<![CDATA[Did you HEAR?]]>Talking politics, news, or current events with your immediate family is always painful... or is it? A mother-son duo looks to break the trope that a parent and child, while two generations apart, can't enjoy political discourse together.

Both having long work commutes and getting sick of listening to music and other podcasts, a phone call while sitting in rush hour Boston traffic became the best way to pass the time.

Jackson, a 27-year-old Gen Z'er, and a chronically online newshound and political junkie finally got his mom, Leigh, a 59 -year-old Gen X'er, up to speed on the chaos of the American political landscape of the early 2020's. The conversation quickly went from the "how was your day?" to a "Oh my god, did you HEAR" type of chat as the world got crazier... or maybe we just both started noticing it more by the day.

Jobs have changed, and the commuting troubles have died down in the second half of the decade. However, the unhinged political conversations between a mother and son certainly have not.

Join us twice a week for news reactions, analysis, polling updates, comedic relief, travel ideas and more.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:54:41 GMTWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:40:43 GMT60Jackson and Leigh Montgomery<p>Talking politics, news, or current events with your immediate family is always painful... or is it? A mother-son duo looks to break the trope that a parent and child, while two generations apart, can't enjoy political discourse together.</p><p></p><p>Both having long work commutes and getting sick of listening to music and other podcasts, a phone call while sitting in rush hour Boston traffic became the best way to pass the time.<br /><br />Jackson, a 27-year-old Gen Z'er, and a chronically online newshound and political junkie finally got his mom, Leigh, a 59 -year-old Gen X'er, up to speed on the chaos of the American political landscape of the early 2020's. The conversation quickly went from the "how was your day?" to a "Oh my god, did you HEAR" type of chat as the world got crazier... or maybe we just both started noticing it more by the day.<br /><br />Jobs have changed, and the commuting troubles have died down in the second half of the decade. However, the unhinged political conversations between a mother and son certainly have not.</p><p></p><p>Join us twice a week for news reactions, analysis, polling updates, comedic relief, travel ideas and more.</p>episodicJackson and Leigh Montgomeryjacksonmontgomery9@gmail.comyes<![CDATA[Episode 5: Secretary Hegseth Wants a Televised Execution via Firing Squad. ]]>This week, Secretary of Defense and former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth announced this week that the perpetrator of Fort Hood case will be executed by firing squad and will be publicly televised for all to see.

The point of whether this person should be executed is not our debate to have; it's the fact that the Trump administration is all for putting this out for any American citizen (and child!) to see should they want to. We lean into the depths of our country's moral depravity and ire, how this fuels the MAGA base, and makes us truly wonder what the world and higher powers must think of the US of A in 2026.

]]>38adfc26-60f2-4027-ac38-872974dcbec0Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT<p>This week, Secretary of Defense and former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth announced this week that the perpetrator of Fort Hood case will be executed by firing squad and will be publicly televised for all to see.</p><p>The point of whether this person should be executed is not our debate to have; it's the fact that the Trump administration is all for putting this out for any American citizen (and child!) to see should they want to. We lean into the depths of our country's moral depravity and ire, how this fuels the MAGA base, and makes us truly wonder what the world and higher powers must think of the US of A in 2026. </p>no00:38:04Episode 5: Secretary Hegseth Wants a Televised Execution via Firing Squad. full<![CDATA[Episode 4: Christa Pike, Child Marriage in the US, and the Cycle of our Culture Failing Women]]>We got many requests to add our two cents on the Christa Pike case, the women who survived an execution by lethal injection while on death row in Tennessee.

Christa herself was also abused as a child, and the connection of a victim of abuse becoming an abuser is all too prevalent to avoid.

Leigh heard on the news that California signed a law banning child marriage, which led us down the rabbit hole of what child marriage laws are out there in 2026? Turns out, not enough of them, and they aren't all to strict, and almost always put a young girl in an impossible situation...

]]>f067257b-908e-473f-9e94-fbfff8754984Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:57:32 GMT<p>We got many requests to add our two cents on the Christa Pike case, the women who survived an execution by lethal injection while on death row in Tennessee.</p><p>Christa herself was also abused as a child, and the connection of a victim of abuse becoming an abuser is all too prevalent to avoid. </p><p>Leigh heard on the news that California signed a law banning child marriage, which led us down the rabbit hole of what child marriage laws are out there in 2026? Turns out, not enough of them, and they aren't all to strict, and almost always put a young girl in an impossible situation... </p>no00:40:47Episode 4: Christa Pike, Child Marriage in the US, and the Cycle of our Culture Failing Womenfull<![CDATA[Episode 3: Takes on College Greek Life, the "Cornell 7", and the System and Cycle of Sexual Abuse]]>*TW: For those who are sensitive to conversations regarding sexual violence and rape, this episode is probably best to be skipped! *

Jackson had a very quick and daunting brush with what Greek Life looks like at colleges and universities and was immediately repulsed by all of it. We recount my thoughts and opinions and apply them to the atrocious story coming out of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University.

The themes of sexual assault carry back to the Catholic Church probe that was released the day of this episode's recording. Leigh, an ex-Catholic who grew up outside of Boston, knew and heard of what heinous crimes were committed by priests back in the 1970's.

The overarching theme of men in various positions of power being the perpetrators of morally abhorrent crimes becomes too clear to avoid.

]]>f782142c-c670-4a0a-9496-f0ba5403e763Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:56:47 GMT<p>*TW: For those who are sensitive to conversations regarding sexual violence and rape, this episode is probably best to be skipped! *</p><p>Jackson had a very quick and daunting brush with what Greek Life looks like at colleges and universities and was immediately repulsed by all of it. We recount my thoughts and opinions and apply them to the atrocious story coming out of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University. </p><p>The themes of sexual assault carry back to the Catholic Church probe that was released the day of this episode's recording. Leigh, an ex-Catholic who grew up outside of Boston, knew and heard of what heinous crimes were committed by priests back in the 1970's. </p><p>The overarching theme of men in various positions of power being the perpetrators of morally abhorrent crimes becomes too clear to avoid.</p>no00:43:32Episode 3: Takes on College Greek Life, the "Cornell 7", and the System and Cycle of Sexual Abusefull<![CDATA[Episode 2: CNN, Crazy Covid Bar, Clavicular, Canceled]]>While we started on the national news story angle of covering Trump banning CNN from covering the White House, we couldn't help but veer towards local stories in our home state of Massachusetts that caught the internet by storm this week.

The LBGTQ+ bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts lifting its N95 mask restrictions (Saturdays only!) in September of 2026 caused quite the debate and social commentary. We couldn't help ourselves but deep dive into what its local patrons and online critics said.

Naturally, that set us on a path towards the darkness that is the modern "Manosphere", social reasons behind the patriarchy, and Clavicular's brutal allegations made against him.

]]>2285b9e7-afdf-4d7d-af99-c5a5c4706060Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:43:55 GMT<p>While we started on the national news story angle of covering Trump banning CNN from covering the White House, we couldn't help but veer towards local stories in our home state of Massachusetts that caught the internet by storm this week.</p><p>The LBGTQ+ bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts lifting its N95 mask restrictions (Saturdays only!) in September of 2026 caused quite the debate and social commentary. We couldn't help ourselves but deep dive into what its local patrons and online critics said.</p><p>Naturally, that set us on a path towards the darkness that is the modern "Manosphere", social reasons behind the patriarchy, and Clavicular's brutal allegations made against him.</p>no00:39:49Episode 2: CNN, Crazy Covid Bar, Clavicular, Canceledfull<![CDATA[Episode 1: We finally did the thing!]]>While Leigh may have delayed this recording by just a few hours by getting locked out of her archaic laptop when trying to enter her passwords to update... we did it!

While a full introduction of us may happen naturally over the course of multiple episodes, we wanted to get some burning points in that we've wanted to discuss on the show over the past few months while working on a launch. Listen in to get into a little of who we are, how we got here, and topics of interest in the current American political landscape.

]]>aa8eb9a3-f794-4824-97e5-33dbf92c0384Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:35:21 GMT<p>While Leigh may have delayed this recording by just a few hours by getting locked out of her archaic laptop when trying to enter her passwords to update... we did it!</p><p></p><p>While a full introduction of us may happen naturally over the course of multiple episodes, we wanted to get some burning points in that we've wanted to discuss on the show over the past few months while working on a launch. Listen in to get into a little of who we are, how we got here, and topics of interest in the current American political landscape.</p>no00:44:35Episode 1: We finally did the thing!full