Episode 46: Jamil Smith. From Hollywood: New Hampshire Changes the Game. Black History Month in the Age of Trump. Bernie’s Big Win and Bigger Problems. The TBI Scandal. Erasing Kaepernick. Mentorship from Rachel Maddow and Steve Sabol. Will The Cleveland Browns Suck Forever?
Episode 37: Pete Buttigieg. Reaction To The Afghanistan Papers. Mayor Pete’s Favorite Drink. His Unexpected Navy Recruiter Story. Arabic Not Aerobics. A President Who’s Not a Parent. What To Do When Your Dog Eats Chocolate. Army vs Navy.
Episode 45: Meghan McCain. The Iowa Disaster. Previewing New Hampshire. Haters, Ivanka and the Oscars. Life In On the Campaign Trail. Guns, Whiskey and the Future of the Republican Party. TV is Bullshit. Buttigieg’s Millennial Moment. Shotguns, Horses and Dogs. We Are Spartacus.
Episode 44: Ambassador Susan Rice. Reactions to Kobe Bryant’s Death, The Grammy Awards and Mike Pompeo. Race in the Military. Whether or Not She’ll Run for Office. The Truth Behind Casualties in the Middle East. Tough Love For America. The Most Political Super Bowl Ever. Lizzo, Prince and P Funk.
Episode 43: Yael Eisenstat. Working Inside the CIA and Facebook. President Mayhem Thinks Traumatic Brain Injuries Are No Big Deal. All Along The Watchtower. Impeachment Engulfs The Senate. Trump vs Bloomberg at the Super Bowl. Democrats Continue to Eat Their Own. Hold the Door.
Episode 42: Errol Louis. The Playoffs Are Here. NYC is a 2020 Primary State. Covering Trump from the Beginning. How to Host a Debate. From Cleaning Up Crack Vials to Interviewing The Mayor. Writing Your Opponent’s Obituary. Meeting Bill de Blasio in a Times Square Porn Studio.
Episode 41: Mazdack Rassi. Iran Conflict Escalates. Inside the US Troop Deployments. Escaping Tehran at Age 9. Bombing Cultural Sites Is Bad. The Making of Milk Studios. Building a Fashion, Music and Makeup Empire. Hanging with Kanye, Alexander Wang and Billie Eilish.
Episode 40: Live on Miami Beach. America’s Embassy In Iraq Under Attack. The 82nd Airborne Is Going Back to Baghdad. Trump Celebrates New Year’s Eve. Happy New Decade.
Episode 39: 2019 Year End Special. Chris Cuomo. Zainab Salbi. Ai Jenn Poo. Ethan Nadelmman. Samantha Bee. Soledad O’Brien. Chef Tom Collichio. The Best of the Giving of the Gifts!
Episode 38: Jason Alexander. Founding Festivus. The Making of Pretty Woman. Learning From Chita Rivera. Fighting Scleroderma. Dad, I’m Gonna Be a Martyr. George Costanza vs Jason Alexander. Why Australia Loves Seinfeld. Starring in a Nickelback Video.
Episode 36: Harry Smith. Traveling The Heart of America. Trump Implodes at NATO. Michigan vs Ohio State. Volkswagen Beetles and Tesla Cybertrucks. Holiday Roooaaad.
Episode 35: Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Maddow, Marc Roberge, Malcolm Nance, Scott Campbell, Wes Moore. The Thanksgiving Special: The Best Of The What Makes You Happy Question.
Episode 34: Aaron Mankin. Losing Your Face in Combat. Debating Sara Huckabee Sanders in High School. How to Survive 70 Surgeries. Gratitude is Action Manifest. Aaron’s Playboy Mansion Story. Scars Are Not Forever. Colonel Vindman Under Attack. Impeachment Engulfs Trump.
Episode 33: David Bellavia. The Sole Living Medal of Honor Recipient of the Iraq War. Combat is Not Like The Movies. How the Medal of Honor is Like The Stanley Cup. The Future of the Republican Party. Protesting Trump at the Veterans Day Parade. The Impeachment War Begins.
Episode 32. EXCLUSIVE: Bob Woodruff. The Meaning of Veterans Day. Trump Crashes Our Parade. Standing Up For Heroes. Living with Real Rocks in Your Head. Journalism in the Line of Fire. 36 Days in a Coma. Booing the President.
Episode 31. EXCLUSIVE: James LaPorta. The Newsweek Reporter Who Broke the Baghdadi Story. Conan the Special Forces Dog. Defending Colonel Vindman. #RudyButtDial: The Next Chapter. Inside NBC’s This is Us. Trump’s Halloween Scariness.
Episode 30: Tulsi Gabbard. The Most Controversial Candidate Not Named Trump. A Warrior for Peace. Clashing with Hillary Clinton. Clashing with Trump. Clashing with Democrats. Syria Spirals Downward. 2020: the Kumite from Bloodsport.
Episode 29: Samantha Bee. The Kurds Are Being Slaughtered. Democrats Debate Again. The Middle East Jenga Game. Sam Bee at the DMV. The Daily Show Reunion Tour. Fighting Back With Comedy. Djibouti and Naugahyde.
Episode 28: Marc Roberge of O.A.R. Trump Betrays The Kurds. The Rudy Giuliani Butt Dial. Playing USO Shows In Iraq. The 2017 Halloween Terror Attack in NYC. Making a Difference With Music. Meeting Obama with Drowning Pool. Analyzing Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury.
Episode 27: Bradley Whitford. Impeachment Is Here. The West Wing vs The Handmaid’s Tale. Commander Lawrence and Robert McNamara. The Death Penalty in Politics. Backstage with Kissinger and Franco.
Episode 26: Dean Kamen. Trump’s Ukraine Phone Call. On The Streets at Climate Strike with Greta. Inventing iBOTs, Segways and Scooters. The Wheelchair of the Future. Inside DARPA. Using Robots To Build Kids. Revenge of the Nerds.
Episode 25: Scott Campbell. Tattooing PJs In Afghanistan After Operation Bulldog Bite. Experiencing Death is Like Chicken Pox. The Guy Who Wanted A Butterfly Tattoo. Grandma’s Pot Brownies. GM Workers Strike. Dadda Farts.
Episode 24: Jonathan X from Afghanistan. The Spirit of 9/11. President Mayhem. Bringing the Taliban to Camp David. The War in Afghanistan Is Old Enough to Enlist. Tom Brady or Antonio Brown. The Lessons of Les Gelb. Ties Should Be Banned.
Episode 23: Trump’s Space Command Is Here. So is Hurricane Dorian. And Night Vision Eye Injections. And Scooternado. It’s Back to School Time In America.
Episode 22: Hurricane Dorian Hits Puerto Rico. Hurricane Trump Hits the G7. Hurricane Mattis Hits Trump. Labor Day Hits America.
Episode 21: EXCLUSIVE: Chris Cuomo. John McCain’s Civility. Trump’s Magic Suicide Pill. Owning The Tone. Greenland vs Afghanistan. Shopping at Chess King.
Episode 20: America is a Coke Bottle. Trump is Sid from Toy Story. Machete is a Helper. Richard Pryor’s Cousin is Homeless in Washington, DC. Ocean, Lake or River?
Episode 19: JT Lewis, Losing Your Brother at Sandy Hook, Shootings in El Paso and Dayton, GOP Strategist Rick Wilson, A Horse Named Apache
Episode 18: Tommy Vietor, The Democratic Debate Battle Royales, 9/11 Hero Rob Serra Goes to the White House, Detroit Rock City
Episode 17: Amy McGrath, Defending L.A. on 9/11, Jon Stewart Whips Rand Paul’s Ass, Mueller’s Military Service, Chick-fil-A vs Waffle House
Episode 16: Soledad O’Brien, Trump The Racist, Senator Rand Paul SUCKS, Fireball Whiskey and Riding Horses, Heroes Named Lewis
Episode 15: Rapinoe Thumps Trump, Laura Ingraham and Buffy Pick a Fight, Death of Moderates, Oldest 4th of July Parade in Vermont
Episode 14: July 4th Special: Trump’s Stupid Military Parade Thing, The Best of the Car Question, Why The US Women’s World Cup Team Rocks
Episode 13: Terrorism Expert Malcolm Nance, Analyzing War with Iran, Real-Life Spy Stories, Racism in the Military, Megan Rapinoe vs Donald Trump
Episode 12: Ethan Nadelmann, Inside Marijuana Reform, the Opioid Epidemic, Love and Ayahuasca
Episode 11: Jon Stewart’s VERY Angry, #MyFriendsAreDying, 9/11 First Responders vs Congress, Father’s Day
Episode 10: Wes Moore, Trump‘s D-Day, The Feel of Handcuffs on Your Wrists, How to be a Good Dad
Episode 9: Zainab Salbi, Mueller’s Challenge, McConnell’s Attack on Adulthood, Growing up with Saddam
Episode 7: Rachel Maddow, War with Iran, The Borg of Foreign Policy, Chuck D and Pina Coladas
Episode 8: Chef Tom Colicchio, Trump Pardoning War Criminals, The Politics of Food, Memorial Day
Episode 46: Jamil Smith. From Hollywood: New Hampshire Changes the Game. Black History Month in the Age of Trump. Bernie’s Big Win and Bigger Problems. The TBI Scandal. Erasing Kaepernick. Mentorship from Rachel Maddow and Steve Sabol. Will The Cleveland Browns Suck Forever?
Episode 37: Pete Buttigieg. Reaction To The Afghanistan Papers. Mayor Pete’s Favorite Drink. His Unexpected Navy Recruiter Story. Arabic Not Aerobics. A President Who’s Not a Parent. What To Do When Your Dog Eats Chocolate. Army vs Navy.
Episode 45: Meghan McCain. The Iowa Disaster. Previewing New Hampshire. Haters, Ivanka and the Oscars. Life In On the Campaign Trail. Guns, Whiskey and the Future of the Republican Party. TV is Bullshit. Buttigieg’s Millennial Moment. Shotguns, Horses and Dogs. We Are Spartacus.
Episode 44: Ambassador Susan Rice. Reactions to Kobe Bryant’s Death, The Grammy Awards and Mike Pompeo. Race in the Military. Whether or Not She’ll Run for Office. The Truth Behind Casualties in the Middle East. Tough Love For America. The Most Political Super Bowl Ever. Lizzo, Prince and P Funk.
Episode 43: Yael Eisenstat. Working Inside the CIA and Facebook. President Mayhem Thinks Traumatic Brain Injuries Are No Big Deal. All Along The Watchtower. Impeachment Engulfs The Senate. Trump vs Bloomberg at the Super Bowl. Democrats Continue to Eat Their Own. Hold the Door.
Episode 42: Errol Louis. The Playoffs Are Here. NYC is a 2020 Primary State. Covering Trump from the Beginning. How to Host a Debate. From Cleaning Up Crack Vials to Interviewing The Mayor. Writing Your Opponent’s Obituary. Meeting Bill de Blasio in a Times Square Porn Studio.
Episode 41: Mazdack Rassi. Iran Conflict Escalates. Inside the US Troop Deployments. Escaping Tehran at Age 9. Bombing Cultural Sites Is Bad. The Making of Milk Studios. Building a Fashion, Music and Makeup Empire. Hanging with Kanye, Alexander Wang and Billie Eilish.
Episode 40: Live on Miami Beach. America’s Embassy In Iraq Under Attack. The 82nd Airborne Is Going Back to Baghdad. Trump Celebrates New Year’s Eve. Happy New Decade.
Episode 39: 2019 Year End Special. Chris Cuomo. Zainab Salbi. Ai Jenn Poo. Ethan Nadelmann. Samantha Bee. Soledad O’Brien. Chef Tom Collichio. The Best of the Giving of the Gifts!
Episode 38: Jason Alexander. Founding Festivus. The Making of Pretty Woman. Learning From Chita Rivera. Fighting Scleroderma. Dad, I’m Gonna Be a Martyr. George Costanza vs Jason Alexander. Why Australia Loves Seinfeld. Starring in a Nickelback Video.
Episode 36: Harry Smith. Traveling The Heart of America. Trump Implodes at NATO. Michigan vs Ohio State. Volkswagen Beetles and Tesla Cybertrucks. Holiday Roooaaad.
Episode 35: Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Maddow, Marc Roberge, Malcolm Nance, Scott Campbell, Wes Moore. The Thanksgiving Special: The Best Of The What Makes You Happy Question.
Episode 34: Aaron Mankin. Losing Your Face in Combat. Debating Sara Huckabee Sanders in High School. How to Survive 70 Surgeries. Gratitude is Action Manifest. Aaron’s Playboy Mansion Story. Scars Are Not Forever. Colonel Vindman Under Attack. Impeachment Engulfs Trump.
Episode 33: David Bellavia. The Sole Living Medal of Honor Recipient of the Iraq War. Combat is Not Like The Movies. How the Medal of Honor is Like The Stanley Cup. The Future of the Republican Party. Protesting Trump at the Veterans Day Parade. The Impeachment War Begins.
Episode 32. EXCLUSIVE: Bob Woodruff. The Meaning of Veterans Day. Trump Crashes Our Parade. Standing Up For Heroes. Living with Real Rocks in Your Head. Journalism in the Line of Fire. 36 Days in a Coma. Booing the President.
Episode 31. EXCLUSIVE: James LaPorta. The Newsweek Reporter Who Broke the Baghdadi Story. Conan the Special Forces Dog. Defending Colonel Vindman. #RudyButtDial: The Next Chapter. Inside NBC’s This is Us. Trump’s Halloween Scariness.
Episode 30: Tulsi Gabbard. The Most Controversial Candidate Not Named Trump. A Warrior for Peace. Clashing with Hillary Clinton. Clashing with Trump. Clashing with Democrats. Syria Spirals Downward. 2020: the Kumite from Bloodsport.
Episode 29: Samantha Bee. The Kurds Are Being Slaughtered. Democrats Debate Again. The Middle East Jenga Game. Sam Bee at the DMV. The Daily Show Reunion Tour. Fighting Back With Comedy. Djibouti and Naugahyde.
Episode 28: Marc Roberge of O.A.R. Trump Betrays The Kurds. The Rudy Giuliani Butt Dial. Playing USO Shows In Iraq. The 2017 Halloween Terror Attack in NYC. Making a Difference With Music. Meeting Obama with Drowning Pool. Analyzing Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury.
Episode 27: Bradley Whitford. Impeachment Is Here. The West Wing vs The Handmaid’s Tale. Commander Lawrence and Robert McNamara. The Death Penalty in Politics. Backstage with Kissinger and Franco.
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Episode 102: Ken Feinberg. What Is A Human Life Worth? How Should America Face Another Tragedy? The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Special Master and Legal Expert on a 1/6 Commission, Loss, Justice, Merrick Garland and Independent Leadership in Times of Crisis, Division and Pain.
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