Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony eat some falafel, drink some Montauk beer, and discuss the French election, authoritarianism in Turkey, and Bill O'Reilly's illustrious career.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony welcome their first politician to the show: Illinois State Representative Scott Drury. Incidentally, we learn that Scott has a strong moral core, integrity, and willing to take on established interests. He's made it to our short list of "OK Politicians."
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony pair pasta with bourbon to discuss "school choice," Betsey DeVos, and Nashville with Columbia Teachers' College historian of education Ansley Erickson.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony eat some meatless burgers (it's complicated), drink some IPAs, and talk EPA with environmental lawyer Kat Joyce. Scott Pruitt. Like him or love him?
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony drink beer and call up Troy Williams, a.k.a. the Gay Mayor of Salt Lake City, to discuss activism to protect the LGBTQ community, Jason Chaffetz, and the progressive vortex known as Salt Lake City.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony sit down to a dinner of eggplant and chicken parmigiana with journalist, lawyer, and author Chase Madar to discuss Chelsea Manning, her leaks, their reception, and the importance of Lady Gaga to the War on Terror.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony eat nearly meat hamburgers, drink Old Fashioneds and beers, and discuss charges of Trump being a Manchurian candidate and the horror in Aleppo.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony have a post-Thanksgiving feast of pork butt (which is actually pork shoulder??) and talk about what news not to read and the liberalism of today.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-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.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony have a last supper of roasted chicken, sweet potatoes, and wine before the big day. Who to vote for? Hillary? Trump Write in The-Rent-Is-Too-Damn-High guy?
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony eat some barbecue, celebrate Octoberfest two months late, and discuss the politics of the FBI.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony have a liquid dinner or multiple types of beer and discuss Duterte's pivot to Asia, the ICC, and the wars of the future.
Read MoreBrothers-in-law Amit and Tony carbo-load on spaghetti and beer for no athletic purpose whatsoever and discuss the fallout from Trump's hot mic, the weak WikiLeak, and the largest prison strike in US history.
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