We’ve been broadcasting this show from Seattle, one of America’s major coronavirus hotspots, and to be honest things in this city have just gotten a little too real for us to be able to do the show this week. We’ll come back as soon as we can a

Pandemic

Mar 11th, 2020 40m 31s

With stinging losses for Bernie Sanders in Michigan and beyond on Tuesday, it’s time to ask: What went wrong with his campaign? Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith talk it out. After that, with news that the coronavirus is officially a pand

Joementum?

Mar 4th, 2020 38m 7s

All of a sudden Joe Biden seems pretty damn likely to win the Democratic nomination and take on President Trump this fall. How’d that happen? Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith talk about what the Super Tuesday results mean for Biden, Be

Bernie vs. the World

Feb 26th, 2020 43m 2s

With the CDC warning Americans to prepare for the coronavirus, Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith talk about what, exactly, a person should do. They also offer a little advice on what a misinformed president should do. After that, Rich e

Ugh, Bloomberg

Feb 19th, 2020 52m 18s

The 9th Democratic debate takes place in Las Vegas this Wednesday, only three days before the Nevada caucuses. For the first time ever, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg—the 9th richest person on the planet and only one of the billionaires

Shredded State of the Union

Feb 5th, 2020 41m 59s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Katie Herzog talk about Trump’s lie-laden State of the Union address, Nancy Pelosi’s viral response, and whether Senator Susan Collins is right that Trump has “learned from” his impeachment experience. After that, R

Question Time

Jan 29th, 2020 45m 4s

Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith are excited about question time, the latest twist in President Trump’s impeachment trial. What questions will the Senators ask? What should they be asking? The Blabber panel has some ideas. After that,

“The Bernie Blackout”

Jan 22nd, 2020 46m 34s

Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith examine the Republican-approved rules for Trump’s impeachment trial in the US Senate, and then talk about how the trial’s going so far. After that, Hillary Clinton’s claim that “nobody” like Bernie Sand

Bernie, Biden, or Warren?

Jan 15th, 2020 41m 58s

With a bunch of new impeachment news coming in, Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith talk about how the looming Senate trial is going to look and what to expect from Justice John Roberts, who’ll be presiding. After that, what did we learn fr

Trumpian Missile Crisis

Jan 8th, 2020 45m 7s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith talk about President Trump’s standoff with Iran, which escalated this week when Trump ordered a missile strike that killed a top Iranian general. Iran then fired missiles at US bases in Iraq in response,

Impeached? Check!

Dec 18th, 2019 48m 55s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Katie Herzog mark Impeachment Day with an examination of Trump’s deranged letter to Nancy Pelosi, an appreciation for Pelosi’s coolness under fire, and of course some angst about whether this will actually help Trum

Impeach Barr

Dec 11th, 2019 46m 19s

The House Judiciary Committee has decided to draw up two articles of impeachment; one for “abuse of power,” and the other for “obstructing Congress.” Dan Savage, Katie Herzog, Rich Smith, who steps in as host for Eli Sanders on the first two se

Farewell, "Cop” Kamala

Dec 4th, 2019 50m 24s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith talk about the latest impeachment drama, which took place this week in a new venue: the big, ready-to-brawl House Judiciary Committee. After that, a not totally fond farewell to Democratic presidential c

Text Me the Gravy

Nov 27th, 2019 45m 21s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith give you all the ammunition you’ll need for your Thanksgiving table political arguments, plus a Twitter-launched image you won’t be able to get out of your mind: a bare-chested, boxing-glove-clad Donald T

Currently Hanging

Nov 20th, 2019 47m 17s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Katie Herzog have all been glued to impeachment coverage this week and react to new revelations in Wednesday's bombshell testimony of Ambassador Gordon Sondland. Dan also offers a theory about why Donald Trump made

High Crimes

Nov 13th, 2019 54m 43s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith react to the first public hearings in the Trump impeachment inquiry, which got underway just before we sat down to record this week’s episode. Will this new phase, and the latest revelations, change anyth

No Show!

Nov 6th, 2019 32s

Hey folks, we are busy covering the local election here in Seattle, so no show for you this week. See you next week!

Wipeout!

Oct 30th, 2019 47m 21s

Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Katie Herzog talk about the latest impeachment drama and a story from Axios that reports on Republicans quietly fearing a “total wipeout in 2020.” That’s right, party insiders say there’s a “three-alarm fire” going

Star Chamber

Oct 23rd, 2019 47m 30s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith talk about what’s going on inside the so-called “star chamber”—aka, a secure House of Representatives hearing room—where House impeachment investigators are hearing day after day of damning testimony agai

Warren vs. The World

Oct 16th, 2019 50m 55s

Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith talk about the latest Democratic presidential candidates debate, which featured A LOT of attacks on Senator Elizabeth Warren. Maybe because Warren's emerging as the front-runner? After that, Katie Herzo

Queen of the World

Oct 9th, 2019 43m 54s

Eli Sanders, Rich Smith, and Chase Burns catch up on all the fast-moving impeachment news, as well as a new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee that confirms, yet again, that the Russians interfered in America’s 2016 election to harm

Good Judy, Bad President

Oct 2nd, 2019 42m 12s

Dan Savage, Eli Sanders, and Rich Smith catch up on a week of fast-breaking impeachment developments and consider the possibility of President Pence. (Or President Pelosi!) After that, Nathalie Graham talks about the one-year anniversary of Chr

We're ITMFA-ing!

Sep 25th, 2019 44m 24s

Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith talk about Nancy Pelosi’s decision to jump aboard the ITMFA train and open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s “lawless” behavior. The move came after new revelations that Trump pressure

No Show This Week!

Sep 18th, 2019 24s

That's right. We taking the week off. 206-302-2063

Eighteen Years

Sep 11th, 2019 41m 29s

Eli Sanders, Katie Herzog, and Rich Smith talk about the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, which happened when Katie and Rich were teenagers. After that: John Bolton is out of the Trump administration, Marianne Williamson it out