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Memorial Day Show: God, Guns and Country May 28, 2018

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On Memorial Day, we sit down to talk about guns with our friend Igor Volsky. With the most recent school shooting in Texas, things don't appear to be getting any better.

Also, Donald Trump and the NFL's war against protesting players continues. They will punish players who exercise their free speech rights. HuffPost's Travis Waldron tells us what that means.

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PRODUCER PODCAST: Starting a New Restaurant May 26, 2018

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Producer Peter Ogburn sits down with Nevin Martell and Al Goldberg, the brains behind New Kitchens on the Block. It's an event in Washington, DC that exposes the public to new, exciting restaurant concepts before they even open. They're joined by Christian Irabien, who is launching Amparo Fondita later this year.

The group talks about the DC dining scene, the hurdles that you must cross to start a restaurant and why an event like NKOTB is so exciting for chefs in the process of opening their restaurants.

The event is June 3. You can purchase tickets here:

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The Art of No Deal May 25, 2018

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A huge opportunity for Donald Trump was completely blown. He threw a fit and canceled the upcoming summit with North Korea. Not only that, he threatened a nuclear war. Joe Cirincione is the best mind on foreign policy and he joined us to tell us what it means.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump's Spygate rhetoric continues. Our friend Chris Lu joins us to talk news of the day.

Bill and Chris are joined by Rebecca Vallas to talk about the Farm Bill, CHIP and Dodd Frank!

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Spygate is Not a Real Thing. Donald Trump is Peddling Fake News. May 24, 2018

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Donald Trump continues to push the conspiracy theory that there was a spy in the Trump campaign. It's just not true. Guest host Jason Dick talks to Niels Lesnewski from Roll Call about the latest.

To understand Donald Trump, just take a look at professional wrestling. Brandon Wetherbee from Brightest Young Things and author of The Donald: How Trump Turned Presidential Politics into Pro Wrestling explains. We also talk about the NFL's new policy that punishes players for kneeling for the national anthem.

And it's been a wild work for primaries! Simone Pathe from Roll Call gives us an update!

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Big Wins for Democrats in Primaries Last Night May 23, 2018

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Progressive Democrats actually made some big wins last night. Will they be able to carry into November? We hope so!

The Mueller investigation continues to heat up! Guest host Peter Ogburn talks to Nikki Schwab from the NY Post and Ryan J Reilly from HuffPost.

Plus, Republicans are rolling back banking regulations that were put into place after a financial crisis. What could go wrong? Andy Green from Center for American Progress weighs in!

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Was Barack Obama Spying on Donald Trump? May 22, 2018

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Donald Trump is pushing the FBI to investigate the FBI over whether or not Barack Obama was spying on the Trump campaign. It's totally bogus and Bill explains why. Not to mention, Trump himself was under investigation at the same time he was dragging Hillary for being under investigation.

Also, Trump is comprising national security by not using a secure cell phone for his tweets. Not surprising!

Rep Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) joins us in studio to talk about all the latest on pot legislation, the farm bill and general WH chaos!

Friend of Bill Alexi McCammond from Axios sits in to talk about how the Democrats will face the coming midterms and Jen Bendery from HuffPost gives us the latest from Congress!

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Is Mueller Closing in on Trump? May 21, 2018

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More evidence that The Trump Crime Syndicate was, at least, OPEN to colluding with more countries than just Russia. Is Robert Mueller starting to put the pieces together that could lead to real trouble with Trump?

We talk to Julia Manchester from The Hill, Eugene Scott from the Washington Post and Zack Beacuchamp from Vox!

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PRODUCER PODCAST: The Phenomenon of Fortnite May 19, 2018

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Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Fortnite is everywhere. Producers Peter Ogburn and Ray Rogers talk to Morning Consult's Joanna Piacenza about the popularity of the video game, how much money it's made and the future of the online world!

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Can Donald Trump Be Indicted by Robert Mueller? May 18, 2018

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Rudy Giuliani says that Donald Trump CAN'T be indicted by Robert Mueller. We explain why that's total BS. Rudy says that Mueller has told him that they can't indict Trump, which is simply not true.

Donald Trump doubles down on his claim that people coming over the Mexican border are "animals." Disgusting comments.

We talk to Politico's Daniel Lippman, New Republic's Matt Ford and President of AFGE J. David Cox!

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One Year of the Robert Mueller Investigation: Where Are We Now? May 17, 2018

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It's the one year anniversary of the Robert Mueller investigation. We've had multiple indictments and learned lots of disturbing information. One thing to remember: He's just getting started.

We talk to Rep Peter Welch (D-VT) about the Mueller investigation and Medicare for All!

WH Reporter from Yahoo News talks news of the day and whether or not the North Korea summit with Trump will actually happen.

Jeff Weaver joins us in studio to talk about his new book, "How Bernie Won!"

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