Rick and Ben scour last week’s headlines to try to find the purple area between the lines.

Topics:

1. Bernie Sanders would like to pass a bill that would require a 1:1 tax on companies on employee gov benefits.

2. Colleges may begin investigating cases of sexual misconduct cases differently than before.

3. California is moving away from the bail system.

4. Dine-and-dash dater

5 & 6. Twitter is facing backlash

Rick and Ben scour last week’s headlines to try to find the purple area between the lines. Each week they sit down, ask questions, and try to take a non-partisan look at some of the topics discussed in the media.

1- Elizabeth Warren on stocks. 2. Prisoners are protesting for rights.

3- Hillary stands up for the young woman who kneeled during the pledge. 4- Truck drivers surprise a 16-year-old for his birthday. 5- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stops by a coffee shop. 6- Liberal bigotry? 7- Poop Patrol!

Take a look back at the week of August 4th through August 11th with Rick and Ben. In a world of partisan media follow along as we take a logical look at the headlines of the week.

Stories:

1. Jailing Because of Poverty

2. If The Media Wants To Be Treated As Military… Hand Them A Gun. See You In Four Years!

3. Wonder(ful) Woman Lives!

4. A Menacing Masturbator Meets Grandma Jean.

5. What Is Purple Politics?

Take a look back at the week of July 28th through August 3rd with Rick and Ben. Follow @RickandBen and like PPP on FB at politically purple. Stories:

Federal Employees Having Sex With People In Their Custody

Man Sues Wife’s Lover And Is Awarded 8.8 Million Dollars

Certificate Of Need Allows North Carolina To Monopolize Hospitals

Listener Submitted Article: Syracuse University Shuts Down Fraternity Over Roast Video

Mike Rowe Was On Ben Shapiro; Ben Franke Is Inspired To Talk About Vocational Training

Take a look back at the week of July 21st through July 27th with Rick and Ben. In a world of partisan media follow along as we take a logical look at the headlines of the week.

Stories:

1. Andrew Cuomo returns right to vote for felons “not fit to return to society.”

2. Mansplaining Transplaining.

3. San Francisco: “Yeah needles! Boo Straws.”

4. Nude Yoga!

5. Fake Racist Receipt.

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Take a look back at the week of July 14th through July 20th with Rick and Ben. In a world of partisan media follow along as we take a logical look at the headlines of the week. We're like the Sunday paper, only more opinionated with 99.9% less advertising!

This Week:

Coupon Carl - One Stone / One Cop - MGM Sues Victims - Probation for Toddler Hanging Nanny - CNY Local Hero - President Floppy Hair Strikes Again!

Take a look back at the week of July 7th through July 13th with Rick and Ben. In a world of partisan media follow along as we take a logical look at the headlines of the week. We're like the Sunday paper, only more opinionated with 99.9% less advertising!

1. Immigrant Recruits 2. Brett Kavanaugh 3. Georgia Gay Parent Rights 4. Palin Gets Sacha'd 5. Stormy Daniels

Take a look back at the week of June 30th through July 7th with Rick and Ben. In a world of partisan media follow along as we take a logical look at the headlines of the week. We're like the Sunday paper, only more opinionated with 99.9% less advertising!

Take a look back at the week of June 23rd through 29th with Rick and Ben. I a world of bi-partisan media follow along as we take a logical look at the headlines of the week. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show. Comment with your opinions and lets get a conversation started. Follow @RickandBen and like PPP on FB at politically purple.

Maxine Waters, Dumbass Democrats, Gun Control and Dementia, Using Sign Language, Watching Someone Drown, and Dumbass Democrats.

This week the news was full of stories about children. Actual children affected by immigration and adults acting like children. Rick and Ben sit down on the line where Democrats and Republicans should meet and have a non-partisan conversation about what truly matters in each of these stories.