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Politics! We know you love them just as much as we do. Join Ben Kissel, Travis Irvine, and Fernando Perez Leon each week as they discuss what's going on in politics and the world of social issues.

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Politics! We know you love them just as much as we do. Join Ben Kissel, Travis Irvine, and Fernando Perez Leon each week as they discuss what's going on in politics and the world of social issues.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 745: Round Here and Over Yonder w/ Trae Crowder

9/22/2023
This week Trae Crowder joins Travis & Fernando to discuss his new book Round Here and Over Yonder and how going viral took him on an adventure across the world.

Duration:00:52:28

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Episode 744: My Lumpy Pillow w/ Seena Ghaznavi

9/16/2023
The Top Hat boys are joined by Seena Ghaznavi for a breakdown of the Mike Lindell lumpy pillow freakout, Lauren Boebert getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice performance, House GOP moving to impeach Biden after a meeting with Trump, GOP Impeachment Trial of Paxton in Texas, New Mexico banning guns as a public health order, and GOP in talks about changing the term away from "Pro Life".

Duration:01:05:06

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Episode 743: Music & Politics

9/9/2023
On this episode the Top Hat boys dissect the 2024 Republican Candidate's playlists, Elon Musk cutting the internet to Ukraine mid-invasion retaliation, lawsuits arise to keep Trump off the presidential ballot in certain states, Niki Haley taking the lead post-debate, and more!

Duration:00:48:00

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Episode 742: 22 Years

9/7/2023
This week on Top Hat! Eminem says no to Rammaswamy, Enrique Tario not so proud anymore after getting sentenced to 22 years, the debate over the debate, and much, much more!

Duration:00:44:05

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Episode 741: Raiding the Newsroom w/ Sherman Smith

9/2/2023
The Top Hat crew sits down with editor-in-chief of the Kansas Reflector, Sherman Smith, to break down the still developing story of what happened in Marion County last week where Police staged a "Gestapo-style" raid on The Marion County Record, seizing computers, records, cellphones, and contributing to the death of the newspaper's 98-year-old co-owner.

Duration:00:33:00

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Episode 740: Ranked Choice Politics w/ Sal Albanese

8/29/2023
This week Ben, Travis, and Fernando sit down with former NYC Council Member and New York City Politician, Sal Albanese, to discuss the power of Ranked Choice Voting, the final five, running for office in NYC, and much, much more...

Duration:00:33:26

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Episode 739: Saving Democracy w/ David Pepper

8/24/2023
This week The Top Hat boys are joined by returning guest and author of the brand new book "Saving Democracy: A User's Manual for Every American" - David Pepper, to discuss the new book and how manipulation of the democratic process is affecting politics all across the country.

Duration:00:43:00

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Episode 738: Breaking Their Own Rules

8/19/2023
The Top Hat boys are here to brighten up your weekend with this week's news in politics featuring a song from an unlikely candidate turning heads in the Republican Party, Vivek Ramaswamy 'loses himself' in front of the Iowa State Fair, an unjustified raid on a small town Kansas Newspaper leaves elderly co-owner dead, an Update on who's going down with Trump, and much, much more.

Duration:00:59:47

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Episode 737: The Tip of the Spear

8/12/2023
On this episode of Top Hat! Ben, Fernando, and Travis discuss Joe Exotic's surprisingly focused game plan for his 2024 presidential run (from prison), DeSantis nearly turns into a pumpkin, Republic Nominees hit the Iowa State Fair, Gavin Newsom and DeSantis decide to have surprise debate, Utah Man Gunned Down By FBI after threatening President Biden, and MORE!

Duration:00:52:29

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Episode 736: Old People Problems

8/10/2023
This week on Top Hat: Mitch McConnell gets heckled by his own constituents, Feinstein takes a spill, Ron DeSantis fires his campaign manager, an update on the Presidential Candidates (and the billionaires behind them), Donald Trump facing possibly another "dozen" indictments, Sherrod Brown calls on Joe Biden to use FIMA to help East Palestine, Ohio, and MORE!

Duration:00:50:21

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Episode 735: Trying Too Hard

8/5/2023
This week on Top Hat! The ironic story of 'Sound of Freedom' Funder Fabian Marta getting Arrested For Child Kidnapping, Robert Bigelow cutting off DeSantis' funding, DeSantis continues to struggle to be a human being, Mike Pence being "too honest", Chris Christie visits the Ukraine, Trump Indicted again (for a third time!), and much much more...

Duration:00:49:04

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Episode 734: A Moment of Madness

7/31/2023
On this episode of Top Hat, MTG's library of Hunter Biden nudes possibly gets leaked to children, and a series of stories that prove that European politics are just as off the rails as the United States.

Duration:00:47:50

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Episode 733: A Tale of Two Senators

7/27/2023
This week on Top Hat! NBC-Universal fined $250 for unlawfully trimming trees above Protesters, Major backlash continues in Texas as Governor votes to pass law that eliminates mandatory water breaks, Francis Suarez's fishy campaign involving 500k from an "Online Flower Shop", Mitch McConnell raises concerns as he freezes mid sentence during News Conference, Mitt Romney proudly declares his love of Hot Dogs, and much, much more!

Duration:00:43:26

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Episode 732: Technical Difficulties

7/21/2023
Ben, Travis, and Fernando round out your week with a slew of Political stories including MTG revealing Hunter Biden's nudes to congress - declares violation of The Man Act, Primary potential Glenn Youngkin meets up with “his millionaire” Wilbur Ross in the Hamptons, Racist Newbern Alabama town officials restrict newly elected black mayor from entering Town Hall, Biden leads the way heading into 2024 as the Republicans become more and more divided, Trump's plans to overhaul the government (if he wins in 2024), Ohio Republican Frank LaRose's online Senate announcement gets trolled with Garfunkel & Oates song, and much, much more...

Duration:00:45:28

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Episode 731: MVP

7/20/2023
Ben and the Top Hat Boys are back with this week's news in politics - bringing you updates on the SAG/AFTRA strike as Universal Studios exec's trim down trees that were providing shade for protesters amidst heat wave, Texas Governor signs bill to restrict water breaks despite scorching temperatures, the new border buoys designed to drown illegal migrants, MTG gets the MVP treatment on new rap song just after unintentionally promoting Joe Biden, and so much more!

Duration:00:46:13

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Episode 730: We Are Labor

7/15/2023
It's time for your weekend dose of Top Hat as the boys break down the rest of this week's news including Ron DeSantis possibly losing his Millionaire Mega-Donor, the current donor earnings for other Candidates, Fran Drescher, the SAG-AFTRA Strike, and MORE!

Duration:00:44:20

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Episode 729: Farts and Crafts

7/14/2023
This week on Top Hat! Cocaine-Gate comes to a close as the Secret Security gives up on their search for the owner of the mysterious Cocaine found in The White House, Robert F. Kennedy gets fart heckled, Mike Lindell's pillow empire crumbling as he's forced to auction off company equipment amidst "cancellation", DeSantis's numbers not looking good, and much, much more!

Duration:00:48:57

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Episode 728: Losing Faith

7/8/2023
On this delicious second helping of Top Hat, California police sharing license plate data with Anti-abortion states, a drone will be the first responder if you call for emergency services in Santa Monica, MTG told to go kick rocks by the House Freedom Caucus, Rudy Giuliani to be disbarred...again, low faith across all institutions of the USA, cluster munitions in eastern Europe, and maternal mortality rates are taking us back to the colonial days.

Duration:00:47:04

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Episode 727: Who Dropped the Coke?

7/6/2023
On this episode of Top Hat! Ben, Travis, and Fernando speculate who could have left their cocaine at the white house, 30% of American don't believe in free school lunch, Pornhub blocks access from Virginia, Brian Kemp of GA wondering if maybe he can run for President, Ramaswamy and DeSantis continue their campaign trail, and SCOTUS makes a ruling on towards "fair" admissions by eliminating affirmative action in enrollment but leaving Legacy enrollment untouched.

Duration:00:53:12

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Episode 726: One Billionth of a Snowball

6/29/2023
This week on Top Hat! Desantis puts on one man show while lagging behind Don in polls, Joe Biden goes from Corn Pop to CPAP, North Carolina House speaker installs spy cameras to intimidate mistress’s husband, Ken Paxton's wife recused from voting on his impeachment, Gov. Abbot vetos bill supporting mail-in voting for the disabled, Republicans fighting to cut school lunch programs to deter "fraud", and much, much more.

Duration:00:51:57