5/16/22 - Stupidity Week

What a week! Californians got their primary ballots, Pennsylvania is about to nominate a total nutbag, the White House did some Trumpian gaslighting, and in a move that anyone with a brain could have seen coming…Conor Lamb is going to get slaughtered in his senate primary. Don’t miss it!

5/9/22 - Governing With Imagination

We’re back! And we are now officially an entire podcast of people who have had Covid and are suffering symptoms of long Covid. But trust us, there’s no brain fog in this episode. This one’s a real banger. Obviously, we’ll cover the SCOTUS Roe leak. But more importantly, we’ll tell you what you can do to unshackle yourselves from reality like the GOP, and live your best, ungovernable life. Don’t miss it!

4/4/22 - GOP Obsessions

If there’s one thing we love on this podcast, it’s JUICY SCANDALS. And boy oh boy, these last few weeks have been full of ‘em! We’ve got the Trump call log gap! The wife of Clarence Thomas attempting to overturn an election! Madison Cawthorn’s cocaine-fueled GOP orgies! Trump supposedly making a hole in one! The New Democrat Coalition claiming they’re capable of passing bills! It’s more scandal than you can handle!

3/7/22 - Don't Say BBB (w/Dakota Hall from Alliance For Youth Action)

Dakota Hall, Executive Director of Alliance for Youth Action, joins us to talk about the youth vote, the State of the Union address, and to inform us (much to our horror) that children born in the year of our lord 2010 are almost teenagers. So…that’s a lot to think about, friends. A LOT TO THINK ABOUT. It’s a great episode and we think you’re really going to love it!

3/1/22 - LA Needs A Mayor (w/Guest Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of BISC)

We’re back! And we’ve watched Love is Blind and have thoughts to share. Plus, maybe WWIII is happening? Ugg. But also…elections are happening! So we’ll fill you in on all the news you may have missed on the LA Mayor’s race, and the Texas primary which is happening…Today! Plus, we’ve got an awesome interview with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo from the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center to talk about one of our favorite subjects…PROPS! Don’t miss it!

1/24/22 - Call and Let Us Know [w/ guest Gaby Goldstein of Sister District]

We hope you had your Margarita and Kickboxing class, because this podcast is epic. First, Gaby Goldstein (@gaby_goldstein) of Sister District joins us to chat about the mid-terms and the importance of down-ballot races. Plus, we’ll give you all the lowlights of the 2 hour Biden presser. Toplines are: everything is going better than anyone could have expected, so that’s great to hear! Plus we’ve got stories about monkey queens and human litter boxes, because…of course we do. Don’t miss it!

1/10/22 - Thanks, Teachers! (w/Guest Carissa Byrne Hessick)

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!