Looking Back at 2021, Predicting Forward to 2022

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

News, Education, Politics

4.4 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In this final episode of 2021 Trey and Ken look back to the biggest moments of 2021 in order to make some predictions about the big issues of 2022. They cover the party system, the durability of democracy, economic policy with a focus on inflation and spending, midterm predictions, the pandemic, and a bit of thought on the 2024 presidential election. The Politics Guys on Facebook | Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the podcast, go to patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.0	You left the hospital with another couple's son,
0:38.7	and they left with yours. They've always wanted both boys. How can they be allowed to do that?
0:44.3	Maddie, I don't know. They've been lying to us from the beginning. They are twisting everything.
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1:17.9	I'm Trey Orndorf, a political scientist at Oklahoma Christian University, and I'm joined by the professor of law at Chase Law School, Ken Katkin.
1:27.4	Ken, we get to say goodbye to 2021 together in this
1:31.8	special episode. Yeah, that sounds good to me. You don't seem so enthused about that, though.
1:39.4	Yeah, 2021 was not a great year, but I guess I was glad to have Biden in instead of Trump,
1:44.0	but in other respects, I don't think this was anyone's idea of a great year.
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