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Highway to HillCracking constituent caseworkOn this week's episode of Highway to Hill: Does calling your member of Congress actually do anything? Charlie and SoRelle are joined by Anne Meeker, former House casework director and the Managing Director of PopVox Foundation, to break down what happens when you contact Congress: how offices batch and track constituent communications, why you should be nice to congressional interns answering the phone, and why constituent casework is such a crucial part of Congress. Then, in the Gavel Drop: Steve Daines pulls a last-minute retirement switcharoo in Montana to hand-pick his successor, and the House Oversight Committee...
2026-03-1341 min
Highway to HillWar — what is Congress good for?On this week's episode of Highway to Hill: The Trump administration has gone to war with Iran — but why? Three American soldiers are dead, hundreds of Iranian civilians are dead, and the justifications keep changing. Was it about nuclear weapons? Regime change? An "imminent threat" that only existed because Israel was planning to attack? Charlie and SoRelle dig into what Congress's constitutional role should be in declaring war, what the War Powers Resolution actually allows, and whether lawmakers are stepping up to do oversight or just rolling over. Then, in the Gavel Drop: Texas threw out thousands of...
2026-03-0644 min
Highway to HillA Texas-sized Senate primaryOn this week’s episode of Highway to Hill: Texas is voting next week in tight primaries for both parties to decide who’ll compete for a U.S. Senate seat this November. Charlie and SoRelle are joined by special guest Casey Burgat to break down the Democratic race between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett, including their campaign strategies — is it better to run up the score in Dallas and Houston, or court suburban moderates in West Texas? And on the Republican side, why is John Cornyn’s main challenger Ken Paxton generating so much chaos; and why do Democrat...
2026-02-2740 min
Highway to HillIt's all about the BenjaminsOn this week's episode of Highway to Hill: We're in a partial government shutdown, but you might not have noticed. Why does this shutdown feel so different from the one last year? Charlie and SoRelle break down how Democrats separated out DHS funding, what agencies are actually affected (TSA workers without pay, but ICE is largely funded), and whether this strategy gives Democrats any real leverage. Plus, the White House proposes drastic cuts to federal agencies, and Congress says “no thanks.”Then, in the Gavel Drop: The State of the Union is coming up, and Democrats are tryi...
2026-02-2035 min
Highway to HillCongress defers, and planet Earth losesOn this week’s episode of Highway to Hill: The Trump administration just gutted the EPA’s “endangerment finding” — the legal foundation for decades of federal climate regulation. How did we get to a place where a single administrative action can erase that much environmental policy? Charlie and SoRelle explain what Chevron deference is, why Congress keeps passing vague laws and letting bureaucrats fill in the details, and how the courts changed the rules of the game.Then, in the Gavel Drop: Speaker Johnson’s rough week continues with more legislative failures, but there’s actually some good news on t...
2026-02-1332 min
Highway to HillElection alarm bells 🔔🔔On this week's episode of Highway to Hill: President Trump says he wants to "nationalize elections" — but what does that even mean? Who has the power to do that? (Spoiler: not him.) Charlie and SoRelle break down Trump's controversial comments; explain what the Constitution actually says about who runs elections; and dig into the SAVE Act that the White House claims Trump was really talking about. Is non-citizen voting actually a problem worth solving? Then, in the Gavel Drop: Why using congressional hearings to grill the Clintons about Epstein while ignoring Trump and his allies is a mis...
2026-02-0632 min
Highway to HillPartial shutdown, full steam aheadFallout continues from the tragic killing of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was gunned down in Minneapolis by federal agents, for the apparent crime of trying to help up a woman who the agents had shoved to the ground. What does Congress have to do with what happened in Minneapolis? Are we heading towards a(nother) government shutdown over it? And what are some Congress stories we missed in the midst of these tragic events? Charlie and SoRelle get into all of it in the very first episode of Highway to Hill.You can subscribe to...
2026-01-3034 min
Highway to HillTrailer - Hop aboard the Highway to HillHighway to Hill is a new, pro-Congress podcast from political scientists Charlie Hunt and SoRelle Gaynor. We'll break down the week's biggest story on Capitol Hill with the power of polisci, in thirty minutes or less. Weekly episodes begin Friday, January 30th. Subscribe on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your pods. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit highwaytohill.substack.com
2026-01-2303 min
Attualità - BastaBugie.itChatGPT ironizza su Gesù, ma non su Maometto e l'IslamTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/8229CHATGPT IRONIZZA SU GESU', MA NON SU MAOMETTO E L'ISLAM di Bernardo Tombari È facile verificare come i cristiani siano l'unica categoria non reputata degna della tolleranza del politicamente corretto e della morbosa attenzione a non offendere tipica di quest'epoca. Basta un esperimento con ChatGpt: se si chiede all'intelligenza intelligenza artificiale di raccontare una barzelletta su Gesù, esegue il comando senza problemi, con una vasta selezione di battute, tra cui alcune che potrebbero facilmente essere considerate offensive o blasfeme. Se si fa lo stesso con Maometto, tuttavia - come riportano fonti tedesc...
2025-08-1203 min
All in the Industry ®Michael Mina, MINA GroupToday on our episode #400 (!) of All in the Industry® — a true milestone; Shari Bayer is on-location with her guest Michael Mina, award-winning chef, founder and executive chairman of MINA Group, a collection of over 30 chef-driven concepts, including PABU, Sorelle, MINA’s Fish House, The Bungalow Kitchen by Michael Mina, and Bourbon Steak, across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Hawaii and beyond. Born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in Ellensburg, Washington, Michael began his epicurean journey at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and gained hands-on experience working in Chef Charlie Palmer’s kitchen at the ups...
2024-10-101h 00
Soup Interview Archives - Fred Film RadioMaya Sansa – Red SnakePODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti intervista Maya Sansa, attrice del film Red Snake.
Maya Sansa è la rappresentante italiana nel cast internazionale di Red Snake, film che si ispira alle combattenti dell’YPj che si sono unite alla causa curda e alle vicende narrate dalla Premio Nobel per la pace Nadia Murad. Opera prima della redattrice di Charlie Hebdo, nonché scrittrice, Caroline Fourest, il film vede Maya Sansa diventare una delle Soeurs d’armes, “sorelle d’armi” come recita il titolo internazionale del film. In occasione del morning show di Fred Film Radio, The Soup of the day, l’attrice David di Donate...
2020-06-1700 min
Comizi d’amoreComizi D'Amore di domenica 08/10/2017tracklist comizio 206:..Pier Paolo Pasolini - Comizi D’Amore..Charlie Chaplin - Il Grande Dittatore..Francois Truffaut - L’Uomo Che Amava Le Donne..Woody Allen - Hannah E Le Sue Sorelle..Frank Ocean - Chanel..Jean Luc Godard - Fino All’Ultimo Respiro..Alessandro Cortini - Perdonare..Michelangelo Antonioni - L’Avventura..Melanie De Biasio - Your Freedom Is The End Of Me..Stanley Kubrick - 2001 Odissea Nello Spazio..Tyler the Creator - Garden Shed..Terrence Malick - La Rabbia Giovane..Fink - Day 22..Bernardo Bertolucci - Il Tè Nel Deserto..Angel Ros - Storia Di 2 Guerrieri..Jean Luc Godard...
2017-10-0838 min