Episodes

  • Political Theater: The ‘rock and roll poetry’ of Joe Iconis’ Hunter S. Thompson musical

    Political Theater: The ‘rock and roll poetry’ of Joe Iconis’ Hunter S. Thompson musical
    Jul 3 2025
    Jason Dick talks with Joe Iconis about what led him to write "The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical," how much the world changed during that time, playing Thompson's piano at Owl Farm and taking some comfort in how things get better and worse, better and worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Political Theater: A short history of hoping people will change their minds

    Political Theater: A short history of hoping people will change their minds
    Jun 25 2025
    Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman talk about how unpopular the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in Congress is, why Republicans will likely pass it anyway and the short history of how, regardless of how hard politicians try, sometimes the public won’t go along with their public relations efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • CQ Budget: 'Beautiful' bill picked apart

    CQ Budget: 'Beautiful' bill picked apart
    Jun 23 2025
    The Senate parliamentarian has been busy throwing out key provisions in the GOP's reconciliation bill, ruling against measures affecting food stamps, immigration policy, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and more. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Aidan Quigley assess the latest condition of the reconciliation package and the fiscal 2026 appropriations process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • CQ Budget: Medicaid and 'SALT' divide GOP

    CQ Budget: Medicaid and 'SALT' divide GOP
    Jun 17 2025
    The release of the biggest portion of the Senate GOP's reconciliation bill triggered internal party clashes over the scope of Medicaid cuts and the size of the state and local tax deduction known as SALT, among other disputes. CQ Roll Call's Caitlin Reilly, Sandhya Raman and David Lerman outline the sticking points in the Senate Finance Commitee's draft text and what they mean for the effort to pass a reconciliation bill by the July Fourth recess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Equal Time: What is ‘the way forward’ after violence born of hatred?

    Equal Time: What is ‘the way forward’ after violence born of hatred?
    Jun 12 2025
    It’s been 10 years since a 21-year-old gunman murdered nine church members who welcomed him to Bible study. The attack on Charleston, S.C.’s historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015, killed nine good people. They were targeted for that reason and for their race. The brother of one of the nine, Malcolm Graham, reflects on the life and legacy of his sister Cynthia Graham Hurd, on the world that nurtured such hatred in someone so young, and perhaps the hardest part — on how to do the work needed to change that world. His book is “The Way Forward: Keeping the Faith and Doing the Work Amid Hatred and Violence.” Graham, a Charlotte, N.C., city councilman, entrepreneur and civic activist, offers a path that won’t be easy, but may be necessary. And he joins Equal Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Political Theater: It’s déjà tea party all over again

    Political Theater: It’s déjà tea party all over again
    Jun 10 2025
    Jason Dick and Jim Saksa discuss how easy it was to be angry in 2010, tea-party infused town halls, astroturf versus paid protesters, the Koch Brothers and George Soros and the wisdom of politicians reminding constituents that we're all going to die anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • CQ Budget: 'Big, beautiful' bill on the line

    CQ Budget: 'Big, beautiful' bill on the line
    Jun 9 2025
    Senate Republicans are struggling to produce text of their reconciliation package this week despite disputes over Medicaid, food stamps, tax policy, Medicare and more. CQ Roll Call's Peter Cohn, Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman outline the big fights that could tie up the bill and look ahead to the fiscal 2026 appropriations process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Political Theater: The 'predicament and necessity' of documentary movies

    Political Theater: The 'predicament and necessity' of documentary movies
    Jun 4 2025
    Jason Dick talks to Sky Sitney, co-founder of DC/DOX, about this year's documentary festival, as well as how grants being canceled and studios pulling back on the genre are playing out as both challenge and opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins