The Chip Franklin Show

Presidential Candidate Pete Buttiguieg says there is no going "back to normal" following the Presidency of Donald Trump. Chip and Nikki debate that argument. Also, one former GOP Congressman grows a conscience.

Chip and Nikki chat with Washington Post National Correspondent Philip Bump about his latest piece on how the polls from 2020 could diverge from the election outcome even more than the polls in 2016.

Chip and Nikki disciss the Halloween Party thrown by White House staffers that included kids "building a wall" with paper bricks. Republicans are jamming Democratic phone lines with fake phone calls. Plus, an NFL player is looking for work after being released from the Browns.

Chip and Nikki talk to attorney Randy Zelin about whether President Trump will finally turn over his taxes after the latest court decision.

Chip and Nikki discuss the latest Trump vs California controversy as the President threatens to hold back emergency funds from our state.

Chip and Nikki talk to Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer about climate change and what should happen to PG&E in the wake of the wildfires, Washington Post Columnist Megan McArdle about difficult choices that lie ahead for California decision makers regarding wildfire preparation, Rolling Stone Contributing Editor and National Magazine Award winner Matt Taibbi about the media, Guy Snodgrass, the former director of communications and chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis about Trump's decision making, and UCLA professor Ramesh Srinivasan about the role of big tech in our democracy.

A man was caught on video riding an e-scooter on the Bay Bridge, Chip and Nikki discuss that and other bad road behavior.

Chip and Nikki discuss new research that reveals how childhood spankings impact adults. They take your calls.

Chip and Nikki talk to Washington Post Technology Columnist Geoffrey Fowler about his latest piece which details how companies track your online activity even if you try to make your experience as private as possible.

Congresswoman Katie Hill says mysogny helped take her down in the scandal over naked photos. Chip and Nikki talk about it.