I Hate Politics Podcast

I Hate Politics Podcast

Exploring a human activity we love to hate. A podcast about politics close to our home, schools, streets, businesses, and local government. Hosted by Sunil Dasgupta. More at ihppod.org.

Episodes

December 1, 2023 50 mins

In the general despair over the decline of local new...

November 17, 2023 51 mins

As the Moore Administration in Maryland wrestles with its plan to toll highways in the Washington DC suburbs, Sunil Dasgupta talks...

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How we hold politicians accountable is an enduring challenge in democratic societies, but a new book,

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November 3, 2023 50 mins

Washington DC was the sixth city where Uber began operations, but it is here that the Big Tech firm was best able to mold the regu...

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Double-header on Rockville City Mayor and Council election scheduled for November 7. This episode includes 5 City Council candidat...

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Double-header on Rockville City Mayor and Council election scheduled for November 7. This episode features candidate interviews wi...

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In 2023, the normally deep blue Montgomery County, Md, saw conservative religious groups demanding the right to opt their children...

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The Maryland Prepaid College Trust, a state-run tax-protected 529 college savings plan, unraveled over the last few years despite ...

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The Maryland Department of Transportation released its capital budget plan with key projects missing and explicitly stating that t...

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September 29, 2023 50 mins

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September 15, 2023 54 mins

Why does local governance constitute an alphabet sou...

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When President Biden nominated former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley to be director of the Social Security Administration, Demo...

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September 1, 2023 51 mins

One of the great weaknesses of minimum wage laws is that it excludes tipped workers. In 2018, Washington DC voters pas...

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When political leaders win narrow victories, how do ...

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Maryland’s natural gas utilities are spending billions in building out and strengthening distribution networks at a time when the ...

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August 11, 2023 48 mins

Three Delaware municipalities—Fenwick Island, Henlopen Acres and Dagsboro—allow corporations, trusts, and LLCs to...

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The City of Rockville adopted a comprehensive land-use plan in 2021 envisioning increased housing density in certain locations and...

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Traffic stops are the most common police-public interaction in America, and in many cases they have gone horribly wrong. Traffic s...

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