Blurred Political Lines

For only the second time in the history of the United States, there has been an assassination attempt against a Supreme Court justice. On June 8th 2022, a man was arrested near the house of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with plans to assassinate him following the leaked draft of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In this episode, we discuss the political discourse and events that led up to this assassination plot.

As the country descended into Civil War in 1861, Abraham Lincoln feared that more slave states would secede from the union prompting him to take some extraordinary measures. Join our hosts in this episode as we discuss Abraham Lincoln and some of the authoritarian actions he took during the Civil War.

A leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will allegedly overturn Roe v. Wade. But what are the legal implications of that and how will it impact abortion across the country? Our hosts react to the leaked opinion and we also give our takes on the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard literal shit show of a trial.

As the opioid epidemic continues to a major public health crisis, how can we help to reduce the harms of opioid addiction? And what policies can help in our fight against this epidemic? Join Paul and Dr. Plum in this episode as we continue our discussion on the opioid epidemic and harm reduction strategies. Plus our hosts react to the news that Elon Musk is purchasing Twitter to defend free speech online.

The 1860 election was the most divisive election in our country’s history and led directly to the Civil War. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln was so unpopular in the south that he didn’t even make it onto the ballot in 11 states for the 1860 election. And after his election victory, 7 states seceded from the United Stares before he was even inaugurated. Join us in this episode as we take a look back at the 1860 election and discuss efforts to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot. We also discuss the Florida Parental Rights in Education Bill and the manipulative labeling by the mainstream media as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Since 1999, more than 1,000,000 people have died from overdose deaths and per year the number of deaths has continued rise, with over 100,000 deaths between April 2020-2021. These deaths have been driven by the prescription opioid epidemic and in more recent years increasing heroin and fentanyl overdoses. But how did we get here? Join us in this episode as we discuss the origins of the opioid epidemic with Dr. Plum.

In November of 2013, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych chose not to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union setting off a revolution that was the catalyst for the current Russia and Ukraine conflict in 2022. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the Maidan Revolution of 2014 in Ukraine.

After months of buildup and weeks of warnings from leaders around the world, Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 as part of a “special military operation” to “demilitarize” Ukraine. It looked grim for Ukraine as Russia began their assault but they are putting up resistance and the world has responded with sanctions against Russia. But why is Russia invading Ukraine and how did we get here? Join us in this episode as we break down the history of the Russia and Ukraine conflict and discuss our reactions to the conflict.

In a deadlocked Senate in 1819, tensions rose as Missouri attempted to join the United States as a slave state. Calls for disunion and threats of a civil war grew while many feared adding Missouri would give slave states a congressional majority. Forty years before the American Civil War started, the Missouri Compromise helped to keep the United States together but also set us on the path to Civil War. In this episode, we take a look back on the issues surrounding adding states prior to the Civil War including the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, and Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857. And of course we discuss the recent Joe Rogan controversy and the attempt to remove his podcast from Spotify.

At the start of 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic is still surging in the United States with averages for daily cases around 800,000 and daily deaths more than 1,800. With record cases at more than 1.4 million in a single day last week, is this the final surge of COVID-19? Join our hosts in this episode as we discuss the Omicron surge and the shifting of standards and narratives for the COVID-19 pandemic.