Actually, with Emily and Kate

The Platner Tracker, AOC's Long Game, and Hunter's Redemption Tour

June 9, 2026·55 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

We're back with our weekly chat and zero solutions to anything. We get into the Graham Platner mess in Maine (the Blackwater past, the New York Times exposé, the ex-girlfriend allegations), make the case that AOC is quietly building something bigger than anyone realizes, and watch Trump completely lose it on Kristen Welker over the 2020 election. Plus: Hunter Biden's chaotic-good redemption tour, why Wisconsin farmers are getting crushed, and the THC-drink loophole that's about to close. Also Emily is refinishing a dining table and Kate is paneling a wall, because we contain multitudes.More: - Is Mel Robbins a grifter or just a marketer? - Emily's full DIY era: $75K cabinet quote vs. the $10K she did herself- Pride Parade weekend + Charlie's near-miss with a pile of horse poop- Kate on getting sober at 29, and what Platner's drinking says about judgment- The Fetterman feud- AOC out-raising Speaker Mike Johnson — president, Senate, or Speaker?- Chuck Schumer's old-school politics vs. the online left- Hunter Biden's redemption tour + the Biden family book wave- Trump in Wisconsin: farmers, tariffs, and a round table that was mostly yapping- Trump's crash-out with Kristen Welker over 2020 "evidence"- Bill Pulte for DNI + the FISA reauthorization standoff- The 2028 third-term question (and why the midterms matter)- Wisconsin's THC drinks disappearing in November (the farm bill loophole)- The "not a doctor, not a lawyer" disclaimer that should probably be our subtitle.

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