This week on The Common Knowledge Podcast, Marcus L-Spade Johnson breaks down how both political parties helped steer the country straight into another government-shutdown standoff — and why keeping the government open should be the bare minimum.
Next, we dig into the numbers out of Memphis: 50 days of National Guard deployment cost taxpayers $3.5 million. Was anything actually improved, and what’s the long-term plan once the troops leave?
Finally, we close out with Trump’s brewing PR disaster surrounding the newly resurfaced files — what’s in them, why they’re damaging, and how this could shake up the political landscape.