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Each week, your hosts--public radio veteran Stephan Cox, political science PhD candidate Chad Levinson, and Democratic strategist David Gershwin--unpack the week in politics and attempt to drill down through the chatter and into something that quite possibly resembles the truth. Born during the 16-month long national nightmare that is the 2016 Presidential election, the show continues to evolve, examining greater and deeper themes and threads across the political and cultural landscape. Step ...
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This week, we're joined by legal advisor (and My Liberal Pals member) Tabitha Chapman for a discussion about what special counsel Robert Mueller's indictments may mean.Then we discuss the alleged terrorist attack in New York, as well as Trump's somewhat predictable reaction to it.Stephan Cox, Chad Levinson, David Gershwin
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Flake Is Woke, the GOP Is Taxing, and Trump and Kelly Blow the Dog Whistle on a Gold Star Widow
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Stephan, Chad, and David talk about Jeff Flake's oratorial moment and what it amounts to, and they opine on the future of the modern GOP in the era of Trump. Then a discussion on tax reform, and a related prediction about Trump's political expiration date.And finally, a discussion about Trump's ongoing feud with a gold star widow, and how chief of …
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TOTB will be on vacation until October 20th. Talk at you then!Help out Puerto Rico: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/can-help-hurricane-victims-puerto-rico/Stephan Cox, Chad Levinson, David Gershwin
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Stephan, Chad, and David deal with the breaking news that Senator John McCain may quite possibly have killed Graham-Cassidy, the latest (and please for the love of god final) attempt by the Republicans to repeal the ACA.Then they talk about the dotard-in-Chief's appearance at the UN General Assembly, and how David really likes the word "bellicosity…
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Stephan, David and Chad talk about the upsides and downsides of Trump's continuing dealmaking with Schumer and Pelosi, both for the Democrats and for the Republicans. And they discuss the MAGA meltdown. In the second half, it's all about Hillary Clinton's book tour, and how the 2016 election looks from the vantage of 2017.…
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