Episodes

  • Episode 92: Democrats Exhale

    Episode 92: Democrats Exhale
    Jul 24 2024
    But of course we saw this coming! A month of insane twists brings us the one Democrats needed and few of us expected. Now, the race is between an old convicted felon and a young prosecutor. Popcorn please. In Ask Anthony Anything, explaining Kamala is brat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Episode 91: Looking for Silver Linings

    Episode 91: Looking for Silver Linings
    Jul 17 2024
    Anthony looks at a busy and consequential week in America. It seems like a lot has changed, but has it? An assassination attempt may not succeed in cooling our national rhetoric. A judge's ruling won't end the stolen documents case. A veep pick just confirms what we already knew about how Donald Trump thinks. If you are feeling exasperated, this might not cheer you up but we try to find some glimmers of hope in the ashen landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Episode 90: The Conundrum for Democrats

    Episode 90: The Conundrum for Democrats
    Jul 10 2024
    Lets first dispense with the obvious : Joe Biden has been old for a long time. But suddenly over the course of a trainwreck of a debate, many Democrats and reporters were ready to do what polls show Americans had done a while ago - add the word “too”. It’s 120 days before the election and there is a national consensus - Joe Biden is too old. But what about that other universal point of agreement that Democrats share that Trump must be defeated? This week Anthony is joined by a former member of Congress and party insider, Michael Capuano of Massachusetts. Mike was a part of House leadership under Nancy Pelosi and shares a thing or two about the conversations taking place among Democratic office holders and apparatchiks today. Is there a safe option for Democrats? Spoiler alert : no! In Ask Anthony Anything, what did the elections in the UK and France mean? Anthony finds a local hook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Episode 89: SCOTUS Makes an Ominous July 4th

    Episode 89: SCOTUS Makes an Ominous July 4th
    Jul 3 2024
    Anthony is usually not one for hyperbole, but is this the worst Supreme Court decision in history or what? His hair isn't on fire or anything, but even a cool, level headed look at the breath of the Presidential immunity that now exists, is enough to make us all sweat. He breaks it down and tries to find tiny silver linings. In Ask Anthony Anything, a modest proposal for a Biden comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Episode 88: Other People’s Debate Advice

    Episode 88: Other People’s Debate Advice
    Jun 26 2024
    Is anyone not giving public debate advice to Trump and Biden? Has everyone already figured out what they need to do and what they need to avoid? Anthony takes a look at what the partisans are telling their candidate to do in tomorrow’s debate and has some help in sorting out what will work and what won’t. He is joined by Charlie King, friend of the pod and former Executive Director of the New York State Democratic party and candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General. The two old hands look at what David Corn of Mother Jones and the editorial board of the New York Post are suggesting their respective candidates say on stage in Atlanta. In Ask Anthony Anything, Anthony finds himself in uncomfortable agreement with the Speaker of the House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Episode 87: Biden Wins at the Pump?

    Episode 87: Biden Wins at the Pump?
    Jun 19 2024
    If there is one economic data point that every president fears it is the price of gas. But like a political Rorschach test, voters - and podcast hosts - see what they want to see when the cost at the pump goes up or down. Now, with prices dropping and oil profits skyrocketing, could it be that Joe Biden has cracked the code? It's time to bring in an expert. Anthony chats with Dan Dicker, author of books about energy policy and explainer of oil prices with his newsletter The Energy Word at www.DanDicker.com. Dan has some surprising takes. Also, this week in Ask Anthony Anything, the politics of hostages is ugly even by today’s standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Episode 86: Fear And Loathing of Hunter

    Episode 86: Fear And Loathing of Hunter
    Jun 12 2024
    Hunter Biden is guilty but not for all the things he has been accused of. Now that the jury has spoken, Anthony takes a step or two back in time and recalls the odd winding road that led us to this place. It isn’t pretty. A box on a form was filled out wrong and that is a crime. But how did all that lead to just this? Anthony explores. Also, fast food is too damn expensive, but why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Episode 85: It's a Wrap from Trump Trial 1 of 4

    Episode 85: It's a Wrap from Trump Trial 1 of 4
    Jun 5 2024
    Everything has been said about the Trump verdict, but has everyone said it on this podcast? Anthony puts a bow on the proceedings by separating the Trump complaints into a couple of categories. He finds plenty of good faith questions about our system and our most famous trial. Answers abound but are they the correct ones? We have a few more courts that have to weigh in. In Ask Anthony Anything, what to make of the public reaction? Did the campaign suddenly change? In a word : no way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins