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‘Can We Please Talk?’ is a news commentary podcast hosted by Mike Leon & Nick Zaveri. Each week, the guys break down the latest news stories making headlines, featuring award-winning journalists, correspondents, former & current government officials, best-selling authors, members of Congress & more, to help provide analysis & informed perspective. “We talk to people who know what they’re talking about!” 


Learn more about our show and the family of shows on Leon Media Network, LLC at - https://www.leonmedianetwork.com/


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Mike is joined by former Lead ISR coordinator for the U.S. Army and the host of 'This Week Explained', Kervin Aucoin to discuss the latest developments on the war in Iran. This episode is presented by -Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee, with the best news commentary podcast, keeping you informed in 2026!  Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  MLB is back, March Madness, NBA & NHL playoff chase, concerts, whatever you need, SeatGeek has got the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the confirmation hearing of Senator Markwayne Mullin to run Homeland Security, a recent resignation by someone in the administration over the Iran war, plus, fmr. assistant to President Biden and Democratic strategist, Meghan Hays stops by to discuss why you can't tune out what is happening in American politics.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick with the latest on the war in Iran, Sr. advisor to James Talarico's campaign and President of Solidarity Strategies, Chuck Rocha stops by to talk about how Talarico won the primary in Texas and the road ahead to November's general election, plus, a $220 million dollar taxpayer farewell to someone you've seen on your tv. Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the war in Iran, as the President Trump authorized military strikes over the weekend, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under President Obama & author of 'The Briefing Book' on Substack, Joel Rubin, joined the guys to analyze what happened, the political fallout at home, and what should happen next for the people of Iran.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the State of the Union speech, plus a panel discussion on the speech with the host of 'Ringside Politics', Jeff Crouere.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the FCC/CBS controversy over the airing of James Talarico's interview with Stephen Colbert, the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson, plus Immigration Correspondent at NPR, Ximena Bustillo joins to discuss the partial government shutdown happening over I.C.E. funding.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike is joined by former FBI Supervisory special agent Scott Duffey to examine the doorbell camera video in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping and what details and clues it could potentially help law enforcement with on solving this case, plus Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) stops by to discuss the latest from Capitol Hill - ICE funding, Trump administration suing the IRS & how taxpayers could be on the hook and more. Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the recent arrest of fmr. CNN anchor & journalist Don Lemon, the particulars surrounding the protest he attended at a church and the 1st amendment brushing up against the FACE Act, plus, fmr. federal prosecutor & host of 'At-lyse You Heard It Here' podcast, Alyse Adamson, explains the past month in Minnesota from a legal perspective, and what to make of the recent Epstein files release.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. #coffee #tea And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the past week in Minnesota, the recent DHS report on the Alex Pretti encounter with CBP officers, plus, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) joined to discuss her 'no' vote on additional funding for Homeland Security unless guardrails are put in place, a potential looming government shutdown, and what she wants her fellow colleagues in Congress to start doing together - legislating.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host of the 'Grounded' podcast, journalist, Scripps News anchor Maritsa Georgiou, joins Mike from the ground in Minneapolis to explain the mood in her home state of Minnesota, what she is hearing from friends, family, local & state officials, and why the administration is lying about the video evidence in this latest incident.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC.  The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek. Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on President Trump's tariff threats to the UK & seven other Nato-allied countries until a deal is reached to purchase Greenland, the potential threat of military force and what this would mean, plus, CNN sr. legal analyst & former federal prosecutor Elie Honig stops by to examine all that has happened the past month in Minnesota. Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. The best tasting coffee is back, along with the best news commentary podcast keeping you informed in 2026! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase.And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"Watch the video.."

"Watch the video.."

2026-01-1301:06:16

Mike & Nick on the Renee Good killing in Minnesota, the subsequent protests nationwide, Executive Director at the ACLU in Washington D.C., Monica Hopkins joins to explain your rights and the work the ACLU is doing to inform the public, plus part two of our interview with FL D-27 Congressional candidate Robin Peguero. Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the U.S.'s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the fallout, and what comes next. Joining them to discuss - fmr. lead ISR coordinator for the U.S. Army & host of This Week Explained, Kervin Aucoin, GZERO Media correspondent Alex Kliment, and fmr. prosecutor & congressional candidate in FL's 27th district, Robin Peguero.This episode is brought to you by - Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The 2025 Yearender

The 2025 Yearender

2025-12-2940:30

Mike & Nick look at the year that was, top stories, hand out some presents and some lumps of coal for a few folks in 2025. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!This episode is presented by -Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike is joined by guest co-host, Washington Post National politics reporter Sabrina Rodriguez, to talk about the shootings at Brown University & in Australia, President Trump's comments about the murder of Rob Reiner, plus, fmr. U.S. assistant attorney, Zeteo legal contributor & author of 'The Little Law School' on Substack, Kim Wehle stops by to examine the Supreme Court cases heard this fall and why you should be paying attention.This episode is brought to you by - Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on Jasmine Crockett jumping into the Texas senate race for 2026, Netflix's potential merger with Mike's old job at WarnerMedia and what it all means, plus, Reuters Pentagon correspondent Idrees Ali on the boat strikes, Sec. Hegseth's shaky last few months, and how the actual Pentagon press core is still hard at work. This episode is brought to you by - Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick are joined by fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State & author of The Briefing Book on Substack, Joel Rubin, to break down the boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers, the administrations communications around these events, the latest on the wars still happening in Ukraine & in Gaza, plus, Mike & Nick on a growing trend happening in Congress that is pointing towards a crazy 2026.Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special Thanksgiving week episode, Congressman Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) joined Mike to discuss the Epstein files latest, the Trump admin's continued attack on drug boats& what Congress should be doing about it, the 2025 election wins for Dems & potential momentum into the midterms, and a government shutdown that is still looming around the corner in 2026.This episode is brought to you by - Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Dream Deferred

A Dream Deferred

2025-11-1801:02:25

Mike & Nick on more drug boats being blown up by the U.S. government, author of 'A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power' & CNN Newsnight anchor Abby Phillip stops by to discuss her new book on Rev. Jackson and the way he created the modern Democratic coalition, plus, MTG is doing the craziest political 180 ever seen. But are you buying it? This episode is brought to you by - Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike & Nick on the Senate vote to get the government funded through Jan 30th of 2026, the political fallout, the pending House vote & what to watch for, founder of 'Here's Why w/ Kevin', Kevin Ortega-Rojas joined us to discuss the government shutdown, what he's heard from Democrats across the country after the elections, his rise in the independent media lane and what mainstream outlets should be mimicking from his playbook, plus, 77 pardons you may have missed and why they really won't help those folks much. Can We Please Talk? is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that helps Mike & Nick break down the latest news & politics! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use the promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase. And by SeatGeek.  Need a night out? SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase and enjoy that night out!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/can-we-please-talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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