US of Ed

"They're not using good, logical ideas, they're just throwing ideas up there."

President Biden has entered negotiations with Republicans over the national debt ceiling, but with neither side willing to compromise what will happen next? And as the Colorado River dries up, most of the states that rely on it have come together to make cuts to water usage, so why isn't California coming to the table? Also talking the GOP's proposed 30% sales tax, George Santos, the latest on Trump's court cases, and the killing of Tyre Nichols.

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"We are doing our best to annihilate ourselves."

As Ukraine braces for the potential of a renewed Russian offensive, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have moved the hands of the so-called 'Doomsday Clock' to their highest ever level due to fears of nuclear or biological attack. Meanwhile, we see more and more convictions over the January 6th attack on the capitol in 2021 but do they serve much purpose when its ringleader is still at large? Also discussing the Monterey Park shooting, Mike Pence found with classified docs, House committee appointments, Ron DeSantis, and more!

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"I called Barnum & Bailey, that circus is out of town so I guess this is the replacement?"

We're back! This week, a massive episode looking at Kevin McCarthy's harrowing journey to become House Speaker and what to expect from Republicans now they control the House, including cuts to Social Security and Medicare and a slew of fresh investigations. Meanwhile, Biden caught with his hand in the cookie jar after it was revealed he kept classified docs from his time as Vice President in his Delaware home. Also talking about negotiations over the debt ceiling, student debt, Ukraine, and Brazil's own attempted Jan 6th.

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"We need more fresh air everywhere."

For their last chat of the year, Ed and Sean look at the defection of Kyrsten Sinema from the Democrats, the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Republicans divided on where to go with the investigations into Trump, and putting a man back on the moon! Plus, the biggest news stories of 2022 and what to expect in the new year!

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"What the American people want is anger to be gone, they want to live in a time when there is hope and people are doing things that are good for the nation, and healing it."

Senator Raphael Warnock has come away victorious from Georgia's runoff midterm election. But given who his opponent was, and given a week of insanity over Hunter Biden where former president Donald Trump casually suggested "terminating" the US Constitution, is there much significance in the win or is there still something deeply wrong with American democracy? Also looking at the Trump Organization's fraud convictions, Ukraine, rail issues exposed by the aborted strike, and the Winter Olympics.

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"Everybody loses if you stop the railroads running right before Christmas."

Joe Biden this week has pushed Congress to pass a bill that would force the US rail union to accept White House terms and avoid a nation-crippling strike, but its passage still looks fraught in the Senate. But first, we look at the midterm races that still finished running, with a runoff election in Georgia and claims of election fraud by officials in Arizona. We're also talking about corruption cases getting harder to prosecute, Russia in withdrawal, protests in China, and censure for former Australian PM Scott Morrison.

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"If you preach hate, this is what you get."

A shooting in a Colorado nightclub and the callous response from some commentators underlines years of attacks on the LGBTQ community from those on the right. In brighter news, Donald Trump has lost his legal battle in the country's highest court to keep his tax returns a secret, and we look at what that means for both him and other elected officials. Also discussing the latest from the January 6th committee, follow up from midterms, Ukraine, Qatar, and Brexit regret.

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"This is going to be a wading pool full of sharks, crocodiles, lions, sea lions, they're going to be very poisonous waters."

Midterm results continue to trickle in, trickle being the operative word, as Donald Trump announces another run at the presidency for 2024 just as he finally hits the outs with the Republican party. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley has been churning through employees as mass layoffs at Twitter, Meta, and Amazon wreak havoc on the industry. Also discussing the latest on Ukraine, US-China relations, student debt relief, and Biden's invitation to address the Australian parliament.

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"The Democrats ran local, the Republicans ran MAGA."

While votes are still being counted, it appears the Red Wave that Republicans craved and Democrats feared has failed to eventuate, so what do we know about the midterm results so far? Meanwhile, the situation in Ukraine continues to turn on Vladimir Putin with Russian forces ousted from the regional centre of Kherson. Also talking 2024, COP27, and escalations over protests in Iran.

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"This is not a case where real truth or real ideas or real anything wins."

A disturbing attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband in an attempt to take the Speaker of the House hostage underlines the threat to democracy America faces in its upcoming midterms, particularly in the face of the callous Republican response. Biden has made his final pitch, warning of a "path to chaos" under the GOP and increasingly measures to combat cost of living. We address the latest, plus Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, Trump tax fraud, and elections in Brazil and Israel.

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