The Marjorie Taylor Greene-Nancy Mace blow-up ... Does trash talk define our politics? ... The depressing task of covering politics in 2021 ... Can Dr. Oz cure our political ills? ... The new breed of celebrity Republican politician ... Are Republicans losing their grip on New England governorships? ...

To man bun or not to man bun? ... The 50th anniversary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking ... Bill and Matt talk turkey ... Should Bill Maher be more judicious in his criticisms of the Democratic Party? ... Are we judging Kamala too harshly? ...

Bill: Kyrsten Sinema can claim victory ... The tricky politics of fixing inflation ... How are all these people who quit their jobs able to afford it? ... Bill: Dems should gird themselves for bruising midterms ... What are Kamala's prospects for 2024? ... Matt: America is in desperate need of leadership ...

The military history of the DMZ ... Is the judge in the Rittenhouse trial putting his thumb on the scale? ... Matt: Rittenhouse seems like he has delusions of grandeur ... Does the infrastructure vote bode well for bipartisanship? ... Bill: Inflation could become an issue for Dems in 2022 ... Matt: It’s not fair to conflate “the left” with the Democrats ...

Charlie Daniels chat ... Glenn Youngkin rides the education issue to victory in Virginia ... Matt: Donald Trump is to Republicans what MSNBC pundits are to Dems ... How should Youngkin govern? ... Would expanded voting rights benefit Republicans more than Democrats? ... What lesson should Dem legislators draw from the Virgina results? ...

Bill: Glenn Youngkin is running a more moderate campaign that many think ... The transgender issue in the Virginia governor's race ... Matt: If Trump does a rally in Virginia, it could screw Youngkin ... Biden and Pelosi pressure progressive Dems over infrastructure ... Biden's high stakes game ...

Matt's recent conversation with Ross Douthat ... Can Democrats get BBB done by the end of October? ... Are progressives onboard with the bipartisan infrastructure bill? ... Matt: The Virginia governor's race point the way for national Republicans ...

Matt: We've become overly sensitive to potentially offensive comedy ... Is Dave Chappelle making jokes or a serious political argument? ... Is Chappelle an "equal opportunity offender"? ... Bill: The Democrats' approach to reconciliation is incoherent ...

Matt is crazy about Kyrsten SInema's freewheelin' attitude ... Are hardball tactics working out for progressives? ... How bad are Biden's poll numbers? ...

A birthday week recap ... Will BIB and BBB go bust? ... What are Manchin and Sinema up to? ... What happened to Glenn Greenwald? ...