Trump / Shrek: the wild world of political fanfiction - Interview with Anne Jamison

Anne Jamison is a professor of English at the University of Utah. She is the author of Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World. She explains the rich history of political fanfiction from ancient Roman murder mysteries to bawdy Victorian romps. And of course, our modern political fanfiction including, but not limited to, Brexit escapes! Biden and Obama solving crimes! Bill Clinton being a loving husband! And yes... Trump / Shrek.

Be aware: Mature themes (like Trump having sex with Shrek) are discussed.

Joe Biden is THAT Dude

The Biden Bounce shakes the race. Did the field tilt TOO progressive? No more Mr. Nice Bern. Kim Kardashian will be your president one day. Trump vs. Mayor Pete POLL DANCE. #ButYourEmails.

The three reasons why healthcare in America is so damn complicated - Interview with Mark Zitter

Justin talks with Mark Zitter about the roots of American healthcare and why it's only gotten more complicated going forward. Justin then tries to talk about robots.

Mark is chair of the Zetema Project (ZetamaProject.org), a nonpartisan group of healthcare industry and policy leaders that meets regularly to debate key US healthcare issues.

Barr and Grill

Barr faces the heat in the Senate, Biden enters the race... is Stacey far behind? Mayor Pete dodges a smear but plays to the anti-vaxx crowd? #ButYourEmails! Poll Dance and more! 
Recorded live in the Texas wilderness!

Why does Chicago have a corrupt reputation? - Interview with Paul Dailing

A brief history of kickbacks, access and voter fraud in the Windy City with journalist Paul Dailing.

Biden's Full House

Mueller reactions, Biden is scared of his family, dirt on Mayor Pete, Beto sinking, Bernie wants felons to vote, Parade of Wrong Opinions, Poll Dance, #ButYourEmails.

Which 2020 candidates are already in money trouble? - Interview with Dave Levinthal

Dave Levinthal from the Center for Public Integrity discusses the Q1 fundraising announcements and more!

A Lizard's Tail

How to train your brain to run for president - Interview with Dr. Michelle Cleere

Ever wondered what it takes mentally to run for president? We speak with performance psychologist Dr. Michelle Cleere about her work training athletes, musicians and CEOs to find out how you can optimize your mental state to run for president.

Bow to the Culinary Workers Union!

The fun history of the Nevada Caucus! I swear! It's fun!

Barr says the S-Word.

Assange arrested, does he release the hounds?

Could Trump swipe the weed issue from the 2020 Dems?

Parade of Wrong Opinions!

Poll Dance!

#ButYourEmails!

Three easy ways to hack the 2020 election - Interview with Eric Geller of Politico

How do you physically hack our voting booths? Will we ever have internet voting? Is China about to back door the entire internet? Did they just try and hack the president in Mar A Lago?

Justin speaks to Eric Geller who covers cybersecurity at Politico.

How Did Kamala Harris Win Every Race She Ever Ran In?

We break down Kamala Harris' electoral record (5-0 / 29.7% Average Margin of Victory), #MeToo comes for Biden, AOC hit is FEC complaint, fundraising update, Parade of Wrong Opinions, #YangGang crashes the Poll Dance and your emails.

Conspiracy theories are for losers - Interview with Professor Joseph Uscinski

Justin speaks with Professor Joseph Uscinski about political conspiracy theories. How do they pop up? Who embraces them? Are they getting better or worse?

Beanie Baby Rich

Mueller winners and losers!

Predicting who will raise the most money by the March 31st filing deadline!

Mike Lee's crazy speech slamming the Green New Deal breakdown!

Avenatti goes to jail!

Mayor Pete surges!

Your emails!

My mom ranks all the 2020 candidates - Interview with Gloria Young

I voted for my mom in 2016. In our ongoing series she tells me who her favorite candidates in this 2020 primary are and who she, as a Florida voter in a swing county, will vote for.

EMERGENCY: Mueller

It’s in.

In Every Race He's Ever Run, How Did Beto Win / Lose

Justin does a deep dive into Beto O'Rourke's (5-1) electoral history searching for strengths and weaknesses. PLUS Did the Beto bump help Bernie? Is Biden's launch going to be over scrutinized? Mayor Pete makes the Poll Dance! Your emails and more!

How to make the best negative political ad of all time - Interview with Randy Murray

Randy Murray of Randy Murray Productions tells Justin the behind the scenes stories of the 2018 viral Paul Gosar family ad in which all of Gosar's siblings denounced their brother and endorsed his rival. They also discuss the eight years Murray spent making a Joe Arpaio documentary. Finally, we get the rules for how to make a great negative political ad.

TakePoliticsSeriously.com

1987

We go back in time and examine Joe Biden's history of running for president. Is Ann Coulter a liberal anti-hero? Can Justin finally explain the Trudeau scandal? Poll Dance. Your emails and more!

How journalism works and why it's breaking - Interview with Professor Mike Socolow

Mike Socolow is an associate professor at the University of Maine and a Fulbright Scholar at the News and Media Research Center at the University of Canberra. He has written for a number of print and newspaper outlets as well as CNN.
We talk about how the business of journalism has changed and why understanding how the news is made explains a lot about why it's been broken lately. 
Layoffs! Retail collapse! OJ Simpson! Justin's vicious bias against television news! Twitter! The longevity of radio and more!