Joe offers a (very) brief Democratic debate recap and discusses NRATV's downfall.

NRATV Was Too Radical For Its Own Good

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Brief Debate Recap

02:19 - NRATV Shutting Down

05:08 - No NRA Boogeyman

07:16 - NRATV's Lack of Nuance

12:02 - Outro

12:23 - Mr. Mystery - Gringo Star

15:48 - Finish

When are millions of people not actually millions?

Joe briefly discusses the Dem debates and rants about Glenn Kessler's embarrassing fact check of Bernie Sanders.

Unknown 2020 Dems

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Debate Preview/Unknown Dems

02:45 - Glenn Kessler's Self-Own

05:30 - Anti-Alarmist Nature of Media

08:29 - Outro

08:51 - Twilight - Doug Tuttle

12:52 - Finish

Dr. Steve Billet returns to discuss the key issues and potential climbers in the first Democratic Primary debates, set for Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Dr. Steve Billet is the Director of the Legislative Affairs Masters and Chief of Staff of the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University.

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Debate Preview Preface

01:50 - Impressions of First Dem Debate

06:07 - Draw Broke Well for Warren

07:56 - Candidates to Watch

11:14 - Biden vs. Bernie

12:37 - Outro

12:58 - I'll Throw It All Aaway - Doug Tuttle

15:52 - Finish

Dr. Steve Billet returns to discuss the latest developments with Trump's Iran escalations and how outside voices factor into his decision-making.

Dr. Steve Billet is the Director of the Legislative Affairs Masters and Chief of Staff of the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University.

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Dr. Steve Billet

01:54 - Where Does This Go with Iran?

03:31 - Trump Speaking to Two Wings of GOP

05:32 - Outside Voices' Impact on Trump

08:20 - Outro

08:42 - Into Gold - Summer Cannibals

13:03 - Finish

Donald Trump called off his approved strike against Iran at the last minute. But who's to say he won't change his mind over the weekend?

Joe explains why we shouldn't celebrate Trump's last minute "vague sense of human decency," as Paul Blest writes.

 

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Not at War...Yet

03:45 - "This Will Keep Happening"

08:01 - Just Say War is Bad!

09:48 - Outro

10:09 - Miss Me - SadGirl

13:54 - Finish

What's the power of a phrase? How accurate it is and how uncomfortable it makes political opposition.

Joe discusses the reignited debate over calling border detainment centers "concentration camps" and why the right is so obsessed with scrubbing the term from the argument.

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Roy Moore is Back

02:12 - Concentration Camp Semantics

07:00 - How the Right Repurposes Words & Understands Imaging

10:46 - Outro

11:07 - Chlorine - SadGirl

14:33 - Finish

Jose Martinez (@JMartinezNYC) joins the show to discuss the MTA's renewed crackdown on farebeating on NYC subways and buses.

Jose Martinez is a senior reporter covering transportation for The City (@THECITYNY). He also covered transportation for six years on-air at NY1.

Read the piece: New Subway Station Emergency Doors Open Gates to Farebeaters

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Jose Martinez Preface

01:41 - MTA's Emergency Door Design Flaw

03:26 - Tying it to Farebeating Crackdown

06:19 - Police Increase in Subways

08:55 - Response to Crackdown

09:48 - Outro

10:32 - The Ocean - SadGirl

14:26 - Finish

Broken hotel elevators. Denying Puerto Rico statehood. These are both because of socialism. And so is everything else conservatives don't like.

Joe discusses Frank Luntz's bizarre hotel tweet, Mitch McConnell calling Puerto Rican statehood "full bore socialism" and how conservative labels of socialism are only going to get dumber.

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Everything is Socialism!

02:40 - Socialism is a Cudgel for Conservatives

05:31 - Propaganda Breakdown

08:22 - Outro

08:51 - Sweet Sweet Midnight - Stef Chura

14:21 - Finish

Joe talks about Sarah Huckabee Sanders and wonders if the Trump administration really needs a press secretary.

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Wild Online News Monday!

01:37 - Kyle Kashuv

03:16 - Sarah Huckabee Sanders

04:30 - Does Trump Admin Need a Press Sec?

10:06 - Outro

10:27 - Bedhead - Pip Blom

14:27 - Finish

Dr. Steve Billet returns to discuss the Trump administration's transparent attempts to create conflict with Iran and Sarah Huckabee Sanders' horrible legacy as White House Press Secretary.

Dr. Steve Billet is the Director of the Legislative Affairs Masters and Chief of Staff of the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University.

00:00 - Intro

00:46 - Intro

01:03 - Pompeo's War Mongering

03:42 - Trump Admin Doesn't Have a Direction

07:20 - Who Benefits From War with Iran?

09:21 - Sarah Sanders' Terrible Legacy

13:07 - Outro

13:29 - Sorry - Pip Blom

17:05 - Finish