The Pod Complex with Rick Ungar

Could former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz become president? Rick discusses the question and brings on guest, Salena Zito. Salena Zito joined Washington Examiner in 2016 as a Pittsburgh-based columnist and reporter, and is also a columnist at the New York Post. She is the author of The Great Revolt. She's a CNN contributor. You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.

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Rick compares two wealthy Americans - J.B. Ptizker and Wilbur Ross - and their very different reactions to the government shutdown. Plus, John Solomon joins the show to discuss his investigative reporting into the FBI. John Solomon is an award-winning investigative journalist whose work over the years has exposed U.S. and FBI intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 attacks, federal scientists’ misuse of foster children and veterans in drug experiments, and numerous cases of political corruption. He is The Hill’s executive vice president for video. You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.

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Rick asks whether Congress should add back earmark funding for members of Congress and talks with Eric Segall about the latest cases coming before the Supreme Court. Eric Segall is the Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law at Georgia State University and the author of Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court. You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.

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Rick asks whether political outsiders like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be able to make progress in the swamp that is Washington DC. Alice Stewart joins rick to discuss the government shutdown. She's a CNN Political Commentator, veteran Senior Communications Advisor on numerous presidential campaigns and an Emmy Award winning journalist.

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Rick takes a break from politics and talks about... The Beatles! His guest is Ken Mansfield, the Beatles' US manager of their Apple Records label and their personal liaison between the UK and the US. His new book is The Roof: The Beatles’ Final Concert.

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Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrong to suggest the State Of The Union Address be submitted in writing or postponed until after the government shutdown? Rick discusses this and other aspects of our current national morass with Andrew C. McCarthy is a contributing editor at National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, and a Fox News contributor. He is a former Chief Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York and led the terrorism prosecution against the “Blind Sheikh” (Omar Abdel Rahman). You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.

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What set off the radical polarization of American politics and why was the year 1974 so critical in out political history? Rick discusses the topic with Julian Zelizer is a historian at Princeton University and a CNN Political Analyst. He's the co-author with Kevin Kruse of Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.

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Rick delves into the questionable tactics that Donald Trump is using against Michael Cohen and discusses Democratic strategy and policy with Chris Hahn, Fox News contributor and former aide to Senator Chuck Schumer. You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.

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It's not just the left that hates the idea of a border wall - libertarians are opposed as well. Rick digs into the arguments against it with David J. Bier is an immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. 

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Could a declaration of national emergency over the border wall be a good move for President Trump? Rick discusses the legal possibilities and talks with Alan Dershowitz about Trump's latest personal legal troubles. You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.

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