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From Politicon Stage to Podcast

There will be some brilliance, some bull s***, some name calling, and even some bonding as Politicon’s “How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along!” brings in all sides to find out if our country still has a fighting chance at making it to 2021…and if we’re lucky, even finding some common ground in the process.

Join Moderator Clay Aiken each week as he interrogates some of the sharpest, funniest, and most innovative minds in politics, media, and comedy to see if they have what it takes to lead us!

Latest

Episodes

What The Fuck Is Going On?!

July 16, 2020   ·  

Sally Kohn, Tara Setmayer,  Emily Jashinsky On Cancel Culture, The Commutation of Roger Stone, and The Federal Government’s Performance

A Conversation with Rev William Barber

July 9, 2020   ·  1 hr 16 min

Clay is joined by Reverend William Barber for an intimate and illuminating non-partisan conversation about the state of the nation, the nature of our divisions, the rise of a growing moral majority, and how we can rise back up as one nation.

From Russia With Trump

July 2, 2020   ·  1 hr 6 min

Clay is joined by Aida Rodriguez, John Orloff, and Sonnie Johnson to discuss the role of the United States in the world after the latest Russian bounty revelations, the corruption of our two party system, and if we can come together by rejecting social media politics. You’d be surprised how much they agree…

Five Dollar Words

June 25, 2020   ·  1 hr 15 min

Ben Domenech, Elie Mystal, and Henry Olsen discuss Trump’s re-election chances, whether our national monuments should stay or go, and if Bill Barr’s justice department might better be spelled “Just Us”?

Nothing

June 17, 2020   ·  1 hr 10 min

Clay is joined by Wayne Dupree and Joy Villa for an in-depth look at the problems facing minorities in our nation, and why they both think that President Trump might be their best bet — if he can keep living up to his potential.

F(ix) the Police

June 11, 2020   ·  1 hr 3 min

Clay is joined by Tim Black & John Fugelsang for a deep dive into the state of race in this country and how they see us moving forward as members of the left. Stay tuned, next week we’ll find out if the right agrees…

Minnesota Goddamn

June 4, 2020   ·  1 hr 21 min

Michael Steele, Touré, Amy Holmes, and Shermichael Singleton discuss the terrible divisions facing our country and how we can move forward.

Twitter

May 28, 2020   ·  1 hr 11 min

Cenk Uygur, Bill Burton, Joe Walsh, and Joel Pollak lament the social media culture and race relations, before quickly going to war over President Trump’s fitness for office and whether Biden is better or worse!

Shut the Fuck Up

May 21, 2020   ·  1 hr 7 min

Anthony Atamanuik, Joy Villa, Carrie Sheffield and Stephanie Miller weigh Biden’s veepstakes, trade fire over the proper hydroxychloroquine dose, and whether or not President Trump has been up to the Covid-19 challenge.

 

Don’t mention the deep state, I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.

May 14, 2020   ·  1 hr 9 min

Harmeet Dhillon, Malcolm Nance, Richard Painter, and Barbara McQuade weigh recent supreme court decisions, debate the legal merits of dropping Michael Flynn’s case, and bring the heat over the existence of a deep state.  Watch out!