A Republic, If You Can Keep It

A Republic, If You Can Keep It


Latest Episodes

It’s Not Just the Politicians…It’s Also Us (Guest: Ron Fournier)
June 09, 2021

Joining the conversation this week: Ron Fournier, the former Washington DC bureau chief for the Associated Press and former publisher and editor of Crain’s Detroit Business. He now serves as president at Truscott Rossman,

Is Restoring the GOP Possible? (guest: Michael Steele)
June 02, 2021

Joining the conversation: former Republican National Committee Chair and Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele. Steele is a lifelong conservative who finds himself in pitched battle with those usurpers, thugs, kooks,

Can’t We Just All Get Along? Apparently Not (Guest: Congressman Dan Kildee)
May 26, 2021

Joining Mark and Jeff this week: one of the top leaders in the U.S. House, Flint Congressman Dan Kildee. - Kildee was first elected to the U.S. House in 2012 when succeeded his uncle - Dale Kildee - who had represented the Genesee Valley in Congress f...

Fighting the Trumpublicans (Guest: Steve Schmidt)
May 20, 2021

Mark and Jeff analyze the political calculations and impact of this week's visit by President Joe Biden to the Dearborn Ford Motor plant, and his full-throated promotion of the new electric F-150 pickup truck. -

Witness for the Prosecution (Guest: Michael Cohen)
May 12, 2021

Mark and Jeff are joined by one of the most famous state's witnesses in political history. Michael Cohen has gone from spending 12 years as Donald Trump's "fixer" to being a key witness for multiple criminal investigations of the ex-President. -

We Need a Functional GOP – But It’s Not There (Guest: Abdul El-Sayed)
May 05, 2021

Mark and Jeff are joined by the unofficial leader of Michigan's progressive Democrats, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. - The runner-up in 2018's gubernatorial primary has gone on to national prominence and voice for new generation of Democrats. - Dr.

Ratf**cking, Voter Suppression & a “Sleazy” Petition Drive (Guest: David Daley)
April 28, 2021

Mark Brewer and Jeff Timmer open this week's show with the inside view of efforts they are leading to disrupt statehouse Republicans: Timmer's  promised recalls aimed at legislators voting for the GOP voter suppression packageBrewer's fight against ...

The Happy Warriors of “The Meidas Touch”
April 21, 2021

Brett, Ben and Jordan Meiselas: "The Meidas Touch" - The three brothers who created the Meidas Touch PAC are the new happy warriors of politics. They gleefully donate their time and talents to skewering MAGA-preaching politicians.

1988 Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis
April 14, 2021

Mark and Jeff are joined by 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. - Dukakis the longest-serving Governor in Massachusetts history, winning his first term in 1974. After losing his reelection bid in 1978,

Whither Goest the GOP (Guest: Gov. John Kasich)
April 07, 2021

Mark and Jeff are joined by former Ohio Governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich to discuss the future of the Republican Party, the nadir of traditional GOP fiscal conservativism and Joe Biden's progressive populism.