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Purple Political Breakdown

The current landscape of politics in this era is arguably the most ideologically split it's ever been. We have people on the left and right, liberal and conservative, democrat and republican who utterly despise one another and most times refuse to even have a discussion. So I'm here to push the needle and force conversation amongst the most controversial and informative topics in Society! This is the Purple Political Breakdown a new podcast that will change the way we view politics.

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July 28, 2026

Two Arguments Hiding Inside One Question About Israel and American Politics

There is a debate happening on the American left that I think is being conducted badly, not because the people in it are unserious, but because the central question contains two different claims that require different evidence. I spent an hour and f…
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July 28, 2026

A Leftist on Israel, AIPAC, and the Democratic Party Civil War Tearing the Left Apart

What's the bigger threat to America right now: Israel's influence on U.S. politics, or Trump and MAGA itself? I sat down with a leftist creator (Cousin Ali on TikTok, Project Socio on YouTube) to dig into a tweet I put out that got people fired up, and to actually have the conversation instead of a shouting match. He makes the case that AIPAC's money and influence over Congress and the presidency, including Trump's Iran policy, makes Israel's lobby a uniquely dangerous force in American politic
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July 28, 2026

How Can We Challenge Big Money in Politics? Ft. Dr. Dan McMillan, PhD

What if the way to get big money out of politics is to make every voter a donor? In this episode I sit down with Dan McMillan, a historian, former Brooklyn prosecutor, and founder of Make Voters the Donors, to break down his proposed reform called Voter Dollars. The idea, as Dan explains it: every registered voter would get an account of public campaign cash, one hundred dollars in a presidential year and fifty for the midterms, that they can only assign to the candidates they choose. With roug

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July 28, 2026

Two Arguments Hiding Inside One Question About Israel and American Politics

There is a debate happening on the American left that I think is being conducted badly, not because the people in it are unserious, but because the central question contains two different claims that require different evidence. I spent an hour and f…
July 25, 2026

Thirty Seven Million Dollars, Five Donors, and a Coin Flip: What Ohio's Governor Race Says About American Campaign Finance

Two things happened in Ohio politics this month that, taken together, tell you something uncomfortable about how modern campaigns work. The first: on July 16, the Cook Political Report moved Ohio's governor race from Lean Republican to Toss Up. Viv…
July 23, 2026

When the Referee Gets Fired Four Months Before the Game

There's a pattern worth naming in American politics right now, and it isn't a one-party story. It's about what happens when the institutions built to check power get cleared out or bent right when checking power matters most. Start with the Electio…

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Understanding politics

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Big Jags | Feb. 9, 2023

Pragmatic and Unafraid

"Radell digs in on the "topics that divide us," but with an understanding that the issues don't inherently divide. The division comes when the discussion stops. Radell refuses to let things sit idly. …"

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Difficult topics

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The purple political breakdown podcast should be heard

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loving the podcast | May 13, 2023