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Democratica

34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 152 ratings

The official podcast for OD Action - Occupy Democrats’ partner action network with over 250,000 members. Recorded in Mitch McConnell's backyard, Democratica features the founder of OD Action and 12-year veteran of Capitol Hill giving smart and savvy coverage for people too exhausted keeping up with a political climate with a new WTF moment each day. Get ready to take action!

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Trump's scheme to steal the election from Biden goes up in flames

November 18, 2020 16:18 - 23 minutes - 33.3 MB

Stu and AJ celebrate the clear defeat of America's fascist wannabe dictator in the 2020 election, and break down why Trump's schemes to stay in office have already failed. TAKE ACTION: Do your part to help Democrats win the Senate by taking 2 seats in Georgia. Visit SwingLeft's GA Runoff and make the calls necessary to fire Mitch McConnell as Senate Leader. MOMENT OF UPLIFT: A woman fired by a bigoted Sheriff takes his job on Election Day, and Stu's daughter makes him cry when he tells h...

The two reasons Democrats feel GREAT about beating Trump right now (not polling)

October 28, 2020 14:15 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB

The polling could not be better for Biden and Democrats, but the Republican cheating could not be worse. Still, a historically fired-up electorate seems primed to seal the deal for Biden. But with the tremendous damage done over the last four years, can it make a difference? YES! Stu gets into some of AJ's deepest fears about the long term damage done by Trump and Republicans — specifically regarding the courts and census — and breaks down why Democrats are feeling really good. TAKE AC...

Injustice for Breonna Taylor

September 20, 2020 17:54 - 29 minutes - 41.4 MB

Stu and AJ from the heart of Louisville bring different perspectives to the horrifying aftermath of Breonna Taylor's death at the hands of city police. Breonna Taylor is dead, no arrests have been made against the offending officers who killed her, and Mitch McConnell's handpicked attorney general is waffling to secure charges with a grand jury. But we got you covered. From the backyard of the incident to the foreground of the problem, Stu and AJ take a deep and powerful look at how a so...

Trump to America: Die as I say, not as I do

May 15, 2020 14:29 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

This week on Democratica, Stu and AJ slog through the White House swamp of disease and deception. 'Don't listen to those pesky health experts, listen to me!' Trump doesn't care if his staffers die, as long as they take their loyalty to the grave.   Because it doesn't matter to Trump if you die. He self-vaccinates every day with presidential power. Injected into his ego by all the soulless Republicans working for him.   Let's all sing the Republican fight song! Corruption, nepotism, c...

Side effects of taking the president's advice include certain death

May 01, 2020 12:13 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MB

Again, in case you missed it: Do. Not. Ingest. Disinfectant.   Four words AJ and Stu never thought they'd have to string together for adults, especially not in response to the President of the United States. And yet here we are. This week, the duo breaks down just how bad things could get as a result of Trumpers' revolt against sheltering in place and the media's responsibility when the president is advising Americans' to defy even his own experts' advice.   Take Action: Contact your...

LIBERATE THIS PODCAST!

April 24, 2020 01:54 - 18 minutes - 26.4 MB

This week, Stu and AJ try to resist the temptation to call shutdown protesters idiots. Spoiler: They fail.   Yes, even as Trump's own administration is issuing lifesaving guidance to control a once-in-a-century deadly pandemic, he is encouraging his followers to defy and protest that guidance. Spoiler 2: People will die because of this. At the same time, Trump is refusing to do his job and help states get the supplies they need to save lives, and some governors are going to incredible le...

Trump is infecting American democracy with a deadly virus of his own

April 15, 2020 13:23 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB

Stu and AJ discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color and why, when we say Trump's response was inept, we're giving him way too much credit.   Take Action: Contact your state senator and representative (202-224-3121) and tell them to investigate Trump for firing seven inspectors general under the shadow of the pandemic in an un-American effort to eliminate accountability and oversight.   Moment of Uplift: In a chance encounter, Stuart witnesses...

Trump just killed thousands of Americans

April 01, 2020 23:41 - 19 minutes - 27.6 MB

This week, Stu gets mad. Really mad. As he and AJ break down the ways Donald Trump and his allies have sealed the untimely deaths of the Americans they were elected to serve, Stu goes on an epic rant about the ways this coldblooded president has broken his own already unthinkable records for cruelty.   Take Action: Contact your state senator and representative (https://odaction.com/findmyreps/) and tell them it's time for secure, nationwide vote-by-mail!   Moment of Uplift: In much of th...

Why Trump now owns America's coronavirus pandemic

March 24, 2020 02:02 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB

Stu and AJ phoned it in this week (literally, while sheltering in place) as they broke down how Trump and Republicans have taken a natural crisis and turned it into a man-made disaster.   Take Action: Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to reject Mitch McConnell's so-called emergency response bill, which is really just another giveaway to the wealthy, and demand they pass something that will actually help workers and struggling families!   Moment of Uplift: We may be facing ...

The Worst And The Best Is Yet To Come

March 16, 2020 19:06 - 21 minutes - 30.5 MB

Trump has made a global pandemic into a national catastrophe. Stu and AJ explain how Trump lied, avoided, manipulated and deceived America to help his reelection chances while selling out his country. And the worst is yet to come. But the best is also yet to come. Because Americans are taking this medical malaise seriously, and banding together to reduce the rate of transmission. That is, unless you're a Republican governor like Jeff Kottkamp who is just devastated his ski vacation got can...

The one Super Tuesday result that has trump terrified...no matter who the nominee is

March 07, 2020 02:53 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MB

There was voting last Tuesday. Oh, was there voting. But what does it mean now that the dust has settled and it's a two person race for the Democratic nomination?   It means Democratic voters across the country turned out in record numbers. Stu and AJ discuss one Super Tuesday statistic that should make Trump afraid. Terrified even. Does an energized Democratic base signal doom for Trump and his swarm of lying Republican sycophants?   Meanwhile! Republicans use the term 'politicization' ...

Trump's coronavirus response is a plague on America

March 03, 2020 03:16 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MB

America has been hit by a deadly disease, and every one of us has been infected by what scientist are calling "Trump." This week, Stu and AJ break down why Coronavirus has not given us reason to panic, but Trump and his enablers have made a grave situation worse through incompetence, arrogance, and dangerously misaligned priorities.   Plus! South Carolina's primary was a dramatic departure from the previous three contests and may have changed the shape of the race completely. Or not. (NOTE...

Trump hits point of no return on US descent into tyranny

February 26, 2020 23:09 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MB

It's been another week since Donald Trump was acquitted in Mitch McConnell's sham trial and another week where he has stepped on the gas in his drive toward authoritarianism. This week, Stu and AJ dive into how he's doing just that, from pardoning not only cronies but those whose crimes resemble his own, declaring himself (erroneously) America's top law enforcement official, appoint blindly loyal stooges to critical posts, and even calling for the removal from office of Barack Obama (who, um...

Trump gets in a Barr fight (or did he?)

February 17, 2020 01:45 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MB

In the second week since his acquittal, Donald Trump stopped trying to hide his corruption and started flaunting his crimes in plain sight. This week, Stu and AJ discuss our accelerating descent into tyranny and the sincerity of William Barr's smack down of the president (spoiler: there was absolutely no sincerity).   Take Action: Even many Senate Republicans acknowledge that Trump's actions on Ukraine were far from perfect but, they insist, they do not rise to the level of impeachment. Ti...

Acquitters never win

February 10, 2020 18:34 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MB

The nation turns the page from impeachment to election season. Stu and AJ break down what impact (if any) Trump's impeachment and cover-up will have going forward and what (if anything) we can read into the Iowa cluster f'caucuses.  Take Action: Indivisible has Launched the Payback Project, a new peer-to-peer textbanking outreach campaign to engage voters across nine target states to take action with Indivisibles in their area and mobilize locally to flip their Senate seats! Sign up, get a...

McConnell pours gasoline on Trumpster fire

February 02, 2020 22:39 - 18 minutes - 26.2 MB

Never in the history of the republic has the axiom, "the cover-up is worse than the crime" been more true. This week, Stu and AJ break down all the ways Republicans harmed our country with their unconstitutional defense of and cover-up of Trump's crimes.    Take Action: Visit SwingLeft.org/takeaction and connect with key voters (from the comfort of home!) to make Republicans pay for their cover-up of Trump's crimes this November!    Moment of Uplift: Three years ago, Meir Kay invited...

Trump has two new problems bigger than his impeachment trial

January 28, 2020 12:37 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MB

Yeah, you read that title right. Stu and AJ discuss the two big things this past week that were even bigger than opening remarks at the Senate impeachment trial. Listen! Take Action: Call 202.224.3121 to tell your Senators to get (those two big things!) evidence and witnesses into Trump's impeachment trial.  Moment of Uplift: How the Democratic party sticks together. This is a movement and we won't be broken. This is your country for the week of January 27, 2020!  Produced by Sam Gra...

Giuliani's sloppy mistakes expose Trump's guilt

January 21, 2020 02:46 - 17 minutes - 24.8 MB

This week, Stu and AJ discuss how, even after the House voted to impeach, Rudy Giuliani's sloppiness as the president's personal attorney exposed the extreme criminality of Trump and his inner circle.   Take Action: Call 202.224.3121 to tell your Senators to allow witnesses and evidence at Trump's impeachment inquiry!   Moment of Uplift: Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) made herself vulnerable in a way that few elected officials have and the results are truly inspirational.   This is ...

The truth behind Trump's infantile aggression against Iran

January 13, 2020 03:24 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MB

Trump has taken us to the brink of war with Iran, leading to the deaths of hundreds (already), shattering any good will America had left around the world, and creating an incredibly dangerous precedent. Plus! Kentucky's new Republican Attorney General has won bipartisan praise for calling for an investigation into the state's Republican ex-governor. Stu explains why the credit is not at all deserved.   Take Action: Call 202.224.3121 to tell your Senators to limit Trump's ability to tak...

Merry Impeachmas!

December 22, 2019 23:42 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MB

Not Two Turtle Doves - Two Articles of Impeachment! Because a certain president thought it was okay to abuse power and obstruct Congress.   Stu and AJ talk about what happens next and what we can expect as the fight to evict Trump from the White House continues.   Take Action: Call your senators at 202.224.3121 and urge them to support a fair hearing with witnesses (!) and convict President Trump should the evidence demand it. Which it does.   Moment of Uplift: Did we mention imp...

McConnell and Barr throw U.S. democracy under the bus to defend Trump

December 15, 2019 23:39 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MB

With impeachment of Donald Trump now all but inevitable, his highest ranking defenders, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Attorney General William Barr, have gone to unprecedented lengths to ensure he gets away with his crimes.   This week, Stu and AJ unpack how both these men are unabashedly assaulting the responsibilities of the institutions they lead and turning them into arms of Trump's re-election campaign.   PLUS! Call your representative and senators at 202.224.3121 t...

Why new corruption revelations are worse for Republicans than impeachment

December 08, 2019 19:07 - 22 minutes - 31 MB

Even as investigations and hearings into Trump's crimes enter a new phase, impeachment may not be the worst news for Republicans in recent days. This week, Stu and AJ discuss how another conviction of a Republican Member of Congress and revelations of corruption against Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Fake Farmer) could have devastating consequences for the GOP for decades to come.   PLUS! Email or call your senators and tell them to reauthorize the Violence Against ...

Trump defies Founders with unprecedented abuse of pardon power

December 02, 2019 12:52 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MB

Donald Trump is not the first president to abuse the power of the pardon, but with his latest acts of clemency, our wannabe dictator has crossed lines our nation’s founders never imagined and no prior president ever dared to go — and with good reason. This week, Stu and AJ discuss the good and the bad of presidential clemency, the most ironic pardon in U.S. history, and why Trump’s actions are SO MUCH more dangerous than any of his predecessors.   PLUS! We get ready to show Congress, t...

Putin says he's thankful for Republicans' help spreading his lies

November 24, 2019 20:48 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MB

Plus! Trump gets a head start on his 2020 physical (lie!), Stu and AJ discuss some ways we're still suffering from Reaganomics, and yes, Trump really needed notes to remind himself to claim that he "No quid pro quo." Call to Action: AJ and Stu break down three tips to getting through Thanksgiving without ruining dinner or breaking up the family while keeping your soul intact. Moment of Uplift: At Stuart's alma mater, Syracuse University, racist graffiti and harassment has become endemi...

Republicans abandon key Trump defense after strategy backfires

November 18, 2019 19:47 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MB

Plus! Matt Bevin FINALLY concedes the Kentucky governor's race, Trump settles a multimillion dollar lawsuit over ANOTHER fraudulent endeavor — the sham Donald J. Trump Foundation, and AJ and Stu talk about an under the radar success story that stopped a school shooting. This is your country for the week of November 18, 2019.   Main Topic: Amidst a series of damning testimonies against their party's president, House Republicans were forced to change strategies in a profound shift that sig...

Trump faces "greatest defeat" as Republicans defy his plea

November 12, 2019 16:55 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MB

Which big donors are now turning on Trump, the states best showing a blue wave, and the top three ways to be an electable candidate. This is your country for the week of November 11, 2019. To sign up for 2020 health insurance on the national exchange, visit healthcare.gov today.

GOP bungles response to "disturbing" testimony on Trump

November 04, 2019 12:54 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MB

Plus! Trump tries to take all the credit for killing ISIS, how you can help win on Tuesday, and the reason those rescue dogs are getting awards. This is your country for the week of November 4, 2019. Clips of Republicans trying to discredit Purple Heart Winner, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman include: Former U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) on CNN John Yoo, a Deputy Assistant Attorney General under George W. Bush on Fox's "Ingraham Angle" Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade Donald Tru...

McConnell throws Trump under the bus

October 28, 2019 16:09 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB

Plus! Trump busted faking ISIS raid 'war room' photo, why we need to win in Virginia, and Kentucky coal miners taking back what's owed them. This is your country for the week of October 28, 2019.

Trump melts down as top official turns on him

October 21, 2019 15:58 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MB

Trump melts down as top official turns on him. Plus, thoughts on Elijah Cummings, the first all-female space walk and boys in Boston taking action. This is your country for the week of October 21, 2019.

The Trump misstep that could sink his presidency

October 13, 2019 20:02 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MB

The Trump misstep that could sink his presidency. Plus: how you can help win an important election in November. This is your country for the week of October 14.

Will Impeachment Backfire? (Spoiler: No)

October 06, 2019 16:50 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

The politics of Trump's impeachment, Elizabeth Warren trolls a troll and a white cop is convicted for murdering an innocent black man. Stu and AJ answer the burning question “does impeachment backfire?” (spoiler: no) and dive into the underlying questions of racial bias in America’s justice system. NOTE: After recording this episode, Joshua Brown was found shot to death in an apartment building in Dallas, Texas. Brown was the neighbor of Botham Jean who testified against Amber Guyger, the ...

Let's Impeach The President

October 02, 2019 21:55 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MB

Whistleblower! Scandal! Impeachment! Stu and AJ discuss the launch of the House Impeachment process. This is your country for the week of Sept 30 2019.

IN-Justice Kavanaugh

October 02, 2019 21:51 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MB

Brett Kavanaugh and the politics of sexual assault. This is your country for the week of Sept 23 2019.  

John Boltin'

October 02, 2019 21:45 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

Stu and AJ discuss the firing of National Security Advisor John Bolton. Or did he quit? This is your country for the week of Sept 16 2019.