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Mark Riley: The Intersection of Politics and Culture

Feb 27, 2023

In this episode, we take a long look and a deep dive into the
extraordinary erosion of the Republican Party in the United States. 

A sitting member of Congress calls for what she says is a national
divorce. Funny, I thought that was settled in 1865.

The Speaker of the House decides to outsource the GOP revision of the...


Feb 20, 2023

Some embarrassing communication among Fox News stars about the 2020 election and whether it was stolen. Democrats and Republicans have sharply differing views on how to “fix” Social Security and Medicare. What can US youth learn from an insurgent candidacy in Nigeria that’s drawn massive support from young...


Feb 16, 2023

The tragedy of Turkey and Syria. Beyond the number of people killed and left homeless, politics is rearing its ugly head. The US, and now he US and Canada are shooting flying objects out of the sky, including three just this past weekend. Are they all Chinese spy balloons? 21 Attorneys General, including New York’s...


Feb 6, 2023

Lots to talk about, starting with the Chinese spy balloon that the US shot down this past weekend. We talked before about the nation’s overall economic picture, and how it’s been getting better. Figures late last week show things are better than even expert economists thought. The question is, will the public...


Feb 6, 2023

What’s up with presidents and classified documents, and why saying one is worse than the other is a zero-sum game. Andrew Tate is still detained in Romania, yet another example of why influencers should find something else to do. Another sad sack is George Santos, Republican Congressman from Long Island, at least for...