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The Georgia Runoff
American Discourse - December 05, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAll eyes are on Georgia once again as yet another runoff to determine who will represent the Peach State in the US Senate for the next six years. The stakes could not be higher. The Democratic incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock or the Republican candidate, former football star, Herschel Walker. ...
Governors races: Some real nailbiters
American Discourse - October 17, 2022 22:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMidterms aren't just about control of Congress, a majority of states will be electing the person to serve as the Chief Executive of their state government. The people who occupy these positions have the power to halt radical right state legislatures run amok, like those who try to pass statewid...
Democracy's Destiny Will Be Decided In November
American Discourse - October 13, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's not hyperbole to say that the fate of our nation hangs in the balance as voters head to the polls. Either the forces of authoritarianism, minority rule, and violent sedition will grab control of our nation, or we will stave off the darkness and reject those who would discard the Great Amer...
Memorial Day Losses, A Sad Mournful Day in America
American Discourse - May 31, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe grief and anguish people are feeling throughout our country (and throughout the world) is enough to sour the taste of grandma's apple pie, burn the best BBQ and bring to a screeching halt any festivities because this country is broken. Beyond repair? We shall see. As a nation, we remain in ...
The world rallies around Ukraine while shunning Russia
American Discourse - March 09, 2022 03:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe horrific and nightmarish scenes playing out in full view of the entire world has brought us to a historic moment. Today we are seeing people and nations around the globe come together to embrace Ukraine and its people while simultaneously condemning Vladimir Putin and Russia. Putin's unprovo...
Episode 33 - Looking Out for a Hero
American Discourse - January 18, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week, when we remember one of the greatest leaders in our nation's history, serves as a reminder that we once strived for greatness, overcame the most formidable obstacles, and injustice was never a thing we shrank from eradicating. That was then. Another time. When we had heroes occupying...
All is lost...Not So Fast!
American Discourse - December 15, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThere is a sentiment circulating among Democrats that the end is upon us, that given the historical nature of mid-terms the shift in power in Congress will surely occur and the Great American Experiment will come crashing down. Is there cause for concern? Sure. Is it a foregone conclusion? Not ...
Election Fallout - Some Good, Some Bad
American Discourse - November 09, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDemocrats were shaken to the core this past Election Day as Republicans turned out in record numbers, driven by a variety of ginned-up tropes about everything from socialism, to the Big Lie, to crime and even to what is being taught in schools. It all got stoked to the boiling point by fearmong...
Is It Too Late To Salvage Democracy?
American Discourse - October 12, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe constant assault on reason, logic, facts, science, and reality is taking a toll. The non-stop barrage of nonsense, obfuscation, misdirection, lies, and treachery are undermining the very foundation of the nation we grew up believing in. Are we at a tipping point? Is there a way to put the b...
Don't Mess With Mah Freedumbs
American Discourse - October 05, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPandemic still raging? Check Anti-vaxxers still raving? Check Infrastructure Bill still languishing? Check America on the edge of default? Check Manchin and Sinema.....? Whatever It's been another period of rough and tumble politics with absolutely nothing to show for it. Lots of name-calling, ...
Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh
American Discourse - September 22, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThere's no denying the absurdity of the world we live in these days. It feels like each one is filled with intolerance, ignorance, and insanity. It can lead people directly to their local bar, oh wait, it's closed. What's left? Laughter. Over many centuries, humor has diffused tense and fraug...
A Texas-sized Shit Show
American Discourse - September 07, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe despicable laws conceived of, passed and signed into law in Texas, are rocking the very foundation of our society. Riding a wave of MINORITY opinion, Greg Abbott signed the most draconian roll-back of women's rights in half a century. Hell, Texas makes the Handmaid's Tale sound like a lighth...
End of an Error
American Discourse - August 31, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt took 20 years, cost the lives of thousands of Americans and Afghans along with countless trillions of dollars, but as of today, it is in the rearview mirror. The Endless War has in fact, come to an end. That end came with a torrent of turmoil, angst, fingerpointing, and even more American li...
Colliding Calamities - Kabul & COVID
American Discourse - August 25, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt has been yet another rough week for the man sitting in the Oval Office. As you know, there are no corners to hide in, and that's fine with Joe. He boldly proclaims that the buck stops with him. Of course, Biden didn't create the Afghan mess, nor did he extend it, like his predecessors. He wa...
The torturous end of an era
American Discourse - August 17, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs a nation, we watched with a mixture of astonishment and horror, as the Taliban raced across the entirety of Afghanistan in a heartbeat. The suddenness with which they rolled over and laid waste to 20 years of "nation-building" was and is hard to comprehend. The end of the conflict, that Trump...
The deadly Republican Governor variant
American Discourse - August 10, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRemember the days before there was a vaccine? Remember the terrifying death tolls reaching into the hundreds of thousands and showing no signs of ending? Then Sherriff Joe came to town and started getting shots in arms and we thought...this is good...we're saved...it's over. If only. If only th...
The deadly Republican Governor variant
American Discourse - August 10, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRemember the days before there was a vaccine? Remember the terrifying death tolls reaching into the hundreds of thousands and showing no signs of ending? Then Sherriff Joe came to town and started getting shots in arms and we thought...this is good...we're saved...it's over. If only. If only th...
Flying through GOP Turbulence
American Discourse - August 03, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe march towards the truth, shedding light and bringing justice to those responsible for the violent attack on our nation's capital has officially begun. Despite some of the most riveting testimony ever given in a committee chamber, Republicans continue trying to obfuscate, lie, distract and po...
Nancy Is Carrying The Big Stick
American Discourse - July 27, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTogether with former state representative Jon Hoadley of Kalamazoo, MI, Robin and David dive into the insane lengths the Party of Trump, and the sycophants who do their master's bidding will go to cling to power. Want us to deny what we saw with our own eyes on January 6th? Do you mean those "l...
Is the GOP a Death Cult?
American Discourse - July 20, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRobert Patillo, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense Attorney and Executive Director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition joins Robin and David to discuss how the right-wing message machine seems hell-bent on driving UP the Covid death count! It's clear that they are fine crushing the aspirations and goal...
What the Fox?
American Discourse - June 29, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTucker Carlson is desperate to ingratiate himself with the most abhorrent wing of the Republican base but this week he totally went off the rails. The sniveling twit actually called four-star General Mark Milley a pig. Not sure what is worse, that Fox didn't kick him off the air immediately or ...
Grassroots....The Key To Victory?
American Discourse - June 22, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSpecial guest Melissa Grant, president of Grassroots Democrats HQ, an organization that has grown into one of the most formidable democratic ground game operations in the country, joins Robin and David to discuss how she did it and how you can be a part of what will bring our nation back from th...
Vaccine Hesitancy...Come on People!
American Discourse - June 15, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt seems inconceivable that we have to lure, entice and cajole people to get vaccinated. No matter what color your hat, we're pretty sure no one wants to relive the past 16 months. This week Robin, David, and special guest Dr. Lettisha Bilbrew dive into what's behind the various states of concer...
More Manchin Malarky!
American Discourse - June 09, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJoe Manchin (D- W. Virginia) is basking in the limelight that he created by being a lynchpin in the US Senate. His antics are a continuing source of frustration for the President and the rest of the Democrats in the Senate. His deluded stubbornness, refusing to be a team player, or perhaps playi...
Mask On/Mask Off, moving to the next phase
American Discourse - May 19, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt has been a most trying time, filled with fear, apprehension, confusion, mixed messages, and a whole lot of finger-pointing. That was then, so what exactly is now? That's what we're all trying to figure out as summer nears and vaccinations are reaching critical mass. Are we safe? Can we do t...
Can Dems hang on in 2022? GOP seems poised to help
American Discourse - May 11, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWatching the carnival sideshow that the Republican Party has devolved into is either fascinating or terrifying. On one hand, there are internal forces threatening to blow the whole thing up, on the other hand, there are so many lawmakers ready to fall on their swords for the twice-impeached, two...
The Party of No....No Matter What
American Discourse - May 05, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIs there ANY hope for a sane and reasonable Republican Party? The true conservatives in Congress are fewer in number and being forced into hiding. In their place, the loud, insistent rantings of the far-right are screaming from the rooftops (and on Fox "News") to drown out anyone who speaks the...
100 days and 230 million shots! - Guest Harley Rouda (CA-48)
American Discourse - April 27, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAfter promising to deliver 100 million shots in his first 100 days, President Biden upped the stakes, applied the pressure, and obliterated that initial projection. Over 230 million vaccine shots have been administered to Americans of all ages. By any measure, it has been a soaring success, one...
The Chauvin Verdict, Where Do We Go From Here?
American Discourse - April 22, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd held the nation's attention as we waited on pins and needles to hear the verdict, would justice be done or would the entire country go up in flames? It felt like so much hung in the balance and...let's not pull any punches, it did. Does ...
Afghan Exit - Russia's Bill Comes Due
American Discourse - April 17, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn September 11, 2021, our nation's longest war will come to an end. Not with a glorious conclusion complete with victory parades but with a long-overdue ending. That doesn't make the sacrifices of our troops any less worthy of our remembrance or appreciation for their service. President Biden ...
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