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FBI Director James Comey has been fired by US President Donald Trump following the advice of Attorney General Jeff Sessions AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA! It's all about Hillary Clinton's emails, obviously. Tim struggles to say his own name, let alone follow the insane trail of events he's missed in his podcast absence, Jeb is deftly makes pop culture references, historical precedent and Google results to let us know what's happening. Plus, exactly how terrible is the American Healthcare Act 2.0? Real terrible. And now, terrible real. :(

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While Tim's work takes him far afield, Jeb calls in air support from Megan Carpentier, former op-ed editor for The Guardian's US bureau and Jeb's former boss. Together they look over how Trump sabotaged his First 100 Days, how people (and not think tanks) understand taxes, feel relieved that they don't have to cover the Trumpless White House Correspondents' Dinner, and then Megan takes the wheel to guide us through a recent DOJ request and the future of contraception under Obamacare.

Music courtesy of Chris Collingwood

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Jeb and Tim file separate reports from around the world. This episode, Jeb is counting the ways in which this new administration continues to embarrass themselves and it is NOT A LOW NUMBER. Meanwhile Tim muses on impeachment possibilities off the back of developments in the Russia ties scandal and delivers some developing political scandal from his home country of New Zealand. Plus, we sure hope you don't need healthcare anytime soon.

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Trump's tax returns have been revealed! Not really but we do have a two page summary of his 2005 return to pour over thanks to Rachel Maddow while Jeb's on (possibly Obama subsidised) painkillers and Tim's trying to dig into Trumpcare. Our American political journo and kiwi questioner bat around the idea of government efficiency and then team up to chew over the implications of the wire tap claims.

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In an episode that barely makes sense, Tim - the NZ comedian who's supposed to be asking Jeb how American politics work, lays out what's been happening with the new Republican health care bill, AHCA and attempts to answer exactly what the hell this Wikileaks/CIA Vault 7 is. Too long, Didn't listen; It's all round pretty bad news.

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Trump has delivered his address to the Joint Session of Congress and according to Jeb, it's a bit of a nothing. Meanwhile, Sessions and the clan are trying to make us think that the Russia ties are nothing too but it turns out the public pressure was enough to make him recuse himself from the investigations - a win for public pressure? Plus - what's happening with weed and the Trump administration? Let's find out.

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Recorded on Feb 16 2017

Jeb Lund grabs the wheel without a co-pilot this week to discuss the sh!t sandwich that is the current situation with recently booted National Secruity Advisor Michael Lynn. Trump meanwhile tries to take the failing White House communication situation in his own hands and achieves an impossible level of stupidity and outrageous disregard for truth and reality. Again.

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If Gen. Flynn is being thrown economics questions, then why should a Floridian political writer and kiwi comedian discuss the latest events of Emperor Trump's edicts? In this ep: botched Yemen attacks, a leader of the free world who needs one-sheets AND an international perspective on Trump, Obama and American national pride.

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Betsy DeVos is pulling back the 4th century Christian covers and reminding us all out loud that rich people buy political influence. Meanwhile, Steve Bannon is plotting some serious BS and we want to find out who exactly this guy is and how many women's lives he's potentially destroyed. Also, how does one get the name Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III? Plus, as always Jeb has a little something for the sports fans. #LetsGoMagic

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Trump's carnage-ridden inaugural address, one massive march and alternative facts! Time for Jeb and Tim to pick apart White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's performance so far and question exactly why the newly minted President wants to scare the heck out of the populace.

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