Synopsis
A progressive podcast focused on news, politics, and stories you may have missed.
Episodes
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Ep 27: NFL and CTE, NC Gerrymandering, Libya, $10-a-barrel oil tax, Food Waste in France outlawed
09/02/2016 Duration: 01h12minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) followup on the President Obama's first visit to U.S. mosque (@7:45). The guys then take a look at whether the concussion and CTE rates in the NFL mean it's time to have a discussion about whether we should continue playing football (@11:37), a Federal court invalidates North Carolina's gerrymandered districts (@33:07), the U.S. is going back into Libya and the ongoing conversation as to whether or not our strategy is working(@41:06), President Obama's last budget request includes a $10-a-barrel oil tax(@51:47), and a new French law forbids waste by supermarkets(@1:02:45). Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 26: Democrats Millennial Problem, Legalized Bribery, Voter Supression, TPP Signed, F-35 Failures
05/02/2016 Duration: 01h15minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) followup on the Porter Ranch Gas Leak in California, women no longer have combat restrictions for the military, first Olympian to wear a hijab. They dive into Hillary and Democrats problems post Iowa Caucus, Jimmy Carter called money in politics 'legalized bribery', the effects of strict Voter ID laws on voter suppression, President Obama signed the #TPP and very few people understand or are talking about it, and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with a $1.4 trillion dollar price tag is a massive failure. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 25: IL Retirement Plan, Corp Punishment, Obama visting Mosque, More Banking Fines, #IowaCaucus
02/02/2016 Duration: 01h12minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss lesser known stories about Flint, Illinois working on a required retirement plan, disportionate amount of black students receivng corporal punishment and suspensions, Obama finally visiting a U.S. Mosque, Barclays and Credit Suisse pay a $154 million dollar fine and Iceland has jailed more bankers than the U.S., and Republicans still want to repeal Obamacare with no alternative while Hillary Clinton thinks Single Payer healthcare can never happen and how this plays out at the Iowa Caucus. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 24: Solitary Confinement, Planned Parenthood, European Migrant Laws, North Korea, 2016 Primaries
29/01/2016 Duration: 01h25minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about an Executive Order from President Obama concerning the use of solitary confinement, Planned Parenthood cleared of any wrongdoing and the people responsible behind the faked videos charged with felonies, Denmark restricting refugees, US and China at an impasse over North Korea, and a preview of the upcoming GOP and Democratic primaries and the state of the race. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 23: Bloomberg bid, Walmart loses, Movie theater shooting, Troops in Iraq, CA Gas Tax Revenue
26/01/2016 Duration: 01h11minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about Bloomberg threatening to run if Hillary Clinton doesn't get the nomination and if two billionaires really are better than one, Walmart loses a labor dispute for firing workers who went on strike, an armed man that went to see the Benghazi movie '13 Hours' accidentally shoots another civilian, now the US is putting boots on the ground in Iraq, and California is having to cut transit project funding to due to lower gas prices resulting in lower gas taxes. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 22: #FightFor15, SC Journalism law, Sam Dubose, SCOTUS immigration case, Deficit questions
21/01/2016 Duration: 01h17minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss the #FightFor15 strikes and what impact this can have with the upcoming primaries, a South Carolina lawmaker wants journalists to have to be approved before doing their job, the University of Cincinnati settles with Sam Dubose's family and whether the settlement will be a deterrent, SCOTUS will hear a case about whether President Obama improperly used his executive orders for immigration law, and the budget deficit was increased by over a hundred billion dollars due to tax cuts, does anyone pay attention to this? Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 21: Single payer, Americans freed from Iran, Climate Change, Tax Avoidance, New Orleans
19/01/2016 Duration: 01h26minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about Sander's single payer health care plan, Americans prisoners were freed from Iran, the cost of climate changes in 2015, what tax avoidance really cost and what can be done about it, and a lack of funding for the New Orleans Public Defender's office has left many without representation. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 20: 2016 Race, SCOTUS on Unions, Bernie on Education, More Bombs, 842 Earthquakes in OK
15/01/2016 Duration: 01h29minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) provide updates on the Oregon Militia announcing their exit strategy, Paul Ryan on provinding an alternative on Obamacare, and whether or not Flint officials hid reports about the lead levels in water. They also discuss the 2016 presidential race, the Supreme Court ruling on agency fees for unions, Bernie's plan for public schools, the US has dropped a ridiculous amount of bombs and it doesn't seem to be helping, and fracking in Oklahoma has caused 842 Earthquakes in 2015. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 19: Obama's veto, Gov racist remarks, Chicago Investigation, Dietary Guidelines, Prison Programs
12/01/2016 Duration: 01h20minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss Flint water crisis and did Governor Snyder already know about the lead levels, new deadline for States to become Real ID act compliant, did the Affordable Care Act cost jobs, Obama's vetoing of the bill to repeal Obamacare, Maine Governor LePage and his racist remarks, and independent investigation into Chicago, new dietary guidelines and what they mean for the environment, and Governor Cuomo's proposed plan to educate prisoners. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 18: Oregon Militia, Obama's Executive Orders, TSA, Polls on Religion, Police Laundering Money
05/01/2016 Duration: 01h19minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) follow up on Cuba relations with President Obama potentially making a trip and KY Gov. Bevin looking to undo Medicaid. They also talk about the Oregon 'Militia' and what they're really up to, President Obama using Executive Orders to expand background checks on Gun Control and where he ranks with among other Presidents in Executive Order use, the TSA might not be accepting Driver's Licenses from certain states, Polls showing that Americans prefer protecting Christians over Muslims and a large number of people are okay giving up freedoms for protection, and a police department in a Florida village laundered over 55 million dollars. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 17: Priv. Tax System, Gerrymandering, Troops for Afghanistan, DHS deportations, Displaced People
31/12/2015 Duration: 01h15minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss followup on the elimination of Ebola, Jerry Van Dyke pleads not guilty for the killing of Laquan McDonald and the increase in pressure for Rahm Emanuel to resign, and resignations in the Flint water crisis. They also discuss a private tax system saving high earning tax payers billions, Governor Kasich and his stance on gerrymandering, a request from General John Campbell to keep more troops in Afghanistan longer and are we ever actually leaving there, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to deport families, and record numbers for displaced people as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 16: Sanders' supporters, Extreme Weather, GoFundMe Patients, TX Open Carry Law, CA Gas Leak
29/12/2015 Duration: 01h10minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss followup for Kentucky allowing felons to vote and no indictments in the Tamir Rice Grand Jury case, Bernie Sanders converting Trump supporters, extreme weather and 2016 will be the warmest year yet, cancer patients who have had to resort to crowdsourcing treatments, stores opting out of open carry law in Texas, and gas leak in California is the climate disaster version of BP's oil spill. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 15: Sandra Bland, Noel Aguilar, Cops in fatal shootings, GOP tax plans, Slavery still alive
24/12/2015 Duration: 01h10minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about the lack of indictments in the death of Sandra Bland, the fatal shooting of Noel Aguilar, 55 cops who have been involved in more than one fatal shooting, GOP tax plans and does anyone care about the deficit, and slavery is still alive and rampant in the shrimp market. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Ep 14: Student Loans, Data Breach, Dem Debate, Agrabah bombing, Ohio Abortion Law, Medical Marijuana
22/12/2015 Duration: 01h14minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss millennials and student debt, Bernie Sanders and the data breach, Democrat Debate followup and DNC playing favorites, too many people support bombing the fictional city of Agrabah from Aladdin, an Ohio Abortion bill that punishes miscarriages, and a landmark study that shows a reduction if epileptic seizures with medical marijuana. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Episode 13: GOP Debate followup, Flint water crisis, UBER, Cuba U.S. relationship 1 year later
17/12/2015 Duration: 01h17minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss the substance of the latest GOP Debate and any foreign policy fallout, Flint water crisis concerning lead in their water, UBER drivers approved to unionize in Seattle, Cuba and U.S. relationship a year later Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Episode 12: Holtzclaw, COP21, increase in Muslim attacks, middle class, Puerto Rico, welfare
15/12/2015 Duration: 01h11minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about Daniel Holtzclaw, how the COP21 agreement is underwhelming, an outrageous amount of attacks on Muslims in a week, data supporting the shrinking middle class, Puerto Rico's economy, and welfare doesn't make people lazy and the stats to improve it. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Episode 11: NPR, GOP, Student Loans, Underpaid Teachers, Walmart costing jobs, and homelessness
11/12/2015 Duration: 01h05minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) discuss NPR's lack of reporting, any expectations of the upcoming GOP debate, student loans affecting profession choices, underpaid teachers, Walmart responsible for large American job loss, and can a Massachusetts homeless man be prosecuted for trespassing if it saved his life. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Episode 10: Obama's speech, Chicago PD, Women in the Military, Income Inequality, and Net Neutrality
08/12/2015 Duration: 01h10minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about President Obama's speech following San Bernardino and Paris, Chicago Police under investigation, women in the military, income inequality and how it's even more than drastic than has been reported, and Net Neutrality is back in courts. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Episode 9: San Bernardino, UK Bombing Syria, NSA, SCOTUS, Congress Bill, and money in Politics
04/12/2015 Duration: 01h12minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about the San Bernardino shooting and 2015 mass shootings, UK bombing Syria, NSA ends Sept 11-Era Surveillance programs, SCOTUS to hear case on race admissions, Congress to potentially pass infrastructure bill, and money in politics. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.
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Episode 8: Planned Parenthood, Black Friday Protest, COP21, More Police, Syrian Thanksgiving Dinner
01/12/2015 Duration: 01h16minAaron (@muchomacho) and Glenn (@glennharmonjr) talk about the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs, Black Lives Matter protest and Walmart employees protest both on Black Friday, COP21, better policing by adding more police(?), and baseball player and his girlfriend host Thanksgiving dinner for Syrian refugees. Like us on Facebook, share our YouTube videos, and subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes.