The Blue Hawaii Podcast

Our most famous Twitter friend @HawaiiDelilah joins us to recap and unpack nights 1 and 2 of the first Democratic Primary debates. PLUS - US women's soccer continues to be epic and our boy Will Caron is sounding the environmental alarm in Civil Beat. Check it out -- and then like, rate, share, and subscribe wherever you get your podcast fix!

Bombing #Iran. Concentration Camps. #Reparations. #Abortion. The #NBA Draft. And most controversial of all....we say something positive about Brett Kavanaugh?

Mahalo to our dear friend Sarah Sumire for joining us and sharing her personal story -- and for saving you from having to listen to two dudes ignorantly rant about women's reproductive healthcare!

PS: Josh mixes up Aaron Brooks and Aaron Gordon at 89:11

PPS: The race for Tulsi Gabbard's #Hawaii congressional seat is already getting feisty!

PPPS: Marlins pitcher and St Louis alum Jordan Yamamoto is killing it!

PPPPS: Narluga.

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This week: Our H.A.O.L.E. team of the year is dethroned and we congratulate the Toronto Raptors; the war against #Venezuela gets off to a rocky start; we survey the general state of the world (not great, but h/t to @dwdavison and @fx_newsletter anyway); the 2020 #Democrats get their groove on; Tiger Mom sells us out by lying about meritocracy; and the US Women's soccer team just can't win (even though they win all the damn time!!!).

PS: Congrats to friend of the show Amanda Pohl on winning her VA Senate Primary!

PPS: Scuba divers, please keep your genitals in your wetsuit and away from Hawaii's marine life

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This week: Our H.A.O.L.E. team of the year is dethroned and we congratulate the Toronto Raptors; the war against #Venezuela gets off to a rocky start; we survey the general state of the world (not great, but h/t to @dwdavison and @fx_newsletter anyway); the 2020 #Democrats get their groove on; Tiger Mom sells us out by lying about meritocracy; and the US Women's soccer team just can't win (even though they win all the damn time!!!).

PS: Congrats to friend of the show Amanda Pohl on winning her VA Senate Primary!

PPS: Scuba divers, please keep your genitals in your wetsuit and away from Hawaii's marine life

PPPS: LIKE, SHARE, RATE, AND SUBSCRIBE!!!

Josh jinxes the Toronto Raptors, rich liberals are destroying our cities, and the decline of the American Republic continues apace -- but it has nothing to do with Donald Trump! In better news (at 30:20), we catch up with our dear friend (and fan favorite) Dr. Akiemi Glenn of The Popolo Project. Hear what she's been up to since we last spoke, and what she would pack in her desert island bag.

PS: Shoutout to Iolani's Shane Sasaki, the Backstreet Boys coming to Honolulu, and Paul Pierce living up to his nickname. "The Truth" eventually comes out... but thankfully, not on the Boston Garden floor.

PPS: If you want to meet Akiemi (and lots of other awesome people), come on down to Saltwater People at the Hyatt Centric on June 23!

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It's short and sweet episode for you this week -- if you haven't heard, we were a little preoccupied with LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB WINNING THE GOSH DARN EUROPEAN CUP!!!

We chat with Kauai Prosecutor and Twitter-friend Justin Kollar about criminal justice reform, rough-and-tumble neighbor island politics, and how excited we are for the continued devolution of our hellworld in 2020. And Justin was so thoughtful and generous, he gave us 3-square-meals' worth of of Restaurant Recs!

Breakfast: Kalapaki Beach Hut;

Lunch: The Greenery Cafe

Dinner: Streetburger or Avalon Gastropub

So if you're on Kauai, stop by and say hello! (Also, please try not to break the law). Like, subscribe, share, and we'll see you next week on The Blue Hawaii Podcast!

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE INTERVIEW ALERT!

Alright, gang. Today you're going to hear our chat with Senator Mike Gravel -- a statesman, icon, rabblerouser, and true O.G. We get into: how a group of young activists convinced him to run at 88 years young, his policy platform, what he hopes to accomplish with this run, and how he would implement his finer policy points.

We're also joined by our good friend, THE Kauai Prosecutor: Justin Kollar, who introduced us to the legend himself.

Y'all, you don't want to miss this one.

This week we put a bow on our way-too-long Lil Wayne/Weezer

discussion. Spoiler alert: Ryan's opinions are still very white.

Then, we jump into another #sharestoshouts challenge shout from a totally real, living, actual person.

After that, we talk about who made the best decisions of their lives this week -- following us on Twitter!

Then, we get into the news:

Apparently, Republicans don't like numbers? Makes sense when you look at their tax bill.

Also, congratulations Millennials, payday lenders will now lend you rent money at 6,000,000% interest!

We also briefly discuss whether you'd prefer to be drafted into our war with Iran, or our war with Venezuela, since it looks like we're gonna do both -- especially if Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas)(but, we didn't have to say the R part, did we?) has anything to say about it!

The trade war with China also slogs on with no end or reason in sight. It's almost like 90% of everything this administration does makes zero sense and lacks realistic objectives.

Also! Joe Biden showed that delusions aren't just for Donald Trump -- he thinks republicans are going to have an epiphany and work with him if he's elected. Because that worked out really well for the last 3 democratic presidents.

Also, Trump loves fascists (gasp!), the conservative propaganda war machine is making bad faith claims of anti-semitism (double gasp!), and Mike Pence tries to act like Christians are persecuted in the United States (TRIPLE GASP, Y'ALL.).

Then, we sit down with the lovely Lucy Valentine of the Podcast Boonta Vista Socialist Club to talk about: her show; Australia's national nightmare and why bad people keep convincing everyone that they're the guy to vote for; what can be done to prevent this all from happening again; and just how lovely our Australian accents are.

Crikey!

So, throw some shrimp on the barbee, grab a Foster's, and share. this. episode. And don't forget to like our facebook page, follow us on Twitter, and follow us on Instagram!

"If we can't do it, let's fail in the most beautiful way." - Jurgen Klopp

What. A. Week. After going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole about Sewanee University, we discuss Liverpool's triumph over Barcelona, Tiger Woods and the Red Sox visiting the White House, and True Confessions: Bernie Sanders edition. Then, because all the human news is depressing (and Mike Pompeo sees the melting polar ice caps and gets dollar signs in his eyes), we continue our pivot to cute animal stories from around the world.

Plus, a Blink-182/Lil Wayne mashup takes Ryan and Josh down memory lane to the dawn of their adolescence. (CD burners and debating the Iraq War, good times!) And Charlie Kirk's honorary PhD from Liberty University gets us thinking -- what's our best bet for a future right-wing sellout grift? Just picture it: Jacob Wohl, Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin....and The Blue Hawaii Podcast! #IntellectualHaoleWeb

We have some killer interviews and features lined up over the next month that we can't wait to share with you -- but until then, like, tag, share, and stay tuned for more!

*Recorded before Hawaii volleyball lost to Long Beach State :-(*

Happy early Mother's Day to all the mamas and mamacitas out there! It's time for some more of that sweet podcast magic you've grown accustomed to: our favorite rants about Joe Biden, Indonesia moving its capital city before it falls into the ocean (definitely nothing to worry about in Honolulu, right?) and cute animal stories from around the world.

Plus, it's easy to get lost in the 2020 speculation and madness (trust us, we do it all the time) but don't forget -- there are elections happening THIS YEAR! Our guest (at 22:30) is the wonderful Amanda Pohl, a chaplain and healthcare worker who is running to unseat an extreme right-wing nutjob incumbent in Virginia's 11th Senatorial District. Hear about her strong pro-woman, pro-family, pro-education, and pro-healthcare platform, the hopeful rise of the religious left, and why we need to focus on more than just who occupies the Oval Office.

PS: Shoutouts to our friend Kimiko LaHaela Walter of YPDA, Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, John John Florence, and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, and much aloha to former world surfing champion Sunny Garcia.

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