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These stories are stranger and darker than fiction. Harley serves up deeply researched and witty political drama, sometimes with lawmakers themselves.

Badly Behaved People Making History

Ever heard about the Congressman who got expelled for corruption and wore denim suits?

Guests Who’ve Been There

Like that time a sitting Congressman shared firsthand details about his interactions with an infamous serial killer.

A Little Politics & A Lot of Murderd

We're not here to rant about parties - just cold, hard facts with a side of sarcasm.

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Session 23: Marion Barry

Ever wonder how a shotgun pellet to the chest made a mayor? Session 23 unpacks Marion Barry’s wild pivot from Hanafi Siege survivor to D.C.’s most infamous leader.

Picture this: a councilman bleeding out mid-hostage crisis, then climbing the political ladder like nothing happened. Peak Barry energy.

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Session 21: Jim Traficant

Session 21 serves up Jim Traficant, the Congressman who mixed UFO rants, denim suits, and bribery charges like a cursed cocktail.

His “Beam me up!” catchphrase couldn’t save him from becoming the first House member kicked out in decades.

It’s a masterclass in how not to blend charisma and crime.

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Session 20: 1981 Brinks Robbery with Rep. Lawler

Brink’s Robbery breakdown.

A $1.6 million heist in a “safe” New York town? Two cops dead? Yeah, it’s not an episode of Law & Order. Rep. Mike Lawler drops truth bombs about how this ’81 bloodbath still haunts his area of New York today.

Safe district? More like “safe…ish.”