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Henry’s back after a brief hiatus as election season heats up! He's joined by National Review's Jim Geraghty to parse out the parties’ business-as-usual dysfunction from the special brand of it we've gotten used to recently. They consider whether the Republican Party even knows what it wants; what they’ll do if they pull off the trifecta in November; and what we should make of tight polls considering the Biden/Harris ticket’s historic unpopularity. Plus, Henry delivers his first ever Bad Ad of the Week, in response to Don Blankenship's clunker spot; and he makes a quick stop in Maryland to explain why Angela Alsobrooks' personal touch won out over David Trone's big money.
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Henry Olsen
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January 2024
Iowa braces for a cold Caucus Night and now the Trump, DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy teams have their work cut out for them to keep their engines from stalling. Blizzardous conditions are keeping us from visiting, so we asked Jim Geraghty, our man on the ground in Des Moines this week. He provides the scoop, the had-to-be-there insights and some informed speculation. Plus Peter, James and Rob vent their lack of confidence in this administration to meet this week's foreign flare up; and have some advice for Sanctuary Mayor Eric Adams. This week’s sound is from the opening of the Jan. 11th KCCI Newscast in Des Moines. IA
- Hosts:
James Lileks
Peter Robinson
Rob Long
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October 2022
This week we're talkin' midterms and one very short term. England has been especially interesting these last few months, and we're always happy to have Toby Young with us. He has much to say about the lightning-fast deterioration of Liz Truss, and the Conservative Party that may go down with her. Then Jim Geraghty returns to breakdown this peculiar midterm cycle. He gets into Fetterman, Oz, Walker, Abrams, O'Rourke and a few local races. Steve Hayward fills in for a jet-lagged Peter. He, James and Rob chat about the big semiconductor restrictions the Biden administration and they have a great time laughing at the greenies who can't even get VW to submit to their demands.
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Steve Hayward
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May 2021
November 2020
John YooMay 2020
You know things are getting weird when the main topic in a presidential race is who's wearing masks and when. This week's guests - Robert Costa of The Washington Post and National Review's Jim Geraghty - help us understand the logic underneath the craziness. We even unmask the reasoning behind a recent Democratic ad designed to help a Republican on Ad of the Week!
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January 2018
We've got the great Shelby Steele on the podcast this week (read him fantastic WSJ column Black Protest Has Lost Its Power) to discuss the NFL and (the lack of) racism in the culture. Then, the indispensable Jim Geraghty guides us through the politics of shut down. Finally, finally, a real sports discussion: Vikings fan boy James Lileks on his home town team. Music from this week's episode: Shut Down by The Beach Boys
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