#POOLIGANS
"It's tough for us to wrap our heads around this daily torrent of news...and we're proressionals! How are regular people meant to keep up?" -- that's the question, asked by a veteran journalist on SiriusXM's POTUS Press Pool hosted by Julie Mason, that inspired this podcast. Join screenwriter/unredeemable normie @d_twit and meet his fellow Press Pool superfans, the #POOLIGANS, as well as some of your favorite journalists, operatives and other people of gravity and import!*This independant fan podcast is not associated with SiriusXM*
Episodes
54 episodes
POOLIPALOOZA 2 -- Meet MR. REACTIONARY (@MrReactionary) and CORONA MONA (@ZichtRichard)
It's HALLOWEEN and we're back with another MEET THE #POOLIGANS episode featuring two gentlemen who are nothing if not impressive: PATRICK (@MrReactionary) is an Air Force veteran with two tours in Afghanistan currently employed by an unnamed go...
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Episode 10
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1:23:23
POOLIPALOOZA 2 -- "The Expat & Bolton's Stache" with LEAH DREVES (@ljdreves)and ADAM REIZNER(@adamreizner)
POOLIPALOOZA2 continues with two #POOLIGANS OGs: Our expat living from north of the wall LEAH DREVES (@ljdreves) and John Bolton's evermorphing stache, ADAM REIZNER (@AdamReizner) are with us to chat about the last 2.5 years. Hear what a Canadi...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:02:16
POOLIPALOOZA 2 -- Post-Presidential Debate Roundup w/ Bubbles (@bubblesvampire), KRISTIN (@kchatwin22) and GLENN (@glenn_mcmillen)
It's the POST-SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ROUNDUP with our dear friend and keeper of the #POOLIGANS Bingo cards BUBBLES THE VAMPIRE, audience favorite KRISTIN (@kchatwin22) and our newcomer GLENN (@glenn_mcmillen). Fresh...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:08:58
POOLIPALOOZA 2 -- "Really, 2,5 Years??" with JO (@jojofromjerz) and DENISE (@denisetut)
We're BACK with POOLIPALOOZA2 -- the leadup to the 2020 Presidential Election! Daily podcasts with new #POOLIGANS and all your favorites await -- we'll meet new people around the country and catch up with some of your favorites.And spea...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:26:16
S3E6 Meet KAZYS VARNELIS (@kazys)
We're back with a brand new episode with one of the most fascinating #POOLIGANS in memory: The one, the one and only KAZYS VARNELIS (@kazys) -- college professor, author, newspaper publisher -- and yes, you're also about to learn how to pronoun...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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2:09:50
S3E5 Elise Labott (@eliselabott) Veteran Foreign Affairs Journalist
We're thrilled to welcome universally beloved #POOLIGANS favorite ELISE LABOTT (@eliselabott), veteran foreign affairs journalist, to the latest episode! Learn more about the teacher who inspired her career, what really happens at gorgeous pala...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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S3E4 JACKSON SINNENBERG (@sinnenbergmusic) Associated Producer of @POTUSPressPool
AIR DRUM ROLL PLEASE! Behold our latest guest, the millennial genius/bane known for his encyclopedic knowledge of pop (and jazz) culture, JACKSON SINNENBERG (@sinnenbergmusic), associate producer of ye favorite SiriusXM show, the one and only @...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:01:07
S3E3 Meet AHMAD CHILDRESS (@AhmadChildress)
We're back with a seasonal episode featuring AHAMAD CHILDRESS (@AhmadChildress), fellow podcaster, fellow nerd and politics savant extraordinaire! We discuss his Los Angeles roots, the microcosm that is California, his work covering the enterta...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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2:02:59
S3E2 Meet @FURIOUSBRAD
For our first dip into the #POOLIGANS pool in Season 3, we meet Brad Williams (@FuriousBrad), longtime @POTUSPressPool fan and man who will beat you at the "Whose First Job Was Worse?" game every single time. We discuss his interest in politics...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:49:15
S3E1 LIZ GOODWIN (@lizcgoodwin) -- Deputy DC Bureau Chief of the @BostonGlobe
We're baaAAaack! Season 3 of the #POOLIGANS podcast opens in grand style with @POTUSPressPool fan favorite LIZ GOODWIN (@lizcgoodwin) of the Boston Globe! Longtime listeners will of course remember her from her time at Yahoo News and as a Siriu...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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POOLIGANSPALOOZA Night One
To celebrate the podcast's one year anniversary we present POOLIGANSPALOOZA, a multi-night event with all your favorite #POOLIGANS! What has changed for this motley crew during our first year and what has stayed the same? We wanted to know, sen...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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S2E20 JULIE MASON (@juliemason) the Supreme Host of the @POTUSPressPool herself!
Yes ladies and gentlemen, it's true! On this here season 2 finale of the @pooliganspod we are joined by none other than the one, the only, the incomparable JULIE MASON (@juliemason) and...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:31:54
S2E19 ANNIE LINSKEY (@annielinskey) National Political Reporter @washingtonpost
We're thrilled to welcome @POTUSPressPool favorite ANNIE LINSKEY (@annielinskey), Washington Post national political reporter focused on the 2020 presidential campaign! Hear about Annie's time as a quasi book reviewer, covering crime in Baltimo...
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S2E18 Meet NANCY J (@nardwien) and DENIS LEVECK (@Deenisaur)!
After a year of hopeful pleading, we finally convinced her: longtime #POOLIGAN NANCY J (@nardwien) is joined by prolific tweeter and wonderous French-Canadian millennial DENIS LEVECK (@deenisaur) for a truly outstanding MEET THE POOLIGANS episo...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:38:53
S2E17 NEXT GEN #POOLIGANS w/ CHELSEA (@Chelsea_Tuttle), IAIN (@Tengwarin) and ALEX (@talbertalex)
Exactly why three of your favorite #POOLIGANS, Bubbles The Vampire, Denise Tutt and Unroolie Julie allowed their firstborns to appear on this MILLENNIALS themed podcast we'll never really know -- but we're extremely excited to introduce you to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:54:39
S2E16 TAEGAN GODDARD (@politcalwire) founder of Political Wire!
On today's episode we're proud to welcome TAEGAN GODDARD, founder of one of the most influential and earliest political websites: www.politicalwire.com, the best news aggregator on the internet. Taegan...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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55:44
S2E15 ABBY LIVINGSTON (@TexasTribAbby) DC Buro Chief of The Texas Tribune
We're lucky enough to be joined by the marvelous ABBY LIVINGSTON (@TexasTribAbby), DC Buro Chief of the Texas Tribune, three-time MVP for the women’s press softball team and knower of all things Texas. She tells us about her transition from scr...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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51:39
S2E14 Meet THE MINDER (@theminder) psychologist and master magician!
It's the magical episode Bubbles The Vampire (@bubblesvampire) and I have been waiting to bring you: THE MINDER (@theminder) -- a #POOLIGAN unlike any other -- has finally agreed to be a guest. Hear about his formative years spent travell...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:36:16
S2E13 ISAAC DOVERE (@IsaacDovere) staff writer at The Atlantic
We're extremely excited to be joined on today's #POOLIGANS podcast by the terrific and prolific ISAAC DOVERE (@IsaacDovere), staff writer at @TheAtlantic, frequent guest and guest host on SIRIUSXM and author of the forthcoming book "You Are...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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S2E12 GRACE MYERS (@GraceMyersLaw1) criminal defense attorney and justice reform advocate
We're thrilled to welcome GRACE MYERS (@GraceMyersLaw1) to the #POOLIGANS podcast to discuss her work as a criminal defense attorney and her experience practicing law in Maricopa County, AZ. Hear Grace hold forth on why Hill Street Blues can be...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:19:39
S2E11 SIRAJ HASHMI (@SirajAHashmi) writer and video editor for the Washington Examiner!
Yes, dear #POOLIGANS, the moment has arrived: the much beloved baritone of SIRAJ HASHMI (@SirajAHashmi), writer/commentary video editor for the WASHINGTON EXAMINER, and frequent guest and guest host on SIRIUSXM's POTUS Channel joins @d_twit to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:31:19
S2E10 Meet JENNIFER (@XGOPGrrl)!
A brand new POOLIGAN joins us for a truly transformative talk: JENNIFER (XGOPGrrl) was still known as GOPGrrl when we recorded this episode. Join us for an informative and frequently hilarious conversation about growing up in a military family,...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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55:35
S2E9 TIM MILLER (@timoDC) writer at THE BULWARK and self-avowed political journeyman
On this episode we're lucky enough to welcome another frequent guest and audience favorite of @juliemason's @POTUSPressPool -- TIM MILLER (@timoDC), formerly of the Jeb! campaign, former speaker of the RNC and now writer at The Bulwark, which h...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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S2E8 OLIVIER KNOX (@oknox) President of the White House Correspondents Association and host of Sirius XM's "The Big Picture"
Mesdames et Messieurs, c'est Olivier! Please gather for a very special hour with the one, the only OLIVIER KNOX (@oknox) and find out what makes one of your favorite journalists, radio hosts and CNN contributors tick -- his formative years in P...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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S2E7 PRESIDENT'S DAY EDITION w/ RADU MARINESCU (@RaduMarinescu6)
At long last, we got him for you: The MVP tweeter of @juliemason's @POTUSPressPool, the man whose name you've heard countless times: Radu Marinescu! On this President's Day podcast, @d_twit and Radu discuss the secrets to being read online, Rad...
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Episode 7
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