Andrew and Jerry Save The World!

It's the week before the midterms, and Democrats are desperate to try and stem the possibility of a Red Wave, let alone a Red Tsunami.  And like unicorn hunters or those searching for bigfoot, Democrats are trying to deflect and distract by trying to point people in the direction of other mythical creatures, like conservative insurrectionists.

Andrew and Jerry talk about Joe Biden's unprecedented pre-midterm election speech at Union Station in DC.  Why there? Why this week?  Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, and all of a sudden the White House is being fact-checked.  But isn't there a danger in social media doing the fact-checking, even if it's the progressives who are (finally) being fact checked?  Finally, what's going to happen in the midterms and why?  Is there going to be a great reckoning? A re-alignment?  Sure, the economy is driving things, but is there an other issue that is bubbling under with the electorate?

After a few weeks of scheduling conflicts, Andrew and Jerry are back, and better than ever! They talk about this week's debate between Dr Oz and John Fetterman, and what Marvel villain Fetterman bears a striking resemblance to. But then they shift gears, and talk about both the concept of why Fetterman is unfit to serve as a senator, and the Democrats' slavish adherence to the surreality of the world.

Andrew demonstrates why the claim that both political parties are being dominated by the extremes is nothing more than a myth, and how political science academics have made mainstream conservative values appear to be extreme, in the face of progressive extremism. Jerry talks about the problem of voters choosing flash over substance, and both raise a stinging rebuke of actions of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in the 2022 midterm elections.

Finally, Andrew and Jerry talk Halloween plans and entertainment. Jerry thinks he is done with Marvel, and they both decry the craziness of the DC universe. They talk about gender-bending in Live Theater, and Andrew talks about the Animaniacs.

It's the one-year anniversary of the Blue Origin flight into space, and with the release of William Shatner's book commemorating his space flight, Andrew and Jerry offer Andrew's conversation last year with Glen de Vries, one of Shatner's fellow passengers (and a friend of Andrew's from high school).  Glen was a scientist, a tech entrepreneur, and a problem-solving philanthropist--and they talk about these endeavors.  Glen's scientific research and pivoting towards entrepreneurship, his work solving problems like the global access to clean water, his long-time fascination with space (something Andrew and Glen share).

It's a wide-ranging conversation, and it took place just weeks after Glen's flight into space, but just before the untimely plane crash that took Glen's life.

Glen's passion for his work is inspiring, and you're going to love this wide-ranging conversation.

With scheduling conflicts abounding, Andrew and Jerry Save The World! presents this ENCORE edition of an interview we did with actor and comedian Jeremy Piven in 2018.  

We talk about Jeremy's career - how he got started, his decision to switch from acting to stand-up comedy. His longtime friendship with John Cusack, whether there is a bright line to be drawn between PCU's James Andrews and Ari Gold from HBO's hit series, Entourage.  They talk about the importance of comedy in society--and Jeremy pays Andrew a tremendous compliment!

It's a guestless AJSTW this week, since Andrew and Jerry have so much to talk about.  Who are the radicals in today's world, and why are Andrew and Jerry saving them? 

The DOJ is going full-bore against pro-life activists, while at the same time laying-up on politically-inconvenient prosecutions.  A father defends his son and is initially charged with assault, but those charges are later dismissed. Then 30 FBI agents in SWAT gear show up to arrest him.  Yet a week later, a transgender Army major and his wife are accused of trying to offer military secrets to the Russians. No SWAT team, no charge of espionage or treason, and they're released with ankle monitors.

At the same time, the DOJ refuses to prosecute people harassing Supreme Court justices with violating clear federal law.

They talk at length about the politicization of the law, how it has been weaponized against dissent--with the intent of chilling alternative viewpoints.  They talk about the Obama Administration's usage of this, and how it has been refined for today's world--especially with the mid-term elections upon us.

But who can blame them in a world where the President is constantly inventing new realities for his biography?  How does the left's obsession with gender and children play into this--and why is it that there are so many more "trans" kids in urban areas than in the rest of America.  Also, a new survey is out regarding the relationship between politics and mental health...  who is more satisfied with their mental health, conservatives or liberals?  Republicans or Democrats?

Finally, they have a conversation about Saturday Night Live.  Why was SNL in the early 80s so terrible?  Is it true that the best cast is the one when you were an adolescent?  What year(s) were best, and who was their favorite cast member?

Spiking and slow-walking aren't sports violations... they're how the media manipulates narratives, and Andrew and Jerry "throw the flag" on them.  They're joined by Tim Graham, Executive Editor of NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center.  They talk about the media's coverage of President Biden looking for a dead congresswoman in a White House crowd, how Karine Jean-Pierre is doing at her job (especially as compared to Jen Psaki), but also specifically how media narratives get molded.  They talk about the media's disparate treatment of republicans versus democrats, liberals versus conservatives, and how different presidents got portrayed in the Press.  How have things gotten worse? Are reporters biased? Lazy? Both?

And what kinds of biases are there?  How are the many ways that narratives can get molded?

Oh, and after Tim leaves, Andrew and Jerry talk TV... Andrew has new show recommendations, Jerry thinks the Star Wars universe has jumped the Shark, and Andrew has decided he hates HBO's House of the Dragon.

Andrew and Jerry are back, together again in-studio in Washington, DC. Despite being beset by technical challenges, they cover the top issues of the day:
- Progressivism as a form of faith, and progressive's attacks on religion;
- The attack on objective realities--especially when it comes to gender. Vanity Fair's anti-women piece attempting to destroy girls' sports;
- Transportation and the environment, the issue of bicycle lanes, traffic, and using traffic/urban planning as an instrument of control;
- Joe Biden's interview on 60 Minutes, and the denial that inflation is a problem;
- The energy economy, the media "slow-walking" last week's rail strike, and the left's massive blind spot when it comes to the green energy revolution;
- Their take on the move by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott to transport illegal immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, the latest misinformation on the left, and the stunt by a TX local TX Democrat;
- They talk Marvel TV, movies, and Jerry gives Andrew restaurant recommendations for Arthur Avenue in the Bronx!

While originally planning on focusing exclusively on remembering and memorializing 9/11, Andrew and Jerry couldn't let the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth go by without some extensive discussion.  How do you square the deaths of figures who have complicated histories--what's an appropriate reaction. Elizabeth reigned for seven decades, and Britain was transformed during that time (as was the rest of the world).  The conversation ranges widely over sociological and anthropological changes, in which Andrew and Jerry touch on the transition from a needs-based society to a wants/demands-based one, how people have become more self-centered, and how the skewing of adoloesence upwards figures into all of this.

Then they talk about September 11th.  Jerry was on his way to New York as the attacks happened and Andrew was in DC, 2 blocks from the White House.  What does the date mean to them, and what did America's immediate coming together (only to fracture weeks later) auger for what's happening in America today.

The bombshell episode you won't want to miss. Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, USA (Ret.), now president of the London Center for Public Policy becomes AJSTW's first return guest! Who better than Tony Shaffer to break down the raid at Mar-A-Lago? Everything you need to know about the handling of classified information, a President's powers (and a former president's rights) to declassify, retain, and store information.  They discuss how we got here, and why Trump is being targeted, the failures of the Trump administration to reign in the power of the combined law enforcement and national security states.  Tony gets candid about the Trump administration, and singles out specific officials--including a Trump family member that he calls a "train wreck".

The FBI had access to the Hunter Biden laptop long before the 2020 election, but sat on it for nearly a year-we talk about why they say on it, why the Hunter Biden story was so vitally important, and what it meant for the long term.

They also talk 9/11, and how specific actions of the Clinton Administration gave rise to the failures in 2000 and 2001 to identify the threat from Al Quaeda.  President Biden and his spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre continue demonizing his opposition, with KJP naming names, and the President makes some bizarre remarks that could be seen as racist.

Andrew and Jerry are back from vacation... but did they really relax? Can someone really "unplug" from the real world in 2022, and just what is "quiet quitting"?  Andrew does a shout out to some old policy friends, and Producer Charlie joins for a few minutes.

Then, in the Ripped from the Headlines segement, Andrew and Jerry talk about President Biden's announcement regarding student loan forgiveness and what it really means from a policy standpoint.  Which is the bigger question... the legality of the announcement, the lack of focus on the real problem with student loans, or how it makes the problems worse?  They also relate this to the issue of medical debt (and other forms of debt).

Bound up in this is a debate over the future of the Republic - can it be saved, or has it already been lost, and just what this all means for the mid-term elections.  What should Republicans be focusing on going into 2022 and 2024, and how should they strategize?

Finally, some fun talk about new shows - Jerry revisits his appraisal of whether the original Top Gun holds up, they talk about the Clint Eastwood comedy, "Every Which Way But Loose", and offer some thoughts on the new Game of Thrones series, "House of the Dragon".