Weekly Skews, hosted by Trae Crowder and Mark Agee, is a new comedy podcast that offers a redneck and working class perspective from the Left on the week's news, politics, and culture.
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Weekly Skews – 4/22/25 – Everyone is MS-13 (Except for MS-13, Who We Made a Deal With)
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57:22We talk about Mexican sex ghosts and the government’s plan to stop immigration with an AI apparently trained on Blaxploitation movies. Then, the government’s continuing cartoonish efforts to make one guy into a supervillain because then we can scrap the concept of rights. I mean who you gonna trust? A guy whose knuckle tats we photoshopped, or a co…
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Weekly Skews – 4/15/25 – RFK Jr. and Horseshoe Theory Eugenics
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59:59We’re sorry, but you have to die in the gulag because the White House beat the Supreme Court at Boggle. Tariffs are so confusing that Gretchen Whitmer is playing peekaboo in the Oval Office. Then, we talk about RFK Jr.’s big plan for the measles outbreak in Texas. It’s one page titled: “Make it Worse.” Support the show…
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Weekly Skews – 4/8/25 – Trade Deficit Disorder
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59:31Today, Trump’s trying Super Brexit, apparently because he lost a piano auction to a Japanese guy in 1988 (not kiddin’). We’re talking tariffs that the White House can’t agree on why they’re doing them, apparently formulated by ChatGPT (really not kiddin’). And how we need to fix the trade deficit by making the people of Myanmar buy Cadillacs. It’s …
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Weekly Skews – 4/1/25 – First Let’s Cow All the Lawyers
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1:00:12Today we have an official attack on the civil rights of imaginary teen furries. There’s elections Tuesday, which means of course there’s a guy who’s pro sexy dances for autistic children, and Elon’s doing double corrupt fraud in Wisconsin. Plus, we discuss how law firms will make money after announcing laws aren’t real. (It’s by funneling bribes fo…
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Weekly Skews – 3/25/25 – Holding a Telethon for the Downtrodden (Elon)
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57:49Today, Trump goes to war with his biggest adversaries yet: The Golden Girls. A popcorn warlord rich moron attempts a one-man mayoral coup in a small village in New York, proving once again America has an unlimited supply of Guys Like This. Plus, the administration’s plan to Abu Ghraib everyone who frowns at a Tesla, and why are they acting like he’…
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Weekly Skews – 3/18/25 – Can You Deport the First Amendment? Let’s Find Out
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58:46DOGE has innovated a new kind of dog that doesn’t need food, don’t worry about it. Plus there’s a new government-funded style influencer who posts videos smiling over the blood curdling screams of her fired co-workers. Then we get into the latest on Mahmoud Khalil, and whether Trump can successfully cram the first amendment on a rendition flight. S…
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Weekly Skews – 3/11/25 – Canada Strikes Back and DC’s Hot New Fascist Frat House
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59:36Today, we’re talking about Canada’s yellowcake uranium, Wayne Gretzky becoming their Hanoi Jane, and how they found their freedom fries. Then, Tennessee Brando joins us to discuss how one Volunteer State congressman chilling in a Bible thumping treehouse connects to everything going on in politics: financial fraud, fundamentalism, pathetic sucking …
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Weekly Skews – 3/04/25 – America as a Flea Market for Rich Perverts
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59:59Good news Skewers, there’s a patriot out there fighting for your god given American right to use third graders as speed bumps. Plus, a hot new murder cult that’s bad because some of the members are tran. Then we get into all the really rinky-dink ways everything is for sale in America now, especially if you’re a cybercriminal crypto warlord who eat…
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Weekly Skews – 2/25/25 – How to Lose a Food Fight Against Food
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1:00:02Welcome. This week even literal Nazis are saying there’s too many Nazi salutes. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” is involved. Congresspeople are getting strung up like Mussolini at town halls (just metaphorically, so far). Then, the farmers have gone woke, and the only person trying to solve the eggpocalypse is one lady running “Uber for Yardbirds.” Plus E…
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Weekly Skews – 10/22/24 – The Price of the Presidency
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59:39Skewers, we’ve known for years now that Money in Politics is one of the biggest threats to our country, and it’s never been more evident than in this election. Tonight we talk about the hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled into Donald Trump’s effort to regain the White House, a massive chunk of which can be traced directly back to, who el…
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Weekly Skews – 2/11/25 – Party in the U.S. of A.I.
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1:00:27Unfortunately we have to talk about Elon again because a bunch of people are still pretending DOGE is about “cost cutting.” We get into what it’s really about, which involves a Chinese Tony Stark and hooking our nukes up to a computer that can’t buy eggs right. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 2/04/25 – The Dumbest Trade War and the Weekend Tech Bro Coup
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1:00:13We solved the California Water War mystery. Plus a 19-year-old named BigBalls has seized control of the U.S. Treasury, it’s probably fine. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 1/28/25 – One Week of Habsburg Rule
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59:37This week, Dr. Phil gets a Junior Deputy ICE badge, MS-13 signs up for AP calc, the CIA gets it Black History Month pizza party canceled, and the Q Shaman announces plans for a Supermarket Sweep at the gun store. A real stupid era for America ramps up. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 1/21/25 – The Inauguration and TikTok Kayfabe
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58:18We touch on Trump’s inauguration, Elon’s “Roman salute,” and Biden pardoning everyone named Biden, before diving into the clown car demolition derby that was the fake TikTok ban that led Americans to flee to the glorious land of the free: the Chinese Internet. Join us. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 1/14/25 – Flame Wars
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1:00:46Tonight we debate about the debates about who’s to blame for the big LA fires, and it’s everything except the thing to blame. It’s wokeness, deaf people, Chilean gangs, and one specific lesbian, but – you’ll be relieved – not anyone who's cooking the planet. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 1/07/25 – A Mad King and Manifest Destiny for the North Pole
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1:02:23Today we’re talking the continuing anti-immigrant fallout from an American guy killing some Americans, somehow. Plus the coming Sino-Danish-Panamanian-Canadian-Mexican War Trump’s agitating for, being egged on by Mr. Perfect from Shark Tank and the heir to Estee Lauder. (Seriously.) Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 12/17/24 – The Medieval Peasant Drone Panic
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1:00:51There’s stuff in the sky! Run! Hide! Shoot at it! Or say it’s aliens. Or that it’s government-run fake aliens? Or call for war with Iran because passenger jets have blinking lights? The important thing is that you, as a freeborn American, have options. Join us. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 12/10/24 – Insurance Shooter Caught; and Planning a Trillion Dollar Crypto Heist
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1:00:14Howdy. They caught the UHC shooter and yeah it’s kinda what we all thought, but also weirder (in his normalness). Plus, Trump 2’s plan to steal the gold in the federal reserve with computer money… explained, obviously, by the latest doins of the Hawk Tuah girl. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 12/03/24 – Q. Edgar Hoover
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1:00:48Tonight we’re talking about how a children’s author who thinks QAnon is real maybe shouldn’t be put in charge of the FBI. Plus, Joe sprung Hunter from the hoosegow and Hunter didn’t even have to tunnel out Shawshank-style. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 11/26/24 – D.O.G.E. and the Clownocracy
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1:02:19Skewers, this week we discuss the grand, ambitious, totally-not-dumb-and-infeasible designs that Elon and Vivek have for the federal government through their shiny new Department of Government Efficiency. Spoiler: it’s not great. Join us. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews – 11/19/24 – Cabinet of Curiosities
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1:04:33Tonight, we talk about the latest news in Hell’s waiting room, mainly how Trump’s terrifying cabinet nominees are basically all examples of America’s elite accountability crisis. Plus, fun with punching influencers, and there’s apparently a committee to invade Mexico? Probably fine. Join us Support the show…
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Weekly Skews – 11/12/24 – Post Mortem
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1:01:57Skewers for the past week the discussion on the American left has been centered around one question and one question only: what went wrong and whose fault is it? But fret not, because tonight, Smart Mark and Trae are going to definitively answer this question and solve this problem once and for all. OK…probably not, but they’ll talk about it. Join …
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Weekly Skews – 10/29/24 – The Infamous MSG Rally of 2024
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1:01:40Well Skewers a week out from the election and, as expected all along, all eyes are on the material of edgelord shock comic Tony Hinchcliffe, who made serious waves this weekend by letting the whole world know just exactly what kind of rally Trump was throwing at Madison Square Garden. Did you guys NotSee that? Support the show…
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Weekly Skews – 10/22/24 – The Price of the Presidency
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1:01:40Skewers, we’ve known for years now that Money in Politics is one of the biggest threats to our country, and it’s never been more evident than in this election. Tonight we talk about the hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled into Donald Trump’s effort to regain the White House, a massive chunk of which can be traced directly back to, who el…
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Weekly Skews – 10/15/24 – Tough Times in Florida
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1:00:19Evening, Skewers. Tonight we discuss the state of affairs in Florida, where citizens still reeling from the effects of two hurricanes are also forced to deal with a malicious governor hell bent on making their lives worse. So that’s fun. Also, some dumb stuff from Trump and MAGA wants to cancel the weather. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews – 10/08/24 – Hurricane of Bulls**t
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1:01:17Skewers it’s only been one week and already another generationally cataclysmic hurricane is bearing down on this country. Surely politicians on all sides have put away partisan disputes and come together to help our fellow Americans in this time of need right? Actually, no, Trump and MAGA have deemed this fertile ground for sowing lies and unrest. …
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Weekly Skews - 10/01/24 - There Will Be Flood
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58:55Hurricane Helene cut a swath of cataclysmic destruction across the South last weekend, with much of the worst of it being in western North Carolina…which is profoundly upsetting considering it was a hurricane and that is the mountains. So what is being done, politically, to ensure this never happens again? Believe it or not, very little. But Trump’…
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Weekly Skews - 9/24/24 – Early October Surprise Party
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1:01:31Skewers it has been one HECKUVA week for the American Right as a truly comical number of sex scandals have broken at basically the same time. Matt Gaetz doin’ Matt Gaetz stuff (i.e. bringing a teenager to a sex party), yet another vehemently homophobic activist turns out to have a super gay history, and of course the abject and filthy insanity of M…
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Weekly Skews - 9/17/24 – Failed Assassination 2: This Time It’s Dumber
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1:01:07Skewers, tonight we'll break down the latest apparent attempt on Trump's life, including a look at the would-be gunman, who oddly enough does NOT seem to be a transgender antifa agent. Join us as we talk about the increasingly absurd state of affairs in American politics as the 2024 election season barrels on. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 9/10/24 – Ain’t Nobody Eatin’ Cats Y’all
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56:15Skewers this week we welcome Producer Laura to the fold (Matt is fine; we'll explain on the show) and what a first episode it is for her as we dive into the latest wholly made up fearmongering campaign being embraced by MAGA: that Haitian immigrants are out here eatin' kitty cats. Pre-game for the debate by joining us as we explore the reality of t…
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Weekly Skews - 9/03/24 – New Migrant Panic Just Dropped
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1:00:06Skewers, it’s an election year, and you know what that means: time to gin up some immigration panics! The right has already been hard at work to this end but now they’ve got a new headliner: Venezuelan gangs taking over apartment complexes in Colorado. Tonight we talk about the complex reality of the situation, plus Trump’s IVF position and a bunch…
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Weekly Skews - 8/27/24 – A Great Time to Be Stuck in Space
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1:01:53Skewers, tonight we talk about the astronauts currently stuck in space, and how lucky they are to be missing the insanity that is life on this planet right now. No obviously being stuck in space is less than ideal, but seriously things are wild, and we’re gonna talk about ‘em. Join us. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 8/20/24 – Political Theater
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1:00:34Skewers, tonight we discuss all the latest criticisms being aimed at the Harris/Walz campaign as the DNC continues in Chicago. Apparently they think Tim Walz is a (very deep) sleeper Chinese agent and loves Tiananmen Square and stuff. So that’s fun. Also JD Vance continues to make normal things as weird as possible. And more. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 8/13/24 – Why Campaign When You Can Cheat?
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59:58As Harris/Walz continue to surge in the polls, the Trump campaign is firing back by…having him barely campaign at all this month. A bold strategy indeed. Could this lack of enthusiasm for campaigning have something to do with the fact that intricate and widespread plans have been put in place to ensure that Trump “wins” this election even if he los…
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Weekly Skews - 8/06/24 – BALLS TO THE WALZ
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59:55Well the big decision has officially been made: Kamala Harris’s running mate is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. And Skewers, honestly…it’s like this man was designed in a lab to hit for us. Should be a rare upbeat episode tonight so join us in merriment. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews - 7/30/24 – The Unified Theory of Weird
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1:00:37Skewers tonight we’re getting into the new and entertaining approach to campaigning by Team Harris and the Dems: just talk about how frickin’ weird these weirdos are. And so far…seems to be working out (probably on account of them being super weird). Should be a fun one, and yes, the couch is gonna come up. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 7/23/24 – Unburdened By What Has Been
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59:45Tonight we’re talking about turning the page, Joe Biden committing seppuku, how insane recent TikTok star Kamala Harris makes Republicans, and a Trump donor getting stuck in his car elevator. Trae is on the road so Mark is joined by Senior How-Fox-News-Just-Got-My-Mom-To-Love-Joe Biden Correspondent Corey Ryan Forrester. Support the show…
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Skewers it’s kinda hard to know what to talk about this week as so little is going on in the news cycle right now. However, we’ll surely come up with something. Maybe the assassination attempt or fake hillbilly VP candidate, if anyone’s interested. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Skewers this week we talk about the same thing everyone on the American left is talking about: should Joe Biden step aside? More importantly: will he? With almost indescribably massive implications for November and beyond, someone needs to answer these questions, and soon. As for us, we opine. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 7/02/24 – SCOTUS Declares (Some) Presidents Untouchable
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1:00:34Tonight on Skews we’ll be joined by Dr. Scott Lemieux, professor of political science and constitutional law at UW-Seattle, to help us make sense of the recent tear SCOTUS has been on (culminating with yesterday’s decision that Presidents are Kings now). Just exactly HOW terrified should we be? We’ll discuss that, as well as all things Biden, on th…
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Weekly Skews - 6/25/24 – What’s Up with Fetterman
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1:01:21Skewers, tonight we discuss the ongoing and ever-perplexing shift in rhetoric, demeanor, and position of Senator John Fetterman, as the one-time progressive darling continues to openly antagonize countless members of the American political left. To what end? Who knows, but we’ll talk about it. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 6/18/24 – Congestion Headache
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1:00:13Skewers, tonight we discuss the traffic policy kerfuffle that New York Democrats have embroiled themselves in, and, more importantly, how it offers insight into the ineptitude of Big Democrat and the threat this all poses to the possibility of Dem control of the House of Representatives in the forthcoming election. Join us. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 6/11/24 – Hunter Biden Convicted
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59:53Well Skewers, everyone else is talking about it so we reckon we should too: Hunter Biden has been convicted of three felony gun charges related to lying on a background check. Which is of course a massive surprise considering his father Joe Biden personally operates a famously rigged and partisan justice system. What does it all mean? We’ll try and…
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Weekly Skews - 6/04/24 – Felon Hard Times
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1:00:40Tonight we discuss, what else, last weeks big verdict: 34 felony convictions for Donald Trump, as well as the discourse surrounding it since from both the right (unhinged, flailing, hypocritical) and the left (basically nonexistent for some reason). Also Fauci’s big day and a bunch of other fun stuff too. Join us. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 5/28/24 – A Third Party Party
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1:02:22Tonight Trae and Mark will be joined by longtime Skewniverse vagabond extraordinaire Drew Morgan to discuss Libertarians, Trump, RFK Jr. (as well as his maybe-also-insane running mate), and a host of other topics. Gonna be a good un! Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews - 5/21/24 – Don’t Mess With (Racism In) Texas
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59:58Tonight we dive into the wildly typical and deeply disturbing decision by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to pardon a man who was convicted by a jury of his peers of murdering a BLM protestor in 2020. But before that we tackle the lighter matters of the new Trump biopic and the demise of Red Lobster. Join us. Support the show…
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Weekly Skews - 5/14/24 – United States of Protection Rackets
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1:00:22Skewers: are tariffs good? Should lab-grown meat be banned? Should paying for your prescriptions require a second mortgage? Will Big Oil give Donald Trump an actual billion dollars? We ruminate on these questions and more (plus some fun dumbassery) on tonight’s Skews. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews - 5/07/24 – The Ol College Try
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1:01:17Tonight, after a Trump Trial Update and a generous point-and-laugh session aimed at Kristi Noem, we dive into the right wing fervor surrounding the left wing fervor surrounding college campuses across this country. Plus some other fun stuff; join us. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews - 4/30/24 – The War on the Poor
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1:00:32Skewers, this week we talk about escalating hostilities in one of the American Right’s most passionate and longest running conflicts: The War on the Poor (with some Trump stuff and miscellaneous dumbassery along the way). Join us. Support the showBy Trae Crowder, Mark Agee, and Matt Hildreth
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Weekly Skews - 4/23/24 – TN Joins the (Autoworkers) Union!
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1:00:18Skewers, tonight we welcome friend of the show and labor activist John Russell (of More Perfect Union) to discuss the biggest win for Labor in the South in recent memory: the decision by workers at a massive Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga to join the UAW. We’ll talk about what it means, both right now and for the future of working people below the…
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