Topic: Congressional Dish

Jennifer Briney, host of the Congressional Dish podcast, joins the program to discuss the legislative reality of the first year of the Trump administration. The conversation addresses the difficulty of separating truth from fiction amidst media focus on tweets and the Russia investigation. Briney explains her process of reading bills and watching hearings to provide a watchdog perspective on the federal government.

A recent news item regarding spiders producing graphene-reinforced silk after drinking nanotube-treated water is used to illustrate the potential of bio-engineering through water. Carlwood also thanks the listener community and fellow podcasters like Jen Briney and Gordon for helping him transition to a new, more stable web hosting infrastructure. He previews upcoming topics for September, including Chicago cryptid sightings and 5G technology.

Greg Carlwood welcomes Jen Briney, host of the Congressional Dish podcast, back to the program to discuss her research into the congressional record. Briney specializes in reading and interpreting the actual text of bills passed by the House and Senate to identify corporate influence and government corruption. The conversation focuses on how legislative documents and trade agreements often hide the "conspiratorial tiptoe" toward total corporate control.

Jennifer Briney joins the show to discuss her work reading and summarizing every bill that passes through the House of Representatives. She explains that her process began as a personal quest to understand how government works because she felt mainstream news focused too much on political "horse races" rather than spending. Briney emphasizes that all this information is available in the public domain via the Congressional Record for anyone with a laptop or tablet.

Jennifer Briney provides her contact information and details on how to access her podcast, Congressional Dish, via iTunes, Stitcher, and a dedicated mobile app. She explains that her Twitter feed serves as a repository for the research articles used in her episodes. The segment concludes with a final critique of military contractors and a call for a "wall" between the public and corporations like Halliburton.