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This is Current Events on Tap with Alex Kirsch. Each week I sum up the weeks events in the news, but how else to start off the podcast but by...
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This is Current Events on Tap with Alex Kirsch. Each week I sum up the weeks events in the news, but how else to start off the podcast but by reviewing THE BEER OF THE WEEK!! I review a different beer each week along with what's hot off the presses. Keep those beer glasses full, and give me your undivided attention. This is a show you won't want to miss.
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Current Events on Tap w/ Alex Kirsch
Current Events on Tap w/ Alex Kirsch
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Episode 28: Gingerbread Stout, Tucker Carlson Lies, TN House guts Marriage Equality, Arkansas Child Labor Laws, Michigan LGBTQ protections
11 MAR 2023 · Gingerbread Stout, Tucker Carlson decided to validate himself recently with his rant about how his “in depth” analysis of what happened on January 6th exonerates the Capital Rioters, we will evaluate and debunk all of Tucker’s claims today, the Tennessee House passes a bill that guts Marriage Equality making it so that anyone can deny someone’s right to be married just because, Governor Sanders in Arkansas rolls back child labor laws, why is this, and what does she hope to accomplish? Finally, The Michigan House passes an LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination bill. What does this mean and why is this a big deal? All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 27: Farm Hand Farmhouse Ale, Ukraine & Russia One year later, MTG goes full stupid (again), Norfolk Souther Debacle, Jimmy Carter
25 FEB 2023 · Today marks one year when Russia invaded Ukraine. What has happened so far, what has the current death toll been, what is the future of both countries Russia and Ukraine? Once again Marjorie Traitor Greene shows the US her brilliance by insisting that there should be a national divorce in this country, where is she getting this from and why is she saying it? The Train Wreck in East Palestine, OH continues to be the center of partisan politics. The right claims the Biden administration has been slow to react, and the Biden administration insists that the Trump Administration rolled back regulations to mitigate disasters like this. Who is more correct? Who is fully to blame for this catastrophe? Finally, The 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter is at hospice care to live our his final days. Let’s talk about his legacy as President, and what he has done since he was President. How will history remember Jimmy Carter? All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 26: Blake's Hard Cider Triple Jam, Biden's State of the Union, Gov Sanders Rebuttal to State of the Union
11 FEB 2023 · President Biden gave his State of the Union and what speech it was. I will be talking what happened, what went well, and what I thought was absurd about it. Let alone all the shenanigans that took place during the State of the Union. I will also be doing some fact checking of the speech done by Biden. In response to Biden’s State of the Union, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Arkansas did her own rebuttal to the State of the Union. I will be reviewing her rebuttal and blasting her for all the BS she has pushed out. All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 25: Hofbräu Original, Rep. Omar kicked from committee, Nikki Haley 2024 bid, China balloons, Israel v Palestine, Miami Dade Cop Car
4 FEB 2023 · Episode 25: More classified documents are found, this time former Vice President Mike Pence is the culprit. What exactly is going on, and why are our elected officials and former elected officials so irresponsible with classified material? Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee due to the supposed antisemitic remarks she made about Israel and her battle buddy Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez comes to her aid. Nikki Haley former UN Ambassador under Donald Trump and former Governor of South Carolina is expected to announce her candidacy for President in 2024, what’s the hype and what are her chances? China decided to float a balloon for “research purposes” and somehow it drifted over the United States. With tensions mounting in the Asian pacific, the US Swears it will defend Taiwan against China if need be. Finally, Miami Dade police yesterday unveiled a Black History Month themed patrol car and social media is a firestorm right now. What’s the blowback and was this a great way to show unity? Or is this just another public relations nightmare? All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 24: Atomic Pumpkin, Bidens classified stash, Fair Tax 2023, Missouri dress code, six yr old shooter's parents, DeSantis vs School
21 JAN 2023 · Episode 24: President Biden buckles down on the classified material found in now four locations that he has had since he was Vice President of the United States, the GOP is still in an uproar asking why there are two different justice systems in the United States, are there in fact two different justice systems in this case? The GOP led by Buddy Carter from Georgia have put a bill forward for a 23% tax on all things we buy, groceries, homes, health care, etc. They also want to abolish the IRS is this a good idea or is this just another virtue signal? A Dress Code for Female Lawmakers in Missouri has recently been instituted. What is the end goal on this, and why is this the main focus for the state of Missouri? New appointments in the 118th Congress as Marjorie Traitor Greene, Paul Gosar, Lauren Boebert and George Santos have all been given assignments, should we the people be concerned? The six year old child who shot his teacher in Virginia’s parents make an official statement, what has been the fallout, and the reaction of the populace? Ron DeSantis cancels an African American Studies class, says its vague and doesn’t have the right context in it. What exactly is he talking about? First, he cancels CRT now he’s cancelling African American Studies? Finally, 3 people get life in prison for the murder of a Dollar General Security Guard due to the guard enforcing a mask mandate. All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 23: Bell's Amber Ale, GOP's a Mess, Jan 6th Anniversary, Biden Bridge Building, Buttigieg Controversy, Putin Ceasefire, Damar Hamlin
7 JAN 2023 · Episode 23: The GOP just can’t seem to stop winning due to the fact that they have had a great degree of difficulty voting for the new Speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy has been voted down 11 times so far. Today marks the 2nd Anniversary of the Insurrection on our Nation’s Capital, how are people marking this occasion, and will anything be done about what happened that day? Biden was recently in Covington, KY to tout the rebuilding and renovation of the Brent Spence Bridge why is this bridge so important and why is this such a special occasion, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten went to the Netherlands via military aircraft because Secretary Buttigieg was a Presidential delegation to attend Invictus, why is there such a fallout from this? The Kremlin has called for a ceasefire to the war in Ukraine to recognize Orthodox Christmas has somehow been ignored in Kyiv as attacks by apparently Russian forces against Ukrainian forces continued even through this ceasefire, and finally, and Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is awake, and able to communicate via pen and paper, is his injury going to cause for change to be made in the NFL finally? All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 22: Samuel Adams Winter Lager, The Christmas Truce 1914
24 DEC 2022 · There will be no current events this week, however I will be covering a historical event in world history. The WW I Christmas Truce. I will talk about why this is so significant, what lessons can we learn from it still. All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode Episode 21: Independence Harbor Amber Ale, Keystone Pipeline spill, Biden signs respect for marriage act into law, MTG goes Benedict
17 DEC 2022 · Episode 21: Another Keystone Pipeline occurred last week, and the number of barrels leaked is around 14,000 is a pipeline truly the safest means of oil transport still? Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, what did he have to say and what has been the consensus? Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene went Benedict Arnold yet again making light of the January 6th Riot even though when she had her debate against Marcus Flowers, she insisted she was also a victim, police in Colorado Springs, CO viciously assault a homeless veteran over improperly displayed tags, what led to this, and why is this still happening in this country? All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 20: Rolling Rock, Warnock wins, Trump Org found guilty/Trump vs The Constitution, Elon Musk Twitter leak, Brittney Griner freed, Dei
10 DEC 2022 · Episode 20: The Midterms are finally over, and Senator Raphael Warnock has won his re-election, what does this mean for the Senate now? Donald Trump’s Organization has been found guilty by a jury for fraud and must pay a fine, but was justice served? Also, Trump thinks there is enough fraud in the last election that the Constitution needs to be thrown out to make him happy. What is it with Trump exactly? Elon Musk makes good on his promise to be transparent and leaks information about Hunter Biden and the US Government covering up on social media. Is this a big deal or not? WNBA Star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison after a prisoner exchange, what does this mean for the US and the world now that a dangerous arms dealer is back in Russia? Finally, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders left Jackson State University and will be the head coach of the University of Colorado Buffalos football team, what’s the fallout, and why are people so outraged? All this on this week’s episode of Current Events on Tap.
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Episode 19: Peroni, Rail Road Strike Averted? Trump/Fuentes/Kanye, Kari Lake Denies Election Results, Biden's Student Loan on Hold
3 DEC 2022 · Episode 19: The Railroad strike which would have cost the US $2 billion a day which would have devastated the economy and the freight industry has been solved or has it? Trump had Kanye West and Nick Fuentes at Maralago why is this a big deal? Kari Lake still refuses to concede that she lost the election in Arizona, why is election denialism still a thing, and finally Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness has been put on hold by the Supreme Court. Why is this, why is this a problem? All this on this weeks episode of Current Events on Tap.
This is Current Events on Tap with Alex Kirsch. Each week I sum up the weeks events in the news, but how else to start off the podcast but by...
show more
This is Current Events on Tap with Alex Kirsch. Each week I sum up the weeks events in the news, but how else to start off the podcast but by reviewing THE BEER OF THE WEEK!! I review a different beer each week along with what's hot off the presses. Keep those beer glasses full, and give me your undivided attention. This is a show you won't want to miss.
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