Chuck and Karen begin a series on the SOE fall of the Prosper Network and many of the agents involved.This episode sets up the story and delves into the life of Nicolas Bodington, Maurice Buckmaster, and Vera Atkins. Karen can’t help herself and throws in some terrible wordplay. Chuck succumbs to temptation and does too.  #Sabotage #Spies #VeraAtkins # Spymistress #SpyStories #Colonel Buckmaster #SOE #SpecialOperationsExecutive #Spies Are Cool #Stories Of Espionage #WWII #History #History Podcasts #Top Secret #Spy Missions #Imariskit #ProsperNetwork #SOESectionF Sources: SOE ..read more

Karen and Chuck attempt to define “Constitutional crisis.” They fact check a meme. Chuck chats (also know as a rant). Karen talks civility-what it is and what it isn’t ..read more

Chuck and Karen talk PACs and Dark Money. As usual, Chuck tries to steal the last word and Karen sighs again. Several times ..read more

Show notes: Chuck and Karen talk about the history of brib-we mean lobbying . Karen can barely get it together to start the show, and Chuck doesn’t really know what is going on ..read more

Chuck and Karen finish up their episode on Presidents and special investigations. Chuck makes Karen want to scream. Which is nothing new ..read more

Chuck plays Karen’s new game and they both go through some of history’s presidential special investigations and laugh at the interesting names within. Because they are basically twelve. And cannot stop giggling over the word heinie ..read more

Chuck and Karen learn a bit about North Korea and go over the timeline of US/North Korea relations. They also talk about the cult of personality (something Chuck is quite familiar with). Chuck gets the last word in and irritates Karen. A lot ..read more

Chuck and Karen go into the history of executive action and the nuances between different types of orders, especially emergency declarations. They discuss President Trump's Emergency Declaration.They also decide whether or not the President can be compared to whipped cream. Karen gets fired up, Chuck is astounded (again) to learn Karen was born in the hospital Harry Truman died in ..read more

Chuck and Karen get a little serious and talk about the important reason they changed the name of the show. Karen admits she is wrong and Chuck admits he is biased ..read more

Karen gets Chuck excited by telling him the show is going to be about turnovers. When he realizes it is not the flaky pastry but Trump she is talking about, he gets sad ..read more