Don't Worry About The Government
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 69 ratingsU.S. and world political news analysis by a merry band of (mostly) left-leaning geeks who are neither qualified nor paid to do it. Smart. Exciting. Funny. Mysterious. Sexy? To put it another way: radio pundit amateur hour.
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Ep. 552: Raiders Of The Lost Election
August 16, 2022 18:43 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIn this installment, Chris talks about the outcome of the Kansas abortion referendum, the FBI’s unannounced raid Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, whether or not that helps Ron DeSantis, Russian P.O.W. atrocities in Ukraine & Russian disregard of nuclear safety, and briefly updates the China/Taiwan situation. Episode 552 By the way, if you want to donate to […]
Ep. 551: Paying The Piper
July 30, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 131 MBIn this installment, Chris discusses the inflation reduction act and whether or not it is something to be impressed by. Later in the show, Chris discuss is whether or not there is numerical support for Democrats to use the pied Piper strategy, responding to a commentary by popular YouTube and Twitch streamer, Vaush. This includes […]
DWATG 550: Broad Failures
July 27, 2022 06:49 - 1 hour - 115 MBIn this installment, Chris talks about the failures of state and local police in Texas around the Uvalde School shooting. He then talks about the dystopic law regime that is being placed on reproductive rights in the wake of the overturning of Roe, focusing in on the Ohio case involving a family who had to […]
Ep. 549: Mail Discontent
June 29, 2022 11:52 - 1 hour - 135 MBIn this installment, Chris responds to several listener comments and talks about the fallout in the wake of the Dobbs decision including Jonah Goldberg’s question about why public opinion of the Supreme Court matters, Biden/Harris’ inaction, and how the testimony about Trump’s conduct on January 6th only bolsters the case that the Court’s legitimacy should […]
Ep. 548: The Court, The President, & The Moment
June 25, 2022 08:23 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn this installment, Chris discusses the Supreme Court decisions, Biden’s poll performance and how it’s a clear indictment of ‘centrism’ as a political strategy, and he uses the Cisneros/Cuellar race as a portal to discuss problems within the Democratic Party. Episode 548 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 547: Cowards
June 05, 2022 04:26 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Robert to discuss the cowardly actions of the Uvalde police department, what actions need to be taken to break this tragic cycle that seems to have no end, and why these tragedies will continue until the Supreme Court is addressed. Episode 547 By the way, if you want […]
Ep. 546: Noblesse Oblige
May 23, 2022 06:24 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Sean Freeder to discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter, the imminent criminalization of abortion across the country, and he makes the case that someone (not Bernie Sanders) should primary Joe Biden. Episode 546 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 545: Things Worth Fighting For
April 05, 2022 15:16 - 1 hour - 139 MBIn this installment, Chris and Brian discuss Will Smith’s interaction with Chris Rock, the Supreme Court, and the continuing situation in Ukraine. Chris talks about how Rock’s joke was bad on no fewer than 5 different levels, the interesting and growing rift forming with “Violence is NEVER The Answer”/’Civility” types vs. “Fight For Your Family”/”Things […]
Ep. 544: Russia Invades Ukraine
March 01, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 128 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Brian Halverson and they discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Episode 544 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 543: Ukraine. We All Crane.
February 07, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Finbar and William to discuss book removals, “Antiwork,” the Neil Young and Spotify controversy, Breyer retiring, and the Ukraine situation Episode 543 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 542: Moving To A Manchin On The Hill (Part 2)
January 06, 2022 18:26 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBIn the second part of this inadvertent two-parter, Chris receives push back on his “Joe Manchin is going to change Parties” theory from Sean Freeder. Later in the show, Chris makes the case that many of the donors don’t really have an easy political home to go to right now & that Progressive primarily challengers […]
Ep. 541: Moving To A Manchin On The Hill (Part 1)
January 06, 2022 17:59 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBIn this inadvertent two-parter, Chris is joined by William to discuss Joe Manchin and other things in politics they are generally pessimistic about. Chris makes his case that Manchin’s only path forward in the Senate involves becoming a Republican and that people should take McConnell’s offer of keeping his committee chair very seriously. Episode 541 […]
Ep. 540: State Mandates & The Call-In Show
December 09, 2021 21:04 - 2 hours - 128 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Dan in the first part and Kevan and Sean Sedor in the latter part. During the first part, Chris discusses with Dan his thoughts surrounding abortion, medical liberty and the power of the State and why a new tact is urgently needed. Episode 540 By the way, if […]
Ep. Not-540: Let’s Go, Kyle
November 28, 2021 10:23 - 88.2 MBIn this installment, Chris and Brian discuss anti-Biden rhetoric, rising gas prices, and do an in-depth analysis of Rittenhouse’s totally-not-political interview on Tucker Carlson’s television program. Note: Apparently, Zoom decided to toggle my microphone setting back to computer (instead of the good microphone I’m futilely talking into)I will not let this happen again. For a […]
Ep. 539: Weird White Guys
November 22, 2021 05:54 - 88.8 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Sean Freeder to discuss their views on everything from the Rittenhouse trial and what it says about America, what they think the biggest problem of our time is, and what accounts for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s low approval numbers. Episode 539 By the way, if you want […]
Ep. 538: Let’s Go
November 14, 2021 00:46 - 124 MBIn this installment, Chris talks about the passage of the small, donor-backed infrastructure bill, the stalling of the Build Back Better bill’s passage, the perniciousness of “Let’s Go, Brandon” and why it matters in the backdrop of other conservative activities, the general awfulness of Aaron Rogers, and what (if anything) the Democrats can learn from […]
Ep. 537: Considering Trump As History (w/ Bruce Carlson of “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics”
October 22, 2021 23:15 - 145 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Bruce Carlson of “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics” to discuss being old men in the podcast world and how Trump’s presidency does and does not fit with historical parallels. Episode 537 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 536: Long Thoughts
October 06, 2021 18:13 - 71.1 MBIn this installment, Chris discusses vaccine skepticism, why Chris hates his old Fantasy Basketball team and why he’s very-likely done with basketball fandom, Kyrsten Sinema’s confrontations with voters who are angry with her, and the escalations between Taiwan and China that necessitate the democratic world taking Xi’s China much more seriously Episode 536 By the […]
Ep. 534: Dispatches
September 20, 2021 16:18 - 5 MBIn this installment, Chris introduces the YouTube-based “Dispatch” format and discusses a wide range of topics from AOC’s Tax The Rich Dress to Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s brother’s friend’s medical issues. There’s even some serious discussion of topics like Milley’s call to his Chinese counterpart, the California recall election, and why Chris would rather Beto O’Rourke […]
Ep. 533: All Politics Is Local
September 09, 2021 08:58 - 49.7 MBIn this installment, Chris discusses if his thoughts on the Afghanistan withdrawal have changed now that it is completed, Texas’ new law that effectively outlaws abortion, why the Democrats may well have a chance in the 2022 midterms despite the historical trends…and also maybe rushes to the close to avoid having a good video take […]
Ep. 532: Gazpacho
August 24, 2021 01:33 - 94.1 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Brian to discuss Afghanistan and the 2nd domestic terror attempt in Washington D.C. in under a year. Episode 532 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 531: Cuomost Famous
August 14, 2021 18:34 - 106 MBIn this installment, Chris, Robert and Dan discuss the Biden administration’s July 4th “Mission Accomplished” COVID moment and their doubling down on the need for back-to-school in-person learning regardless of what the COVID numbers are. Later, they discuss Andrew Cuomo, Tucker Carlson’s shows with Victor Orban in the broader context of continued conservative embrace of […]
Ep. 530: Flying Delta
August 02, 2021 18:08 - 107 MBIn this installment, Chris, Finbar, and Robert discuss the prodigious rise of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the context of both the U.S. domestic response and the global response. Later, they discuss the prodigious rise of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Myanmar and China doubling their nuclear arsenal. After that, they discuss the […]
Ep. 529: Trading Sticks For Carrots
July 29, 2021 22:05 - 92.6 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Dan and Robert to discuss The Bezos going to Outer Space, how Barret from Final Fantasy VII was a prophet, and Michael Brendan Dougherty’s “Convincing the Skeptics,” (https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/convincing-the-skeptics/) and why it fails to account for why Conservatives, Trump supporters, and regular Fox News consumers aren’t getting vaccinated. Chris […]
Ep. 528: “Signature Biden”
July 18, 2021 02:58 - 69 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Dan to discuss the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, Sha’Carri Richardson not getting support from the Biden administration & Matt Gaetz actually saying good thing (to their chagrin), and how it seems exceedingly likely Donald Trump is running for President again. given the weakness of the New York charges […]
Ep. 527: The Great Known Unknown
July 14, 2021 14:48 - 114 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Dan to discuss the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, Sha’Carri Richardson not getting support from the Biden administration & Matt Gaetz actually saying good thing (to their chagrin), and how it seems exceedingly likely Donald Trump is running for President again. given the weakness of the New York charges […]
Ep. 526: Clichés
July 01, 2021 16:12 - 149 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Robert to discuss Trump’s Ohio rally, Ron DeSantis’ tricky political position, the political implications of the Florida building collapse, and an in-depth discussion into some of the court rulings during this most recent term. Note: Zoom had some issues with my microphone – specifically, it toggled me from […]
Ep. 525: Grand Piano
June 27, 2021 18:50 - 98.7 MBIn this installment, Chris talks about the current Washington D.C. political landscape, the challenges that people like Joe Manchin and Sinema present. Chris reads Sinema’s editorial at length and explains why Sinema is wrong, even by her own dopey standards and premises. Later in the show, he talks about Kamala Harris’ visit to the border […]
Ep. 524: The UFO Show
June 21, 2021 18:15 - 160 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Dan, Lindsay, Robert and Cody to discuss the Nimitz Encounter, AATIP, UAPs, UFOs, and other acronymic things. Episode 524 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 523: Chris Turns 35
June 17, 2021 15:08 - 93.9 MBIn this installment, Chris celebrates his birthday the only way he knows how: by making yet another episode of this podcast. He is joined by Lindsay, Daniel and Robert. Initially, they were going to talk about UAPs/UFOs, but the “news of the week” section sprawled out into an entire show unto itself. So, as a […]
Ep. 522: What We Talk About When We Talk About China
May 31, 2021 16:54 - 95.1 MBIn this installment, Chris and Dan discuss some good points and some bad points from the Biden administration over the past week. They also discuss John Cena’s comments on Taiwan, the ‘lab leak’ theory, and the need for U.S. media to find a way to talk about hard issues involving China without succumbing to some […]
Ep. 521: Nashville Hot
May 24, 2021 05:07 - 124 MBIn this installment, Chris and Dan discuss the Israel/Palestine situation, the CDC changing their mask guidelines, and later in the show, Chris eats a violently-spicy piece of chicken to prove what an idiot Cody is. It definitely proves something. Episode 521 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 520: Hanging On The Telephone
May 17, 2021 15:43 - 83.9 MBIn this installment, Chris improvises a monologue around India, Israel, and Joe Biden’s potentially dangerous brand of optimism. Episode 520 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 519: Minty Fresh
May 09, 2021 19:43 - 146 MBIn this installment, Chris, Dan, and Cody (who was *NOT* invited) discuss Biden’s address to Congress, how Joe Manchin poses a real challenge to Biden getting things done, and political wisdom (or lack thereof) in banning menthol cigarettes. Episode 519 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 518: Not On The Show Today
April 27, 2021 23:03 - 160 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Brian to ‘not’ talk about a bunch of domestic news stories before finishing on the disaster in India with regards to the coronavirus. Episode 518 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 517: Discussing “Reversing Roe”
April 19, 2021 05:35 - 103 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Daniel Carpenter to discuss “Reversing Roe,” the 2018 documentary that focused on the political crusade by religious conservatives to overturn Roe v. Wade. Chris discusses some of the parallels he sees between the structure of the pro-‘life’ movement & the structure of QAnon. Episode 516 By the way, […]
Ep. 516: Brian What Explains ‘Sugar Daddies’ Are
April 14, 2021 18:38 - 93.3 MBIn this episode, Chris and Brian discuss the rising numbers in COVID-19 cases & the new B 117 variant, the continued poor response by both Democratic and Republican governments, more horrible and gross details about Matt Gaetz, and more evidence that ‘commissions to study the effect’ don’t work. Episode 516 By the way, if you […]
Ep. 515: Make The Quiet Part Quiet Again
April 05, 2021 21:22 - 123 MBIn this installment, Chris discusses why he strongly supports raising the minimum wage, the Georgia election law, Gaetz-Gate, and Joe Biden’s ‘neanderthal thinking’ on marijuana. Episode 515 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 514: By The Nature vs. By The Numbers
March 29, 2021 05:42 - 154 MBIn this installment, Chris discusses the events in Colorado and Georgia, how the media’s coverage of Biden has been problematic, why the Democrats need to cut ties with Andrew Cuomo, why Trump is still worse than Andrew Cuomo (but, boy, not good when that’s the comp), Roger Stone’s connection to the 1/6 attacks on the […]
Ep. 513: The Real Ending To “Footsteps”
March 20, 2021 20:38 - 123 MBIn this installment, Chris and Brian recap some of the headlines from the past week with a specific focus on Cuomo and filibuster reform. Episode 513 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 512: Mission Of Burma
March 12, 2021 11:24 - 151 MBIn this episode, Chris discusses the situation in Myanmar at length and fleshes out how he thinks about the “isolationism vs. interventionism” these days. If you’re interested in an introduction on how Chris thinks about foreign policy, this is the episode for you. Episode 512 By the way, if you want to donate to the […]
Ep. 511: The Wages Of Sinema
March 08, 2021 03:20 - 172 MBIn this installment, Chris and Brian discuss the news of the week, including the managerial awfulness of Andrew Cuomo, Greg Abbott, Mike Duggan, and Ron DeSantis. After the ‘credits,’ Chris and Brian have a discussion about their thoughts on religion these days. Episode 511 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… […]
Ep. 510: Back to School (Mini Maggit)
March 05, 2021 09:44 - 83.9 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Doug and William (who both teach in public schools) to discuss their return to the classroom in the midst of the pandemic. Episode 510 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG
Ep. 509: Not Safe For Child Consumption
March 01, 2021 06:46 - 154 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by William West to discuss the reopening of schools, the new strains of COVID, questionable foreign policy choices made by the Biden administration, the disappointing fate of the Fight For 15, how Donald Trump definitely still has a thrall on the Republican Party, how Andrew Cuomo is an awful […]
Ep. 508: District Week, Ambassadorships, and Ring Doorbells
February 23, 2021 18:15 - 143 MBIn this installment, Chris continues to wrestle with the challenges of moving an antiquated 00s podcast into the new decade using fancy technologies like “Zoom” and “web cameras” and the struggle is real for Grandpa Novy. Lindsay and Brian join Chris to talk about the Texas blizzard, ambassadorships, and the Right To Privacy in the […]
Ep. 507: Two Texans Talking About Texas
February 19, 2021 16:32 - 133 MBIn this installment, Chris & Brian discuss the major storm that resulted in several inches of snow on Texas, how the storm has affected them, how all the political camps are using the crisis to advance their political narrative, why Ted Cruz is basically a pair of dog’s balls, and the death of Rush Limbaugh. […]
Ep. 506: “Get Home For Valentine’s Day”
February 14, 2021 20:54 - 5 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Aryeh Cohen-Wade to discuss the 2nd Impeachment of Donald Trump, how it illustrates the Speech & Debate clause needs reform, how it illustrates that impeachment is a fundamentally broken mechanism, and where the Republicans go post-Trump (if there’s even a ‘post-Trump). Later in the show, they discuss Gina […]
Ep. 505: Patrician Centrism
February 08, 2021 05:59 - 119 MBIn this installment, Chris talks about a doorway full of halls, a hallway full of doors, tries to make a new word “Patricentrism” to essentialize the Joe Manchin/Susan Collins/Mitt Romney brand of Centrism (there are some who say, ‘it’s not catchy in the slightest’), and discusses more serious things like the news of the week […]
Ep. 504: Motorized Scooter (w/ Matt Lewis)
February 05, 2021 16:36 - 67.9 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Matt Lewis to discuss the Capitol Riots, Marjorie Taylor Green, Josh Hawley & Ted Cruz, how experiences in school made them less into ‘authority’ figures, why Chris thinks it’s important to be a loving spouse (if you’re married), artistic freedom, and Donald Trump in a motorized scooter Episode […]
Ep. 503: Manchin Ado About Nothing
February 01, 2021 06:28 - 71.5 MBIn this installment, Chris is joined by Sean Freeder to discuss GameStop, AMC, and Wall Street Bets, the Capitol Riots, and Joe Manchin and how he’s really the absolute pits Episode 503 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG