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A Strike and a Shutdown



This podcast is sponsored in part by EPIC-MRA Opinion Research Michigan’s economy is staring down the business end of a double-barrelled shotgun: the UAW strike which is causing huge losses for the state’s signature industry, and a looming shutdown of the federal government. We take a deep dive into the political and economic impact on … Continue reading A Strike and a Shutdown


Elections Optional – The GOP vs. Democracy



A foundation of our democratic system is that we elect the people who run our governments. But there’s an ominous trend developing in Republican-run states: elections only count when they win. We be focus on examples of this growing menace to the world’s oldest democratic government. The worst example (out of so many): Wisconsin. The … Continue reading Elections Optional – The GOP vs. Democracy


Who’s Flipping Now? (Guest: Stuart Stevens)



This podcast is sponsored in part by EPIC-MRA Opinion Research The bargaining between the prosecutors and various Trump-related defendants is ratcheting up, even as Trump’s numbers in the GOP nomination race also are moving up. But will Donald Trump even appear on the ballot if there’s a Republican presidential primary in Michigan? That question is … Continue reading Who’s Flipping Now? (Guest: Stuart Stevens)


Michigan Trifecta, Part II (Guest: Sen. Mallory McMorrow)



This week’s podcast is underwritten in part by EPIC-MRA While assorted Republicans are getting booked, arraigned, found liable for slander and generally spending millions on defense attorneys, Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer are talking about “what’s next.” For Biden – what’s next is a battle with pharmaceutical companies over prices; for Whitmer – an ambitious … Continue reading Michigan Trifecta, Part II (Guest: Sen. Mallory McMorrow)


Mug Shots Week (Guest: Rep. Julie Brixie)



The battle for 2nd place in the Republican presidential campaign gets launched … with nobody winning. While the GOP’s Wannabe Eight gathered in Milwaukee, the Defendant in Chief appeared in two new prime time specials, “Live at the Fulton County Booking” and “Conversations with a Fired Talk Show Host on a Failing Website.” Also this … Continue reading Mug Shots Week (Guest: Rep. Julie Brixie)


Arraignment Night in Georgia (Guest – Pollster Bernie Porn)



In December 2020, Rudy Giuliani brought his Big Lie circus to the Michigan House Oversight Committee in a session that was quickly mocked on Saturday Night Live. That appearance and what he said is part of the 19-defendant criminal racketeering indictment issued in Georgia, part of a major Michigan presence in the latest criminal proceeding … Continue reading Arraignment Night in Georgia (Guest – Pollster Bernie Porn)


Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty (Guest: Jonathan Oosting)



Not guilty, not guilty, not guilty, not guilty: it’s being said so much by Republicans these days, it might have to be included in the platform of the onetime “law and order” party. We update the status of various investigations and pre-trial activities of the once Grand Old Party.with Bridge Michigan reporter Jonathan Oosting who … Continue reading Not Guilty Not Guilty Not Guilty (Guest: Jonathan Oosting)


Crackpot Lawyers (Guest: Rick Wilson)



This has been a very very very very very bad week for Donald Trump … and Matt DePerno … and former Representative Daire Rendon … and the Michigan Republican Party.  Spoiler alert: it’s another week of our true-crime podcast. But for six state House Democrats who were targeted for recall It was a pretty good … Continue reading Crackpot Lawyers (Guest: Rick Wilson)


X – The Podcast



We’re on indictment watch again this week. By the time you are listening to us, Donald Trump could be completing his 2023 “indictment hat trick”, this time for his leadership of efforts to steal the 2020 election. In addition to his two already issued criminal indictments, he’s also facing a court date in the continuation … Continue reading X – The Podcast


Indictments Week (Guest: Clara Hendrickson)



What a week: Donald Trump on the cusp of another criminal indictment – if you’re keeping score, it would be his third… 16 of the more prominent names in the Michigan Republican Party are indicted for the Fake Electors plot… And Marjorie Taylor Greene appears in a Biden campaign commercial – supporting his record of … Continue reading Indictments Week (Guest: Clara Hendrickson)