“This snowflake is enraged.”
Alyssa Mastromonaco joins the pod to talk about the response to Hurricane Harvey and Trump’s visit to Texas. Then, Jon and Dan discuss Trump’s tax reform speech, and his impending decision on the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
31 Aug 20171h 2min
“You can’t be a woke Hungarian fascist.”
Hurricane Harvey batters Texas with historic flooding, and Trump again obstructs justice by pardoning a racist sheriff before he’s even sentenced. Former Deputy FEMA Administrator Richard Serino discusses Harvey response efforts with Jon, Jon, and Tommy, and Demos President Heather McGhee joins to discuss how to address racial inequities in the wake of Charlottesville. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
28 Aug 201757min
"Hits from the Aaron Sorkin bong."
Trump goes off the rails in Phoenix, and continues his war with the Republican Congress. Then Jon and Dan talk to focus group guru David Binder about Obama-Trump voters, and Ana Marie Cox joins to discuss the white nationalist resurgence. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
24 Aug 20171h 18min
“‘Committee to Save America’ my ass.”
White House staffers and Republican leaders debate what to do about Trump as he keeps a shrinking base and loses the rest of the country. Then Politico’s Eliana Johnson joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy to talk about Bannonism, Trumpism, and the future of the Republican Party. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
21 Aug 201745min
“The dog whistle is now a bullhorn.”
Trump’s press conference goes off the rails as he defends the ‘fine people’ who were chanting Nazi slogans in Charlottesville, and the world reacts to the madness. Then Jon and Dan talk to VICE News Tonight correspondent Elle Reeve about her Charlottesville reporting, as well as the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lecia Brooks about the rise of white supremacist extremism. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
17 Aug 201754min
“Denouncing Nazis is so fucking easy.”
White supremacists and neo-Nazis descend on Charlottesville to provoke violence, and President Trump gives a statement where he refuses to condemn them. Then DeRay Mckesson talks to Jon, Jon, and Tommy about his perspective on Charlottesville, and immigrants rights activist Julissa Arce joins in studio to discuss what we can do about new threats to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
14 Aug 201758min
"A song of fire and fury."
The U.S. confronts a madman with nuclear weapons as well as Kim Jong Un, and Trump picks a fight with McConnell. Then NARAL President Ilyse Hogue joins Jon and Dan to talk about litmus tests, and Ana Marie Cox discusses Sinclair Broadcasting's subtle propaganda. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
10 Aug 201757min
“The MAGA industrial complex.”
Mueller impanels a grand jury to investigate Trump, more Republicans start to challenge the President, and Democrats continue to debate their own way forward. Then Lovett interviews Joshua Green about his new Steve Bannon book, and Pod Save the People’s DeRay Mckesson joins to talk about the opioid crisis. Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at http://crookedcon.com
7 Aug 20171h 18min
