The Progress Pondcast

Brendan and Marty ponder magnets and how they work; Joe Biden saddles Trump with a hilariously obscene nickname; taking Trump down to the studs; and the Moms for Liberty are back and getting their freak on.

The guys roast Henry Kissinger over an open fire, make fun of professional liar George Santos, smack their heads over Israel, and point and laugh at the scandal-beset Moms for Liberty. Plus, Brendan has a new song out and both the guys have microphone problems.

Martin and Brendan discuss the fallout from the 2023 (dare we say it) Blue Wave. Then it's Speaker Mike Johnson, who wants everyone to know he doesn't watch porn, and has an app on his phone monitored by a special someone to make sure he keeps his filthy paws to himself. With all that porn-resistance, will the Speaker have time to avert a government shutdown, or will his hands be occupied? And on a serious note, some deep thoughts on Israel, Gaza, and Hamas.

Martin and Brendan are both fighting colds. Martin does a victory lap as the House GOP “majority” collapses.

Boneheads and Bigots: Can the stupidest man in Washington keep his gavel and cling to power? And, chairs goes flying as a Pennsylvania school district descends into chaos over LGBTQ+ policies.

Kevin McCarthy sources: https://progresspond.com/2023/01/02/kevin-mccarthy-has-already-lost/

https://progresspond.com/2023/05/30/its-kevin-mccarthys-moment-of-reckoning/

https://progresspond.com/2023/06/29/kevin-mccarthy-hopes-cabinet-impeachments-will-save-him/

https://progresspond.com/2023/07/03/at-risk-house-republicans-are-getting-restless/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kevin-mccarthy-faces-perfect-storm-demands-shutdown-looms-rcna104490

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/news/2023/09/12/gaetz-says-impeachment-inquiry-not-enough--threatens-to-oust-mccarthy

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/13/defense-bill-house-republicans-00115530

Central Bucks School District:

https://whyy.org/articles/aclu-files-federal-complaint-against-central-bucks-school-district-alleging-discrimination-against-lgbtq-students/

https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/aclu-hits-central-bucks-school-district-with-a-new-complaint-discrimination-lgbtq-students,26853

https://whyy.org/articles/us-department-of-education-investigating-central-bucks-school-district-after-aclu-complaint/

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/doylestown/articles/after-papers-are-thrown-cb-school-board-meeting-spirals-out-of-control

https://www.cbsd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=141296&dataid=215506&FileName=Internal%20Investigation%20Presentation_2.PDF

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/school-shootings-what-we-know-about-them-and-what-we-can-do-to-prevent-them/

Brendan's student loans get forgiven! Awkward Americans identify with/are disgusted by Ron DeSantis! Oliver Anthony Terhunes amorous Republican blowhards! And, who won the GOP debate thing (hint: not America)! All this week on the Progress Pondcast!

Brent Terhune: https://youtu.be/WYueFnyAWy0?si=6kzN78Qyo9QjXtPe

Oliver Anthony: https://youtu.be/cv9uMXiY29s?si=lTlob_xgJxgVmtaI

Awkward Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/17/ron-desantis-awkward/

In this week's episode, we discuss perennial w****r Joe Klein's Washington Post column on Hunter Biden amounts to more w*****g. Also, why are pundits trying to get Trump out of a jail sentence when the dude hasn't even been convicted yet?

Welcome to the Progress Podcast with Martin Longman and Brendan Skwire. In our inaugural episode: Jason Aldean is a moron, and Brazil solves its Bolsonaro problem.