From our respective living rooms & with less-than-optimal levels of sanity, we're back! With the country in the second month of COVID-19 quarantine, we're discussing the balance of powers-- between individuals, state governments, and the federal government (then between the president and legislature therein)-- and how and when a public health emergency shifts that balance. We also talk about some of the societal and psychological effects of the virus and resulting policies. Stay healthy, and be gentle with yourself!

Brooke and MacKenzie discuss President Trump's recent pardons and commutations and Mike Bloomberg's late entrance to the Democratic primary race (and his unorthodox campaign tactics). MacKenzie breaks down the constitutionality of Stop & Frisk.

MacKenzie and Brooke give a rundown on the conviction of Roger Stone and Attorney General Barr’s interference in the case as well as President Trump’s peanut gallery commentary on Twitter. They also discuss the latest Democratic primary results and remind you to REGISTER TO VOTE.

What exactly happened in Iowa? MacKenzie and Brooke break down how the Iowa caucuses fell apart and answer listener questions about how caucuses work. They also discuss the acquittal of President Trump in the Senate and his surreal State of The Union.

WE ARE BACK AT IT! ...& catching up on the removal process advancing on now-impeached President Trump, new evidence, and the impending Senate trial. We also breathe a sigh of relief about narrowly dodging nuclear war with Iran and talk war powers: what can the President [legally] do without consulting Congress? When? Are we just living some hybrid plot between Wag the Dog and Dr. Strangelove?

Brooke and MacKenzie discuss Prince Andrew's far-fetched alibis and T.I.'s decision to take his teen daughter to the doctor to check the status of her virginity. They also break down the myths and magic of hymens, update listeners on the ongoing impeachment circus and discuss Roger Stone's guilty verdict and President Trump's clearing of three service members involved in war crime cases.

We host our friend Ben Kissel (of Abe Lincoln's Top Hat & Last Podcast on the Left) to discuss the start to public impeachment testimonies, the ongoing Roger Stone and Trump Tax trials, the spectrum from reaching across the aisle to befriending war criminals (lookin' at you, Ellen and GW Bush), and which Taco Bell entrees are fit for dog consumption

We're going through listener questions we got during the last Democratic debate! In doing so, we cover questions about the three front-runners (Warren, Biden, Sanders) and territory beyond the 2020 race, like how much the DNC favored Hillary Clinton in 2016, privately owned electronic voting machines, and fostering political involvement in your ambivalent friends.

MacKenzie and Brooke discuss President Trump's most recent attempt to violate the Emoluments Clause as well as House Democrats' impeachment inquiry and the murders of Botham Jean, Joshua Brown and Atatiana Jefferson.

We talk about President Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from areas held by the Kurds in Syria, the NBA's capitulation to China, Jacob Wohl's failed attempt to destroy Liz Warren's reputation and a law in Maine that has contributed to the deaths of three women.