The Lonely Liberal

Week of April 6: Deportations, Measles, and a Penguin Caused a Helicopter Crash

On this week's news round-up, Rick and I discuss some of the most controversial stories, including:
Trump Administration says they paused some USAID programs by mistake
Trump is considering paying 10k to each Greenlander 
AP gets allowed back into the White House
Trump discusses potentially deporting American citizens
Trump suggests a $1 trillion defense budget
RFK interview and measles outbreak
And more silly/absurd stories like:
Treasury Secretary Bessent suggests that fired federal workers can work in factories opened through tariffs
National Park services removes Harriet Tubman from Underground Railroad webpage
Egg prices hit an all-time high ahead of Easter
Education Secretary repeatedly says we need A1 in classrooms, meaning AI
South Africa helicopter crash due to a loose penguin
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What Is Going On With the Economy?

On today's show, we tackle the ever-pressing topic of... what the hell is going on with the economy? The tariffs are here, no they're not, my stocks look great, I'll never retire...so much drama, and we'll walk you through it! 
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Week of March 29th: Trump Flirts with Third Term, Liberation Day, and Taxed Penguins

On this week's news round-up, Rick and I discuss some of the most controversial stories, including: 
• Trump continues to press third term
• WI Supreme Court
• Senator Booker's Long Speech
• Liberation Day and Recession
• Hands Off Protest 
• Trump Puts Tariffs on Islands Inhabited Only by Penguins
• Trump pardons a company
• Commerce refers to EU beef as “weak”
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Why are Americans SO Unhappy?

The U.S. just received its worst score ever recorded on the World Happiness Index report, and that feels...right? On today's show, we dive into the data, where the U.S. falls short, what happy countries do right, and how the U.S. can design systems that prioritize happiness. 
 
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Week of March 23rd: Leaked Texts, Free Speech Violations, and Eggs

On this week's news round-up, we are again joined by Rick to discuss some of the most controversial stories, including: 
• Pete Hegseth and top officials add Atlantic Journalist to secret groupchat
• Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk detained and arrested for op ed and protests
• Tesla vandals may get 20 years in prison, More tariffs on cars
• Trump’s approval reading steady (45-47%) — what would it take to go down?
We also chat and laugh about some of the most ridiculous news of the week, including:
• US asks Lithuania for eggs
• Florida considers repealling child labor laws
• And much more

The Democratic Party is Not Liberal

On today's show, we talk about how the Democratic Party isn't really that liberal or progressive of a party...and people like Bernie and AOC are actually not radical at all. 
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Tesla Terrorism, Department of Education Dismantled, and Kamala’s the Front Runner?

In this week's news round-up, we are joined by Rick to discuss:
• Is vandalizing a Tesla terrorism
• What's happening with the Department of Education
• The Easter egg roll 
• Kamala is currently the front-runner
• AOC and Bernie's tour  
 

Who's to Blame? Federal vs. State vs. Local Government

In today's episode, we do a deep dive into which level of government controls what and how states vary economically. 

The Democratic Party Needs To Wake Up

This is a more off-the-cuff rant about the current failings of the Democratic Party! I swear future episodes will typically have more structure! 

Welcome to the Lonely Liberal Podcast!

Welcome to the show! This is just a quick introduction to this show and what we will discuss!