

No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen
No Lie covers the most important and breaking political stories of the week, hosted by progressive commentator Brian Tyler Cohen. He sits down with major players in the world of politics, bringing you right into the heart of the action. No bad faith talking points, no disinformation, and no lies.
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Jan 8, 2023 • 40min
Kevin McCarthy's Speaker gamble backfires spectacularly
Kevin McCarthy wins the Speaker's gavel, but the Republican hostage takers got plenty in return for it. Brian interviews Senator Amy Klobuchar about the long-awaited overhaul of the Electoral Count Act and what’s being done to prevent another Taylor Swift concert ticket debacle as far as Ticketmaster is concerned. And Democrat Lucas Kunce joins to discuss his big announcement that he’s running against Josh Hawley for Senate in 2024.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 1, 2023 • 28min
George Santos sinks the GOP with horrific lies
Brian is joined by FOX LA's Elex Michael to discuss George Santos and his raft of lies, the impending Trump-DeSantis feud heading into the next general election, and some best-of memories from 2022.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CA See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 25, 2022 • 1h 9min
Jamie Raskin issues bad news for Trump
There is a silver lining to the Republicans taking the House. Brian interviews Congressman Jamie Raskin about the extent to which the January 6 Committee is now working with the DOJ, whether he heard from any Republicans behind the scenes about the Committee’s work, and if he’d ever consider running for president. And Chris Cuomo joins to discuss how the GOP moves on beyond Trump and whether his own personal grievances with CNN are why he’s pushing for 3rd party candidates now.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 18, 2022 • 32min
Trump caught scamming his OWN supporters
Trump pulls an NFT scam on his own supporters. Brian interviews MSNBC primetime host Alex Wagner about her response to the media’s relentless both sides-ism, how she thinks the Trump-DeSantis feud will play out, and what her most memorable day on Showtimes' The Circus was.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 11, 2022 • 27min
Fox hosts humiliate themselves protecting Trump after midterms
The Republican Party does an about-face on mail-voting with a remarkably pathetic "search for the guy responsible." Brian interviews Senator Tammy Baldwin about the historic passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, what it means for an openly gay Senator to see it pass, and how Republican Ron Johnson’s win in her state will impact her own upcoming race in 2024.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 4, 2022 • 32min
Trump screws over GOP responding to Hunter Biden laptop saga
The Republicans’ long-awaited Twitter/Hunter Biden exposé was released on Twitter, only for Donald Trump to inadvertently screw his own party over in response to it. Brian interviews Republican strategist and adviser to a number of Republicans, including John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Murphy, about whether Trump validating someone like Kanye may actually bring him down, how to pry the GOP out of the hands of the crazies, and why he doesn’t just vote for Democrats in order to exorcise the MAGA wing from the GOP.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 27, 2022 • 57min
Elon Musk's far-right Twitter gamble backfires
Elon Musk makes a new Twitter gamble. Brian interviews FOX LA anchor Elex Michaelson about the Ron DeSantis-Donald Trump feud, whether another round of investigations by Republicans will help or hurt their chances in 2024, and a postmortem on the Karen Bass-Rick Caruso LA mayoral race. And the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Ben Wikler, joins to discuss the midterm results in Wisconsin, how other states can build out a party infrastructure like WisDems, and what happened in the Ron Johnson race.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 20, 2022 • 43min
Trump indictment possibility soars with attorney general announcement
Trump makes the predictable 2024 announcement to run for president-- which immediately backfired on him. Brian interviews Senator Gary Peters, who chairs the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee through a hugely successful midterm cycle where Democrats are actually poised to expand their Senate majority, about what worked compared to previous cycles and what the plan is for the more difficult Senate map of 2024. And former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner joins to discuss the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Trump, whether it means an indictment is more likely, and what it means if Trump holds true to his threats not to participate.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 13, 2022 • 1h 9min
Lauren Boebert on the brink of defeat
Republicans took a gamble on midterms and it backfired spectacularly. Brian interviews former Obama speechwriter and host of Pod Save America, Jon Favreau, about what Democrats did right during this midterm cycle, what Kevin McCarthy would do if Republicans do manage to take the House by 1 or 2 seats, and whether DeSantis is likely to hit back at Trump as their feud intensifies. And Adam Frisch, who’s locked in a fierce back-and-forth with Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd congressional district, joins to discuss how many ballots are still waiting to be counted, when the next batch of ballots is expected to drop, and how he was able to give Boebert a fight in a district that was rated safely Republican.Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 6, 2022 • 51min
What's at stake in midterms
Here's what’s at stake in our midterm elections. Brian interviews Senator Bernie Sanders about how to get young people out to vote, his message to those disaffected voters out there to get them to turn out, and his response to Republicans protecting oil companies while they’re ripping Americans off with record profits. And longtime Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg joins to discuss Republican efforts to flood the zone with favorable polls and what the early vote totals are telling us so far. Donate to the "Don't Be A Mitch" fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dontbeamitchShop merch: https://briantylercohen.com/shopYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohenTwitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/briantylercohenNewsletter: https://www.briantylercohen.com/sign-upWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.