Steve Cox, running as an independent for California's 39th congressional district, discusses how Tucker Carlson singled him out for a Tweet about the election, how the US has slowly slid into oligarchy, and how both political parties have helped make it happen.

Genya Coulter, Queen of Election Twitter and Precinct Clerk for Polk County Florida, returns to YDHTY to tell us why we shouldn't worry about voter fraud, but should worry about having a plan to vote.

Steve Chessin and Kevin Sabo from Californians for Electoral Reform discuss their organization's successes getting ranked choice voting implemented in the state, and their long term goal to see a statewide system of proportional representation.

Lee Drutman, Senior Fellow of the New America Foundation and host of the podcast "Politics in Question", discusses his new book, 'Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America'.

The Data Monkey joins me to discuss the generational divide among Evangelical voters, the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, abortion, and 80's pro wrestling. All pretty light stuff. Except for the wrestling part.

Douglas Amy, Professor Emeritus of Politics at Mount Holyoke College, discusses the 17 structural issues that make American government less democratic and the reforms we can implement to fix them.

Mark Bauer discusses his upbringing in a conservative Christian household, and how his faith influenced his positions on social justice and his move from the Republican Party.

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy discusses her new book "Political Brands", which examines the use of commercial branding in politics, and how its high costs paved the way for the runaway costs of elections, and the corrupted campaign finance system that funds it.

In 2017, America spent 17% of GDP on healthcare, whereas the average wealthy nation spends 8%. Why?

The Data Monkey joins me to discuss how administrative costs - not drugs or medical devices - contribute to this problem.

Nick Hensley, Chairman Elect of the Reform Party, discusses what the party's been up to since 2000, how lobbyists resort to tactics like creating special spoons to gain access to lawmakers, and the party's plan to curb special interests going forward.