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Episode #328: Running With, and From, the Boss

Posted May 14, 202001:03:28

William Barr’s support for dropping the federal case against Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, is just the latest...

Episode #327: From an MLK Traffic Stop to a JFK Presidency

Posted May 7, 202000:55:40

The predictable question about Justin Amash’s probable presidential candidacy as a Libertarian is who will be hurt more, Trump or Biden? But Doug...

Episode #326: Fifty Years Ago: Tin Soldiers and Nixon’s Comin’

Posted April 30, 202000:51:17

If President Trump made it clear he wasn’t happy with the closing down of many states, why was he displeased with what Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp did...

Episode #325: Biden and History (Part 3)

Posted April 23, 202001:02:30

With Joe Biden beginning the process of selecting a running mate, Chris Lehane, Al Gore’s press secretary during the 2000 election, weighs the usual...

Episode #324: If You Liked 2020, You’ll Love 1960

Posted April 16, 202000:57:34

Janet Hook of the L.A. Times leads off the program with a review of the top political news of the week:  the endorsements of Joe Biden by Bernie Sanders...