Chas Licciardello and Dr David Smith discuss all the stories that weren't covered in Planet America.
What this show covers
politicsmidtermsstate racescomedy chatlegal affairsTexas politicsdeath penaltyartificial intelligencesupreme courtcomedy bantergeopoliticscampaign spendingpollingelection forecasting2026 midterms
What listeners will find here
Midterms, legal intrigue, and a hard turn into the death penalty
Chas and Dr Dave range from gratitude bits and a testosterone stats nugget to midterm politics in Texas, Maine, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. The episode also hits an Alito book, a British base plot, and closes with a content-warning discussion of the death penalty.
From Xi’s visit to superintelligence, this PEP swings wide with Chas and Dr Dave
This episode ranges from literary debate and running in-jokes to geopolitics, energy policy, legal hearings, AI, and the Supreme Court. Chas and Dr Dave move from lighter bits like Egg Steaks and shirtless guys in trucks into a long, wide-angle political conversation.
A deep-dive midterm sweep through polls, spending, and key Senate states
The 2026 midterms are the focus here, with a long-form sweep through polling, demographics, issue environments, race raters, spending, and other indicators. It then turns state by state through Maine, New Hampshire, Alaska, Nebraska, Kansas, North Carolina, and Texas.
Press bans, Greenland, and furries collide in this sprawling PEP episode
Chas and Dr Dave range from press restrictions and their legal fallout to Trump-world updates, the UN General Assembly speech, Greenland, and a detour into furries. It looks like a long, loose, explicitly labeled episode built for listeners who enjoy political analysis with chaotic side quests.
A rapid-fire ICE deep dive, from arrests and deportations to one final bright spot
ICE is the focus here, as Chas races through a backlog of material on arrests, deportation programs, Haiti TPS, hiring, enforcement tools, and a major arrest saga. It sounds dense, angry, and darkly comic, with a brief positive note at the end.
