Synopsis
A LiberalOasis podcast to help stay sane during the Trump years.
Episodes
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This Is Not Normal Episode 30: All Too Normal
03/12/2017 Duration: 46minBill Scher and Traci Olsen discuss the wave of sexual misconduct revelations and the GOP tax bill.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 29: The Credit Game
12/11/2017 Duration: 30minBill Scher and Traci Olsen discuss how everyone wants to take credit for the Democrats' Election Day victories, and the Republican tax reform mess.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 28: Flake Flakes
28/10/2017 Duration: 45minBill Scher and Traci Olsen dissect the meaning of Sen. Jeff Flake's abandonment of his re-election campaign.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 27: Yet Another Massacre
07/10/2017 Duration: 45minBill Scher and Traci Olsen discuss what can be done to end the gun violence epidemic.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 26: Spiteful Republicans and Overeager Democrats
25/09/2017 Duration: 50minBill Scher and Traci Olsen discuss why Republican can't quit Obamacare repeal and why Sen. Chuck Schumer is a little too happy to deal with Trump.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 25: Single Payer Buzzkill
16/09/2017 Duration: 49minBill Scher recounts for Traci Olsen the calm, measured reaction to his recent Politico article about Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All bill.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 24: Special Edition with Carl Cannon, Author of "On This Date"
23/07/2017 Duration: 33minA conversation about how history gives us perspective on the Trump presidency, with Real Clear Politics Washington Bureau Chief Carl Cannon and author of the new history book "On This Date."
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This Is Not Normal Episode 23: Populism vs. Pragmatism
25/06/2017 Duration: 01h06minBill Scher, Traci Olsen and special guest Bob Williams debate why Democrats struck out in the special elections.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 22: Just A Regular Thursday In The White House
11/06/2017 Duration: 41minBill Scher and Traci Olsen discuss the Comey testimony, the Paris pullout fallout and the Qatar cutoff.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 21: Gun Shy Democrats
28/05/2017 Duration: 40minBill Scher and Traci Olsen talk how Democrats are downplaying gun control as they look ahead to 2018 and 2020, and size up the odds of impeachment.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 20: To Impeach Or Not To Impeach
13/05/2017 Duration: 42minBill Scher and Traci Olsen assess what will it take to hold Trump accountable after the firing of James Comey.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 19: Obama Gets Paid
01/05/2017 Duration: 43minBill Scher and Traci Olsen discuss Obama's payday, Bernie's endorsements and Trump's cons.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 18: Maybe China Will Save Us From Certain Death
16/04/2017 Duration: 43minBill Scher and Traci Olsen on Trump's rudderless foreign policy and whether Kansas should bring Democrats hope.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 17: After The Missiles
09/04/2017 Duration: 51minWhat does the Syria strike mean for Trump's foreign policy? Will Republicans regret the nuclear option. And are the Van Wyck Expressway medians as cheaply made as Trump says? Bill Scher and Traci Olsen confer.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 16: Mike Pence Sex Animal Edition
03/04/2017 Duration: 49minBill Scher and Traci Olsen question the vice-president's hormone control, and consider whether Paul Ryan is the worst.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 15: After The Humiliation
25/03/2017 Duration: 34minBill Scher and Traci Olsen on the Republican health care debacle and how Democrats may divide over Gorsuch.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 14: Special Edition With Christine Pelosi
22/03/2017 Duration: 36minDNC Executive Committee member Christine Pelosi, who is pushing the DNC to reject corporate PAC contributions, joins the podcast to take issue with Bill Scher's defense of accepting corporate cash ... and share her perspective on what's happening inside the DNC.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 13: Why Everybody Is Sad But Kid Rock
20/03/2017 Duration: 47minBill Scher and Traci Olsen ponder whether Republicans are freaking out more than Democrats.
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This Is Not Normal Episode 12: Can Richard Simmons Keep Donald Trump Alive?
12/03/2017 Duration: 35minBill Scher frets to Traci Olsen Donald Trump isn't taking care of himself, setting up a 10-year reign of Mike Pence. Plus, should Democrats take corporate cash?
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This Is Not Normal Episode 11: The Best and the Brightest
06/03/2017 Duration: 55minBill Scher and Traci Olsen on whether the Trump White House are Machiavellian geniuses or just not that bright. Plus, Bill reports back from the DNC Winter Meeting.