O The Anthem Podcast

This week on the podcast, Jeff Bezos is shot into space and America grips with another wave of covid cases all across the country, including 10,000 in Los Angeles County alone. We also discuss the dust up between Rand Paul and Dr. Fauci, Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene don't have a fun California adventure, and the mid terms loom as the Senate looks to block a bill they already agreed to.   OTA Podcast Episode 380: Jeff Bezos shot into Space   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start by talking about Trey Mancini in the Home Run Derby and the MLB All Star Game. Then we talk about a new poll that has optimism among Americans at an all time high, we merely ask how this could be possible. After that, the latest with covid, and a billionaire space race. We finish with the latest in the world of politics talking about Texas Democrats, the craziness of CPAC, and what is happening in Cuba.   OTA Podcast Episode 379: Record Optimism and Lying   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Album Art includes art By Jonathan Mauer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50534668

This week on the podcast, we start by talking about the July 4th weekend where fireworks go hand in hand with fireworks accidents. After that we discuss the latest results of climate change, such as wildfires, high temperatures in the Artic, and the Gulf of Mexico is on fire. We close with Marjorie Taylor Greene's self-own, Trump quoting someone he should not quote, Sha'Carri Richardson and the Olympics, and the upcoming MLB All Star Game.   OTA Podcast Episode 378: Fireworks and Climate Change   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start in Minnesota where Derek Chauvin gets 22 and a half years in jail for the murder of George Floyd. After that, we talk about the latest in the Free Britney movement including her words and what they could mean to her conservatorship, and Rudy Giuliani loses the ability to practice in New York. We end with more on the ongoing pandemic, including the rise of the Delta variant and a worry of a Delta plus variant.   OTA Podcast Episode 377: Chauvin gets 22   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image used through creative commons from Chad Davis CC BY SA  https://www.flickr.com/photos/146321178@N05/51130937680

This week on the podcast, we start with some Supreme Court decisions on the NCAA, the ACA, and religion before going deep into a bunch of Sportsball. Jacob DeGrom and Shohei Ohtani are doing things we have never seen before, the third big cheating scandal of our lifetime with pitchers and foreign substances, and the NFL's first openly gay player.   OTA Podcast Episode 376: On and Off the Court   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image used through creative commons from Joe Ravi CC BY SA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panorama_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_Building_at_Dusk.jpg

This week on the podcast, we talk about a bombshell report from ProPublica that details specifically how the richest people in America horde wealth and avoid taxes. Back in Maryland, Fells Point business owners threaten to withhold taxes, the Baltimore police will soon encrypt their police radios, and police abuse in Ocean City trends online with the tasing and arrest of a 17-year-old on the boardwalk.   OTA Podcast Episode 375: Life, Death, and Tax Evasion   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Cover image used through creative commons from Daniel Oberhaus, 2019 https://www.flickr.com/photos/163370954@N08/32878819397

This week on the podcast, Cory is back from Baltimore and the guys have a wide-ranging discussion about what things are like back home, including cicadas, a poorly attended Orioles game, and the state of covid in the Old Line State.   OTA Podcast Episode 374: Back from Charm City    Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Cory is back home in Maryland for the week, so we have a special episode with producer Roberto joining us as we do a commentary on the legendary comedy "The Naked Gun." You can find the movie on Netflix, and watch along with us as we talk all about it.   OTA Podcast Episode 373: The Naked Gun   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to say outrageous things, the primary opponent for Liz Cheney admits to something shocking on the State House floor, and Virgin Galactic takes off but was it worth the hype. Next, we talk about the latest out of New York with investigations into the Trump Organization showing they might have criminal charges, and a robust discussion on the state of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.   OTA Podcast Episode 372: Outrageous for Attention  Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com  facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Parts of the image for this episode were used through creative commons of work done by Righanred on wikipedia  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Majorie_Taylor_Green_2020.png

This week on the podcast, we continue our conversation from last week about mounting tensions in Israel and Palestine, and what the path forward looks like for the region. After that we take a look at Mississippi jurisprudence with the state supreme court overthrowing a ballot measure on medicinal marijuana over a technicality, and the US Supreme Court agreeing to take on a case into the Mississippi abortion restrictions which many believe will begin to undo Roe V. Wade. We finish by talking about Matt Gaetz, Keith Davis Jr., and the relaxing of mask mandates in the US.    OTA Podcast Episode 371: Mississippi Jurisprudence   Timecodes and Topics   00:00:00 Intro  00:02:27 Israel and Palestine  00:39:07 Mississippi Medical Marijuana  00:44:57 Supreme Court takes Mississippi abortion law  00:56:43 Matt Gaetz in trouble  01:03:07 Keith Davis Jr  01:14:37 Covid news  Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, the FDA is looking to move forward with a menthol cigarettes ban and Cory has some thoughts on the whole thing. After that, we talk about the ransomware attack on a US oil pipeline, the Ramadan attack, Liz Cheney out with the GOP, and our thoughts on dogecoin and cryptocurrency investing. We close out the show with the latest in Covid, including rethinking mask mandates, Pfizer being approved for teens, and how deaths in the United States have been underreported.   OTA Podcast Episode 370: That fresh Nanny state flavor   Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, what's $4 trillion amongst friends as we discuss the American Jobs Act and on the other side we tackle the disarray in the GOP. In the latest COVID news, the CDC releases new guidelines that loosen restrictions and outdoor mask mandates at the same time that health experts worry we might not reach herd immunity in the United States. All in the shadow of rising cases and deaths in places like South America and India. We finish off talking about the Ravens and the NFL draft in Sportsball.   OTA Podcast Episode 369:  $4 trillion amongst friends  Find more O The Anthem    OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem

This week on the podcast, we start by reacting to the end of the Derek Chauvin trial before discussing the case of Andrew Brown Jr. and what qualified immunity means to a path to justice in the future. We also get to a second amendment case coming to the Supreme Court, and the Recall Election for Gavin Newsom is on, with people like Caitlyn Jenner throwing their hat in the ring. Next, we discuss the trouble the international community is having vaccinating people and talk about the Oscars from the weekend. We finish with Sportsball where the Super League blows up spectacularly, the Ravens trade Orlando Brown Jr, and why it is lunacy to trade Lamar Jackson.   OTA Podcast Episode 368: A Union Station Academy Awards   Timecodes and topics   00:00:00 Intro  00:02:08 Derek Chauvin trial and Andrew Brown Jr  00:21:57 SCOTUS and second amendment  00:29:12 California Recall  00:44:46 COVID internationally  01:04:15 Oscars at Union Station  01:18:00 Sportsball  Fin

This week on the podcast, closing arguments are over in the Derek Chauvin trial and we speculate on what could happen in the jury room. After that, we talk about Joe Biden announcing troops being pulled out of Afghanistan at the end of a generational war, and the return of mass shootings with incidents every day for the last week. Finally, we discuss the latest in the covid-19 pandemic with the pulling of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the latest on the numbers of vaccinated Americans.   OTA Podcast Episode 367: A Trying Week  otheanthem.com/367.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem  

This week on the podcast, Cory visits San Francisco and Rob is going to get his shot this week. Our focus then shifts like the rest of the nation to Minnesota, as the police killing of Daunte Wright has raised tensions at the same time the Derek Chauvin trial is taking place just ten miles away. We break them both down, also the repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers bill of rights in Maryland.  We also talk about Matt Gaetz's Venmo, McConnell telling corporations to stay out of politics, and the latest with the pandemic and vaccine rollout.   OTA Podcast Episode 366: All Eyes on Minnesota  otheanthem.com/366.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   image used under creative commons with modification from user Doug Wallick on flickr  https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwallick/3093512892/

This week on the podcast, we start by recapping the HBO documentary Q: Into the Storm and discuss what we think the film could have used more of. In the news, we break down the first week of the Derek Chauvin trial, we set a new travel record during the age of Covid, Matt Gaetz is in some serious trouble, and we discuss the idea of social media being a common carrier. Then in Sportsball, we talk about Atlanta losing the All-Star Game, the Orioles sweeping the Red Sox, and the pettiness of Francisco Lindor making $1 million more than Fernando Tatis Jr.  OTA Podcast Episode 365: All-Star Ditch otheanthem.com/365.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   image used under creative commons with modification from user thechased on wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SunTrust_Park_Opening_Day_2017.jpg

This week on the podcast, we start off with the blocking of the Suez Canal before coming back into Los Angeles to discuss the situation with homelessness taking place in Echo Park for the past week. After that we talk about the start of the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd and what our thoughts are on the case going forward. We also discuss voting suppression bills, the filibuster, and the controversy over Lil Nas X and Nike. Next, we go over the latest in covid news including fears of impending doom and Deborah Birx saying everything over 100,000 deaths was avoidable. We finish by giving a quick preview of the Orioles with opening day this Thursday.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:02:49 Suez Canal   00:14:40 Homeless in Echo Park   00:30:27 Derek Chauvin trial begins   00:51:10 Voting Rights  01:09:23 Lil Nas X Nike shoes  01:20:27 Covid news  01:33:32 Orioles Opening Day   OTA Podcast Episode 364: Derek Chauvin Tria

This week on the podcast, we start in Atlanta where a gunman killed eight people: six of them Asian women. We break down the state of hate crime and gun rights legislation before talking about Joe Biden acting a little like Gerald Ford and a little like Barack Obama this week. We also talk about Kylie Jenner and the responsibility of the absurdly wealthy. In covid news, the Brazilian variant is hitting Florida harder than the thousands of Spring Breakers pouring into Miami, all while Europe is going through its third wave. We finish on the Baltimore Corner, where the house of Mosby seems to be in a lot of hot water.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:05:10 Atlanta shootings   00:26:23 Joe Biden  00:51:51 Kylie Jenner and the role of billionaires   01:01:22 Spring Break in Miami  01:13:21 The House of Mosby   OTA Podcast Episode 363: Pandemic Spring Break  otheanthem.com/363.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTh

This week on the podcast, Cory has an appointment to get his vaccine and the South Park Vaccination Special is speaking truth to Rob. In the news, Biden has a prime-time address announcing more eligibility for vaccines starting May 1st. In addition, Gavin Newsom gives the state of the state address and we discuss the state of the recall, and will Trump be indicted this week? We get into it. We close by talking about the Academy Award nominations and wishing Nick Markakis a happy retirement.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:01:57 Cory is getting his vaccine    00:19:16 Biden's prime-time address  00:43:42 Gavin Newsom    01:04:56 Academy Award nominations   OTA Podcast Episode 362: Vaccines and Stimmy's  otheanthem.com/362.html     Find more O The Anthem     OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem   instagram.com/OTheAnthem   Image used by secdef on Flickr with

This week on the podcast, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passes, but the shine fades quick because the $15 minimum wage bill is hijacked by Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. In the meantime, all the right leaning media can talk about is Dr. Suess. Oprah sits down for an interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry that has us asking why the crown is necessary anymore. We finish by discussing the latest news in climate change, and the state of the pandemic in the wake of Texas and Mississippi's decision to fully reopen and drop mask mandates.   Topics and Timecode     0:00:00 Intro   0:06:26 American Rescue Plan    00:35:47 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview with Oprah  00:52:51 Climate change  01:01:28 Texas lifts mask mandate   OTA Podcast Episode 361: Here and Across the Pond  otheanthem.com/361.html     Find more O The Anthem      OTheAnthem.com   facebook.com/OTheAnthem   twitter.com/OTheAnthem