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CD288: Government Funding 101
March 06, 2024

As we enter another round of government funding drama, let’s learn the basics. In this episode, we examine how the process is supposed to work, spot the tell tale signs that something has gone wrong,

CD287: War Money
February 28, 2024

Its been four months since President Biden requested over $100 billion in war money for Israel and Ukraine and the Senate has now passed a bill that would provide most of the money. In this episode,

We’re Not Wrong Live: New Hampshire
January 16, 2024

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CD286: Prolonging the War in Ukraine
December 16, 2023

Congress is probably going to send approximately $50 billion more, most of that for weapons, to continue the war in Ukraine. In November, high ranking officials from the State Department testified abo

Bonus! December Preview with Justin Robert Young
December 05, 2023

December is busy season in a Congress that has done nothing all year. In this bonus episode - which features Congressional Dish host Jen Briney as a guest on the December 1st episode of Politics, Poli

CD285: The Indicteds: Rep. George Santos and Sen. Robert Menendez
November 20, 2023

Two members of Congress, one from each side of the aisle and each branch of Congress, are currently under criminal indictment, yet are steadfastly clinging to their roles as lawmakers. In this episode

CD284: Thieving Russia
November 05, 2023

While the world is distracted, members of Congress are writing bills designed to steal Russias money and give it to Ukraine. In this episode, listen to the pitch being made to Congress as we examine

CD283: A Federal Reserve Digital Dollar (CBDC)
October 23, 2023

The House Financial Services Committee has been investigating the possibility of the Federal Reserve creating a Central Bank Digital Currency. In this episode, hear experts unpack the nuances and impl

CD282: Chaos Fires McCarthy
October 08, 2023

For the first time in U.S. history, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been fired from the job mid-term. This episode is a play by play of the drama that lead up to this historic event, i

CD281: Private Policing of the Organ Transplant Network
September 17, 2023

The system for coordinating organ donations and transplants in the United States is broken, according to experts who have testified over the course of many years to Congress. In this episode, hear the