However Comma is a politics‑and‑culture podcast hosted by neurodivergent besties on opposite sides of the political center. Every other week they unpack US politics, internet drama, and other miscellaneous nerdery- but mostly politics. If you like sharp but unpretentious debate, big “what if we ran the country?” thought experiments, and extremely quotable tangents, they are hoping to be your new comfort listen.
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However Comma is a politics‑and‑culture podcast hosted by neurodivergent besties on opposite sides of the political center. Every other week they unpack US politics, internet drama, and other miscellaneous nerdery- but mostly politics. If you like sharp but unpretentious debate, big “what if we ran the country?” thought experiments, and extremely quotable tangents, they are hoping to be your new comfort listen.
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Recent Episodes
June 2, 2026
042826 Bombs, Ballrooms, and Ballots
<p>In this episode of However Comma, Jess turns in her homework and walks Jack Brett through the Iran deal like a very profane civics teacher, arguing that Trump’s “fix it or nix it” tantrum over the JCPOA was, inconveniently, not the dumbest idea on the table. Then they pivot to the latest assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the shooter’s manifesto, conspiracy theories, and the absolute legend who calmly keeps eating salad through the gunfire.They also get into Tucker Carlson’s sudden “I’m sorry I misled you” phase, whether that’s genuine remorse or a soft launch for a 2028 run, and why screaming at ex‑Trump voters is a great way to keep them voting for Trump forever. The back half becomes an unhinged but weirdly practical candidate application for 2028: AI and Skynet vibes, wealth concentration and “heads on spikes” energy, Citizens United and corruption, kids’ mental health and social media regulation, term limits, Supreme Court goblins, and the dream of a president who vetoes every unbalanced budget and has, at minimum, seen Dave and taken notes.Unlimited Tangents Version: https://youtu.be/_XflUJqKE9s#JCPOA #TuckerCarlson #WHCD #Trump #Election2028🔔 Subscribe for more off‑center political debates, media nerdery, and morality arguments about the weirdest corners of current events every other week(ish). Cuz we both have day jobs.🌐 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsteelnostraw?igsh=MTdrb2tueGR5bmdraw%3D%3D&utm_source=qrTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allsteelnostraw?_r=1&_t=ZP-92iuali4KP0👇 Chapters & timestamps:00:03:09 JCPOA Action Item00:14:17 Corrections: Income Tax00:22:03 Staged Theory00:24:50 MEMES00:26:55 The Guy Who Kept Eating00:30:01 Tucker Carlson00:33:06 Jack Brett's Wager00:34:54 The People Who Call You an Apologist00:36:11 Candidate Issues We Wanna Hear00:36:17 JB #1 AI00:38:24 JB #2 Citizens United00:40:03 JB #3 Save Us from the Dangers of AI00:40:20 JB #4 Roe V. Wade00:41:06 JB #5 Repairing Foreign Relations00:41:55 Message to Presidential Hopefuls - Left00:42:53 Jess's Top 500:43:46 JL #2 Mental Health for Kids00:44:50 JL #3 Mental Health for Adults00:45:18 JL #4 Term Limits00:46:43 Message to Presidential Hopefuls - Right</p>
April 11, 2026
033126 Social Smackdown, Slotkin, and the Shutdown
<p>This week on However Comma, Jack Brett and Jess discuss Meta’s historic defeat in civil court, and if it means the class action floodgates are officially open. They ask what humanity stands to gain, and lose, by regulating addictive UIs the same way we regulate drugs.Then a deep dive into where exactly ICE funding comes from, and could they perchance break something off for the TSA. It's civics class with our favorite professor (Perplexity). Jess unveils her new political crush: Representative Elissa Slotkin. The hosts praise Slotkin's authenticity, security background, and refreshing competence around modern threats like AI and prediction markets. And then Jess gives a quick recap of the Mueller saga, from the initial firing of James Comey to the infuriatingly ambiguous language in the final report. The two give failing grades all around (starting with AG Merrick Garland), while Jack Brett indulges the fantasy of a federal Trump case one day going before a jury. Plus the usual tangents: Delta ending lawmakers' head-of-line privileges and the role of leader-shaming in modern society.We even hear from Jess' mom, who corrects the record on just who's brilliant idea it was to commit to two years of classes at Chuck Norris karate studio.The through‑line is clear: in a system built on bad incentives, sincerity and consequence matter more than team colors.#ElissaSlotkin #Ice #Meta #Shutdown #politicalpodcast #Politics🔔 Subscribe for more off‑center political debates, media nerdery, and morality arguments about the weirdest corners of current events every other week(ish). Cuz we both have day jobs.🌐 Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsteelnostraw?igsh=MTdrb2tueGR5bmdraw%3D%3D&utm_source=qrTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allsteelnostraw?_r=1&_t=ZP-92iuali4KP0👇 Chapters & timestamps:00:02:09 Facebook Meta Legal Loss00:02:43 Black Mirror00:04:35 JB Steelman's Jess position on the black mirror episode00:08:49 Jess Steelman's Jack Brett's point00:12:56 Whose hands00:14:19 Natural Selection argument made00:17:36 Zelda00:25:52 Delta, the hero00:28:17 TMZ Shame00:29:52 Corrections00:33:18 ICE Bed Quotas00:36:40 Elissa Slotkin for President?00:37:37 Is Sally field still alive00:41:19 Bill Maher00:42:43 Action Item: Mueller Report Recap00:48:07 Joe Bidens DOJ00:49:20 Occams Razor00:55:40 Trump's Name on the Currency00:55:44 Memes00:58:22 Additional Action items00:58:50 Action Item: Chuck Norris Karate Studios01:04:17 Reduce the Executive Power ASAP01:05:37 You have to take action as Congress01:06:21 A Democrat Voting for Thomas Massie?!01:07:46 Is AI the solution?<br></p>
March 31, 2026
032426 Martial Arts, Mueller, and the Middle East
<p>Robert Mueller died, Trump managed to make it about himself, and somehow we still spend a solid chunk of time on Chuck Norris jokes before tumbling into Iran and authoritarianism.Jack Brett and Jess recap the Mueller Report and clash over the open‑ended way he handled the obstruction of justice question, but agree that his long‑awaited “conclusion” landed like a non‑statement statement for people who thought he might actually save democracy.Then we get into Iran: missile ranges that just jumped the map, Trump deciding to bomb first and ask the U.N./our allies/Congress never, and whether this was about security, distraction, or a Nobel‑prize‑chasing main‑character fantasy.Unlimited Tangents Version: https://youtu.be/m0kPUsKbpNY#robertmueller #iran #chucknorris #polymarket #politics #donaldtrump </p>
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