This Is Not Normal
303 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBill Scher and Traci Olsen try to stay sane during the Trump years. A LiberalOasis podcast.
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Episodes
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: First Step, Admit You Have a Problem
February 22, 2013 01:51 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBWhy are the Koch Brothers so sad? Why can't the Republicans get their sequester story straight? And story time with President Chester A. Arthur and his 14-course dinners!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: SOTU Week! Edition
February 15, 2013 18:30 - 47 minutes - 21.5 MBTraci fails to summon the requisite enthusiasm for State of the Union Week, but Bill compensates.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: I Don't Think You Know What Sequester Means Edition
February 08, 2013 02:34 - 41 minutes - 19 MBHow the sequester is fracturing the GOP ... again. Why Karl Rove is taking on the Tea Party. Plus, Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Dawning of the Obama Era Edition
February 02, 2013 02:28 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBCan Hillary or Biden ensure the Obama Era lasts for a generation? What tough compromise might be needed to win immigration reform? And why Chris Christie hasn't really changed. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Check Your Background Edition
January 18, 2013 02:45 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBWhy the assault weapons ban, and the Golden Globes, are not all that. How we'd be spelling "dropped" if Teddy Roosevelt had his way. Plus, Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: How I Learned To Love The Cliff Deal Edition
January 11, 2013 02:03 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MBThe first show of 2013! Why Wal-Mart is the key to winning gun control. Why you should love the fiscal cliff deal. Plus, Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Stabbiest Of 2012 Edition
December 18, 2012 01:31 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBThe five stabbiest figures of the year, revealed! Plus, what any gun control measure needs, and Bill's fiscal cliff prediction!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Girl on Girl Action Edition
December 13, 2012 19:42 - 28 minutes - 13 MBGuest co-host Jaz Tupelo joins Traci Olsen to talk Antonin Scalia, Jim DeMint, The Hobbit and more.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: According To Plan Edition
December 07, 2012 05:10 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBWhy the fiscal cliff talks may be going exactly as President Obama, and Speaker Boehner, intended. Will Ted Nugent be the guiding light of the Republican Party, or Sheldon Adelson?
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: 3-D Chess Edition
November 30, 2012 01:54 - 54 minutes - 25 MBTraci Olsen and the Stabby Five return from Camp Twilight in Hollywood. How Obama is showing he's been playing three-dimensional chess when naysayers thought he was caving in. And why Republicans keep embarassing themselves over Libya.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Maximum Leverage Edition
November 16, 2012 01:19 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBHow President Obama is owning yet another post-election legislative session. How the left is helping give Obama maximum leverage for the budget talks. How Libya is embarassing yet another Republican politician. How Romney is proving America made the right call.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Mandate Edition
November 09, 2012 02:44 - 50 minutes - 22.9 MBThe 5 ways Obama ignored the critics and won. The 5 big mistakes Romney made. The 12 excuses conservatives made before Election Day. And the 3 things we don't want to hear for the next four years.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Mandate Edition
November 09, 2012 02:44 - 50 minutes - 22.9 MBThe 5 ways Obama ignored the critics and won. The 5 big mistakes Romney made. The 12 excuses conservatives made before Election Day. And the 3 things we don't want to hear for the next four years.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Final Pre-Election Day 2012 Edition
November 01, 2012 01:34 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBOne last attempt at sanity before Election Day. Why Obama is the only bipartisan in this race. Why Romney and the Republicans are allergic to FEMA.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Make Some Calls, Knock On Doors
October 26, 2012 01:28 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBLess than two weeks before Election Day: We obsess about the polls so you won't! Go make phone calls and knock on doors! Plus, why can't Romney quit Richard Mourdock. And ... the saucy Warren G. Harding love letters!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Dirty Sexy Warren G. Harding Edition
October 12, 2012 20:40 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBWe tell Andrew Sullivan to shut it, Mitt Romney to abort it and Scott Brown to cover up. Plus, the dirty secrets of Warren G. Harding!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Romney Loses The Post-Debate (Plus Jessica Valenti Interview)
October 04, 2012 17:30 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBBill Scher and Traci Olsen size what Romney actually said at the first debate, and why it will sink him. Plus, Jessica Valenti, author of "Why Have Kids?", joins us to talk about the phony Mommy Wars and the Republican gender gap.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Ladylike Edition
September 29, 2012 02:49 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBTraci Olsen brings a very ladylike Stabby Five. Plus, interviews with "Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America" author Nancy L. Cohen on Romney's gender gap and leadership expert Kathleen Schafer on Romney's shaky leadership.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Fine Line Between Stabby and Hilarity
September 22, 2012 02:06 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBBill Scher and Traci Olsen laugh and laugh at Mitt Romney. Why Obama is winning on the issues. Why Republicans are stuck in a closed loop.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Charlotte Edition
September 06, 2012 21:15 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBBill Scher reports from Charlotte as Elizabeth cleanses Traci Olsen of all her week's stabby.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Legitimate Stabby Edition - 8/25/12
August 26, 2012 02:15 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBGuest co-host Jaz Tupelo does not care for Todd Akin. And Bill cannot believe how politically incompetent Republicans are.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: We Think Mitt Lost His Mind Edition
August 19, 2012 02:18 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBWe make the case that the Ryan pick is evidence that Mitt Romney has lost his mind. Plus, Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Obama Winning. On Issues.
August 11, 2012 02:55 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBHow Obama has opened up a significant lead on Romney: with issues. Plus, Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: You People Edition
July 22, 2012 00:57 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBWhy Ann Romney will not become Mitt's unstoppable surrogate. Plus, the final result of the Stabby Five theme song contest!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: The Stain of Bain Brings Pain To The Campaign
July 14, 2012 21:07 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBTraci Olsen returns with the Stabby Five, and the Romney campaign makes her job very easy.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: How Liberals Win Edition
July 08, 2012 02:22 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBWe discuss Bill Scher's New York Times oped "How Liberals Win," with guest co-host Jaz Tupelo.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Special Non-Stabby Supreme Court Edition
June 30, 2012 14:34 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBWe suspend the Stabby Five in honor of the Supreme Court's decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. And we discuss the possible reaction to the new New York Times oped from your loyal LiberalOasis Radio Show host.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - The Weak and the Spurious - 6/24/12
June 25, 2012 02:01 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBWhy the GOP can't make anyone care about Operation Fast and Furious. Why Romney is only sharing his policy ideas with his donors. And what will be the new Stabby Five theme song?!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Competent Surrogates Wanted Edition - 6/16/12
June 17, 2012 03:10 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBWhy the Democrats complaining Obama hasn't articulated a second-term vision should start articulating Obama's second-term vision. How Romney's history of bullying impacted his policies as governor. How vapid is Scott Brown's re-election campaign? With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Interview With John Sheirer, Author of "Tales of a Real American Liberal"
June 08, 2012 01:20 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBWith Traci Olsen off this week, we talk to past LiberalOasis Radio Show contributor John Sheirer about his new book "Tales of a Real American Liberal."
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Scott Brown Is Pro-Celtics Owners
June 03, 2012 02:52 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBWhile the media obsesses over Elizabeth Warrren's ancestors, we review what Scott Brown has been saying ... and it doesn't take very long. Plus, we defend President Obama's counter-terrorism strategy.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Switchblade 327 Edition
May 27, 2012 02:16 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBMitt Romney pledges to create as many as jobs as economists estimate we'll create without him. Chris Chritie embodies the Republican Party's defning trait: hypocrisy. Plus, a new Stabby Five theme song!
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Special Gay Marriage Reax Stabby Five Edition
May 12, 2012 01:40 - 45 minutes - 21 MBTraci Olsen honors President Obama's historic statement with an all gay marriage reaction Stabby Five. Plus, why the right won't benefit from any backlash, why the left shouldn't take this as reason to plot more confrontations with the President, and how this is the latest example of the President's nuanced vision of effective social change.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Pander Bear Edition
May 05, 2012 02:31 - 52 minutes - 24 MBWill Romney be forced to pull a "Sister Souljah" or is he committed to non-stop pandering to all comers? Will the wingnut right blow it for Romney in the swing states? And how conservatives write letters to the editor. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Nerd Prom Edition
April 30, 2012 02:11 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBPresident Obama widens the culture gap with Mitt Romney and the Republican Party at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, and puts the right in its place with his latest campaign ad on his counterterrorism record.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Munchkin Edition - 4/21/12
April 23, 2012 01:23 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBWhy Romney can't shake his narrative, and why the media refused to treat the Buffett Rule seriously. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Mitt Losing The War On Women
April 14, 2012 02:49 - 43 minutes - 20 MBEven after Hilary Rosen's screwup, Mitt Romney still doesn't know how to win women's votes. And why the President re-election campaign will not be negative.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: The Boring Campaign
April 07, 2012 02:29 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBMitt boringly dashes the brokered convention dream, but what does he do now? With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Reading Laws Is Hard Edition
March 31, 2012 14:35 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBWhy the Supreme Court may uphold Obamacare, and why can't Mitt Romney talk like a normal person. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Traci in a Good Mood Edition
March 25, 2012 03:07 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBTraci Olsen manages to deliver the weekly Stabby Five despite being in a good. Why Newt Gingrich is worse than Geraldo Rivera. And the reason why President Obama is talking about energy so much.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: War On Women III
March 17, 2012 23:42 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBWhy the GOP can't stop themselves from finding new ways to show their contempt for the rights of women. And why gas prices aren't bringing Obama down. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Game On! Edition
March 11, 2012 04:37 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOn this week's podcast: We find the song that will carry Rick Santorum to the White House! We cling to our hopes of a brokered convention. We marvel at how far the Republican war on women can go. We remind folks that Obama is not approaching Iran Bush-style.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Inconceivable Edition
March 04, 2012 12:37 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBWhy Obama may be headed for a landslide, and why conservatives can't stop hating contraception. Bill Scher returns from paternity leave, and Traci Olsen brings back the Stabby Five.
The All Girl Live Revue
February 17, 2012 22:10 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBTraci Olsen and special guest cohost Jaz Tupelo discuss what a particularly stabby week it's been for anyone with a uterus.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - To Work Is To Conceive - 2/11/12
February 11, 2012 14:13 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBWe remind conservatives that compensation is not religious expression, laugh and laugh at the Santorum Surge and dream anew of a brokered convention. Plus, the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Not Very Concerned Edition - 2/4/12
February 04, 2012 03:42 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBWhy Romney's dismissal of the poor is a talking point, not a misstatement. Why Susan G. Komen may not recover. How President Obama is mixing faith and politics, and respecting separation of church and state. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - No Codpiece Necessary Edition - 1/28/12
January 28, 2012 04:30 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBWhy it's OK President Obama didn't talk about your pet issue during the SOTU. How he found a way to talk about the Bin Laden without wearing a codpiece on an aircraft carrier. And how Newt blew it. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.
The LibealOasis Radio Show - Newtered Edition - 1/22/12
January 23, 2012 04:16 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBWhat is the one and only thing Newt to right consolidate the conservative base now, and how it would lead to a '64-style liberal landslide if he became the nominee.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Mitt Envy Edition - 1/14/12
January 14, 2012 04:07 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBBill Scher and Traci Olsen express their envy of Mitt Romney's enormous wealthy and fluidity with the French language, remind Chris Christie where all those new Jersey jobs came from, and have a very easy time choosing between Barack Obama and Ron Paul.
The LiberalOasis Radio Show - Santorum Is The Flavor Of The Month Edition - 1/6/12
January 07, 2012 04:09 - 56 minutes - 26 MBHow many Santorum double entendres can we jam in to one show? How many ways can Republicans force a brokered convention? Why Obama's recess appointments are not all that new. And why the economic naysayers were wrong.