Budget Deal, TikTok Bans, SBF / FTX and Campaign Finance

Mike & Jay open this episode with a discussion of the FY 2023 federal budget, followed by a look at the movement to ban TikTok in the United States, and close with the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX crypto exchange, and what it says about our campaign finance system. Mike’s Favorite Christmas Album Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics Mike’s Top 5 Christmas Songs #5 Tiny Tree Christmas. Ryan Miller #4 Fairytale of New York. The Pogues #3 All I Want for Christmas is You. Mariah Carey #2 Swiss Colony Beef Log. Eric Cartman #1 White Christmas. Otis Redding Jay’s Christmas Music Recommendations Joy to the World. Handel O Holy Night. Tabernacle Choir Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Bing Crosby White Christmas. Bing Crosby Christmastime is Here(Charlie Brown). Vince Guaraldi Trio The Politics Guys on Facebook | Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys. Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out RedCircle, home of The Politics Guys. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Politics Guys on Facebook | XListener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.