543: The media who cried wolf: When are these politicians going to jail?

P&C drink and review Duckpin pale ale, then ask why none of these politicians ever end up in jail.

We keep hearing, "Wait until it's our turn. We'll put these criminals in jail." But it never happens.

Why do the powerful never seem to face justice? From Tuskegee to Russiagate, from MKUltra to the Mueller Report, history is full of scandals that promise accountability but deliver only headlines and disappointment. The media teases shocking revelations, politicians grandstand, and the public argues — but prosecutions rarely come.

In this episode, we dig into decades of examples — CIA mind-control experiments, COINTELPRO, the 2008 financial crisis, January 6th, the Durham Report, the Epstein client list, and more — to uncover a frustrating pattern: the elite walk free while the rest of us are left angry, divided, and cynical.

We explore two competing explanations:

The Deep State Cover-Up Theory – powerful insiders protect their own, burying consequences under bureaucracy.

The Media Incentives Theory – outrage sells, and endless hype without closure keeps audiences hooked and advertisers happy.

If you’ve ever wondered why the “big one” never lands, this conversation connects the dots and asks the hard question: Is the system broken, or working exactly as designed?