Beste Taking Ship Podcasts (2024)

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Macedonia is at it again: A conversation with Kris Goldsmith 42:30

5y ago42:30

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Today's crew of Frank and Maggie are joined by Kris Goldsmith (@KrisGoldsmith85), Chief Investigator and Associate Director for Policy & Government Affairs at Vietnam Veterans of America to discuss his incredible 191 page report entitled "An Investigation Into Foreign Entities Who Are Targeting Troops and Veterans Online". Researched over the cours…

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This Age of Dumbest Timeline Globe is exhausting 39:02

5y ago39:02

39:02

Short one member of the crew, Frank and Elie cover Israeli politics, British politics, impeachment politics and Democratic primary politics all in a tight 70+ minutes. You wanna sound smart at the bar or coffee shop? Give a listen. Here's a transcript of Lindsey Graham's impeachment speech. We urge you to call your member of congress and ask them t…

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The One With Saul Austerlitz 59:32

5y ago59:32

59:32

Fear not, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge has not been vanquished by the sea. Our War with the Sea continues...but not this week. For overdue return episode we were joined by Saul Austerliz. Saul joined Maggie and Elie (Frank remains on shore leave) to talk about his brand new book, Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show that Defined a Te…

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Fictional Trump voters, Mueller, Muppet Prime Ministers and More 39:40

5+ y ago39:40

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The whole damn crew reunites to talk about how the UK elected a failed muppet as prime minister and what that means for_____ (you decide). With a swift shift, the crew calls out which fictional characters are Trump voters (you'll be surprised) and then - believe it or not - offering a take on current events, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge offers…

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Suing Nazis with Amy Spitalnick 58:27

5+ y ago58:27

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Do you hate Nazis? Of course you do. But what can you do about it? Do you want to sue them? Then you should listen to this episode and then go directly to: https://www.integrityfirstforamerica.org and donate some money to aid the only law suit against f-cking Nazis. Seriously, if you don't donate, you're basically saying "Hey, I support Nazis" and …

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We're running an armadillo for senate, the clown car pile up and saving stemware 41:51

5+ y ago41:51

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Short one member of the crew, Frank and Elie go way too deep into the democratic debates (aka clown car pile up) and because this primary season is going to end us all, they get stuck in that blackhole and discuss nothing else particularly valuable. Steve Bullock on CBS Late Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SzkK1qxd8M Mirror Universe: https:/…

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Frank returns and we prepare for the oncoming clown car pile up 29:25

5+ y ago29:25

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At long last, our Master of Sea War, Frank Spring returns to join Maggie Moore and Elie Jacobs aboard a fully staffed Salty Jason's Revenge. A quick detour into the upcoming clown car pile up which will be the democratic primary debates, before turning into the heavy weight no one has been waiting for: Biden vs. Booker and we end off with the cherr…

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F*ck sliced bread & the internet; air conditioning is humanity's greatest invention 31:21

5+ y ago31:21

31:21

Maggie (@MaggieM012) and Elie crew Salty Jason's Revenge alone this week, as Frank (@frankspring) continues to prepare his new offspring to battle against the seas. After discussing the clusterf*ck the upcoming Democratic primary debates promise to be, they go proceed to praise air conditioning and make suggestions for best things to do in said coo…

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The incomparable Rose Jackson joins the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge to save the country and planet 51:11

5+ y ago51:11

51:11

Elie Jacobs and Maggie Moore (Frank Spring is holding down the New Mexico office with a new addition) are joined by the irreverent Rose Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Beacon: your one-stop-shop for action and impact. Rose served as chief of staff to the State Department's Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau under the Obama Administration, and…

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Taking Ship & The Drive with Steve Jaxon CROSS OVER Part Deux 17:23

5+ y ago17:23

17:23

Two thirds* of the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge (Maggie Moore and Elie Jacobs) joined Steve Jaxon of KRSO to talk Biden, Trade Wars and more. No animals were harmed in recording this episode. *Frank Spring is on indefinite shore leave, taking advantage of the generous paternity policy offered to all members of the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge.…

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David Roth dunks on De Blasio and then leads us into a very in the weeds NBA basketball conversation 53:47

5+ y ago53:47

53:47

Frank Spring and Elie Jacobs take on the challenge of containing the wit and wisdom of Deadspin's David Roth to one podcast and fail miserably as they begin by appropriately tearing apart the very idea of NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio running for president before horrifically turning to a very technical conversation attempting to talk about today's NBA …

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SOS Episode: Whither Impeachment and has Seth Moulton scared Joe Biden from running for president? 18:47

5+ y ago18:47

18:47

We're retooling our format a bit and introducing these mini "emergency" episodes, which you can expect to see relatively - for us - frequently. The impetus for this episode WAS the expected launch announcement of Joe Biden presidential campaign. That has apparently been pushed off yet again. So since we already had this on our schedules, we decided…

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RERUN: Our calendars hate us, so we offer you Chris Frates in our stead 1:01:40

5+ y ago1:01:40

1:01:40

Between schedules and Mayor Pete's launch announcement (and we guess Eric Swalwell's announcement too?) the mighty crew of Salty Jason's Revenge couldn't record a new episode, so we're reposting an episode with one of our all-time favorite guests: Chris Frates. Chris Frates has spent his life telling stories. One of Washington’s top journalists, he…

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Dumpster fires all around: Brexit, Beto, Biden and other things that start with B 47:34

5+ y ago47:34

47:34

The entire crew is back aboard Salty Jason's Revenge. Maggie, Frank and Elie talk Brexit, and an update on the 2020 Democratic field of dreams. You wanna listen. You know you want to and get several of your friends to listen to.

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Unpopular pop culture opinions and no politics 32:25

5+ y ago32:25

32:25

Sans Frank, who's positioning himself to be the next PM of the UK and finally straighten out Brexit, Maggie and Elie do the impossible and go a full 30+ minutes without talking politics. It's a refreshing change for all of us aboard the Salty Jason's Revenge cruising through Dumbest Timeline America. Take a listen. Leave a review! Follow us on the …

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Show Me The Money 57:27

5+ y ago57:27

57:27

Frank Spring and Maggie Moore are joined by the incredible Julie Zebrak, who served in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1997-2015, including as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General and agency counsel for the Criminal Division. From 2015-2016, she served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement …

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The Parable of the Three White Men 28:00

5+ y ago28:00

28:00

Maggie and Frank discuss the latest in 2020 candidates coming and going, as well as digging into the reality TV level drama happening in UK Labour Party politics.

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RERUN: Schedules are a mess so we're reposting our episode with David Roth of Deadspin 45:39

5+ y ago45:39

45:39

Colin Kaepernick settled, Bob Kraft got in deep doodoo and this week may set the record for most dumb things in DumbestTimelineAmerica, so for all you sports ball fans out there, we're reposting our episode from March 2018 with David Roth. Also we go hella deep on politics. It's a good one. You should listen.…

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Chris Lu climbs aboard Salty Jason's Revenge to talk DNC, 2020, and Trump's "Nat'l Emergency" 50:10

6y ago50:10

50:10

For Presidents (or President's or Presidents' or Washington's Birth)Day, former Deputy Secretary of Labor, Cabinet Secretary and assistant to President Obama (and a whole bunch of other cool things), Chris Lu becomes one of the few Taking Ship repeat guests and we couldn't be more excited about it. We talk DNC (he's a member at large), we talk abou…

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CROSS OVER! Steve Jaxon takes the helm of Salty Jason’s Revenge 30:05

6y ago30:05

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Much like an "unprecedented economic boom" is really just "a boom that has rarely been seen before", in an unprecedented move, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge - Maggie Moore, Elie Jacobs & Frank Spring - go LIVE on The Drive with Steve Jaxon show on KSRO. The Taking Ship crew are huge fans of Steve's and have been thrilled to join Steve and Mike …

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The Bolsheviks are kinda like hipster haters, Roger Stone, Shut Down, Bernie and more! 29:57

6y ago29:57

29:57

Reunited, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge delves into one of the dumber weeks in America. From President Good Brain Best Words having to call Speaker Pelosi "mommy" to Roger Stone's half naked body and Starbucks coffee just being the worst. This is a quick episode to start your week of off right. articles briefly mentioned: https://theconcourse.d…

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On National "Good Day" Day the crew wildly speculates about the shutdown and plays an SNL game 28:36

6y ago28:36

28:36

With Frank Spring possibly trying to fashion an axle out of guano, an iPhone charging cord and the wrapper from a rest stop microwavable burrito, Maggie Moore and Elie Jacobs celebrate National "Good Day" Day by speculating wildly (some may say irresponsibly) about the shutdown and then play everyone's favorite parlor game: "Who should play the dem…

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We've entered reruns! Give a listen to this great interview w/ Chris Lu from Dec 2017 57:53

6y ago57:53

57:53

Taking the week off the high seas, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge decided to repost an old interview with one of our incredible guests: Chris Lu. Chris is currently a Practitioner Senior Fellow at the Miller Center and has been: Deputy secretary of labor in the Obama Administration White House cabinet secretary and assistant to President Obama E…

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Big Wheels Keep on Turning - The Crew is joined by Bobby Big Wheels 54:02

6y ago54:02

54:02

With one crew member off this week, Frank and Elie are joined by Aaron ____ (aka: @BobbyBigWheel) for a lengthy conversation about what lessoned can be learned from the 2018 race, how donors should be thinking about making donations and general states of play. This is a good one for all you political nerds out there.…

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Nominations for dumbest stuff in 2018 Dumbest Timeline America 26:37

6y ago26:37

26:37

Together for the last voyage of 2018, Frank, Maggie and Elie put forth their nominations for dumbest thing, dumbest person and dumbest enterprise in the year of our lord 2018. This year lasted so long, we've all aged multiples of what was though to be physically possible. Remember the torture device in The Princess Bride? Yea... kinda like that. An…

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Taking Ship LIVE - deciding who the Dem '20 nominee will be with a live audience 1:20:13

6y ago1:20:13

1:20:13

The podcast you didn't know you needed, brings you the LIVE audience episode you don't want to miss. Frank, Maggie & Elie - together in the same location for only the 2nd time since the full crew was aboard - decided to invite all their friends to go "tourney-style" on the 2020 Democratic primary field. If this is already Dumbest Timeline America, …

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Pesky WASPs, scalding hot takes and tickets to our live show 20:02

6y ago20:02

20:02

In a super brief episode, Frank, Maggie and Elie spend about as much time as any of them could stomach discussing His Eminence Ross Doutat's takes (links below). More importantly, they announce more details about their live show on Monday December 17th at 7p in Union Square, NYC (Eventbrite link below).LIVE EVENT: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/takin…

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Barbi Appelquist drinks coffee from a bull's skull & teaches the crew what's what 48:32

6y ago48:32

48:32

Joined by long overdue superstar guest, Barbi Appelquist, Frank Spring and Elie Jacobs talk California politics, national politics, the importance of state legislatures and they try to figure out what's the matter with Kansas. You're gonna wanna take a listen. You're also going to want to reserve the evening of Monday December 17th on your calendar…

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AOC, Pelosi, the future of democracy, Brexit & dunking on Area Man 46:55

6y ago46:55

46:55

You've waited for it, so we delivered. Together on the high seas once again, Frank, Maggie & Elie skip the pleasantries and useless election "hot takes" and get down to business talking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and why both the left and right are terrified of her, the future of the House under Pelosi (or someone else...hm??), a quick skip across th…

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GOTV is not a radio station and smokers vote too 42:46

6y ago42:46

42:46

Frank Spring was out pounding pavement and doors to get out the vote, so Maggie and Elie recorded this week's episode behind his back. We cover GOTV, make our predictions and hope for death by black hole. Check us out.

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The Great American Roadshow with Charlie Bonner 51:18

6y ago51:18

51:18

Frank and Maggie are back, but this time they are joined by the amazing Charlie Bonner (@CharlieKBonner) , contributor to Progress Texas, Democratic operative, and road warrior. Charlie completed a road trip across America, learning and listening along the way. Tune in to hear what he learned.Recommendations from Charlie: The Trevor Project (https:…

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The Slow Decay of Democracy: Let's Drink Rosé 39:37

6y ago39:37

39:37

Frank and Maggie are back this week to discuss how all of our democratic institutions are crumbling and how they manage to get through these troubling times. Hot tip: drinking rosé always helps. Also on the docket: DC initiative 77, ignoring SCOTUS, and Instagram accounts to keep you laughing even when you feel like crying.…

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The Fabians live every week like it's Shark Week 41:24

6y ago41:24

41:24

With the entire crew together again, Frank, Maggie and Elie talk about a 19th century British conspiracy theory, how we don't deserve Ben Carson and ride a Blue Wave to try and do math in Texas. The sea is angry, friends, you don't want to miss this episode. An article that was mentioned can be found here: https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/brett-ka…

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The Op-Ed™ and the Dumbest Things In The News 39:06

6y ago39:06

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This week, Maggie and Frank offer up their top picks for who authored the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times, roll their eyes at the New Yorker Festival's invitation to Bannon, shake their heads at the NFL, and laugh at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings.

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1st class rabbit, idiot men, impeachment, best pods 39:35

6y ago39:35

39:35

Frank Spring is taking a leisurely European-like August so is off ship again leaving Maggie Moore and Elie Jacobs to on their own. Making the most of their time, they say nice things about John McCain, talk about the fire hose of news last week, a dude named Duncan and his bunny and round it all out with a review of good books and podcasts.…

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The crew talks ill fitting suits & future of Dems 1:03:12

6+ y ago1:03:12

1:03:12

Reunited (and joined by Batgirl) at last, Maggie, Frank and Elie prognosticate about the races they're paying attention to and what we can divine from Frank's travels about the future prospects of the Democratic Party. Then things get interesting. Come to find out about a trench coat full of ferrets, stay for toddlers wearing their father's suit. I…

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The Law: Can you eat it? 40:37

6+ y ago40:37

40:37

This week, Maggie and Frank dig into the finer points of Supreme Court history and current cases with Alexandra Meise (the attorney we all wished we had, Partner, MSK LLP; adjunct professor of int’l Human Rights Law at Georgetown Law). Come for the updates on the latest items before the court, stay for hot takes fictional judges.Organization Alexan…

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Maggie and Elie talk Bigfoot erotica and ask questions 27:10

6+ y ago27:10

27:10

With Frank on shore leave (again...we know), Maggie and Elie go all Socratic and ask each other questions. If you wanna know your podcast hosts a little better, you wanna listen to this one.Couple things to flag:http://bulletcatcherstheplay.comhttps://israelguidedog.org

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Shauna Dillavou school the crew on cyber matters 1:17:14

6+ y ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Joined by Shauna Dillavou, of Security+ Frank Spring & Elie Jacobs (Maggie Moore is on shore leave) talk about cyber security, what campaigns do wrong, what the Russian did -and may do-, why the Twitters sucks, the idiocy of campaigns, senate staffers and all white male board rooms. They also almost talk about the idiocy of the Blockchain. This is …

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Disappointment in breakfast, & a letter from the Commodore 31:50

6+ y ago31:50

31:50

Join Maggie Moore - sounding resplendent - and Elie Jacobs sounding like he's been thrown into the trunk of the missing Frank Spring's car as they review the NATO summit, talk about how and if the country can recover from Trump, the new White House Communication Director's wife and revisit the ghosts of the aughts via Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Pa…

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SCOTUS, NY14th, Scott Pruitt and Maggie makes summer plans.mp3 33:22

6+ y ago33:22

33:22

In this steaming hot summer in Dumbest Timeline America, Maggie, Frank and Elie hand out some of the hottest takes imaginable on SCOTUS, the NY14th and what it means for Dems, what PM May is thinking (or not) and we sing a dirge for Scott Pruitt.

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Maggie Moore becomes our overlord & dragging on AltCenterism 59:37

6+ y ago59:37

59:37

Frank & Elie welcome Maggie Moore as an official crew member of Salty Jason's Revenge and then things get weird. For your listening pleasure we reevaluate and define Dumbest Timeline America, the incompetence/malice scale and then spend way too much time on AltCenterism and dragging on DaveBro and JRube. You should listen, eat turkey and buy tshirt…

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Mindless recalcitrant defiance w/ Mike Connolly & the latest primaries 52:14

6+ y ago52:14

52:14

With #DumbestTimelineAmerica turning into the low-budget Bulgarian sequel to the Airplane! movies, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge by special Igles correspondent, Mike Connolly to talk patriotism, stupidity and the meaning of life. After another dumb football conversation, Frank and Elie turn to reviewing this week's primaries and a deep dive int…

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The Commodore is aboard to talk primaries, twitter and kitchen hacks (apologies for cr_p audio quality).mp3 49:23

6+ y ago49:23

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With audio quality leaving much to be desired, the crew of Salty Jason’s Revenge are joined by the Commodore himself: Jason Stanford. Recording from a restaurant in NYC and the VanStanford’s kitchen in Austin, Frank, Elie and Jason talk about the most recent batch of primaries, the legal decision that forces #PresidentGoodBrainBestWords to unblock …

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The dumbest college football conversation ever, top men, Jerusalem & Negative sentiment override.mp3 29:15

6+ y ago29:15

29:15

In a shorter episode than usual, Frank (recovering from being ill) & Elie (beset by allergies), talk about the American Embassy moving to Jerusalem and how only "top men" should be sent to preside over the occasion. They also have a lengthy chat about Negative Sentiment Override and figure out a way to link it to electoral politics. Somehow college…

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Solving all the problems with Ngiste Abebe & why conservatives lose.mp3 58:43

6+ y ago58:43

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ATTN SOUNDCLOUD listeners: we have moved to anchor.fm. Please be sure to update how you listen to us.Frank and Elie are joined for the second time by Ngiste Abebe, to talk about "Fuck it, we'll do it ourselves", the Democratic party's social mission, a deep dive into why conservatives lose and if/how the left may be owning itself. We are the owned,…

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DPRK, Iran, Tshirts are really whiskey, and everyone gets a pony 47:43

6+ y ago47:43

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ATTN SOUNDCLOUD listeners: we are in the process of moving to anchor.fm. Please be sure to update how you listen to us.With new intro music in hand, the crew of Salty Jason's Revenge invites the Corps of Discovery to visit our brand spanking new website: www.takingship.comIn today's cruise through #DumbestTimelineAmerica, Frank Spring & Elie Jacobs…

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Talking data, modeling & algorithms with Laila El Gohary & a threat to Krzyzewski 57:14

6+ y ago57:14

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WE HAVE NEW INTRO MUSIC!!!Joined by data guru Laila El Gohary, Frank & Elie FINALLY learn about data and politics. Long has the crew of "Salty Jason's Revenge" spoken about data, now they actually learn about it. This is THE episode you need to listen to if you want to stop bull sh!tting and actually know what you're talking about. Follow us at @ta…

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Guestless, it's all DumbestTimelineAmerica, Sweeny Todd and the Ballad of P90Pauly 37:52

6+ y ago37:52

37:52

Alone at sea for the first time in a few weeks, Frank and Elie dive straight into the reality that we're all just living the same Tuesday in #DumbestTimelineAmerica over and over. P90Pauly (aka Paul Ryan), takes his ball and goes home, DaveBro says new and dumb things related to AltCenterism and oh yea, impeachment. Take a listen and subscribe and …

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Joined by Chris Frates, the boys get deep into analyzing Dumbest Timeline America 1:02:18

6+ y ago1:02:18

1:02:18

Multimedia superstar Chris Frates (podcast co-host, SiriusXM host, former CNN, National Journal, Politico and more reporter) joins Frank and Elie to talk politics and media and they provide an update on the war with the sea. You really don't want to miss this episode.

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