Ed Helms

There's no conceivable reason we could figure it out.

It doesn't make sense.

I am one of those folks.

And you guys are like a Voltron of of podcasting because you have you're both kicking ass in your own lanes and then you kind of stack up as this giant powerhouse on on pivot.

And you're so well informed, but also clearly insanely busy.

So I have to been dying to ask you this.

How do you keep up with the news?

Like, what are your news consumption habits?

What are your go to sources?

Kara, you first.

I want to get right into today's snafu because it's really a doozy, and I think you're going to find some rather strikingly resonant story points here.

Today, we're going to jump back to 1919, to one of the most insane and shameful chapters in U.S.

history, the Palmer Raids.

Are either of you familiar with the Palmer Raids?

It's basically police abuse, isn't it?

Yeah, that's essentially sort of the nugget.

So let's start with a little political context.

The U.S.

was pulled into World War I in 1917, and the national mood was very tense, to say the least.

President Woodrow Wilson was worried about internal opposition to the war.