America is turning 250! And this week Corinne and Mike are taking an honest look at where we've been—and where we're headed. We discuss the best and worst lesser-known moments in American history, the end-of-term Supreme Court rulings we've been waiting on including decisions on birthright citizenship, campaign finance, transgender athletes, and presidential power, lessons from Brazil's political descent and Lena Dunham's campaigning for Hillary Clinton, Netflix's The Perfect Neighbor, Melat Kiros's primary win in Denver, NJ Rep Tom Kean's sad boi era, a DHS game show for citizenship (Corinne & Mike pitch some of their own challenge ideas), and we hear from the WACOs (bc this IS a democracy) about their favorite and least favorite things about the United States of America! Happy Birthday, America, you little sl*t!

0:00 Livestream Countdown

2:00 America at 250 🇺🇸 Is the American Experiment Still Working?

4:10 Why This Isn't Your Typical Fourth of July Episode

7:30 Can You Love America and Still Criticize It?

11:58 The Biggest Threat to Democracy Isn't What You Think

14:10 What Corinne Is Reading Right Now

18:45 Brazil's Collapse: A Warning America Shouldn't Ignore

28:35 The Most Terrifying Story You'll Hear This Week (Netflix's The Perfect Neighbor)

40:15 The Supreme Court Just Changed America

41:30 Birthright Citizenship: What the Ruling Really Means

43:45 The Trans Athlete Decision Everyone Is Arguing About

46:15 Another Quiet SCOTUS Decision With Massive Consequences

48:30 Did the Court Just Make Billionaires Even More Powerful?

52:55 Why This May Be the Most Important Supreme Court Ruling of the Year

54:10 What's Actually Great About America? (Wacko Mailbag)

55:40 The Freedom Americans Take for Granted

58:45 What's America's Biggest Problem?

1:02:15 Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) Things About the USA

1:05:15 America's Original Sin—and Why We're Still Dealing With It

1:10:20 Is America Still a Democracy?

1:13:30 America's 10 Greatest Moments 🇺🇸

1:19:50 Why Other Democracies Are Passing Us By

1:21:55 This Animal Rescue Story Will Make Your Blood Boil

1:28:00 PSA: Stop Bringing Dogs to Fireworks

1:29:00 Democrats Just Got a Huge Wake-Up Call

1:36:20 Can the Democratic Party Actually Change?

1:39:15 Is the Progressive Movement Winning?

1:43:00 Wait... DHS Wanted a Reality TV Show?!

1:44:40 Pitching the Most Ridiculous American Reality Shows

1:48:30 The Weirdest Things America Normalized

1:52:45 10 Dark Chapters of American History They Barely Teach

1:55:00 The Hillary Clinton Debate Returns

1:58:30 The Live Chat Pushes Back

2:00:15 So... Is America Getting Better or Worse?

2:03:30 What Makes America Worth Fighting For ❤️🤍💙

2:06:30 Final Thoughts, Patreon & Outro

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SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/30/supreme-court-sides-with-gop-loosens-campaign-spending-rules/

DHS Game Show

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/homeland-security-immigration-reality-show.html

Melat Kiros Victory in Colorado

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5876122/colorado-primary-election-melat-kiros-democratic-socialist

Establishment Democrats Waging War?

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