We took some time off for the holidays and to get Covid, but now we’re BACK for year 3 of 2020. And to help us celebrate our return, we have a very special guest, Carissa Byrne Hessick (@cbhessick), law professor at University of North Carolina. We’ll chat plea bargains, January 6th, and Elizabeth Holmes. Then, Lila and Brent take on the problem(s) with the administration’s covid response, and the insanity of making teacher’s unions the bad guys. Don’t miss this supersized episode!
11/22/21 - You Should Run For Office [w/ guest Amanda Litman]
Amanda Litman (@amandalitman) from Run For Something joins us to talk about elections, and how YOU can become a candidate. Plus, we’ll dig back into inflation and tell you specifically why Joe Manchin needs to get a freaking grip. We’ve got all that, plus an in-depth look at how Jimmy Carter’s sweaters caused Kevin McCarthy to be an asshole. Don’t miss it!
11/15/21 - Mayo Pete
Due to some post-Lila birthday party fatigue, we’ve got a totally different podcast for you this week! As promised on twitter, we deliver a lengthy review of Mayor Pete (a review of both the film, and the human). Lila digs into why he’s not such a wildly “different” candidate after all, and Brent plays armchair psychiatrist to explain his lack of human emotion. Check it out!
11/8/21 - The Congressional MLM Caucus (w/guest Laura Packard)
What a blast we had chatting with healthcare activist and Executive Director of Health Care Voter, Laura Packard! We discuss what’s left in the Build Back Better bill, and what Democrats can do to move the ball forward on healthcare in the wake of this week’s election results in Virginia, and leading into next year’s midterms. It’s a fun and substantive conversation, so don’t miss it!
11/1/21 - When Dad Bods Take Europe
10/11/21 - Invented Problems
Well friends, this week we’ve got two of everyone’s favorite topics: The debt ceiling and the jobs reports. Think you can’t make those topics funny? Well, you might be right, but we sure tried! Plus we’ll give you the latest on infrastructure. Hint: it’s still crumbling. All this, plus the return of SINKHOLE RADIO.
10/4/21 - Almost A Real Infrastructure Week
Well friends, it was DEFINITELY infrastructure week, but surprise…still no bills to show for it. However, what we do have to show for it is perhaps even more exciting: a cohesive Congressional Progressive Caucus that has finally realized that it has some power. We’ll take a deep dive into what happened this week, plus an overview of how we got here. It’s one you won’t want to miss!
8/16/21 - Scream Into The California Void
First thing’s first: BUY LILA’S BOOK, ‘Some Kids Left Behind,’ anywhere you’re getting your books these days. Now that we’ve covered that…we’re back with a rant-filled, thrill-ride of an episode! First, we’ll tell you all of the reasons to vote “No” on the Newsom recall, and why not one of those reasons has anything to do with Dianne Feinstein. Plus, we’ll chat infrastructure (surprise!), Cuomo, exciting census data, Afghanistan and more! Don’t miss it.