In this opinion episode, Elle explores a range of topics tied to the theme 'Running is Political,' including the White House press pool, Trump’s approval ratings, proposed budget cuts, and more. The episode touches on how the concept of running—both as a physical activity and a political metaphor—framing these discussions in both a pragmatic and theoretical light.

This episode is all about Artificial Intelligence. Things AI brings to the table or maybe is replacing, how it is implemented in both everyday life and politics. This episode is hosted solely by Ryan and Luciana and is short and informative.

In this episode, the hosts discuss a variety of topics, spanning from the Signal message leaks to special elections around the country. Additionally, the hosts discuss the meaning and new direction the democratic seems to be taking, along with a mini-mini debate on Voter ID.

In this episode the hosts talk about a variety of topics. These are topics from the past couple of weeks ranging from the new government spending bill to words being removed from government websites in the second Trump Administration. This is a bit of a longer episode that might be more opinionated than others, however this episode is filled with valuable and important information. PLEASE disregard the pronunciation of Mahmoud Khalil, we made a mistake when typing up notes.

Article about disappearing words: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?searchResultPosition=2

This offers a thorough analysis of the current condition of the Democratic Party, potential leaders of the party, and recent legal actions involving it. The hosts engage in a short debate regarding the impact of gender on political candidates.

Link to Writing: https://pspproj.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/the-surprising-conflation-between-median-voter-theory-and-trumps-win/

This is a deep dive episode where the hosts focus on the concerns of Bird Flu. They discuss how RFK may react, the issues seen so far with the health stance of the Trump Administration. as well as if there are worries of a new pandemic on the rise. Please remember the Ryan, Luciana, and Elle are not doctors or medical professionals in any way, so as they do their best to understand such a difficult and changing topic please be gracious.

In the 8th installment of season 2, the hosts recap the past 2 weeks in politics. Some highlights of this episode include Trump’s Appeal to the Supreme Court, Renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, Steve Witkoff, and more.

In the 7th episode of season 2, the hosts focus on what President Trump's first week in office has consisted of, mainly regarding Executive Orders he has signed. They also talk about the hostages being released to Israel and Gaza, as well as Columbia's reaction to Trump's plan of mass deportation, and a few other topics.

All Executive Orders, with descriptions, signed by Trump thus far can be found at:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/