EP 50 - Pax Americana with Michael Kazin

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony eat some roast chicken, creamed spinach, and mac and cheese and discuss American entry to WWI and the peace movement with the Editor and Chief of Dissent magazine Michael Kazin. After talking about his great new book -- The War Against the War -- we ponder why assault often seems to be the first option of our governers. Thankfully, there is bourbon involved.

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EP 44 - Zero Dark Trumpy with Frances Fox Piven

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony drink their dinner--Brooklyn Lager is the main course--and discuss the power of protest with the great Frances Fox Piven. We also contemplate the important fact that the Trump administration does not know how to turn on the lights during Cabinet meetings.

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EP 43 - In Praise of the Muck with Corey Stern

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss the horror of the Flint water crisis with the lead counsel for the litigation for the plaintiffs, Corey Stern, who is representing 2,000 children that have been exposed to lead poisoning. He is a vegan and yet he makes compelling arguments. We plumb how those two facts coexist.

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EP 41 - Leviathan with Moshik Temkin

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony drink seltzer (?! WTF??) and take a break from discussing Trump and the Dems. This week they talk with Harvard historian Moshik Temkin about the Dylan Roof verdict and the power of the state to take a life.

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EP 39 - Den of Spies

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony start off 2017 with a bet: How long can Amit stay a vegetarian? While drinking coquito, they discuss Obama's foreign policy parting shots and whether or not a place on Maryland's Eastern Shore is an FSB safe house.

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EP 37 - Gung Ho!

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony sip wine as they wait for their meal of (vegetarian??!) chili and discuss that phone call from Taipei, Austrofascism, and the relative virtues of speech policing.

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EP 35 - White Power

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony prepare for Thanksgiving by eating giant turkey burgers until near sickness (or is it catharsis?). The Trump cabinet makes us sicker, as do the general trends of reaction across the globe.

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EP 34 - November Surprise

Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony eat some healthy farro and turkey to steel themselves for the "why" and "what it means" of the election outcome. Verdict? Farro is tasty, Trump and his crew are not.

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