Episodes

  • Ukraine, Biden's Performance, SCOTUS Leaks, Desantis 2024? - Swamp Explained

    Ukraine, Biden's Performance, SCOTUS Leaks, Desantis 2024? - Swamp Explained
    Jul 9 2022
    Rob Quartel joins me again to continue our Swamp Explained series! We cover a lot since we haven't spoken in a while including the assassination of Japan's Abe, Abortion, the Gun Lobby, the Supreme Court leak, Biden's job performance, will it be Trump or Desantis in 2024, and the resignation of Boris Johnson.  In the Swamp Explained," Rob Quartel and I go in-depth on how Washington works. The show is hosted by Chris Spangle of the We Are Libertarians network. Rob Quartel is a 45-year fly on the wall in Washington, DC. Rob has worked for Republican presidential campaigns, and government agencies like the EPA, and has been confirmed by the Senate to the Us Federal Maritime Commission. He's also been a candidate for Congress and Senate. Given his experience and iconoclastic viewpoints, Rob gives us great insight into the swamp that makes up our nation's capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Biden's Afghanistan Pullout

    Biden's Afghanistan Pullout
    Aug 28 2021
    Rob Quartel and Chris Spangle discuss the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • COVID and Vaccines, Is the Swamp Back? Rob Asks What We Did to Get Censored

    COVID and Vaccines, Is the Swamp Back? Rob Asks What We Did to Get Censored
    Apr 16 2021
    In the Swamp Explained," Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. The show is hosted by Chris Spangle of the We Are Libertarians network. Rob Quartel is a 45-year fly on the wall in Washington, DC. Rob has worked for Republican presidential campaigns, government agencies like the EPA, and has been confirmed by the Senate to the Us Federal Maritime Commission. He's also been a candidate for Congress and Senate. Given his experience and iconoclastic viewpoints, Rob gives us great insight into the swamp that makes up our nation's capital. In this episode, we cover new developments in the Swamp now that Biden is President and the missed opportunities to change Washington by the Trump Administration. We cover the future of lockdowns, and Rob asks the new Bad Boy of Libertarianism what he did to get censored.  Did the Resistance Defeat Donald Trump? - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/opinion/trump-election-defeat.html The Trump-as-authoritarian debate, reconsidered - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/03/16/trump-as-authoritarian-debate-reconsidered/ How to Fix 4 Years of Trump’s War Against Government - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/opinion/biden-trump-government.html The Swamp Returns to Washington - https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/washington-swamp/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Future of the GOP and MAGA after the Events at the Capitol

    The Future of the GOP and MAGA after the Events at the Capitol
    Jan 11 2021
    In the "Swamp Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss the insurrection at the Capitol and Trump's role in it, the future of the GOP, impeachment, and Inauguration Day. Video - https://youtu.be/CMtgWYhQpUg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Reaction to the Election, Is Trump a Victim of the Swamp? Biden's Transition

    Reaction to the Election, Is Trump a Victim of the Swamp? Biden's Transition
    Nov 24 2020
    In the "Swamp Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss Trump's loss and his relationship with the swamp. Rob served on the 1980 transition and gives us some insight on how it works.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Election Preview, The American Civil Service Explained Through Miles Taylor | The Swamp Explained

    Election Preview, The American Civil Service Explained Through Miles Taylor | The Swamp Explained
    Nov 1 2020
    The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss Miles Taylor's tell-all book of the White House inner workings and why it illustrates the Swamp well. Rob gives his predictions of what will happen in the coming week as well as the years to come.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • COVID-19 Comes for Trump, What Happens Now?

    COVID-19 Comes for Trump, What Happens Now?
    Oct 3 2020
    The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss Trump's illness and its effects on the race and Coney Barrett's nomination. We discuss the 25th amendment and succession protocol. We also cover the debate and his taxes.  Follow Rob on twitter: @RobQuartel. Check out Rob's resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ruth Bader-Ginsburg's Death, AG Barr, Woodward, and Princeton

    Ruth Bader-Ginsburg's Death, AG Barr, Woodward, and Princeton
    Sep 19 2020
    The Swamp, Explained" series, Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in-depth on how Washington works. In this episode, we discuss the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg and the nomination of a new justice's effect on the race. We also discuss the controversies of Attorney General William Barr, the fallout of the Woodward book, and the Department of Education suing Princeton University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins