Best Rational Republican Podcasts (2024)

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SECRET SERVICE: Director Testifies on Capitol Hill 34:14

9h ago34:14

34:14

Kimberly Cheatle/Secret Service Director testifies before Congress on the attempted assassination of Pres. Trump See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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2024: Pres. Joe Biden Withdraws from Presidential Race 35:43

10h ago35:43

35:43

Pes. Joe Biden announced he will no longer seek re-election and endorses VP Kamala Harris for the job. Can Kamala revamp her image? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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Trump Documents Case Dismissed, Senator Menendez Convicted 36:28

1h ago36:28

36:28

We’re releasing this second “not actually a midweek episode” episode following President Biden’s announcement that he won’t be running for reelection. That was all we covered in the preview of the midweek episode that dropped earlier today, and now that events have overtaken our analysis, we thought you deserved more than a suddenly very dated anal…

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Pushing Out Biden, Trump Doc Case Dismissed, Menendez Guilty 18:23

2h ago18:23

18:23

Mike and Jay open the preview of this special early-release edition of the midweek supporters’ show with a discussion of the Democratic National Committee’s plan to hold a virtual roll-call vote in the first week of August to nominate Joe Biden. Mike hopes that doesn’t end up happening, but is skeptical of the press reports saying that it’s almost …

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Trump Assassination Attempt, VP Vance, GOP Convention 59:53

2h ago59:53

59:53

Mike and Jay open with a discussion of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. While there’s a lot we still don’t know, it’s clear that the Secret Service failed to do its job. Mike and Jay agree that Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle shouldn’t still have her job, though Mike contends that those on the right blaming what happened on “DE…

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GENDER IDENTIFICATION: California Law Bans Schools from Notifying Parents 32:07

1h ago32:07

32:07

Gov. Newsom has signed a bill that bans school districts from notifying parents of their child's gender identification change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BIDEN: Will He Drop His Bid for Re-Election? 4:50

1h ago4:50

4:50

Sources say Pres. Biden may drop his bid for re-election by this weekend. If he does, what happens next? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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PRES. TRUMP'S SPEECH: Republican National Convention 28:18

1h ago28:18

28:18

What did you think of Pres. Trump's speech at the RNC? Was there a change in his tone? Was it a unifying message? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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TECH ARMAGEDDON: CrowdStrike Outage Worldwide 2:57

1h ago2:57

2:57

A wave of IT outages around the world grounded more than 1,000 flights and stalled internal/external systems across a variety of industries including hospitals, banks, stock exchanges and other institutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: Foreign Policy & Gold Star Families 34:04

4h ago34:04

34:04

Day 3 of the Republican National Convention focused on "Make America Strong Once Again." Foreign policy and Gold Star Families highlighted the night. Also, what do we expect from Pres. Trump's RNC speech tonight? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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ASSASSINATION ATTEMP: Multiple Failures by Secret Service Protecting Pres. Trump 18:38

4h ago18:38

18:38

Multiple failures & multiple investigations: Unraveling the attempted assassination of Pres. Trump See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BREAKING NEWS: Fox News says Pres. Biden Could Drop Out by Weekend 15:28

4h ago15:28

15:28

BREAKING NEWS: Fox News is reporting that sources says Pres. Biden could drop his bid for re-election by the end of the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: Party Unity 13:29

3h ago13:29

13:29

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis spoke on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention, showing unity within the GOP. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden is not only bringing the GOP together but he's a doing a good job of dividing his party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE! Potential Iranian Plot to Kill Pres. Trump 3:39

4h ago3:39

3:39

Pres. Trump's Secret Service detail was beefed up after the US detected an Iranian plot to kill the former president. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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FENTANYL: Lisa Smittcamp/Fresno County District Attorney 14:54

4h ago14:54

14:54

INTERVIEW: Lisa Smittcamp/Fresno County District Attorney discusses the message from "Everyday Americans" on Fentanyl at the Republican National Convention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION: The Everyday Americans 35:17

4h ago35:17

35:17

Along with a message of Unity, day two of the Republican National Convention focused on "Make America Safe Once Again" and it was the speeches by EDA's (everyday Americans) that stole the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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Crossing The Line: US Immigration Policy 52:59

44m ago52:59

52:59

Mike talks with educator, researcher, and writer Sarah Towle about her latest book, Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands. Topics Mike and Sarah Discuss Include: - the historical roots of our current immigration issues - the connection between trade policy and immigration - why prevention through deterrence hasn’t worked - if “remai…

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DIVINE INTERVENTION? Was Pres. Trump Saved by God? 20:13

6h ago20:13

20:13

Pres. Trump says "I'm supposed to be dead. By luck or by God, many people are saying it's by God I'm still here." Was it divine intervention that saved Pres. Trump? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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VEEP: What Do You Think of J.D. Vance as Trump's Running Mate? 12:56

1d ago12:56

12:56

Pres. Trump announces Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. Listeners react. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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RHETORIC: Pres. Biden Sits Down with NBC's Lester Holt 32:41

1h ago32:41

32:41

In an interview with NBC's Lester Holt, Pres. Biden defended his rhetoric against Pres. Trump and implies its not going to stop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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TEDFORD STEPS DOWN: Kalen DeBoer/Football Coach University of Alabama 7:45

3h ago7:45

7:45

INTERVIEW: Kalen DeBoer/Football Coach University of Alabama talks with KMJ Morning Drive Host Christopher Gabriel about Fresno State Football Coach, Jeff Tedford's decision to step down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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AG Garland vs House Republicans, Project 2025 19:07

1h ago19:07

19:07

In the preview of this midweek supporters’ episode, Jay is joined by Justin Holmes from the University of Northern Iowa (whose opinions, as always are his own and not reflective of his employer, the people of the great state of Iowa, or its 20 Million head of hogs). They open by taking up the failed vote to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congr…

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HOUR 2: ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION: Michael Maher/Former FBI Special Agent 34:38

6h ago34:38

34:38

INTERVIEW: Michael Maher/Former FBI Special Agent & Congressional Candidate for Dist. 21 breaks down the attempted assassination of Pres. Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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HOUR 1: ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION: Michael Maher/Former FBI Special Agent 36:37

7h ago36:37

36:37

INTERVIEW: Michael Maher/Former FBI Special Agent & Congressional Candidate Dist. 21 breaks down the security at Saturday's rally in Pennsylvania where a shooter attempted to assassinate Pres. Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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Kevin Leo Nadal, "Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System" (Lexington Book, 2020) 38:54

1h ago38:54

38:54

Throughout US history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people have been documented for centuries. Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed as having psychological disorders and subsequently subject to electrosh…

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Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard, "Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations in Librarianship" (Litwin Books, 2024) 53:54

1h ago53:54

53:54

This interview with Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz about Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity and Libraries and Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Archives and Practice (available in 2024 from the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Library and Information Studies) explores how queerness is centered within library and archival theory an…

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Booting Biden, Trump’s VP, AOC’s Impeachment Resolution 1:29:49

2h ago1:29:49

1:29:49

Jay is joined by Justin Holmes from the University of Northern Iowa (whose opinions, as always are his own and not reflective of his employer, the people of the great state of Iowa, or its 20 Million head of hogs). The show kicks off with a discussion of the ongoing calls for President Biden to end his campaign. They start with a divide over how ba…

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BIG BOY PRESSER: Inflation, The Border & NATO 35:23

10d ago35:23

35:23

Pres. Biden in his "big boy" press conference tried to spin inflation, the border & NATO. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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FIX PROP 47: Lisa Smittcamp/Fresno County DA 16:50

2d ago16:50

16:50

INTERVIEW: Lisa Smittcamp/Fresno County DA discusses Prop 36 (aka Fix Prop 47) and Democrats campaign against it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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FIX PROP 47: Initiative on the Ballot as Prop 36 20:32

2d ago20:32

20:32

California Democrats couldn't kill the ballot measure to fix Prop 47, now they'll launch a massive campaign against it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BIG BOY PRESSER: A Key Test for Pres. Biden 36:50

2d ago36:50

36:50

Pres. Biden's "big boy" press conference today will be high stakes as the first presser since disastrous debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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THE PALM & PINE: Landmark to Relocate 11:52

11d ago11:52

11:52

CalTrans will relocate "The Palm and The Pine" (historic landmark & halfway point marker) in order to widen Hwy 99. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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TRUMP: Do We have a New and Improved Pres. Trump? 19:33

6d ago19:33

19:33

A new, improved and disciplined Pres. Trump is driving the left crazy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BREAKING NEWS: Pelosi Suggests Biden Drop Out 36:37

11d ago36:37

36:37

In an interview on MSNBC, Rep. Nancy Pelosi suggests Pres. Biden reconsider his decision to stay in the race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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POLL: Is College Worth It? 14:00

12d ago14:00

14:00

Gallup poll finds less Americans have confidence in higher education. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BIG BOY PRESSER: Pres. Biden to Field Question on Thursday 20:50

12d ago20:50

20:50

The White House continues to make us laugh as they announce Pres. Biden will hold a "big boy" press conference on Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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THE PRESS vs. KJP: Tense Exchange at White House Briefing 32:27

12d ago32:27

32:27

Karine Jean-Pierre has heated exchange about Parkinson's doctor visiting the White House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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Criminalizing Homelessness, Social Media Regulation, Project 2025 19:22

4d ago19:22

19:22

Mike and May open the preview of this supporters’ midweek episode with a discussion of the Supreme Court decision allowing municipalities to deal with homeless encampments by bans on outdoor camping. Mike is all over the place on this one, finding something to like (and dislike) on all sides, while May believes that the majority got it right. Next,…

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Neil J. Young, "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 1:01:37

4d ago1:01:37

1:01:37

Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right (U Chicago Press, 2024) is a fascinating and engaging historical tour of those who were gay and active in Republican and conservative politics over the course of the last 80 years. Neil J. Young has written an accessible and deeply sources book that brings forward stories about those in the closet, …

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BUZZ QUESTION: The State of Fresno Roads 4:18

5d ago4:18

4:18

The battle for better roads continues as Council President Annalisa Perea says road improvements are her top priority. Guest Co-Host: Christopher Gabriel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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TRUMP: Cuts to The VP Short List 17:16

13d ago17:16

17:16

Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce his running mate in the next week or so ahead of the Republican National Convention. Guest Co-Host: Christopher Gabriel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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KAMALA HARRIS: On The Road While Biden’s Faltering 15:44

13d ago15:44

15:44

Kamala Harris being considered to replace Biden and Donna Brazile’s claim of a Harris Rally that never happened. Guest Co-Host: Christopher Gabriel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BIDEN: The Interview & Pressure to Drop Out 38:17

13d ago38:17

38:17

Biden's latest interview with ABC wasn't much help as calls for him to step aside grow louder among Top Dems. Guest Co-Host: Christopher Gabriel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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Biden Defiant, Presidential Immunity, Overturning 1/6 Convictions 59:26

7d ago59:26

59:26

Biden Defiant, Presidential Immunity, Overturning 1/6 Convictions Mike and May open with a discussion of the fallout from President Biden’s debate performance, including his defiant (and some would say delusional) determination to stay in the race and beat Donald Trump. May thinks the Democrats should have seen this coming and doesn’t expect them t…

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The (ir)Rational Rainbow (the DSM & the Fight to Depathologize Homosexuality) 1:14:39

7d ago1:14:39

1:14:39

The psychological establishment has long pathologized diverse forms of sexual identity and gender expression. In the mid-century, a brave movement of gays and lesbians fought back and claimed: no, actually, we’re healthy. But in the process, did they define other identities unhealthy? This is episode two of Cited Podcast's returning season, the Rat…

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Nat Reeve, "Nettleblack" (Cipher Press, 2022) 49:33

8d ago49:33

49:33

1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she’ll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy life isn’t as simple as she thought. Ambushed, robbed, and then saved by a mysterious organisation – part detective agency, part neighbourhood watch – a desperate Henry disguises herself and enlists. Sent out to investigate a …

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4TH OF JULY: Fireworks! 7:49

18d ago7:49

7:49

Why is the messaging on 4th of July always negative? It's hot. You can get hurt. Don't start a fire. What about celebrating America's independence? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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VEEP: If Kamala Becomes President... 25:25

18d ago25:25

25:25

Who will be her V.P. if Kamala moves up the ticket to President? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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WHITE HOUSE: The List of Excuses for Pres. Biden's Poor Debate 36:32

18d ago36:32

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In the first White House press briefing since the debate, KJP gives a long list of excuses for Pres. Biden's poor performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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BIDEN SENIOR MOMENTS: Carl Bernstein Weighs In 14:33

19d ago14:33

14:33

Former Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein says sources have told him they've allegedly witnessed "15 to 20 occasions" similar to what the country saw on debate night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KMJ Now

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