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Eight Ball McGee

Eight Ball McGee

Some good news — finally! Judge Merchan refuses to overturn Donald Trump’s criminal conviction. ABC News’s capitulaiton is chilling. SLAPP defamation lawsuits are a pernicious threat to free speech. Donald makes good on threat to sue the Des Moines...
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Everything Is Fraught With Peril

Another fun and freewheeling Thursday episode. The conga-line of capitulation. Zuckerberg gives $1 million to Donald’s inauguration fund. How Christopher Wray may have stopped Kash Patel from taking over on day one. The Supreme Court conservatives aren’t...
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Donna Halper

Media historian Donna Halper is back. You might know her from her many visits to our Wednesday podcasts, as well as from her blog — dhalperblog.blogspot.com. She’s one of my dearest friends and an expert when it comes to the inner workings of the American...
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Steady As She Goes

We discuss the perils of institutionalism and the “steady as she goes” tradition in Democratic politics. Bringing a banana to a knife fight. We need to stop worrying about how Donald and the Republicans will react. Sam Alito tells Donald “no”...
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No Acceptable Kissing Surface

The assassination of the United Healthcare CEO. Blue Cross places limits on anesthesia. The public option. Joe and Mika apologize for “flippant” remarks by David Frum. What’s happening to MSNBC? Should President Biden issue preemptive pardons for...
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Driftglass and Blue Gal

After six years, Driftglass and Blue Gal from the Professional Left podcast return to the show! We covered just about everything from the campaign season and the election to the news media coverage to the both-siderism to “no fair remembering stuff” and the...