Episodes

  • Why CNN is Kissing Trump's A$$ + A Conversation with Tara Setmayer

    Why CNN is Kissing Trump's A$$ + A Conversation with Tara Setmayer
    May 17 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes one of our favorite people from the Lincoln Project, Tara Setmayer. Setmayer is a former CNN political commentator, a contributor to ABC News, and a former GOP Communications Director on Capitol Hill. She's appeared on ABC's The View, ABC's Good Morning America, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Setmayer was named a Harvard Institute of Politics Spring 2020 Resident Fellow. Also in 2020, she joined The Lincoln Project as a senior advisor. Setmayer hosts the live show "The Breakdown" alongside co-founder Rick Wilson, on the organization's streaming channel, LPTV. Michael and Tara dig deep into the media and its effect on the elections, Trump's denials, and George Santos.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • BREAKING!!! CNN Hosts Insane Town Hall for LIAR Donald TRUMP + A Conversation with Emily Jane Fox

    BREAKING!!! CNN Hosts Insane Town Hall for LIAR Donald TRUMP + A Conversation with Emily Jane Fox
    May 17 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes Emily Jane Fox. Fox is a national correspondent at Vanity Fair and a cohost of the popular podcast “Inside the Hive”. She is the best-selling author of Born Trump and a chronicler of characters from Washington to Hollywood — But Fox will go anywhere where great characters can be found.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • TRUMP Soon Joining Convicted Proud Boys in Federal Prison “Hell Hole?!!!” + A Conversation with Jennifer Taub

    TRUMP Soon Joining Convicted Proud Boys in Federal Prison “Hell Hole?!!!” + A Conversation with Jennifer Taub
    May 16 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes legal scholar and advocate, Jennifer Taub. Taub is the author of the best-selling book, ”Other People's Houses." And is formerly an associate general counsel at Fidelity Investments. She is considered a leading expert on the Financial Crisis of 2008, and she’s a frequent commentator on corporate governance and financial reform matters. Taub is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School (where she is currently a visiting professor) Taub is also a professor at Vermont Law School, where she teaches Contracts, Corporations, Securities Regulation, and White Collar Crime. Taub’s advocacy promotes transparency and opposes corruption. As she likes to say, it’s all about following the money.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Clarence Thomas' Wife Got Secret Payout + A Conversation with Norm Eisen

    Clarence Thomas' Wife Got Secret Payout + A Conversation with Norm Eisen
    May 15 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes Norm Eisen. There’s pretty much nothing going on in politics today that Eisen doesn’t have an educated opinion about. Eisen is a CNN Legal Analyst. And the founder and executive chair of “States United Democracy Center”, a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. Eisen served as special counsel to President Barack Obama on ethics. In that role, he was dubbed “Mr. No” and the “Ethics Czar” because he's well known for his tough anti-corruption approach to governance. Eisen is also active with the Brookings Institute and other groups working to expose the myriad of ways Trump and others like him broke the law and attempted to overturn the 2020 election. Eisen is also working with the Brookings Institute to help Ukraine recover and thrive once Putin’s war has ended.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Disney Sues the Sh!t Out Of DeSantis + A Conversation With Jeffrey Toobin

    Disney Sues the Sh!t Out Of DeSantis + A Conversation With Jeffrey Toobin
    May 14 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes one of the most recognized journalists in the country, Jeffrey Toobin. Toobin is the chief legal analyst for CNN Worldwide and a staff writer for the New Yorker. Before joining CNN, he worked for six years as a legal analyst for ABC News. He has written articles on and provided legal analysis for several significant cases including the O. J. Simpson murder case, the Kenneth Starr investigation of the Clinton White House, and the trials of Michael Jackson and George Zimmerman. As an author, he has written a number of best-selling books including, The Real Story of the Sex Scandal that Nearly Brought Down a President, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, and The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court. His book, The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson, inspired the television series, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. The series went on to bag nine Emmy awards. Michael and Jeffrey dig into the homegrown terrorism, Fox News, and Biden's age.
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • E. Jean Carroll Rape Charge Could Prove Deadly to Trump Campaign + A Conversation with Bryan Tyler Cohen

    E. Jean Carroll Rape Charge Could Prove Deadly to Trump Campaign + A Conversation with Bryan Tyler Cohen
    May 13 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes back fellow podcaster and political junkie, Brian Tyler Cohen. No relation to me, but Brian is among the most-watched progressive political commentators on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. He also hosts one of the top-ranked political podcasts in the US, No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen, with guests that include Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Adam Schiff, Cory Booker, Ted Lieu, Andrew Yang, Beto O’Rourke, Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell, Ed Markey, and Joe Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain. We always look forward to hearing Brian’s perceptive point of view. Michael and Brian discuss Fox News, January 6th, and Biden's announcement to make another run.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Trumps Hurls Barbs at DeSantis + A Conversation with Michael Steele

    Trumps Hurls Barbs at DeSantis + A Conversation with Michael Steele
    May 12 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes the legendary politician turned political analyst, Michael Steele. Steele made history when he became the first African-American to be elected to statewide office in Maryland, where he served as lieutenant governor from 2003 to 2007. He was chosen to be the first African-American chairperson of the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011. Steele’s abilities as a communicator and commentator have been showcased daily on MSNBC. He’s also appeared on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and The Daily Show to name a few. In addition to his work in television, Steele can be heard each week on his radio show on SiriusXM. Steele, a prolific writer, is also the author of “Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda", but don’t hold that against him. Michael and Mr Steele dig deep into the GOP, Fox News and the culture wars.
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Tucker Carlson Hates Trump + A Conversation with Jane Mayer

    Tucker Carlson Hates Trump + A Conversation with Jane Mayer
    May 12 2026
    Mea Culpa welcomes back one of the most dialed-in journalists of the last several decades, Jane Mayer. Mayer has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1995. As the magazine’s chief Washington correspondent, she covers politics, culture, and national security. Previously, she worked at the Wall Street Journal, where she covered the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, the Gulf War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1984, she became the paper’s first female White House correspondent. She is the author of the 2016 Times best-seller “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” She also wrote the 2008 Times best-seller “The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals,” which was named a National Book Award finalist. She is the co-author, with Jill Abramson, of “Strange Justice,” also a National Book Award finalist, and, with Doyle McManus, of “Landslide: The Unmaking of the President 1984-1988.” She has won numerous prizes and awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Nellie Bly Award for Investigative Reporting. Michael and Jane dig into Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court, GOP's scary policies, and Trump's legal woes.
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    1 hr and 26 mins