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Did you HEAR?

Did you HEAR?

By: Jackson and Leigh Montgomery
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Talking politics, news, or current events with your immediate family is always painful... or is it? A mother-son duo looks to break the trope that a parent and child, while two generations apart, can't enjoy political discourse together.

Both having long work commutes and getting sick of listening to music and other podcasts, a phone call while sitting in rush hour Boston traffic became the best way to pass the time.

Jackson, a 27-year-old Gen Z'er, and a chronically online newshound and political junkie finally got his mom, Leigh, a 59 -year-old Gen X'er, up to speed on the chaos of the American political landscape of the early 2020's. The conversation quickly went from the "how was your day?" to a "Oh my god, did you HEAR" type of chat as the world got crazier... or maybe we just both started noticing it more by the day.

Jobs have changed, and the commuting troubles have died down in the second half of the decade. However, the unhinged political conversations between a mother and son certainly have not.

Join us twice a week for news reactions, analysis, polling updates, comedic relief, travel ideas and more.

2026 Jackson and Leigh Montgomery
Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Mini Episode: Our Food Sucks and so Does Our President
    19 Oct 2026

    Releasing some b-roll footage of us going off topic from previous recordings for those interested in smaller, more bite-size episode!

    Leigh was previously a fan of RFK before he dropped out and became a MAGA bootlicker. Opinions change quickly, but the powerful elite's ability to block real change remains as strong as ever.

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    16 min
  • Episode 6: Kacey Musgraves Beautifully Annihilates Kristi Noem on Twitter Followed by Political YAP
    14 Oct 2026

    We went back to our roots and pulled up some funny stories and tweets that encapsulate the heated (and objectively FUNNY) midterm environment the US is facing ahead of November 3rd.

    We go down various rabbit holes of Colorado's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Victor Marx, and his wild claims; the folly of a Republican party existing without Trump's endorsement and ideologies; the failures of a two-party system domestically; and more.

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    36 min
  • Episode 5: Secretary Hegseth Wants a Televised Execution via Firing Squad.
    11 Oct 2026

    This week, Secretary of Defense and former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth announced this week that the perpetrator of Fort Hood case will be executed by firing squad and will be publicly televised for all to see.

    The point of whether this person should be executed is not our debate to have; it's the fact that the Trump administration is all for putting this out for any American citizen (and child!) to see should they want to. We lean into the depths of our country's moral depravity and ire, how this fuels the MAGA base, and makes us truly wonder what the world and higher powers must think of the US of A in 2026.

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    38 min
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