The guys get into whether it’s good investments for cities to build sports stadiums with public money, and how sports (like our politics) have become about consumption. 

Chapters:

00:00 The beauty of sports is belonging

2:31 Fans are learning that it’s a business first

6:39 Chief and Bears want municipal money for their private stadiums 

12:03 NFL’s history of franchise relocation

17:22 Las Vegas choosing the A’s over local public schools 

20:20 Billionaire return on investment

22:56 Terrible investment for cities

23:12 Braves move as a case study

31:31 Sports has become about consumption

41:32 Business examples of extraction 

43:23 We’ve forgotten our god given right to something better

46:01 Elect more leaders like Mamdani

Union organizer Westley Garcia-Encines joins the show to share his experience starting a Union at CalArts, discuss worker solidarity, and how labor issues are tied to human dignity. 

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome Westley

1:47 Imagine If Drew Brees came to Nola

5:33 Why did you start your union?

10:50 Unions are about solidarity 

15:19 Carnegie, the steel baron

17:46 The gov’t almost always sides with  management

18:46 We deserve more

21:13 Only guaranteed is a contract 

22:45 We don’t appreciate what previous generations paid for

25:44 Why union membership is down from 1900’s

30:02 GOP is the worst for workers.. Dems aren’t much better

35:40 Socialism for the rich, Capitalism for everyone else 

40:20 You’ve got to be ready to strike

47:42 Bread and Rose Schneiderman 

50:35 Solidarity means EVERYONE

53:37 How to start a union

58:46 What gives you hope? 

We’re going through the interesting senate races to see if the democrats can take control of both houses of congress in the 2026 midterm elections. 

Chapters:

00:00 Camp crushes

1:39 Trump’s toxicity is helping everyone

9:58 Jon Ossoff, Stud pass rusher

12:07 The difference between AIPAC and J street

13:48 UNC great, Roy Cooper

15:50 Mary Peltola is a Giant

19:57 Sherrod Brown’s Ohio comeback

22:30  Vivek Ramaswamey is helping Sherrod brown

26:06 Dr Abdul El-Sayed on Fox News

32:30 Paxton unpopularity boosts James Talarico

41:17 Maine fell right into place

44:24 NFL Comps for Graham Platner and Hunter Biden

45:56 Iowa is gonna be tough

51:25 Darlene Graham is the perfect MAGA candidate 

56:32 How to be a team player

59:05 We’ve reached Hasan Piker Psychosis

1:09:28 Angie Nixon, The quiet storm

What happens when loyalty is more important than the law? The guys talk about the corrosive effect corruption has on institutions using the NBA and the US government as examples. 

Chapters:

00:00 Why do rules matter?

4:17 Inflection point in the NBA

7:34 Adam silver’s secret apron

14:46 Who actually runs the NBA?

17:19 Who you cheat with really matters

20:54 Control the investigation, control the outcome 

24:17 Leadership sets the tone

30:51 Pay to play America 

32:48 The everyday impact of Trump’s corruption 

34:14 Darline Graham’s debate answer

41:00 Bill Cassidy’s vote to confirm Todd Blanche

43:00 Why our lawmakers don’t listen to us

47:16 The future of the NBA

The guys break down the primaries in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, stress test legacy media’s ‘electability’ argument with quarterback comp analysis, and talk about where the Democratic Party goes from here. 

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

2:02 Francesca Hong’s upset loss

8:35 Progressive’s need to advertise on tv

12:01 Francesca Hong is Kyler Murray

14:10 Did Fran’s old tweets cost her?

15:35 Qb prospects as a metaphor for electability 

21:32 Compulsory American service

26:40 Abdul El-Sayed’s background and positions

34:44 What moderates don’t underwent about incrementalism

37:39 Detroit DSA gets revenge on Shri Thanedar

40:16 Peggy Flanagan’s big win in Minnesota 

43:07 ICE raids impact on this senate race

45:27 Michelle Tafoya and right wing political sportscasters

52:47 How tenuous is Chuck Schumer’s leadership position?

57:16 Did the establishment stop DSA’s momentum?

1:01:22 State of the Dem civil war

1:03:15 Abdul is not Zohran. He’s..

1:07:27 How we get better

1:10:34 Primaries vs. a general election

Amanda Informed joins the guys to give us the ins and outs of the August 18th Florida primary, because this is going to be a hot one.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:25 Florida Leadership Blue Summit

1:38 Alex Vindman dodges questions and debates

13:00 Vindman is the Ron Burgundy candidate 

14:13 Angie Nixon is a real one for Senate

28:50 Governor race

31:33 GOP to Dem pipeline in Florida

36:39 The devil’s in the details, Zohran gets that

43:09 Bernard Taylor’s grassroots campaign

47:00 Amendment 3 could make essential services crumble

Amanda Ballot for Statewide office:

US Senate: Angie Nixon

Governor: Dayna Foster

CFO: Earle Ford

Comm of AG: Joey Mendoza Atkins

To the her full Ballot, click the link in Amanda's bio and join her sway group.

The Guys sit down with Physicians Assistant and Michigan content creator, Nikki Sapiro Vickier to take the temperature of the Senate race there, talk Medicare for all, and racial disparities in healthcare outcomes. 

You can find Nikki’s book, We Deserve More: Why Reproductive Healthcare is Broken--And What You Can Do About It on amazon. 

Chapters:

00:00 Home Grown

1:00 Pre-primary vibes

2:49 Moving from McMorrow to Abdul El-Sayed

8:04 Politics is like high school

9:03 We’ve had enough

13:07 Trump election changed how woman seek healthcare

16:26 Codifying Roe isn’t enough

18:33 Why we need medicare for all

27:12 Dr Abdul El-Sayed understands racial inequities 

31:09 Gretchen Whitmer’s data center moment

34:12 Me too movement from a healthcare perspective 

39:26 Abdul is the midwest Mamdani

41:02 Anti-semitism and islamophobia are the same thing

46:04 Fixing health disparities in Michigan w/ Kids Rx

50:19 Why are they running?

The guys use Christopher Nolan’s: The Odyssey as a metaphor for the Democratic Party’s journey over the last 100 years. 

Chapters:

00:00 Christopher Nolan’s: The Odyssey 

2:17 Right wing backlash to the “woke” film

5:45 The Democratic Party’s Ithaca was the New Deal

12:27 Civil Rights period were the man eating giants

19:19 Reagan is Agamemnon

22:48 Clinton compromise

27:55 Circe and the song of corporate money

36:48 Obama and the lotus flower years

41:30  Hades represents the politicians that listen

51:31 We make it home together

The guys breakdown the ramifications of both Lindsey Graham and Graham Platner being replaced on the ballot in November. They also check in on the centerpiece battle in the Michigan Senate primary between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed.

Chapters:

00:00 The Replacements: the movie

1:55 The Character Haley Stevens plays

5:37 Abdul the uncommitted ‘controversy’ 

9:51 Lindsay Graham, a racist warmongering performer

13:42 Lindsay Graham was Smithers to Trump’s Mr. Burns

19:51 Sister replacing Graham is normal

24:35 Can Dr. Annie Andrews actually win South Carolina?

33:36 Maine Dems are doing it right unlike the DNC in 2024

43:00 Susan Collins might be in trouble

44:41 Corporate Dems weaponizing identity politics 

With the World Cup in full swing, the guys sit down to VAR review the biggest political mistakes and surprise wins that are in the news..

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

1:03 Trump’s Freedom 250 fest 

8:55 Trump weighing in on the USMNT 

22:55 2024 DNC autopsy

26:31 Graham Platner

32:40 American men don’t understand consent

38:32 Hawaii blocking Citizens United 

47:11 Moderates elevating hasan piker

50:36 Zohran Mamdani’s first six months as mayor

53:25 Incumbents love for AIPAC

56:00 Palestinian liberation and anti semitism