Taking Ship

Frank and Maggie are back, but this time they are joined by the amazing Charlie Bonner (@CharlieKBonner) , contributor to Progress Texas, Democratic operative, and road warrior. Charlie completed a road trip across America, learning and listening along the way. Tune in to hear what he learned.

Recommendations from Charlie: The Trevor Project (https://www.thetrevorproject.org)

Frank and Maggie are back this week to discuss how all of our democratic institutions are crumbling and how they manage to get through these troubling times. Hot tip: drinking rosé always helps. Also on the docket: DC initiative 77, ignoring SCOTUS, and Instagram accounts to keep you laughing even when you feel like crying.

With the entire crew together again, Frank, Maggie and Elie talk about a 19th century British conspiracy theory, how we don't deserve Ben Carson and ride a Blue Wave to try and do math in Texas. The sea is angry, friends, you don't want to miss this episode.

An article that was mentioned can be found here: https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/brett-kavanaugh-is-a-man-the-right-can-get-behind-1829225731

This week, Maggie and Frank offer up their top picks for who authored the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times, roll their eyes at the New Yorker Festival's invitation to Bannon, shake their heads at the NFL, and laugh at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings.

Frank Spring is taking a leisurely European-like August so is off ship again leaving Maggie Moore and Elie Jacobs to on their own. Making the most of their time, they say nice things about John McCain, talk about the fire hose of news last week, a dude named Duncan and his bunny and round it all out with a review of good books and podcasts.

Reunited (and joined by Batgirl) at last, Maggie, Frank and Elie prognosticate about the races they're paying attention to and what we can divine from Frank's travels about the future prospects of the Democratic Party. Then things get interesting. Come to find out about a trench coat full of ferrets, stay for toddlers wearing their father's suit.

If you're interested in Paula Deen's English Peas Recipe (really you just wanna read the comments) https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/english-peas-recipe-1946124

This week, Maggie and Frank dig into the finer points of Supreme Court history and current cases with Alexandra Meise (the attorney we all wished we had, Partner, MSK LLP; adjunct professor of int’l Human Rights Law at Georgetown Law). Come for the updates on the latest items before the court, stay for hot takes fictional judges.

Organization Alexandra is supporting: Tahirih Justice Center (https://www.tahirih.org)

With Frank on shore leave (again...we know), Maggie and Elie go all Socratic and ask each other questions. If you wanna know your podcast hosts a little better, you wanna listen to this one.

Couple things to flag:

http://bulletcatcherstheplay.com

https://israelguidedog.org

Joined by Shauna Dillavou, of Security+ Frank Spring & Elie Jacobs (Maggie Moore is on shore leave) talk about cyber security, what campaigns do wrong, what the Russian did -and may do-, why the Twitters sucks, the idiocy of campaigns, senate staffers and all white male board rooms. They also almost talk about the idiocy of the Blockchain. This is one you won't want to miss, in particular because it is chock full of VALUABLE actual real information, advice and explanations of things you've felt too awkward to ask about.

[The brief Maggie Haberman was in reference to this: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/sunday-review/maggie-haberman-twitter-donald-trump.html]

Join Maggie Moore - sounding resplendent - and Elie Jacobs sounding like he's been thrown into the trunk of the missing Frank Spring's car as they review the NATO summit, talk about how and if the country can recover from Trump, the new White House Communication Director's wife and revisit the ghosts of the aughts via Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Palin.