On this Episode of the Happy Hour, Anna begins her highly anticipated maternity leave, handing the keys to the Playlist Ferrari--err Mini Van--over to Michael and Anthony. But fear not Playlisters, they come out of the gates swinging, with a breakdown of How To Talk About Pete Hegseth's continued and troubling purge of top Generals at the Pentagon, the latest being the incredible 4-star General Chris Donahue. This is no doubt depleting both our military capabilities as well as morale, but it doesn't seem like Pistol Pete is going anywhere, and speaking of which, neither is that war in Iran. Then we discuss the Politician On Our Playlist, and of course, Anthony had to over-achieve and pick two: Marie Glusenkamp Perez of Washington and Jared Golden of Maine.

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Hey Playlisters, can you guess how many districts, out of the 435 in this country, are labeled actual "toss up" races? Meaning, how many are actually competitive between a Dem and a Repub? You might want to pour yourself a strong one because the number is very...very...low. And on this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony are talking about the Politician On Our Playlist this week, Juan Ciscomani, a Republican in Arizona who represents one of those districts! Arizona's 8th Congressional District, and let me tell you, he's in a nail-biter of a reelection race. We break it all down for you so you don't have to go insane by watching cable news to stay informed.

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On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael Anna and Anthony discuss How To Talk About the Data Center Backlash that has surprisingly unified Democrats and Republicans--well, 71% of them to be exact. That's right, 7 out of 10 Americans (regardless of party) say they're opposed to data centers being built in their backyard. And this issue has galvanized such strong grassroots support that now both Republican and Democratic Governors are imposing moratoriums on new data center construction, even in places like Texas and Utah! This has become a surprisingly defining issue in these midterm elections, and not surprisingly, the Trump administration has doubled down on supporting them. But who else is for or against these? Fear not, we break it all down for you, Playlister.

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On this extended episode of the Happy Hour, we're discussing How To Talk About the recent SCOTUS ruling on mail in ballots and what Trump is trying to have the US Post Office do. Then we head south to the Politician On Our Playlist: Jared Moskowitz, who won his recent primary in a completely newly drawn district. But Jared's got some beef with his own party, particularly what he sees as an alarming drift towards the far left in the name of DSA. But he says this is actually only a very loud 5% of the party. We break it all down for you so you don't go insane while staying informed.

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On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss the politician on their playlist: Rob Bresnahan, the freshman Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th district. He ran on the platform of banning congressional stock trading and guess what he's done in the two years in office? Make over 600 stock trades !!! He claims it's all legit and done through a broker, but Paige Cognetti, the Democratic Mayor of Scranton isn't having it. That's why she's challenging him for his seat and she's ahead in the polls. Any guesses on what her big campaign platform pitch is? ...ban congressional stock trading.

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On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss How To Talk About: The wheels on the Trump Train possibly coming off, thanks to the USS Lincoln, Natalie Harp, and Kim Jung-Un. That's right, three seemingly unrelated news stories dominating the headlines that are all pointing to one alarming thing: Trump is maybe falling apart. And spoiler, it's very clear he isn't surrounding by the best and the brightest people. We get into all the tea but all gossip aside, what really concerns us is his decision-making, or apparent lack thereof. Xo, Pol Pla.

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Playlisters, we're going back to one of the OG politicians on our playlist this week, and that's none other than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the notorious AOC. Michael and Anna have put her on the playlist this week because she's doing something pretty remarkable and never-before-done. As a young female sitting member of Congress, she's sharing her IVF journey for all the world to see, documenting every step of her process in freezing her eggs, and in the process, sharing the stories of tons of other women who have gone through similar journeys. And speaking of journeys, it turns out Anna has been on a little bit of a journey herself--wink wink.

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On todays episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna discuss how to talk about the new revised Childhood Vaccine mandates based on...ideology which is the new science, according to RFK Jr. and his band of merry brain worms. Indeed, Trump issued a new Executive Order reducing the number of required vaccines for children to 11, down from 17, and RFK Jr. and the anti-vaxxers are none too happy. But what does this mean for you? And your children? And the health of this country? We're going to talk about all of it, and we're also going to remind you to always consult with credible medical professions...of which RFK Jr is not one.

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Usually our Thursday episodes shine a light on something interesting or productive coming from a young member of Congress or candidate. Today, it's a different story. Because Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is facing some very serious accusations of abuse against his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and their young daughter. What makes this even more complicated, is that Emily Moreno's father, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), has corroborated his daughter's accusations, but only after quite a bit of time staying silent. Yet again, we see a man in Congress doing the exact opposite of what we would expect from the people leading our country. Tune in to get the details of the accusations, what this means for the Republican caucus, and our hopes and dreams to have to never talk about these kinds of terrible men ever again!

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On this episode, Anna and Michael raise their eyebrows at the pending confirmation of Todd Blanche, the current acting, soon-to-be official Attorney General of the United States. Because here's the thing, Blanche is Trump's former personal lawyer. Does this smell of corruption? It sure does. A handful of Republican senators got Blanche to agree to not pursue Trump's weaponization fund which would have paid the likes of Jan 6 rioters and more. BUT does that mean Trump and Blanche won't try to reinvigorate the fund in the future? We talk about how corruption is a new salient election message that might actually resonate in a new and surprising bipartisan way. So tune in if you care about morals, values, ethics... those sorts of things.

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