In a Breaking News episode, Elisha Krauss and Tiffany Marie Brannon discuss allegations surrounding an NVIDIA executive’s relationship with a woman reportedly suspected of being a foreign intelligence asset, and the unanswered questions about corporate security, government oversight, and access to advanced AI chips. They debate the tension between competing in the AI race and protecting national security, then broaden the conversation to lobbying, conflicts of interest, political influence campaigns, and the standards of conduct expected of powerful leaders.

In a special live episode of Red, Blue, and Real, Tiffany Marie Brannon and Eric Messersmith react to the news that Susie Wiles is leaving her role as White House chief of staff and Stephen Miller will take over. They debate what the change signals after the midterm results: should Republicans press ahead with their agenda, as Tiffany argues, or read the results as a warning to recalibrate, as Eric contends?

The conversation ranges across immigration policy, voter turnout and the issues that shaped the election, the Electoral College, and Gavin Newsom’s commutation of California death-row sentences. They also look toward 2028, weighing the political prospects and styles of figures including Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis and JD Vance.

After a disappointing election night for Republicans and a massive Blue Wave for Democrats, Tiffany Marie Brannon, Elisha Krauss and Eric Messersmith break down the results and what may have driven them. They discuss unexpected losses, the national mood, voter concerns about the cost of living, and why some younger voters and women shifted away from Republicans.

The hosts also debate polling, social media and political echo chambers, the appeal of populist messages, and whether both parties can focus on governing, moderation and practical solutions. They close with a conversation about faith in politics, staying engaged, and finding common ground across political divides.

It's 24 hours before Election Day, and the hosts of Red, Blue, and Real are not holding back. Liberal Eric Messersmith faces conservatives Elisha Krauss and Tiffany Marie Brannon for a heated vibe check, and then they put their predictions on the record.

In this episode:

• Michigan: The hosts argue over the Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers. They also cover Haley Stevens' decision not to back El-Sayed and the group ad that set it off.
• Polls: Do the New York Times/Siena polls hold up? Eric says polling averages were close in the 2018 and 2022 midterms, and Tiffany says they underestimated Republicans. They also dig into "shy Trump voters," pollsters' corrections, early voting numbers and margins of error.
• The reckoning: Elisha says both parties need to change course, whatever happens. She points to losing suburban moms and Hispanic voters on the right, and to the pull of the squad on the left.
• Predictions: Each host gives a Senate and House forecast, and Eric says he's ready to be proven wrong.

Funny, fiery and mostly civil. Come back after the votes are counted to see who was right.

With the midterms days away, hosts Elisha Krauss, Tiffany Marie Brannon and Eric Messersmith argue about elections at home in the U.S. and abroad. The three don't agree on much, and they say so.

In this episode:

• Israel: whether Netanyahu holds on, and what the result means for American progressives
• Brazil: whether Lula's win was legitimate, and where the hosts draw the line between "shady" and "stolen" without hard evidence
• Alaska: the Dan Sullivan name-on-the-ballot controversy, the New York Times reporting on it, and the state court ruling
• Dirty tricks and the Vivek Ramaswamy ad: each side says the other plays dirtier
• Los Angeles: the mayor's race between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. Elisha urges Spencer Pratt voters to back Bass. Eric makes the case for Raman's housing plan, and Tiffany warns against any socialist in power.
• Strategy: whether the right is too fractured to play the long game, and what a Republican path to winning blue cities could look like

Smart, heated and not always in agreement. Stay tuned for pre- and post-election episodes next week.

Politics is downstream from culture, so Tiffany Marie Brannon and Eric Messersmith start there. They sit down with Matt Shupe, principal at Praetorian Public Relations, to ask what it means to be a conservative millennial man in 2026.

They cover:

• How growing up with feminist ideals shaped dating expectations
• How dating apps and social media have "gamified" relationships
• The divorce debate, from both sides of the table
• Why conservatives lose millennial women by so many points, and how to reach them. Matt's answer is to show up where they already are, in fashion, entertainment and pop culture, and not only on podcasts like Joe Rogan's.
• What the midterms and the open 2028 field could mean for both parties, including the identity crises Matt expects after Trump and whether JD Vance or Ted Cruz might run

Candid, funny and not always in agreement.

Less than two weeks before the midterms, Eric Messersmith and Tiffany Marie Brannon sit down in their downtown LA studio with Roxanne Hoge, chair of the LA Republican Party, and Matt Shupe, principal at Praetorian Public Relations. They debate the California Governor's race, voter turnout, Los Angeles politics and so much more. The conversation is lively, and the two sides disagree openly - don't miss it!

They cover:

• Early-voting turnout and why Republicans say "our people wait"
• The 64-contest ballot and Roxanne's "Vote Different LA" voter guide
• Prop 40, the billionaire tax
• Prop 39 (voter ID) and Prop 45 (CEQA reform)
• The LA mayor's race, with Karen Bass against the DSA-backed challenger
• The governor's race, Steve Hilton against Xavier Becerra: who is campaigning harder, what a "moderate" Republican looks like, and Hilton's tax and housing plans
• Whether a Republican vote counts in LA, with local races decided by a handful of votes
• The DOJ's claims about 20,000 non-citizen California voters

France’s chaos is not just a European problem, and this episode makes the case for why what happens there could be a preview of what’s coming next in America. Tiffany Marie Brannon, Eric Messersmith, and Elisha Krauss clash over immigration, socialism, wealth inequality, voter rolls, and whether the political left is ignoring the real forces pushing countries toward unrest.

Tiffany kicks things off with a sharp warning about France, arguing that riots, failed assimilation, and overregulation are accelerating the decline of Western civilization. Eric pushes back with a more nuanced take, arguing that immigration is only part of the story and that France’s budget policy, government spending, and economic mismanagement matter just as much. Elisha adds fuel to the debate, arguing that the left has orchestrated, not just hijacked, the unrest and connecting it to Marxist ideology, school failures, and the broader collapse of institutional trust.

You'll hear the hosts unpack the difference between protest and riot, why terms like socialism and communism get thrown around so loosely, and how modern conservatives and Democrats are talking past each other. The conversation goes deep into the roots of modern conservatism through Edmund Burke and the French Revolution, then turns to the questions that keep dividing voters today - what role government should play, when capitalism stops working for ordinary people, and whether the answer is more regulation or less.

We break down the numbers behind wealth concentration, the rise of the DSA, why younger voters are increasingly open to socialism, and whether Democrats are failing to offer a compelling alternative to economic frustration. The episode also tackles California’s voter roll fight with the DOJ, mail-in voting, ballot harvesting, and the recurring argument over voter fraud, with the hosts sharply divided on whether the real problem is incompetence, noncooperation, or something more systemic.

If you want a fast, fiery, no-holds-barred debate about the political and cultural fault lines shaping the U.

S. and Europe right now, this one is for you. Perfect for listeners who want sharp arguments, strong personalities, and an unfiltered look at the fights conservatives and moderates are having in real time.