To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Charlie SykesYou are not the crazy ones.
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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 218 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsPoliticsNews Commentary | |||
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On today’s episode, Charlie welcomes back friend of the show and former US Representative, Adam Kinzinger. The two discuss Graham’s passing and his legacy in relation to Trump, Trump’s mysterious upcoming broadcast on Thursday and the latest on the I... more
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- Graham Planttner
Maybe I’ll be proved wrong. But really Charlie? Graham has lived a real life that many of us have experienced full of mistakes. Stop wetting your bed. From my point of view you and your guest were unfairly making judgments on a person who has grown and confessed his bad decisions Honestly never miss an episode. Love ya Charlie. Forever fan
Apple Podcasts5LoriJNY
United Statesa month ago - Trump Plan
Hitler, Stalin, Kim Un Jong Same playbook different Dictator.
Apple Podcasts5CapeGirlxUnited States3 months ago - David Frum
I genuinely enjoy Charlie’s show and usually find both the conversations and the guests insightful.
David Frum is the exception.
I stopped listening to Frum’s own podcast—one I initially liked—after repeated comments that minimized the genocide in Gaza. People can hold different views, but repeatedly glossing over mass civilian suffering crossed a line for me & I chose to walk away.
Frum appears on several podcasts I otherwise enjoy, and while I already find his smug, know-it-all tone grating... more
Apple Podcasts5Nav SaintUnited States5 months ago - Being anti trump…
doesn’t mean you’re not still a lame republican who wishes a Bush was still president.
Apple Podcasts1Just Some Dude 420United States5 months ago - Riverside
Also, if only it would correct the grammar.
Apple Podcasts5NDRRRRRNNDUnited States5 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #31 | United States/News/News Commentary |
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Apple Podcasts | #25 |  Canada/News/News Commentary |
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Apple Podcasts | #47 |  Australia/News/News Commentary |
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