My prediction: redistricting slightly softens the blow for Congressional Dems such that what would normally be a bloodbath is reduced to a mere curbstomping.

Didn't the Dems only win Georgia senate seats because of the misleading "$2000 checks" promise?

This is a Democrat representative of the party's real centrist politics, telling left-wing voters their only options are to be hostages or to fuck off. Very glad I chose the "fuck off" option years ago and started voting for left independents.

Matt going full accelerationist as if the Dems getting worse is a sufficient condition for the party's collapse. Making the same mistake the 2nd International made by ignoring the necessary subjective conditions.

That is one of the grimmest-stupidest WikiHow pages I've ever seen. I know it's a meme, but still.....

If Biden would just kill the student loan debt, THAT would get him re-elected.

Trump had that denunciation in 2016 with Ted Cruz, who they got to do cold-calls for Trump.

It's like the Libertarian presidential debates, but with crazier nonsense topics. J.D. Vance is a bitter neo-Nazi-without-the-Skrewdriver-shirt.

wtf is this stupid shit about republicunts being or having fun?

Stav’s back for an end-of-the-year round of relationship advice. We analyze Madison Cawthorn’s failed relationship, answer Dear Prudie questions, and look at a NYT op-ed about how it’s normal and cool to hate your husband.

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588 - Kill Bill feat. Stavros Halkias (12/28/21)

We continue to look at the domestic media response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This time, we’re talking about “the left” and how some of their “half-baked” ideas about foreign conflict lack serious intellectual rigor and nimbleness, curtesy of an article by “fully baked” author Eric Levitz. 

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612 - Half Baked (3/21/22)

The boys discuss outgoing press secretary Jen Psaki and her history with Amazon’s anti-union consulting company, some former Obama guys and their good opinions, and Jenifer Rubin’s advice for helping Dems in the midterms. Then, we take a look at a piece taking Morbius to task for failing to live up to Vampires’ potential as maligned outsiders.

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616 - Living Vampires (4/4/22)

We’re getting absolutely zooted on microplastics for today’s ep, then looking at Bill Clinton’s “if I didn’t do it” article in the Atlantic on his true intentions behind NATO expansion in the 90’s, and another piece on what the Democrats can do to recapture Gen Z for the midterms.

618 - Z Whispers (4/11/22)

We just noticed it happens to be a midterms year, so your favorite presidential podcasting duo of Chris and Matt have teamed back up to relaunch our beltway insider series. We’re joined by campaign reporter extraordinaire Dave Weigel to break down the key races to watch, track the trends to follow, and generally put drills to our temples as we attempt to once again engage in American Electoral Politics.

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620 - Beltway Phoenix at the Midterms of Madness feat. Dave Weigel (4/18/22)

Fighting suppression from Joe Brandon’s Ministry of Truth, the boys go berserker to bravely take on the dual enemies of Dark MAGA and reactionary article-slingers who dare ask, “are all films actually fash?”

624 - Valhalla Whining (5/2/22)

Author, anti-crypto advocate (and yes, film & TV star) Ben McKenzie stops by to talk Cryptocurrency. We discuss the lies & fraud at the center of Crypto, the use of celebs to boost the scheme, and his experiences traveling to the Miami Bitcoin conference and a Bitcoin mining server farm to research his forthcoming book. 

Keep an eye out for Ben and Jacob Silverman’s forthcoming book. You can find some of their recent writing on the topic in Slate here: https://slate.com/author/ben-mckenzie

626 - Simian Slurp feat. Ben McKenzie (5/9/22)

In a more serious episode, we talk to author and journalist Nick Bryant about his 2009 book “The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal.” We’ve mentioned the Franklin Credit Union scandal in passing on the show before, but it begins with the collapse of the Franklin Credit Union in Omaha, Nebraska in 1988 due to rampant corruption and embezzlement of its manager, Lawrence E. King, Jr. Soon after, King was accused, along with GOP lobbyist Craig Spence, of orchestrating a massive child prostitution ring, shuttling minors between Omaha and D.C., and using their solicitation to blackmail high ranking political figures. Bryant’s work examines the evidence behind this, and we discuss the scandal, the victims, the cover up, intelligence agency connections of its perpetrators, and the crucial links between intelligence-led sexual political blackmail operations of the past with the Epstein case today.

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628 - Real Detective feat. Nick Bryant (5/16/22)

Helllllloooo babies! Just as we anticipated, Eric Adams explores a run for president in 2024, so we look at the possibility of New York’s mayor taking his vibe revolution national. We also look at some juicy financial drama going on over at Black Rifle Coffee Company, plus, Tom Friedman’s sad, ominous lunch with the President. 

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630 - Full Stomach, Heavy Heart, Will Lose (5/23/22)

We do a public company audit over our failure to obtain PPP loans for our podcast business like our more industrious competitors. Then, a few current events including Trump at the NRA convention, Swedish hospitality habits, and the bloody shambles of indignities around the Queen’s platinum jubilee. Finally, a reading series from Biden-world about the president’s frustration that he just can’t seem to catch a break!

632 - They Droop Horses, Don’t They? (5/31/22)

Between a piece on “the left’s” positions on Ukraine, the NYT’s coverage of the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and Rebecca Traister’s new profile of Dianne Feinstein, the theme of today’s episode is “looking the truth in the face and ignoring the most obvious conclusion.”

620 - Beltway Phoenix at the Midterms of Madness feat. Dave Weigel (4/18/22)

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