Best Really Simple Politics Podcasts (2024)

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Blind Ambition Meets Highway Robbery 3:21

1h ago3:21

3:21

It’s his wedding night. And in a blissful, celebratory moment, Robert Kearns pops a champagne cork—right into his left eye, leaving him partially blind. Fast-forward ten years. Driving home in a rainstorm, the sight-impaired automotive engineer and part-time inventor squints through his car’s rapidly oscillating windshield wiper. Even with one bad …

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TSOT094: Revelatory Tidbits Around the 2016 Events that Dwarf Watergate 15:07

4h ago15:07

15:07

We've covered the Steele dossier before. But I'm guilty of not really putting it into its proper political context. Plus there was a detail I'd missed that further takes the cake. In essence the FISA court warrant was activity to spy on an opposing campaign and candidate during the election season. That's the definition of the crime that was Waterg…

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TSOT093: Ridiculous False Equivalence by Prostitute Media (but what else is new?) 19:36

25m ago19:36

19:36

1. Coming back with vigor to rallies that include thousands of people, fraught with inherent security risks, right after the psychological terror that is being nearly assassinated, by definition for political reasons. 2. Making it through COVID over 4 years after it was novel, and making a "rally". The same in terms of the "strength" it shows? Well…

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QROT-126: Walensky's Nerve 7:04

6h ago7:04

7:04

A follow up to QROT-22. There I explained that there was audio where Rochelle Walensky functionally walks back a ridiculous claim she and others made in July 2021. The initial claim?: "97% of [covid?] hospitalizations are of the unvaccinated." "It's a pandemic of the unvaccinated." In July of 2021? At least 16 months after the alleged novel virus f…

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Love & Life Is Just Not That Simple: SpeakUPZee the Podcast 21:40

8h ago21:40

21:40

Welcome to SpeakUPZee, the podcast designed to inspire, encourage, and motivate. 🚀 In this episode titled "Love & Life Is Just Not That Simple," Zee dives into the complexities of love and life, discussing how these two fundamental aspects are often intertwined and far from straightforward.Join Zee as he unpacks the challenges, joys, and lessons le…

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Singing the Chick-fil-A Child Labor Blues

3h ago

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“Summertime, and the living is easy, fish are jumping, and”… wait a minute, what the hell is this? A summer camp for kids – but with a disturbing corporate twist. Some outlets of Chick-fil-A, the fast food chicken chain, are promoting a summer camp where children as young as 5 can learn “how to be a Chick-fil-A worker.” Isn’t this fun? The corporat…

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QROT-125: Things we MUST follow up on. 9:27

2d ago9:27

9:27

I know that some people no doubt have. But my point here is that we must not be bullied away from this being part of the very visible national communication. As we know one side does their best to avoid conversations that we are supposed to have. But if we are to pierce this illusion of their narrative control we must push on. We can't just be happ…

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What If a Homeless Person Served on the Supreme Court?

2h ago

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What’s wrong with Neil Gorsuch? His soul, I mean. As one of the domineering right-wing extremists on the Supreme Court, Gorsuch routinely supports enthroning plutocracy, autocracy, and his own brand of Christian theocracy over people’s democratic rights. But he also uses his unelected, unchecked judicial position to take power and justice away from…

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TSOT092: The Tragedy of a False Dichotomy - Fast Food Pay or Shooting and Killing 26:23

17h ago26:23

26:23

A conversation spurred by what a 15-year-old kid from near Jackson Mississippi said off the cuff, barely thinking about it at all. I suppose I'm not supposed to say it. Since none of us supposedly have working enough brains to understand empathy across population groups just because our pigment might be different. But that doesn't usually stop me. …

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QROT-124: LUDICROUS Cheatle Responses Prove She's of No Depth or Substance 4:09

17h ago4:09

4:09

When you lack the respect for those you're speaking to such that you do not think it is beyond the pale to give them ludicrous answers when important topics are at hand, then you are not a person of substance. You are not a person of depth. You are not a person who is able to lead an agency or team with an important mission. As soon as you say one …

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QROT-127: A Simple Reframe Puts 7/13 in Clear Focus 3:10

3h ago3:10

3:10

(Oops, thought I had posted this yesterday morning.) There is no need to overanalyze the nuances of what the Secret Service did or did not do. The answer is more plain than that. THEY HAD MICROPHONES. ALL they had to do was communicate and move him or cover him within seconds of getting the communication of a threat. The conclusion pivot of "delibe…

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Make Your Meeting or Else Meet Your Maker 2:34

3h ago2:34

2:34

Newly reelected and embarking on a national speaking tour, President William McKinley is a busy chief executive—too busy, his staff decides, to meet with a clothier who’s offered to fit the commander in chief with a snazzy piece of outerwear. Instead, the meeting is rescheduled until after McKinley returns from a brief trip to the Pan American Expo…

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TSOT091: Thoughts on 7/13/24 1:12:33

12h ago1:12:33

1:12:33

(CORRECTION: at about 39:40 I said "manifest destiny" when I meant eminent domain) 0:00 Intro 1:35 1. The leashed and collared lapdog "news media" are told they should be cautious about "how they characterize" the event???!! An event that in its simplest high-level headline description is no more complex than "Dog Bites Man"? 4:24 2. Said toothless…

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TSOT090: Local Citizen Eyewitness Interview in Butler. 6:26

1h ago6:26

6:26

A fair use recording of important eyewitness statements. A group that was near one of the really very few buildings near the really in Pennsylvania and saw the guy climbing up to the roof and saw that the guy had a rifle. Was pointing out to police and he was certain that secret service could see him pointing. But they let the rally continue. Maybe…

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QROT-126: A Lusitanian Act - We Don't Have to Believe That But the Possibility Should at Least Stop Rash Actions 10:07

19h ago10:07

10:07

Children's hospital bombing? Maybe. But think of the the timing and at least consider otherwise. You don't have to conclude on it. But you can at least use that timing and the circumstances and the players involved to not fall for rash decisions that will result in many hundreds of billions of debt dollars enriching others, and probably tends to hu…

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QROT-126: Cloo(less)ney as Hidden Regime Propaganda Soldier 3:39

2d ago3:39

3:39

George Clooney with not just a media post but an op-ed in the New York times? Oh yeah I'm sure that was only of his own doing. If you believe that I've got a bridge to sell you. #Obama'sThirdTermBy The Scales of Truth

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Should Corrupt Judges Be the Ones Redefining Official Corruption?

5d ago

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If the six right-wing dogmatists who now literally rule the Supreme Court wonder why 70 percent of the American people consider them somewhere between politically corrupt and grotesque, they might re-read their Kafkasesque decision last month perverting the meaning of bribery. Upgrade your subscription Appropriately enough, the case involved garbag…

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An important announcement this political season 1:54

3d ago1:54

1:54

A super-quick announcement concerning the ongoing political season here in the US of A. Please listen. Thanks, all. Be safe. ~~~~~ You can read more reviews and opinions on our website: https://VSMoviePodcast.com. Please LIKE, SHARE, and FOLLOW us on: Facebook (@vsmoviepodcast) (https://facebook.com/vsmoviepodcast) X (@vsmoviepodcast) (https://x.co…

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Fly Me to the Moon - Discussion 24:55

3d ago24:55

24:55

Next up from Hollywood (from Apple Original Films, specifically), it's a Romantic Comedy starring Scarlett Johannson and Channing Tatum about what really happened during the race to the moon. Really... this really happened. Or did it? Fly Me to the Moon But did it really? Join the boys as they discuss. 132 Minutes, Rated PG-13 Written by Keenan Fly…

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SCOTUS Is Meant to Be a Court, Not Our Supreme Ruler

8d ago

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What is a SCOTUS? Sounds like a prehistoric critter scuttling along some seabed. But, no, it is the acronym for our Supreme Court of the United States. SCOTUS is meant to be the impartial arbiter of legal disputes over what our laws mean. Yet, who are these arbiters, how are they elected, why don’t we even know their names, and if they go rogue, im…

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QROT- 125: PCR Test Revisit - What if they do this same conniving process each time? 20:19

5d ago20:19

20:19

Reminder of Truth. Covering something I had before, but drawing further conclusions. Not the mere idea academically using a PCR process for a test (which has its own problems), but add in that the very PROCESS and sequence used to get PCR "tests" manufactured is in essence a big con. The previous coverage was in TSOT032: "FDA Allowed Such Variance …

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"Guiltless Snacking" Becomes the Butt of a Fat Joke 2:41

10d ago2:41

2:41

Since the dawn of our republic, Americans have been wrestling with a great existential question: “How can I shove limitless fistfuls of fatty snack foods into my bloated face without making my arteries harder than last week’s linguine?” Finally, in 1968, Proctor & Gamble discovers the answer: Olestra. Thanks to this new chemically-contrived fat sub…

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QROT-124: Reminder: Poison From Above 16:52

7d ago16:52

16:52

A reminder/flag to watch a great documentary. A fundamentally important documentary. "The Dimming". * Dane Wigington is one of the heroes. geoengineeringwatch.org Plus a little bit of a preview and emphasis on the fundamental importance in case you didn't know that it was valid or maybe hadn't fully thought through just how fundamentally damaging i…

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Top Corporate Executives Should Have to Feel the Summer Heat

8d ago

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Being a lifelong Texan, I’m used to hot summers. But what the hell – 99 degrees in June! Last year, we had 80 days of 100-plus temperatures, and we’re looking at 90 days this year. I can’t moan in self-pity, though, for the globally-warming furnace is now searing the whole country, even in northern climes where people are used to having days in Aug…

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TSOT089: Archival - Lying Lee Misrepresents Data to Bash Counties Upholding Freedom 31:26

8d ago31:26

31:26

A part of my attempts to get a podcast version of some of my previous video work. This episode archives work I did back in 2020 around a KDHE Secretary I refer to as Lying Lee Norman. In presenting a chart he specifically manipulated to give an impression of not only masking making a dramatic difference almost immediately (that's a clue) but also t…

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QROT-123: Archival - Actual Mortality Rate 14:28

9d ago14:28

14:28

(Here and there I will be translating my old videos into podcast form. This is one from August of 2020.) BLASTED. Easy and Solid Math as of 8/6/20 Shows Stuvid-20 Mortality Rate is Estimated in Range of Flu and Not in Range of Early Scare-Tactic Numbers. Audio of video, along with stops so I can explain context. 0:00 Intro 1:09 Initial audio from v…

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Mark and Ryan discuss "MaXXXine" 25:36

14d ago25:36

25:36

In theaters this week, the lastest offering from writer/director Ti West: MaXXXine 104 Minutes, Rated R Synopsis: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past. So what did the boys t…

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Why Louisiana’s Kids Won’t Listen to Their Pious Governor

10d ago

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For us Texans, there’s nothing new about Bible-thumping politicians bedevilling us with the foolishness of their dogmatic Christian piety. A century ago, for example, a proposal was made to offer bilingual education to Spanish-speaking school kids. But it was quashed by the governor, who solemnly declared: “If English was good enough for Jesus Chri…

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QROT-122: Those with Clear WEF Connections? Compromised and Ineligible! 10:53

11d ago10:53

10:53

What about people being openly associated and/or enthusiastic about Klaus Schwab is not obvious that they're therefore not allegiant to their country's founding principles? Clearly the two are at odds. So when we are aware of or have an inkling of such close associations that end up fast tracking somebody with major literal foreign influence we've …

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Despicable Me 4 - Discussion 17:00

19d ago17:00

17:00

This week's big family release is from Universal Pictures: Despicable Me 4 95 Minutes, Rated PG Written by Ken Daurio and Mike White Directed By Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage Synopsis: Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and h…

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QROT-121: "Will I Speak Up as Those Who Look Up to Me Lose the Chances I Got? HELL (rapi)NO(e)!" 19:06

11d ago19:06

19:06

The US Women's National Team hero laughs at the idea that she should address the fact that little girls growing up now can lose the chances she had when they have to play against males. Put into the context of just how big the biological differences are, by including details on how the women's national team performed when they wanted a tune-up vers…

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QROT-120: Haley's Suspicious Advice to Democrats.We Undress Her Motivations. 6:47

12d ago6:47

6:47

It seemed very suspicious to me that "Republican" Nikki Haley would show up within days of the Biden debate disaster with thinly veiled direct advice to the opposing party on how they need to go forward with a replacement candidate. Why would you just not watch the car wreck and happily understand that the Republican party may have the White House …

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E.T.'s Mission to Mars Aborted 3:24

13d ago3:24

3:24

You know the movie, you know the scene: Young Elliot lures E.T., the extraterrestrial, out of hiding with a trail of yummy candies. "E.T." screenwriter Melissa Mathison believed that only one kind of candy could pique the sweet tooth of a cute, cuddly intergalactic visitor to our planet -- the most popular candy on Earth --M&M’s. But when presented…

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A Quiet Place Day One - Review 31:22

14d ago31:22

31:22

You can read Mark's review here: https://vsmoviepodcast.com/2024/06/27/a-quiet-place-day-one-review/ Otherwise, strap in as he and Ryan discuss the movie in more depth. A Quiet Place Day One 100 Minutes, Rated PG-13 Written by: Michael Sarnosky, John Krasinski, and Bryan Woods Directed by: Michael Sarnosky Synopsis: A woman named Samira finds herse…

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TSOT088: High Court Acquiesces to Censorship by a Presidential Administration During Election Season 30:20

15d ago30:20

30:20

All they had to do was follow the normal rules that enjoining potentially illegal action until there's time for the actual adjudication is an important part of our jurisprudence. But instead they found a way to not comment on the constitutionality but allow the behavior in the meantime. Even in the face of admitted facts that say that the Bought-de…

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QROT-119: This Muhhh Right Here. 3:54

15d ago3:54

3:54

A follow-up to TSOT087. An alleged key part of the support network of the current non-president is caught speaking out... "O-botha" ... sides of his mouth after Bought-den's disastrous and highly predictable debate performance. Can you say elderly abuse*? *To be clear, no net sympathy goes to this non-president. Due to his repeatedly treasonous way…

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A few quick thoughts about Biden’s performance at the debate

22d ago

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“OMG, it’s all over! We’re doomed! Biden lost the debate!” But wait, the election is not a debate contest. It’s a choice between two visions of what America is and what it can become. We’re not just electing a person, but a government… and a future. Of course I wish Biden had performed better Thursday night, but we’re not choosing “debater of the y…

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Why Are the Best Healers Often the Ones Hurt the Most? 19:15

24d ago19:15

19:15

Welcome to SpeakUPZee, the podcast designed to inspire, encourage, and motivate. 🚀 In this thought-provoking episode titled "Why Are the Best Healers Often the Ones Hurt the Most?", Zee delves into the paradox of how those who heal others often carry the deepest wounds themselves. Join Zee as he explores the emotional journey of healers, discussing…

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TSOT087: Debate Debacle and What Some Reaction Shows 21:08

15d ago21:08

21:08

[Explicit language] Well... looks like we have our answer to the question / warning posed in TSOT086. 0:00 No magic pills or other assistance for Bumbling Basement Biden. Clearly. 0:37 MSNBC Reaction 2:00 Analysis Point One: Maddow's "huh", plus who the commentator loose-lipped out first (Oh, what the hell, I'm with friends... I can name drop Obama…

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Friday Signpost: Happy Pride, for All!

22d ago

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We see it everywhere these days, don’t we? Glorious, beautiful Pride flags all around—even in the store windows and on the websites of major mainstream corporations. Wow, we think, equality for all sexualities is really hitting its stride! And then we see that those same corporations are donating to MAGA conservatives, hateful Republicans, and othe…

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TSOT086: If he's very competent tonight . . . #ItAin'tHim 15:41

16d ago15:41

15:41

Our fearless non-President will "debate" tonight. So let's reset how badly he regularly gaffes / becomes unintelligible / flickers near off. If none of this happens tonight... IF.. .He's a dynamic, vibrant speaker who doesn't mumble mode and doesn't absolutely trail off into nonsense at least several times... I don't know what to tell you as to how…

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The Right-Wing Turns Anti-Corporate! Sorta… Not Really.

24d ago

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Wow: Big political news, folks! In an astonishing twist, some far-right-wing Republican groups and politicians are demanding that their longtime corporate allies – such as Walmart, the Koch brothers, GE, and Wall Street banks – stick to their business and stop interfering in the people’s political decisions. One group, the National Center for Publi…

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Janet Planet - Review 30:53

26d ago30:53

30:53

Janet Planet - Review There are movies that are objectively BAD films, but that are eminently enjoyable. Conversely, there are objectively GOOD films which folks can find unenjoyable. Triversely (that's a word now; I typed it; it's mine), there are films which are exactly what they are: GOOD or BAD films which are GOOD or BAD. A24, IMHO, has a repu…

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TSOT085: Fundamental Society Killers: The List Grows 1:09:24

18d ago1:09:24

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Here I introduce a new item to my fundamental list of things that keep a society from being prosperous, through the general lens of them affecting America, but it applies everywhere to the extent they're present. These items are things that as soon as they're introduced can ONLY result in less freedom and less truly well-distributed prosperity (inc…

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