Podcasts by BAM! Political Talk
Bob, Albert, and Matt discuss world, national, state, and local politics and policy with an emphasis on cold hard facts.
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S2E4 - CDC OMG from 2021-05-28T00:11:16
Did you hear the news? Covid's over! Bam, Albert, and Matt discuss the CDC's recent messaging about mask wearing and its implications going forward.
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S2E4 - Lightning Round! from 2021-05-05T23:03:41
Bob, Albert, and Matt engage in a RAPID POLITICAL TOPIC BLITZ a la Crossfire. #LightningRound (with thanks to Adrian Dominic Walther and Dr. Delight for the intro/outro song)
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S2E3 - Infrastructure & Margaritas from 2021-04-15T00:31:24
Bob, Albert, and Matt dive into a discussion on the Biden's administration's first major foot-in-mouth cabinet moment, chat about Biden's proposed infrastructure bill, then consider Bernie Sanders ...
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S2E2 - Vaccine-man! from 2021-03-27T04:08:20
Bob, Albert, and Matt solve a Minecraft mystery, ponder Cuomo's future, tackle rising anti-Asian-American sentiment, and consider the benefits of vaccine diplomacy. (with thanks to Adrian Dominic W...
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S2E1 - Looking Back from 2021-03-21T04:16:15
For the start to Season 2 of BAM, we try a new format - banter and banter alone! We chat about new CDC guidelines loosening restrictions, the current state of the vaccine rollout in the US, and th...
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Episode 19 - Gamestonks from 2021-02-09T06:26:31
The BAM cast dive into the Game Stop short squeeze, its political ramifications, and why it might not be one's best investment strategy.
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Episode 18 - Well That Escalated Quickly from 2021-01-21T15:49:40
Bob, Albert, and Matt dive into the events of 1/6/2021, the successful transfer of power, and what the future holds for American politics. (with thanks to Adrian Dominic Walther and Dr. Delight for...
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Episode 17 - Vaccine Printer Go Brrrrrrr from 2021-01-10T21:43:38
Bob, Albert, and Matt delve into vaccination distribution woes, discuss what Biden's first steps may be, and speculate on the state of the Republican Party post-inauguration. (with thanks to Adrian...
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Episode 16 - Biden's Way Forward from 2020-12-03T05:05:41
How can Biden hope to move America forward in the coming presidency? The next few months play a large role in how that question will shake out... will December, January, and February be th...
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Episode 15 - Post-Mortem from 2020-11-24T15:15:35
Your heroes sift through the heaping piles of political debris remaining post-election, searching for nuggets of insight into what happens next. We consider what results mean for the way the Democ...
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Episode 14 - Election Predictions: A Cornucopia of Crap from 2020-10-31T15:54:05
Want to know who'll win the election on Tuesday? So do we! In this segment we go over the Vegas odds for the presidential election and why they've diverged from percentages based on national and s...
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Episode 13 - The Overton Window and the Future of American Political Discourse from 2020-10-27T17:21:59
Your heroes discuss the Overton Window, a lens for viewing the evolution of political issues in a culture, then delve into the hairy topics of political identities, the goals (and possible futility...
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Episode 12 - Teddy Bear to a Knife Fight from 2020-09-23T23:20:49
With the recent death of The Notorious RBG, your heroes discuss the ramifications of the loss of this prolific liberal icon. Bob decides to take a foray into bubble wrap popping. (wi...
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Episode 11 - Gilled Gak Getter from 2020-09-11T23:16:02
Your heroes give a no-frills recounting of the Kenosha incidents, then give their take on how this will impact the campaigns. Albert and Bob each bring a political ad to the table for Show-and-Tell...
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Episode 10 - Kamala from 2020-09-01T14:53:18
The BAM crew consider the pros and cons of Biden's VP pick, Kamala Harris, and speculate on how the Trump campaign strategy will be affected by his pick. We also ponder why Trump chose to ...
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Episode 9 - History goes on a long time from 2020-08-07T20:35:26
Bob, Albert, and Matt discuss the Portland protests and Trump's campaign strategy, discuss the merits of Obama's proposal to end the filibuster, then address a listener question about campaign fina...
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Episode 8 - Stimulating Debate from 2020-07-29T03:00
Bob, Albert, and Matt discuss how the democrats and republicans will likely approach the stimulus package, ponder when we'll be able to declare "Mission Accomplished" with regards to COVID, answ...
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Episode 7 - R Not You Entertained? from 2020-07-17T03:00
We discuss Trump's bold new campaign strategy of wearing a mask, the rate-of-spread metric "R_0", the politics of school reopenings this fall, and the dangers to Biden of not being able...
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Episode 6 - October Surprise from 2020-07-14T15:55:26
We discuss the recent SCOTUS ruling regarding a Louisiana abortion law and what it means for the election, then pivot to COVID policy under Trump or a theoretical Biden presidency. Then we dive in...
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Episode 5 - TikTok K-Pop Trump Flop? from 2020-07-14T15:55:18
Bob, Albert, and Matt delve into the implications of the Tulsa Trump Rally's turnout being far lower than expected and where the campaigns might go from here. Matt comes up with a get-rich-quick s...
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Episode 4 - Where does the Republican Party go from here? from 2020-07-13T15:11:06
We discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding LGBTQ rights and how the Republican Party will handle that issue in the future, then discuss where the Republican Party may go in the next f...
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Episode 3 - The Killing of George Floyd from 2020-06-18T03:00:42
In this episode we discuss the events surrounding the killing of George Floyd as best we can, from the standpoint of 3 white men. We center our discussion on its impact on the 2020 America...
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Episode 2 - Who's Biden's Biden? from 2020-06-10T03:48:12
Today on BAM! we discuss Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's possible choices for the Vice Presidency, and make a bet out of it at the end.
(with thanks to Adrian Do...
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Episode 1 - Prognostication from 2020-05-30T22:32:54
Bob, Albert, and Matt discuss the longterm ramifications of COVID on travel and healthcare.
(with thanks to Adrian Dominic Walther and Dr. Delight for the intro/outro song...
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