Mixed Politics
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin Beth and Stainy as we have a few drinks and discuss the latest political news. No nonsense, no party affiliation, and no way we can hold back on our feelings about Ted Cruz and the turtle.
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Ep 41 - What's Going On With the 2024 Election Cycle?
April 21, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 173 MBBeth and Stainy discuss the latest happenings in the 2024 election cycle. Months to go before election day and we are already exhausted! References: Joe Scarborough's bill labeling Al Sharpton as racist: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/106/hconres289 Joe Scarborough's bill to withdraw from the UN: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/104/hr2535 Joe Scarborough's bill to abolish the Dept of Education: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/104/hr1883 ...
Ep 40 - What's Going On With American Political Shenanigans?
March 25, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBBeth & Stainy continue catching up on politics after a recent hiatus. Join our Patreon to see the UNCENSORED version with behind-the-scenes clips, extra laughs, and our future plans for the podcast. Patreon.com/mixedpolitics
Ep 39 - What's Going On At Home and Abroad?
March 20, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 170 MBAfter a long hiatus, Beth and Stainy dive into a plethora of stories to catch up on politics and global issues. References: Beau of the Fifth Column's take on famine: https://youtu.be/1M1Ds2qo7tY?si=t3TA1BBGZmQriOq9 Prior incidents of failure to launch: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/missileers/falsealarms.html
Ep 38 Part 2 Drunk Continuation of the DC Trump Indictment
August 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBPart 2 of our analysis of the DC Trump Indictment, including Judge Chutkan, jury selection, the GOP reaction, and why the Electoral Count Act of 1887 exists. The alcohol set in for this second hour, so buckle up! Resources: 4 Count Indictment: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/1/united-states-v-trump/ 18 U.S.C. 371: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/371 18 U.S.C. 1512: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512 18 U.S.C. 241: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode...
Ep 38 Part 1 - What's Going On With the DC Trump Indictment?
August 11, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB4 Count Indictment: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/1/united-states-v-trump/ 18 U.S.C. 371: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/371 18 U.S.C. 1512: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512 18 U.S.C. 241: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/241
Ep 37 What's Going On With Trump's Indictment?
April 08, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBTrump’s indictment: https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf Statement of Fact for Trump indictment: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000187-4dd5-dfdf-af9f-4dfda6e80000 NY code on Tolling statute of limitations: https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/civil-practice-law-and-rules/cvp-sect-207.html Cy Vance on Bill Barr asking to stand down: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/02/1167665437/former-manhattan-da-cyrus-vance-calls-trump-indictment-extraordinary-event...
What's Going On With the GOP Pledge and Abolishing the Dept of Education?
March 06, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBBeth and Stainy cover two topics overwhelming the GOP: a signed pledge to support the Republican nominee in 2024, and Rep Massie wanting to abolish the Department of Education. If you like receipts, buckle up! 1867 Department of Education (photos of the legislation): https://federaleducationpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/1867-act-to-establish-a-federal-department-of-education/ 1953 Eisenhower speech on creation of Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare: https://web.archive.org/web/200810...
Ep 35 What's Going On With the Presidential Records Act and Biden's Documents?
January 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBEpisode 33 on Trump documents: https://youtu.be/jdfvWvUxvwY Presidential Records Act of 1978: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/13500/text Govt Code on how Presidential Records are handled: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title44/chapter22&edition=prelim National Archives verbiage on the Presidential Records Act: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/presidential-records-act#:~:text=In%201978%2C%20Congress%20passed%20the,the%20end%20of%20the%20administ...
Ep 34 - What's Going On With the House Speaker Vote?
January 16, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBBeth and Stainy discuss the embarrassing 15 rounds of votes Kevin McCarthy needed to become Speaker of the House in January 2023. This hasn’t been the longest vote, but it certainly seemed to cost McCarthy a lot of pork barreling! Email: [email protected] Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Ep 33 What's Going On With Trump and the Presidential Records Act?
September 03, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBWe are back and talking about how former President Trump violated the Presidential Records Act of 1978. The reason this act was necessary explains everything about how deeply troubling Trump's behavior has been with these top secret documents. Primary sources for topics in the episode: TED Talk about "being wrong": https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong?language=en Presidential Records Act (1978): https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/13500 PRA breakdown...
Ep 32 What's Going On With the Texas GOP Platform?
July 14, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBBeth and Stainy read the entire (recently adopted) 2022 Texas GOP Platform, and talk about the worst parts of it. Once you know how ridiculous this platform is, the Texas GOP writers doesn't sound so evil...they're just full of uninformed hubris. Read the entire document here: https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdf Links to all our social media and merch store here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics
Episode 31 - What's Going On With Roe v Wade?
May 12, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 226 MBTHOMAS JEFFERSON, 1789: "It may be proved that no society can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law. The earth belongs always to the living generation. They may manage it then, and what proceeds from it, as they please, during their usufruct. They are masters too of their own persons, and consequently may govern them as they please." References: Link to SCOTUS draft of overturning Roe v Wade: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21835435-scotus-initial-draft?fbclid=IwAR...
Episode 30 - What's Going On With Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?
April 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBTake two! We re-filmed our thoughts on the confirmation hearings for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is the first African American woman to serve on the highest court in the United States. To see the original take, head over to patreon.com/mixedpolitics References: Federal Sentencing Guidelines: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/federal_sentencing_guidelines Qualifications for SCOTUS: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20does%20not%20specify,b...
Episode 29 - What's Going On With Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill?
April 01, 2022 00:00 - 39 minutes - 90.5 MBDue to technical difficulties, we're releasing our bonus footage (Patreon) as our regular episode this week. It's a little saucier than our regular format! Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill creates an obligation for public school teachers & administrators to monitor children's lifestyles and report back to parents, instead of focusing on teaching children. Beth asks, why is the Florida GOP so obsessed with controlling the conversation around sex and gender? Links to topics discussed: Florida...
Episode 28 - What's Going On With Ukraine and Russia?
March 02, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBStainy and Beth discuss the decade-long war, how the US contributed to the recent tensions, and the mistake of comparing Putin to Hitler.
Episode 27 - What's Going On With CNN Ousting Jeff Zucker>
February 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn this episode: Jeff Zucker's office romance, the politics that led to its exposure, the Cuomo family's difficulty understanding consent, disclosure of office relations, and the upcoming AT&T merger that likely led to Zucker's departure.
Episode 26 – What’s Going On With the Economy and the Supreme Court Vacancy?
January 31, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBBeth and Stainy discuss the current economic conditions and why voters misunderstand whose economy the politicians care about. Also, the retirement of SCOTUS Justice Breyer leaves an opening, which brings on yet another round of political grandstanding from the GOP.
Episode 25 – What the Eff Happened in 2021?
January 02, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 140 MBBeth and Stainy recap Season 1 of Mixed Politics – favorite episodes, updates since the time filming those episodes, and upcoming changes! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 24 – What’s Going On With the Facebook Name Change?
November 12, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBBeth and Stainy explain what social media has done to take away critical thinking, decency, and how social media users are willingly giving away personal data for clout. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 23 - What's Going On With the Debt Ceiling?
November 01, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBBeth and Stainy talk about why the debt ceiling debate – and the threats of government shutdown – have only been a thing since 1995. Worse, the absurdity of approving a budget and then not approving the dollar amount to fund the approved items in the budget. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 22: What's Going On With Lauren Boebert (Live Reaction)
October 17, 2021 04:15 - 52 minutes - 120 MBBeth and Stainy do a live reaction to a floor speech from Rep Boebert (R-CO) regarding the Women’s Health Protection Act.
Episode 21: What’s Going On With Justice For Jan 6?
October 08, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBEpisode 21: What’s Going On With Justice For Jan 6? Beth and Stainy dive into some of the January 6, 2021 cases, to highlight the stupidity of any argument that these rioters who broke into the Capitol are being treated “unfairly”. They’re receiving the justice they deserve, based on their behavior on, and after, Jan 6. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 20 - What's Going On With the Texas Abortion Ban?
September 14, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBTexas Senate Bill 8 was written without regard for how a pregnancy actually works - menstruating persons can't know they're pregnant until they are AT LEAST 4 weeks into a pregnancy, so now those persons have only 2 weeks to jump all the hurdles to get an abortion. Men who don't know how a menstruating human body works should NOT be writing laws that regulate those bodies. Pro-life Americans will "save the babies" only to kill women who need access to abortions for medical necessity. Join...
Episode 19: What's going on with Ivermectin?
September 08, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBBeth and Stainy are calling out celebrities who avoided the vaccine, and how their use of Ivermect!n is a lie to make their viewers believe they’re not afraid of COVID…but they are! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 18: Uncut: What's going on with the Vaccine & America?
September 01, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBBeth & Stainy cover the complexities of vaccine research and reporting, propaganda, the hesitation in some people getting a COVID vaccine, and how we can tell when a person is uninformed. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics
Episode 17: What's going on with the Arizona Audit?
August 10, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MBBeth and Stainy are flabbergasted at the perils of this so-called “audit” and why people are still accepting the notion that this “audit” has any integrity. Learn how audits should work, who these auditors are, and what damage is being done to election stability. Read the court documents from Judge Kemp here: https://www.yahoo.com/now/judge-orders-arizona-senate-produce-211200536.html Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joi...
Episode 16: What’s Going On With the January 6th Commission?
August 04, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBBeth and Stainy give the highlights of the January 6th House Special Committee investigation: Why Mitch McConnell asked for the commission before voting against it, who testified so far, and how the GOP make fun of cops with PTSD. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 15: What’s going on in Texas? (Part Deux)
July 28, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBBeth and Stainy revisit the energy problems in Texas, and why this is a self-inflicted wound on Texas residents who pay premium prices for energy they cannot use.
Episode 14: What's going on with Manchin, Sinema and the GQP?
June 16, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBBeth and Stainy dive into the latest conspiracy theories, the nonsense of the Democrats in WV and AZ, and our opinion on Biden’s policies. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!
Episode 13: What's going on with the "Labor Shortage?"
May 19, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBBeth and Stainy describe what constitutes a labor shortage, how Republicans have used propaganda to change public policy, and the truth about Unemployment Insurance. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Sources for labor and Unemployment Insurance data: http://publish.illinois.edu/elizaforsythe/files/2021/03/Forsythe_UI_draft_march8_2021-1.pdf https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/05/14/at-least-18-states-dropping-300-a-week-federal-unemployment...
Episode 12: What the f*** is going on with Rudy Giuliani?
May 12, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBBeth and Stainy discuss the legal implications of the FBI raid on the former president’s attorney, and what Giuliani’s past reveals about the Hunter Biden laptop hard drive. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!
Episode 11: What's going on with the State of the Union address?
May 05, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBBeth and Stainy break down President Biden’s SOTU Address: propaganda, prose, and progressive policy. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!
Episode 11: What's going on the State of the Union?
May 05, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBBeth and Stainy break down President Biden’s SOTU Address: propaganda, prose, and progressive policy. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics (https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics) Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode! Support this podcast
Episode 10 - What's going on in Afghanistan
April 28, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBEpisode 10 – What’s going on with Afghanistan? Stainy shows his skills in geopolitics, while Beth absorbs the information and the alcohol. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics (https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics) Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode! Support this podcast
Episode 10 - What's going on in Afghanistan?
April 28, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBEpisode 10 – What’s going on with Afghanistan? Stainy shows his skills in geopolitics, while Beth absorbs the information and the alcohol. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!
Episode 9 - Live Q&A Part 2
April 21, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBEpisode 9 - Part 2 of our Q&A. Stainy does a great impression of President Obama, we discuss which news sources are reliable, and why we haven't discussed hot topics like gun control. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!
Episode 8: Live Q&A - Part 1
April 13, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBEpisode 8: Part 1 of our Live Q&A! Beth and Stainy answer your questions, ignore the trolls, and reveal some things we haven’t talked about in prior episodes. Part 2 coming next week! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!
Episode 7: What's going on with the filibuster?
April 07, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBEpisode 7: What’s going on with the filibuster? Tonight Stainy and Beth talk about the historical use of the filibuster, why the modern filibuster is useless, and how the democrats should go “nuclear” to get rid of it. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the podcast! Be sure to give us a rating wherever you listen to our show.
Episode 6: What's going on at the border?
March 31, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBEpisode 6: What’s going on at the border? Tonight Stainy and Beth talk about the difference between illegal immigrants and asylum seekers, why the White House won’t call the current migration numbers a “crisis”, and how the GOP have incentivized these migrants to come to America. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the podcast. Thank you to our newest Patreon Member, Melissa!
Episode 5: What's going on with the voter suppression?
March 23, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBWhat’s going on with voter suppression? Tonight we talk about voting and voter suppression in the USA, over vodka and mango juice. Stainy drinks for two as Beth recovers from the 1st round of the covid vaccine. Come follow us and share your thoughts! Links to resources in this episode: http://archive.fairvote.org/index.php?page=2293 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/text Thank you to our newest Patreon Member, Raeon!
Episode 4: What's going on with "Cancel Culture?"
March 09, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBEpisode 4: Hear our thoughts about Cancel Culture…the good, the bad, and the completely misunderstood. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode. Midnight Oil Designs website: https://www.midnightoildesigns-614.com/ Promo code: MixedPolitics10 for 10% off sitewide! Thank you to our newest Patreon Member, Nellie!
Episode 3: What's going on with the Stimmy Bill?
March 02, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 101 MBWe talk about the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 a.k.a. the Appropriations Bill recently passed in the House of Representatives with zero support from the GOP and 2 dissenting votes from the Democrats. Do you know what’s in the bill, and who’s lying about what’s in it?
Episode 2: What's going on in Texas?
February 24, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBTonight we talk about Texas, the cold fiasco, political spin, a mayor off the rails, and Flyin' Lyin' Cancun Cruz! Grab a margarita, cause we are headed to the border! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode.
Episode 1: "IM-PEACH-MENT"
February 17, 2021 23:00 - 51 minutes - 94.5 MBTonight we go into impeachment, the insurrection of 2021, the current and future state of the republican party, and lots and LOTS of vodka... and some peach! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode.
Mixed Politics Episode 0, Take 1/2.
February 12, 2021 06:00 - 10 minutes - 19.7 MBMixed Politics: A podcast by Beth and Stainy about politics, current events, news and mixed drinks! Come join us, stay awhile and have a sip with us. Episode 0: Introduction and demo. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the very first installment of this podcast!