Armchair Politics

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Instead of keeping politics out of sports, we're talking politics like it's sports. Alex Smith, Dr. Christopher Carter, and David Coe sit down and talk about politics and culture through the perspective of sports fans.  New Episode every Thursday.

  1. 3d ago

    The war for the Democratic Party

    The guys dive into the civil war (of ideas) happening within the Democratic Party, and how it can be a good preparation to afterwards beat Thanos (the GOP in 2028). Chapters: 00:00 Civil war, but in a good way 4:13 Leadership misreading the moment 5:20 Candidates matter 7:58 Why corporate liberalism is doomed  16:48 History of progressivism within the party 18:59 Hakeem Jeffries is Bill Rawls from The Wire 21:08 Incentive to relinquish power 23:11 Abdul El-Sayed the Mi senate race 32:20 Difference in healthcare views 35:11 Ca governors race 37:31 When progressives unite, they win… 48:25 Why online discourse is so toxic 54:01 Will any scandal derail Graham Platner 59:17 Racial fault lines in the party 1:04:29 Why AOC is the party unity candidate 1:08:05 History of insurgent POTUS nominees  1:12:00 The main issue with politics

    1h 15m

  2. May 28

    Building the corporate Democratic All-Star team

    We are locked in on two things: The state of the Democratic Party and the NBA playoffs. So we put together our very own Corporate Democratic All-Star  team. Who did we miss that deserves a roster spot? Apologies for the echo. Will sort that out before next week. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Wembanyama already a gaot 3:29 Tottenham Hotspur, the mets of the Premier League 6:16 Knicks are in the finals! 9:42 James harden typifies a corporate Democrat  12:18 Kamala Harris’s role 15:12 Nancy Pelosi is the coach 15:48 Starting point guard, Hakeem Jefferies 17:06 Defining a corporate democrat 26:28 Cory Booker, the volume shooter 32:31 Kirsten Gillibrand is Dillon Brooks 34:29 Elissa Slotkin is first person off the bench  39:54 California is the Mecca for corporate Dems 47:24 Steny Hoyer at center 49:37 Mark Werner, the stretch four 52:47 How to look into corporate donations 54:57 Jon ‘hack a’ Fetterman 56:40 All the senators that caved in the shutdown 57:37 Terri Sewell 1:00:45 Respectability politics in the black community

    1h 4m

  3. May 21

    Stock up, stock down: Which politicians are impressing. Which are imploding.

    As primary season and the NBA playoffs heats up, the Armchair guys sit down with political commentator and content creator Jordan Uhl to discuss which politicians are on a hot streak, and which are throwing up bricks.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro  00:47 The best song about Cleveland 2:17 Alexandria Ocasio Cortez 5:51 The Argument for president AOC 9:38 Chuck Schumer and the Bailey’s 14:45 In defense of Chuck Schumer 15:59 DNC Chair Ken Martin 17:56 Democratic Party’s lack of vision 18:57 The Football comp for the Democratic Party  24:48 Democrats outdated views of politics  27:26 Summer Lee  33:17 Summer Lee is like Cade Cunningham  34:55 James Talarico 37:47 How Zohran won over the black community 43:14 Michelle Obama’s take on MAGA 46:16 Chris Van Hollen 49:38 Next democratic senate leader 52:14 Jon Ossof  54:41 Jack Schlossberg taken down by Crackhead Barney 57:14 Cory Booker 59:01 Chris Rabb and Ron Sand

    1h 4m

  4. May 14

    The next Sheriff of Los Angeles should be..

    Not enough people are talking about the LA county Sheriff’s race, so the guys sat down with award winning Angeleno journalist Cerise Castle to break down all the candidates in the 2026 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s race, and discuss if anything can be done about the prevalence of organized gangs within the department.  Chapters: 00:00 Introducing Cerise Castle 2:15 Growing up black in Los Angeles during D.A.R.E. 6:18 Person experience with Police violence  8:47 Press interaction with police 11:15 Scope of deputy gangs 13:01 All the candidates for Sheriff 15:19 Long shot candidates 18:02 Alex Villanueva 25:28 The incumbent Robert Luna 31:03 LEO surveillance of journalists  35:52 Eric Strong a hope for reform 40:08 Continuing the tradition of black journalism  41:50 What do deputy gangs do? 46:10 Challenges in reforming the sheriffs dept  49:13 County board of supervisors role 52:03 What we can do

    57 min

  5. May 7

    Who’s getting our votes in the Ca primary

    We’re joined by progressive political strategist Clara J Cox to break down the candidates in all the pivotal races in the June 2nd California primary, both statewide and locally in Los Angeles. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 2:32 Governor's Race 5:25 Does the jungle primary work? 7:41 Pros and cons: ranked choice voting 9:51 Butch Ware is not a serious candidate  11:55 The Katie Porter conundrum  16:49 Tom Steyer connects w/ pocketbook issues 18:50 Katie Porter BBQed Becerra on single payer 20:17 Tom Steyer - Class traitor 24:14 Xavier Becerra’s pattern of ignoring criticism  29:35 Jane Kim for Insurance commissioner 35:12 Challenges in implementing insurance reform 38:55 Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State  39:12 Treasurer, Superintendent of public education 40:55 Oliver Ma or Michael Tubbs for Lt Governor 42:15 Lt Governor could divest from Israel 44:12 Kenneth Mejia is the best LA Controller 46:40 Mejia’s republican appeal 50:26 Heidi Feldstein Soto is a terrible City Attorney  53:12 Marissa Roy for City Attorney  56:13 Spencer Pratt is baby Trump 59:48 Karen Bass: good congresswoman, terrible mayor 1:05:42 Rae from a theological perspective 1:10:54 Nithya Raman is an honest leader 1:15:51 Wide angle perspective on the primary Who we’re voting for: Governor Tom Steyer Insurance Commissioner Jane Kim Lt Governor Oliver Ma Michael Tubbs Attorney General Rob Bonta Controller Malia M. Cohen  Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber Treasurer Anna M. Caballero STATE Superintendent Nichelle M. Henderson Member of State Board of Equalization (3rd District) Samuel P. Sukaton Los Angles Mayor NITHYA RAMAN LA City Controller  KENNETH MEJIA LA City Attorney MARISSA ROY County Assessor Still researching LA Sheriff Eric Strong Mike Bornmann (Check back next week ep focuses on this race) County Supervisor 1st: Maria Elena Durazo 3rd: Lindsay Horvath CITY COUNCIL: DISTRICT NO. 1 EUNISSES HERNANDEZ NO. 3 BARRI WORTH GIRVAN NO. 5 HENRY MANTEL NO. 7 MONICA RODRIGUEZ NO. 9 ESTUARDO MAZARIEGOS NO. 11 FAIZAH MALIK NO. 13 HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ NO. 15 TIM MCOSKER LAUSD  District 2 Rocio Rivas District 4 Nick Melvoin District 6 Kelly Gonez LA county Assembly, State Senate, Congressional, and Judge of the Superior Court races coming soon.

    1h 19m

  6. Apr 30

    Uncapping the House of Representatives W/ Mr. Beat

    American history nerd Matt Beat joins the guys to breakdown how Congress’s effective cap on representatives is continually eroding our democracy, and how uncapping the House would change that.  You can find Matt’s work at iammrbeat.com or @iammrbeat on most socials.  Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Matt Beat, the Andy Dufresne of Uncapping the house 4:37 How we got here 7:15 Power dynamics in representation  10:24 When the House stopped expanding 11:10 George Washington’s thoughts on representation 17:13 Comping Bear Bryant to uncapping the house 19:17 Polarization would decrease 22:43 This is the issue that helps fix every other issue 28:50 LA County Board of Supervisors finally expanding 31:54 The racial impact 36:49 State of the movement 42:25 Bipartisanship 45:10 The history of multi-representative districts  47:23  Uncapping the house is easier to pass  48:48 Moving forward  55:27 Moderate Democrats are like film studio execs

    1h 6m

  7. Apr 23

    Democratic Congressional Leadership Fantasy Draft

    Who do you want to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives?  The guys are joined by Eliza Orlins and Brittany Mahler to draft their democratic leadership team in the next congress, and to opine about where the future of the party resides.  You can find Brittany and Eliza on instagram @theblondeseyeview and @eorlins respectively. Chapter List 00:00 Intro 1:47 Picking old speakers of the house for draft order Our picks 4:37 AOC 6:37 Elizabeth Warren 10:18 Liz Warren is Jalen Brunson  11:57 Ayanna Pressley  14:25 Gavin Newsom 20:36 Martha Stewart  16:59 Current House leadership 22:24 Lauren Underwood 24:21 Pramila Jayapal 26:29 Ilhan Omar 27:54 Jon osseff 31:40 Maxwell Frost 35:16 Joe Neguse 37:30 John Stewart 42:40 Current Senate leadership 46:47 Chuck Schumer and ‘The Baileys’ 47:53 Dean withers 50:54 Raphael Warnock 54:31 Amy Klobuchar 56:20 Summer lee 57:17 Brad Lander 58:37 Rachel Maddow 1:01:12 Angela Alsobrooks 1:03:25 Ms Rachel

    1h 10m

  8. Apr 9

    Fixing LA’s housing crisis with Henry Mantel

    The guys are joined by city council district 5 candidate Henry Mantel to discuss Los Angeles’s crushing housing crisis, and his vision for how we can turn the city around. 00:00 Intro 00:26 Henry Mantel Angeleno/tenant rights lawyer  5:08 Why Henry is running for city council  10:02 LA big housing issue: Single family zoning 14:28 Los Ángeles in the Sam Darnold of cities 15:29 Municipal matching campaign funds 16:41 How owning a home is like owning a sport franchise 18:08 Changing public housing 24:05 Anger over our poor leadership 28:20 Single family zoning as a remenent of segregation  32:01 Good governance is dangerous 35:00 Voting against more housing near transit - SB79 40:33 Making LA a more transit friendly-walkable city 47:10 Preserving green space in our city 53:39 Priority bus lanes are like Kyler Murray 55:39 Urgency of the housing crisis

    58 min
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Instead of keeping politics out of sports, we're talking politics like it's sports. Alex Smith, Dr. Christopher Carter, and David Coe sit down and talk about politics and culture through the perspective of sports fans.  New Episode every Thursday.

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