UnPresidented: Creating change that empowers the Resistance

By John Aravosis & Cliff Schecter

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The UnPresidented podcast is hosted by Cliff Schecter ("The Real McCain") and John Aravosis (The Economist, AMERICAblog News & LGBT), two longtime progressive journalists, strategists and activists who share the honor of being insulted by Rush Limbaugh. UnPresidented gives you an unfiltered and often-humorous insider's look at the latest political news, and the action steps you need to get involved and RESIST.

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10.27.2021

Republicans are stealing our democracy at the state level while nobody is watching.

UnPresidented: Creating change that empowers the Resistance episodes:

10.27.2021 Losing our democracy while nobody is watching Republicans are stealing our democracy at the state level while nobody is watching.
10.18.2021 Colin Powell's mixed legacy A look at Colin Powell's mixed legacy, from African-American trailblazer to homophobe.
10.17.2021 Which Covid booster is best? The latest study says this Covid vaccine gives the best booster.
10.13.2021 Hillary Clinton was right! Hillary Clinton's latest warnings about losing our democracy.
10.06.2021 Mobsters, Moscow & Mark (Zuckerberg): American democracy in danger, with guest Lincoln's Bible How Facebook can take the most trivial information you give them, and use it to introduce you to conspiracies and worse.
10.04.2021 Disillusioned Trump Voters Producer and author Melissa Jo Peltier joins us to talk about her new movie, "The Game is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories."
09.29.2021 The Gathering Storm of the 2024 Election Concern grows about Trump and the Republicans preparing to steal the 2024 election.
09.26.2021 Trump loses Arizona, again! The Republican "audit" of the 2020 election has concluded that there was no fraud and that Joe Biden won.
09.22.2021 Mary Trump unplugged Donald Trump's niece, Mary, returns to talk about her new book, "The Reckoning: our nation’s trauma and finding a way to heal."
09.17.2021 The History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell A detailed look at the history of the US military's ban on gay service members, and the successful effort to repeal it.
09.15.2021 The Danger of Chinese dominance of 5G Chinese dominance of 5G wireless technology, and why it poses a threat to America and the world.
09.10.2021 The Covid Filibuster Joe Biden's sweeping new Covid vaccine mandate.
09.08.2021 Dangerous Times With rumors growing that Trump may run again, these are dangerous times for our democracy.
09.03.2021 Another great Psaki bomb In today's show, we talk about gunmaker Remington's obscene legal strategy, another great Psaki bomb, that new abortion law in Texas, and Madison Cawthorn's threat of violence.
09.02.2021 Kevin McCarthy, Cherokee House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's brother says they're Cherokee -- but are they?
08.28.2021 Covid, Obamacare & Biden, with health care activist Laura Packard Health care activist Laura Packard joins us to talk about Obamacare, Covid, and Biden's new health care proposals.
08.26.2021 Afghanistan, the evacuation actually went quite well In spite of today's terror attack, the Afghan evacuation ended up being a successful effort.
08.22.2021 Gun violence, what can be done -- with our guest Dr. Chethen Sathya What can be done about the recent surge in gun violence in the US?
08.18.2021 Afghanistan Is Joe Biden really to blame for the mess in Afghanistan, and do the American people even care?
08.12.2021 Rand Paul's wife secretly bought pharma stocks at the beginning of the pandemic Rand Paul's wife secretly bought pharma stocks at the beginning of the pandemic.
08.10.2021 Twitter suspends MTG, why isn't Trump indicted, and Dominion's new lawsuits QAnon-sympathizer Marjorie Taylor Greene gets kicked off Twitter.
08.05.2021 Ohio special election, Fox News embraces Hungary, and Covid Fox News' Tucker Carlson is trying to sell Americans on the benefits of becoming an autocracy.
08.04.2021 Matt Damon, Gov. Cuomo, and Covid The latest homophobia controversy engulfing Matt Damon, the sexual harassment findings about Gov. Cuomo, about that special congressional election in Ohio, and Covid.
08.01.2021 Infrastructure and Covid All about the Infrastructure bill and the latest on the burgeoning threat from the Delta variant.
07.27.2021 Highlights from today's Insurrection hearing Today's show is all about the blockbuster hearing in Congress today about the January 6th Insurrection.
07.23.2021 FBI lied about vetting Kavanaugh The FBI lied about vetting now- Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
07.20.2021 The Space Launch, and Covid Covid Covid The Delta Variant has how become 83% of the cases in the US - what more can we do to fight it, in the face of GOP resistance?
07.15.2021 Trump was planning a coup, top military leader feared The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was convinced that Donald Trump was planning a military coup after the November election.
07.14.2021 Is Biden being too bipartisan? Is President Biden being too bipartisan by asking former conservative Republican anti-Trump Senator Jeff Flake to be his ambassador to Turkey?
07.09.2021 Tucker Carlson is lying again Fox News' Tucker Carlson claims the US government is spying on him. He's lying. Again.
07.06.2021 The Delta Variant & Pfizer The Covid Delta variant and how well the Pfizer vaccine is working against it.
07.02.2021 Trump Organization Indicted! Why the indictment of the Trump Organization ended up a way bigger deal, and problem for Trump, than anyone expected.
06.30.2021 Cong. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) on the Insurrection, being racially-profiled, and more. Cong. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) talks about his harrowing day during the January 6th Insurrection.
06.17.2021 he Supreme Court saves the Affordable Care Act... for now. An interview with ACA expert Charles Gaba. Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) expert Charles Gaba walk us through what the Supreme Court decided today, and what it means going forward.
06.16.2021 David Pakman on Biden, progressive politics, and his YouTube success David Pakman on how the left can get the most out of the Biden presidency.
06.10.2021 Progressive Evangelical pastor Doug Pagitt on how Dems woo religious voters How Democrats can get religious voters to abandon the Republican party.
06.09.2021 "Hunger Games" screenwriter Billy Ray on how Democrats should message to win elections See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
06.03.2021 What is going on in Texas? Julie Oliver -- a two-time congressional candidate from Austin, Texas, and executive director of the non-profit Register to Vote -- joins us to talk about the latest Jim Crow legislation in Texas.
06.02.2021 Michael Flynn endorses a coup Trump's former National Security Adviser, and then felon, Michael Flynn attended a QAnon cult conference in Dallas, where he expressed support for a military coup in the US.
05.31.2021 Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Ted Cruz and Satan walk into a bar... The Senate vote on the January 6th Sedition Commission, and what we think might be motivating Joe Manchin.
05.25.2021 Amanda Marcotte on Republican efforts to steal the 2024 election & overturn Roe v. Wade Salon writer Amanda Marcotte talks about the ongoing Republican effort to steal the 2022 and 2024 elections, and to overturn Roe v. Wade.
05.20.2021 Famed Democratic strategist James Carville on how Democrats win in 2022 and beyond Democratic strategist James Carville on how Democrats should message in order to win now and in the future.
05.19.2021 The Sedition Commission The battle over Congress establishing an independent commission to investigate the January 6th Insurrection -- or as we call it, the Sedition Commission.
05.14.2021 Republicans are planning another Insurrection It's clear that Republicans are preparing to steal the 2022 congressional and 2024 presidential elections, and they won't be afraid to use violence if they have to.
05.10.2021 Paul Begala on how Dems win in 2022 and beyond Democratic messaging guru Paul Begala on how Democrats can win in 2022 and beyond.
05.06.2021 Joe Walsh says it's too late to save the GOP Former conservative Republican congressman Joe Walsh joins us to talk about whether it's too late to save the Republican party from Trumpism.
05.04.2021 Rex Huppke on the GOP yet again jumping the shark Chicago Tribune humor columnist Rex Huppke joins us to talk about the growing civil war in the Republican party between Trumpers and the few sane GOPers, like uber-conservative Congresswoman Liz Cheney.
04.29.2021 Democratic Messaging Matters A master class on how Democrats should and shouldn't message when trying to pass legislation and win elections.
04.27.2021 Lies, Lies, and more Republican Lies. How the GOP is lying about Biden, and how they're lying about Kamala.
04.22.2021 Everything you wanted to know about Obamacare What is Obamacare, will the Supreme Court strike it down, and what are Biden's and Congress' options for expanding health care in America?

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