Co-hosts Robert and Jean weave COVID 19 cultural observations into this week’s discussion of headline news, including: messaging and policy shifts by governors and the White House and revelations about China’s COVID-19 disinformation campaign.
Senior Political Writer for U.S. News & World Report Susan Milligan joins co-hosts Robert and Jean in a discussion about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 leadership and how the rescue/disaster package sausage was made in Congress this week.
Jean and Robert discuss life under the coronavirus lockdown and what it means both in Americans’ day-to-day lives and what it tells us about politics, including Trump’s 2020 fate.
Should Democrats’ messaging take a page from the RFK campaign playbook? This week's guests say “yes.” Robert and Jean find bipartisan agreement on Trump’s most formidable re-election opponent: the Coronavirus.
Robert experiences happiness and hope, Jeanie feels patriotic and U.S. News & World Report Senior Political Writer Susan Milligan gives unique perspective from the Democratic primary campaign trail. This week’s episode also ponders: What is the responsibility of national leaders…
While agreeing that panic is almost never helpful, co-hosts Jean and Robert discuss the important alarm bells around Democratic politics (the twin specters of Bernie and a contested convention) and the coronavirus.
Robert and Jean interview Keith Allred, the executive director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, before comparing notes on the Democratic debate in an episode that is replete with agreement about the need for respectful conversation…and for preparation (we’re…
Jean and Robert discuss Bernie Sanders’ status as the Democratic frontrunner, including a detour into Jean’s Land of Make Believe, where the political parties have leaders, not just winners. A discussion of Trump’s “post-acquittal behavior” (Jean), or “vengeance tour” (Rob)…
Robert and Jean agree that the State of the Union Address is always an affront to public speaking, and that this year’s spectacle was a stunning display of political division. Their subsequent discussion of the Iowa caucuses’ debacle leads to…
Jean and Robert debate the whether the Senate impeachment trial is a waste of time and then discuss whether the future of the Democratic Party lies with Bernie Sanders.