A Big Beautiful Impeachment
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. But Pelosi isn’t giving up the articles just yet. We discuss what went down yesterday and where we go from here. We ask the Crooked team about their personal political highlights and lowlights of the past ten years, in a segment we call “Shoutouts and Strikeouts Of The 2010s.” And in headlines: record heat in Australia, a spine-tingling crypto-mystery, and how to have the best Yang fit.
19 Dec 201924min
Impeachment Vote And New Findings From The Tulsa Massacre
Today House Democrats are expected to formally vote to impeach Donald Trump. He now joins Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton on the Mt. Rushmore of impeached presidents. Two mass graves have been found in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which are believed to hold the remains of African-American victims of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. We discuss this heinous act of racial violence with a WaPo reporter who’s covered it extensively, DeNeen Brown. And in headlines: DeRulo’s cat lump, 100 billion Mormon dollars, and the debate gets a date.
18 Dec 201918min
The (Voter) Purge: Election Day
Boeing announced it will stop making 737 Max Jetliners next month. We talk about what it means for the economy, jobs and the whole shabang. Wisconsin is purging hundreds of thousands of people from its voter rolls. Georgia could be next. Stacey Abrams is fighting against this form of voter suppression. Help her fight at votesaveamerica.com/fairfight. And in headlines: Protests in India, Congress finally funds research on gun violence, and Kumail’s shredded bod.
17 Dec 201917min
My Fair Juror (Starring Lindsey Graham)
The location of Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary is in question because food service workers at Loyola Marymount are striking. We discuss who will be on the stage (if there is one! We don’t really know!). Trump will probably be impeached this week in the House. You're making history, dude! From there, it’s on to the Big Bad Senate. And in headlines: Hallmark’s wild weekend, Purdue plays both sides, and an UNproductive climate congress.
16 Dec 201917min
Boris Battles For Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends his title today as the nation holds general elections. He’ll be facing threats from all sides, including UK Bernie Jeremy Corbyn. Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers announced that they’ve come to a tentative agreement with his accusers. If we learned anything about rich men in power, we should've guessed that Weinstein’s offer wouldn't be good. And in headlines: cocaine sweaters, Khalil Mack is on the nice list, and WAD’s Person Of The Year.
12 Dec 201917min
Born In The USMCA
House Democrats have reached a deal with Trump on the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, which will replace the artist formerly known as NAFTA. We discuss what that means. A new report shows that Greenland’s ice sheets are melting fast. To get technical, they’re now melting in dog years. And in headlines: Spygate 2, SATs, and Trump appoints himself President Of Judaism.
11 Dec 201916min
Special Report-a-thon: Russia and Afghanistan
A report from the Inspector General has revealed Trump’s claim that the FBI spied on him in 2016 to be false. We talk about what else we learned from this scorching hot doc. Report two is from the Washington Post, about how American officials repeatedly lied and hid evidence that the conflict there was unwinnable. We discuss. And in headlines: Golden Globe noms, the case of Cannon v. Shady, and Warren wins the war for transparency.
10 Dec 201915min
