Remember to download anchor to call in and discuss!!!

In which Trump goes to Huntington to meet my podcasting idols. Also to hear "lock her up" chants.

In which Ian finds political polarization rampant on an IMDB page. Thanks 2017!

In which Ian lays down the law on the Constitution and other Washington happenings.

In which Ian discusses who knew/wrote/talked about bad and secret things in Politics over the last year. Oh boy!!!

Trump Tweets Explained: July 30th • Previous R/D ratios in senate? • Senate Has Seen Both Close and Filibuster Proof Majorities • Favorite and Call In!!! • Some Sources Of Insight! • Trump's Wall is Unpopular, But Has Some Funds

In which Ian relives the most insane week in political news he can remember....But kinda wishes that he didn't.

In which Ian wears an extra pair of undies to bring you all the crazy dripping political news from the Senate's vote-o-rama and Scaramucci's New Yorker Interview. Let's do this.

In which Ian talks on healthcare, public opinion, and WH feuds.

In which Ian wanted to sleep in this morning but the President wouldn't let him.

In which Ian talks of boy scouts and non-existent healthcare bills.

In which audio quality varies but the quality of content remains stalwart.

In which Ian starts excited about the day and then ends an empty husk of a reporter.

In which Ian says goodbye to a beloved American meme and says hello to a Twitter stalker.

In which Ian grapples with the potential loss of a Washington giant.

In which Ian wonders how going to lunch with GOP representatives will make Trump more policy savvy. Osmosis?

In which Ian beats the dead horse of the healthcare debate.

In which Ian breaks from the news to talk about how your brain processes political news. Freaky.

In which Ian whispers into the ear of the Mother Of Dragons as she takes the Iron Throne of Westeros.

In which Ian waits by his computer for the new Senate healthcare bill to be released only to realize nothing changed.

In which Ian becomes confused by the excuse that Trump Jr. mishandled the Russia meeting because he is a political novice.

In which Ian pokes and prods at a story involving very bad things for Trump Jr. and American Democracy.

In which Ian must move heaven and earth to decipher the meaning of Trump's recent Twitter activity.

In which Ian illuminates the debate surrounding Voter Fraud in the USA.