I'm Not Allowed To Watch The News

Stacey Roberts

English History News News Commentary Politics

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Episodes 12

Avg. Duration 17m

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Since Jul 2022

Latest Episode Mar 2025

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Semi-Annually

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Episodic

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About This Podcast

I'm not allowed to watch the news. There are many reasons.

Ok. There's one reason. And I bet many of you feel the same.

The political system of the United States of America in the 21st century is a lot like Thanksgiving Day at my mother's house--dysfunctional, expensive, and makes you a little nauseous.

It will end, but it’s not going to end well.

When the news is on I tend to rant. It scares the dogs. So my wife said I'm not allowed to watch the news anymore. The dogs and I started this podcast, where I can rant all I want.

That'll teach her.

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Recent Episodes

S1E12 12 - The 2024 Election and America's Purpose

Mar 07, 2025 30m

It’s 2025 and we’ve had another presidential election. One third of the country is in despair about it, a third is uncomfortably wondering what genie they let out of the bottle, another third is…

S1E11 11 - America Is Back At Valley Forge

Feb 09, 2024 32m

It's been 246 years since George Washington watched his army limp its way into winter quarters at Valley Forge. The enemy held the capital, the Congress was unable to do anything, the army had spent…

S1E10 10 - The Electoral Playground

Jun 09, 2023 19m

Not ones to leave the U.S. Constitution alone, the dogs and I decide to abolish the Electoral College. This puts us at odds not only with the small states of the Union, but with our favorite Founding…

S1E9 09 - Ben Franklin Bets On America

Dec 30, 2022 17m

America’s wisest old man was writing his last will and testament. Benjamin Franklin had plenty of people to leave his fortune to – his son William Franklin, former royal governor of New Jersey. His…

S1E8 08 - The Jury Congress

Oct 01, 2022 19m

I served on a jury once, and if that makes you doubt both the stability and effectiveness of the American justice system, well, just imagine how I felt when I got the summons.But I have to say the…

S1E7 07 - The National Debt

Sep 03, 2022 17m

In the early days of the American Republic, Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, argued that a certain amount of national debt was a good thing. There was no way a country that…

S1E6 06 - Now It's A Party

Jul 30, 2022 28m

Do you ever think about why you vote for a particular political party?Maybe you’re a Democrat because you really love the way that James K. Polk got us Texas, California, and Oregon in the 1840’s,…

S1E5 05 - If It's For Sale Let's Buy It

Jul 06, 2022 9m

The dogs and I are starting a GoFundMe campaign to raise five billion dollars. We have a pretty big purchase in mind. We’re going to buy the Congress of the United States. Get your credit cards out…

S1E4 04 - All Or Nothing

Jul 04, 2022 16m

Our political leaders always give us choices when it comes to solving the nation's problems. Two of them: All or nothing. Mass shooting? What we need are more guns. Or none. Too many abortions? Ban…

S1E3 03 - Sick Of It

Jul 04, 2022 18m

Is the American healthcare system scarier than Bigfoot? What is the cash price for an MRI?Healthcare is tremendously expensive, and America never has figured out a good way to pay for it so that…

S1E2 02 - I'm Just Not Enough

Jul 04, 2022 16m

No one is writing laws for me. I'm not rich enough for one party or poor enough for another. I'm not old enough or young enough or sick enough or healthy enough for either major political party to…

S1E1 01 - How Does This End?

Jul 04, 2022 14m

How does this end?It's a strange question for the first episode, but hang in there. My story gets better. The political system of the United States of America in the 21st century is a lot like…

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