Episode 9.3 - On Philosophy, Iran, and the Queen
The show begins with a brief philosophical digression…; updates on the oil spill; Lots of primary results to discuss!; the Gaza flotilla raid, Israel’s present, and Israel’s future; One of this show’s best debates ever, on Iranian sanctions and the correct path of US policy; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff must argue that Sarah Palin is (gasp) a feminist; Rants - Jeff on why the border shouldn’t be militarized, John on the need for a new course for economic policy; World Cup thoughts and predictions
Episode 9.2 - John’s Inferiority Complex
Jeff and John discuss why John has an inferiority complex vis-a-vis Jeff; Breakdown of primaries in KY, PA, and AR; intense debate over how much (if at all) to blame the Obama admin for the response to the Gulf oil spill; In wake of scientists creating a living cell artificially, J&J theorize and moralize about the future; Iran signs an agreement over nuclear fuel with Turkey and Brazil - should this be welcomed?; Devil’s Advocate - John must defend the Bush Doctrine; Financial regulation passes! (the Senate, at least…); Rants - Jeff on drawing Mohammed, John on the US War on Drugs; Breaking news from Colorado party assemblies
Episode 8.11 - The Elusive Self-Filibuster
Jeff accuses John of anti-Americanism; Andrew Romanoff is endorsed by Mike Miles, but does it matter?; ramifications of the health care summit - John might even be slightly optimistic; Jeff uses John Yoo to teach us all an important lesson; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to defend the filibuster; Mousavi is sharpening his criticism in Iran; Who counts as a ‘Terrorist?’; Rants - John on re-criminalizing torture and limiting Blackwater, Jeff uses Dick Cheney’s heart attack to teach us all another important lesson
Episode 8.10 - Podcasting Olympics
Obama’s upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama and the future of US-China relations; a new strategy for Iran?; bad congressional strategy on a jobs bill; Devil’s Advocate - John must be the one, the only, Sarah Palin; John Hickenlooper questions climate change - or maybe not?; Blackwater has billed the US for strippers and prostitutes - and might get more US contracts; Major news from Great Britain on the issue of torture; Rants - Jeff on the Winter Olympics, John (after dissenting on the Olympics) on the Obama missile defense lie
Episode 8.6 - Angst-Ridden Souls
Even when they agree, Jeff and John can’t help but argue about the health care compromise winding its way through Congress; Should we be celebrating the Copenhagen agreement?; John swears off optimism; marijuana in Colorado and the prospects for legalization; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to defend TIME for naming Bernanke person of the year and Bernanke’s inexplicable reluctance to give a damn about unemployment; news on Iran; Rants - Jeff questions our priorities when DoD gets $626 billion for 1 year and we can’t agree to spend $870 billion on health care; John on a small glimmer of hope for real negotiations between Israel and Palestine
Episode 8.4 - A Show of Epic Proportions
Jeff and John return from their unintended hiatus and deliver the most epic CPV show episode ever; Afghanistan debate; Copenhagen and other climate news; Updates on Colorado Senate and Governor races; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff defends bad economic policy and high unemployment; Surprise, Surprise, J & J argue about Obama admin’s approach to detainees; what to make of the UC student protests?; Rants - Jeff on his two favorite totalitarian regimes, John gives Obama a belated and not happy anniversary message.
Episode 8.2 - A Real-Life Remote (no kidding) from the DU Dems BBQ
Jeff and John are on location at the DU Dems/Denver Dems BBQ: Interviews with Dillon Doyle, President of the DU Dems and with Dr. Irene Aguilar, President of Health Care for All Colorado; Hearty debate on the meaning and consequences of new Iran nuclear information; local Najibullah Zazi is arrested and accused of plotting a terrorist attack; Hypocrisy on defunding ACORN; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to direct vitriol at the Obama admin for dropping Bush-era missile defense plans; Rants - John on the fear that Obama is giving up on a global climate deal months before the Copenhagen conference and Jeff on the lack of perspective in discussions on Afghanistan
Episode 7.8 - Iranian elections; Interview with Prof. Rob Prince
The details, political ramifications, and technological issues at play in the Iranian elections and subsequent protests; Discussion with Prof. Rob Prince on Israel and the future of US-Israeli relations under Obama; Colorado grocery worker’s labor dispute; Latest news on health care; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to defend Eric Cantor likening Obama to Putin; Rants; John blasts the Supreme Court ruling that ensures innocent prisoners stay in prison; Jeff on North Korea
