There are two types of royalty in Great Britain: the Monarchy and the National Health Service. Both of these two types of royals are teetering on the edge of existential crises at any given moment, saved only by the grace and apparent good will of the people. But is that a good thing? We're joined by retired British Government, History & Humanities Lecturer John Gibbs to discuss whether the British Monarchy has any power in the United Kingdom's government and to debate the applicability of the British socialized medicine model to the United States.

A rebel in the 1960's and 70s', Jon Melrod was a political activist and union organizer in one of America's most turbulent eras. His book, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War, details Jon's experiences in the midst of student protests and police clashes during the height of national unrest, as well as labor fights with some of America's most powerful manufacturers. Perhaps most surprisingly, Jon's story includes the documented efforts of the FBI to black-ball him from employment and stifle his free speech rights as a result of his political beliefs. In this episode, we explore the parallels between the American protest era and the modern political and cultural environment.

History has already decided that Donald Trump won’t win the 2024 Presidential Election. He’s not even going to be the Republican nominee. Some may believe that Trump’s fall is only a recent development, but the writing has been on the wall for more than a century. Only two people in the history of the United States have run for president after leaving the office: Grover Cleveland and Teddy Roosevelt. One of these men was successful, the other an abject failure. But what happened to Grover and Teddy spells trouble for Donald.