Episode 49: Press Conferences-- Now With Emergency Exits!
Rep. Grijalva gets sworn in and becomes the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files, Kristi Noem denies Americans are being detained and then abruptly bails on her own press conference, and Don...
15 Nov 202548min
Episode 48: 41 Days of Nothing
In this episode of Ben Kissel Politics we discuss the longest government shutdown in history coming to an end while Donald Trump gets booed at an NFL regular season game in Landover, Maryland.
11 Nov 202541min
Episode 47: From Convict to Councilor
In Bangor, Maine, a woman convicted of killing a Canadian tourist in 2002 has just been elected to the city council—leaving locals unsure how to react and raising questions about redemption, accountab...
8 Nov 202544min
Episode 46: Dick Cheney is Dead & NYC Has Spoken
NYC’s mayoral results shake up the skyline, Rosie O’Donnell revisits 9/11 doubts, Dick Cheney dies at 84, and Gavin Newsom declares he “hates lying politicians.”
6 Nov 202555min
Episode 45: Evolving Priorities
The NYC mayoral race heats up, a state senate seat gets tangled in a sextortion scandal, and “evolving priorities” become the corporate code for mass layoffs
31 Okt 202556min
Episode 44: Nancy Pelosi's Smear Strategy
Bob Dylan reminds us that truth still matters, Nancy Pelosi says the quiet part out loud about smear tactics, Jared Kushner pitches his master plan for developing Gaza, and Gavin Newsom’s presidential...
30 Okt 202542min
Episode 43: Debate Night in the City
NYC’s mayoral debate highlights another identity battle for the city, Curtis Sliwa refuses to step aside after pressure from Andrew Cuomo, and we take a hard look at the danger of AI being run by peop...
30 Okt 202558min
Episode 43: Debate Night in the City
NYC’s mayoral debate highlights another identity battle for the city, Curtis Sliwa refuses to step aside after pressure from Andrew Cuomo, and we take a hard look at the danger of AI being run by peop...
25 Okt 202558min
