Can We Please Talk?

Mike & Nick on the GOP presidential hopefuls final message to Iowa voters this week in town halls & debates, NPR politics reporter Ximena Bustillo stops by to examine the field, discuss what she is hearing on the campaign trail & more, plus, the incredible strength & courage of CNN's Sara Sidner in her battle with breast cancer. Visit https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/screenings.htm to find a screening program near you.

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Mike & Nick are joined by UNC Law Professor & author of 'The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen', Michael Gerhardt to examine the rulings in Colorado & Maine to remove fmr. President Trump off of the respective state's ballots, the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden, plus, a look at the recent resignation by Harvard President Claudine Gay.

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Mike & Nick recap the year that was on the pod. From CNN's Jake Tapper, authors Luke Russert & Nora Neus, to MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, join us for a look back at the guests & topics covered on the show in 2023. Happy New Year!

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Mike & Nick are joined by the hosts of the geopolitics podcast 'This Week Explained', Tiana & Kervin Aucoin to discuss the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling on removing fmr. President Trump from the state's ballot, the comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping about reunifying Taiwan & more.

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Mike & Nick on the U.S. House of Representatives opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, plus, the Can I Talk? segment is back as Mike & Nick get five minutes each, uninterrupted, to go off on something that's been bugging them.

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Mike is joined by guest co-host, fmr. State Dept. spokesperson, advisor to Sec. Kerry & Fox News contributor Marie Harf to break down the latest in the Israel-Hamas war, the mass shooting on the campus of UNLV, the fourth GOP presidential debate that happened last week, a look at the 2024 election cycle & more.

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In this special episode, Mike is joined by PBS NewsHour special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen to break down the Israel-Hamas war, her reporting from the region, the U.S.'s involvement, the media's coverage of it & more.

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With Nick on vacay, Mike is joined by Washington Post national politics reporter Sabrina Rodriguez to discuss the latest in the Israel-Hamas war, preview the upcoming fourth GOP presidential debate, Rep. Dean Phillips entering the 2024 Presidential race, and Rep. George Santos sprucing up his resume due to unemployment.

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Mike & Nick on the recent truce in the Israel-Hamas war, the freeing of hostages this past holiday weekend, the insane story around one of the hostages in 9-year-old Emily Hand, plus, Notre Dame history professor & author of Democracy in Darkness, Katlyn Carter joins the pod to discuss her new book.

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Mike & Nick on the Israel-Hamas war, Speaker Johnson releasing more Jan 6th footage, a UFC ppv-style presser that broke out in the Senate, plus, the host of This Week Explained & military analyst at Aucoin Analytics, Kervin Aucoin joins the pod to break down the latest on the war in Ukraine, an explainer on why foreign policy truly matters & more.

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