The 45th

The 45th

The 24-hour news cycle can barely keep up with the Trump Administration. For a deeper dive and a closer look at the latest developments out of the White House tune in to "The 45th". Hosted by Rabia Chaudry and Susan Simpson, "The 45th" is a weekly dissection of policy and spectacle with guests and perspectives from across the political spectrum.

Episodes

176: The 46th

January 21, 2021 • 43 mins
January 21, 2021 / Rabia and Susan wrap up four years of coverage of the Trump administration and discuss the challenges facing President Biden, and this nation. 

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175: Insurrection

January 8, 2021 • 67 mins
January 8, 2021 / Rabia and Susan discuss the domestic terrorist attack on Capitol Hill, vaccine distribution, Georgia's Senate runoff election results and the latest covid news.

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174: Innoculated

December 18, 2020 • 46 mins
December 18, 2020 / Rabia and Susan discuss the ongoing challenges to the election, a massive, far-reaching Russian cyberattack, and the latest developments in fighting Covid.
 
Episode scoring music by Broke for Free.
 
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173: Pardon Me Pt. 2

December 2, 2020 • 55 mins
December 2, 2020 / Rabia and Susan catch up on the dozens of election challenges raised by the Trump team, the recent Flynn pardon, and latest covid and vaccine news.

This week's episode is sponsored by Legacy Box and Embr.

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172: Four Seasons

November 13, 2020 • 46 mins
November 13, 2020 / Susan and Rabia discuss the latest Covid numbers, President-Elect Biden's win, and Trump's attemps to overturn the election and prevent any transition process from taking place
 
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171: President Elect

November 6, 2020 • 43 mins
November 6, 2020 / Rabia and Susan discuss the historic results of the 2020 Presidential election, and the still recording-breaking covid19 numbers. 

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170: The Final Countdown

October 29, 2020 • 71 mins
October 29, 2020 / Wajahat Ali joins Rabia this week to discuss the final days of the campaign, and how the Supreme Court has already positioned itself to give the President a hand.
 
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169: Electoral Intrusion

October 22, 2020 • 65 mins
October 22, 2020 / Rabia and Susan record live from the road, catching up on the presidential campaigns, the latest COVID news, Hunter Biden allegations, and Trump's China affair.
 
Episode scoring music by Broke for Free.
 
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168: YMCA

October 15, 2020 • 42 mins
October 15, 2020 / Rabia and Susan talk about the confirmation hearings of Amy Barrett and Bill Barr's terribly disappointing performance in the nontroversy that was "Unmasking Gate".
 
Episode scoring music by Broke for Free.

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167: Superspreader

October 8, 2020 • 52 mins
October 8, 2020 / Susan and Rabia discuss the biggest story of the year: Trump and nearly everyone around him has Covid-19.
 
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166: Empty Seat

September 23, 2020 • 51 mins
September 23, 2020 / Susan talks to Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice about their recent book, A User's Guide to Democracy, and the ramifications that Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death will have on the American system of government.
 
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165: Herd Mentality

September 16, 2020 • 56 mins
September 16, 2020 / Rabia and Susan discuss Trump's townhall, the 27 letters between him and Kim Jong Un, the West coast wildfires, and the latest in Covid news.
 
Episode scoring music by Broke for Free.
 
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164: Why the Supreme Court Won't Save Us

September 8, 2020 • 59 mins
September 8, 2020 / Rabia and Susan welcome professor Mike Klarman to discuss the decline of democracy, catch up on the latest Covid19 numbers, and cover the increasing tension between Trump and military brass. You can find the article by Prof. Klarman that's discussed on this week's show at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3671830
 
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163: Bannon's Bad Day

August 27, 2020 • 65 mins
August 27, 2020 / Susan and Rabia discuss the DNC, RNC, Steve Bannon's arrest, and much more happening in the courts. 

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162: Mount Bustmore

August 13, 2020 • 58 mins
August 13, 2020 / Rabia and Susan welcome journalist Thor Benson to the show to discuss Biden’s VP pick, the latest in Covid-19 news, Trump’s AXIOS interview, and the dismantling of the US Postal Service.
 
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161: Demon Sex

July 30, 2020 • 74 mins
July 30, 2020 / Susan and Rabia are joined by CPB and Border Police whistleblower Jenn Budd to discuss the deployment of federal law enforcement in American cities, Barr’s testimony before the house, demon sex, and the dumbest congressman on the Hill.
 
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160: Jeff Sessions Finds Something New

July 15, 2020 • 55 mins
July 15, 2020 / Susan and Rabia discuss the latest in COVID19 related news, Jeff Session's primary loss, the WH undermining Fauci, PPP funds and SBA fraud.

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159: Bounty

July 2, 2020 • 63 mins
July 2, 2020 / Rabia and Susan discuss the Russian bounty scandal, big SCOTUS decisions, and are joined by Israeli human rights attorney Michael Sfard to discuss the impending annexation of the West Bank.

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158: Mustachio Strikes, Finally

June 18, 2020 • 34 mins
June 18, 2020 / Rabia and Susan discuss the two big Trump tell all books about to drop.
 
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157: Abolish Does Not Mean What You Think It Means

June 10, 2020 • 63 mins
Jun 10, 2020 / Guest Dr. Marcia Chatelain joins Rabia and Susan to discuss the latest in COVID news and BLM protests.

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