A brief catch-up after the Labor Day Holiday, a few quick rants and a reminder of more housing to come!

Hailey and Andy start a multi-part look into California's housing and homelessness crisis.

Hailey recounts her travels to Oregon to see the Totality!

Hailey and Andy ingest the horrible events that took place in Charlottesville. We also mull over Hamilton and Dunkirk, and what they mean in light of this weekend. There's a Dingell fact for every occasion.

Can two average citizens really wrap their minds around the situations with North Korea, Venezuela, Russia, and Iran? We try. We really do.

Not discussing the White House personnel implosion and GOP healthcare meltdown are pretty much impossible (and we don't even cover Session, and previous to the loss of the Mooch). Also on the pod: More Dingell Facts. Santa Con. The Rationals Party. Reconciliation and CRA process discussion. And, dipping our toes into the trans ban.

Hailey and Andy share a bonding moment over whiskey. We struggle to come to grips with the current state of policing and community relationships. It's a hard topic and neither of us feels like we got it 100% right. But, we're exploring. We're probing. We're trying. Two things to remember: it's not worth ruining alcohol over politics and someone has to be the Mud King.

We have an open hearted discussion on the flailing government ethics of the last six months. Also, we introduce: "What's Hailey Drinking" and "Dingell Facts." Not Dingle. Dingell.

This week we give healthcare history a whirl with our communal plan for the future. We also get way distracted by the NPR Declaration of Independence fiasco. "No country could be strong whose people were sick and poor" so we must become "prudent stewards of the welfare state."

Happy 4th of July everyone.