Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Politics has never been more chaotic, and most podcasts just add to the noise. Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes cuts through it.
Grant is an AP Award-winning journalist with over a decade of on-the-ground reporting on the biggest political stories, scandals, and elections in America. Twice a week, he takes the stories dominating the headlines and breaks them down in plain English — no jargon, no spin, no shouting.
If you care about what’s happening in this country but you’re exhausted by how it’s being covered, this is the show for you. Real reporting. Clear explanations. Actual context.
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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Iran Violated The Ceasefire While Making A Deal, Troops Ready To Invade Cuba & Trump's Face On Money
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It's a grab bag episode, because everything is happening at once.
Iran launched missiles at Kuwait AND drones near the Strait of Hormuz while reportedly agreeing to a 60-day ceasefire extension. Troops are massing in the Caribbean ready to invade Cuba. Trump's DOJ is investigating E. Jean Carroll, the woman he was found to have sexually assaulted in civil court and owes $91.6 million. DHS is reportedly planning to shut down 70% of international travel. And Trump skipped meeting the 14 service members wounded in the war he started, while he was in the same building.
AND there's now a UFC cage match arena going up on the White House lawn.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:45 Iran "Ceasefire" — Violations & The New MOU Deal
06:30 Cuba Invasion — Troops Are Ready
10:00 Trump's Polls Hit Record Lows
12:15 The Reflecting Pool Rant & Penn Station
16:00 Trump Wants His Face on a $250 Bill
19:30 The UFC Arena on the White House Lawn
23:00 DOJ Targets E. Jean Carroll
27:30 Trump Skipped the Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed
30:00 Wrap-Up
The Invisible Wall Is Being Built
How Does The Government Make Money?
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