Tweets & Tonic Podcast

The Golden State Warriors have suffered a historical collapse and the LA Dodgers can't seem to bring a World Series back to the city of Angels. Kamala and Bernie have differing policy proposals to solve the crisis in our public school system, while Donald Trump is busy tweeting his thoughts on our Ambassadors who are testifying in his impeachment inquiry. With a focus on the next generation, we highlighted the work of The Mentoring Center in Oakland, California.

A deep dive into 'self-partnering' and other new dating terms like 'situationship,' 'cookie jarring,' and 'kittenfishing." An analysis of why Emma Watson is single and what Harry Potter had to do with that. And finally, recognizing an 8 year old boy who is making the lives of our homeless veterans just a little sweeter.

Colin Kaepernick abandoned his NFL tryout, the NCAA has fined an athlete, Kanye is visiting prisons, Rodney Reed's execution has be stayed, Hollywood almost made Julia Roberts portray Harriet Tubman and Donald Trump is still President. We chat about everything from Andrew Yang's technology policy to the religious right.

The Country Music Awards were held in Nashville, Tennessee this past week and the live performances were breathtaking as usual. Lady Antebellum performed their hit song, "What if I Never Get Over You" with Halsey and as Melinda Doolittle tweeted, the harmonies were on point. Amanda Mull, a writer for The Atlantic, tweeted about the mind blowing fact that Dolly Parton wrote two of the greatest songs of all time in one night; simply inspired by a new fireplace. Joined in episode 007 by Laura Beth Carlson the piano playing daughter of a music minister, we chatted music, church, a dash of politics and we tried to be respectful of each other's very different taste in college football teams.

Tua Tagovailoa is out for the season, maybe longer, and Joe Burrow's is breaking records with each outing. The Heisman race seems locked up barring some catastrophe. Is the College Football Playoff as decided as the Heisman race? Not hardly. Which one loss team will be the fourth team, only time will tell. This, and so much more, in mini episode 03 of Tweets & Tonic.

In episode 006 we are joined by Jordan Bone, a former college basketball, as we breakdown the NFL season leaders to date, college football rankings, NBA predictions, and college basketball outlook. Let's not forget the age-old debate, who is the GOAT?

In episode 005 of Tweets & Tonic we chat with political consultant Jamie Barker about the Kentucky Governor's race, Mitch McConnell's re-election campaign, Steve Bannon's testimony in the Roger Stone trial, the impeachment inquiry of course and the 2020 race for the White House.

The Minnesota Gophers have their best record since before Pearl Harbor. Two of the top 4 teams fell this weekend. Texas beat a ranked Kansas State for the first time in 16 years. Chad Morris has been fired. And Donald Trump was welcome with open arms in Tuscaloosa. All this and more in this week's college football top ten.

In episode 04 we take a deep dive into Kanye West's new album, "Jesus is King." I'm joined by my husband Arron as we break down 10 tweets about the album and all 11 tracks. Don't like Kanye? Not a fan of music? No worries, this episode is still worth a listen as this album transcends those categories.

Will the Republican Party ask Donald Trump to step down and appoint Nikki Haley is successor on the ticket? Is Joe Biden only running for one term? Is America ready for Pete Buttigieg? Is Elizabeth Warren smug and mediocre? Is the media biased towards Kamala Harris and her campaign? Will the "math" be enough for Andrew Yang? Is Bernie too old? All this and more in today's episode of Tweets & Tonic.