So That Happened podcast

So That Happened

An inside-the-beltway show that's truly for beltway outsiders. Each week the HuffPost Politics team offers an entertaining alternative to the Sunday shows you've stopped watching. Along with their outside the beltway guests, join Arthur Delaney and Elise Foley as they analyze the news of the week and explain why it should matter to you. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An inside-the-beltway show that's truly for beltway outsiders. Each week the HuffPost Politics team offers an entertaining alternative to the Sunday shows you've stopped watching. Along with their outside the beltway guests, join Arthur Delaney and Elise Foley as they analyze the news of the week and explain why it should matter to you. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#169

Government Workers Await News Of Whether They Have Friday Off

The government is on the verge of another shutdown, which is lots of fun for people who li... more

08 Feb 2018

48 MINS

48:54

08 Feb 2018


#168

Trump Truly Owns The Republican Party Now

Republicans are helping President Donald Trump undermine an investigation into his campaig... more

01 Feb 2018

46 MINS

46:44

01 Feb 2018


#167

Only President Trump Can Save The Dreamers

The government's open, but where do we go from here? Democrats want legal status for 700,0... more

25 Jan 2018

46 MINS

46:43

25 Jan 2018


#166

The So That Happened Shutdown Special

In this special dispatch, So That Happened takes a look at the Schumer Shutdown. Or was it... more

23 Jan 2018

43 MINS

43:02

23 Jan 2018


#165

The Government Might Shut Down Because No One Knows What Donald Trump Wants

The government might shut down this week and this is the ONLY podcast that can tell you HO... more

18 Jan 2018

53 MINS

53:27

18 Jan 2018


#164

What We Talk About When We Talk About Government Shutdowns

The government might shut down next week partly because Donald Trump refuses to help Dream... more

11 Jan 2018

45 MINS

45:47

11 Jan 2018


#163

Nazis, North Korea And The World's Biggest, Dumbest Feud

This week, America gained new insight into the fraught relationship between Donald Trump a... more

04 Jan 2018

45 MINS

45:21

04 Jan 2018


#162

Trump's Biggest Win Of The Year

Tax reform is a big deal, but Donald Trump's reshaping of the judicial branch of governmen... more

28 Dec 2017

41 MINS

41:18

28 Dec 2017


#161

Republicans Pass Sweeping Tax Plan, Still Working On Basic Governance

Republicans Pass Sweeping Tax Plan, Still Working On Basic Governance This week, Republica... more

21 Dec 2017

48 MINS

48:25

21 Dec 2017


#160

Paul Ryan Is So Tired

There are whispers that Paul Ryan might resign -- we asked Matt Fuller why and when this c... more

14 Dec 2017

46 MINS

46:11

14 Dec 2017


#159

Politician Accused Of Creepy Behavior Does Highly Unusual Right Thing

Al Franken is resigning, which we boldly predicted would happen! But what does it mean for... more

07 Dec 2017

42 MINS

42:44

07 Dec 2017


#158

Tax Cuts Might Pass And The Government Might Shut Down

This week, the U.S. Senate stumbled forward on tax reform with a government shutdown loomi... more

30 Nov 2017

39 MINS

39:59

30 Nov 2017


#157

Donald Trump Is Thankful For Plausible Deniability

This week, Donald Trump pardoned some turkeys and endorsed Roy Moore. Then: long ago, lege... more

23 Nov 2017

45 MINS

45:51

23 Nov 2017


#156

Political Men Continue To Be Disgusting

Republicans are really moving their tax reform legislation -- does it have a chance of bec... more

16 Nov 2017

43 MINS

43:20

16 Nov 2017


#155

Looks Like A Democratic Wave Is Coming

Democrats crushed Republicans in off-year electionson Tuesday, delivering a resounding reb... more

09 Nov 2017

43 MINS

43:26

09 Nov 2017


#154

Tax Reform Is Not For The Poor

Republicans say their tax reform plan will massively benefit the middle class, but the mos... more

02 Nov 2017

41 MINS

41:26

02 Nov 2017


#153

Republicans Are Not Joining #TheResistance

Two Senate Republicans denounced their party's leader this week, accusing President Donald... more

26 Oct 2017

38 MINS

38:44

26 Oct 2017


#152

Trump Acts Like He Owns The Military

During the campaign Donald Trump ridiculed Sen. John McCain for having been a prisoner of ... more

19 Oct 2017

42 MINS

42:30

19 Oct 2017


#151

The President Seems Really Sad

President Donald Trump has been unhappy lately, according to his own tweets and reports th... more

12 Oct 2017

39 MINS

39:51

12 Oct 2017


#150

The Toddler President Demands Praise

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called a press conference this week to insist that he bel... more

05 Oct 2017

43 MINS

43:16

05 Oct 2017


#149

Sorry NFL Fans, Protests Don't Work If They Aren't Annoying

Earlier this year Donté Stallworth and three other former and current NFL football players... more

28 Sep 2017

37 MINS

37:47

28 Sep 2017


#148

Zombie GOP Health Bill Temporarily Exits Grave

Republicans in the U.S. Senate have been unable to garner enough support within their own ... more

21 Sep 2017

40 MINS

40:47

21 Sep 2017


#147

Single Payer Is Alive And Obamacare Repeal Is Dead

President Donald Trump dined with Democrats repeatedly this week and on Wednesday night st... more

14 Sep 2017

44 MINS

44:55

14 Sep 2017


#146

Oh Donald Trump, What Is You Doing

This week President Trump struck a surprising deal with congressional Democrats to fund th... more

07 Sep 2017

32 MINS

32:21

07 Sep 2017


#145

After Harvey

In the wake of one of the worst storms in US history, Huffpost national reporter Roque Pla... more

31 Aug 2017

38 MINS

38:17

31 Aug 2017


#144

Trump Reads Fake Version Of Own Speech

President Donald Trump read what he pretended was an excerpt of his own speech this week i... more

24 Aug 2017

47 MINS

47:00

24 Aug 2017


#143

What Happens Now That The President Has Openly Embraced White Supremacists?

President Trump this week spoke of "very fine people" among the Nazis and Ku Klux Klanners... more

17 Aug 2017

41 MINS

41:17

17 Aug 2017


#142

HuffPost Hits The Road

This week, we turn the show over to the New York office and HuffPost reporters Jeff Young ... more

10 Aug 2017

40 MINS

40:02

10 Aug 2017


#141

LIVE From Politicon

This week, we take a little break from things that happened this week to head to Pasadena,... more

03 Aug 2017

53 MINS

53:41

03 Aug 2017