Political Playlist Happy Hour

The craziness in the world ain't slowing down, so neither are Michael, Anna and Anthony. On this happy hour, the gang continues to cover the escalating campus protests, the proposed drug reclassification of marijuana, the shifting political landscape in the House, and the Supreme Court's fast rising star. It's a good one. So fill up and hit play!

Protest, Protest, Hear All About it!. With campus protests engulfing the news cycle, Michael, Anna and Anthony devote the entire Happy Hour to this topic, and (hopefully) show how we can have wide-ranging views on the topic while still staying cordial and fun. We promise, there's a way!

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony dive right in to all the latest in the Congressional Circus, including a failed cabinet impeachment and Ukraine aid. But first, the gang tackles the thorny news about their alma matter (USC) canceling the scheduled valedictorian speaker an account of her potentially antisemitic social media posts.

If you didn't think Michael, Anna, Anthony, and Anna again were going to talk about the new confounding Arizona Abortion Ban, then you don't know this Gang as well as you should. It's an action packed Happy Hour with lots of other important news too like Ukraine aid and Israeli Hostage updates.

In this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony push the limits on how many times they can say "it's been a busy news week." But indeed it has, with lots of things happening like leadership changeover in the Democratic House, escalating violence and tragedy in the Middle East, and making the tweet cut this week are Bryan Steil, Lauren Beobert, and three Dems from Florida: Jared Moskowitz, Maxwell Frost, and Darren Soto.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony dive deep into the recent case heard by the Supreme Court revolving around Mifepristone and the FDA's 20-year-old approval of the widely-used abortion drug. Spoiler, the Justices seem likely to uphold the federal approval but it's not without its controversies. The gang also covers the latest goings on in Congress like Mike Gallagher stepping down, bipartisan support for the SNAP program and what to do about the backlog of SIVs (special visas) for out Afghan partners who helped the US Military in our prolonged middle-east wars.

That's right playlisters, Tiktok's days might be numbered, thanks to an overwhelming (and surprising) bipartisan piece of legislation targeting the Chinese-owned company. The gang breaks down the Mike Gallagher led bill and what they're saying, and what the further implications of it might be. Then, the gang discuss a bridge in Washington that has become a political hot potato for Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. And lastly, this episode covers the highlights from this past super Tuesday and which under 45-ers are having an exciting and contested election year.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, the gang talks about the latest supreme court ruling allowing Trump to stay ON the ballot and what this means for the young Congressional Republicans vying to be his VP. The PolPla trio also tackles the growing challenges facing underpaid teachers, as well what some newly minted maga-ites have to say about Hunter B these days.

Buckle up kids, because we're charging head first at the new Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryos now legally constituting as...children?!?! Yep, it's a newsy, boozy, ranty episode you won't want to miss!

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna literally silence Anthony by accidentally keeping him in the Zoom waiting room, while they gab and gab some more about all the news of the day, like the DHS Secretary's impeachment, Mike Gallagher not running for reelection, August Pfluger's new energy bill, Matt Gaetz, and of course Russia's nuclear shenanigans in space.

On this Happy Hour, the gang dive into the bipartisan immigration deal that looked to defy the odds in the Senate only to see its hopes and dreams squashed by the House. Also covered in this episode is Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Guy Reschenthaler, and of course, the Grammys.

We could not, simply could not, begin this happy hour without addressing the conspiracy plot heard round the cable news cycle--that being the insanely hilarious and frankly asinine theory circulating right-wing media that Taylor Swift and Jason Kelce are part of the government deep state planted by Joe Biden to fake a world-wind romance and Super Bowl win for the sole purposes of endorsing his candidacy shortly thereafter. We known, insane. And hilarious. But sadly, real theories being address on real news networks.

Oscar Noms are out and alas, this Political Happy Hour also went the way of the Barbie snubbery. But fear not, Michael, Anna and Anthony still have their acceptance speeches ready to go. And accompanying those thank yous are a whole lotta hot takes from the the New Hampshire primary to hope for a child tax credit passage. And lastly, everyone's in agreement that this upcoming election from the top to the bottom of the ballot is going to be immigration vs. abbortion.

In this action packed episode of the Happy Hour, the gang discuss the latest Iowa Caucus results and what it all means. They then zero in on our young leaders by discussing the Senate race in Arizona with Ruben Gallego, the trouble with the Houthi rebels and what Seth Moulton things of that, and finally they talk about a surprising about-face with Anna Paulina Luna with regards to proxy-voting and motherhood.

Welcome back to the first Political Happy Hour of 2024, where the gang dives back into the chaos in Washington that didn't seem to take a holiday refresh. We talk impending spending bill deja vu facing the ever divided Congress, we talk election 2024, we talk immigration, political vitriol via tweet and we also discuss a special political surprise friend that dropped by Anna's house on New Year's Eve. Start the year off right by getting one bit smarter with Political Playlist Happy Hour!

On this episode of the Happy Hour, the Gang discuss the war in Ukraine, how Republicans in the House are holding Ukrainian aid hostage in exchange for demands on immigration, the alarming rate at which opioids are becoming more accessible and the push to make all drugs prescriptions electronic nation-wide, proposed by an unlikely figure in the Senate.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, the gang dives into a few serious topics like the war in Ukraine and the maelstrom of warring rhetoric on college campuses. But perhaps the most important takeaway from this episode, and reason enough to listen, is that there's a man in Florida nicknamed Mr. Tomato and he presides over a consortium of Tomato farmers known as The Tomato Titans. Yes, this is real, and we promise you need to know about it.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony catch us up on the last three weeks of goings-on in the young Congress, including the ALMOST brawl in a Senate hearing, the latest in the Santos Saga, and how more and more of our young congressional leaders are attempting to storm into the Senate. It's a bit of a grab-bag, pot-luck, holiday punch-bowl episode, so take this opportunity to pour yourself an exotic mixed drink before you hit play.

You may have noticed the asterisk in the title of this episode and that's not a typo... it was put their by our legal department because on this Happy Hour*--there it is again-- we welcome the founder of the progressive organization Dream For America who is...wait for it...only 16 years old! His name is William He and this young man is well beyond his years. Tune in for a very interesting conversation with a kid who's definitely smarter than Michael and Anthony combined.

From fake Facebook accounts sowing division about Israel and Palestine to threats on Jewish-American journalists, this episode takes us deep into the work of Forbes Technology Reporter Alexandra Levine. She talks us through our susceptibility to posts we see on social media and how tensions have become heightened online ever since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. If you're looking for different perspectives and nuanced ways to think about the unfolding conflict, tune in! IG: @politicalplaylist TikTok: @politicalplaylist Website: politicalplaylist.com