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Protest, Protest, Hear All About it!. With campus protests engulfing the news cycle, Michael, Anna and Anthony devote the entire Happy Hour to this topic.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony dive right in to all the latest in the Congressional Circus, including a failed cabinet impeachment and Ukraine aid.

If you didn’t think Michael, Anna, Anthony, and Anna again were going to talk about the new confounding Arizona Abortion Ban, then you don’t know this Gang.

In this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony push the limits on how many times they can say “it’s been a busy news week.”

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony dive deep into the recent case heard by the Supreme Court revolving around Mifepristone and the FDA’s 20-year-old approval of the widely-used abortion drug.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, the gang talks about the latest supreme court ruling allowing Trump to stay ON the ballot and what this means for the young Congressional Republicans vying to be his VP.

Buckle up kids, because we’re charging head first at the new Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryos now legally constituting as…children?!?! Yep, it’s a newsy, boozy, ranty episode you won’t want to miss!

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna literally silence Anthony by accidentally keeping him in the Zoom waiting room, while they gab and gab some more about all the news of the day.

On this Happy Hour, the gang dive into the bipartisan immigration deal that looked to defy the odds in the Senate only to see its hopes and dreams squashed by the House. Also covered in this episode is Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Guy Reschenthaler, and of course, the Grammys.

We could not, simply could not, begin this happy hour without addressing the conspiracy plot heard round the cable news cycle–that being the insanely hilarious and frankly asinine theory circulating right-wing media that Taylor Swift and Jason Kelce are part of the government deep state.

Oscar Noms are out and alas, this Political Happy Hour also went the way of the Barbie snubbery. But fear not, Michael, Anna and Anthony still have their acceptance speeches ready to go.

In this action packed episode of the Happy Hour, the gang discuss the latest Iowa Caucus results and what it all means.

Welcome back to the first Political Happy Hour of 2024, where the gang dives back into the chaos in Washington that didn’t seem to take a holiday refresh.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, the Gang discusses the war in Ukraine, how Republicans in the House are holding Ukrainian aid hostage in exchange for demands on immigration, the alarming rate at which opioids are becoming more accessible and the push to make all drugs prescriptions electronic nation-wide, proposed by an unlikely figure in the Senate.

The most important takeaway from this episode, and reason enough to listen, is because there’s a man in Florida nicknamed Mr. Tomato.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony catch us up on the last three weeks of goings-on in the young Congress, including the ALMOST brawl in a Senate hearing.

You may have noticed the asterisk in the title of this episode and that’s not a typo… it was put their by our legal department because on this Happy Hour*–there it is again– we welcome the founder of the progressive organization Dream For America who is…wait for it…only 16 years old!

From fake Facebook accounts sowing division about Israel and Palestine to threats on Jewish-American journalists, this episode takes us deep into the work of Forbes Technology Reporter Alexandra Levine.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna discuss the House’s latest move to censure their only member of Palestinian descent.

On this episode of the happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony cover a lot of heavy stuff because, well, the world is sort of in chaos right now.

Most importantly, YES we discuss Taylor Swift on this episode of the Happy Hour, but we also discuss a lot of other important things too.

On today’s episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss the terrorist attacks in Israel perpetrated by Hamas.

Well, well, well, coming to you, listener, in a historic week. Kevin McCarthy just became the first Speaker EVER to get ousted from his seat, and you better believe the team’s diving into all the drama.

The gang discusses a lot in this Happy hour including immigration, government shutdown, one Republican calling his party a Clown show, leaders who inspire us today…oh, and Anthony’s Mom makes a cameo by way of a moving story that Anthony shares.

On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna welcome Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, Democratic Representative from Illinois.

The podcast bros are back bro-ing it out with bro-tinis! With Anna off on assignment, Michael and Anthony cover a laundry list of topics (that Anna made for us).

Oh Baby, look out–we’re 100 !!!! That’s right folks, Political Playlist Happy Hour has just notched one hundred happy hours, plus the wisdom and hangovers to prove it!

Michael’s skipping town again so Anthony and Anna are left to their own devices on this episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour. But never fear!

On this episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour, the Gang couldn’t resist wading into debate waters with the upcoming GOP Presidential debate happening this week.

The Political Playlist Triumvirate (that means three, Anthony) is back together again as they kick things off with the penalty shot heard round the world… that is, the missed soccer penalty kick from US women’s star Megan Rapinoe that quickly became a right wing political football–okay we’ll stop.

How old is Congress? OLD. How hot is America? DANGEROUSLY HOT. How bad is fentanyl? VERY BAD. Tune in to hear us unpack these overly-simplified answers.

This is an episode you do not want to miss! Michael and Anna welcome none other than Democratic Congressman Morgan McGarvey of Kentucky to the show.

Sometimes episodes just naturally find that perfect opposite pairing of subject matter and personality…and this episode of the Happy Hour is NO EXCEPTION.

On this episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour, Michael returns to the newly-minted PR Firm of Goldwyn & Barkett to discuss the latest news including the absolutely wild and hilariously ridiculous Congressional quarrel between Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

With Michael off galavanting who-knows-where, Anna and Anthony put on their best podcast voices in this week’s episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour.

On this episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour, Michael and Anna are joined by Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell of California for a fun, wide-ranging conversation.

On this episode of the happy hour, Michael and Anthony take the helm…and in classic fashion, they have no map or plan for where they’re sailing…so they sail right into the latest on the debt ceiling deal.

Because the gang dives into some of the more depressing news of the week, from Debt ceiling crisis to the battle of Bakhmut.

That’s right, on today’s episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour, Michael and Anna have the privilege of speaking with Congressman Robert Garcia of California.

Better make it a double…because this episode of Political Playlist Happy Hour is looooong…and it get’s spicy too! Michael, Anna and Anthony talk about Trump’s latest legal loses as it relates to Republican leaders in Congress.