Adam and Dick track the widening Iran conflict as Trump's war notification clock resets past 60 days, unpack Hegseth's testosterone screening order alongside his beard-waiver crackdown, and dig into a rough week for ICE — shootings in Maine, Houston, and Aurora tied to unqualified personnel and no a…
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This week Dick and Adam sit down with Pablo for a change of pace: no headlines, just three veterans reflecting on why they joined and where America stands 250 years in. Each guest walks through their enlistment story, from Adam's post-9/11 decision to Pablo's path through the Sea Cadets to naval avi…
It's primary election day in Colorado Springs, and Adam and Dick take a breather from door-knocking to break down a trio of Supreme Court rulings dropped the same day: loosened coordination rules between parties and campaigns, a ban on transgender athletes in women's sports, and an upheld (for now) …
Dick and Adam break down the UFC 250 spectacle on the White House lawn — the production value, the military band, the Colby Covington antics — and the disturbing details of a foiled domestic terror plot targeting the event. Then they dig into the new Iran ceasefire deal: who's calling it a surrender…
This week on Left Face: the Graham Platner saga in Maine takes center stage, breaking down the SS death's-head tattoo controversy, the womanizing allegations from a Republican lobbyist with timing that raises eyebrows, and what it means when a populist grassroots phenomenon becomes a national liabil…
Adam and Dick open with this week's Hormuz Watch — the strait is still closed, the news cycle is exhausted, and the administration has no endgame beyond getting back to where things were before. Then it's the debut of Conspiracy Corner: the Lone Star tick, Alpha-Gal syndrome, and the theory that Bil…
A naval blockade letting every ship through, a clemency that may have been a political trade, a $1.8 billion fund of questionable legality, and one Kentucky libertarian willing to torch his career over Epstein. This week on Left Face.
Project Taurus stirs up the neighborhood, Iran stays nuclear-adjacent, and Israel reminds everyone who's really driving U.S. Middle East policy.
The Hormuz situation has a third status now — not open, not closed, just barely cracked. Adam and Dick break down the asymmetric threat keeping ships from moving, the 90-day war powers shuffle, and why we're headed for Obama's deal with Trump's signature and a lot of dead people in between.
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Adam and Dick break down the administration's Iran war messaging — from the 60-day war powers clock getting "paused" by a tweeted ceasefire, to Hegseth's belligerent non-answers before Congress. They unpack the marijuana reclassification as a shiny distraction, dig into the Supreme Court's gutting o…
Dick and Adam break down a chaotic week in American politics — four congressional departures in seven days, from Swalwell's swift fall to a Texas Republican who only left when the margin gave him no cover. They dig into the soldier who bet on his own classified mission in Venezuela, what it reveals …
This week Adam and Dick are joined in studio by Pablo Capistrano — 20-year Navy veteran, local activist, and co-founder of Civic Shield, a firearm safety program serving vulnerable communities in the Colorado Springs area.
In this episode:
We start close to home with the story of Freedom Acres Ranch…
Adam and Dick break down a chaotic week in American politics, law, and foreign policy through a veteran lens from Colorado Springs.
Topics covered:
Trump's unprecedented appearance at Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship — and his Truth Social meltdown afterward
The SCOTUS convers…
An honest conversation about military culture, what basic training actually does to your worldview, and why arming troops on base might get people killed.
Iran was built for a long war and only has to survive to win. The guys break down why the administration's victory claims don't add up — and wha…
Adam and Dick open with two local items — No Kings 3 hitting Colorado Springs tomorrow and Syracuse University's veteran candidate training program, now with an ideation track for folks still on the fence about running.
From there, they get into Colorado Springs city council banning vehicle camping …
Dick and Adam open with Iran's public execution of protesters — including a 19-year-old wrestler — as a deliberate message of state terror, then pivot to Pete Hegseth's $200 billion war funding request and what the quadrupling of that number actually signals about U.S. military strategy. The convers…
Iran's decentralized military structure means no single target stops the drone and missile threat. Meanwhile, lone-wolf attacks are ticking up stateside. Adam and Dick connect the dots between foreign escalation, domestic terrorism, eroding civil liberties, and an administration that treats every cr…
Left Face Podcast — Pikes Peak Region Politics Through a Progressive Veterans Lens
This week on Left Face, Adam and the team unpack a chaotic week in American politics and global conflict. From cabinet shakeups in Washington to a rapidly escalating war with Iran, the conversation dives into the deep…
The episode covers a range of topics including local candidate forums, the Iran situation, the importance of educated voters, and the potential impact of federalizing elections. It also delves into the recent conflict with Iran, the Epstein files, and the absurdity of current political events.
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The Left Face podcast discusses the dramatic week in veterans news, focusing on the interim rule that impacts veterans' benefits. The conversation delves into the responsibility, reaction, and details of the rule, as well as its insulting nature and political affiliations. It also covers the Supreme…