Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) talks to Prof. William Muck about the damage that has already been done by the second Trump administration and the constitutional crisis Trump's actions have put the United States in. 

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) talks to Patti Vasquez about living through and surviving these dark days of the second Trump.

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Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) talks to Patti Vasquez about the United States alienating its allies and becoming less safe in the world.

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Thom Hartmann talks about evil in the Republican Party.

Joan Esposito marks six years in the afternoon host chair, thanking listeners for their calls and texts and giving her a new lease on life. 

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Legal analyst Jill Wine-Banks talks to Joan Esposito about Donald Trump's "total power grab."

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Legal analyst and Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks talks to Joan Esposito about public resistance to bad policy and corruption in Washington, historical and contemporary, concluding, "It's up to us to stop the nonsense that's going on."

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Anders Croy of Florida Watch talks to Joan Esposito about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's efforts to stay relevant in the waning months of his second gubernatorial term.

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Speaking to Patti Vasquez, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, a practicing Presbyterian who is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, called Christian nationalism "a perversion" of his faith, adding: "There is nothing Christian about Christian nationalism. It is the worship of power." 

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Marking the three-year anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, Joan is joined by Joel Ostrow, Benedictine University political science professor and co-host of The World Discord podcast.

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