Chas and Dr Dave discuss Biden Showing Some Leg, Dave Insists That Student Debt Forgiveness Isn’t Boring and TAKE THAT, SUPREME COURT! BAM! 2:20 - Grateful For (The Conversation/Missing Easter News/Kari Lake Lawsuit) 16:49 - Correspondence (Olympic Mascots/Truth Social/Trump Bible/Left and Right/Good News Sources) 52:18 - Trump Abortion Announcement 1:10:47 - Abortion and Florida 1:18:21 - Abortion and Arizona 1:26:54 - The Comstock Act 1:30:24 - 2024 Polling (and The Generational Inversion) 1:45:13 - March Fundraising, Organization, and TV ads 1:50:32 - Stats Nugget (Book Sales) 1:52:30 - Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Policy 2:10:53 - State Electoral Rule Foibles (Nebraska’s Rogue Electoral College Vote) 2:21:35 - State Electoral Rule Foibles (Alabama/Ohio Presidential Ballots) 2:24:19 - OJ Simpson R.I.P. 2:28:28 - Trump Scaremongering Migrant Crime (and the Trump Two-Step) 2:44:07 - s702 Re-Authorization 2:53:35 - Stats Nugget (Work Hours) 2:55:22 - Lara Trump's New Single! HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * The Biden Campaign’s “Willow’s Box” Abortion Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wInNjr_9D28 * Norm McDonald's SNL O.J. Simpson Joke Compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aut3QkIJQOc * Norm McDonald's infamous 1999 SNL Opening Monologue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofXxinOtPiQ

Chas and Dr Dave discuss Amik The Beaver from the 1976 Montreal Olympics, The World’s Worst Cane Cutting Podcast, and How Dave Needs A Wikipedia Page! 2:02 - Grateful For (Olympic Mascots/Linsey graham) 25:40 - Correspondence (Trump Legals/ Conservative Media Affinity/ Kids Of Today/ Wikipedia/ Tarantino/ Flappy Bird) 40:59 - Ronna McDaniel out from MSNBC 1:01:10 - The Trump Endorsed Bible 1:08:15 - Trump & The RNC’s Cash 1:13:10 - DJT Stock 1:30:28 - Trump Legal Miscellanea 1:34:22 - The End of The Hunter Biden Inquiry 1:36:22 - Mifepristone Supreme Court Case 1:48:52 - Immigration & The New Great Replacement Theory 2:01:34 - Not Really Talking About The UN Ceasefire Resolution 2:02:24 - RFK Jr’s VP Pick 2:12:50 - The Departed (Joe Lieberman) 2:21:03 - Chas Unleashed (Campaign + Polling) 2:26:05 - Chas Unleashed (Social Media Blocking Supreme Court Case) 2:34:37 - Chas Unleashed (Don’t Say Gay Bill) 2:40:18 - Chas Unleashed (Gavin Newsom Panera Scandal) 2:45:53 - Chas Unleashed (Perverse Gun Law Outcomes) 2:50:46 - Chas Unleashed (Congress On The Edge) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * Learn how awesome The Netherlands is, and check out those pics of vertical farms! https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/netherlands-agriculture-technology/

Chas and Special Guest PEPCaster Richard Cooke discuss the challenges facing the newsmedia, and how they are a little like trading a horse for a handjob. 1:43 - Grateful For (Neil’s Mugs/Potential Assange Deal) 6:40 - Correspondence (TikTok/Fani Willis/Trump’s Bond/Kevin Rudd/The Kids of Today/Richy’s Book) 50:14 - My chat with Richy about the challenges facing journalists, and what a post-media environment looks like. HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * A free link to the Jonathan Haidt article about "The Kids of Today" being ruined by phones https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4afhcLOnsWIsMXFxg79zQ-_8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Everyman of McDonaldland, The 'Mouse Trap' Prosecution Strategy, and THAT IS BAIT! 5:43 - Grateful For (Blazing Saddles/Neil’s Present/PEPFAR) 12:48 - Correspondence (Biden SOTU/Willy Wonka/CNNNN/Obama’s DNC/Judge Cannon/Adam Sandler/TikTok) 39:21 - Kevin Rudd and Trump 58:05 - Trump Legals (Bragg Trial Delayed) 1:04:22 - Trump Legals (Trump Can’t Pay His Bond) 1:14:23 - Trump Legals (Navarro Going To Jail) 1:17:17 - Paul Manafort’s Return 1:20:38 - Trump Legals (Suing Stephanopoulos) 1:29:48 - Trump Legals (14th Amendment Update) 1:30:40 - Elections (No Labels) 1:31:38 - Elections (Ohio Republican Primary) 1:44:14 - Elections (Pence/Young Non-Endorsements) 1:50:06 - Biden v Netanyahu 2:06:47 - Chas Unleashed: Judicial Shopping (Update) 2:10:20 - Chas Unleashed: Fani Willis Ruling (Update) 2:18:51 - Chas Unleashed: Merrick Garland's 2021-22 2:25:01 - Chas Unleashed: Biden Special Counsel Transcript/Hearing 2:55:38 - Chas Unleashed: Stats Nugget (Shootings)

Chas & Dr Dave discuss A Wife Who Lives In A House, Adam Sandler: The Ultimate Push Factor, and Is This The Way To Amarillo? I Have A Dubious Lawsuit To File! 1:53 - Aileen Cannon rules on Trump Espionage Act challenge. 4:59 - Grateful For (The NYT Games Package/World Party/End of Judicial Shopping) 14:25 - Correspondence (Size of Phoenix/Brian May/Queen/Jack Smith/ My Visits to America/Inequality/Football Gambling) 32:29 - The Departed (Ken Buck) 39:14 - What’s Going On With The Mayorkas Impeachment Trial? 45:01 - State Of The Union Wrap 1:11:21 - Tik Tok Sale Bill 1:44:24 - Stats Nugget (Highest Paid Actors) 1:49:13 - New RNC Chairs 1:59:01 - Eric Woolson Chat, Part 2 1:59:41 - Eric on Third Party Candidates 2:29:55 - Eric on The Age Question 2:42:25 - Eric on The Gaza Influence on The Election 2:44:22 - Eric On The “Crazy Shit Trump Says” Campaign Tactic 2:46:40 - Eric on Trump’s Legal Issues 2:49:52 - Eric on The Abortion Issue 2:55:14 - Eric On The Immigration Issue HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * Relive The Impending End Of The World with 'World Party - Ship Of Fools' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHh0V7UjVXI

An introductory chat with our new Guest PEPcaster, Iowa Campaign Manager Extraordinaire Eric Woolson 3:08 - Who Eric most enjoyed working for 7:10 - Grateful For…. (Eric’s Wife/People Indulging The Segment/Eric’s T-Shirts) 14:07 - What It Was Like To Work For Joe Biden 33:10 - Eric’s Concern About Trump or Trumpism 50:27 - When The Republican Party Went Off The Rails 57:40 - How A Campaign Manager Thinks 1:06:35 - Eric On Polling 1:51:26 - Eric On The Economy 2:23.01 - Eric on the RNC and 2024 Campaign Money

Chas and Guest PEPcaster Bill Wyman discuss Flouncing On The Senate Floor, The Unknown Unmasked, and Pissing On Your Own Face In Disgust 1:28 - Grateful For…. Living in Australia/Fetterman’s Grace 7:13 - Correspondence (Russia Stuff/Senate Stuff/Wonka Stuff/Bill & Queen) 34:42 - The Departed - Nikki Haley 49:40 - The Departed - Kyrsten Sinema 1:11:56 - Stats Nugget (Unproductive Congresses) 1:16:41 - Super Tuesday 1:20:03 - State Of The Union Preview 1:35:30 - Trump Supreme Court Immunity Appeal (Update) 1:55:28 - Bill’s World Of Entertainment (Oscars) 2:07:46 - Chas Unleashed (Supreme Court & the 14th Amendment) 2:33:40 - Chas Unleashed (Hunter Biden Testimony)

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Judge Quarter Pounder, Sanding A Table Down To Nothing With Your Vowels, and Dave Has A Vision For “The Future” 2:18 - Grateful For (NRL Return/ Willy Chocolate Experience) 17:48 - Correspondence (Navalny/Hillary Videos) 25:06 - Vale Mitch “Old Crow” McConnell 38:14 - Alabama IVF (Again!) 49:52 Stats Nugget (Abortion Pills) 51:07 - The Michigan Primaries 57:36 - Michigan Primary and ’Uncommitted’ 1:12:39 - Biden’s Attempts To Suck Up To Dearborn 1:19:37 - Michigan Republicans Update 1:21:55 - Supreme Court Hears Trump Immunity Appeal 1:37:21 - The Atlantic’s Nightmare Fuel About Jan 6 2025 1:42:16 - Trump’s Massive New York Fine 1:53:48 - The Fani Willis Hearing 2:06:56 - Shifty Schiff in California 2:13:55 - RFK Jnr Update 2:14:56 - Trump Sneakers Update HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT! And sign the change.org petition to DEMAND the return of the Willy Chocolate Experience! https://www.change.org/p/reopen-the-beloved-glasgow-willy-wonka-experience

Chas & Special Guest Podcaster Elle Hardy discuss Russia’s Taylor Swift, Dodgy Dean Phillips and What You Get The Putin Who Has Everything. 1:41 - Grateful For (Air Conditioning/ “Evidence Maximalism”) 7:57 - Correspondence 17:31 - Alabama IVF (Aftermath) 40:05 - Tucker-Putin Interview 1:03:36 - Tucker’s Propaganda Videos 1:37:13 - Stats Nugget (Competitive Seats) 1:41:42 - All About Navalny 2:18:21 - Democratic Brokered Convention Freakout 2:29:23 - 2020 “Stolen Election” DeadEnders (Update) 2:34:50 - AI Robocall (Update) HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES * That "Evidence Maximalism" article I'm grateful for! (Don't forget to use archive.md if you can't read it) https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/02/evidence-maximalism-conspiracy-theories-taylor-swift/677390/ * The 'More Perfect' podcast I mentioned, if you are heavily into the American legal system reaching into foreign countries! https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect/episodes/enemy-of-mankind

Chas and Dr Dave + Felicity Ruby discuss “Chasnip”, The Essence of Trumpness, and Hyping Up The King of Kings 1:40 - Grateful For (The Kid Who Found Asbestos/Chas’ Archive Secret) 8:45 - Correspondence (Jon Stewart/Swearing/Biden Special Counsel Report) 18:28 - Trump’s Massive Civil Fraud Payout 44:29 - Trump Sneakers/Fragrances 55:33 - Trump and NATO 1:14:54 - Alabama IVF Courtcase 1:35:42 - Comstock Act Abortion Law Theory 1:38:45 - Hunter Biden “Source” Indicted 1:54:48 - 2024 Election Updates 1:56:10 - Assange’s Hearing (with Felicity Ruby) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES: * Dave's Asbestos article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664636/ * The article about Trump's debt https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2022/07/29/donald-trumps-great-escape-how-the-former-president-solved-his-debt-crisis/?sh=33b944c23970 * Dave's Embryo info source https://theconversation.com/most-human-embryos-naturally-die-after-conception-restrictive-abortion-laws-fail-to-take-this-embryo-loss-into-account-187904 * We can't fit the Assange notes in here. Head to the blurb under the Youtube or Facebook videos of this podcast for Felicity Ruby's full list of Assange resources.

Chas & Dr Dave discuss DJ Cornball’s Day In Court, The Tiny Cursed Majority, and Chas Recommends That You Don’t Become A Regular User Of Fentanyl. 2.44 - Grateful For (Whatever The Hell Was On Our TV/Jon Stewart) 10.45 - Biden Special Counsel Report Breakdown 1.06.18 - Biden Pressert & The Politics of Old 1.26.04 - The Very Special Elections 1.45.50 - Stats Nugget (Drug Overdoses) 1.48.03 - Mark Steyn Defamation Case 2.04.00 - Stats Nugget (Most White/Black/Latino/Asian/Male/Female Jobs) 2.08.32 - Biden’s LNG Export Pause 2.17.12 - Senate Foreign Aid Bill 2.29.11 - Correspondence (Winston Churchill) SHOW NOTES * Jon Stewart's First Monologue back to The Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpBPm0b9deQ * When Jon Stewart Destroyed Crossfire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE * Noah Smith's Climate Change Piece with some Very Digestible Graphs https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/a-bunch-of-handy-charts-about-climate * The Special Counsel Report on Biden's Classified Documents https://www.justice.gov/storage/report-from-special-counsel-robert-k-hur-february-2024.pdf

Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Power of Al Green, Mitch McConnell releasing 'The Dudes', and Monkeys Having Relations With Footballs 2.33 - Grateful For (Australian Explorers/Nat Bullard) 9.15 - Immigration Intro 20.52 - Illegal Immigration (The 3 Main Problems) 45.17 - The Immigration Bill (The Detail) 59.52 - The Immigration Bill (The Politics) 1.34.28 - The Mayorkas Impeachment 1.54.03 - The Biden Impeachment 1.57.59 - More ClownCar Congress 2.04.50 - Attempted Ilhan Omar Censureship 2.08.55 - Child Tax Credit Update 2.10.37 - Stats Nugget (Unions) 2.12.39 - Biden’s Campaign Tactics 2.20.41 - Nancy Macde Update 2.21.55 - Taylor Swift Conspiracy Update 2.25.42 - Trump Immunity Claim Update SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK * Nat Bullard's Climate Change Graphs https://www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations * The article about when the Jan 6 trial might be held https://www.justsecurity.org/91837/how-long-will-trumps-immunity-appeal-take-analyzing-the-alternative-timelines/

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Embarrassing Cabinet Ministers, Clearing The Path To The Michigan Republican Party’s Anus, & Does Anyone Know What A "Psyop" Is? 1.11 - Grateful For (Shamar Joseph/Wyden + J.Smith) 9.06 - Correspondence (Political Spending/Proclamation Day) 12.10 - Who’s In Charge of the Michigan Republican Party? 25.25 - Libertarian RFK? 26.53 - Trump Immunity Update 32.25 - Georgia Trial Update 34.36 - Abortion Update 36.02 - Yemen Update 42.15 - ICJ Gaza Case 1.27.12 - Bernie Sanders Push for Human Rights 1.30.09 - E.J. Carroll Trial Verdict 1.47.20 - Taylor Swift Conspiracy 2.26.17 - Texas Migration Stand-Off HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES *The two John McWhorter artciles Dave referred to are here https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/opinion/plagiarism-language.html and here https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/opinion/plagiarism-claudine-gay-ackman-oxman.html

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Troll Justice, Our Onesie Forefathers, and This Week’s Big Award Winner! 5.09 - Grateful For (Hans Noel/Matt Gaetz Trolls) 13.27 - Georgia Trial Update 16.10 - House Budget/Leadership Update 22.31 - Bill Ackman Update 24.47 - Ron DeSantis R.I.P. 1.01.43 - New Hampshire Primary 1.40.07 - Biden v The Houthis 2.00.34 - Stats Nugget (Black Male Employment) 2.02.38 - Dave’s Football Update 2.04.20 - Stats Nugget (Life Expectancy) HOMEWORK/SHOW NOTES * The awesome Atlantic hitpiece against tweeting phenom Bill Ackman, free for a month here https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/bill-ackman-neri-oxman-twitter-posts/677164/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4aSmGVTdAHiSPsQwU0wvFYXA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share * The Sarah Phillips piece on Yemen that Dr Dave cribbed from https://theconversation.com/why-us-strikes-will-only-embolden-the-houthis-not-stop-their-attacks-on-ships-in-the-red-sea-221588

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Billionaire Bowerbirds, Manufacturing Bullshit, and Seal Team Sics 2.11 Grateful for… (Tanzania, Judge Kevin Newman) 10.45 - Claudine Gay/Bill Ackman Update 20.18 - IOWA 49.04 - Stats Nugget (Manufacturing) 52.08 - Colorado Supreme Court ruling on 14th Amendment 1.06.50 - Trump Immunity to Prosecution Claim 1.18.00 - Fani Willis Georgia prosecution scandal 1.30.30 - Dave’s World of Football!! 1.40.21 - NY Fraud Trial 1.41.50 - E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial 1.51.15 - Roger Stone Murder Tapes

Chas and Melina finish discussing all the Joe and Hunter scuttlebutt. ALL of it! 1:37 - Was Hunter Sneaking Burisma Talking Points into The White House? 10:05 - The Ukrainian Prosecutor Sacking 46:06 - Miscellaneous Matt Gaetz Allegation 47:39 - Did Joe Profit From Hunter’s Businesses? 52:03 - The FD-1023 Form Alleging Joe was Bribed 1:08:18 - Hunter Paying For Joe Expenses 1:11:40 - Did Joe and Hunter Share a Bank Account? 1:13:48 - Loan Repayments of Ill Repute 1:21:11 - Corruption Without Profiting? 1:22:40 - Chas’ Impeachment Conclusion 1:24:08 - Was there a Cover-up? 1:26:27 - Was The Investigation Stymied? 1:39:06 - Did Hunter Get A Sweetheart Deal? 1:52:51 - Who Was The Decider? 2:03:01 - Melina’s Impeachment Conclusion

Chas and Melina discuss EVEN MORE of the Joe and Hunter scuttlebutt. ALL of it! 1:30 - The Bobulinski Allegations continued: ‘10 for the Big Guy?’ Email 11.30 - Other Evidence Implicating Joe in Hunter’s Business 29:14 - Confirmed Phone Calls Joe Had with Hunter Business Associates 41:08 - Confirmed Meetings Between Joe and Hunter Business Associates 48:50 - The Cafe Milano Dinners 1:00:39 - The UN Secretary-General Meeting 1:05:02: - More Confirmed Meetings Between Joe and Hunter Business Associates 1:21:25 - Joe Biden Pseudonyms and Leaking Govt Info to Hunter?

Chas and Melina discuss all the Joe and Hunter scuttlebutt. ALL of it! 3:12 - Joe and Hunter’s History of Dodgy Dealings 14:32 - Hunter Biden Overview 18:47 - The Influence Peddling that Generally Exists in Politics 28:52 - Hunter and Russia 36:01 - Hunter and Kazakhstan 41:20 - Hunter and Romania 50:58 - Hunter and Ukraine (Intro) 1:14:41 - Hunter and China (Intro) 1:45:10 - Joe’s Denials of Knowing Anything about Hunter’s Business 1:48:35 - Joe’s Involvement in Hunter’s Business: The Bobulinski Allegations

Chas & Dr Dave discuss The BeBop and RockSteady of MAGA, A Stats Nugget Mystery, and Dr Dave’s Million Dollar Debate Idea 2:21 - Grateful For (De Havilland Dash Planes/Norman Lear) 11:50 - AI Journalism Update 14:28 - Elon Musk Update 26:00 - ACLU Update 27:44 - Debate Update 35:53 - Fake Electors Update 36:45 - UAP Update 39:56 - “Dictator” talk backfiring 54:39 - Trump’s Appeal for Immunity 1:07:51 - Why Punters May Not be Enthused by the Economy 1:20:41 - Stats Nugget (Pedestrian deaths) 1:26:04 - The College Presidents Anti-Semitism Hearing 2:00:53 - Stats Nugget (Climate Change Temperatures 2:05:11 - Texas Abortion Case 2:18:00 - Biden Taking Patents off Pharma Companies? 2:23:40 - The Topics We Didn’t Get To SHOW NOTES *The Military Youtuber who seemed to know a bit about Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKiFAKMoi0 (Thanks Tim!)

Chas and Dr Dave discuss What Happened to Michelangelo NInja Turtle, The Writer Who Loves To Try Different Foods And Drinks, and Why Chas Is A Beautiful Little Seahorse. 1:35 - Grateful for PhD Graduations/RFK Jr’s Honesty 11:34 - Correspondence (Refugees) 17:04 - Not Talking About The Debate 19:09 - Cornel West (Update) 20:21 - Correspondence (Religion) 25:09 - Florida Dem Primary 34:49 - Congress (Vale Kevin McCarthy) 47:02 - Congress (Ukraine/Israel/Immigration Bill) 58:28 - Congress (Anti-Semitism Bill) 1:02:53 - Congress (Tuberville Hold Over) 1:07:22 - Congress (UAP Amendment) 1:12:05 - Artificial Intelligence & Journalism 1:21:08 - Toilet Break 1:25:47 - Sandra Day O’Connor (Obituary) 1:38:33 - Stats Nugget (Russian Domestic Violence) 1:40:14 - Elon Musk (Update)