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752 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 18 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 847 ratingsUnbiased political analysis the way you wish still existed. Justin Robert Young isn't here to tell you what to think, he's here to tell you who is going to win and why.
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Episode 5: Will Trump survive Taylor, Brexit gets even Brexitier, The Yang Playbook
October 23, 2019 23:30 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWith the blockbuster statements by Ukraine envoy Taylor now public, Justin takes a few guesses on how Trump will try and bat it back. Tom Merritt joins to discuss the wildest week in Brexit and what will happen going forward. JuRY breaks down the Yang Playbook from the crafting of his image to the cultivating of his audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can Bill Taylor Restart Impeachment / The Psychology of Campaigns
October 22, 2019 23:39 - 49.1 MBJustin talks about the Bill Taylor testimony and if it is hurting the democrats that it is not live on television. An interview with Rose McDermott about the psychology of politics and why it might be a bad match for online conversation.
Episode 4: Can Bill Taylor Restart Impeachment / The Psychology of Campaigns
October 22, 2019 23:39 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBJustin talks about the Bill Taylor testimony and if it is hurting the democrats that it is not live on television. An interview with Rose McDermott about the psychology of politics and why it might be a bad match for online conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Elizabeth Warren's Awful Debate, AOC Endorsement, Which Candidates Are About To Go Broke
October 17, 2019 03:31 - 74.5 MBJustin breaks down the Ohio debate and has some words for the frontrunner Elizabeth Warren. We remember the most pivotal endorsement of the last 20 years in light of AOC's decision to back Bernie. Dave Levinthal from the Center for Public Integrity breaks down the official Q3 fundraising numbers and reveals a candidate whose campaign might already be broke. We are then joined by The Political Orphanage's Andrew Heaton who helps us brainstorm names for candidate fanbases.
Episode 3: Elizabeth Warren's Awful Debate, AOC Endorsement, Which Candidates Are About To Go Broke
October 17, 2019 03:31 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBJustin breaks down the Ohio debate and has some words for the frontrunner Elizabeth Warren. We remember the most pivotal endorsement of the last 20 years in light of AOC's decision to back Bernie. Dave Levinthal from the Center for Public Integrity breaks down the official Q3 fundraising numbers and reveals a candidate whose campaign might already be broke. We are then joined by The Political Orphanage's Andrew Heaton who helps us brainstorm names for candidate fanbases. Hosted on Acast. S...
Debate Preview, Hunter Biden, Campaign Poster Design
October 15, 2019 17:51 - 91.5 MBWe break down tonight's debates and add a few predictions. Last minute Brexit developments. Hunter Biden speaks! An interview with Susan Merriam (co-founder The Center for American Politics and Design) about campaign posters and logos. Bonus: a recording from the DragonCon live show featuring ImprovWars.com.
Episode 2: Debate Preview, Hunter Biden, Campaign Poster Design
October 15, 2019 17:51 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBWe break down tonight's debates and add a few predictions. Last minute Brexit developments. Hunter Biden speaks! An interview with Susan Merriam (co-founder The Center for American Politics and Design) about campaign posters and logos. Bonus: a recording from the DragonCon live show featuring ImprovWars.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 1: The one impeachment question that needs answering, Gloria Young returns, new 2020 frontrunner
October 09, 2019 17:46 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBThere is only one question that can move the impeachment process and only Rowdy Roddy Piper can answer it. My mom breaks down all the 2020 candidates. Elizabeth Warren is your new frontrunner as impeachment melts Joe Biden. Bernie out of the hospital after heart attack but how hard will be push when he returns to the road? A discussion of China and the recent spate of actions against by the NBA and Blizzard to protect business relations with Scott Johnson and Brian Ibbot of The Morning Strea...
The one impeachment question that needs answering, Gloria Young returns, new 2020 frontrunner
October 09, 2019 17:46 - 73.9 MBThere is only one question that can move the impeachment process and only Rowdy Roddy Piper can answer it. My mom breaks down all the 2020 candidates. Elizabeth Warren is your new frontrunner as impeachment melts Joe Biden. Bernie out of the hospital after heart attack but how hard will be push when he returns to the road? A discussion of China and the recent spate of actions against by the NBA and Blizzard to protect business relations with Scott Johnson and Brian Ibbot of The Morning Stream.
Impeachment, Turkey, Hillary 2020 and the dangers of covering politics like a sport
October 09, 2019 00:49 - 57 MBJustin recaps the latest on the state department refusing to the let the EU ambassador testify, the new capitulations to Turkey, signs that Hillary Clinton is going to run for president and an interview with Professor Danagal Young about the dangers of covering politics like a sport. Specifically, are shows like Px3 ruining our faith in government?
Bernie's campaign suspension, Trump's massive money machine, Yang gets the last laugh
October 03, 2019 02:24 - 40.3 MBBernie's campaign suspension, Trump's massive money machine, Yang gets the last laugh
Hillary is Back? Massive Bernie numbers, is lobbying getting less effective?
October 02, 2019 02:59 - 35.7 MBHillary resurfaced on Colbert last night, does that mean she's running? Massive fundraising numbers for Bernie and Mayor Pete. An interview with Lee Drutman a Senior Fellow at New America and the author of The Business of America is Lobbying.
The Impeachment Risk / Reward Special!
September 26, 2019 03:08 - 39.1 MBSpecial episode recapping the insane week that has led us here. We break down all the possible glory and peril for the following folks: Nancy Pelosi Donald Trump Joe Biden Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren The rest of the 2020 Dems Robert Mueller The Whistleblower
Pelosi Backs Impeachment / Interview on why 30% of the hispanic votes is bedrock Republican
September 25, 2019 01:15Justin's immediate reaction to the impeachment news and our interview with Geraldo Cadava about why 30% of hispanic voters are bedrock Republicans.
What The Hell Happened to Kamala Harris?
September 19, 2019 03:27We look into why the summer burst of Kamala Harris didn't last. How Elizabeth Warren is turning Bernie Sanders into the Giving Tree. Bibi! Kyrsten! Corn Pop! The origin of the term Gerrymandering!
Why Gerrymandering remedies have failed in the past and are working now - Interview
September 17, 2019 21:56Nicholas Goedert is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Tech. He explains the history of Gerrymandering. How long it's been a problem in politics, when it really hit the national radar and what is being done to combat it.
Houston Debate Recap
September 13, 2019 04:37Biden comes alive. Medicare For All has a bad night, as do it's champions.
Houston Debate Predictions
September 11, 2019 21:40JuRY looks to continue his debate prediction dominance with three more lead pipe locks! Boris Johnson already screwed as PM? Kamala Harris gets destroyed by a dude in a wheelchair? The tale of NC-9? Bolton? Parade of Wrong Opinions! #ButYourEmail!
How Elizabeth Warren Wins and Loses
September 05, 2019 05:07We break down Elizabeth Warren's electoral record (which is basically one race) and discover a few interesting things. Including that Obama is a plagiarist. Kamala Harris courts the 2 Live Crew. Boris Johnson has himself a week. Andrew Yang becomes the mayor of Stockton. One Dem candidate is trying to make a Voltron. Poll Dance. Campaign Undertaker. Parade of Wrong Opinions. #ButYourEmails.
The State of Political Satire - Interview with Peabody Award Executive Director Jeffery Jones
September 04, 2019 02:55Justin interviews Jeffery Jones (executive director of the Peabody Awards, author of Entertaining Politics: Satiric Television and Civic Engagement) to discuss the state of satire, political comedy and common truth. Justin confuses Howard Zinn for Noam Chomsky about halfway through and Jeffrey blows by it like a class act.
Outliers
August 29, 2019 00:44Justin talks very quickly about Gillibrand, poll madness, the debate deadline keeping the roster at 10 people, talking about the debate qualifications with Brian Brushwood, discussing the surprising first two cities with all conservative talk stations, Poll Dance, Parade of Wrong Opinions, #ButYourEmails and more!
Conservative Talk Radio Is Here To Stay - Interview
August 28, 2019 04:00Brian Rosenwald (Talk Radio's America) tells us all about the history of talk radio and the rise of Rush Limbaugh, why liberal talk radio didn't catch on and what happens now in the age of podcasts and social media.
Trump On Guns
August 21, 2019 22:29Breaking down Trump's upcoming decision on guns. Who is in and who is out of the Houston debates. Warren apologizes. Beto pushes buybacks. Greenland. Israel. Bernie and Biden within 1% of a Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and MORE!
The Rise of the Millennials- Interview w/ Stella Rouse
August 21, 2019 04:502020 will see the largest participation of millennial voters in presidential history. Who are they? What do they find important? How are candidates trying to reach them? Justin interviews Stella Rouse (Professor Department of Government and Politics University of Maryland) about all of that and more!
If These Three Things Don't Turn Around... Trump Is Toast
August 14, 2019 21:57Is Trump kind of screwed? Democrats decry fake news! Warren gets her best poll of the primary! Epstein!
The history of racial quotas in immigration law - Interview
August 14, 2019 00:23Katherine Benton-Cohen (Professor of History, Georgetown University and author of Inventing the Immigration Problem: The Dillingham Commission and its Legacy) discusses the legacy of American immigration laws.
Gun Control in 2019
August 07, 2019 23:58After another pair of horrific shootings, Justin runs down why the current climate might actually be more friendly to gun control action. A visit from the Campaign Undertaker as we scroll through who is the walking dead with debate qualifiers looming. Elizabeth Warren in Nevada, Kamala's sliding polls, the New Special Relationship, a Texas-sized poll dance and #ButYourEmails.
Cory Booker's Vegan Options At The Iowa State Fair - Interview
August 07, 2019 04:18Connie Boesen sits on the Des Moines City Council and is a fixture at the Iowa State Fair (which begins this weekend) with her booth Applelicious. We discuss what the fair means to Iowa, how presidential candidates respond to it and why the next candidate to camp out there might win the caucus automatically.
Detroit Debate Recap Night Two
August 01, 2019 04:08Biden lives. Kamala gets called a cop. Tulsi and Yang emerge.
Debate Fallout, Predictions and Trump's Money Machine
July 31, 2019 23:56Justin laments all of his awful predictions from Night One of the debates but reloads on come CAN'T MISS PREDICTIONS for Night Two. Yang Gang is pissed. Campaign Undertaker is ready to reap some souls. Klobuchar is useless. Beto is less than useless. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and more!
Detroit Debate Recap Night One
July 31, 2019 06:10Bernie and Warren beat back the last gasp moderates.
Making fun of candidate playlists on Spotify - Interview with Colin Dabkowski
July 30, 2019 19:45Presidential candidates have to stay hip and relevant. We mock their schizophrenic playlists with the help of Buffalo News art critic Colin Dabkowski.
Mueller runs out the clock on impeachment
July 24, 2019 21:48Mueller reactions, the top five Godly presidents of all time for #GodWeek, Al Franken, Bad Boy Corey Booker, Boris Johnson, Parade of Wrong Opinions, Poll Dance, #ButYourEmails and more!
How every 2020 candidate talks about religion - Interview with Diane Winston
July 23, 2019 19:58Like it, love it, hate it or literally worship it... religion is a part of the political landscape. Justin talks with Diane Winston (Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism) to discuss the history of the religion in politics and how faith influences our current crop of candidates.
They Broke Up A Few Days Ago
July 17, 2019 22:56Looking back at Trump's 2000 flirtation with running for president as a third party candidate, the tweet, the squad, the racism, Beto's big choice, Poll Dance, Parade of Wrong Opinions and #ButYourEmails.
Beto O'Rourke's fundraising is a rocket pointed to the ground - Interview with Dave Levinthal
July 16, 2019 21:56Q2 fundraising numbers are in! Mayor Pete is the champion? Beto fell off a cliff? Which candidates have an individual donor problem?
The Perot Test
July 11, 2019 01:54A prophecy of the coming Bernie v. Warren war. A genuine plea for you to tell me which modern politician Perot sounds like. Biden. AOC. Pelosi. Epstein. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails and more.
RIP H. Ross Perot - Interview with Brian Brushwood
July 09, 2019 21:35Brian Brushwood is a podcaster and YouTube star but back in 1992 he was a volunteer for Ross Perot's landmark bid for the presidency that netted him 19% of the popular vote. He joins us to talk about Perot's political achievements, his insane life and if we will ever see anyone like him again.
Are we about to see a string of campaign deaths?
July 03, 2019 21:19The debut of the Campaign Undertaker. Awards for last week's debates are handed out. Ruth Bader Ginsburg praises Kavanaugh? Tanks on the 4th of July? Biden outraised by Mayor Pete? Poll Dance! #ButYourEmails!
"FDR is radio, JFK is TV, Trump is Twitter" a look at PR in Presidential races - Interview
July 03, 2019 05:47Justin talks to Rutgers Professor David Greenberg about the history of PR and spin in presidential politics.
Can I Finish?! - Live Show Making Fun of the 2020 Miami Debates
July 01, 2019 07:57Recorded live at the Pianofight Theater on 6/29/19
Miami Debate Night Two Recap
June 28, 2019 04:09Biden lays down and dies. Harris and Pete make impressive debuts. Bernie successfully does it like Bernie.
Miami Debate Night One Recap
June 27, 2019 15:18Warren crushes. Booker and Castro impress. DeBlasio knife fights and low key insults Corey's nuts. Then... Beto... jesus...
DEBATE NIGHT PREDICTIONS THAT ARE GUARANTEED TO HAPPEN
June 27, 2019 00:25JuRY offers five iron-clad lock predictions for what will happen on the upcoming debate nights. Some other news that isn't about the debates. Parade of Wrong Opinions. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails.
"How much stock should we put in polls this early in a race?" - Interview with Andrew Gelman
June 25, 2019 23:10Andrew Gelman a professor of statistics and political science at Columbia University answers all of Justin's questions about how much to pay attention to polling this early, if we are going to see as many poll aggregators in this election cycle and how predictable voters are.
Did Biden just step on his own d--k so hard it will fall off?
June 20, 2019 02:13Comparing Trump to Marshawn Lynch, Hope Hicks, BIDEN MIGHT HAVE BIDEN'D HIMSELF, Miami debate stage positioning, AOC, C-SPAN is furious, Parade of Wrong Opinions, Texas Poll Dance, #ButYourEmails.
"What is a political consultant?" - Interview with Adam Sheingate
June 19, 2019 01:30Our guest is Adam Shinegate he is the author of the book Building a Business of Politics: The Rise of Political Consulting and the Transformation of American Democracy. We discuss the economy of political consultants, how important they are, what they do day to day and how they get hired. Also, Justin goes off all crazy and confronts a professional who wrote a book on the subject if consultants seduce rich people into running for office so they can cash a paycheck.
Media Catnip
June 12, 2019 20:03Will the media be able to lay off Trump antics this election? Biden leading in internal Trump polls? Is AOC picking Warren over Bernie? Jon Stewart torches congress. Parade of Wrong Opinions. Poll Dance. #ButYourEmails.
Miami DNC debate cheat sheet - Interview with Prof. Tom Hollihan
June 11, 2019 22:13Professor Tom Hollihan of the Annenberg School of Communication helps break down the Miami debates and what candidates like Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Pete have to do in the first primary debate of 2020.
Why does no modern president have facial hair? - Interview with Christopher Oldstone-Moore
June 06, 2019 17:35When did the concept of presidential facial hair die? Justin talks with the author of “Of Beards and Men: The Revealing History of Facial Hair” to get to the bottom of why whiskers were banished from the faces of our leaders.