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Donald the (Very) Lame Duck Nov 06, 2026

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On this week’s episode of the PN Pod, Paul and discuss the incredible midterm results and what they mean for the incoming Democratic majorities as well as for our toxically unpopular lame duck president. We also discuss why the clock is ticking on Pete Hegseth’s disastrous tenure as secretary of defense, how mad you should be about Hakeem Jeffries’s much-criticized Morning Joe hit, and throughout we take live questions from viewers.

We had a feisty live audience today of nearly 1,000 people, so thank you to all who tuned in.

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We’ll be back next Friday at 1pm Eastern, and we’ll again take as many questions as we can. Until then, enjoy the show!

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The blue wave rolls in. But how big is it? Oct 30, 2026

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On this week’s episode of the PN Pod, we took any and all questions viewers of our livestream had on the midterms, including what a big blue wave next Tuesday could mean for MAGA and the Republican Party, whether Trump is intentionally trying to tank his party with his terrible campaign rallies, our sense of the likelihood of Democratic victories in places like Florida and Nebraska, and much more.

We had a great live audience today of nearly 1,000 people, so thank you to all who tuned in.

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We’ll be back next Friday at 1pm Eastern to unpack the big stories from next Tuesday, and we’ll again take as many questions as we can. Until then, enjoy the show!

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Jon Husted’s ass and Trump’s increasingly weird rallies Oct 23, 2026

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In this week’s episode of the PN Pod, Paul and I go deep on Trump’s shambolic midterm rallies, his devolution over the past decade, and how you can draw a straight line from his weird obsession with Jon Husted’s ass to Nazi propaganda. We also discuss Barack Obama hitting the campaign trail and why he’s remembered far more fondly than any other living president.

We had a great live audience today of over 1,000 people, so thank you to all who tuned in.

If you’d like to support the podcast and ask us live questions during future episodes, please become a paid subscriber to Public Notice if you aren’t one already.

We’ll be back next Friday at 1pm Eastern for one last episode before the midterms, and we’ll take as many questions as we can during the episode from viewers. Until then, enjoy the show!

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Russia, Russia, Russia Oct 15, 2026

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In this week’s episode of the PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the October surprise of Trump suddenly trying to force Zelenskyy to surrender and how it’s a sign of desperation, the GOP’s terrible Senate candidates as an inevitable product of Trumpism, why Democrats should go on offense when Republicans bring up transgender issues, Katie Zacharia’s disastrous debut, and more.

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We recorded on Thursday this week because of some scheduling issues, but we’ll be back to our regular Friday afternoon time on October 25. Until then, enjoy the show.

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We've reached the livestreamed executions part of Trump 2.0 Oct 09, 2026

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This week’s episode of the PN Pod features me and Paul discussing Pete Hegseth’s barbaric announcement about making public executions great again, the sad spectacle of Trump’s midterm rally tour, and why voters pretending he’s on the ballot is actually the last thing Republicans want.

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We’ll be back with a new episode next week. Until then, enjoy the show.

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Is Trump *trying* to hurt the GOP? Oct 02, 2026

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On this week’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss Trump’s North Korea-style taxpayer-funded propaganda videos, why they’re likely to backfire, and then broaden the conversation out to an examination of Trump’s baffling midterm strategy. We also get into the Kansas and Iowa Senate races and our level of optimism that Democrats can win control of the chamber.

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We’ll be back next Friday afternoon. Until then, enjoy the show.

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Won’t Xi be my friend? Sep 25, 2026

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In this week’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the Trump-Xi summit and Trump’s pathetic thirstiness to be besties with authoritarian rulers, the president’s almost unfathomable ignorance about AI, taxpayers footing the bill for Trump propaganda ads the administration is placing on right-wing cable networks, why Paul expects the trickle of Republicans opposing Trump to become a flood, and more!

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We’ll be back next week. Until then, enjoy the show.

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Fox & Frenemies Sep 18, 2026

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This week’s episode of the PN Pod features me and the excellent Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News going deep on the growing indications that Fox News is starting to sour on Trump, Julet’s takeaways from watching 14 hours of Trumpapalooza, and Maria Bartiromo’s firing amid the ongoing Smartmatic suit. We close with some big picture thoughts about Fox News’s place in the rapidly changing media landscape during this era of Late Trumpism.

We had a near record live audience today, so thank you to all who tuned in!

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The PN Pod goes live every Friday at around 2pm Eastern. Paul will be back with me next Friday. Until then, we hope you enjoy the show!

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Two weird nights in Texas Sep 11, 2026

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This week’s episode of the PN Pod features Paul and me unpacking the RNC, including two extremely culty moments and Vance’s audition as MAGA’s heir apparent. We also talk about how all 2028 Republican hopefuls — including JD — lack a key characteristic, why there might be method behind the madness of Trump’s ongoing humiliation of Ken Paxton, and more.

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We’ll be back next week. Until then, enjoy the show.

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"Trumpapalooza" Sep 03, 2026

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This week’s episode of the PN Pod features Paul and me discussing “Trumpapalooza” and why it’s likely to backfire on Republicans, Trump’s self-defeating trade war with Canada, and Paul’s growing concerns about the administration’s tampering with mail voting and what it could mean for the midterms. We close by getting into how Supreme Court reform is becoming table stakes for the 2028 Democratic primary.

If you’d like to support the podcast and ask us live questions during future episodes, please become a paid subscriber to Public Notice if you aren’t one already.

Though we recorded on Thursday this week due to the impending long weekend, we’ll be back next week at our normal time of around 2pm Eastern on Friday.

Until then, enjoy the show!

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