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 8.13 - A Dreamy Jeff & John Anniversary
That’s right, your hosts celebrate the three year anniversary of their show; John has a Glenn Beck dream; health care passes, finally; student loan reform too!; some talk on financial regulation (including philosophical debate between Jeff and John); how worried should we be about violence by anti-government types?; Devil’s Advocate - Jeff has to defend Obama’s offshore drilling decision; Suicide bombings in Moscow - what does this mean for Russia, and what broader lessons can we draw about the nature of ‘terrorism?’; US and Russia agree on a new START treaty; Rants - John on Obama and state secrets, Jeff on Jon Stewart and Glenn Beck, and both discuss their 3 year anniversary; stay tuned through the end to find out what song John dedicates to Jeff on this special occasion.
Episode 8.12 - International Rhubarb Pi(e) Day!
Jeff and John discuss pi (and pie); Comprehensive preview of Tuesday night’s Democratic and Republican caucuses; For the 13679th time, health care reform is thisclose to being passed; student loan reform is on the way; Obama proposes significant changes to No Child Left Behind; Devil’s Advocate - John has to sink to the depths of hell to justify Israeli’s diplomatic affront to Joe Biden; a discussion on the misguided belief that the Supreme Court is above politics; Afghanistan updates; Rants - Jeff on Daylight Savings Time, John on reducing US nuclear weapons stockpiles
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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 8.5 - The Danish Panopticon of Health Care, Obama, and Tiger Woods
John has an important statement to make; a surprising discussion on health care reform; Government to pay Native Americans in a $3.4 billion legal settlement; Copenhagen climate talks updates; new polls on Colorado Senate races; Obama’s Nobel speech + J&J get into a heated argument on his foreign policy record; Devil’s Advocate - John has to defend Tony Blair’s admission that no WMDs in Iraq = NBD; is facebook the modern Panopticon?; Rants - John on ACORN’s vindication, Jeff on Jenny Sanford and Tiger Woods
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 8.3 - Jeff is Balloon Boy, John wishes there was never a balloon
Jeff is obsessed with Balloon Boy story; John hates, intensely, on the Balloon Boy story/obsession; Discussion of Obama’s Nobel, albeit a week late; Romanoff/Bennett update; UN votes on the Goldstone Report; health care - Finance Committee finally votes and what will the final bill look like; Devil’s Advocate - John has to defend the teabaggers; Rants - John on Obama’s regulation FAIL and Jeff revisits Balloon-ism
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
