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Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 164: #Iran #RegimeChange #NeoConDon #NoKingsCathy and Troy cathartically explore our millennial rage at the prospect of another war in the middle east based on eliminating "weapons of mass destruction" merely 4 years after we celebrated on this very show the end of the 20 year war in Afghanistan. When that war started, Troy was 19, Cathy was 20. When it ended, Troy was 39 and Cathy was 40. Here we go again.World War 3? Sure. Why not. Add it to the list of once in a lifetime world events Millennials have seen. Fuck Donald Trump.All for less than the price of a cup of...2025-06-2456 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 163: #CrimesAgainstHumanity #RealityTVNation #ApproachingApartheidTroy and Cathy break down the United States rapidly devolving into an apartheid state, guilty of crimes against humanity, as America's gestapo, the Department of Homeland Security, considers participating in a reality tv game show where undocumented migrants are thrown into the Hunger Games– competing in challenges in order to get the right to stay in the country. Meanwhile, a black nurse in Georgia dies pregnant and past the abortion cut off– so the state mandates her body be kept functioning with machines to incubate the non-viable fetus, in an episode of the Handmaid's Tale come to horrif...2025-05-1952 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 162: #AmericanPope #MoralLeadership #TroyCalledItCathy and Troy break down the new American Pope, Leo XIV, after Troy called it in the last episode. Was this an absolutely stellar political move on the part of the Cardinals to put an American in power on the global stage to counter Donald Trump? A pro-immigration, pro-social justice Pope that can stand up to Trump and continue to exert moral American leadership on the world stage? We are here for it.We discuss the symbolism and spirituality, and the politics, of the Catholic church stepping up as a force for good in a r...2025-05-1258 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 161: #PopeyTalk #ArrestingJudges #OverpoweringMuskCathy and Troy break down the death of Pope Francis, a man of the people who brought progressive reform to the Catholic Church on issues of homosexuality and economic justice, following a decade of right-wing rule from his predecessor Pope Benedict who resigned in the middle of the church sex abuse scandal.We discuss who the next Pope may be, and hope for a Cardinal from the Phillipines who would be the first Asian pope and could continue the legacy of Francis. Or will the church shift back to the right with a euro-centric traditional Italian leader.2025-04-281h 05Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 160: #SAVEYourselves #CampElSalvador #NoDollaDollaBillsYa'llCathy and Troy break down the passage of the SAVE Act in the U.S. House, a bill designed to disenfranchise millions of legal voters by requiring proof of citizenship presented in person to register to vote in federal elections. The biggest targets of the bill are Americans overseas, including the military, who can't get back to register in person, and married women or any individual who has changed their name legally, since names that don't match a birth certificate may not be eligible to vote. Meanwhile, Cathy deep dives the state of the economy by...2025-04-141h 01Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 159: #Tarriffying #1929 #BookerBoomCathy and Troy break down a disastrous week for the U.S. economy after Trump's Liberation Day unveiling of tariffs on the entire world. The U.S. has declared economic warfare, and countries are responding in kind. In response, the markets are in free fall. This is not a normal stock correction; investors are terrified of the instability of Trump and the looming recession. Stock futures reveal that more drops may be coming as the American economy teeters on a 1929 styled cliff, completely created by Donald Trump, as the seeds of MAGA fascist chaos bloom in...2025-04-071h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 158: #Optimism #TaxCutToDeath #KathrynAnneEdwardsCathy interviews Bloomberg Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards about the coming, completely avoidable, recession. In no universe should the U.S. go from under 4% unemployment to staring down a recession in less than 100 days.Kathryn describes how Donald Trump manufactured a recession through tariffs, and explains how useless massive tax cuts over the last 20 years have given us nothing but a broken society, national debt that's trending in the wrong direction, and non-solutions to market death with almost nothing in return for the vast majority of Americans. And their next target is Social Security and Medicare. Republicans are...2025-03-241h 11Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 157: #OverpoweringMusk #CondomBomb #BagofDicksCathy and Troy break down the horrifying prospect of Donald Trump using U.S. troops to expel Palestinians from Gaza in order to make way for hotels. He hinted at it on the campaign trail. Could Trump Tower Gaza be coming? And with it WW3 and armageddon, as a battle of literally Biblical proportions would be in store with every Muslim nation on earth arming up to expel the Americans from the holy land?Trump signals the rule of law is dead with a Napoleon quote just in time for talks with Russia, as JD Vance humiliates...2025-02-1757 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 156: #Musk #Coup #TariffTreasonCathy and Troy react to the stunning developments in D.C. as an unknown cadre of Elon Musk cronies sieze control of the U.S. Treasury, take over payment servers controlling trillions of dollars of U.S. assets, and shut down global aid fund USAID. This is a coup of the richest man on earth being given permission to infiltrate and corrupt the United States government at will.Trump's tariff wars kick off in earnest as Canada hardens the border and looks to Europe for their future, having seen enough of what it means to partner with...2025-02-041h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 154: #FireStorm #Lies #California #FuneralForDemocracyCathy and Troy debunk the firestorm of lies surrounding the horrendous and heartbreaking wildfires in Los Angeles. Never missing an opportunity to spread division, Donald Trump and his army of miserable right-wing influencers push dangerous lies disparaging public officials, including fire fighters, and mock the suffering of Californians. Shame on them.To support families impacted by the fires in Los Angeles, please go here.Political personalities on full display at Jimmy Carter's funeral, with all former presidents and first ladies, along with Kamala and Dougie, forced to endure the stinky presence of Donald and Melania...2025-01-1349 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 153: #Eulogy #Legacy #Luigi #EmpireCathy and Troy remember the legacy of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, who is often tarnished by Republicans because he was defeated by Ronald Reagan, but it was Carter who restored dignity to the White House and attempted to re-build an America based on compassion, civil rights, and public service, while Reagan built a United States of rampant consumerism, greed, corruption, and the destruction of the middle class.CEO avenger Luigi Mangioni heads to trial with a high powered Manhattan Attorney and pleads not guilty. Will he be acquitted? Whatever you think of his...2025-01-0647 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 152: #ClaimDenied #FAFO #SyrianFreedomCathy and Troy discuss the stunning events in Syria over the weekend, with the brutal Assad regime falling after 13 years of civil war, and the Syrian people finally liberated in a sequence of events tied to other geopolitical earthquakes, like a challenge to the pro-Russia government in Georgia, and a military coup put down in South Korea.People all over the world are fighting back against authoritarianism. Will that come home to the U.S.?And a faceless John Doe becomes an unexpected celebrity after gunning down the CEO of a health insurance company famous...2024-12-091h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsSpecial Episode: Cathy Thanksgiving MessageCathy hammers home the realities that we all must face as children of the United States of America following the election of Donald Trump, and especially those of us in the millennial generation whose lives continue to be defined by the events of September 2001.All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2024-11-3015 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 151: #Catastrophe #WhatHappened #KakistocracyCathy and Troy react to the news that Donald Trump, convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and noted fraud and probable traitor, will once again be President of the United States. The reason? An uneducated electorate finally swallowed our democracy.And his first acts as president-elect are a nightmare. A Russian spy for Director of National Intelligence? Sure. A pedophilic sex trafficker to head the Justice Department? Why not. An anti-vaxxer as head of Department of Health? Great idea. Buckle up brothers and sisters. The only bright side is Trump is already projecting such a...2024-11-181h 00Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 150: #ElectionDay #Kamala #OctoberSurprise #PuertoRico #IowaShockCathy and Troy LIST the roughly 8 or 9 October surprises that rocked the Trump campaign just over the last week, with possibly the most significant being losing Puerto Ricans and other Latino voters after an offensive comment made at a Trump rally by a shock comedian calling Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. Then culminating in the release of new Epstein tapes that reveal a WHOLE lot of ick about Donald Trump only days away from the election.The Trump campaign has completely collapsed, Trump is sundowning, and Kamala has been dominating at the absolute best time...2024-11-041h 32Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsSpecial Episode: #GenZ #DylanHellebrand #MaxwellFrost #FloridaCathy interviews Dylan Hellebrand, a former student, and a delegate to the DNC and staffer in the office of Congressman Maxwell Frost, about how young people can get involved in politics and make an impact quickly, the state of the race in Florida, predictions for the race nationally, and more, in this special bonus episode. We may have a new Gen Z correspondent! All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2024-10-2439 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 149: #CognitiveDecline #OutFoxed #BaierDown #KamalotCathy and Troy discuss Kamala Harris' brutal takedown of Bret Baier during an obviously set up ambush interview on Fox News. Despite being designed to make her look bad, Kamala came away looking stronger than ever. Donald Trump has completely gone bye bye. His campaign team cites exhaustion after he cancels event after event. But one Town Hall stands out, as Trump refuses to take questions from the crowd and instead slowly sways on stage to music for 40 minutes, while a dumbfounded crowd wonders wtf is going on?Now imagine the media coverage if Biden...2024-10-2159 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 148: #CoupPart2 #HurricaneOfLies #AshevilleCathy and Troy break down the fire hose of lies on the internet surrounding the federal government's response to hurricane Helene. MAGA has successfully weaponized messaging around disaster relief to play on anger and frustration for votes, and yes scapegoat migrants yet again. No FEMA is not taking people's property. No survivors are not only receiving $750 dollars while we give billions to Ukraine or to house migrants. No people are not being denied resources. No FEMA is not out of money. No Biden did not take money out of FEMA's disaster relief budget to help migrants.2024-10-071h 12Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 147: #ONEMONTHTOGO #ElectoralDysfunction #BigBoardCathy is joined by friend of the show Ryan, the Just Buy Less Coffee version of Steve Kornacki, our electoral big board correspondent, to discuss the math on getting Kamala Harris to 270 electoral votes in what will be one of the closest elections in U.S. history...if the polls are right...which they probably aren't.But how will we know if the polls are wrong in Trump's favor or Kamala's? Ryan and Cathy lay out some predictive signs for early in the evening on election night that will give clues as to whether it's time to...2024-10-031h 07Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 146: #Terrorism #NoAccountability #FedUpCathy and Troy break down the second assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Do the words of the man and party create an atmosphere of ongoing political violence and terrorism? Especially when the Haitian community in Springfield is currently being terrorized by MAGA lies with no accountability, and Arab Americans testifying before Congress experience hate in a committee hearing on hate crime? Speaking of terrorism, Israel just matched terror with terror by engaging in one of the most horrifying and audacious attacks in history. And the Federal Reserve slashes interest rates for the first...2024-09-1951 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 145: #MasterDebater #SwiftWork #KamalotCathy and Troy are back and Troy is broadcasting from Spain, as Kamala Harris makes Swift work of Donald Trump in the 2nd presidential debate. We break down the highlights and lowlights and breathe a sigh of relief to once again have a candidate that can form a coherent sentence. She looked damn Presidential too.Then Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala, rounding out one of the worst possible nights for Donald Trump.And we reflect on the solemn anniversary of 9/11, and the infuriating tie to January 6th, as Trump supporters achieved what Al Qaeda never could...2024-09-1252 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 144: #DNC #Kamala #Obamas #TheDemocracyCathy flies solo for this brief interlude episode, while Troy moves to Europe, and discusses the Democratic National Convention, the acceptance speech of Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee, the legendary oratory of the Obamas, and four of the greatest days of television for political junkies in history. It was political Coachella and Cathy is here for it.All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2024-08-2417 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 143: #SlurredLines #TrumpedUpPersonality #BallzToTheWalz #PaulCoxCathy and Troy break down Trump's complete collapse since the ascension of Kamala Harris to Democratic nominee. Trump's handlers have officially lost control as they beg him to stay on message. Trump gives bizarre press conferences, racist conspiracy-laden rallies, and most recently a disastrous appearance on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk, where Trump slurred his words for over an hour.Did he lose his dentures? Or is the once future American dictator in the middle of a complete free-fall of physical and mental health? Meanwhile Kamala Harris and Tim Walz draw massive crowds and bring...2024-08-141h 10Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 142: #ProsecutorAndCoach #VsFelonAndCouch #HarrisWalzCathy and Troy discuss the dark horse pick of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be Kamala Harris' running mate. As usual, Cathy called it. Walz is a midwestern governor so charming he even got AOC and Joe Manchin to agree he was a great pick. Progressive on policy, Walz was the first governor to codify abortion rights after the fall of Roe. He instituted a free school lunch program in Minnesota, along with paid family leave, capped insulin costs, and expanded backround checks and red flag laws for guns sales. As a congressman, he even donated everything...2024-08-071h 26Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 141: #BidenFarewell #Kamalot #NotGoingBack #OneLastTimeCathy and Troy break down the historic news that President Joe Biden will not be seeking re-election, passing the torch to the next generation by endorsing Kamala Harris for President. Biden will now go down in history as one of the greatest presidents for his selfless move to save democracy when a path to beating Donald Trump became more and more unclear. Biden gives a mini farewell address that has George Washington farewell vibes. He can now retire into elder statesman status, and become the most senior figure in the Democratic Party. He also can...2024-07-251h 26Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 140: #AssassinationPolitics #TrumpVeep #ConspiracyofDuncesCathy and Troy discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and the politics of violence and conspiracy. Trump pledges unity, then defines unity as American loyalty to Trumpism, and his own absolute immunity. Then he chooses J.D. Vance to be his vice president, a MAGA extremist who opposes no-fault divorce, supports a national abortion ban, and who is even more pro-Russia than Trump.Judge Aileen Cannon throws out Trump's Mar-a-Lago stolen documents case in an obvious play to be the next Trump Supreme Court nomination.And Cathy deep dives the...2024-07-161h 22Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 139: #Trump'sProject2025Problem #RidinWithBiden? #EuroEuphoriaCathy and Troy continue our discussion of Biden potentially stepping down from the nomination and handing it off to Kamala Harris. Many more donors and key players have chimed in, including Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney, the latter signifying that Biden may have lost Hollywood, a key source of deep-pocketed donors that Democrats need to compete.While the choice remains with Biden, and we support the Democratic nominee against Trump whomever it may be, the time is running out to make a decision.Meanwhile, Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation wants us all to know...2024-07-111h 13Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 138: #PresidentialSwap #KamalaAndACracker #ImmunityResponseCathy and Troy break down the disastrous debate performance from Joe Biden last week, and discuss the growing calls for him to step into elder statesman mode and back another candidate. Biden has accomplished so much in four years. How will the next few weeks affect his legacy?Is it now time for Kamala Harris to step up and be the first woman of color President in history? What will take to make that happen, and can she beat back the onslaught of fascism?And the Supreme Court rolls out the red carpet to make...2024-07-041h 08Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 137: #PresidentialThreeWay #MasterDebater #TheSWordCathy and Troy break down the consequences of Trump's proposed economic plan: cut taxes for the rich, deport immigrant workers, and skyrocket the costs of consumer goods by spiking import tariffs, which economists say would lead to a recession in the U.S. by next year, while increasing inflation - leading to the S word: Stagflation, a combination of slow growth and high prices that we saw in the 1970's.The Trump campaign is preparing for a disastrous debate performance against President Biden this week by pre-suggesting that Biden will be on drugs, and only able to...2024-06-261h 10Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 136: #Trump'sWhiteBoySummer #Groyper #TariffyingCathy and Troy break down the recent Supreme Court decisions: to lift the ban on bump stocks, a device that turns a semi-automatic rifle into a machine gun, and to allow the continued use of the abortion pill.The Trump presidential immunity case ruling is imminent, with two members of SCOTUS, Alito and Thomas, firmly entrenched within the Trump insurrectionist movement. Trump attempts another sham grassroots event, attending a service at black church in Detroit, and literally everyone in the crowd is white. The only black people in the room were the same Maga operatives w...2024-06-191h 05Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 135: #MAGAInHeat #LetThemEatCake #SettlingTheSenateCathy and Troy discuss Trump's "let them eat cake" moment as he tells his supporters standing in triple digit heat to see him speak that he doesn't care about their safety, only their votes. Speaking of let them eat cake, the European Union elections in France go full fascist, as the far-right, nazi-sympathizing party of Marine Le Pen destroys the centrist party of President Emmanuel Macron, setting up a showdown for control of the French parliament in elections this summer. Is fascism coming to France?And we deep dive potential reforms to U.S...2024-06-111h 21Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 134: #ConvictedFelonTrump #Bibi'sBidenBurn #GenerationTraumaCathy and Troy break down the developing ceasefire proposal put forth by President Biden to end the conflict in Gaza. The deal includes a withdrawal of Israeli forces and the rebuild of Gaza, along with a return of displaced Palestinians to their homes. Is this the beginning of an end to the genocide and the start of a new era of Palestinian statehood? Bibi Netanyahu's right-wing coalition is adamantly opposed to it, but the Israeli people want it...and so does Hamas. Will Bibi's political opponents in the parliament back him on the deal if he loses t...2024-06-041h 04Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 133: #MasterDebater #ButkerBlowsIt #BadBuiltButchBody #SaudiSaviorsCathy and Troy break down the verbal melee in Congress in the middle of the House Oversight Committee meeting, when Marjorie Taylor Greene decided to talk trash...then Jasmine Crockett made her eat it. But really isn't this what the House of Representatives was designed for?Biden agrees to debates with Trump...because Trump is an idiot and didn't realize you don't have to challenge your presidential rival to a debate, those are scheduled for the fall right before the election. But Biden calls Trump's bluff and now we get another round of the absolute horror show th...2024-05-211h 16Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 132: #FederalPregnancyRegistry #WhatComesNext? #AnyoneButHamas #WomensRightsCathy and Troy analyze Biden's decision to withhold offensive weapons from Israel after Benjamin Netanyahu crosses Biden's red line and attacks Rafah, and an investigation reveals U.S. weapons have been used to commit war crimes. Now all eyes on Tel Aviv and Washington as the world turns against Bibi, and Biden now has to decide if he will fully abandon the brutal Israeli response against the Gaza Palestinians. While campus protests accelerate in the name of establishing an Arab Palestinian single state, i.e. ending the state of Israel. But what will that mean if the o...2024-05-141h 10Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 131: #Ceasefire #Legacy #NoemMoreLiesCathy and Troy break down the looming attack from the Israeli Defense Forces on the city of Rafah, the last vestige of security for the people of Gaza, what the choices are for Biden now, and how this moment more than any other will define his legacy.Hamas agrees to a tentative ceasefire proposal written by Egypt to release hostages in exchange for a brief cessation of hostilities, but how will Bibi and the hardliners in the Israeli government respond?Protests grow on college campuses. Some are met with horrific racism, as in the case...2024-05-071h 14Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 130: #SupremeCoercion #TheGreatestGas #NoemMorePuppiesCathy and Troy break down Donald Trump's recent court cases, where the disgraced former president faces fraud charges for secretly paying off a porn star to keep quiet about their affair while his wife was pregnant, calling it a campaign expense, and paying a guy named Pecker to hide the story from the tabloids. Oh and he keeps falling asleep during the trial and farting himself awake, grossing out his own lawyers. And he's the nominee of the Republican party to be the most powerful person on earth. Slap yourself. This is reality.2024-04-301h 00Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 129: #WW3 #IranToThePolls #IsraelNotSaferCathy and Troy break down the Iran attack on Israel and the beginning of World War 3...or is it? Iran's attack was a very prescribed response designed to appease the hardline elements in their government, and resulted in only one injury and no deaths. Cathy and Troy examine the next possible moves for Israel and the U.S. with one thing certain: Israel is not safer as a result of Bibi Netanyahu's genocidal war on the Palestinians. And, we respond to far-left attacks on our character for our refusal to sit out the election, and ask what t...2024-04-171h 00Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 128: #ArizonaRising #19thCenturyLaws #SwingerStates #AbortTheGOPCathy and Troy break down the new total abortion ban in Arizona, a law written in 1864 before Arizona became a state, and decades before women had the right to vote. The law has been on the books for more than a century but was unenforceable while Roe v. Wade was the law of the land. Thanks to Trump and the Federalist Society taking control of the U.S. Supreme Court, now Arizona women are subjected to 19th century law, and 19th century medicine.Arizona joins Florida as two major swing states that will now have abortion on t...2024-04-101h 01Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 127: #EasterisTRANSformational #Faketroversy #DiversityBuildsBridges #TourofHellCathy and Troy are joined by special guest, MeidasTouch contributor CoachD_Speaks, to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility, a day put into hyper public awareness by fake Republican outrage that it landed on the same day as Easter. Republicans lied and said Biden scheduled Trans Day of Visibility on Easter out of disrespect for Christians, but Trans Day of Visibility is always March 31st, and has been since 2009. The date of Easter changes, and they simply landed on the same day this year. We guarantee Biden didn't actually know Trans Day of Visibility was even a...2024-04-021h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsSpecial Guest Episode: Cathy Inverviews Campus Change MakersCathy interviews Sarah Hoffer, Change Party Senator at the University of Florida and Jayden Currence, Director of Communications for the UCF College Democrats, to discuss how politics is playing out on their respective campuses and offer advice for other young people and students looking for ways to get involved.2024-03-2940 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 126: #CeasefireIsolation #MotionToPlacate #What'sRonnaWithNBC?Cathy and Troy break down the UN Ceasefire Resolution that passed the Security Council without a U.S. veto, leading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his visit to the United States next month, likely signaling a decay of U.S./Israel relations. This was definitely the right move in the face of Israeli genocide of Palestinians, but will an increasingly isolated Bibi prove to be even more dangerous?A terrorist attack in Moscow kills 140 people. Putin recognizes that ISIS K is responsible but is still trying to spin the horrifying loss of civilian life as...2024-03-251h 13Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 125: #TrumpTowerGaza #RussiaPutinItsPlace #EvilBastardsCathy and Troy analyze the Presidential election in Russia, where Vladimir Putin won with 87% of the vote, to look at what actually stealing an election looks like. Pro-democracy activist and Putin opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed in a Russian prison in February. Putin will now be dictator of Russia until 2030, at least.The U.S. House passed its effective TikTok ban; a law that TikTok must divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, and be purchased by an American company or investor group. As the Chinese economy collapses, could this be a bluff to hurt ByteDance...2024-03-191h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 123: #FlaccidInsurrections #HaleyWins #AirDroppingTheBallJBLC breaks down the passage of a bill in France to enshrine the right to an abortion in their constitution, a move inspired by the loss of reproductive freedom in the United States;Nikki Haley wins the DC primary on the way to a complete surprise rout of Donald Trump...probably not, but we take a look at the upcoming Super Tuesday primary elections, can Haley make a last stand against the insurrectionist and save the soul of the Republican Party?; Speaking of insurrection, the Supreme Court rules that states can't remove Donald Trump from t...2024-03-051h 16Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 122: #SCOTUSImmunityReponse #MoveMitchGetOutTheWay #EmbryonicStupidityCathy and Troy give a eulogy for the career of Mitch McConnell, who announced this week that he would be stepping down from his 2 decade role of Senate Republican Leader, a career marked by putting party ahead of country, weaponizing the filibuster, and corrupting all three branches of government, only to be turned on by MAGA. Bye Mitch. You earned your place in political infamy. The Supreme Court is taking up Trump's claims of Presidential Immunity, the concept that Presidents, and in Trump's case ex-Presidents, are allowed to break the law. The best case scenario is that S...2024-03-011h 09Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 120: #CognitiveDecline #SuperNasty #HittingBottomsCathy and Troy delve into the world of cognitive politics as a Trump appointed special prosecutor throws gasoline on the mental fitness debate between Biden and Trump. Should Biden drop out and make way for a candidate with less baggage? Will Trump be in prison by the election?Plus MAGA implodes in Congress over border negotiations, and right-wing heads explode over Taylor Swift and the Superbowl.All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2024-02-1359 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 119: #BorderlineInsane #NotinOurName #LittleDemocracy #Special Guest: Monique WorrellJBLC analyzes the situation at the U.S. border with a look at both the MAGA response, which took the form of a failed convoy of true believers heading down to the border to stop the migrant invasion, only to learn that the trip was part of a con artist grifting operation; to Republicans in Congress sabotaging their own border bill to make Joe Biden look bad, and keep the border in a crisis to help Donald Trump get elected.Cathy and Troy unload on Israel and Gaza with cathartic rage at the fact that U.S. i...2024-02-051h 20Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 118: #PrimaryPickle #SecondPlaceFirstLoser #LittleDeepFakes #ArtificialIntegrityJBLC breaks down the New Hampshire primary results as Trump has performance issues revealing cracks in the MAGA foundation and a problem with Republican enthusiasm, as Nikki Haley's campaign survives another round and Biden wins the state on a write in campaign; Ron DeSantis, who promised to never back down, backs down, showing yet again why Casey DeSantis can't have nice things; Texas politicizes a border crisis and stirs the brew of civil war, while Biden once again is the only adult in the room; Deepfaked nude pictures of Taylor Swift finally prove tha...2024-01-291h 06Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 114: #RoeSecrets #KinkInTheSenate #RudyCocktails #ImpeachmentGhostsJBLC breaks down the fake impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, where MAGA Republicans admit they have no evidence to impeach, they just want to help Donald Trump's election; Rudy Guiliani gets the shit kicked out of him in court after ruining the lives of two election workers; Behind the scenes secrets are revealed about the chaos in the Supreme Court leading up to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as right-wing men on the court conspired to destroy reproductive freedom while the other justices tried desperately to stop them; Another abortion case heads to...2023-12-1853 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 112: #NewsomDesantis #Debate #Trump #GazaJBLC breaks down the good old fashioned ass whoopin California Governor Gavin Newsom gave to Florida Governor and failing presidential candidate Ron Desantis in a bizarre primtime interview on Fox...the perfect gift for Cathy's birthday;MAGA Republicans use psyop tactics to try and manipulate black and muslim voters; Liz Cheney warns the end is nigh for American Democracy if Trump is re-elected; Speaker Mike Johnson proves it by promising to obstruct justice to protect Jan 6 insurrectionists; And the casualty count climbs in Gaza as Israeli attempts to limit civilian casualties fal...2023-12-0656 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 103: #Trump #Indictment #Judgement #FloridaJBLC breaks down the 4th (5th) Trump indictment in Fulton County; a federal court rules against the abortion pill, making the nightmarish hellscape that is the United States for reproductive freedom just that much darker; unsealed Twitter court transcripts reveal how hard Elon Musk wants Trump to be his daddy; devastating fires in Maui gets the garbage really angry about the exact wrong thing; Desantis debate prep leaks and proves our theory that Desantis thinks the only way he can win is if Trump goes to prison; and Cathy gives...2023-08-181h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 101: #Ireland #Freedom #Tiocfaidh ár láOn the public portion of our 100th episode Patreon exclusive live, JBLC deep dives Troy's trip to Ireland and reveals the history of a once horrifically oppressed people who have built a thriving progressive nation for themselves, while U.S. democracy backslides, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...THANK YOU FOR 100!2023-08-0347 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 90: #Abortion #Rights #Update #ReproductiveFreedom #Mrs.TroyTroy's wife joins the show to give an update on the erosion of abortion rights and bodily autonomy in the U.S., one year after the corrupt Supreme Court Dobbs ruling that killed Roe v. Wade, and reveals horrifying data she's collected as a PhD student studying healthcare access. Join us as we show why no one, not even people in blue states, are safe from this disastrous ruling, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee....2023-05-251h 06Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 87: #Israel #Palestine #History #TrumpTownHallJBLC takes a hard look at the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict and Europe's role in creating this tragedy, and what lessons if any we can learn from the manufacturing of a conflict; and Troy is joined by author Wyatt Evans to discuss his book Shattered, which deals with themes of intimate partner violence, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2023-05-111h 36Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American Politics#Constitution #Fascism #Crisis #KamaSutraNew episodes will resume next week! While JBLC continues to take break, take a look back at the time we did a deep dive into the constitutional amendments in an attempt to define exactly what our constitution protects us from, as fascists mobilize to take those protections away; Irene and Troy got owned on a constitutional quiz,; Cathy and Troy nerded out on The West Wing; and Irene discovered the Kama Sutra, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2023-03-0949 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 61: #FloridaFascism #FuckDesantis #FairTax #TaylorSwift #ApocalypseTwo days late but still on point, JBLC breaks the news discussing the chaos in the U.S. House under the "leadership" of spineless coward Kevin McCarthy including the introduction of the Fair Tax: the most apocalyptic law ever introduced in the United States, runs down the racism of Ron Desantis as he bans AP Black History from Florida Schools, and brings it home with another warm and snuggly episode of 10 Minute Apocalypse with Irene, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...Support Cathy's fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer Research: https://instagram...2023-01-261h 09Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 54: #Constitution #Fascism #Crisis #KamaSutraJBLC takes a deep dive into the constitutional amendments in an attempt to define exactly what our constitution protects us from as fascists mobilize to take those protections away, Irene and Troy get owned on a constitutional quiz, Cathy and Troy nerd out on The West Wing, and Irene discovers the Kama Sutra, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-12-1549 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 51: #TrumpTreason #SCOTUSCorruption #RailroadStrikeJBLC breaks down Trump's call to terminate the constitution, the continuing disgrace that is the Trump packed Supreme Court, the declaration of civil war against the United States by MAGA fascist domestic terrorists, and a brutal (kind of) debate ensues between Cathy and Irene over the railroad worker deal to avert a strike during the holidays, all for less that the price of a cup of coffee...2022-12-0755 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 46: #Congress #DeepDive #HowABillBecomesALawOn our first "Respectful Thursday", JBLC begins our series of deep dive topics. This episode highlights the process of a bill becoming a law in Congress, in honor of the shitshow that is our legislative branch. Our political scientist Cathy breaks down just how hard it is to actually get anything done in Washington, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-11-1728 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 42: #PrimeMinisterJoke #MAGAFascism #WaterWarsJBLC breaks down the resignation of Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss after only 44 days on the job and the promise from right-wing economists that she would save the British economy, discusses MAGA fascist voter intimidation tactics taking place in Arizona and other swing states, and is joined by Teal Lehto, AKA WesternWaterGirl, to discuss the disappearing Colorado River and what that means for the future of the southwest United States, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee... NPR Article on Imperial Valley water hoarding: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126240060/meet-the-california-farmers-awash-in-colorado-river-water-even-in-a-drought Reporting voter in...2022-10-251h 01Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 41: #Jan6Insurrection #RepublicanRacism #RussiaUkraineJBLC breaks down the latest Jan 6 Committee hearing which saw the committee voting unanimously to subpoena Trump to testify, discusses the one billion, with a B, judgement against Alex Jones for defamation against the families of school shooting victims, and gets an update on the Russia Ukraine conflict and heightened tensions in China from our foreign affairs correspondent Irene, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-10-181h 04Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 40: #AntiSemitism #SocialMedia #InStudioIn our final in-person, in-studio episode, JBLC got nostalgic about the creation of the Podcast, discussed how we got started on TikTok and the toxic nature of social media and human discourse, and played an eye-opening interview Irene had with Zara Zahavah, a Jewish educational creator, about the continuing realities of anti-semitism in the United States as we all reel from the disgusting comments from Kanye West, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-10-1141 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 39: #Florida #Fascism #TrumpDeathThreat #IranJBLC discusses the Florida hurricane, the fascist takeover of Italy and pro-democracy vote in Brazil, Trump's death threat against Mitch McConnell, and takes a deep dive into the women's movement in Iran, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-10-041h 01Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 38: #LeighMcGowan #PoliticsGirl #TrumpTreasonJBLC welcomes Leigh McGowan, host of the award winning Politics Girl Podcast on the Meidas Touch Network, aka @BreakfastRant on TikTok and Instagram, and discusses the worst legal week of Trump's life, nerds out on US politics, and what it means to be a American who loves their nation in this incredibly difficult time for our democracy, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-09-2756 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 37: #DesantisHumanTrafficking #UkraineWar #CrimsonProtectorJBLC discusses the horrific human trafficking of asylum seekers by Governors Ron Desantis and Greg Abbott to score political points with the far right, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Irene gives us an update on the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the increasingly unstable geopolitical situation in Asia, and guest Dr. Jeffrey Kranzler discusses racism and bullying in school through his YA graphic novel, The Crimson Protector, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...Purchase the book at: CrimsonProtector.comGet booked as a guest on a podcast: Kitcaster.com/Coffee2022-09-201h 11Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 36: #TheQueen #TrumpTreason #LandBackJBLC gets a little irreverent over the passing of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd, gives an update on Trump's legal woes as he circles the drain, and takes a deep dive into indigenous issues looking at the Land Back movement and several court cases that could have serious impact on the future of native sovereignty, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-09-131h 09Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 35: #Elections #ApprovalVoting #RankedChoiceJBLC nerds out on the science part of political science with guest Aaron Hamlin, Executive Director of the Center for Election Science, in a discussion of alternative voting methods like Ranked Choice Voting and Approval Voting, a new system that allows voters to cast votes for as many candidates as they want, and Cathy discusses the need to keep our voting system fresh with a historical perspective, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-09-0641 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 34: #TrumpTreason #StudentLoans #DarkBrandon #TeachersOnStrikeJBLC breaks down the latest shocking revelations from the Mar A Lago search affidavit, Biden keeping a campaign promise to cancel student loan debt and becoming a memelord, and talks to Reporter in the Field, John Russell, about a recent teacher strike and the power of union solidarity, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-08-301h 00Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 33: #TideTurning #MidTerms #LizCheney #FloridaJBLC discusses the newest poll that has Biden's approval rating rebounding, that "threats to democracy" is the biggest concern of voters, runs down Liz Cheney's defeat and the potential of the rise of an anti-Trump conservative party, and nose dives into Florida politics through the point of view of a Florida teacher in the midst of the Ron Desantis war on education, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-08-231h 05Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 32: #TrumpTreason #MarALago #EconomyJBLC talks executed search warrant at Trump's home at Mar A Lago, what that means for Trump's future and the future of the nation, looks at the rise of Monkeypox and the return of Polio to our apocalypse bingo cards, and talks inflation vs. recession in the economy. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-08-1655 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 31: #ProChoiceKansas #AlexJones #China/TaiwanJBLC examines the historic Kansas vote to keep abortion legal in their ruby red state, the Alex Jones civil suit, the charging of officers in the Breonna Taylor case, and takes a deep dive into China/Taiwan as Nancy Pelosi keeps us all abreast of the political situation in Asia, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-08-0947 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 30: #RaeMatthews #Protest #Ireland #AbortionIt's a family show as JBLC is joined by special guest Rae Matthews, Troy's wife and a PhD student specializing in history and methods of political protest, to discuss the history of abortion rights in Ireland, a nation that went from extreme repression to liberalization in the same period the U.S. went in the opposite direction, and discusses methods of obstruction to fight back against anti-abortion laws that go beyond traditional protests, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-08-0358 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 29: #NationalAbortionFederation, #MelissaFowler #ReproductiveFreedomJBLC is joined by Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation, the largest professional association of abortion providers in North America, to discuss the impact of the SCOTUS decision on the people on the frontlines of reproductive healthcare, the rise in violence against clinics and right-wing subversion tactics, and the mission of NAF to pay for travel and abortion access to women who need it, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...To get information about safe, legal abortion services near you and for financial and travel assistance to access...2022-07-2737 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 28: #JBSmileyJr #Governor #TennesseeJBLC is joined by JB Smiley Jr., member of the Memphis City Council and Democratic candidate for Governor of Tennessee, to discuss the rising progressive movement in the South, why Democrats need to stop expecting civility and compromise from the GOP and instead go on the offensive, and what he will do to protect voting rights and reproductive freedom in Tennessee when he is elected Governor, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-07-1943 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 27: #BrianaVenskus #BSpot #ActivismBriana Venskus, star of such series as Walking Dead and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., joins JBLC to talk about the overwhelming toll of social media and digital information on our national discourse, queer activism and being a woman in Hollywood during the Me Too movement, and how well crafted popular entertainment can be the bridge to both advocacy for justice and bringing people together towards a common ideal, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-07-1255 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 26: #RoevWade #SCOTUS #TragedyJBLC breaks down the official SCOTUS decision overturning 50 years of reproductive freedom in the U.S., what that means for women (and men) in red states, our backslide into fascism, and some of the other extremist SCOTUS rulings from our most regressive and political Supreme Court in a century, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-07-0659 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 25: #VoteKateTurner #Kentucky #DemocratJBLC welcomes Kate Turner, Democratic nominee for Kentucky State Representative for District 33, to discuss the importance of state races to the future of democracy in the United States, why Democrats need to get more involved at the state level, and give an update on the January 6th hearings, all for less than the price of cup of coffee.2022-06-2843 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 24: #SCOTUS #4thAmendment #PatriotActIn our second in-person studio episode, JBLC discusses the shocking Supreme Court ruling that allows Customs and Border Patrol agents to waive 4th amendment due process procedures, such as obtaining a search warrant, when it deems a search near the border may be necessary for national security, a quiet return of the Patriot Act surveillance state in the U.S., all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-06-2821 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 23: #Jan6 #Terrorism #InStudioJBLC kicks off SEASON 2 with a discussion of the House January 6 Committee hearings, our predictions for its outcomes, and what the coup means for the future of our republic, in a special studio recording in the middle of our JBLC retreat at Lake Tahoe, where we met in-person for the first time, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-06-2833 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 22: #Dr.PaulZeitz #Optimism #America2.0In our Season 1 Finale, JBLC goes out on an intensely optimistic note with our guest, Dr. Paul Zeitz, an epidemiologist who helped lead the US emergency AIDS relief program in Africa under 2 presidents, ultimately saving 40 million lives. Paul relives his own life experiences that drove him to adopt a philosophy of intense optimism in all situations, which gives him the strength to tackle serious world issues. His next challenge: America 2.0, a citizen movement to demand a constitutional convention to build a United States fit for the 21st century. All for less than the price of a cup o...2022-05-2443 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 21: #Racism #FoxNews #UkraineJoin us as we discuss mass shootings in America, the racism caused by Fox News and embraced as mainstream by an increasingly extremist Republican Party, solutions to deal with the dangers of white supremacists in the police force, a lighting round update on the war in Ukraine and the global geopolitical situation, and we even end on a positive and hopeful note. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-05-1850 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 20: #BrianAlexanderMorgan #Music #SWVThis week we had Brian Alexander Morgan join the conversation, a grammy nominated song writer and music producer who has produced records for Drake, Nas, Usher, Martha Wash, Kanye, and Aloe Blacc along with his partner DJ Khalil. We discuss how streaming has affected the music industry, the dangerous impact of misinformation on our Republic, how organized religion affects our perception of truth, and how white allies can stand up for the BIPOC community, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-05-1458 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 19: #LukeManzo #Pillars #ClimateChangeJBLC interviews Luke Manzo, CEO and Founder of PillarsofUs.com, a crowdfunding site that shifts the power of lobbying back to the people for the purpose of taking back Congress. We discuss the growing climate crisis and the steps needed to mitigate climate disaster over the coming years. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.To support our climate action cause, visit: https://pillarsofus.com/gogreen/2022-05-1145 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 18: #NicoleTatgenhorst #RoeVWade #SCOTUSFriend of the show, Nicole Tatgenhorst aka @mommahorsetales, joins the knuckleheads as we discuss the overturning of Roe v. Wade, what this means for 170 million women in the United States, the history of radical right wing maneuvering that lead to this decision, and what we can do now to fight to preserve our rights in a dying republic. Join us for a pure outpouring of rage at the state of our nation. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-05-0745 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 17: #RichardGreene #PublicSpeaking #MidtermsJBLC interviews Richard Greene, a master public speaking coach who has mentored presidents, prime ministers, and princesses, and gets his take on how Democrats can win the midterms and take back control of this nation in the face of unrelenting right wing assaults on our liberty, in our last pre-Roe-overturned interview. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-05-0455 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 16: #KristenHavlik #Disney #ForProfitAdoptionJBLC interviews former Elizabeth Warren staffer Kristen Havlik, and nerds out about the 2022 midterms and the fact that the Dems may not be in as much trouble as everyone says, discusses the DeSantis/Disney Feud from an Orlando insider POV, and explores the criminal world of the for-profit forced birth adoption industry. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-04-3059 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 15: #Elon #Bias #CRTJBLC discusses the Elon Musk purchase of Twitter and reveals what the media is truly biased towards, and the fake CRT controversy claims its first high profile victim, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee. 2022-04-2658 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 14: #NicoleTatgenhorst #Parenting #PandemicJBLC interviews Nicole Tatgenhorst, aka @MommaHorseTales, one of our favorite TikTokers, on parenting in a pandemic, forced birth laws and the war on women, and the moral failure of the Christian Church to rein in the worst impulses of conservatism. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-04-2254 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 13: #HeyJohnRussell #Amazon #KBJJBLC Reporter in the Field, John Russell returns to the program to discuss the recent unionization vote among Amazon workers in Staten Island, how important the labor movement is to the future of the American middle class, and the historic Kentanji Brown Jackson confirmation to the Supreme Court. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-04-1958 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 12: #WalterMasterson #QAnon #Jan6JBLC interviews the great Walter Masterson, a comedian who infiltrates Q Anon and antivaxx rallies, and gets some incredible inside stories on the Canadian trucker convoy, and January 6th from the steps of the capitol, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-04-131h 11Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 11: #RachelBenzoni #Democrat #ElectionsJBLC interviews Rachel Benzoni, former congressional aide and candidate for Nebraska State Representative, on the realities of running for office in the U.S. in 2022, how progressive candidates can win in conservative areas, and how there are still good people fighting for us in DC, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-04-081h 16Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 10: #LGBTQ #Rights #StateLawsJBLC breaks down the new anti-trans, anti reproductive freedom laws recently passed in 20 states, and examines the meaning of freedom and liberty in conservative America. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.2022-04-0250 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 9: #Dr.GabrielCruz #CRT #KBJJBLC interviews Dr. Gabriel Cruz, a professor of Critical Race Theory, just in time for the nomination hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the Supreme Court, where CRT has had a dubious racist presence. Join us as we unravel the talking points that get white people frightened that obscure grad level courses are coming for their children. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee.For more information and to donate to support the Ukrainian refugees please visit: Unicefusa.org https://www.wfpusa.org/emergency/ukraine htt...2022-03-2549 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 8: #Ukraine #GasPrices #TrumpDebunking right wing talking points on high gas prices, Zelensky spanks Germany on his world tour, Trump is sued for campaign finance violations, and Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin fist fight on the moon for control of Ukraine, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee.For more information and to donate to help Ukrainian refugees please visit the sites below: Unicefusa.org https://www.wfpusa.org/emergency/ukraine https://www.donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/ukraine/donate2022-03-191h 03Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 7: #Irene #Russia #UkraineJBLC Foreign Affairs Correspondent Irene Poulton and the knuckleheads discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the heroism of the Ukrainian people, the isolation of Putin, how Russian society works, the purpose of NATO, and more, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee. For more information and to donate to help Ukrainian refugees please visit the sites below: Unicefusa.org https://www.wfpusa.org/emergency/ukraine https://www.donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/ukraine/donate2022-03-131h 00Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 6: #Irene #Russia #GenZJBLC Foreign Affairs Correspondent Irene Poulton gives us a rundown on the Russia/Ukraine situation as we prep for ww3. Join us for some good old fashioned family nihilism and dread! All for less than a cup of coffee.2022-02-1957 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 5: #TomPowellJr. #Stoner #FilibusterSpecial guest Tom Powell Jr! Kyrsten Sinema and the filibuster. Debunking antivaxx BS. The state of education in the US. And the weaponization of community guidelines on Tik Tok. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...2022-02-041h 11Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 2: #ColinPowell #GOP #TrumpColin Powell and the Republican Party.2022-01-1850 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 3: #CrazyMotherRunner #KR15 #TerrorismFeaturing special guest CrazyMotherRunner!2022-01-1851 minJust Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 4: #HeyJohnRussell #LaborMovementReporter in the field John Russell gives an update on the growing labor movement in the US.2022-01-181h 04Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American PoliticsEpisode 1: #ItBegins #PartySwitchThe Party Switch.2022-01-1748 min