Politics: Reloaded

Happy Thanksgiving, from all of us at the Politics: Reloaded Podcast! Hopefully you and yours have enjoyed the traditionally American-sized turkey dinner, and are just now awakening from your tryptophan-induced comas, prepared to repent at the New Year for all of your caloric sins. The gang returned a while ago and did an entire Charlie Kirk-themed show…but you’ll find out why it never made it to air in today’s episode. And while the holidays are always hectic, We can say with reasonable confidence that there will be at least a couple of episodes over the month of December. Topics for the roundtable include:* A Real Kick in the Ballroom - Trump is building a ballroom…with his own money. And everyone wants to know…who cares?* Kirk Out - A brief redux of our collective thoughts about the Charlie Kirk assassination, and the potential new American Great Awakening it may have spawned.* Shameless Capitalism - We plug my new book…again! Christmas is coming up, so get your copies today (link below)! Also, the audiobook version is coming mid-December. So if you’re not a physical book, kind of person, you’ll be able to get that soon (but still buy physical copies for all those nerds you love…it’ll be a great Christmas present)!Buy Space Tractor On Amazon Here! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

Did you miss us? We missed you - with everything we threw…we need practice. After a few weeks of unannounced hiatus (all explained in the show intro, I promise), the gang has returned for more adventures. Also, don’t forget to check out the bonus episode - we get my mom a birthday present!Topics for the roundtable include: * Gary and the Manderings - Texas Republicans are redistricting, and the Democrats are hopping mad…in fact, some of them hopped right out of the state…(also, Josh gets schooled on how to pronounce “gerrymandering”)* The North-Bound End of a South-Bound Mule - Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has had a lot of less-than-pleasant things to say about Secretary of State Chuck Gray lately. What do we need to do to bring a certain amount of professionalism and decency back to politics? (And should we start with our Commander in Chief?)\If you’d like to pre-order a Kindle copy of Josh Jennings’ new book - ‘Space Tractor’ - you can click the link below. Comes out in paperback and Kindle October 16th, and is coming out on Audible soon after.Space Tractor - Amazon Kindle Pre-Order This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, the gang gets together to discuss their Fourth of July experiences. It’s a little bit of a different show, as there’s really only one topic: Freedom. Where does it come from, how did we acquire it as a nation, and how do we keep it? Also welcoming to the program our special guest: James Temple, Chairman of the Sheridan County GOP. Special thanks to New York City Mayoral candidate Zorhan Mamdani, for inspiring the opening monologue! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, our fearless foursome teams up once again to solve all the world’s problems. Namely, those in the country of Iran and the state of Wyoming. It’s a big ol’ episode, with two big ol’ topics instead of four this episode. Don’t worry, they make two topics *feel* like four.We’d like to thank you for listening - this show is growing day by day, and we’re hearing very good things from people who love it. If you’re listening, please like, subscribe and share the show in every way you can! Topics for the roundtable include:* Bomb Bomb Bomb…Bomb Bomb Iran - Will the United States’ involvement with the Israeli attack on Iran be effective in the long run, and should we be involved in any regime change efforts?* Doo Doo Doo Lookin’ Out My Back Dorr - What happens when a Second Amendment lobbying group turns out to be little more than a cash grab for a savvy set of grifters?Note: Link to Blaze Media story about the Dorr Brothers: Gun-rights 'grifter'? Activist accused of exploiting 2A supporters for profit This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, the gang rejoins to do what they do best: talk. The Jennings clan is still undergoing some family difficulties (which we’ll discuss on the show very soon, dear listener), so today, you’re getting what was originally supposed to be Episode 006. We recorded this a few weeks ago, but wanted to include it largely because we finish up our discussion on gun control….for now…We’d like to thank you for listening - this show is growing day by day, and we’re hearing very good things from people who love it. If you’re listening, please like, subscribe and share the show in every way you can! Topics for the roundtable include:* Gun Control, Part Deux - What are the emotional side-effects of gun violence, both inside the 2A community and outside it? And what does it mean to say that there is collateral damage to freedom? (Plus, we go chasing down the illegal immigration rabbit-hole, so you get extra content!)* Where’s Toto When You Need Them? - There have been reports that white South African farmers are being slaughtered amidst an emerging genocide; what should be the role of the United States in checking this behavior, if any?* Who Watches the Botchers? - Joe Biden has revealed that he has late-stage cancer…all of a sudden. We take a little trip down to Conspiracy Corner to ask: how long did the people around him know about this, and why were they (probably) hiding it?* (Log)Rollin’ up the River - The Wyoming State Legislature is plagued with backchannel deals, including those that qualify as “log rolling”; what can be done about it, and what will be done about it?* Email at Last! Email At Last! Praise God Almighty, We Got an Email at Last! - And we’re not gonna tell you what it’s about…you’ll just have to listen to the episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, things are a little different in Podcastistan ,as half the gang is gone - Mark and Dana are traveling due to an illness in the Jennings Family (all thoughts and prayers appreciated), so David and Josh do the show as a mashup of Politics: Reloaded and Cowboy State Politics Weekend Update. They also welcome the first guest to the Politics: Reloaded show, podcast host and journalist Justin Robert Young. Fear not, faithful fans - all will return to normal next week (although the guest interview was so good, we may have to do that more regularly). Topics for the roundtable include:* A Better Letter to the Editor - David and Josh discuss a letter to the editor in a Wyoming newspaper, wherein a church leader looks down her nose at a cartoon about the alleged perpetrator of the recent firebombing in Colorado.* AI AI AI – David and Josh talk about how terrifying it is when you tell AI to switch off and it’s like, “Nah, bro.”* The Titanic Food Fight – Justin Robert Young, host of the Politics, Politics, Politics podcast and co-host of the We’re Not Wrong podcast, joins the show to discuss the recent fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk - what caused it, and what’s the likely outcome? Subscribe to Justin’s Substack at: Politics Politics Politics This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, the gang reunites to help kick off a new era in religion and politics. Topics for the roundtable include:* POPE-pouri – Is it possible that the moral direction of our culture will swing in the right direction in the new era of Da Pope?* (Conspiracy Corner) A Vouchie for the Fauci Ouchie – Insurance companies in Kentucky are incentivizing its healthcare providers handsomely to offer the COVID vaccine to the public…time to put on the tin-foil hats?* It Takes Village Idiots – In the wild winter wonderland of Wyoming, what happens when parental rights are ignored, and parents are left out of social transitioning decisions?* Chekhov’s Gun Control – Part One of a debate centered around the following question: if there was a lever you could pull that made all guns disappear, AND if the number of murders per year was demonstrably less, would you pull that lever? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, our fine, feathered cast of characters discusses Easter plans - spoiler alert, there’s a Renaissance faire involved - and talks serious Trump for a lot of the show. Also, Josh Jennings debuts his new “children’s” book, Timmy the Tapeworm: A Story About Sharing (Note; not actually for kids). Topics for the roundtable include:* Jesus is Lord…BIGLY - What does the White House Easter message say about the current and future states of our country?* Was the Dinner Bill Too High? - What can we take away from the recent monologue by Bill Maher about his dinner with Trump?* Redeeming Whitey - What led the Trump White House to issue an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian?* Most Likely to Secede - A retrospective on the 2025 Wyoming Legislature session…thanks for all the memories? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

This week, the Jennings Gang holes up together in sunny Diet Hell (Texas), while Mister Iverson remains up in God’s country (Wyoming). Topics for the roundtable include:* No Gun Fun ‘Til 21, Hon - Why does California push such stringent gun restrictions on 18 to 20-year-olds?* The Egg Cartels Arise - How did we get to a point where more eggs are being smuggled across the border than fentanyl?* Is Abrams Tanking? - Will Stacy Abrams be prosecuted for election fundraising malfeasance?* The Tax Man Cometh - We talk unrealized capital gains taxes, and other sources of severe depression. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

The group re-unites for a second episode, opening with Josh’s correction of his own mistake in the first episode. Topics this episode include:* Headed for a Shutdown? - Why are the Democrats burning Chuck Schumer in effigy?* The J.D. Vance of it All - Is Europe committing civilizational suicide, and are we going to do the same?* Singing the Supplemental Budget Blues - Are Wyoming’s Redcoats at it again, and does it go deeper than just the fiscal part?* The Case of the Missing Governor’s Signature - What is the “What is a Woman Act” and why didn’t Wyoming’s governor want to put his signature on it? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the Politics: Reloaded Podcast, hosted by Josh Jennings, David Iverson, Mark Jennings and Dana Jennings - four friends (and three family members), all involved in or with politics, having a good old-fashioned roundtable discussion every week about what’s going on in the news. This Conservative Right shopping cart would run completely smoothly, except for that squeaky Center Right fourth wheel (hint: it’s Josh) which occasionally needs oiling. This week’s topics are:* The Orange Man Speaketh…for hours: Do the Democrats actually have a plan in the wake of Trump’s presidential win and SOTU speech?* Dust Off the Space Shuttle: Why is the rescue of two NASA astronauts being so politicized?* Don’t California Education my Iowa Education: How does DEI keep getting sneaked into school curricula at the state level, and is the Department of Education involved?* The Redcoats are Coming!: Why do so many Republicans get into office and then immediately start acting against the best interests of their constituents? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit politicsreloaded.substack.com/subscribe