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A Chicken in Every Pod
by Kyle McCormick and Lucia Fasano
Come along as a graduate student and his much cooler wife explore all the minutiae, trivia, and historical contexts of contemporary politics and US history. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll vote, and we'll all have a ball in the process.
Episodes
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21- Ukraine & The State of the Union
Back after a few months hiatus, we're recapping Biden's 2022 State of the Union and giving some background on the Russian/Ukrainian conflict happening right now. And maybe a bit about National Treasure.
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20 - One Year Anniversary Halloween Spooktacular Minisode
Blah! I vant to celebrate the one year anniversary of A Chicken in Every Pod with a spooky minisode and also suck your blood! Can you believe it folks? A whole year, and all we've gotten to show for it is the near-total collapse of Western civilization! Spooky!! We're here to celebrate our...
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19 - IATSE, Entertainment Unions, and the Hollywood Blacklist
Solidarity forever! With a potential looming strike from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) over the absolutely bogus working conditions in Hollywood, we thought it would be a perfect time to explore the history of unionization in Tinseltown, as well as the…
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18 - War in Afghanistan
After twenty long years and four different presidential administrations, the US war in Afghanistan is finally over. In this new episode, Kyle and Lucia get deep into the morass to discuss exactly what happened in Afghanistan, from the British invasion (not that one) a hundred years ago to the...
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17 - UFOs Part 2
Gleep my glorp! As promised, folks, we're continuing our coverage of the recent UFO news! We go over the government UFO report as well as the hotly anticipated "more fun" stories –– about PRESIDENTS hanging out with ALIENS. It's a wild ride to the stars, so don't miss this wrap-up of our UFO...
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16 - UFOs
The truth is...right here!? It's been a minute but we're back, and we're digging into the hottest news story this side of Saturn's rings –– UFOs! With the New York Times and the Department of Defense rolling out new disclosures seemingly by the day, we figure it's about time we got our Mulder and...
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15 – Filibuster
Filibustin' makes me feel good! Hello friends and enemies, on the new ChickenPod we're getting into the history of the filibuster! We talk about how and why the filibuster is a Jim Crow relic, why there is a movement to abolish it, and how it got to be what it is today. Plus: the White House…
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14 – Irish Americans
Faith and begorrah! It's the week of St. Patrick's Day, and your brave hosts are here to clink glass around a little glass of whiskey that we're sharing as we get into the history of the Irish diaspora in America and their most famous holiday. Plus: Lots of attempts at accents, a round-up of the...
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13 – Fannie Lou Hamer and the History of Black History Month
Hey gang! This week we've got an interrelated two-parter –– the history of Black History Month and its progenitor, the historian Carter Woodson, and the life and work of pioneering activist Fannie Lou Hamer. Strap on in folks –– this one's informative and powerful as hell! Special credit to...
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12 - St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Love is in the air. It's nearly Valentine's Day, and your hosts have taken a break from pitching woo to talk about the most romantic thing we could think of –– the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre and the Prohibition conditions that led to it. Load up your Tommy gun, grab a stogie, and pour…
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11 - Secretary of Transportation
Get in losers, we're building America's transportation infrastructure! Here's the thing: Kyle thought it would be fun to, over time, cover all the Cabinet positions, and since Ratboy Pete was just confirmed as Secretary of Transportation, why not start there? Well, the episode turned out pretty...
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10 - Wall Street
Ka-ching! That's the sound of money, baby, because this week your best gal and fella are talking about Wall Street –– where did it come from? What does it do? Where is it going? We also sink our little teeth into the recent GameStop / Robinhood controversy, and put newly inaugurated President…
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9 - Inauguration
Folks, we're talkin' 'naug'! Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as president and the news is otherwise a little slow, so we're taking a moment to have a (relatively) lighter, (theoretically) funner episode and talk about the history of presidential inaugurations and enjoyable trivia thereof....
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8 - How to Remove a President
Hey friends! It's been a minute! Coming in hot off a(n imo) richly deserved winter break, your favorite podcasting couple is back to talk about all the, uhhh, stuff that's happened! We talk the Georgia runoffs, we talk Armie Hammer's DMs, and, most importantly, we talk President Trump's second...
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7 - The War on Christmas
Ho? Ho? Ho? Folks, I bring ill tidings from the battlefield: we're losing the War on Christmas. If we want to win, we need to come to know our enemy as ourselves. That's why, today, we're digging into the history of the greatest forever war in American history –– the WAR on CHRISTMAS. Put on your...
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6 - "President-Elect"
How does the presidential transition work? Did Joe Biden make up the title "president-elect" to steal the presidency? We're deep in the doldrums of the holidays, folks, and your intrepid hosts are tired and a little under the weather but we are doing this for you, the people, our beloved…
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5 - Turkey Pardoning
Gobble freakin' gobble –– Turkey Day is upon us, and the holiday-exhausted A Chicken in Every Pod crack investigation team is here to dig into that strangest of political traditions, the presidential turkey pardoning! Where did this weird thing come from? Can Lucia guess which of each pair of...
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4 - Aaron Sorkin
Is that the sound of the Bartlett '98 campaign we hear? No –– it's just the newest episode of A Chicken in Every Pod! Today, we lighten up the vibe a little bit by digging into, arguably, the most influential presence in the modern liberal mind: Mr. Aaron Sorkin. We're talking The West Wing…
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BREAKING: Joe Biden Wins
Wawaweewa! After a week of waiting with bated breath, this morning all the major news outlets have called the 2020 presidential election for Downtown Joey B, and the Chicken in Every Pod Rapid Response Team is here to tell you what's the deal, man, and share our feelings with a special...
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3 – The Electoral College
What is the Electoral College? How does it work, and why? Holy guacamole –– it's almost The Big Game (tm)! That's right folks, the election is just around the corner, so we're taking some time to dig into the actual mechanic of an American presidential election: the Electoral College. We'll get...
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2 – Gerrymandering
What is gerrymandering? What is the census and why does it matter? 2020 is a census year, folks, so it's time to talk about redistricting and its evil twin, gerrymandering. In this second episode of A Chicken in Every Pod, we get into both the nitty and the gritty on what the census is, what it…
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1 – Court Packing
What is court packing and why does it matter? Packing the Supreme Court is all the rage these days, with President Trump's imminent eleventh-hour appointment of Amy Coney Barrett. What techniques can the Democratic Party use to combat a 6-3 conservative judiciary? What does the Supreme Court do,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Come along as a graduate student and his much cooler wife explore all the minutiae, trivia, and historical contexts of contemporary politics and US history. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll vote, and we'll all have a ball in the process.
HOSTED BY
Kyle McCormick and Lucia Fasano
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Come along as a graduate student and his much cooler wife explore all the minutiae, trivia, and historical contexts of contemporary politics and US history. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll vote, and we'll all have a ball in the process.
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A Chicken in Every Pod is created and hosted by Kyle McCormick and Lucia Fasano.
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