3 Martini Lunch Podcast

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Three Martini Lunch is a funny, edgy and fast-paced podcast of the day's major political stories, hosted by Radio America's Greg Corombos and Jim Geraghty

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Chicago Hope? Bipartisan Co...

02.08.2023

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome a shred of hope that Chicago voters might elect a new mayor who seems much more serious about crime - but they are not holding their breath. They also break down some of ...

3 Martini Lunch Podcast episodes:

02.08.2023 Chicago Hope? Bipartisan Cowardice, Biden's Bizarre Challenge Join Jim and Greg as they welcome a shred of hope that Chicago voters might elect a new mayor who seems much more serious about crime - but they are not holding their breath. They also break down some of ...
02.07.2023 Ignoring Entitlements, Trump Balloon Confusion, State of Boredom Join Jim and Greg as they present two bad martinis and a crazy one. First, they highlight House Speaker Kevin McCarthy saying Social Security and Medicare cuts are not on the table in the fight over the debt ceiling. That ...
02.06.2023 Biden's Terrible Polls, Big Balloon Blunders, Buying Brady's Sand Join Jim and Greg as they break down terrible polling numbers for President Biden from two different sources - from approval to specific issues and more. Can the Republicans take advantage? They also walk through Biden's decisions on the Chinese ...
02.03.2023 Big January Jobs Jump, China's Spy Balloon, Stay Home to Save the Climate? Join Jim and Greg as they welcome a January jobs report showing more than half a million new jobs, although they're more dubious as to whether Biden deserves the credit. They're also concerned about the spotting of a Chinese surveillance ...
02.02.2023 Blowing Up the Left's Border Narrative, Hunter Biden's Desperation, Feinstein's Waiting Game Join Jim and Greg as they cheer new Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt for blasting the left's narrative that conservative outrage over Biden border policies is rooted in racism rather than national security and trying to protect our communities from drug ...
02.01.2023 More Classified Doc Drama, NIH Dereliction Exposed, GOP Field Growing Join Jim and Greg as they discuss the FBI searching Biden's Delaware beach house for classified documents today and reports that the Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are getting increasingly frustrated at the lack of information coming from the ...
01.31.2023 Justice Poised to Run, California Wastes Massive Rain, Dems' Suddenly Love Georgia Join Jim and Greg as they anticipate a U.S. Senate run from GOP West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and whether that will change Sen. Joe Manchin's plans for 2024. They also react to former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announcing he ...
01.30.2023 Bash Grills Booted Dems, Left's Disinformation Con Job, Trump's Shutdown Whiff Jim and Greg give credit to CNN's Dana Bash for asking tough questions of the three House Democrats House Speaker Kevin McCarthy wants booted from their sensitive committees - and their answers were rather unconvincing. They also react to the ...
01.27.2023 DeSantis Right on Crime, Western Water Woes, Flunking Constitution 101 After having fun with the Associated Press war on "the," Jim & Greg applaud Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for a 50-year low on crime and aggressive proposals to crack down on child predators and and fentanyl pushers. Jim also walks ...
01.26.2023 Iowa Chooses School Choice, Adams' Border Complaints, Schiff's Senate Run Join Jim and Greg as they cheer Iowa becoming the latest state to pass sweeping school choice legislation which gives parents more options on where and how to educate their kids and creates more competition for our schools. They also ...
01.25.2023 McCarthy Rejects Schiff & Swalwell, Santos Plays Victim, Pence's Classified Papers Jim and Greg discuss House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejecting Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell for the House Intelligence Committee, with Jim explaining why the move is good politics and good policy. They also groan as Rep. George Santos criticizes ...
01.24.2023 Afghanistan Accountability, U.S. Arsenal Vanishing, Lightfoot's Crime 'Solution' Join Jim and Greg as they welcome House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul's vow to get answers on the Biden administration's debacle in Afghanistan. McCaul says the administration has been stonewalling on providing documents on how U.S. intelligence was ...
01.23.2023 Dems Target Sinema, Klain Leaving White House, Tank Fight Join Jim and Greg as they consider whether Republicans have a better shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona now that liberal Rep. Ruben Gallego announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination in order to run against Sen. ...
01.20.2023 SCOTUS Fails to Find Leaker, Debt Ceiling Drama, Biden's Absent Advisers Join Jim and Greg as they offer up two bad martinis and a crazy one. First, they shake their heads in disbelief and deep skepticism that the Supreme Court couldn't figure out who leaked Justice Alito's majority opinion in the ...
01.19.2023 New Zealand Lockdown Queen Quits, 30 Percent Sales Tax? Gore's Climate Rant Join Jim and Greg as they cheer the impending resignation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose years in power were most notably marked by draconian COVID policies and unilaterally outlawing the right to own many different weapons. They ...
01.18.2023 Record Border Numbers? White House Silence, Kerry's Astronomical Arrogance Join Jim and Greg as they cringe at reports that December's illegal border crossings will hit a record high and possibly reach 250,000, and Jim wonders why the numbers keep coming out later and later. They also shake their heads ...
01.17.2023 GOP Senate Jockeying, Choosing Feelings Over Merit, Davos Elitists Assemble Join Jim and Greg as they welcome new developments in two key Senate races. First, they are intrigued by popular GOP West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice seriously considering a challenge to Sen. Joe Manchin in 2024. They also discuss Indiana ...
01.16.2023 Lemon's Tough Questions, The Gas Stove 'Study,' Santos Must Go Join Jim and Greg as they are pleasantly stunned by CNN's Don Lemon telling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that he seems more measured in his reaction to Biden possessing classified documents than he did to the Trump case. They ...
01.13.2023 Media Cover for Dems, Biden Doc Conspiracy Theory, Targeting Mitch Daniels Join Jim and Greg as they serve up a bad martini and a couple of crazy ones. First, they sigh as the mainstream press does damage control for the Democrats. Axios contends that Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg is just the ...
01.12.2023 Another Biden Classified Document, The Left's Gas Stove Gaslighting, The Field of Insanity Join Jim and Greg as they assess the news that another classified document was discovered at Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, home. They also groan as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plows forward with plans to ban gas appliances or gas hookups ...
01.11.2023 GOP Targets IRS, The Gas Stove Backlash, Airline Agony Join Jim and Greg as they serve up two good martinis and a very bad one. First, they cheer House Republicans for making good on their promise to pass legislation repealing funding for 87,000 new IRS agents and building a ...
01.10.2023 Russian Interference Debunked, Biden's Classified Papers, Dems' 2024 Fight Join Jim & Greg as they discuss formal research into what we've known for years - that Russian social media memes made virtually no impact on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. They also react to reports that classified ...
01.09.2023 We Have A Speaker, Dems Feud Over Migrants, Biden the Moderate? Join Jim and Greg as they are not only glad there is a Speaker of the House but that the deal got done because Rep. Chip Roy and others demanded a more conservative rules package - that hopefully can pass. ...
01.06.2023 Decent Jobs Report, Biden's Border Deception, The 'Transage' Movement Join Jim and Greg as they are pleased to see the December jobs report exceed expectations while many economists brace for a recession this year. They also unload on President Biden for his deceptive and disingenuous immigration speech downplaying the ...
01.05.2023 Stabenow Won't Run, Principle vs. Preening, Swearing By Superman Join Jim and Greg as they start the day with some encouraging news about Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin and his recovery from cardiac arrest. Then they welcome the news that lockstep liberal Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan ...
01.04.2023 Speaker Wars, Feds Suppressing Speech, DeSantis Shines Join Jim and Greg as they weigh in the second day of House Republicans at odds over whether Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker of the House. What is the end game of the McCarthy opponents? Will they force a more ...
01.03.2023 House GOP Chaos, Media Bury Times Square Attack, Short-Sighted Climate Logic Happy New Year! Jim and Greg are back to their usual format but kick off the year with three crazy martinis after discussing the cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin Monday night. They dig into the chaos ...
01.02.2023 2022 Martini Awards Finale: Person of the Year, Turncoat of the Year, Predictions for 2023 Happy New Year! Jim and Greg start the new year by closing out the awards season for last year. Today, they give our their prestigious choices for Person of the Year, with Jim focusing on the midterm elections and Greg ...
12.30.2022 2022 Martini Awards Part 6: Biggest Liabilities, Best Non-Political Story, Best Personal Story This year brings an extra edition of the Martini Awards! Today, Jim and Greg offer up their choices for biggest political liabilities in both parties. Then they discuss the best non-political story of 2022 and their favorite personal stories of ...
12.29.2022 2022 Martini Awards Part 5: Most Overreported Story, Most Underreported Story, Best Story of 2022 It's media day in our year-end Three Martini Lunch awards and Jim and Greg have plenty to say about how things were covered - if they were covered at all. Specifically, they look at the stories the mainstream media covered ...
12.28.2022 2022 Martini Awards Part 4: Best Idea, Worst Idea, Boldest Tactic More year-end awards today! Jim and Greg embark on the second half of their six-episode saga known as the 2022 Three Martini Lunch Awards. Today, they offer up their selections for the best political idea, worst political idea, and boldest ...
12.27.2022 2022 Martini Awards Part 3: Biggest Lie, Best Political Theater, Worst Political Theater Jim and Greg are back for the third round of their prestigious Three Martini Lunch Awards. Today, they discuss the biggest lies of 2022, with Jim focusing on our economy and Greg opting for an infuriating falsehood connected to our ...
12.26.2022 2022 Martini Awards Part 2: Sorry to See You Go, Rising Star, Fading Into Oblivion Join Jim and Greg as they offer the second installment of their highly coveted year-end awards. Today they remark on the people connected to politics that they're most sorry to see pass away in 2022. They also share their choices ...
12.23.2022 2022 Martini Awards Part 1: Most Overrated, Underrated, Honest Political Figures As we approach the end of this year, it's time to start deciding the best and worst of 2022. Today, Jim and Greg begin handing out the their prestigious Three Martini Lunch Awards. In this first installment, they offer their ...
12.22.2022 The Ukraine Divide, GOP Embraces Earmarks, RNC Fight Intensifies Jim and Greg wade into the sharp debate on the right over how to approach Ukraine, Zelensky, and their war against Russia. Their biggest frustration is the accusations being lobbed from both sides at anyone who shows the slightest bit ...
12.21.2022 GOP Freshman's Big Lies, Taliban Bars Women from College, Stanford's Speech Police Join Jim and Greg as they serve up three crazy martinis today! First, they dig into the curious case of the GOP congressman-elect who calls himself George Santos, after the New York Times discovered that multiple parts of his personal ...
12.20.2022 Youngkin's Ambitious Agenda, SCOTUS Stays Title 42, Christmas Die Hards Join Jim and Greg as they discuss only good things today! First, Jim describes his wide-ranging interview with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin about his plans for the coming year, what issues matter most, and whether he's thinking about running for ...
12.19.2022 Targeting TikTok, Americans' Economic Pessimism, Border Blame Shifting Join Jim and Greg as they welcome a get-tough approach on China. They applaud Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher warning Americans to get rid of the TikTok app because it's basically a data harvesting tool of the Chinese Communist Party. They ...
12.16.2022 Twitter Suspensions, School Mask Mandates Return, Buttigieg Bails Again Federalist Radio Hour Host Emily Jashinsky is in for Jim today. Emily and Greg start by dissecting the left's full meltdown over Twitter suspending several journalists on the left for violating the new doxxing rules. They also discuss the impact ...
12.15.2022 Trump's Head Fake, Biden's Border Madness, COVID & Car Insurance Ricochet.com Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim. Today, Jon and Greg shake their heads as President Trump's big announcement turns into a promotion for digital trading cards of himself. They also cringe as the Biden administration prepares to make ...
12.14.2022 GOP Spending Surrender, Redefining 'Man' and 'Woman,' Bankman-Fried's Bail Demands Ricochet.com Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim. Join Jon and Greg as they fume over yet another Senate Republican surrender on spending - choosing to support a bill to fund the government through September instead of a short-term bill ...
12.13.2022 The Sams Face the Music, Inflation Still Hurts, Bernie 2024? Join Jim and Greg as they welcome the news that FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing a truckload of fraud charges and luggage thief Sam Brinton is out at the Department of Energy. They also groan as inflation is still ...
12.12.2022 Lockerbie Suspect to Face Trial, Buttigieg Double Standard, Fetterman's Strong Fashion? Join Jim and Greg as they cheer the news that a key terrorist suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland. They also wonder why Trump HHS Secretary Tom Price was forced to resign for taking ...
12.09.2022 Sinema's Party Split, Twitter's Shadow Bans, The Luggage Thief Join Jim and Greg as they discuss the impact of Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent - both on the functioning of the Senate and the 2024 Senate race in Arizona. They also break ...
12.08.2022 Senate Shelving Amnesty? Biden's 'Infuriating' Prisoner Swap, Warnock's Suppression Allegations Join Jim and Greg as they breathe a tentative sigh of relief at news that the Senate now seems unlikely to pass a bipartisan immigration bill that seems heavy on amnesty and light on border security. While they are pleased ...
12.07.2022 Latest Twitter Laptop Bombshell, Warnock Beats Walker, LA's Disastrous DA Join Jim and Greg as they react to the news that former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker was trying to prevent reporters Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss from seeing certain documents related to Twitter's spiking of the Hunter Biden laptop ...
12.06.2022 Avenatti Sentenced Again, Senate GOP Surrendering, Bolton 2024? Jim and Greg welcome the 14-year prison sentence handed down to former attorney and cable news darling Michael Avenatti for his crimes of corruption and they warn supporters of both parties not to fall in love with celebrities who happen ...
12.05.2022 Twitter & The Laptop, Trump's Unhinged Response, Dem Double Standard Join Jim and Greg as they break down the very significant revelations about how Twitter suppressed the New York Post story about Hunter Biden's laptop in October 2020. They also unload on President Trump for demanding to be installed immediately ...
12.02.2022 Dem Primary Fight, Another EV Failure, Kanye & the Nazis Join Jim and Greg as they welcome the DNC planning to shake up the order of the early primaries and enjoy watching the fight among states and political figures about what the order ought to be. They also sigh as ...
12.01.2022 Never Trumpers Shift Goalposts, Sam's Bogus FTX Excuses, Cochise County's Holdout Join Jim and Greg as they serve up three crazy martinis today. First, they roll their eyes as the Never Trump crowd who turned our to be never conservative feverishly insists other Republicans like Ron DeSantis must be opposed just ...

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Chicago Hope? Bipartisan Cowardice, Biden's Bizarre Challenge

Ignoring Entitlements, Trump Balloon Confusion, State of Boredom

Biden's Terrible Polls, Big Balloon Blunders, Buying Brady's Sand

Big January Jobs Jump, China's Spy Balloon, Stay Home to Save the Climate?

Blowing Up the Left's Border Narrative, Hunter Biden's Desperation, Feinstein's Waiting Game

More Classified Doc Drama, NIH Dereliction Exposed, GOP Field Growing

Justice Poised to Run, California Wastes Massive Rain, Dems' Suddenly Love Georgia

Bash Grills Booted Dems, Left's Disinformation Con Job, Trump's Shutdown Whiff

DeSantis Right on Crime, Western Water Woes, Flunking Constitution 101

Iowa Chooses School Choice, Adams' Border Complaints, Schiff's Senate Run

McCarthy Rejects Schiff & Swalwell, Santos Plays Victim, Pence's Classified Papers

Afghanistan Accountability, U.S. Arsenal Vanishing, Lightfoot's Crime 'Solution'

Dems Target Sinema, Klain Leaving White House, Tank Fight

SCOTUS Fails to Find Leaker, Debt Ceiling Drama, Biden's Absent Advisers

New Zealand Lockdown Queen Quits, 30 Percent Sales Tax? Gore's Climate Rant

Record Border Numbers? White House Silence, Kerry's Astronomical Arrogance

GOP Senate Jockeying, Choosing Feelings Over Merit, Davos Elitists Assemble

Lemon's Tough Questions, The Gas Stove 'Study,' Santos Must Go

Media Cover for Dems, Biden Doc Conspiracy Theory, Targeting Mitch Daniels

Another Biden Classified Document, The Left's Gas Stove Gaslighting, The Field of Insanity

GOP Targets IRS, The Gas Stove Backlash, Airline Agony

Russian Interference Debunked, Biden's Classified Papers, Dems' 2024 Fight

We Have A Speaker, Dems Feud Over Migrants, Biden the Moderate?

Decent Jobs Report, Biden's Border Deception, The 'Transage' Movement

Stabenow Won't Run, Principle vs. Preening, Swearing By Superman

Speaker Wars, Feds Suppressing Speech, DeSantis Shines

House GOP Chaos, Media Bury Times Square Attack, Short-Sighted Climate Logic

2022 Martini Awards Finale: Person of the Year, Turncoat of the Year, Predictions for 2023

2022 Martini Awards Part 6: Biggest Liabilities, Best Non-Political Story, Best Personal Story

2022 Martini Awards Part 5: Most Overreported Story, Most Underreported Story, Best Story of 2022

2022 Martini Awards Part 4: Best Idea, Worst Idea, Boldest Tactic

2022 Martini Awards Part 3: Biggest Lie, Best Political Theater, Worst Political Theater

2022 Martini Awards Part 2: Sorry to See You Go, Rising Star, Fading Into Oblivion

2022 Martini Awards Part 1: Most Overrated, Underrated, Honest Political Figures

The Ukraine Divide, GOP Embraces Earmarks, RNC Fight Intensifies

GOP Freshman's Big Lies, Taliban Bars Women from College, Stanford's Speech Police

Youngkin's Ambitious Agenda, SCOTUS Stays Title 42, Christmas Die Hards

Targeting TikTok, Americans' Economic Pessimism, Border Blame Shifting

Twitter Suspensions, School Mask Mandates Return, Buttigieg Bails Again

Trump's Head Fake, Biden's Border Madness, COVID & Car Insurance

GOP Spending Surrender, Redefining 'Man' and 'Woman,' Bankman-Fried's Bail Demands

The Sams Face the Music, Inflation Still Hurts, Bernie 2024?

Lockerbie Suspect to Face Trial, Buttigieg Double Standard, Fetterman's Strong Fashion?

Sinema's Party Split, Twitter's Shadow Bans, The Luggage Thief

Senate Shelving Amnesty? Biden's 'Infuriating' Prisoner Swap, Warnock's Suppression Allegations

Latest Twitter Laptop Bombshell, Warnock Beats Walker, LA's Disastrous DA

Avenatti Sentenced Again, Senate GOP Surrendering, Bolton 2024?

Twitter & The Laptop, Trump's Unhinged Response, Dem Double Standard

Dem Primary Fight, Another EV Failure, Kanye & the Nazis

Never Trumpers Shift Goalposts, Sam's Bogus FTX Excuses, Cochise County's Holdout

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