Political Playlist Happy Hour

Political Playlist

A nonpartisan take on the youngest members of Congress and where they stand on the issues that matter most. Grab a drink, an app, or a friend, and join us.

  1. DEC 17

    Vanity Fired !

    On this final Happy Hour before the holiday break, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss the latest in a tragic weekend filled with all sorts of senseless violence, and particularly how our leaders respond to such events. The gang then discusses Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, and how to talk about this damning Vanity Fair article on the Trump Administration Cabinet.

    46 min

  2. DEC 11

    F Minus On Healthcare

    On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony breakdown the latest news surrounding the soon to be expiring ACA subsidies unless Congress gets their act together! We then talk about Haley Stevens, the politician on our Playlist, we discuss how to talk about the Texas Senate race and then we bring you the win of the week in the form of Anna Paulina Luna fighting to ban Congressional stock trading.

    39 min

  3. DEC 3

    Happy Hour With William He

    On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anna break down all the latest turbulent news about Secretary of Bro Energy Pete Hegseth and the newly uncovered reporting about his boat strikes. Then, Anna and Anthony welcome back to the show William He, the young founder of Dream For America, a progressive organization he started at the age of 16. Update, he's only still in college. So he's pretty impressive to say the least.

    54 min
  4. RE-RELEASE: Happy Hour with Rep. Maxwell Frost

    NOV 26

    RE-RELEASE: Happy Hour with Rep. Maxwell Frost

    This Thanksgiving week we're truly GIVING with this re-release of our interview with Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL). He's 28 years old, has been in office for 3 years, is a badass drummer and leader of the progressive movement. We chat about his journey into politics via the gun control movement and how he messages so well as a young politician. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

    43 min

  5. NOV 20

    The Files, At Last !

    On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss the latest breaking news surrounding the release of the Epstein Files, and particularly how a few of our young female lawmakers were quite instrumental in making that happen. Then we discuss Anna Paulina Luna and Kat Cammack, two politicians on our playlist this week and later in the show we break down how to talk about the issue of affordability. And finally, there is a BIG win this week and that is that 7 out of the 10 people running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler in NYC are under the age of 45! We dig.

    47 min

  6. NOV 11

    The Shutdown Ends not with a BANG but a Whimper...

    On this episode, Anna and Anthony kick Michael out to talk about the pending end of the longest government shutdown in history and specifically what it means for healthcare premiums. They also dive into Rep. Elise Stefanik's expected announcement to run for governor of New York and share some good news from the Supreme Court this week because lord knows we all need it!

    40 min

  7. NOV 6

    Big Blue Wave

    On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael and Anthony have an election night recap, and marvel at the Democrat's scorecard having run the tables and exceeded expectations. Then they discuss prop 50 in California and Republican Rep Kevin Kiley, the politician on our playlist. They wrap up breaking down how to talk about SNAP benefits and how the government shutdown is tragically effecting this program.

    40 min

  8. OCT 29

    Happy Hour with Lorissa Rinehart

    On this episode, Michael and Anna are joined by author, historian, and Substack extraordinaire Lorissa Rinehard to discuss her new book Winning The Earthquake: How Jeanette Rankin Defied All Odds To Become The First Woman In Congress. It's a fantastic discussion filled with a bunch of issues that still resonate today. But before that, Michael and Anna dive into the recent news surrounding these military drone strikes on suspected drug cartel boats, and what the broader implications of that are.

    52 min
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A nonpartisan take on the youngest members of Congress and where they stand on the issues that matter most. Grab a drink, an app, or a friend, and join us.

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  • Creator
    Political Playlist
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    209
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Political Playlist
  • Show Website
    Political Playlist Happy Hour

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