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Episodes 35
- Sep 15, 2026 · 18 minDemocratic momentum grows, but the map still favors RepublicansThe episode separates a real shift in national opinion from the electoral structures and uncertainties that could still preserve Republican power.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 14 minKlobuchar frames Minnesota governor race as a trust testThe conversation connects Klobuchar’s campaign to broader fights over accountability, immigration policy, outside money, and public confidence in government.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 27 minRepublicans trade economic answers for culture-war spectacleThe episode examines how Republican messaging addresses voters through promises, nationalism and fear while leaving rising costs and unaffordable health care unresolved.
- Sep 10, 2026 · 21 minTrump’s $5,000 promise tests campaign economics and Democratic strategyThe episode connects an implausible Republican campaign promise to a broader debate over coalition-building, criticism, and control of the Senate.
- Sep 9, 2026 · 22 minHosts challenge Trump’s 9/11 rescue storyThe episode examines how unsupported personal claims, political crypto ventures, and performative branding shape public trust and accountability.
- Sep 9, 2026 · 22 minTrump’s Convention Strategy Collides With Ratings and Accountability RisksThe episode connects a potentially ineffective Republican convention to wider concerns about political accountability, crypto influence, and pressure on independent media.
- Sep 5, 2026 · 26 minMAGA game exposes the politics of deportation and provocationThe episode connects spectacle-driven politics to the human costs of immigration enforcement, while testing how institutions and media respond to political dysfunction.
- Sep 3, 2026 · 21 minTrump’s Paxton mockery exposes Republican fault linesThe episode connects Trump’s treatment of Ken Paxton to broader questions about Republican loyalty, credibility, and political realignment.
- Sep 2, 2026 · 18 minTrump’s midterm strategy collides with Republican frustrationThe episode connects electoral anxiety, apocalyptic rhetoric, and culture-war spectacle to a Republican coalition struggling to show concrete results.
- Sep 1, 2026 · 21 minTrump’s public-land politics put the West’s identity at stakeThe episode examines whether treating national parks, wild horses, and other public responsibilities as political assets could reshape Western politics and public trust.
- Aug 29, 2026 · 23 minPolitical power collides with AI, corporate money and surveillanceThe episode connects viral synthetic media and political spectacle to harder questions about corporate influence, foreign policy and government tracking.
- Aug 26, 2026 · 26 minTrump’s political strategy fuels Republican anxietyThe episode connects Trump’s Canada fight, self-promotion, and planned convention to growing concerns about Republican midterm prospects.