Host of the 'Grounded' podcast, journalist, Scripps News anchor Maritsa Georgiou, joins Mike from the ground in Minneapolis to explain the mood in her home state of Minnesota, what she is hearing from friends, family, local & state officials, and why the administration is lying about the video evidence in this latest incident.

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Mike & Nick on President Trump's tariff threats to the UK & seven other Nato-allied countries until a deal is reached to purchase Greenland, the potential threat of military force and what this would mean, plus, CNN sr. legal analyst & former federal prosecutor Elie Honig stops by to examine all that has happened the past month in Minnesota.

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Mike & Nick on the Renee Good killing in Minnesota, the subsequent protests nationwide, Executive Director at the ACLU in Washington D.C., Monica Hopkins joins to explain your rights and the work the ACLU is doing to inform the public, plus part two of our interview with FL D-27 Congressional candidate Robin Peguero.

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Mike & Nick on the U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the fallout, and what comes next. Joining them to discuss - fmr. lead ISR coordinator for the U.S. Army & host of This Week Explained, Kervin Aucoin, GZERO Media correspondent Alex Kliment, and fmr. prosecutor & congressional candidate in FL's 27th district, Robin Peguero.

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Mike & Nick look at the year that was, top stories, hand out some presents and some lumps of coal for a few folks in 2025. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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Mike is joined by guest co-host, Washington Post National politics reporter Sabrina Rodriguez, to talk about the shootings at Brown University & in Australia, President Trump's comments about the murder of Rob Reiner, plus, fmr. U.S. assistant attorney, Zeteo legal contributor & author of 'The Little Law School' on Substack, Kim Wehle stops by to examine the Supreme Court cases heard this fall and why you should be paying attention.

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Mike & Nick on Jasmine Crockett jumping into the Texas senate race for 2026, Netflix's potential merger with Mike's old job at WarnerMedia and what it all means, plus, Reuters Pentagon correspondent Idrees Ali on the boat strikes, Sec. Hegseth's shaky last few months, and how the actual Pentagon press core is still hard at work.

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Mike & Nick are joined by fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State & author of The Briefing Book on Substack, Joel Rubin, to break down the boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers, the administrations communications around these events, the latest on the wars still happening in Ukraine & in Gaza, plus, Mike & Nick on a growing trend happening in Congress that is pointing towards a crazy 2026.

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In this special Thanksgiving week episode, Congressman Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) joined Mike to discuss the Epstein files latest, the Trump admin's continued attack on drug boats& what Congress should be doing about it, the 2025 election wins for Dems & potential momentum into the midterms, and a government shutdown that is still looming around the corner in 2026.

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Mike & Nick on more drug boats being blown up by the U.S. government, author of 'A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power' & CNN Newsnight anchor Abby Phillip stops by to discuss her new book on Rev. Jackson and the way he created the modern Democratic coalition, plus, MTG is doing the craziest political 180 ever seen. But are you buying it?

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