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The Revolution will be streamed LIVE!Comedians Ty Barnett and Ian Harris are "Critical AND Thinking"Two politically active, socially conscious and ethically responsible comedians who use humor and critical thinking skills to push the national conversation forward, promoting science, reason, justice and empathy. Progressive, passionate, funny, sometimes edgy, and always on point.With a wide range of guests an topics covering politics, comedy, science and maybe even a little MMA!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris bring humor and persistent questioning to partisan debate, exposing contradictions beneath political loyalties.
Critical AND Thinking turns political argument into an animated group conversation, with Ty Barnett and Ian Harris pressing guests to explain the reasoning behind their positions.
A border deal turns into a loyalty test; bring your appetite for loud, specific political arguments.
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A loud, live political hangout that keeps tugging the conversation back to the facts.
Critical and Thinking spends this hour in the messier corners of politics, where outrage, pronouns, and conspiracy talk keep colliding. The conversation moves from election-denier rhetoric to the same old campaign temptation: reaching for uglier shortcuts as November gets closer.
A heated political conversation that keeps pushing back on bad faith, excuses, and lazy thinking.
This episode is a brisk, heated debate about politics, accountability, and the discipline of checking what is right in front of you. Ty and Ian move from pronouns and real history to election deniers, gerrymandered districts, the Biden documents dispute, and a wider critique of…
A blunt political-comedy episode that moves from polls and Trump to the Ashley Biden journal story.
This episode leans political from the start. It moves through new polling, Trump as the first convicted-felon presidential candidate, and a swipe at conspiracy culture before settling into a long stretch on the Ashley Biden journal story.
A loose, profanity-laced political hangout that keeps returning to empathy, fear, and persuasion.
The episode stays in political banter, with J.D. Vance, Project 2025, Fox-shaped family strain, Kamala Harris, and voting all moving through the room.
A loose pre-election conversation that turns inflation and turnout into blunt talk.
Ty Barnett being out sick gives the episode a looser, less buttoned-up feel, with Ian Harris and Sam Slade doing the heavy lifting through a blunt, very live pre-election stretch.
A loose political hangout that stays sharp, funny, and a little unruly.
A live political comedy room pushes through pronouns, real history, election deniers, and conspiracy nonsense without much hesitation. Ty Barnett and Ian Harris keep it moving through listener comments, basketball arguments, and Chicago memories, so the hour feels loose and…
A sharp, funny culture-war conversation that keeps dragging the debate back to specifics.
This Critical and Thinking episode is a blunt, fast-moving talk about politics, propaganda, pronouns, real history, and election deniers. Ty Barnett, Ian Harris, and Sam Slade keep returning to school systems, Juneteenth, conspiracies, and the Ten Commandments, and the…
A sharp, messy debate that keeps pulling politics back to the details.
The episode moves fast, and it does not try to smooth the edges. It jumps between Trump, the border deal, and the way a bipartisan push fell apart, with jokes, interruptions, and serious remarks about democracy all competing for space.
Liberty argued from first principles.
Policy arguments with civic consequences.
Firearms talk from range to rights.
Italian politics, caught in the act.
Ian Harris opens Critical in Thinking with Jack Martiko after Ty Barnett is out, then jumps straight into Arizona's March 19 primary and a Republican email that wrongly told people it was Super Tuesday.
Sam Slade cohosts this Critical and Thinking episode while Ty Barnett is in another state and Ian Harris is off-camera because his camera “sucks ass.” The main argument centers on Donald Trump, Joe Biden, swing-state math, Nebraska’s electoral vote rules, and a possible 269-269 Electoral College tie.
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris open April 11th of Critical AND Thinking with a return-from-trip story and a long argument about why saying “care” at a comedy show triggered one cruise complaint.
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris host a politically charged comedy podcast, opening with bold statements about revolution and social issues, then sharing personal stories about comedy gig restrictions and encounters with opposing political views, blending humor with critical commentary.
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris spend much of "March 21st" on Donald Trump’s $400 million bond problem, saying 30 companies turned him down and that his assets may be too leveraged to back up the debt.
The episode opens with provocative political statements about revolution and societal issues, then transitions to introducing guest Sam Slade with humorous banter about his name sounding like a blaxploitation movie character.
This episode critiques political hypocrisy and societal issues, using strong language to challenge listeners' perspectives on current events.
Ian Harris and Barnett open hot, taking shots at pronouns, election deniers, and how campaign season turns mean.
Ty Barnett and guest Sam Slade debate the 2024 election, focusing on Biden's debate performance, Trump's legal issues, and Democratic alternatives like Kamala Harris.
Hosts Ty Barnett and Ian Harris interview Reverend Jordan Wells, a conservative commentator, debating misinformation around hurricane relief, inflation, and political policies, leading to intense confrontations and fact-checking.
Comedians Ty Barnett and Ian Harris host Mike Burton for a politically charged discussion critiquing Trump's rhetoric, analyzing Kamala Harris's campaign strategy, and debating vice presidential picks.
Ian Harris and Ty Barnett spend the episode on the Fulton County hearing about whether Fani Willis should be removed from Donald Trump’s Georgia case because of her relationship with Nathan Wade.
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris open Critical AND Thinking on March 14 with a heated reaction to the State of the Union, Pi Day, and a complaint that Republicans stayed silent when Joe Biden said he wanted a better country “for all Americans.” The episode spends a long stretch on Donald Trump’s speaking style, including a played clip from The Majority Report, an IQ claim of 73, and the argument that “dummies” respond to his third-grade language.
Hosts Ian and Ty deliver a frustrated, expletive-laden critique of current U.S.
Critical AND Thinking’s August 22nd episode centers on International Cult Awareness Month, with Tabitha Chapman saying this year’s theme is policy and Lisa Kendall describing work to protect children from cults.
Ty Barnett brings on Tyree Langston after seeing a post about black representation and participation in the Democratic Party, and Tyree says he is “loosely Democrat” but no longer comfortable with the label.
Ty Barnett, Ian Harris, and guest Cory "Showtime" Robinson spend much of this Critical AND Thinking episode arguing that Trump and Biden are not "the same," citing COVID deaths, democracy, and Project 2025-style proposals.
Ian Harris argues that the Supreme Court is corrupt, the 2024 election is being treated like a team sport, and Donald Trump's legal exposure is being shielded by delay.
Critical AND Thinking marks the death of J.E.
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris open loose and personal.
Critical AND Thinking with Ty Barnett and Ian Harris brings back Steve Hill for a long argument about Trump, polling, and why support for him still exists after 2016, 2020, and the coup attempt.
Paula Bell joins the remote episode.
The episode opens with a sharp, funny burst of politics, then settles into a loose live-stream conversation.
Hosts Ian Harris and Sam Slade analyze the final days of the 2024 presidential election, dissecting polling data, early voter turnout, and economic arguments.
Comedians Ty Barnett and Ian Harris interview Jerry Jaffe about his book on religious satire, exploring how satire struggles in today's polarized political climate.
Ty Barnett and Ian Harris analyze the 2024 election, defending Joe Biden's candidacy against calls for his replacement and critiquing Trump's platform and Project 2025.
The hosts of Critical AND Thinking deliver a furious, urgent roundtable discussion analyzing the rise of far-right politics globally, systematic plans for election subversion in the US, and the failure of societal critical thinking.
Hosts Ty Barnett and Ian Harris critically analyze contemporary political hypocrisy, focusing on Republican support for Donald Trump after his felony conviction, contrasting rhetoric on crime and voting rights, and examining the historical roots of conservative politics.
The hosts of Critical AND Thinking debate with guest Chris Harrison, a Black comedian and Trump supporter, about his political choices.
Hosts Ty Barnett and Ian Harris dissect current political events, focusing on racial violence, hypocrisy in political convictions, and the flawed logic of 'good guy with a gun' arguments.