Back from a week off, we start with a wedding, a blazer put on trial, and why a man who's never set foot on the US mainland gets a federal holiday. Then a rough week: Trump says the US won’t strike Iran until after the midterms, cuts a diesel deal with Putin while Ukraine’s allies sit in peace talks, and tells rallies, “let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles” — we play the clip and argue about how charitable to be. We get into why Israel dominates so much of the conversation on the left, the Kraft–Macklemore mess, and Rubio vowing to dismantle the ICC hours after a former ICC judge wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Plus the Senate debates in Georgia, Michigan and Maine — Ossoff putting Mike Collins “on trial,” Mike Rogers going after Abdul El-Sayed’s mom, and Susan Collins versus Troy Jackson — the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, Susan Dell’s viral Oval Office appearance, a plague death in Siberia, Trump’s SpaceX bonds, and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. #Trump #IranWar #Putin #Russia #ICC #NobelPeacePrize #NaviPillay #Ossoff #AbdulElSayed #MikeRogers #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #Hegseth #FortHood #DeathPenalty #Execution #SusanDell #Paramount #CNN #Midterms2026
Chapters

(00:00) The wedding and the blazer trial 
(04:44) Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples’ Day 
(09:29) A depressing week, and the Dixie Chicks 
(11:57) Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft 
(15:15) Why Israel gets so much attention 
(23:57) No Iran strikes until after the midterms 
(25:41) Saudi Arabia asks for help, Trump buys Russian diesel 
(29:27) “Let them hit Los Angeles” 
(35:29) The Senate debates: Ossoff puts Collins “on trial” 
(41:28) Rogers vs. El-Sayed 
(49:53) Collins vs. Jackson in Maine 
(58:42) A livestreamed firing-squad execution 
(1:10:14) Trump loses the Nobel 
(1:11:07) Susan Dell and the media’s clickbait bias 
(1:13:56) A plague death in Siberia 
(1:17:04) Rapid fire: Paramount, Kushner, SpaceX bonds 
(1:19:56) Pat McAfee and football announcers

Back from a week off, we start with a wedding, a blazer put on trial, and why a man who's never set foot on the US mainland gets a federal holiday. Then a rough week: Trump says the US won’t strike Iran until after the midterms, cuts a diesel deal with Putin while Ukraine’s allies sit in peace talks, and tells rallies, “let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles” — we play the clip and argue about how charitable to be. We get into why Israel dominates so much of the conversation on the left, the Kraft–Macklemore mess, and Rubio vowing to dismantle the ICC hours after a former ICC judge wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Plus the Senate debates in Georgia, Michigan and Maine — Ossoff putting Mike Collins “on trial,” Mike Rogers going after Abdul El-Sayed’s mom, and Susan Collins versus Troy Jackson — the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, Susan Dell’s viral Oval Office appearance, a plague death in Siberia, Trump’s SpaceX bonds, and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. #Trump #IranWar #Putin #Russia #ICC #NobelPeacePrize #NaviPillay #Ossoff #AbdulElSayed #MikeRogers #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #Hegseth #FortHood #DeathPenalty #Execution #SusanDell #Paramount #CNN #Midterms2026 Chapters (00:00) The wedding and the blazer trial (04:44) Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples’ Day (09:29) A depressing week, and the Dixie Chicks (11:57) Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft (15:15) Why Israel gets so much attention (23:57) No Iran strikes until after the midterms (25:41) Saudi Arabia asks for help, Trump buys Russian diesel (29:27) “Let them hit Los Angeles” (35:29) The Senate debates: Ossoff puts Collins “on trial” (41:28) Rogers vs. El-Sayed (49:53) Collins vs. Jackson in Maine (58:42) A livestreamed firing-squad execution (1:10:14) Trump loses the Nobel (1:11:07) Susan Dell and the media’s clickbait bias (1:13:56) A plague death in Siberia (1:17:04) Rapid fire: Paramount, Kushner, SpaceX bonds (1:19:56) Pat McAfee and football announcers

Back from a week off, we start with a wedding, a blazer put on trial, and why a man who's never set foot on the US mainland gets a federal holiday. Then a rough week: Trump says the US won’t strike Iran until after the midterms, cuts a diesel deal with Putin while Ukraine’s allies sit in peace talks, and tells rallies, “let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles” — we play the clip and argue about how charitable to be. We get into why Israel dominates so much of the conversation on the left, the Kraft–Macklemore mess, and Rubio vowing to dismantle the ICC hours after a former ICC judge wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Plus the Senate debates in Georgia, Michigan and Maine — Ossoff putting Mike Collins “on trial,” Mike Rogers going after Abdul El-Sayed’s mom, and Susan Collins versus Troy Jackson — the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, Susan Dell’s viral Oval Office appearance, a plague death in Siberia, Trump’s SpaceX bonds, and the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. #Trump #IranWar #Putin #Russia #ICC #NobelPeacePrize #NaviPillay #Ossoff #AbdulElSayed #MikeRogers #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #Hegseth #FortHood #DeathPenalty #Execution #SusanDell #Paramount #CNN #Midterms2026
Chapters

(00:00) The wedding and the blazer trial 
(04:44) Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples’ Day 
(09:29) A depressing week, and the Dixie Chicks 
(11:57) Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft 
(15:15) Why Israel gets so much attention 
(23:57) No Iran strikes until after the midterms 
(25:41) Saudi Arabia asks for help, Trump buys Russian diesel 
(29:27) “Let them hit Los Angeles” 
(35:29) The Senate debates: Ossoff puts Collins “on trial” 
(41:28) Rogers vs. El-Sayed 
(49:53) Collins vs. Jackson in Maine 
(58:42) A livestreamed firing-squad execution 
(1:10:14) Trump loses the Nobel 
(1:11:07) Susan Dell and the media’s clickbait bias 
(1:13:56) A plague death in Siberia 
(1:17:04) Rapid fire: Paramount, Kushner, SpaceX bonds 
(1:19:56) Pat McAfee and football announcers

The Pentagon May Livestream an Execution, Trump Buys Russian Diesel, and Ossoff Goes Off

Conventional wisdom says a swing district demands a candidate who runs to the center. Matt Little did the opposite, and won his primary in the most evenly divided district in Minnesota running unapologetically to the left. Nick sits down with him to figure out how.
They get into the story that made Matt political in the first place (watching his mom fight her employer, her doctors, and her insurance company all at once), why he thinks conviction beats calculation in this moment, and what it's like to run in the state that's been at the center of every national story, from George Floyd to the assassination of a colleague he knew. Plus a genuinely eye-opening look at prediction markets from someone who watched people bet on his own race, and why he thinks "boring enough to win" isn't the flex his opponent thinks it is.
Find the show at thelonelyliberal.com or @thelonelyliberal.

Conventional wisdom says a swing district demands a candidate who runs to the center. Matt Little did the opposite, and won his primary in the most evenly divided district in Minnesota running unapologetically to the left. Nick sits down with him to figure out how. They get into the story that made Matt political in the first place (watching his mom fight her employer, her doctors, and her insurance company all at once), why he thinks conviction beats calculation in this moment, and what it's like to run in the state that's been at the center of every national story, from George Floyd to the assassination of a colleague he knew. Plus a genuinely eye-opening look at prediction markets from someone who watched people bet on his own race, and why he thinks "boring enough to win" isn't the flex his opponent thinks it is. Find the show at thelonelyliberal.com or @thelonelyliberal.

Conventional wisdom says a swing district demands a candidate who runs to the center. Matt Little did the opposite, and won his primary in the most evenly divided district in Minnesota running unapologetically to the left. Nick sits down with him to figure out how.
They get into the story that made Matt political in the first place (watching his mom fight her employer, her doctors, and her insurance company all at once), why he thinks conviction beats calculation in this moment, and what it's like to run in the state that's been at the center of every national story, from George Floyd to the assassination of a colleague he knew. Plus a genuinely eye-opening look at prediction markets from someone who watched people bet on his own race, and why he thinks "boring enough to win" isn't the flex his opponent thinks it is.
Find the show at thelonelyliberal.com or @thelonelyliberal.

How to Win a Swing District Without Faking It, with Matt Little

Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, launches a 24-hour Trump TV stream his own company then tries to trademark, and runs taxpayer-funded ads of himself set to the song "Love Me." We get into the chilling effect, ProPublica's reporting on Susan Collins and a defense contractor, a Putin-linked oligarch paying for Don Jr.'s wedding, RFK Jr.'s $4 million in book advances, John Fetterman casting the deciding vote to keep the Iran war going, and the Houthis hitting Riyadh. Then the UN: Netanyahu name-drops Hasan Piker from the podium, and Trump tells the world AI fears are the same hoax as climate change and that AI should be renamed "SI" — while Xi talks about keeping AI under human control and walks away looking like the adult in the room. Plus the Sanders–Casar superintelligence ban, whether the AI "race" with China is even real, Hegseth's get-out-the-vote video, and why China doesn't work as a campaign villain anymore. #Trump #PressFreedom #CNN #TrumpTV #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #DonJr #RFKJr #Fetterman #IranWar #Netanyahu #HasanPiker #Mamdani #UNGA #AI #Superintelligence #China #XiJinping #Hegseth #Midterms2026
(00:00) The nor'easter that wasn't, and our small-talk crutches 
(05:45) An embarrassing week to be American 
(06:39) Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico 
(13:43) Trump TV and the trademark 
(15:43) Taxpayer-funded Trump ads 
(21:44) Susan Collins and the Navatek probe 
(31:21) A Russian oligarch paid for Don Jr.'s wedding 
(37:42) RFK Jr.'s $4 million in book advances 
(42:24) Fetterman's deciding vote on the Iran war 
(45:03) The Houthis hit Riyadh 
(50:05) Netanyahu vs. Mamdani at the UN 
(58:24) Why we defer to the legal definition of genocide 
(1:02:26) Trump's UN speech: AI, climate, and "SI" 
(1:13:13) Who wasn't at the Xi state dinner 
(1:14:22) The Sanders–Casar superintelligence ban 
(1:15:14) Is China even racing on AI? 
(1:21:43) The Greenland deal 
(1:22:05) Hegseth's get-out-the-vote video 
(1:26:53) Missouri's map, and China as a campaign villain

Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, launches a 24-hour Trump TV stream his own company then tries to trademark, and runs taxpayer-funded ads of himself set to the song "Love Me." We get into the chilling effect, ProPublica's reporting on Susan Collins and a defense contractor, a Putin-linked oligarch paying for Don Jr.'s wedding, RFK Jr.'s $4 million in book advances, John Fetterman casting the deciding vote to keep the Iran war going, and the Houthis hitting Riyadh. Then the UN: Netanyahu name-drops Hasan Piker from the podium, and Trump tells the world AI fears are the same hoax as climate change and that AI should be renamed "SI" — while Xi talks about keeping AI under human control and walks away looking like the adult in the room. Plus the Sanders–Casar superintelligence ban, whether the AI "race" with China is even real, Hegseth's get-out-the-vote video, and why China doesn't work as a campaign villain anymore. #Trump #PressFreedom #CNN #TrumpTV #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #DonJr #RFKJr #Fetterman #IranWar #Netanyahu #HasanPiker #Mamdani #UNGA #AI #Superintelligence #China #XiJinping #Hegseth #Midterms2026 (00:00) The nor'easter that wasn't, and our small-talk crutches (05:45) An embarrassing week to be American (06:39) Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico (13:43) Trump TV and the trademark (15:43) Taxpayer-funded Trump ads (21:44) Susan Collins and the Navatek probe (31:21) A Russian oligarch paid for Don Jr.'s wedding (37:42) RFK Jr.'s $4 million in book advances (42:24) Fetterman's deciding vote on the Iran war (45:03) The Houthis hit Riyadh (50:05) Netanyahu vs. Mamdani at the UN (58:24) Why we defer to the legal definition of genocide (1:02:26) Trump's UN speech: AI, climate, and "SI" (1:13:13) Who wasn't at the Xi state dinner (1:14:22) The Sanders–Casar superintelligence ban (1:15:14) Is China even racing on AI? (1:21:43) The Greenland deal (1:22:05) Hegseth's get-out-the-vote video (1:26:53) Missouri's map, and China as a campaign villain

Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, launches a 24-hour Trump TV stream his own company then tries to trademark, and runs taxpayer-funded ads of himself set to the song "Love Me." We get into the chilling effect, ProPublica's reporting on Susan Collins and a defense contractor, a Putin-linked oligarch paying for Don Jr.'s wedding, RFK Jr.'s $4 million in book advances, John Fetterman casting the deciding vote to keep the Iran war going, and the Houthis hitting Riyadh. Then the UN: Netanyahu name-drops Hasan Piker from the podium, and Trump tells the world AI fears are the same hoax as climate change and that AI should be renamed "SI" — while Xi talks about keeping AI under human control and walks away looking like the adult in the room. Plus the Sanders–Casar superintelligence ban, whether the AI "race" with China is even real, Hegseth's get-out-the-vote video, and why China doesn't work as a campaign villain anymore. #Trump #PressFreedom #CNN #TrumpTV #SusanCollins #TroyJackson #DonJr #RFKJr #Fetterman #IranWar #Netanyahu #HasanPiker #Mamdani #UNGA #AI #Superintelligence #China #XiJinping #Hegseth #Midterms2026
(00:00) The nor'easter that wasn't, and our small-talk crutches 
(05:45) An embarrassing week to be American 
(06:39) Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico 
(13:43) Trump TV and the trademark 
(15:43) Taxpayer-funded Trump ads 
(21:44) Susan Collins and the Navatek probe 
(31:21) A Russian oligarch paid for Don Jr.'s wedding 
(37:42) RFK Jr.'s $4 million in book advances 
(42:24) Fetterman's deciding vote on the Iran war 
(45:03) The Houthis hit Riyadh 
(50:05) Netanyahu vs. Mamdani at the UN 
(58:24) Why we defer to the legal definition of genocide 
(1:02:26) Trump's UN speech: AI, climate, and "SI" 
(1:13:13) Who wasn't at the Xi state dinner 
(1:14:22) The Sanders–Casar superintelligence ban 
(1:15:14) Is China even racing on AI? 
(1:21:43) The Greenland deal 
(1:22:05) Hegseth's get-out-the-vote video 
(1:26:53) Missouri's map, and China as a campaign villain
&nbsp;

Trump Bans CNN, Netanyahu Name-Drops Hasan Piker, and Fetterman Keeps the Iran War Going

On this week's news round-up, we are again joined by Rick to discuss some of the most controversial stories, including: 
•Pete Hegseth and top officials add Atlantic Journalist to secret groupchat
•Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk detained and arrested for op ed and protests
•Tesla vandals may get 20 years in prison, More tariffs on cars
•Trump’s approval reading steady (45-47%) — what would it take to go down?
We also chat and laugh about some of the most ridiculous news of the week, including:
•US asks Lithuania for eggs
•Florida considers repealling child labor laws
•And much more

On this week's news round-up, we are again joined by Rick to discuss some of the most controversial stories, including: •Pete Hegseth and top officials add Atlantic Journalist to secret groupchat •Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk detained and arrested for op ed and protests •Tesla vandals may get 20 years in prison, More tariffs on cars •Trump’s approval reading steady (45-47%) — what would it take to go down? We also chat and laugh about some of the most ridiculous news of the week, including: •US asks Lithuania for eggs •Florida considers repealling child labor laws •And much more

On this week's news round-up, we are again joined by Rick to discuss some of the most controversial stories, including:&nbsp;
•Pete Hegseth and top officials add Atlantic Journalist to secret groupchat
•Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk detained and arrested for op ed and protests
•Tesla vandals may get 20 years in prison, More tariffs on cars
•Trump’s approval reading steady (45-47%) — what would it take to go down?
We also chat and laugh about some of the most ridiculous news of the week, including:
•US asks Lithuania for eggs
•Florida considers repealling child labor laws
•And much more

Week of March 23rd: Leaked Texts, Free Speech Violations, and Eggs

On today's show, we talk about how the Democratic Party isn't really that liberal or progressive of a party...and people like Bernie and AOC are actually not radical at all. 
Send in your thoughts to thelonelyliberalpodcast@gmail.com

On today's show, we talk about how the Democratic Party isn't really that liberal or progressive of a party...and people like Bernie and AOC are actually not radical at all. Send in your thoughts to thelonelyliberalpodcast@gmail.com

On today's show, we talk about how the Democratic Party isn't really that liberal or progressive of a party...and people like Bernie and AOC are actually not radical at all.&nbsp;
Send in your thoughts to thelonelyliberalpodcast@gmail.com

The Democratic Party is Not Liberal

In this week's news round-up, we are joined by Rick to discuss:
•Is vandalizing a Tesla terrorism
•What's happening with the Department of Education
•The Easter egg roll 
•Kamala is currently the front-runner
•AOC and Bernie's tour

In this week's news round-up, we are joined by Rick to discuss: •Is vandalizing a Tesla terrorism •What's happening with the Department of Education •The Easter egg roll •Kamala is currently the front-runner •AOC and Bernie's tour

In this week's news round-up, we are joined by Rick to discuss:
•Is vandalizing a Tesla terrorism
•What's happening with the Department of Education
•The Easter egg roll&nbsp;
•Kamala is currently the front-runner
•AOC and Bernie's tour

Tesla Terrorism, Department of Education Dismantled, and Kamala’s the Front Runner?

In today's episode, we do a deep dive into which level of government controls what and how states vary economically.

In today's episode, we do a deep dive into which level of government controls what and how states vary economically.

In today's episode, we do a deep dive into which level of government controls what and how states vary economically.&nbsp;

Who's to Blame? Federal vs. State vs. Local Government

This is a more off-the-cuff rant about the current failings of the Democratic Party! I swear future episodes will typically have more structure!

This is a more off-the-cuff rant about the current failings of the Democratic Party! I swear future episodes will typically have more structure!

This is a more off-the-cuff rant about the current failings of the Democratic Party! I swear future episodes will typically have more structure!&nbsp;

The Democratic Party Needs To Wake Up

Welcome to the show! This is just a quick introduction to this show and what we will discuss!

Welcome to the show! This is just a quick introduction to this show and what we will discuss!

Welcome to the show! This is just a quick introduction to this show and what we will discuss!&nbsp;

Welcome to the Lonely Liberal Podcast!

The Lonely Liberal Podcast is a comedy and politics podcast hosted by Nick Zenkin. Every Sunday, Nick and co-host Rick break down the week's biggest stories in American politics — Congress, elections, the Trump administration, and whatever chaos the news cycle brings — with humor and a healthy dose of absurdity. Every Wednesday, Nick goes solo with a deep-dive episode, taking a sharp, funny, anti-establishment look at both Republican governance and Democratic Party timidity. Politics is depressing; this show makes it bearable.

For host-read sponsorships and corporate ad inquiries, please contact: media@thelonelyliberal.com

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The Lonely Liberal Podcast is a comedy and politics podcast hosted by Nick Zenkin. Every Sunday, Nick and co-host Rick break down the week's biggest stories in American politics — Congress, elections, the Trump administration, and whatever chaos the news cycle brings — with humor and a healthy dose of absurdity. Every Wednesday, Nick goes solo with a deep-dive episode, taking a sharp, funny, anti-establishment look at both Republican governance and Democratic Party timidity. Politics is depressing; this show makes it bearable. For host-read sponsorships and corporate ad inquiries, please contact: media@thelonelyliberal.com

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