Abdul El-Sayed WINS Michigan Democratic Primary, But Can He Beat MAGA in November?
White House Correspondent April Ryan guest hosts with Erin to discuss Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan, the latest in Republican Rep Max Miller’s snowballing awfulness, and Republicans’ ongoing obsession with Dr. Fauci. Then friend of the show, Minnesota’s LT. Governor Peggy Flanagan stops by to discuss her run for the U.S. Senate, and her favorite foods at the Minnesota State Fair. They wrap up with a very petty edition of the sanity corner.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
1:47 – RFK Jr. Encourages New Strange Diet
4:57 – Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan primary
15:57 – Max Miller abuse allegations
30:27 – Ad break
33:45 – Chuck Edwards will not be seeking reelection after creepy allegations surface
45:03 – Ad break
50:06 – Interview with Peggy Flanagan
1:15:04 – Ad break
1:18:33 – Sani/Petty
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@lpsgranted1517
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
I've broken that bone about 10 times on both sides it's one of the hardest bones in your body
@kaguya6900
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Either some people are brainwashed, arguing in bad faith, or they really don't understand what "far left:" means. There are hardly any policy proposals pushed by the progressives that haven't already been adopted by the rest of the first-world nations. When you are proposing things that have been proven to work in every other industrialized country, that isn't "left," that's "center."
We really need actual revolutionary communists in our political conversation. That way the pseudo-centrists (who are actually right of center) can know what the actual "far left" is and they can't use the "extremism" of the real centrists as an excuse.
@Julie-j2m3o
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
The great strength of Alyssa was that she said a lot with a few words, or sometimes just an eyebrow
@richegenriether8161
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Erin, some things you say could be on lyrics for a Frank Zappa song!🤣
@roninfredricson6958
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
I love "This isn't an episode of Bart Simpson"
@TJ-hs1qm
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Capitalism accelerates asset accumulation through compound interests. Once you get across the threshold you command the entire nation.
@jessicammky
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
My birthday is Nov 2. Was lucky (and old enough) to vote for the first black president my senior year of high school.
@jergervasi3331
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, April… stop saying "At the end of the day"…. PLEASE.
@carolmiller6487
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
I’m loving the two Ryans
@danielweinstein7080
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
A diet of meat and fermented vegetables is the ancestrally correct diet. If RFK jr is not a source you trust. Then how about Robert Lustig MD, Ben Bikman PhD or Eric Westman MD
@erinbrooks4149
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
I think your guest April Ryan is really fun to have on your podcast…great conversation, very animated and interesting. Really enjoyed it!
@dunkelmonkey
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
3:09 – I'm 46 years old, and come from Pennsylvania Dutch (German) lineage and we've NEVER had sauerkraut on Thanksgiving… but it's a New Year's Day tradition, pork & sauerkraut in the crock pot with mashed potatoes
@davekragness4725
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Let's be clear on the MN State Fair Corn Dog vs Pronto Pup debate….it is like debating cornbread vs pancakes. Both are great options…but I am a Corn Dog with 100% beef hot dog from the Big Dog booths fan all day long…followed up by a piece of Big Fat Bacon covered in maple syrup. Can't wait!!!
@bananananana_2786
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Wow, Peggy Flanagan is hilarious, I love this woman and I’m not even from Minnesota
@sens36
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Kimchi is Delicious, extra Garlic.
I know people with refridgerators filled to the brim with it.
They are Koreans — great BBQ cuilture.
Antoinette was an Austrich.
@frederickthornelives
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Democratic party campaigning for moderates is proving to not be a winning strategy.
@vllukens7265
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
The GOP Congress is full of predators and creeps.
@dylanmaxey2531
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Beth Macy, author and journalist, running for Congress Virginia 6th District is a great advocate for children! I don't do Insta, or around children under about 30. Heard so much praise for Miss Rachel I will watch her show. I am still scarred from the Barney years. (Twitch-twitch-aaahhhh, Don't sing !!)
@carcillian
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Can someone please explain to her who Bart Simpson is and that he doesn't do sketches and that he's a cartoon?
@EulaliaFrost
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Yes those people were being rude Miss April, they sound like the kind of people that get a kick out of making fun of people or putting people on the spot. Like the way loud mean girls are sometimes or I guess a douchebag in the frat boy community, that kind of image is what I’m getting from the drunk, in your face people who were rude to u. People are so rude & entitled anymore.
@onelibernull
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Israel has universal healthcare FFS
@harrisonwhaley7872
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Awesome show this week and good luck Peggy!
@jacquelineleitch7050
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
These men need more head on “you’re an effing f ahol”. – daughters from first marriage. Term the effing f dad.
@Ktx713
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Even if it was the seatbelt, wasn’t he the one that strapped her in? Unless she’s a magical toddler that can fasten her own seatbelt.
@jacquelineleitch7050
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Trump is a puppet of the Republican Party. He’s not Teflon, he’s paper maché.
@jimihat211
August 7, 2026 at 2:36 am
Everything the republicans blame Abdul for, the republicans view as positive traits.