Episode 2026-01-28

As the clock ticks toward a government shutdown, Mary and Julian break down the Senate’s high-stakes standoff over DHS accountability and the tragic human cost of federal overreach in our cities. They pull back the curtain on the "War on Reality"—from Trump’s secret shredding of nuclear safety manuals to the "Broligarchs" spending hundreds of millions to buy the Texas primary. From the gutting of rural infrastructure to the cynical energy squeeze on Cuba, this is a deep dive into how billionaire-backed populism is systematically dismantling the public good.