Episode 28: FDR Said Don’t Fear, Newsom Said Don’t Quote Me
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we’re tackling the strange mix of fear, free speech, and full-on political backpedaling.😨 First up: fear of fear itself. How do you confront the anxiety of living in a t...
29 Aug 202553min
Episode 27: Burping Governors & Burning Flags
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we cover the news cycle’s perfect trifecta of absurdity.🎤 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey gave a press conference that went off script—thanks to a rogue burp into the micropho...
26 Aug 202557min
Episode 26: Artificially Intelligent, Naturally Polluting
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we’re paying the real price for progress.🌍 First, we dive into the climate toll of artificial intelligence—because every chatbot answer and AI-generated cat meme comes w...
22 Aug 202553min
Episode 25: Graham Platner: The Shuck Stops Here
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, the news cycle serves up a platter that’s equal parts salty and surreal.🦪 In Maine, oyster farmer Graham Platner trades his shucking knife for a campaign slogan, proving...
19 Aug 202546min
Episode 24: Surviving America: A User’s Guide
In this episode of Ben Kissel Politics, we explore the strange similarities between Bill Clinton and Donald Trump when they talk about immigration—proof that sometimes the political spectrum is just a...
16 Aug 202558min
Episode 23: Wrong Side of the Road. Wrong Side of the Law
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we take a stroll—literally—into some of the weirdest and most troubling policy moves of the week.🇨🇳 First up: In China, AI is now being used to classify people as crimi...
12 Aug 202552min
Episode 22: Trump Calls BS, Bank Calls Collections
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, the headlines read like a political Mad Lib gone wrong.📰 First up, Donald Trump addresses the ever-growing Epstein conspiracy theories — and calls them “bullshit.” Which...
8 Aug 202558min
Episode 21: The Great Texodus of 2025
Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we take you on a journey through America's weirdest political decisions, starting with… Kristi Noem, who’s back in the news and somehow still doing everything except help...
5 Aug 20251h 1min
