A thought-provoking look at the news--offering entertaining insights into politics, economics, and popular culture--which are occasionally grounded in actual facts.
Latest episodes
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40 min
Donald Trump, Jr., and Finding Happiness and Piles of Money in the CryptoCurrency World
Send us Fan MailWith their invitations to Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding apparently having been lost, Adam and Jeff offer some insights into the cryptocurrency recently founded by him…
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33 min
Some Good Things Achieved by the Trump Administration
Send us Fan MailNoted political philosophers Adam and Jeff discuss some of the positive achievements of Trump's second administration. First, Jeff points out that all the stops hav…
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36 min
The Fourteenth Amendment and Birthright Citizenship
Send us Fan MailIn their continuing effort to fix all of the wrongs in human society, Adam and Jeff discuss the concept of birthright citizenship. In rendering a Shakespearean-wort…
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40 min
Can We Balance the Federal Budget on the Backs of the Billionaires?
Send us Fan MailAlmost-but-not-quite-billionaires Adam and Jeff consider whether a national wealth tax on billionaires would be a good way to balance the federal budget. After cons…
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44 min
Has the United States Become the Latest Victim of Imperial Overreach?
Send us Fan MailGlobal strategists Adam and Jeff ponder the historical cycles that have seen empires in the past decline when their commitments exceed their ability to project econ…
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36 min
Russia Celebrates 4 Years in Ukraine. . . . Put is not Amused. . . . Russia Delays its Plans to Invade Greenla…
Send us Fan MailAdam and Jeff discuss the state of Russia's 4-year misadventure in the Ukraine and point out that this conflict has lasted longer than Russia's involvement in World…
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33 min
Can A Wealth Tax Balance the Budget? Do We Have Enough Billionaires to Fund Our Spending Spree?
Send us Fan MailAlmost-billionaires Adam and Jeff discuss the recent proposal in California to implement a "one-time" 5% tax on the net worth of all persons with assets in excess o…
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36 min
Why Do Electric Mail Trucks Cost So Much? Could Children on Bikes Replace Postal Carriers Nationwide?
Send us Fan MailAlways ready to spotlight instances of government waste and folly, Adam and Jeff turn their attention to the boondoggle that is the government effort to purchase el…
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33 min
What Good are Congressional Resolutions? . . . Ranking the Worst Killers in History
Send us Fan MailAdam and Jeff discuss whether they think Congress should spend its time promulgating non-binding resolutions. A recent resolution passed by the House condemning the…
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48 min
Where are the good old days really that good?
Send us Fan MailCultural anthropologists and nude volleyball magazine collectors Adam and Jeff gather at the desk of the Omaha Bugle to talk about those people who yearn for the “g…
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36 min
Rumors of the Death of the Penny are Greatly Exaggerated
Send us Fan MailNoted coinage experts Adam and Jeff convene in an effort to calm down the public, which is panicking over the halt in production of the penny after 232 years. Jeff…
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34 min
Is Justice Possible When the DA Hates You? Searching for Love at the Rehab Meeting. . . . No One Wants to Reac…
Send us Fan MailAdam recounts the story of a man who was released from prison after 26 years for having stolen a gold chain and a wedding ring. The sole witness against him was a r…
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28 min
Who Won the Shutdown? . . . Who Might Balance the Budget? . . . Jeff and Adam Plot the Shutdown of the Omaha B…
Send us Fan MailNoted government shutdown experts Adam and Jeff offer their opinions as to who won the most recent government shutdown. Jeff points out that most shutdowns accompli…
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44 min
Is the 50 Year Mortgage A Good Idea?
Send us Fan MailRecent proposals that lenders be permitted to offer 50 year mortgages to help make housing more affordable to homebuyers has sparked intense debate. Never ones to s…
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30 min
A Bigger, More Beautiful White House?
Send us Fan MailNoted White House historians and French postcard collectors Adam and Jeff offer their thoughts on the recent demolition by the Trump Administration of the East Wing…
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34 min
Former Speaker of the House and Uber-Stock Trader Nancy Pelosi Retires
Send us Fan MailBoth Adam and Jeff retrieved their Nancy Pelosi t-shirts to honor her legacy as both the first female Speaker of the House and one of the foremost stock traders of…
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29 min
Can BRICS replace the U.S. Dollar-Based Global Trading System?
Send us Fan MailListeners of the Omaha Bugle who enjoy working with masonry products will enjoy this learned discussion by Adam and Jeff about the BRICS organization--an internatio…
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33 min
Are Security Guarantees Worth Anything? . . . What Will Protect Ukraine From Future Russian Invasions?
Send us Fan MailHaving completed a review of numerous academic periodicals that feature thought-provoking articles and scantily-clad models, Adam and Jeff offer their insights as t…
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48 min
Of Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and the Once Great State of California
Send us Fan MailKamala Harris' recent announcement that she would not be seeking to become the next governor of California was not a total surprise given the shellacking she suffer…
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38 min
Does Jawboning the Fed to Lower Interest Rates Ultimately Make Any Difference?
Send us Fan MailWould-be Fed governor applicants Adam and Jeff consider whether the incessant demands by American presidents that the Fed lower interest rates really makes any diff…