In this very special minisode another installment of Justin Ruins A Song we take on Foster The People's Pumped Up Kicks. Tune in and find out what this super catchy song of summer is really about! 

Pumped Up Kicks

Ten Episodes in and going strong! This week we bring your our first interview. We chatted electronically with  Erin LaNifa Co-Founder of Industry Coffee Roasters out of Oakland. We talk Coffee, politics, ethics, and the proper way to consume a cup o 'joe'. In News That's Local Somewhere we bring more hilarity and absurdity! Tune in and find out who is added to this week's Basket of Deplorables and the recipient of The Tulsi Gabbard Star-Spangled Awesome Award! 

Mentioned in this episode: 
Industry Coffee Roasters
Famous Names
Hotel W/Worst View In The World
X-Men Are Real
Here’s The Vaccination

In this very special minisode of This Is Happening America Mark Explains The Academy Awards, Justin has a revelation about American Society, and we hit on a major problem plaguing Hollywood. You may be surprised to know that no one really knows why they're called "The Oscars" so tune in and find out the answers to everything  you never knew you wanted to know about the biggest night in movies! 

This week we deep dive the American Democracy by traveling back to the fall of The Roman Republic and examine what happens when governments become too democratic. It may surprise you to learn that The United States isn't as democratic as you may think, and maybe that's a good thing! In News That's Local Somewhere we both succumb to laughter as the news is hilarious! Tune in and find out who is added to this week's Basket of Deplorables and the recipient of The Tulsi Gabbard Star-Spangled Awesome Award! 

Mentioned In This Episode:
Is It A Robe or A Blanket? 
Shootout In TX? Blame It On Immigration
Fallout: Beijing
Dude Your Hair's On Fire

This week TIHA brings you a bonus episode that doesn't really fit anywhere else. Impasse offers a behind the scenes look into the show as Mark and Justin struggle to find common ground on an issue that threatens to destroy the show! Well...not really... Given where our country is right now it seemed a conversation that we could all benefit from having and hearing. So we hit record, and here it is. Can Mark and Justin find common ground or is this the end of This Is Happening America? Tune in to find out!  **Spoiler** This is not the end of This Is Happening America.

Mentioned In This Episode:
Iowa Flag Burning