Married to Politics
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe political questions you were too afraid to ask discussed by a married couple. Listen, learn, and laugh!
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Episodes
Episode 12 - You Down with DST? Yeah, You Know Me
March 18, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBAs mentioned, here is the Senator Marco Rubio's One-Pager on the Bill: https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/14e39e20-b852-4cae-b98b-258e0c0898a6/1C912A264D838911D32528FA5B1FD0FB.sunshine-protection-act-2019-one-pager.pdf And here is a link to Observable's Daylight Saving Time Gripe Assistant Tool: https://observablehq.com/@awoodruff/daylight-saving-time-gripe-assistant-tool
Episode 11 - Anti-LGBT Laws or Child Abuse Prevention and Preservation of Parental Rights in Texas and Florida?
March 11, 2022 16:54 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBHere are links to research for today's episode: Feb 22 Directive from Governor Abbott - https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/O-MastersJaime202202221358.pdf Understanding Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill, Find Law, Richard Dahl on March 10, 2022 1:08 PM, https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/understanding-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill/ Parents of a trans child who reached out to Attorney General Ken Paxton over dinner are now under investigation for child abuse, Texas Tribu...
Episode 10 - The Ukraine-Russia Conflict
March 04, 2022 23:53 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBFor ongoing coverage of the Ukrainian conflict check out the following links: The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/war-in-ukraine-what-we-know-on-day-nine-of-the-russian-invasion The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/04/world/russia-ukraine Yes. Russia has more nuclear weapons than any other country: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nuclear-weapons-by-country
Episode 9 - WE'RE BACK!!! / SOTU - A Progress Report and a Roadmap
March 02, 2022 23:28 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBAfter a year of no new episodes, Sarah and Derek are back (after some accomplishments of their own - a baby, new job, new dog, new house) to discuss President Biden's State of the Union, which provides an overview of the past year and where we are headed re: Ukraine and Russia.
Episode 8 - DC Statehood
March 20, 2021 17:16 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBFor those interested in streaming the House Oversight and Reform Committee's hearing on HR 51 go here Sources for this episode: H.R. 51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act D.C. Home Rule Act New U.S. Flag with 51 Stars
Episode 7 - Budget Reconciliation
March 05, 2021 02:12 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBReferences for the show: Introduction to Budget “Reconciliation”, UPDATED JANUARY 21, 2021 | BY RICHARD KOGAN AND DAVID REICH, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities $15 minimum wage not allowed in Biden’s Covid relief bill, Senate official says, UPDATED FEB 26 2021, CNBC What is the Senate filibuster, and what would it take to eliminate it?, Molly E. Reynolds, SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, Brookings 'Plan B' for $15 minimum wage unveiled, BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - February 26, 2021, The Hil...
Episode 6 - Confirmation of SecDef Nominee - Gen. Lloyd Austin
January 18, 2021 22:47 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBBiden picks retired general Lloyd Austin to run Pentagon - Politico, LARA SELIGMAN, TYLER PAGER, CONNOR O’BRIEN and NATASHA BERTRAND 07 Dec 2020 More Democrats Say They'll Vote 'No' on Waiver for Biden's SecDef Pick Lloyd Austin - Military.com, Gina Harkins 12 Jan 2021 What to watch for in Biden Defense pick's confirmation hearing - The Hill, BY REBECCA KHEEL - 18 Jan 2021
Episode 5 - Recapping the Georgia Runoffs
January 18, 2021 21:38 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this week's episode we announce the winners of the MTP Fantasy Presidential Cabinet Game and recap the Georgia Senate runoff race because, frankly, they didn't get enough coverage.
Episode 4 - Budget Deals and Bayonets
December 08, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBFantasy Presidential Cabinet Game COVID Emergency Relief Framework Sen. Manchin: ‘We Don’t Have A Choice’ But To Pass $908 Billion Coronavirus Stimulus, Forbes, Sarah Hansen, Dec. 6, 2020 Trump Signs Temporary Government Funding Bill, Associated Press, Andrew Taylor, Oct. 1, 2020 Congress Faces a Government Shutdown if a Spending Deal isn't Reached this Week, USA Today, Nicholas Wu & Christal Hayes, Dec. 7, 2020 House Version of the NDAA Senate Version of the NDAA An NDAA Veto Could...
Special Announcement: Fantasy Presidential Cabinet Game
November 23, 2020 16:15 - 1 minute - 2.09 MBMake your picks for Joe Biden's Presidential Cabinet here: https://forms.gle/RdCuahGxtX4j4muA7 and consider donating to the Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock campaigns here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mtp4gasenate2021
Episode 3: Trump's Troop Drawdown
November 23, 2020 15:10 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBU.S. Drawing Up Plans to Withdraw Troops From Iraq, Afghanistan - WSJ, Gordon Lubold and Nancy A. Youssef (Nov. 16, 2020) US announces further drawdown of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq before Biden takes office - CNN, Barbara Staff, Ryan Browne, & Zachary Cohen (Nov. 17, 2020) Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan - AP, Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor (Nov. 17, 2020) U.S. to Reduce Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq By January 15 - CSPAN (Nov. 17, 2020) Agre...
Episode 2: Unsung Heroes and Missing W Keys
November 12, 2020 19:29 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBEveryone, but President Trump and his inner circle, is saying Joe Biden is the President-elect, so how does this whole transition thing work? Listen and learn! Show Notes: - Records of George W. Bush Administration - National Archives https://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/en/Research - Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes Transition Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877#:~:text=The%20Compromise%20of%201877%20was,and%20ending%20the%20Reconstruc...
Episode 1: The Earth is Too Big to Fail
November 09, 2020 15:47 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBTwitter: Sources: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109 - House Resolution 109 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/59 - Senate Resolution 59 https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ - Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C” by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/english_paris_agreement.pdf - Paris Climate Accords https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/19/fa...