Trump calls for a two-week break to his war against Iran. Ben riffs. Monroe gets out his crystal ball to predict…Trump’s cabinet will invoke the 25th amendment to save the country from a President who has lost his mind. Proving that the country’s voters lost their minds when they elected Trump. A great debate ensues. Also, a debate over the election results in Georgia. And Monroe fends off the challenge from Trevor Noah.

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As we learned with his White House comments supposedly celebrating Easter, Trump occasionally blurts out the truth. Ben riffs. Miles Kampf-Lassin talks about the war in Iran. The painful parallels to Vietnam and Iraq wars. And Trump’s comments that we can’t afford Medicare and day care and the war. Sorry, geezers and children. A few words about Ska. Miles is an editor and writer for In These Times.

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Trump fires Bondi cause she was unable to do the impossible. Ben riffs. David Faris invokes the sour milk metaphor to explain the former AG’s rise and fall. And he dissects 50 or so years of deceitful cherry-picking justifications for waging war against Iran. Finally, a word or two about Trump’s fall in the polls. And the Farisian theory that Trump’s base is a fairly prosperous group of zealots who are more or less exempt from the consequences of his policy. David is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and a columnist for the Nation. His views are his own.

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It’s that time of the week. Ben and Dr D cover it all. Maria Pappas. Property Taxes. Darren Bailey goes on Fox. JB. And so much more…

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The Supremes rule a therapist in Colorado has a First Amended-protected right to offer awful medical advice to a patient. Ben riffs. Jim Coogan goes to school—law school, that is. Offering the seismic legal takeaways for the case in Colorado, the Meta verdict in California and Caleb Williams’s effort to trademark the most generic of nicknames. Jim is managing partner of Coogan Gallagher.

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MAGA and its media blame all immigrants for the horrific crime of one man. Ben riffs. Marc Sims weighs in with memories of over 50 years of news reporting screaming: be scared! Also, JB and Juliana. Willie Wilson and Mayor Johnson. And “we don’t want nobody nobody sent.” Marc is the host of the podcast Just A Few Questions.

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Caleb William, who’s clearly never heard of Jerry Butker, tries to trademark the Iceman as his nickname. Ben riffs. With the season just starting. Miles Porter talks all things baseball. Cubs. Sox. Murakami. PCA. How come the Sox can’t stop disrespecting Frank Thomas? And more. Miles co-hosts Blue Line Radio, a baseball podcast.

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The solar, clean-energy crew plays hardball politics in Texas—finally. Ben riffs. Delmarie Cobb returns! Talking about how Donna Miller won the second congressional district primary. Listen closely, lefties, if you want to learn about politics in districts other than your own. Other topics include…Toni Preckwinkle, AIPAC, and the council opposition to Mayor Johnson. Finally, a few words about the real Iceman in Chicago. Delmarie is political strategist who worked on the Donna Miller campaign.

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