Liberal Lagniappe

Joshua and Scott discuss the concept of monarchy after the coronation of Charles III, debates for the Democratic primaries, the CNN Trump town hall, and more!

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In this episode, we discuss Biden's reelection announcement and message, the 2024 Democratic primary challengers, the importance of norms in a democracy, and much more!

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In this episode, we discuss US progress against climate change, Biden's expected reelection announcement, Diane Feinstein and more!

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In this episode, Joshua and Scott discuss the Discord leaker, the state of democracy in France, politicians who switch parties, and more!

Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/13/jack-teixeira-discord-document-leak/

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This week, Joshua and Scott talk about the big political news from last week... arcane Congressional procedure. Just kidding, of course we talk about the indictment, what else.

Also, we talk about the Chicago Mayoral election, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, the Tennessee Three, and much more.

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This week, after an unplanned break, Joshua and Scott give an update on the financial system, discuss Biden's strategy for 2024, react to the indictment (or not) of Trump, and more!

Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/02/congress-thinks-public-is-way-more-conservative-than-it-actually-is-deep-pocketed-lobbyists-are-blame-according-new-research/

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Note: Recorded on 12 March 2023 before the government released its plans.

This week on Liberal Lagniappe, we talk about the possibly impending financial crisis set off by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and... nothing else, because that took the whole episode! It's the Financial Crisis 2.0 Special episode.

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This week on an unintentionally long episode, we discuss who will lead the progressive movement next, how science and politics collide, and problems with Democratic party organizations.

References:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/nyregion/latinx-connecticut-arkansas.html
https://apnews.com/article/north-america-ap-top-news-barack-obama-politics-cuba-51828908c6c84d78a29e833d0aae10aa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/01/havana-syndrome-intelligence-report-weapon/
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/25/bernie-world-nevada-democratic-party-00084426
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/magazine/new-york-democrats.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opinion/ron-desantis-public-education-house-bill-999.html
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/01/27/parents-react-to-empty-classroom-library-shelves-as-dcps-continues-book-review/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjsxhYetLM0&list=WL&index=2&t=2174s

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First, Joshua's Tale of Woe explaining what happened to last weeks episode. After that, we dive in to the Russo-Ukrainian War just over one year after Russia's full scale invasion.

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This week we discuss the latest... UFOs? Airspace Incursions? Whatever they are.

Also, how was the State of the Union and what does 2024 look like at this point?

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