In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal talk turkey day plans, share their takes on how the shutdown ended, discuss the importance of extending ACA subsidies, consider why the Democrats backed down on demands, assess the many sins of ICE, denounce agents’ actions outside the law, agree about the ways that immigration enforcement must change & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal recount their (& their friend Tony’s) very adult Halloweens, try to read the tea leaves in Democrats dominating the off-year elections, look into the mystery of Mamdani, agree that Trump shouldn’t be denying kids food, argue (vehemently & at length) about who has the moral high ground in the shutdown shenanigans & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal get hyped for Halloween, discuss the No Kings crowds & who they were, review the Republicans’ demonization & denigration of the protestors, argue about over-the-line ICE tactics, talk race-based refugee policies, bemoan ballroom plans & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics...listen to Andrew & Sal recall the cast of Taxi, give credit where credit is due for the Gaza ceasefire, discuss dim hopes for a clear path forward in Palestine, agree on the perfect solution to the shutdown saga, sort through fact & fiction in Portland, talk troops as political tools, ponder the condition of Trump’s diminishing-or-not mental state & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal dig up old grudges from Art History class, disagree about who backed who into a corner with the government shutdown, discuss Pete Hegseth’s Ted Talk for the generals & Trump’s declaration that it’s time for the military to start turning its sights on American citizens, fret over RFK’s Tylenol folly, weigh in on Pam Bondi’s prosecution of Comey, agree that $20 billion for Argentina is $20 billion too much & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal contemplate clever ways to cook worms, share their reactions to Charlie Kirk’s murder, discuss their views of who Kirk really was, talk about the false divide between left & right wing political violence & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal talk turn-of-the-century medicine, get grossed-out by the creepiness of the Epstein birthday book & Trump’s apparent contribution to the creepiness, worry about signs of stagflation looming over the economy, discuss whether Trump can get it back on track & much more…

In this week’s episode of Friends with Politics, listen to Andrew & Sal ruminate on a radioactive cat, discuss the impact of military deployments on American soil, argue about authoritarianism, worry about RFK’s increasingly anti-science actions, talk about the EPA fighting against the fight against climate change & much more…