Polidicks

Jeb and Tim are back for 2017. In this edition: The final big Obama speech, the first Trump press conference since the election and that Russia #GoldenShowers story...

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The election is over. President-elect Donald Trump has been chosen by the Electoral College to lead America for the next four years. Tim and Jeb and are surprised and unthrilled to learn this.

In this episode we chat about the emotional impact of a Trump victory, the immediate response to the election result and then dig into the collective dialogue between the Left and Right going forward. Climate change, the nature of online interaction and a timely reminder on the humanity and fragility of journalists also awaits your ears in this quite depressing but altogether necessary airing of fear and loathing.

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It's 2am in Florida on Election Day. Jeb is up, Tim is also up but that's less impressive cause it's 8pm in New Zealand. The campaigns are officially out of time to win hearts and minds, and your favourite Polidicks chew over the remaining carcass of this dead horse of an election by anaylsing why a kiwi even gives a sh*t about who becomes US President. We take a nice walk down memory lane recalling the 20-odd candidates who at some point were vying to become their party's nominee. Also this episode, the updated FBI fall out and what happens to James Comey on Nov 9 onwards, plus why the President can't fix the economy (according to Tim, a man vastly underqualified to comment).

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A long overdue return to the swamp! Jeb's fired up! Tim's in Anaheim. And with less than a fortinght till the big date how about this for some October suprises: Trump's kids and vice presidential pick are human. The FBI Director may be unfit for his office. Anthony Weiner is somehow still part of the picture. Strap yourself in for some supreme court chat, light slams on Eric Holder and Donna effing Brazile.

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You'll find audio quality issues (apologies your co-hosts are on the road and technology is a tricky thing), but Jeb and Tim find issues everywhere else too! The Podesta emails are too boring for Tim, Hillary's gun answer doesn't satisfy Jeb and Trump won't concede an election. It's enough to make the pair fondly remember the George W days and even put the Romney campaign in rose-tinted rear vision. We've had the final debate, just a few more Wikileaks to go - hot dog everyone, we're almost in the home stretch!

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The second Presidential debate has just happened and unfortunately both Jeb and Tim had to watch it sober (not recommended). Come get all your hot takes on Trump's terrible job at navigating through the Billy Bush tapes, both candidates' lack of foreign policy detail and whether Bill Clinton could be elected in today's social climate. Plus talk of special prosecutors (how do they work?), Mike Pence (future GOP nominee?) and that time Trump called Cruz the son-of-a-JFK-assassination-conspirator (remember that?).

Trailer: Tim Talks To
Music credit: https://soundcloud.com/yoemase

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Jeb Lund and Tim Batt chew over Trump's new tax woes with a unique look drawing on Tim's experience in the NZ tax department and an Aussie blogger who happens to be a former Australian Treasury worker. Also this episode, the upcoming Vice Presidential Debate and it's not super doper interesting participants. Also, former Miss Universe-turned-Clinton-surrogate Alicia Machado and her very fascinating past!

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Jeb and Tim exchange sports metaphors to digest the first presidential debate - a record breaking TV event which Tim experieneced with MANY BEERS! In this high brow chat about the state of the race for Leader of The Free World; Clinton's face, Trump's reliance on crowd applause, the utility of newspaper endorsements in the mordern age AND a Ron Paul mention. In this episode, also a defence of Gary Johnson's absence followed by a defence of Gary Johnson himself. Plus - did Lester Holt do a good job? Yes.

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In this introductory (and only just pre-debate) episode Jeb and Tim backtrack to assess how exactly the 2016 US Presidential election got to where it is before launching into whether Clinton's image woes can rightly be blamed on the media, the Republicans or her own predilection for secrecy. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Clinton and Trump essentially neck and neck among likely voters and the pair take a punt at predicting the ultimate outcome.

Music credit: https://soundcloud.com/yoemase

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