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Episode 04 - Truckin'

American Refugee - April 26, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutes
Get ready to meet America's hardworking trucker drivers, the road refugees who today risk their lives not just delivering to the doorsteps of our homes but to grocery store shelves, and hospitals.   But not only are you about to hear how hard it is to be a trucker, you'll be along for the ri...

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LIBERATE THIS PODCAST!

Democratica - April 24, 2020 01:54 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
This week, Stu and AJ try to resist the temptation to call shutdown protesters idiots. Spoiler: They fail.   Yes, even as Trump's own administration is issuing lifesaving guidance to control a once-in-a-century deadly pandemic, he is encouraging his followers to defy and protest that guidanc...

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Trump is infecting American democracy with a deadly virus of his own

Democratica - April 15, 2020 13:23 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Stu and AJ discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color and why, when we say Trump's response was inept, we're giving him way too much credit.   Take Action: Contact your state senator and representative (202-224-3121) and tell them to investigate Trump...

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Trump just killed thousands of Americans

Democratica - April 01, 2020 23:41 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
This week, Stu gets mad. Really mad. As he and AJ break down the ways Donald Trump and his allies have sealed the untimely deaths of the Americans they were elected to serve, Stu goes on an epic rant about the ways this coldblooded president has broken his own already unthinkable records for cru...

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Episode 03 - Immigration Court

American Refugee - March 27, 2020 19:57 - 36 minutes
Detained immigration court is a place where lawyers aren't provided for the defense, where judges and prosecutors are on the same team, where guilty is presumed and the all-too-often verdict a different kind of death.   Who are these immigration judges? What exactly is detained court? And ho...

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Immigration Court

American Refugee - March 27, 2020 19:57 - 36 minutes
Detained immigration court is a place where lawyers aren't provided for the defense, where judges and prosecutors are on the same team, where guilty is presumed and the all-too-often verdict a different kind of death. Who are these immigration judges? What exactly is detained court? And how is...

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Episode 3 - Immigration Court

American Refugee - March 27, 2020 19:57 - 36 minutes
Detained immigration court is a place where lawyers aren't provided for the defense, where judges and prosecutors are on the same team, where guilty is presumed and the all-too-often verdict a different kind of death. Who are these immigration judges? What exactly is detained court? And how is...

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Why Trump now owns America's coronavirus pandemic

Democratica - March 24, 2020 02:02 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Stu and AJ phoned it in this week (literally, while sheltering in place) as they broke down how Trump and Republicans have taken a natural crisis and turned it into a man-made disaster.   Take Action: Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to reject Mitch McConnell's so-called emerge...

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The Worst And The Best Is Yet To Come

Democratica - March 16, 2020 19:06 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Trump has made a global pandemic into a national catastrophe. Stu and AJ explain how Trump lied, avoided, manipulated and deceived America to help his reelection chances while selling out his country. And the worst is yet to come. But the best is also yet to come. Because Americans are taking ...

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The one Super Tuesday result that has trump terrified...no matter who the nominee is

Democratica - March 07, 2020 02:53 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
There was voting last Tuesday. Oh, was there voting. But what does it mean now that the dust has settled and it's a two person race for the Democratic nomination?   It means Democratic voters across the country turned out in record numbers. Stu and AJ discuss one Super Tuesday statistic that s...

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Trump's coronavirus response is a plague on America

Democratica - March 03, 2020 03:16 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
America has been hit by a deadly disease, and every one of us has been infected by what scientist are calling "Trump." This week, Stu and AJ break down why Coronavirus has not given us reason to panic, but Trump and his enablers have made a grave situation worse through incompetence, arrogance, ...

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Trump hits point of no return on US descent into tyranny

Democratica - February 26, 2020 23:09 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
It's been another week since Donald Trump was acquitted in Mitch McConnell's sham trial and another week where he has stepped on the gas in his drive toward authoritarianism. This week, Stu and AJ dive into how he's doing just that, from pardoning not only cronies but those whose crimes resemble...

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Street Angel

American Refugee - February 17, 2020 21:57 - 25 minutes
She escaped domestic assault, poverty, street crime, and a husband mixed up with a drug cartel. She took her five kids and ran, using every last cent she had to make the journey. When she arrived she was cold and afraid but never without hope, even as she still battled being homeless. Her na...

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Episode 2 - Street Angel

American Refugee - February 17, 2020 21:57 - 25 minutes
She escaped domestic assault, poverty, street crime, and a husband mixed up with a drug cartel. She took her five kids and ran, using every last cent she had to make the journey. When she arrived she was cold and afraid but never without hope, even as she still battled being homeless. Her na...

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Episode 02 - Street Angel

American Refugee - February 17, 2020 21:57 - 25 minutes
She escaped domestic assault, poverty, street crime, and a husband mixed up with a drug cartel. She took her five kids and ran, using every last cent she had to make the journey.   When she arrived she was cold and afraid but never without hope, even as she still battled being homeless.   ...

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Trump gets in a Barr fight (or did he?)

Democratica - February 17, 2020 01:45 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
In the second week since his acquittal, Donald Trump stopped trying to hide his corruption and started flaunting his crimes in plain sight. This week, Stu and AJ discuss our accelerating descent into tyranny and the sincerity of William Barr's smack down of the president (spoiler: there was abso...

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Acquitters never win

Democratica - February 10, 2020 18:34 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
The nation turns the page from impeachment to election season. Stu and AJ break down what impact (if any) Trump's impeachment and cover-up will have going forward and what (if anything) we can read into the Iowa cluster f'caucuses.  Take Action: Indivisible has Launched the Payback Project, a ...

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McConnell pours gasoline on Trumpster fire

Democratica - February 02, 2020 22:39 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Never in the history of the republic has the axiom, "the cover-up is worse than the crime" been more true. This week, Stu and AJ break down all the ways Republicans harmed our country with their unconstitutional defense of and cover-up of Trump's crimes.    Take Action: Visit SwingLeft.org/t...

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Trump has two new problems bigger than his impeachment trial

Democratica - January 28, 2020 12:37 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Yeah, you read that title right. Stu and AJ discuss the two big things this past week that were even bigger than opening remarks at the Senate impeachment trial. Listen! Take Action: Call 202.224.3121 to tell your Senators to get (those two big things!) evidence and witnesses into Trump's impe...

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Giuliani's sloppy mistakes expose Trump's guilt

Democratica - January 21, 2020 02:46 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
This week, Stu and AJ discuss how, even after the House voted to impeach, Rudy Giuliani's sloppiness as the president's personal attorney exposed the extreme criminality of Trump and his inner circle.   Take Action: Call 202.224.3121 to tell your Senators to allow witnesses and evidence at T...

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The truth behind Trump's infantile aggression against Iran

Democratica - January 13, 2020 03:24 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Trump has taken us to the brink of war with Iran, leading to the deaths of hundreds (already), shattering any good will America had left around the world, and creating an incredibly dangerous precedent. Plus! Kentucky's new Republican Attorney General has won bipartisan praise for calling for ...

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Los Algodones

American Refugee - January 07, 2020 18:57 - 29 minutes
Los Algodones is the tiny Mexican border town called Molar City. Thousands of US citizens are going there each day to save on dental work that would have cost thousands of dollars more at home. Who are these American dental refugees? And how easy and safe is it to have implants, crowns and ext...

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Episode 1 - Los Algodones

American Refugee - January 07, 2020 18:57 - 29 minutes
Los Algodones is the tiny Mexican border town called Molar City. Thousands of US citizens are going there each day to save on dental work that would have cost thousands of dollars more at home. Who are these American dental refugees? And how easy and safe is it to have implants, crowns and ext...

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Episode 01 - Los Algodones

American Refugee - January 07, 2020 18:57 - 29 minutes
Los Algodones is the tiny Mexican border town called Molar City. Thousands of US citizens are going there each day to save on dental work that would have cost thousands of dollars more at home.   Who are these American dental refugees? And how easy and safe is it to have implants, crowns and...

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Merry Impeachmas!

Democratica - December 22, 2019 23:42 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Not Two Turtle Doves - Two Articles of Impeachment! Because a certain president thought it was okay to abuse power and obstruct Congress.   Stu and AJ talk about what happens next and what we can expect as the fight to evict Trump from the White House continues.   Take Action: Call your ...

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McConnell and Barr throw U.S. democracy under the bus to defend Trump

Democratica - December 15, 2019 23:39 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
With impeachment of Donald Trump now all but inevitable, his highest ranking defenders, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Attorney General William Barr, have gone to unprecedented lengths to ensure he gets away with his crimes.   This week, Stu and AJ unpack how both these men are u...

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Why new corruption revelations are worse for Republicans than impeachment

Democratica - December 08, 2019 19:07 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Even as investigations and hearings into Trump's crimes enter a new phase, impeachment may not be the worst news for Republicans in recent days. This week, Stu and AJ discuss how another conviction of a Republican Member of Congress and revelations of corruption against Intelligence Committee Ra...

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Trump defies Founders with unprecedented abuse of pardon power

Democratica - December 02, 2019 12:52 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Donald Trump is not the first president to abuse the power of the pardon, but with his latest acts of clemency, our wannabe dictator has crossed lines our nation’s founders never imagined and no prior president ever dared to go — and with good reason. This week, Stu and AJ discuss the good and...

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Putin says he's thankful for Republicans' help spreading his lies

Democratica - November 24, 2019 20:48 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Plus! Trump gets a head start on his 2020 physical (lie!), Stu and AJ discuss some ways we're still suffering from Reaganomics, and yes, Trump really needed notes to remind himself to claim that he "No quid pro quo." Call to Action: AJ and Stu break down three tips to getting through Thanksgi...

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Republicans abandon key Trump defense after strategy backfires

Democratica - November 18, 2019 19:47 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
Plus! Matt Bevin FINALLY concedes the Kentucky governor's race, Trump settles a multimillion dollar lawsuit over ANOTHER fraudulent endeavor — the sham Donald J. Trump Foundation, and AJ and Stu talk about an under the radar success story that stopped a school shooting. This is your country for ...

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