We Don't Talk About P-word

We Don't Talk About P-word

by Jerry Norman

Government History Politics

Season 1

Accomplishments Failure and Spin

Can't be bothered to spend an hour or more listening to the President tell us the state of our union? Don't want to hear the partisan spin and propaganda of the two parties? Never fear! I break down last week's State of the Union address and give you a little history in under 3o minutes!

Outside of a SCIF

Classified documents taken home? Found in the garage? Is it that big of a deal? Why does it matter where they were found? How does it affect me? Why is there a failure of information security at the highest levels of government? Let's talk about the unfolding drama that is Document-gate.

Defund It Into Nonexistence

Wondering what's going on with the debt ceiling? Wondering what the debt ceiling is? Wondering why it should matter to you? Today we discuss the debt ceiling and what it means to us and the world.

Other People's Perspective

We are all in this together. No matter how different our lives may seem we all suffer from the same problem—a dysfunctional government controlled by money and partisan politics. We the People can only succeed together. Don't let the propaganda fool you. No one owns patriotism.

Credited to Paine's Pen

After 246 years Thomas Paine still speaks to us today. Will we listen? The cause of democracy is the cause of all mankind. We must put aside our differences and unite or risk losing our Republic.

An Actor and a Televangelist Walked Into the White House

Today we discuss the role of religion in politics. We look at how religion is perverted to support a political agenda.

Most People Have No Idea

Do we live in a democracy? Are we heading for a corporatocracy? What is Communism? Socialism? Today, we discuss governments. I challenge what you know and more importantly what you think you do.

An Overwhelming Repudiation

What happened in this year's midterm elections? What does it mean for politics and what does it tell us about the electorate? Why was there no red wave? What is a red wave? Find these answers and more in today's episode.

Europeans of the Time Rarely Bathed

Thanksgiving is a day of both thanks and reflection. The story of Thanksgiving is emblematic of American politics. It foreshadows the political relations with Indigenous Peoples throughout our history. Today we examine the first Thanksgiving and the events that followed. We get a better understanding of how it went from an obscure event to a national holiday.

Bloodless Revolution

There is still much more to understand about what is wrong with our political system. But today, I give you a little taste of solutions. Today we begin to explore what's necessary to reclaim our Republic for the People. We examine the first step to ending the corporate coup taking over America.

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