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EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 36 MIN

Powell, the Press, and the Politics of Power

from Political Rehab · host Matt.Wylie

This week on Political Rehab: Smart Politics Without the Hangover, the Matts unpack a wild stretch where America’s guardrails got stress-tested from every direction.Matt Wylie speaks directly to the President about immigration — warning that masked ICE raids, talk of the Insurrection Act, and troops in Minneapolis are turning the GOP’s strongest issue into a constitutional crisis. Matt Robison fires back on the danger of treating peaceful protests like an insurrection and asks how “law and order” turned into show-me-your-papers politics.Then the Fed fight explodes. The administration’s push to investigate Jerome Powell spooks markets, rattles Republicans, and even Fox News says “don’t do this.” Is attacking Fed independence economic malpractice—or pure political theater?Plus:• The FBI raid on a Washington Post reporter and the targeting of U.S. senators• Greenland panic and NATO sending troops to protect an ally—from us• Iran protests, mixed signals, and “Make Iran Great Again”• Grocery prices and economic gaslighting• Good Idea / Bad Idea: Joe Rogan’s Gestapo comments, Clinton subpoenas, credit card caps, abolish ICE• That’s Bullsh*t: the Minneapolis shooting cover-up and the DOJ going after the victim’s widow• Dose of Hope: Marco Rubio memes and the rise of the “Chinese Trump”A Republican strategist and a Democratic insider — disagreeing without losing their minds, and calling out bullsh*t when it deserves the name.👉 Follow Political Rehab for real arguments, real humor, and zero cable-news hangover.🗣 About Political RehabA Republican and a Democrat walk into a podcast… and nobody flips a table.Honest arguments. Real humor. No hangover.Follow Matt Wylie:Substack → mattwylie.substack.comTwitter/X → @MattWylieFollow Matt Robison:Substack → worthknowing.substack.com

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