Episodes

  • Episode 116: Now the Hard Part for the GOP…Passing Stuff

    Episode 116: Now the Hard Part for the GOP…Passing Stuff
    Jan 8 2025
    If there is one thing that the Republicans seem to know how to do, its tax cuts. If giant, deficit-exploding giveaways to the rich are your thing, they have delivered. But this year, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson and the GOP faithful are going to have their hands full even doing the “easy” thing - renewing the 2017 tax cuts. Anthony gets a little wonky this week explaining why it's easier to talk about cuts than to do them. And in Ask Anthony Anything, a professional interviewer asks Anthony what the hell is going on in your host’s head. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Episode 115: Party Like It’s 2017

    Episode 115: Party Like It’s 2017
    Jan 1 2025
    Maybe predicting the future in Washington is not that hard. We’ve seen a version of this movie before. Anthony looks at the parallels and differences between the beginning of Trump I and Trump II. Call it a prediction show or call it a deja vu. In Ask Anthony Anything, an explainer on “Detainer Requests” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Episode 114: The Twelve Principles of Good Politics

    Episode 114: The Twelve Principles of Good Politics
    Dec 24 2024
    It's a joyous and - hopefully - meaningful time of year. Anthony departs this week from his usual unpacking and repacking of the issue of the moment to look at what he thinks should be the principles of the vocation of politics. Heck, if we can’t get a bit spiritual this time of year, when can we? In Ask Anthony Anything, which new idea is proving to be least popular? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Episode 113: A Big Apple Primer

    Episode 113: A Big Apple Primer
    Dec 18 2024
    What's going on with New York? Anthony has the answer. Some history, some trends and some predictions about the city we love. We measure the vibes. In Ask Anthony Anything, the other ABC bends at the knee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • Episode 112: America Remembers We Hate Insurance Companies

    Episode 112: America Remembers We Hate Insurance Companies
    Dec 11 2024
    A serious conversation was reignited this week by a cold blooded assassination. The crime was inexcusable but the conversation after was inevitable : why do we even have health insurance companies? Anthony explains the odd way we pay for and distribute health care in America and suggests that the populist rage this week is both well founded and not difficult to address. Also this week in Ask Anthony Anything, Anthony is the one on the hot seat. Will he or won't he run? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Episode 111: The Last Ever Hunter Podcast

    Episode 111: The Last Ever Hunter Podcast
    Dec 4 2024
    Anthony staked his claim on conservative radio by being the left’s truth teller about the long and winding road of Hunter Biden. The pardon of the first son is the last - loud - chapter in a story that began with an abandoned laptop documenting a life in addiction and ending with two guilty verdicts. The summary isn’t tidy. That's for sure. Democrats are as upset as Republicans. It's time for a post mortem and a post script and then we move on to other outrages. In Ask Anthony Anything, a movie maker admits his story about a stolen election was bull and not mules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Episode 110: A Complex World Awaits Trump

    Episode 110: A Complex World Awaits Trump
    Nov 27 2024
    It it may take a while for Donald Trump to mess things up at home, but he can really light the rest of the world on fire on day one. Anthony takes a tour of the world's hot spots this week and looks at what Trump's promise is to bring the “Art of the Deal to the international stage again. Hawkish appointments and dovish public statements make it hard to figure what will happen next, but unlike domestic affairs, Trump's ability to cause trouble in the world is unfettered. In Ask Anthony Anything, a look at the wisdom of having government contractors named musk and Vivek in charge of reforming government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Episode 109: Keeping our Powder Dry

    Episode 109: Keeping our Powder Dry
    Nov 20 2024
    It's a red alert! A crisis! DefCon5! Democrats are losing their cool even as Americans have stopped paying attention. Anthony suggests adopting the British model : let the majority govern and then pounce when they fail. In Ask Anything Anything, a look at the signature Trump catch phrase - mass deportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins