Saltier Politics

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the failure of democratic messaging, especially as the news of Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned comes to light. Julie explains why Donald Trump is the "useful idiot who made Mitchell McConnell's dreams come true." The two salty co-hosts discuss why so many people tune into Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson and how MSNBC hosts are missing the ma...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the devastating war waged by Russian in Ukraine. Emily asks Julie to deliver her insights on how the U.S. and world should react and the current message being sent to President Vladimir Putin. Julie explains why "KGB thug" Putin must "win" and why optics for him matter so immensely. Julie also discusses "Lift our Voices" and some major updates from h...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Julie explains why going after the hidden wealth of Russian oligarchs will be critical in weakening President Vladimir Putin. Julie and Emily also discuss the psychological toll that Ukrainian refugees face and how the Russian population will be impacted as a result of the country's weakened economy. It's a discussion...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty with Republican pollster Adam Geller. The founder and CEO of National Research, Inc discusses how polling has evolved and reveals what it was like to present polls to President Donald Trump. He breaks down the art of polling and talks about his impressive career trajectory. It's an end-of-year discussion you won't want to miss, so don't forget to bring your salt...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty with Dave Spencer. He’s the host of “Practically Political,” a pragmatic Republican, and Rockefeller heir who breaks down the current state of the GOP, why he’s become disillusioned, and what he’s doing about it. Find out who, if anyone, he considers the next big star of the Democratic Party. Dave also delivers one of the top “two truths and a lie” and stumps bo...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss why we shouldn't be calling Liz Cheney "brave" for simply doing the right thing. Julie reveals her deep British history knowledge as she discusses the recent headline about the Mary Queen of Scots and her stolen rosary. Find out why Julie will never use Airbnb again and what Emily is salty about this week. It's another informative, entertaining discu...

Saltier Politics: Social Psychologist at the University of Toronto Jason Plaks joins co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio for a deep dive in identifying specific motivations and emotions that guide people toward different ends of the political spectrum. Plaks uses his expertise to break down the motivations of not only Trump supporters but also democratic voters. The salty co-hosts get a lesson in political psychology and it'...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss Julie's viral tweet on Ted Cruz's "escape" from Texas, the absence of logic in political discussions, and the #FreeBritney movement.  Julie explains why she's no longer engaging with certain individuals on Twitter and Emily explains why she's, yet again, salty towards her home state. It's an informative, entertaining discussion you won't want to miss...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty with Bill Baroni. He tells them what his experience was like before, during, and after the infamous Bridgegate scandal. Baroni explains what the most difficult part of being in prison was and why Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is his father's favorite Justice. The former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey discusses how ...

Saltier Politics: Yale professor and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them” Jason Stanley returns to the pod and gets salty with co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio. The trio  discuss fascism and the insurrectionist mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6th. Jason expounds on the infiltration of white supremacists into law enforcement and what needs to be done to rework a system that props up nationalis...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss President Trump's pardons and the massive Russian hack attack. Julie explains how the Russians are interpreting President Trump's lack of response to the hack, and reveals why the term 'useful idiot' applies to this situation. Emily questions the Blackwater pardons and what it means for diplomacy in the Middle East. The salty co-hosts also discuss HB...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss some incredible women from the Soviet Union's 'Night Witches' to the U.S. Women's National Soccer team. Julie reveals who she thinks is behind the 'Bribery for Potential Pardon' scheme while Emily gets salty over policies surrounding the coronavirus pandemic in Florida. The salty co-hosts also share their Thanksgiving musings and dilemmas. It's a jam...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss all things election from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' historic win to President Trump's refusal to concede. Listen to Julie liken Rudy Giuliani's Four Seasons Landscaping debacle to a Seinfeld episode where Jerry Seinfeld is "offended as a comedian because the jokes are so bad." Emily asks what's at stake when it comes to the future of education in t...

Saltier Politics: Co-hosts Julie Roginsky and Emily DeCiccio get salty and discuss the coronavirus surge, the census, voting, bizarre amendments, and the collateral damage of holding rallies. Julie opines why the Supreme Court is truly dropping the ball and what the implications for ending the census count could really mean for rural communities and GOP lawmakers. Emily worries that voters will get confused on the bloviated wording...