Latest Representative Podcast Episodes
The Sunday Podcast: The First Tangle Congressional Draft
Tangle - June 09, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsOn today's episode, Isaac and Ari hold the inaugural Tangle Congressional Draft. Each of them take turns selecting sitting members of Congress to make their own dream team Congress. discussing their reasoning behind each pick. And as always, they finish strong with the Airing of Grievances. You...
Biden's new asylum rules.
Tangle - June 06, 2024 18:24 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsBiden’s new border policy. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to temporarily shut down all asylum requests at the southern U.S. border when the seven-day average of daily encounters at official ports of entry tops 2,500 per day. The measure grants authorities the power to ...
Dr. Fauci's testimony before Congress.
Tangle - June 05, 2024 19:04 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsDr. Anthony Fauci’s congressional testimony. On Monday, Dr. Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and former chief White House medical advisor, sat for a three-and-a-half hour hearing before the special House subcommittee investigating the or...
Mexico's new president.
Tangle - June 04, 2024 18:13 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsMexico's new president. Over the weekend, Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in a landslide victory. Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and longtime activist for the political left, will take the helm from her mentor and outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also know...
The new U.S. weapons policy in Ukraine.
Tangle - June 03, 2024 18:27 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsBiden’s new rules for Ukraine. On Thursday, Politico reported that the Biden administration had permitted Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to carry out strikes inside Russia, though only near the area of Kharkiv. The significant shift in U.S. policy on the Ukraine-Russia war comes after the start of ...
The Sunday Podcast: Trump verdict predictions (spoiler: he's guilty). Plus, 2024 election predictions, and Ari returns!
Tangle - June 02, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsOn today's episode, Ari returns from his travels and Isaac couldn't be more thrilled, especially with Ari's mic choice. They talk about their predictions on the Trump verdict (this was recorded about 2 hours before the verdict and aged really well...), 2024 election predictions, a listener quest...
SPECIAL EDITION: The Trump guilty verdict.
Tangle - May 31, 2024 16:16 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe Trump verdict. On Thursday, former President Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a “hush money” payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The jury deliberated for two days to find Trump guilty, making him the first former president in U.S. ...
Louisiana's abortion pill law.
Tangle - May 30, 2024 18:37 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsLouisiana’s abortion pill law. Last Friday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill classifying two abortion-inducing medications as controlled substances whose possession without a prescription will be punishable by 1-5 years in prison. The measure applies to mifepristone and misoprost...
The Supreme Court's ruling on racial gerrymandering.
Tangle - May 29, 2024 19:33 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsSouth Carolina's congressional map. On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that South Carolina could use a congressional map that a lower court had deemed unconstitutional. The court’s conservative majority found that the federal district court had erred when it determined the ma...
Israel's strike in Rafah, and an update on the war.
Tangle - May 28, 2024 18:34 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe latest in the Israel-Hamas war. On Monday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged a "tragic mistake" after a strike in Rafah killed at least 45 Palestinians sheltering in a tent camp, according to local officials. Israel initially claimed the strike hit a Hamas installation ...
INTERVIEW: Isaac talks with Haviv Gur
Tangle - May 26, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsI spoke with Haviv Gur, an Israeli analyst who — in my humble opinion — is one of the deepest thinkers covering Israel, Palestine, and the conflict between the two. Gur disagrees strongly with my call for a ceasefire, and his arguments are the best I’ve heard. He spoke at length about how a cea...
Texas Governor pardons man who killed BLM protester.
Tangle - May 23, 2024 19:10 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe Daniel Perry pardon. Last Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pardoned Daniel Perry, a former U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in Austin, Texas, in 2020. Abbott’s decision came shortly after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles ...
The death of Iran's president.
Tangle - May 22, 2024 19:02 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe helicopter crash in Iran. On Sunday, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six others crashed near Jolfa, Iran. After an extensive search and rescue effort, the crash site was located on Monday morning and Raisi, Abdollahian, an...
The Supreme Court's CFPB ruling.
Tangle - May 21, 2024 18:55 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe CFPB ruling. On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a conservative-led challenge to the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a 7-2 ruling, the justices concluded that the CFPB's funding did not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court decision. J...
The Samuel Alito controversy.
Tangle - May 20, 2024 18:48 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe Samuel Alito controversy. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that an American flag was hanging upside-down outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for several days shortly after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. You can read today's podcast here...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac opens up a 10 pack
Tangle - May 19, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsAri is on the road coaching the University of Vermont’s frisbee team in college nationals (Go Ari!). So this week, Isaac is going to do some mini coverage on ten topics that have been on his mind. Buckle up. You can watch our latest video, Isaac's interview with former Congressman Ken Buck (CO-...
Biden imposes new tariffs on China.
Tangle - May 16, 2024 20:03 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsBiden's China tariffs. On Tuesday, President Biden announced major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment, covering $18 billion worth of Chinese imports. The largest tariffs are on imports of electric vehicles, quadrupling...
An update on Trump's hush money trial.
Tangle - May 15, 2024 19:06 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe latest in Donald Trump’s New York trial. This week, Trump's one-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified in the former president’s trial for allegedly falsifying business records, commonly referred to as the "hush money" case. Cohen’s testimony comes a week after adult film star Stephani...
The bird flu.
Tangle - May 14, 2024 19:01 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe bird flu. On Friday, the federal government unveiled a package of financial incentives to dairy farm owners that encourages broader testing of cattle for bird flu (also known as the avian flu or H5N1) and expands security measures to control a potential outbreak of the virus in cows. The pac...
Trump's classified documents case delayed indefinitely.
Tangle - May 13, 2024 18:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsTrump's trial delay in Florida. Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump's classified documents case, indefinitely postponed his trial last week. The announcement all but assures the trial — once set to begin this month — will not be completed before election day ...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about Rafah, Kristi Noem, Lab grown meat and more.
Tangle - May 12, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsOn today's Sunday podcast, Isaac shares some arguments about why Israel might be wise to pursue this invasion in Rafah. Then Isaac and Ari talk about lab grown meat, Kristi Noem shooting her dog, a little bit of a wealth tax convo, and and how much Philadelphia sports fans suck. You can watch o...
The Undecideds EPISODE 3 - The Age of Biden
Tangle - May 10, 2024 13:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsFor episode 3, our focus shifts from Donald Trump toward President Joe Biden. Much has been made in the media about his age and memory and whether he’s cognitively capable of handling another term. But an unanticipated performance at the State of the Union reignited his base and left many questi...
Israel begins Rafah invasion.
Tangle - May 09, 2024 18:57 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe Rafah invasion. On Monday, Israeli forces began striking targets in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. During the course of the war, over a million Gazan refugees fled to the Rafah region to shelter from Israel's incursion in the north. Several Hamas battalions have also fled south to Rafah and...
Trump weighs his choices for vice president.
Tangle - May 08, 2024 18:53 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsTrump’s pick for vice president. Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump headlined the Republican National Committee’s spring donor retreat in Florida, an event that doubled as a showcase of Trump’s potential running mates. These attendees — dubbed “special guests” — included Republicans...
The global wealth tax debate.
Tangle - May 07, 2024 18:22 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsA global wealth tax. Late last month, G20 ministers from Brazil, Germany, Spain, and South Africa signed a motion and published an opinion piece in The Guardian calling for a global tax of 2% on the world's 3,000 billionaires. The proposal is to raise roughly €250 billion (or $270 billion) a yea...
Florida bans lab-grown meat.
Tangle - May 06, 2024 17:46 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsFlorida’s ban on lab-grown meat. On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that bans lab-grown meat in the state, describing the bill as an effort to "save our beef" and protect cattle ranchers. The bill, S.B. 1084, made it unlawful to "manufacture for sale, sell, hold or offer f...
The Sunday Podcast: Isaac and Ari talk about campus protests, the electoral college, and Donald Trump's flip-flop on mail-in voting.
Tangle - May 05, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsIsaac and Ari talk about the ongoing protest on college campuses, the value of the electoral college, and Donald Trump's flip-flop on mail-in voting. Plus, in this week's Airing of Grievances, Ari wants more work and the saga of Isaac's W key on his computer comes to an end. You can watch our l...
The government moves to reclassify cannabis.
Tangle - May 02, 2024 19:06 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsReclassifying marijuana. On Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland submitted a proposal for a White House review to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous controlled substance, moving it from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III. You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” ...
Biden's new Title IX rules.
Tangle - May 01, 2024 17:44 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsBiden's Title IX changes. Earlier this month, the Biden administration released new Title IX rules designed to protect LGBTQ students and reversed a number of Trump-era policies related to how schools can respond to allegations of sexual assault on college campuses or in K-12 schools. You can r...
The NPR controversy.
Tangle - April 30, 2024 18:41 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratingsThe NPR controversy. On April 9, National Public Radio's longtime business editor Uri Berliner published an essay in The Free Press titled "I've Been at NPR for Over 25 Years. Here's How We Lost America's Trust." Berliner detailed his experience at the network, castigating it for a leftward lurc...
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