No Puppet: Highballs, Headlines and Heroes

The No Puppet Partners are back at it...recording what now seems to be a bi-weekly podcast.  This one was recorded around noon on Easter Sunday and covered the typical Headlines and Heroes...but also added a new segment of Podcast Recommendations.

It's not every podcast that can work Bruce Springsteen, Roy Moore and Wilfred Brimley into 40 minutes but that's exactly what happened.

Well....it's a new world and the No Puppet podcast reflects that.  The partners waited two weeks for this latest instalment becasue...well...because normal.   Sure there was still some politics to discuss but they also talked about current non-political podcasts they're listening to and gave their Netflix recommendations. 

The Former Guy will forever be referred to as the Former Guy but he factors less and less in this podcast as the calm settles around us all.  In the words of John Prine "Ain't Life Grand?"

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 here at No Puppet.  The Partners decided the mood has changed; the purpose of the podcast has changed; and it was time to turn the page.  The fire is out (but smouldering) and now is the time to look forward.

Listeners will notice as the mood lightens at No Puppet the percentage of the podcast focused on the “highball” section rises.  In addition to exploring Robert’s liquor cabinet the Partners did manage to talk about the Golden Calf, the Island of Misfit Toys and discuss the odds of a trump jail term.

In a post-trump world there is less stress, less anxiety, less urgency and less dread in the No Puppet Podcasts.  There’s more time for talk about movies and art contests and a nice discussion about Robert’s Onesie!

There is still plenty to talk about as the Impeachment Trial ends, trump’s lawyer gets compared to Better Call Saul and the GOP implodes.  What was McConnell thinking?

The No Puppet partners weren’t sure how much there would be to talk about after the adults were in charge.  It turns out there is still much to talk about because the GOP is busy destroying itself.

This was recorded on Wednesday night during the GOP Caucus meeting where they were aligning themselves with Q (Marjorie Greene) and trying to distance themselves from true Conservative values (Liz Cheney).  

The conversation ended with Robert going on and on and on and on about his beloved league-leading Montreal Canadiens.  That was edited down to a few minutes…a few precious minutes where Robert describes his purchase of an adult Onesie with the logo of his favourite team.

Nearly a full week after the election and the No Puppet guys were behind their mics once again.  Refreshingly, they spent very little time talking about the orange menace but ended up spendy way too much time talking about little mattie gaetz.  They’ve promised to curtail that topic going forward.  

In addition you get to eavesdrop on the “Nestor situation”; you’ll get a short tutorial on Canadian football and to make it all worth it you get to hear Robert speak the line “Like a Moscow Hotel, the ‘P’ is silent”.  Brilliant!

The No Puppet Partners recorded one last podcast before the nightmare ended on the Tuesday before the inauguration.   They debated after noon on Wednesday if it was even necessary to release it.  Afterall, the first 5 minutes talks about “he who shall not be named” and it just seemed…like old news.

But…here it is.  The quote of the day was Robert’s “trump reveals the worst in everybody one way or the other both for the people who love him and the people who hate him.”

Here’s to “better angels” for those in the second category.

The No Puppet Partners were excited to schedule their second interview with Lincoln Project member and author Stuart Stevens.  Like last time, no subject was off limits.  The conversation ranged from the Georgia election to the Insurrection on January 6th.  They discussed the motivations behind the attack on our Capitol and the likely impact on those continuing to support trump in its aftermath.

They also spent some time talking to Stuart about his book “The Last Season”…a reflection on a season of road trips following the Ole Miss college football team that Stuart orchestrated with his parents…both in their 90s.

If you thought this nightmare was going to end any other way than MAGA morons parading through the Capitol Building waving Confederate Flags, well, you haven’t been paying attention.

On the night of the attempted coup the No Puppet Partners got together to discuss the day.  You may be surprised at their positive view.  

In this final installment we learn a bit about Jennifer…the woman behind the public figure.  We hear about her devotion to family, her adoration for her mother and her hope for the future of our country.  Jennifer also talks about her LPTV program “Vote for America”.  If you liked her here, you’ll surely like her on her own program where she doesn’t have to put up with Robert and Brad.