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This time, John remembers the huge volume of work by legendary composer Burt Bacharach who has passed away at age 94. Then he talks about former VP Mike Pence getting subpoenaed by special counsel Mike Smith who's investigating Trump's role in the January 6th attack at the Capitol and the heroic response from Mitt Romney as he defended President Biden's position on shooting down the Chinese spy balloon. Professor Corey Brettschneider then joins the show and he brings with him a former student - Fatin Abbas, author of the new book “Ghost Season”. Next listener call ins from Doug in California and Bruce in California on the death of Burt Bacharach. And finally Thea Harper returns with her Minority Report and John takes a call from Bill in New Jersey on China. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10 Feb 202359min

John recaps the blessings and blunders of Tuesday's State of the Union address and rebuttal. Then he quips about the stupidity of the House Oversight Committee's hearing on Twitter and Hunter Biden's laptop. After that the amazing Bob Cesca returns and talks politics with John and the Oversight Committee's nearsightedness. Next Tim in Chicago calls in to discuss problems in congress, Biden's SOTU speech, and the reality of states seceding from the union. And finally, Keith Price joins the show to chat about the news, and they take calls from Paula in Illinois, Dave in Connecticut, and Lawrence in Minneapolis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Feb 20231h 8min

John discusses President Biden's State of the Union Address with Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation magazine. Then he has a roundhouse chat about Biden's speech with Joe Sudbay and Dr. Tracy Pearson. Next he takes reaction calls from attorney Marie in Atlanta and Paul in New Jersey. They talk about Sarah Huckabee Sander's GOP rebuttal. Then he wraps it up with a clip of Mitt Romney explaining how he told George Santos off before the speech.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Feb 202359min

In honor of the GOP celebrating Ronald Reagan's Birthday, John gives a monologue on what a corrupt, greedy, racist he actually was. Then he interviews journalist, novelist and screenwriter Rula Jebreal. They talk about Trump, U.S. foreign policy, and human rights abuses. Next he chats with comedian Rhonda Hansome and they discuss current news. After that they talk with callers Beachside Bill in Florida, Sean in California, and Bill in Pennsylvania. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

7 Feb 20231h 6min

John talks about Biden’s accomplishments and popularity because jobs are up and inflation is down but polling is not in his favor. Then he talks politics with Max Burns about the Chinese spy balloon, controversies at the DNC, and the spiraling of Twitter due to the meddling of Elon Musk. Next a quick call from Sean in California on the 2024 election. Then to wrap it up, John discusses the extreme cold; Mark in Portland speaks of the Chinese Balloon; and Mitch at Kent State chats about bible quotes and Buddy Holly covers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Feb 202356min

John speaks with actress, comedian, and singer Ana Gasteyer. They talk about the film "Mean Girls", her time on Saturday Night Live, and her new sitcom on NBC "American Auto". Then he chats with Scottish actor Alan Cumming. They discuss his work including "Hamlet, the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist", his decision to return his OBE (Office of the Order of the British Empire) Award due to "misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire", and his hosting of the reality game show “The Traitors,” now available on Peacock.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Feb 202350min

In this episode - John discusses Biden's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast and the reassignment of Rep. Ilhan Omar as the House voted to remove her from the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee. Then he welcomes back constitutional law and politics teacher at Brown University - Prof. Corey Brettschneider. They talk about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ latest attack to plan to block DEI programs in state colleges. Next he takes a warm call from Pastor JH in Connecticut and a cold call from death penalty Jesus truther Kendal in California. Then to wrap it up a long conversation with political analyst Dr. Jason Nichols about Rep. Ilhan Omar, Tyre Nichols, and Donald Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Feb 20231h 22min

John discusses Ron DeSantis’ latest attack to plan to block DEI programs in state colleges which comes on the heels of a ban on an AP course in African American studies in high schools. He also talks about the many racists thing he has done in the past. Then he chats with political commentator Bob Cesca about Trump, Tyre Nichols and Star Wars movies. Next he takes calls from attorney Marie in Atlanta on Tyre Nichols and Steve in Georgia - a gun lovin’ freedom patriot. Then finally John interviews Imara Jones from TransLash Media which is a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling and narrative project. She was also the host of The Last Sip, a weekly, half-hour news show which targeted Millennials of color, especially women and the LGBTQ community. She is transgender.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Feb 20231h 17min