Episodes

Aug. 9, 2022

Good News For A Change (Ep. 348)

This week, Greg and Joe are joined by AJ Strangebrew as they relish all the good news in the world these days, including the Alex Jones verdict, Biden's huge legislative win, Kansas voters rejecting an abortion ban, and the …
July 28, 2022

The View From Russia (Ep. 347)

This week, Kevin speaks to an Armenian woman who was living in Russia during its invasion of Ukraine and gets her unique perspective about Putin, Zelensky, the reasons behind the war, the sanctions, how the Russian people se…
July 11, 2022

January 6th, The Miniseries (Ep. 346)

The MPU gang discusses the January 6th hearings (Greg's new favorite miniseries), Jon Stewart for President, the latest Vince McMahon scandal, and new favorite binge shows, Blackish, Westworld, Dark, and The Unbearable Weigh…
June 20, 2022

Wrestling with Sexual Harassment (Ep. 345)

This week, Joe and Ward discuss the latest sports controversy that saw WWE wrestling empresario Vince McMahon fired over accusations of sexual misconduct. Yes – sexual harassment in the wrestling workplace!
June 13, 2022

Pride & Prejudice (Ep. 344)

This week's show covers June Pride Month, the first January 6 hearing, the Brett Kavanaugh assasssination threat, and new entertainment releases Top Gun and Ms. Marvel.
May 28, 2022

America's Active Shooter Craze (Ep. 343)

This week the MPU gang looks at the aftermath of the Uvaldi school shooting, the latest kerfuffles over Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais, and Kevin breaks some big news.
May 16, 2022

The Abortion Contortion (Ep 342)

This week the gang is rejoined by filmmaker Jennifer Peterson as they discuss the Buffalo mass shooting, Justice Alito's leaked decision to overturn Roe v Wade, Kendrick Lamar's new album, and the streaming TV series Severen…
May 3, 2022

DC Follies: Funny Is Back (Ep. 341)

This week the MPU gang discusses the White House Correspondent's Dinner, Elon Musk buying Twitter, the push for student debt forgiveness, the HBO show Winning Time (about the rise of the LA Lakers dynasty) and the new comic …
April 17, 2022

Tiny Dancer: Jessica's Ballet Story (Ep. 340)

On this week's MPU podcast, Kevin interviews his fiancée, Jessica Wallraff, about what it's like to be an international ballerina at the age of 16. It's a very personal and revealing look at the life of a young woman driven …
April 11, 2022

The Butcher of Bucha (Ep. 339)

This week's podcast looks at the latest in the Russian war on Ukraine, truths and falsehoods about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy, the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and some thoughts about …
April 2, 2022

West Side Story (Ep. 338)

This week, AFI writer-director Jennifer Peterson joins the gang to discuss the slap heard 'round the world, plus a look at streaming series "After Life" and "Better Things," and a side-by-side analysis of West Side Story" 1 …
March 21, 2022

Basic Instinct at 30 (Ep.337)

This week the gang looks at the continuing war in Ukraine, the potential for a sustained new cold war, and the detention of WNBA player Brittany Griner. They also look at Covid's second birthday, the new HBO series "Minx," a…
March 12, 2022

Russian Tanks, Chinese Tires (Ep. 336)

This week, military logistics expert J.R. Roloff joins a discussion of the military chess game with Putin, Sean Hannity's rambling interview with Donald Trump, the silly and sad "People's Convoy" trucker protests, and the ne…
Feb. 26, 2022

The Polina Connection (Ep. 335)

This week, we hear what someone living inside Russia thinks of her country's invasion of Ukraine and take a look at how the war is being covered on American media.
Feb. 14, 2022

From Rams to Reacher (Ep. 334)

This week the MPU gang look at the Super Bowl, the lack of diversity among NFL coaches, the fall of the Canadian trucker convoy, why Democrats should be nervous about replacing SCOTUS Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, and th…
Jan. 31, 2022

Presidential Trivia (Ep. 333)

Author Rich Rubino joins the MPU gang to discuss his book on presidential trivia, the pending retirement of Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, the fallout following the Neil Young and Joni Mitchell Spotify prote…
Jan. 17, 2022

The Call Me Mr. Poo (Ep. 332)

Kevin, Greg and Ward welcome back podcasterJoe Siart to the roundtable as they discuss Joe Rogan and Glenn Beck taking on the medical experts and how Winnie the Poo ended up back in the public domain...sort of.
Jan. 11, 2022

Remembering Bob and Sidney (Ep. 331)

This week the gang is joined by podcaster Joe Siart as they remember entertainers Bob Saget and Sidney Poitier, discuss the news of the week, and offer their reviews of "Don't Look Up" and "Being The Ricardos."
Dec. 20, 2021

Scale Back Better (Ep. 330)

The gang returns for a pre-Christmas roundtable that brings listeners up to date on some personal matters and then looks at the Covid-19 resurgance, Joe Manchin's knife in the back to Biden's Build Back Better agenda, and a …
Nov. 22, 2021

Our Verdict on the Verdict (Ep. 329)

This week, Kevin, Greg and Ward discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, the passage of the Build Back Better bill in Congress, Kevin McCarthy's political ambitions, and the growing pandemic of surveys wherever you turn.
Nov. 1, 2021

Cold Gun (Ep. 328)

Humor author Andy Wasif joins the panel to discuss his books about the Boston Red Sox, The Alec Baldwin "Rust" set shooting, threatened police walkouts in response to Covid vaccine mandates, the new rightwing "Let's Go Brand…
Oct. 19, 2021

Unsocial Media (Ep. 327)

This episode continues the conversation about Facebook and the pitfalls of social media. Linda Norrie guests.
Oct. 11, 2021

Facebook Faceoff (Ep. 326)

This episode looks at the fallout from the whistleblower testimony about Facebook and Instagram, and the challenges of raising strong young women in a male-dominated society.
Oct. 3, 2021

The Culture of Comedy (Ep. 325)

This episode takes a deep dive into the standup comedy world in a far-reaching interview with entertainment journalist Seth Simons. Topics include the boys club mentality that enables sexual misconduct; employment conditions…