A Republic, If You Can Keep It

A Republic, If You Can Keep It


Latest Episodes

Gone Fishing (for Bidens)
December 14, 2023

As their Lord and Master Donald Trump has commanded, Republicans in the U.S. House have officially launched a fishing expedition in hopes of finding something -- anything! -- they can use as an excuse

Dictator for a Day (Guest: Tom Bonier)
December 07, 2023

Trump finally says it out loud: he's open to being a dictator, but only admits to wanting to be our fuhrer for Day One. This comes as Atlantic magazine devotes an entire issue to the potential end of

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
November 30, 2023

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. - Governor Whitmer may have just that by now as she signs dozens of bills passed in the closing days of the legislative session. Jeff and Mark offer their take on how the succe

Polling Numbers Are a Concern, But…
November 22, 2023

The latest polling in Michigan is bad news for Joe Biden and adding to his woes, word that left-wing third-party candidate Cornell West is targeting Michigan. To make things even worse, he had anoth

Scum, Vermin, Smurfs and Smackdown
November 17, 2023

The big Michigan political story this week: the stunning decision by Flint Congressman Dan Kildee to retire from Congress. We're joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Stephen Henderson to discus

An Early Christmas!
November 10, 2023

Christmas comes early for the now-departed Michigan Legislature, but only after an unprecedented year of major legislation. Ho ho ho! - The Legislature is taking an early (and extended) holiday break.

“We Know Nothing”
November 03, 2023

"I know nothing, I see nothing, I hear nothing!" - We Know Nothing sums up the testimony so far from Don Junior and Eric Trump in the New York civil trial over business fraud a trial that could put

They Call Them Flippers
October 28, 2023

This episode is sponsored in part by EPICMRA Public Opinion Research Nick Pigeon leads the non-partisan Michigan Campaign Finance Network - Lansing's "follow the money" non-profit. - In Georgia, thre

Three Strikes? You’re Out!
October 23, 2023

This episode is sponsored in part by EPICMRA Public Opinion Research Rep. "Gym" Jordan - the latest to fall in the U.S. House "Who Wants to Be Speaker" Reality Show - Jim Jordan keeps going downhill

Paralysis
October 12, 2023

This episode is sponsored in part by EPICMRA Public Opinion Research The ultra-right-wingers in the U.S. House tried to shut down the federal government and failed but they have managed to shut dow