The Politics Guys

In your Jan 3 2026 episode - a good episode - one of you suggested “a series on maybe constitutional amendments you would add if we're not going to rewrite the Constitution.” As far as I know, you have not had Maxwell Stearns as a guest. He is the author of Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy,” and a respected professor of law and game theory at the University of Maryland law school. His book proposes just three such amendments would be sufficient. He’s an excellent speaker, his proposals are provocative but not unrealistic, because already in use elsewhere, which his book explains.

Merriam-Webster defines Bipartisan “involving members of two parties”, adding “specifically: marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties” This show promotes itself as bipartisan, but it would be better described as moderately liberal. I have been searching for a source for meaningful, civil, discussion between the two major parties. I am desperate to hear the arguments from both sides of the isle. Based on the tag line in Apple Podcasts “Bipartisan Rational Civil” I was excited to hear what was being said. What I got, was left leaning hosts that making comments like, “I guess I could make an argument that the republicans are….”. That sentiment clearly is intended to undermine the argument. Reading through past reviews, it looks like the show started out on the correct foot, bringing together people with different views to have civil discussion. But, what I am hearing after the two most recent episodes (Jan 18th and Jan 13th), this is a weak attempt to influence moderate conservative thinkers. This is not “Bipartisan”. I give it two stars because the hosts to bring up points that they think that the conservative right “might” make. So, it isn’t completely leftist.

I haven’t been listening for a While as it went all wonky but listened to this episode with Michael and it was great. Way better than Sam as originally planned!

Good discussions from the hosts on the hot political news topics of the day. They have several hosts who rotate through, each from a different political perspective. The mixing of the audio is also great, its a high quality podcast all around.