Join Pam & Mara as they talk with Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton on Veterans' Rights and Mental Health, drawing on his experience in the United States Marines. His bipartisanship in Congress has led to the expansion of the 988 mental health hotline, as well as the GI Restoration Bill. Plus, some great conversation between your hosts about our legal system! Congressman Seth Moulton was elected in 2014 to represent Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District. He served four tours in Iraq with the United States Marines. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Select Committee on Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Connect with Representative Moluton on social media @sethmoulton and @repmoulton.

Democratic analyst Simon Rosenberg, the only political analyst who forecast that there would be no red wave in 2022, joins Pam and Mara to talk about the unelectability of third-party candidates, from the Green Party to No Labels, and why he says No Labels is full of deceit and lies, what he thinks RFK, Jr. is really aiming for, letting young people love their country the way we did, and more. You can subscribe to Simon Rosenberg’s Hopium Chronicles on Substack, follow him on Twitter @SimonWDC and on Threads @Simon_WDC, and find him regularly on MSNBC and quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, among many others.

Democratic analyst Simon Rosenberg, the only political analyst who forecast that there would be no red wave in 2022, joins Pam and Mara to talk about why America is having a good summer, from record employment and rising wages to reduced crime and a quiet border. You can subscribe to Simon Rosenberg’s Hopium Chronicles on Substack, follow him on Twitter @ SimonWDC and on Threads @ Simon_WDC, and find him regularly on MSNBC and quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, among many others.

Join Mara as she sits down with Cornell Law Professor Michael Dorf to talk about the recent Supreme Court rulings, the effects of these rulings, and America's justice system as a whole. Michael Dorf is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, a Constitutional Scholar, frequent legal commentator in the press, and is the leading blogger of the informative and insightful blog on the law, Dorf on Law. You can connect with Michael at @Dorfonlaw on Twitter.

Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan joins Pam and Mara to talk about the Biden economy, record low unemployment, record deficit reduction, increased wages, how Democrats will get this information out to voters, and more! Steve Kerrigan is Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee. He was Chief of Staff of the Presidential Inauguration Committee for President Obama and Senator Ted Kennedy’s political director. He serves as president and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center and is founder and president of the Massachusetts Military Heroes fund.

Former New Hampshire State Senator Bob Clegg joins Pam to talk about “retail politics” and what that means in their First in the Nation Primary state.  They also run down all the current Republican Presidential candidates, tell a bunch of fun stories, and more! 

Senator Bob Clegg was elected four times to the New Hampshire House of Representatives (the General Court), as a Republican from Hudson.  He was then elected to three terms as a State Senator. He was a member of leadership in both the House and the Senate. 

Former Congressman Mike Capuano joins Pam and Mara to talk about what Americans need to understand about Congress, voting for imperfect candidates, how to reduce divisiveness, the Trump indictment, why he puts country over Party, and more! Mike Capuano served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 20 years, representing parts of Boston, Cambridge, and his hometown of Somerville, MA. He served as Chair of the House Task Force on Ethics, on the Financial Services Committee, and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He was appointed by President Biden to the Public Buildings Reform Board.

Scot joins Pam and Mara to talk about the biggest story in politics and crime this week, the Trump indictment and why the charges against Trump are so serious, along with how Republicans are responding, Chris Christie’s making the case against Trump, and Scot’s new novel,  “Just East of Nowhere”. Scot Lehigh is a popular columnist for The Boston Globe, where he has held several editorial positions and served on the political reporting staff. He has just published his first novel, “Just East of Nowhere”. Connect with Scot on Twitter @GlobeScotLehigh. You can buy Scot’s book here! We may receive a commission if you order this book.