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Dueling takes on contemporary American politics, society, and culture, with perspectives from the center-left and center-right of the progressive-conservative spectrum.
Dueling takes on contemporary American politics, society, and culture, with perspectives from the center-left and center-right of the progressive-conservative spectrum.
Episodes

Monday Mar 15, 2021
Episode 21 - Think Left & Think Right & Think Low & Think High
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
This week we discuss the latest Covid Relief Bill, before we are joined by Jeff Kirchick, friend and author, to discuss his new book, Authentic Selling, and get his thoughts on cancel culture.
0:30-17:34 Covid Relief Bill
17:46-59:17 Interview with Jeff
59:26-1:06:30 Evolution of cancel culture

Monday Mar 08, 2021
Episode 20 - Voting Rights & GOP Fights
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In this week's episode we dive into the voting rights battles that are being fought in both the national and state legislatures across the country. We are then joined by Vincent Cortellessa to talk about Trump's return to national politics at CPAC and where the future of the Republican Party lies.
0:30-23:10 H.R. 1 & voting rights
23:21-1:06:35 Interview with Vince
1:06:48-1:11:27 Economic populism spectrum

Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Episode 19 - The Weather Messed with Texas
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
We're back to current events in this episode, as we touch on our takeaways from the second impeachment trial of President Trump, the behavior of Governor Cuomo and Senator Cruz, and the confirmation hearing of Neera Tanden. We finish the episode by taking a deep dive into the situation in Texas.
0:21-41:56 -- Trump, Cuomo, Cruz, Tanden
42:10-1:16:06 -- Texas Disaster

Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Episode 18 -- The Presidential Draft
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
We do something a little different in this episode, as we are joined by two of our best friends to engage in a Presidential "draft" in honor of Presidents Day. In the draft, we each select four Presidents to make up our respective Mount Rushmores.
*This version has Ricky's first overall pick in it, which was accidentally omitted from the previously uploaded version.*

Monday Feb 15, 2021
Episode 18 - The Presidential Draft
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
We do something a little different in this episode, as we are joined by two of our best friends to engage in a Presidential "draft" in honor of Presidents Day. In the draft, we each select four Presidents to make up our respective Mount Rushmores.

Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Episode 17 - A Week of Gambling
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
This week we saw Republicans gamble on keeping the tent as big as possible and Democrats gamble their version of unity doesn't need Republican support.
0:23-31:33 Marjorie Taylor Greene & Liz Cheney
31:50-48:24 Fox News Defamation Lawsuit
42:42-1:10:40 Covid Relief Package

Monday Feb 01, 2021
Episode 16 - The Show Goes On
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In this week's episode Brendan goes after the Biden Administration while Ricky goes in on Wall Street. And both of us go in on the media.
0:21-31:31 The first weeks of the Biden Administration
31:53-1:21:57 The Robinhood/Gamestop Fiasco

Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Episode 15 - A New Day
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
We kick off Season Two by reflecting upon how the podcast has gone thus far before we welcome our first guest, Oliver Starnes, to the program. We conclude by looking ahead to our hopes for the Biden Administration.
0:51-8:55 State of the podcast
9:11-49:47 Interview with Ollie
50:05-1:06:25 Hopes for the Biden Administration

Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Episode 14 - American Carnage, Four Years Later
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
In this time of transition, we do our best to try to gain some perspective on the four years of the Trump Presidency. We discuss our feelings watching his rise in 2016, analyze his successes and failures in the first three years of his term, before grappling with where he has left the country over the course of this last year.

Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Episode 13 - This is America
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
In this episode, we recap and react to all of the events that transpired on 1.6.21. This is America, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
