Episodes

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Episode 84 - Reflections on the media, Carter, Trump, and much more with Dan Rea
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
We are joined this week by legendary tv reporter and radio host Dan Rea (3:00-53:10). We talked to Dan about how media has evolved over the course of his half-century in the business, his reflections on the time he spent with President Carter, his thoughts on President Trump's tenure, his current candidacy, and possible indictment, and many other stories, including an incredible story about Dan fighting for and, ultimately, helping to free a wrongly convicted man.

Friday Mar 24, 2023
Episode 83 - 20 year anniversary of Iraq War, Trump arrest, Xi in Russia
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
A fairly momentous week, as we discussed the 20 year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq (9:59-44:09), the historic impending arrest of former President Trump (44:17-55:03), and Xi Jinping's visit to Russia (55:04-1:04:00).

Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Episode 82 - The first domino?
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
This episode is all about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank--the second largest bank collapse in U.S. history--and the federal government's response to it. We begin by talking about what we know about the collapse, and then spend much of the episode talking about what we want to know: namely, whether this is an isolated incident brought on by a specific set of circumstances or the sign of something much greater, and much worse, to come.

Monday Feb 27, 2023
Episode 81 - The Ukraine war at one year with Dan Fishman
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
With Russia's invasion of Ukraine reaching the one year mark this week, we decided to take stock of where that conflict stands. We discussed the U.S. involvement thus far, the current domestic and global opinions of that involvement, and how the conflict might conclude. We are joined for that discussion by Dan Fishman, the former executive director of the Libertarian Party, the former executive director of People for Liberty, and currently of Let.Live (5:10-1:10:25).

Monday Feb 20, 2023
Episode 80 - A draft of the most significant dates in U.S. history
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
We are back with our third annual Presidents Day Mount Rushmore-style snake draft. We are joined for the draft, once again, by our friends Dan Gonzalez and Joe Webster, and this year we are drafting the most significant dates in U.S. history. A really fun episode for any lovers of U.S. history.

Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Episode 79 - It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s...a balloon?
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
We begin by discussing the big story of the week: the U.S. shooting down the alleged Chinese spy balloon, as well as three other unidentified objects (2:57-25:39). We then share our thoughts on Biden's State of the Union address (25:44-44:11), and reflect on the terribly tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria (44:19-51:27).

Monday Feb 06, 2023
Episode 78 - A conversation with former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
We are joined this week by former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift (3:03-1:22:03) for a wide-ranging conversation about education, her time in the Massachusetts Senate, as Lieutenant Governor, and, ultimately, as an historic Governor, and what she has been up to since leaving office.

Monday Jan 30, 2023
Episode 77 - Looking back on January
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Ricky is back from India, and we have a lot to talk about. We begin by discussing George Santos (9:40-21:50) and then move into the drama surrounding the election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House (21:50-34:35). We next talk about the latest in recurring tragedies including gun violence, police brutality, and antisemitism (34:40-51:55) before wrapping up by considering the U.S. reaching its debt ceiling (51:55-59:50) and the U.S. decision to send tanks to Ukraine (59:50-1:08:00).

Monday Jan 09, 2023
Episode 76 - The changing of the guard with Jacquetta Van Zandt
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
We are joined this week by Jacquetta Van Zandt (5:50-55:11) to discuss all things Massachusetts politics. Jacquetta is a veteran of many campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels, and currently comments on Massachusetts politics on both her own podcast and on television. We reflect on the past eight years in Massachusetts under the outgoing Baker administration, preview the next four years under the incoming Healey administration, and analyze Mayor Wu's first year as the mayor of Boston, among other topics.

Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
We kick off 2023 by trying to get a handle on the current state of the economy and trying to figure out where it might head this year. We are joined for that discussion by Matthew Knych (3:44-1:00:53) who provides his knowledge of and experience in the business and housing spaces to our analysis.