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  • Dec 8
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 42: An impeachment update

Brian and Michael Zeldin go over the timeline, the GOP's continued push against impeachment and when to expect the impeachment trial in the Senate and what that trial will look like. So, what happens next in the impeachment inquiry? Have a listen . . . Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Nov 25
  • 2 min

The handy dandy POTUS excuse primer

Thrill your neighbors and friends with an excuse for any presidential scandal! Each day brings a new high in lows. A new stink and a need for a drink. So enjoy this Thanksgiving season knowing you too can come up with a quick excuse for any presidential scandal. With an impeachment imminent, despite whatever Donald Trump says, his defenders are circling the wagons as they are attacked by environmentalists, scientists, vaping fanatics, most minorities, liberals, snowflakes, me
  • Nov 22
  • 4 min

With a bang and a whimper

How Donald Trump's impeachment will end After another week of impeachment inquiry testimony on The Hill, a few indisputable facts came into sharp focus. This testimony came during public hearings that dwarf Watergate by exposing a depth of decadence and depravity that would make even Nixon shudder. According to fiercely independent professionals, like Lt. Col Alexander Vindman, Marie Yovanovitch, Fiona Hill, David Holmes, and Trump patron Gordon Sondland President Donald Tr
  • Nov 14
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 41: An impeachment update

Michael Zeldin joins us this week for a recurring segment on the Trump impeachment inqui ry. A former federal prosecutor, Zeldin During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, held various senior positions, including:  Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. So, what happens next in the impeach
  • Nov 11
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 40 with Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin is an Emmy award winning actress and comedian who recently courted controversy with a photograph of her holding a mask of the bloody, severed head of President Donald Trump. Prior to that she also made fun of fellow celebrities (Just ask Jerry Seinfeld) and has gained a strong following for her down to earth humor. We're proud to have her on "Just Ask the Question" to talk about comedy, the First Amendment and Joan Rivers. Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES
  • Nov 8
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 39 with Neil Giraldo

Neil Giraldo is a multiple grammy award winning singer, composer, producer and song writer. His ground breaking work includes the hit "Jessie's Girl" for Rick Derringer, and a 40-year life partnership with Pat Benatar. He has sold 45 million records and in addition has worked with  John Waite, Rick Springfield, Kenny Loggins, Steve Forbert, The Del-Lords, Scott Kempner, and Beth Hart. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to talk about rock n' roll and the best bourbon! Other
  • Nov 5
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 38 with James Carville

James Carville is an American political commentator, media personality, and lawyer who is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party. Nicknamed the Ragin' Cajun, Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. I had a chance to catch up with him at Politicon and pick his brain . . . have a listen. Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY
  • Oct 28
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 37 with Michael Zeldin

Michael Zeldin joins us this week for a recurring segment on the Trump impeachment inquiry. A former federal prosecutor, Zeldin During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, held various senior positions, including:  Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters to Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. So, what happens next in the impeachm
  • Oct 24
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 36 with Mark Zaid

In his first long-form interview since taking the Whistleblower case that has led to an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump's administration, attorney Mark Zaid confirms there are multiple whistleblowers, says the clients should not have to testify, explains why and also explains how the President of The United States is trying to intimidate all whistle blowers. . . In this compelling edition of "Just Ask The Question." Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - S
  • Oct 21
  • 6 min

"Quid Pro Quo" and Screw the Kurds

It was just after 4:30 p.m. Friday on the east coast and the reporters were restless in the White House. President Donald Trump, reeling from the latest two scandals of his own making - The Ukraine “quid pro quo” scandal and the “Screw the Kurds” scandal - had been laying low. The Donald only poked his well-coiffed hairdo above his desk on this blustery Friday in a quickly convened pool spray in the Roosevelt room with the Vice President, Trump’s daughter, some folks from NA
  • Oct 11
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 35 with Joe Lockhart

Joe Lockhart is a political strategist, a CNN analyst, and former press secretary to Bill Clinton who served during the Clinton impeachment. He is also a former press spokesman for the NFL and has a unique love for Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. He joins us on "Just ask the Question" to talk about the tenuous nature of Democracy and the Trump impeachment inquiry. Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Sep 25
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 34 with Michael Zeldin

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including:  Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Offices; and Special Counsel for Money L
  • Sep 6
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 33 with Ted Boutrous

Ted Boutrous is the one of the leading first amendment attorneys in the country and successfully defended Jim Acosta and CNN after the White House revoked Acosta’s press pass. He’s also working with playboy magazine and Brian Karem to retrieve Brian’s press pass after the White House suspended it. Today he talks about the importance of the first amendment and the Free Press. Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Aug 30
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 33 Best of Part Two

Part two of the best of compilation of the top sixteen most popular episodes in five minute segments. Other places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Aug 10
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 32 Best of Part One

A best of compilation of the top eight most popular episodes in five minute segments. Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Jul 25
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 31 with Brennan Karem

Brennan Karem is a successful director and Visual Effects artist in Hollywood, who has directed and animated a number of hit music videos for major artists. He is soon to be a father, is the second of three sons born to Brian Karem and his wife Pam. Today he joins us to "Just Ask the Question" of Brian Karem about being a new father. Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Jul 22
  • 7 min

The legacy of Apollo 11 vs. today's politics of doom and division

By Brian J. Karem A mere two months after my birth President John F. Kennedy urged us to “Be Bold” and to put a man on the moon and return him safely before the end of the decade. I was therefore a child of Kennedy’s Space Age. A child of the 60s. A child of hope in a time of fear. The Cuban missile crisis. The Cold War. The Vietnam War. The Beatles. The Summer of Love. The Tet Offensive. Kennedy’s assassination. Bobby Kennedy’s assassination. Malcom X. Martin Luther King. I
  • Jul 9
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 30 with Owen Smith

Owen Smith is a standup comic, television writer and actor who has written for Black-ish, The Arsenio Hall Show and written and acted in Everybody Hates Chris. We ran across each other at the recent LA Press Club awards where he slayed a group of jaded and cynical reporters for a 20 minute comic set of true genius. It's a pleasure to welcome him to "Just Ask The Question." Other Places to Listen/Download: ITUNES - SPOTIFY - SOUNDCLOUD - GOOGLE PLAY - PODBEAN - STITCHER
  • Jun 23
  • 10 min

Friday at the White House

The closest Trump has ever come to appearing in the White House Brady briefing room . . .
  • Jun 22
  • 1 min

Just Ask the Question Episode 29 with Danica Roem

Danica Roem is an American journalist and politician of the Democratic Party. In the 2017 Virginia elections she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, winning the Democratic primary for the 13th district on June 13, and the general election on November 7. She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly, and in January 2018 became the first to both be elected and serve while openly transgender in any U.S. state legislature. I