Bubba Brooks Podcast

Bubba Brooks
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Deep dives into politics, economics, science, and the data that shapes our world. From tax policy to bioinformatics, we crunch the numbers so you don't have to.

Episodes

  1. The New King George: 250 Grievances for the Semiquincentennial

    Jun 4

    The New King George: 250 Grievances for the Semiquincentennial

    Two hundred fifty years ago we fired a king for putting himself above the law and the treasury above the people. Here is a ranked, fully-cited catalog of 250 ways the new one brought the monarchy back.

    51 min
  2. The Elephant and the Rider: What My Conservative Friend Back Home Taught Me About the ICE Protests

    Jan 30

    The Elephant and the Rider: What My Conservative Friend Back Home Taught Me About the ICE Protests

    Today and tomorrow, thousands of Americans are protesting ICE. My conservative friend back home thinks they're crazy. I think he's missing something important—and a book about moral psychology might explain why we're both a little bit right.

    47 min
  3. Zohran's Math: Can Taxing the 1% Really Pay for Free Buses, Childcare, and Rent Freezes?

    11/08/2025

    Zohran's Math: Can Taxing the 1% Really Pay for Free Buses, Childcare, and Rent Freezes?

    NYC's mayor-elect wants to tax millionaires 2% more and raise corporate taxes. I crunched the numbers – and dreamed bigger.

    31 min
  4. Science is Cool... But Have You Tried Deporting People?

    10/12/2025

    Science is Cool... But Have You Tried Deporting People?

    A nation's budget reveals its priorities. Ours says we'd rather build a deportation machine than cure diseases or invent the future.

    29 min
  5. Save Mr. Stephen!

    07/18/2025

    Save Mr. Stephen!

    Sport a mustache for a month. Let's save Colbert from CBS's cowardly cancellation.

    17 min
  6. Voulez Vous Coucher Avec, Une Convicted Felon, Ce Soir?

    05/30/2025

    Voulez Vous Coucher Avec, Une Convicted Felon, Ce Soir?

    Thoughts on Cory Booker's disappointing vote to confirm Charles Kushner as French Ambassador.

    10 min
  7. My Own 'Can't Let It Go': Trump, the Press, and Golden Lapel Pins

    05/27/2025

    My Own 'Can't Let It Go': Trump, the Press, and Golden Lapel Pins

    A perspective on John Oliver's recent segment on the White House Press Pool and golden lapel pins.

    45 min
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Deep dives into politics, economics, science, and the data that shapes our world. From tax policy to bioinformatics, we crunch the numbers so you don't have to.

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  • Creator
    Bubba Brooks
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Bubba Brooks
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