Evening Roundup, December 18
Featuring "The Tea" with April Ryan, Meredith Blake, Lorraine Forte, Steve Cook with Jen Rubin, Azza Cohen, Frederic J. Frommer, Dara Kass MD, and CWC with Joyce Vance
The Tea w/ April Ryan ft. Rep. Jim Clyburn & Amb. Norm Eisen
Thank you Jeeni Criscenzo, Julie, Christina Gurchinoff, Julia Juggles and Willie Payne, Joanne Jubert, Jamie 'I Got This' and MacOmar Riley, Regina Edelman, and many others for tuning in. See you Jan 8th when "The Tea" returns.
This week, April was joined by Publisher Norm Eisen & U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC).
The Best of the Jane Austen Cinematic Universe
Plus: the gay hockey romance that everyone should be watching
Dispatch From Chicago: ‘Standing up to the Worst’
“Illinois, in the face of cruelty and intimidation, has chosen solidarity and support. Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and Gregory Bovino have tried to appeal to our lesser instincts. But the best of us are standing up to the worst of them.” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Dec. 9
America's Global Power Is Flickering
While the United States is contending with its fair share of instability, conflict, and absurdity… so is the rest of the world. From a slew of broken “peace deals” to a White House welcome mat for a former Syrian jihadist, 2025 was simultaneously filled with change and much of the same.
Split Screen: 2025 in 5 Political Photos
The first photo I took in 2025 was of a recipe. Specifically, for vegan brownies I was making for a friend* who had been undergoing breast cancer treatment. After dropping a bag of them on her desk, I ate the rest, standing at my desk at 7:30 in the morning. Brownies for breakfast felt oh-so-2025.
Fifty Years Ago, MLB’s Era of Free Agency Began
By Frederic J. Frommer
The arbitrator who ruled in favor of players was quickly fired, but the decision stuck.
How 2025 Changed American Healthcare
Unquestionably the most significant year in American healthcare this century, 2020 hit us like a tidal wave. But I think we are closing the door on a year that might be even more significant from a longstanding impact and insult to our collective health. From my vantage point in the emergency department…
Coffee with The Contrarians ft. Joyce Vance
Thank you The Contrarian, Ann Telnaes, Cash Flow Collective, Dianne Mize, Caro Henry, and many others for tuning into Coffee with The Contrarians featuring special guest Joyce Vance! We’re live every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:15am ET. Join us!
The Split Screen 2025 review may be too much to bear if it includes more than one picture of Donald Trump.
Resist the fraudster authoritarians. #VoteBlue!
The economy & Trump flatlining? "Even though President Trump has ushered in an incredible, never-before-seen Golden Age of economic prosperity, some Americans continue to unpatriotically not believe everything we’re telling them about the economy’s awesomeness." https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/12/17/jobs-report-economy-trump-hoax/87794187007/