Don't Worry About The Government show

Don't Worry About The Government

Summary: U.S. and world political news analysis by a merry band of (mostly) left-leaning geeks who are neither qualified nor paid to do it. Smart. Exciting. Funny. Mysterious. Sexy? To put it another way: radio pundit amateur hour.

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 Ep. 414: 99 Problems (The Mueller Report, pt. 6) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:56

This is the fifth installment of DWATG’s coverage of The Mueller Report. In this section, Carter Page’s role as ‘foreign policy advisor’ is explored at length. Chris shares some of the unique public speaking stylings of Page and makes the case that it would have been irresponsible for the FBI to not have investigated Carter Page. Episode 414 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 413: Papadopoulos (The Mueller Report, pt. 5) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:51

This is the fifth installment of DWATG’s coverage of The Mueller Report. In this section, George Papadopoulos’ role as ‘foreign policy advisor’ is explored at length. Note: This episode is dedicated to Diane Novembrino. Love you, Mom. Episode 413 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 412: What If I Say It Louder? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:28:39

In this installment, Chris, massive (the biggest?) Joe Biden Guy celebrates Brian Halverson’s conversion to a #JoeBidenGuy. They discuss Joementum, #JoeToTheWorld, and other important Joe Biden topics. Also in the show, Chris makes the case that the biggest under-discussed societal problem is human population overgrowth, discusses similarities and differences between Barr’s and Lynch’s approaches to investigations, how to stop the Joementum, how Sanders’ Extremely Online Brigade is doing his campaign a substantial disservice and other news of the week. Episode 412 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 411: Information | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:35:44

In this installment, Chris is joined by Sean Freeder to discuss where they stand on impeachment since their last debate, Joe Biden, Mike Gravel, Seth Moulton, Eric Swalwell, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Wayne Messam.  Episode 411 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 410: Biden Being Biden | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:35

In this installment, Chris is joined by Jess Morgan for a break from the Mueller Report to discuss the Democratic primary field. They discuss Beto, Bernie, Buttigieg, Castro, Klobuchar, Gabbard, and others. Episode 410 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 409: The Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Tower (The Mueller Report, pt. 4) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:16:45

This is the fourth installment of DWATG’s coverage of The Mueller Report. In this section, there is a re-examination of the Helsinki Summit with Vladimir Putin. After that, an extended examination of the “too important” Trump Tower Moscow. Mueller reveals that meeting with Vladimir Putin timed for the week after Trump captured the Republican nomination was a goal of the project and that members of the Trump Organization (including Donald Trump) believed that the Trump Tower Moscow could both help the Trump campaign and the Trump Organization (when Trump returned to private life). Episode 409 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 408: But Her E-Mails (The Mueller Report, Pt. 3) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

This is the third installment of DWATG’s coverage of The Mueller Report. In this section, Chris takes a look at the second part of Section III, “Additional GRU Cyber Operations.” He discusses how Donald Trump deeply-held belief that Hillary Clinton’s deleted e-mails from 2009 were vital to his winning the 2016 election and created an encouraging atmosphere inside and outside the campaign towards seeking (legally or illegally) ‘the e-mails.’ This section also details the interesting cases of Henry Greenberg & Peter Smith. Episode 408 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 407: Hacks (The Mueller Report, Pt. 2) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:27

This is the second installment of DWATG’s coverage of The Mueller Report. In this section, Chris takes a look at the first part of Section III, “Hacking And Dumping Operations.” He discusses the level of sophistication within the GRU’s hacking operation, the great return-on-investment the GRU received, how the hacks of the DNC and DCCC are much bigger in scope than traditionally portrayed in media outlets (and why he thinks that is), and applauds the Mueller team for finally bringing closure to the family of Seth Rich. Episode 407 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 406: Useful Idiots (The Mueller Report, Pt. 1) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:04

This is the first installment of DWATG’s coverage of The Mueller Report. This section begins with an examination of Mueller’s introduction to the ‘election interference’ section. After the break, Chris examines the ‘useful idiot’ relationship that developed during the 2016 election between the Internet Research Agency and the Trump campaign. Episode 406 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 404: Not Found | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:35

In this installment, Chris is joined by Brian Halverson to discuss the #YangGang, the continuing saga of Joe Biden misspeaking, Elizabeth Warren’s conversion from a near-Austrian economic position, a quick aside on Mike Gravel, Bernie Sanders’ tax returns, and Ohio’s heartbeat abortion ban. Episode 404 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 403: Space Invaders | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:12:16

In this installment, Chris looks at the already-wounded potential candidacy of Joe Biden & makes the argument that Biden is not the most-electable, despite some signs of strength in the polls. Later in the show, he looks at the collateral damage of Biden’s recurring and documented inappropriate touching through the lens of Kirsten Gillibrand’s confused response to the allegations. In the second half of the show, Chris takes a look at Julian Castro’s immigration proposal. Episode 403 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 402: Bruce Carlson of “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics” | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:33:46

In this installment, Chris is joined by Bruce Carlson of “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics” to discuss a wide range of topics surrounding the 2020 Democratic Presidential primaries candidates, historical comparisons, and what makes Trump an outlier as he heads into his re-elect. Episode 402 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 401: Not Determinative | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:23:33

In this installment, Chris reviews the Barr Memo and expresses skepticism towards Barr’s vague presentation of facts. He lays out a presentation of the facts in Russia’s election campaign influence operation, as we know them, based on Barr’s Memo and Mueller’s indictments. After, he outlines some of his concerns with Rosenstein and Barr opining on Obstruction, a matter which Mueller expressly said the facts found in his investigation “did not exonerate” Trump on, Chris discusses the apparently-limited scope of ‘collusion,’ as defined in the Barr Memo, and already-apparent inconsistencies between Mueller’s indictments & Barr’s characterization of the investigation. Then, Chris looks at some of the many remaining unanswered questions involving collusion, including Manafort’s ties to Oleg Deripaska and his sustaining communications with Konstantin Kilimnik throughout the campaign, the quite-odd Carter Page and his meeting with Sergey Kislyak, and Trump’s deep fondness for Wikileaks, particularly in October of 2016. Episode 401 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 398: Gabby Jay | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:35:33

In this episode, Chris is joined by Sean Freeder to take a full look at the field in an ‘Early Pre-Primaries Megasode.’ Sean shares his thoughts on Andrew Yang’s candidacy & his quirky online contingent. Chris explains how Gillibrand is Rudy from Survivor. They also discuss the launch of Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, how it could catch fire in AOC-like ways through poorly-conceived attacks, and how Beto O’Rourke pales in comparison to Pete Buttigieg as a candidate on many different levels. Episode 398 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

 Ep. 397: Andrew Yang, Beto O’Rourke & John Henry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:12

In this installment, Chris is joined by Brian Halverson to discuss why Chris places less & less merit on Congressional experience (particularly right now), explains why he thinks the politics of catharsis offer little to activists beyond momentary gratification, and the candidacies of Wayne Messam, Andrew Yang (and how American Folk Tale of John Henry fits into it), and Beto O’Rourke.  Episode 397 By the way, if you want to donate to the show… Monthly Subscription Options $5.00 : $5.00 USD – monthly $10.00 : $10.00 USD – monthly $15.00 : $15.00 USD – monthly $20.00 : $20.00 USD – monthly $25.00 : $25.00 USD – monthly https://www.paypal.me/DWATG https://www.patreon.com/DWATG

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