Beyond the Party Lines

Ethan Xie and Luke Shahied
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Our mission is to increase voter understanding in the United States and to increase trust in the right politicians.

Episodes

  1. Murder in Minnesota? Kidnapping in Venezuela? Corporate Greed and US expansion into Greenland.

    JAN 24

    Murder in Minnesota? Kidnapping in Venezuela? Corporate Greed and US expansion into Greenland.

    In Episode 6 of Beyond the Party Lines, Ethan and Luke discuss what they think is important in the wake of the US operation in Venezuela and ICE operations in Minnesota. Then they took a step back to talk about larger effects that this would have on the world, and they ended with Congressional action against Trump. This is, Beyond the Party Lines Episode Six.

    1h 51m
  2. The Future of Healthcare, Gerrymandering, and Foreign Policy

    2025-12-10

    The Future of Healthcare, Gerrymandering, and Foreign Policy

    In Episode 5 of Beyond the Party Lines, Ethan and Luke discuss what they think is important in the wake up the wake of the government shutdown and the looming expiration date of the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance subsidies. Then they took a step back to talk about gerrymandering in America after Texas and California compete for who can politically out-maneuver the other, and they ended on Trump’s foreign policy and its pros and cons. Stick around for episode bloopers at the end, and keep an eye out for one more episode before the end of the year. This is, Beyond the Party Lines Episode Five.

    56 min
  3. Our Current President...

    2025-12-03

    Our Current President...

    In the fourth episode of the Beyond the Party Lines podcast, Ethan is joined by Luke Shahied to discuss the actions of our current president in this term and his first. From campaign promises, to hypocritical statements, to the character of the president, this episode of Beyond the Party Lines has been the longest we’ve ever done. Ethan and Luke ended the episode discussing billionaires and the tax code, and whether or not they have an obligation to pay more taxes. Stick around to the end for a full minute of hilarious bloopers. We hope you enjoy. We apologize for the inconsistent upload schedule the last month, we hope the length of this episode shows you how committed we are to doing right by you. This is Beyond the Party Lines, Episode 4.

    1h 52m
  4. The Government Shutdown

    2025-11-27

    The Government Shutdown

    While the longest Government Shutdown officially ended earlier this month. The importance of discussing the long term ramifications of the government's actions is still essential. This month, Ethan and Vidyuth talked about the shutdown as it was still going along with some other fun details. This is Beyond the Party Lines Episode 3.

    52 min
  5. Executive Overreach

    2025-10-20

    Executive Overreach

    Since the start of his second term, Trump's administration has consistently undermined the separation of powers outlined in our Constitution through the legislative and judicial branches. What are these executive overreaches? What are their impacts on the American citizen? And a special bonus segment on the future of Social Security. This is Beyond the Party Lines Episode Two.

    58 min
  6. Trump's Attacks on the Media and Birthright Citizenship

    2025-10-12

    Trump's Attacks on the Media and Birthright Citizenship

    This week we talked about the relationship between the public and the media, the restriction of the freedom of press, and the Birthright Citizenship Controversy. We finished the episode by talking about Food Waste in America and how we would reduce it and use our resources more wisely. We hope you enjoy!

    46 min
  • 6 Episodes

About

Our mission is to increase voter understanding in the United States and to increase trust in the right politicians.

Information

  • Creator
    Ethan Xie and Luke Shahied
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ethan Xie
  • Show Website
    Beyond the Party Lines