Prison policy is dense; even slimmed down it's a long episode. Buckle up. Hear every shocking stat we could find and come wonder at solutions with us. Also, Hailey makes her secret love of SCOTUS known. And, we throw down the gauntlet to Anthony Rendon.

Our focus this week: The DEA, U.S. Drug Policy, and the Opioid Epidemic. There was so much learnin' that we have to do a Part 2 follow-up next week! Also hear about the Portugal experiment, and get in on the ground floor of the Common Sense / Amalgam Party.

This Week's Focus: the Federal Budget Process. Also: Hailey crushes on Comey, we have our first partisan spat, there's great discussion on the upcoming gerrymandering case, we rename a section to "The Annoyance Bell," homelessness in Orange County, and we learn how to spell Llanllyr, Wales.

We sideline our original plan to debate the United States' exit from the Paris Climate Agreement in-depth. Also: Ranked Voting, Andy's War on the  O.C. Register, Lyndon Johnson's Johnson, and the inception of the Ocean Nations Conference.

We'll be back next week. Sorry!

With maybe the best podcast episode title of all time, Hailey sums up our deep-dive stance on Net Neutrality. We refine our recurring sections a bit, as we still aim for our footing - while also tackling the ATC and Methane Rule news. We may be a bit late to the Net Neutrality party though.

As consumate professionals, we stick the landing on our first gaff. The Wannabe's talk dictators, Comey's firing, and voting for good bills. Thanks to the Census chief's resignation, Hailey's off-the-cuff solve of this week is voter fraud and she creates the New Conservative Party (help us with the name). A simple question about destroying Confederate artifacts spirals out of control. And, Hailey knows a lot about sharks.

Hello from Hailey and Andy! In our intro episode, come meet a conservative and a liberal trying our best to educate ourselves on government while keeping debate constructive. We're here to find out where people stand, why they hold their views and how they back those up. We'll take a look at the must-know news every week, but more importantly we'll take deep dives into every aspect of American government to see how it really affects US, not just politicians and pundits. Give it a whirl, and make sure to stay to the end, Hailey's got jokes.