Podcast Alley: July 2, 2024

I promise I have lighter things to share. Life is Life-ing. However, you need to be on top of what's going on right now.

Electoral Reflection on the Most Recent Supreme Court Decision (There's been a ton)

Since Thursday, the only story in American politics has been President Joe Biden's poor debate performance and what on earth Democrats are going to do about it. That was until today, when the Supreme Court ruled that American presidents have legal immunity for official acts. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with Jessica Roth, a law professor and former federal prosecutor, about the details of the Supreme Court's ruling. Then 538's Nathaniel Rakich and Tia Yang discuss the continued fallout from the presidential debate.

Overview of the history of Project 2025

Every Presidential election brings with it a virtual army of advisors, donors, academics, think tanks and policy wonks. They're often full of ideas about how the country should be run – and they spend a great eal of time and money trying to sell their messages. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore one of the most controversial policy bibles in modern-day america: a set of proposals known collectively as Project 2025. Is this just the normal think tank process... or is there something more sinister at work?

Sobering Left-leaning Reflections on the News of the Previous Week

We finally beat medicare

We discuss the 1st Biden/Trump debate and also koalas.

To Lighten the Mood

The world is too depressing, let's do some happy-go-lucky '60s sunshine pop love songs! Or are they? Which is your favorite over-covered golden oldie from 1967, Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" or The Turtles' "Happy Together"?

Talk Soon.