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Sibling Talk—News and Politics from a Progressive Point of View

John Paulett·Hosted by Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett·680 episodes

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Commentary about the news from Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett. Ok, we will admit it. We are liberals, but we make a lot of sense. And we are brother and sister.

Why listen

Sibling Talk is a short, plainspoken politics show built around the natural back-and-forth of a brother and sister processing the news together. John Paulett and Mary Jo Toumert bring a clearly progressive point of view to U.S. politics, courts, elections, Trump-era controversies, and culture-war stories without turning the format into a formal panel show. It is a good fit for listeners who want liberal commentary in quick, conversational episodes rather than a heavily produced news program.

Episodes

21 min
Apr 29, 2026
April 28th Noise

Plenty of action in the political world, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Apr 15, 2026
April 12th Wrong Way Peachfuzz

Has religion become too political? John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Apr 7, 2026
April 4th Sadim Touch

Trump smears poo on the walls of justice, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Mar 29, 2026
March 26th Chaos Theory

POTUS is a wild card, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Mar 29, 2026
March 13th How Long is Too Long?

Is it time for term limits? John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Mar 10, 2026
March 10th Icarus

Kristi Noem flies too close to the sun, John and Mary Jo discuss

20 min
Mar 10, 2026
February 28th What is it Good for?

War in Iran, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Feb 23, 2026
February 22nd State of the Union

State of the Union address on Tuesday, John and Mary Jo discuss.

19 min
Feb 14, 2026
February 13th The End of Civility

Pam Bondi shields Trump, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Feb 7, 2026
February 6th Conspiracy Theories

John and Mary Jo discuss Trump and the Epstein Files.

22 min
Jan 30, 2026
January 30th Being Hopeful

Trump backs down in Minnesota ahead of the midterms, John and Mary Jo discuss.

20 min
Jan 30, 2026
January 20th President Meme

Trump receives a peace prize, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Jan 15, 2026
January 15th It's Too Much

Trump eyes Greenland, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Jan 9, 2026
January 8th Who is Responsible?

Shots fired in Minnesota, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Jan 2, 2026
December 31st Bad Predictions

What will 2026 bring? John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Dec 18, 2025
December 17th The David Episode

David spills the tea on Sibling Talk, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Dec 9, 2025
December 8th Nattering Nabobs of Negativism

Trump battles the Negative Nancys, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Dec 9, 2025
December 1st 2028 Election

Who will run in the next presidential election? John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Nov 25, 2025
November 19th Have You Seen the Little Piggies

Trump is name-calling reporters, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Nov 1, 2025
October 31st Talking Bout My Generation

The landscape of politics has changed over the years, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Oct 25, 2025
October 24th It Gets Lonely in the White House

Trump tears down the White House, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Oct 10, 2025
October 9th War Torn Chicago

Is Chicago a warzone? John and Mary Jo discuss.

23 min
Oct 6, 2025
October 5th Shutdown

The government shuts down, John and Mary Jo discuss.

23 min
Sep 30, 2025
September 26th As I Was Saying

John and Mary Jo discuss free speech.

22 min
Sep 23, 2025
September 18th Free Speech for Me

Kimmel gets canned, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Sep 10, 2025
September 10th The East Side of Chicago

What's really happening in Chicago? John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Sep 9, 2025
September 8th Workers Unite!

How much influence should the government have over business? John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Aug 20, 2025
August 20th Kumbaya

Where did it all go wrong? John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Aug 15, 2025
August 14th Woke

Conservatives struggle with wokeism, John and Mary Jo discuss.

23 min
Aug 9, 2025
August 9th My Kind of Town

Trump looks to redistrict, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Aug 4, 2025
August 3rd What's in the Files?

John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Jul 24, 2025
July 23rd Shiny Objects

Trump tries to dodge the Epstein files, John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Jul 16, 2025
July 15th Abomination!

John and Mary Jo discuss the Epstein files.

21 min
Jul 11, 2025
July 8th Independence Day

Is July 4th still a time to celebrate? John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Jul 1, 2025
July 1st The Best Money a Senator Can Buy

John and Mary Jo discuss the Big Beautiful Bill.

21 min
Jun 24, 2025
June 24th Barbara Ann

Trump swears for peace, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Jun 18, 2025
June 17th Don't Rain on my Parade

Trump has his parade, John and Mary Jo discuss.

23 min
Jun 11, 2025
June 11th California Here I Come

John and Mary Jo discuss deportations, with a cover of Albert Hammond's "It Never Rains in Southern California"

21 min
Jun 5, 2025
June 5th Poop on the Wall

Trump and Elon are on the brink of war, John and Mary Jo discuss.

19 min
May 28, 2025
May 28th The TACO Show

Trump Always Chickens Out, John and Mary Jo discuss.

20 min
May 21, 2025
May 21st Working on a Coal Mine

The Trump administration is making budget cuts, John and Mary Jo discuss.

20 min
May 15, 2025
May 15th Leaving on a Jet Plane

Trump has a new toy, John and Mary Jo discuss.

22 min
Apr 29, 2025
April 28th In the Bubble

Trump is living in his own world. John and Mary Jo discuss.

21 min
Apr 24, 2025
April 22nd Non Habemus Papem

John and Mary Jo discuss the Pope.

22 min
Apr 15, 2025
April 15th Are We Moving On?

Who is complicit in this? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

22 min
Apr 10, 2025
April 8th Do Not Tariff If Seal Is Broken

John and Mary Jo discuss the tariffs

22 min
Apr 4, 2025
April 1st I Love My Mazda

John and Mary Jo discuss the Trump tariffs.

21 min
Mar 25, 2025
March 25th Signal Corps

The government has a security issue, John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

23 min
Mar 17, 2025
March 17th Mercantilism

As the U.S. moves away from free trade, John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

21 min
Mar 12, 2025
March 11th Entitlement

What benefits are US citizens entitled to? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

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Casual listening
Best for: commutes, housework, walks, short drives
Tone: conversational, opinionated, plainspoken, topical

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