Under The Stars: With Noah Hughey
by Noah Hughey
"Under the Stars: With Noah Hughey" was a weekly news-politics podcast that ran from October of 2018 to June of 2022. In which, host Noah Hughey would use modern examples of political discourse from the same news everyone in America was reading to preach a political philosophy of reason, empathy and independent government in a world of hyper-partisanship.
Episodes
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Finale
This week, I close off the last season of Under the Stars with a deep dive into this show's history and my pathos in making it, as well as a final assessment of the American political landscape. Thank you for your support and taking the time to listen to my show! I hope I can see you again…
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Beckoning From High On Over
This week, I cover a progressive CA prosecutor's recall, the Biden Adm's decision to ramp up solar panel production alongside balancing a tariff investigation with solar panel imports, and the first prime time January 6th Committee hearing's importance and impacts.
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Catching Up
This week, I cover President Biden and the Democrats' latest gun reform calls, updates in the trial for the Buffalo, NY shooter, and the crazy "Big Lie" film that claimed it could authoritatively prove Donald Trump won the 2020 election sneaking into theaters across the country.
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Pushing The Boundaries
This week, I talk about Biden's comments on the US' support of Taiwan, The Georgia primaries, and the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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Every Rose has its Cawthorn
This week, I talk about the Buffalo shooting over the weekend, the NC and PA Primary Results, and the US Congress' decision to send $40 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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Desperate Times call for Desperate Measures
This week, I cover the abortion decision leak from the Supreme Court, Alabama's trans youth bill, and Finland's call to join NATO, plus its Russian response.
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Bye Bye Birdie
This week, I cover Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, Marjorie Taylor Greene's text to Mark Meadows days before Biden's inauguration calling for "Marshall" law and Fauci treading back on comments that "the pandemic phase" was over in America.
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Beware the Unaffiliates
This week, I cover Biden's poor polling among young voters, Ron DeSantis' feud with Disney and a piece I enjoyed in the Washington Post about unaffiliated voters like myself flooding partisan primaries.
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The Fate of Many on the Fate of One
This week, I talk about Ketanji Brown Jackson sitting before the Senate Judiciary Committee, 2 GOP governors vetoing bills that block trans teens from participating in grade school sports, and the US recognizing that Russian soldiers have committed war crimes in Ukraine.
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How to Deal With Your Problems Like an Adult
This week, I cover Russia's banning of some social media outlets, requests to China for aid, as well as rhetoric around elusive "US Biolabs" in Ukraine as well as the White House's briefing of the war for Tiktokkers.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
This week, I cover the continuing updates from Ukraine, Gas prices and other Inflation.
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World on Edge
This week, I cover updates from Ukraine, the State of the Union, and Trump's new legal peril from the January 6thg Select Committee.
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Legal Week
This week, I cover the various accomplishments made inside of America's courtrooms, and the linkage between partisans and the judicial system.
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Trouble on GOP Street
This week I cover new revelations surrounding former President Donald Trump's handling of documents, Ron DeSantis' green light of what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" bill and the NC Board of Elections giving a thumbs up to activists to sue Madison Cawthorn, and prevent him from running for…
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Beware the Rogan
This week, I cover Trump's dangerous rhetoric, the US and Russia's face-off at the UN Security Council meeting and Joe Rogan's mishandling of his platform, how he responded, and the implications it has on the consumption of news media in America.
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All the Wrong Things
This week, I talk about mounting tensions in Ukraine pushing the Biden Administration to send resources to the nation, Nancy Pelosi's announcement to run for re-election, and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement announcement.
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Swing and a Miss
This week, in the season 5 premiere, I cover Biden's first year as president, the Senate's complicated relationship with he filibuster in relation to voting rights legislation, and China's oppressive shadow over the athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Season 4 Finale: A Year in Recourse
In the 2021 finale, I cover the entire year in politics, giving my quasi-historical analysis of the news headlines of the year, and where I think we should go next because of them. Happy holidays and have a great new year!
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NEVERMIND!
This week, I discuss Mark Meadow's reversal of cooperation with the January 6th committee, the Biden Administration's decision to diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing, and CNN's Don Lemon caught in the crossfire's of Jussie Smollett's contentious trial.
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Just Getting Started
This week, I cover the Omicron COVID variant, Loren Boebert and Ilhan Omar's new feud, and Mark Meadow's decision to comply with the January 6th Capitol Riot Select Committee.
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Build Back... Better?
This week, I talk about Biden's challenges with America's foreign opponents, and right here at home with it's detractors.
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Let Him Enforce It
This week, I cover the Biden Admin's defiance of the appellate courts and Trump's to the January 6th Committee-- knocked down BY the courts.
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Whatever it Takes
This week, I talk about the House voting to hold Steve Bannon in contempt, voting rights in the Senate, and President Biden's attempt to get the "Build Back Better" agenda passed once and for all.
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Supremacy and the Supreme Court
This week, I cover rising inflation, the House's slow agreement to raise the debt ceiling and sentiments from Supreme Court Justice Breyer on American Politics involved in the high court.
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Bad week to be Biden
This week, I cover the situation on the southern border, new damning Florida GOP texts, and President Biden's plummeting approval rate.
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The Social Plague
This week, I talk about scathing revelations from Facebook's new internal report, Gavin Newsom's victory in the California recall election and NIH information directly contradicting claims by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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History Stands Still, Contention Stays Tumultuous
This week, I cover the DOJ suing Texas over its abortion ban, the removal of Virginia's last confederate monument and the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
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Reliving the Past to Destroy the Future
This week, I cover Texas' abortion law, the pullout from Afghanistan, and words from Rep. Madison Cawthore (R-NC13) saying 'bloodshed' is inevitable if conservatives don't win future elections.
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Facts over Feelings... When it Benefits Me
This week, I cover the passage of Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bills, Lack of mask mandates in the two states that are doing the worst with COVID-19, and Amy Coney Barret's decision to uphold a vaccine requirement at an Indiana University.
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It's All Their Fault
This week, I cover the refusal from both sides to work together on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the NY AG's bombshell revelation revealing Andrew Cuomo's sexual misconduct, and Kevin McCarthy's desires to hit Nancy Pelosi with the speaker's gavel if he takes her place in 2022.
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Deja Vu
This week, I cover Josh Hawley's new 'Love America Act,' the CDC's new recommendations on masks and the reaction of some conservatives towards the mandates born out of those recommendations, and updates in the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure deal.
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Moving Forward
This week, I cover the failure of the 'For the People' Act to pass the Senate, Biden's move to a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and the official announcement of the California gubernatorial recall.
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Crossing the Line
This week, I cover new revelations involving fmr. President Trump's abuse of the DOJ, and the Supreme Court Ruling that upheld the ACA for the third time.
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Nobody Cares Anymore
This week, I cover Kamala Harris' change in tune related to border policy, Dr. Fauci's emails, and Sen. Manchin's denial to sign onto the "for the people" act.
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Willful ignorance
This week, I cover the GOP's refusal to pass a January 6th Commission, Pres. Biden's claim he saved the Middle East, and new revelations that found Trump used the DOJ to target journalists that opposed him.
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Power over People
This week, I cover the poor April jobs report, Israel-Palestine relations, and the ousting of Liz Cheney from Republican power.
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We Can't Just Build Back Better: 100 Days of Ridin' With Biden
Today, I cover the first 100 days of Biden's presidency.
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Just Deserts
This week I cover the conviction of Former officer Derek Chauvin, charged on all 3 counts in the death of George Floyd, the death of Ma'Khia Bryant, and the SpaceX-NASA launch early Friday morning.
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18 Years Too Late
This week, I talk about the death of Daunte Wright, President Biden's move to pull all US troops from Afghanistan by 9/11, and the re-energized debate on packing the supreme court.
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Whatever Gets me Votes
This week, I cover the fear of a post- spring break COVID-19 surge, the Colorado shooting, and political tensions minuting in Georgia over its new election law.
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Eating Our Lunch
Today, I talk about vaccination efforts by the Biden Administration, the Georgia Massage Parlor shootings, and rising tensions with Russia and China, and how our current political landscape feeds into our inability to stand up to them.
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Detest of the Past, Hope for the Future
This week, I talk about new revelations that raise questions about Trump's character and credibility, as well as President Biden's success in having the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed in congress.
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What is it with Politicians and Harassment?
This week, I talk about two politicians accused of sexual assault, President Biden's handing of the situation in Saudi Arabia, and the Capitol shutting down on Thursday because Congress worried Quanon fanatics would attack it again when they learned Trump wasn't magically reinstated as president.
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Reprehensible Representatives
Both a Democrat and a Republican are being called out for irresponsible behavior. Who knew?
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Uncertain Waters
Trump was acquitted in his senate trial, is attacked by Mitch McConnel, and President Biden holds a gaffe-ridden CNN town hall.
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Of Men and Mar-A-Lago's
Today I cover the Trump Impeachment Trial, and President Biden's moves to try and progress his 100-day agenda in the White House.
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Incoming Redditors!
Biden signed more executive orders in his first week as president than any other in history, among them reversing Trump's Military Transgender ban, meanwhile Reddit day traders blow up the stock market, uniting Americans left right and center under one flag: hating rich people.
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There's A New President in Town
Biden takes in the first few days of his new term as president of the United States, meanwhile Donald Trump lawyers up, in preparation of the (expectedly short) impeachment trial in the Senate, expected mid-February.
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The Saddest Day for America
Trump supporters storm the capitol, Democrats impeach Pres. Trump for the second time joined by 10 republicans, and the Biden inauguration looks more like a warzone than it does a celebration. Have the boundaries of political manipulation been breached? Perhaps. Happy New Year, America.
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2020 in Review: The Year of Chaos
Originally aired in 2020.
About this show
"Under the Stars: With Noah Hughey" was a weekly news-politics podcast that ran from October of 2018 to June of 2022. In which, host Noah Hughey would use modern examples of political discourse from the same news everyone in America was reading to preach a political philosophy of reason, empathy and independent government in a world of hyper-partisanship.
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