Congressional Dish

Congressional Dish


Latest Episodes

CD273: Inside Congressional Committees with Dr. Maya Kornberg
May 14, 2023

For this episode, Jen sat down for an interview with fellow Congress nerd Dr. Maya Kornberg. Dr. Kornberg is a Research Fellow for the Brennan Center for Justice's Elections and Government Program and

CD272: What is Taiwan?
April 30, 2023

Taiwans status in the world has never been clear and neither has the United States position on the issue. In this Congressional Dish, via footage from the C-SPAN archive dating back into the 1960s,

We're Not Wrong: Live in Austin!
April 21, 2023

Join Jen Briney and her We're Not Wrong co-hosts Justin Robert Young and Andrew Heaton as they record in front of a live audience in Austin! The show begins at 6:30pm followed by a meet and greet.  M

CD271: RESTRICTing TikTok
April 09, 2023

TikTok might be banned from the United States. In this episode, hear testimony from TikToks CEO and judge for yourself if you think the arrangement that TikTok has negotiated with the U.S. government

CD270: The Twitter Files
March 26, 2023

The First Amendment prohibits the U.S. government from censoring speech. In this episode, drawing from internal Twitter documents known as the Twitter files and Congressional testimony from tech exe

CD269: NDAA 2023/Plan Ecuador
February 26, 2023

The annual war authorization (NDAA) is an excellent opportunity to examine our militarys roles and goals in the world. In this episode, learn about how much of our tax money Congress provided the Def

CD268: Disappearing Oversight: The NFL Sexual Misconduct Investigation
February 12, 2023

In December, the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a final report from their investigation into allegations of sexual assault committed by Washington Commanders team owner Dan Snyder. In t

CD267: The Monopoly Powers of Live Nation/Ticketmaster
January 29, 2023

Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged over a decade ago and Congress is concerned - for good reason - that the company is exerting monopoly powers over the live event industry. In this episode, learn ho

CD266: Contriving January 6th
January 06, 2023

The January 6th Committee investigation is over and four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump have been referred to the Justice Department by the Committee. In this episode, hear a s

CD265: Policing FTX
December 23, 2022

FTX, at one point the worlds third largest cryptocurrency exchange, went bankrupt, causing the entire cryptocurrency industry to crash. In this episode, hear highlights from Congressional testimony t