337: AMERICA 250: How Many Years Do We Have Left?

America is turning 250! And this week Corinne and Mike are taking an honest look at where we've been—and where we're headed. We discuss the best and worst lesser-known moments in American history, the end-of-term Supreme Court rulings we've been waiting on including decisions on birthright citizenship, campaign finance, transgender athletes, and presidential power, lessons from Brazil's political descent and Lena Dunham's campaigning for Hillary Clinton, Netflix's The Perfect Neighbor, Melat Kiros's primary win in Denver, NJ Rep Tom Kean's sad boi era, a DHS game show for citizenship (Corinne & Mike pitch some of their own challenge ideas), and we hear from the WACOs (bc this IS a democracy) about their favorite and least favorite things about the United States of America! Happy Birthday, America, you little sl*t! 0:00 Livestream Countdown2:00 America at 250 🇺🇸 Is the American Experiment Still Working?4:10 Why This Isn't Your Typical Fourth of July Episode7:30 Can You Love America and Still Criticize It?11:58 The Biggest Threat to Democracy Isn't What You Think14:10 What Corinne Is Reading Right Now18:45 Brazil's Collapse: A Warning America Shouldn't Ignore28:35 The Most Terrifying Story You'll Hear This Week (Netflix's The Perfect Neighbor)40:15 The Supreme Court Just Changed America41:30 Birthright Citizenship: What the Ruling Really Means43:45 The Trans Athlete Decision Everyone Is Arguing About46:15 Another Quiet SCOTUS Decision With Massive Consequences48:30 Did the Court Just Make Billionaires Even More Powerful?52:55 Why This May Be the Most Important Supreme Court Ruling of the Year54:10 What's Actually Great About America? (Wacko Mailbag)55:40 The Freedom Americans Take for Granted58:45 What's America's Biggest Problem?1:02:15 Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) Things About the USA1:05:15 America's Original Sin—and Why We're Still Dealing With It1:10:20 Is America Still a Democracy?1:13:30 America's 10 Greatest Moments 🇺🇸1:19:50 Why Other Democracies Are Passing Us By1:21:55 This Animal Rescue Story Will Make Your Blood Boil1:28:00 PSA: Stop Bringing Dogs to Fireworks1:29:00 Democrats Just Got a Huge Wake-Up Call1:36:20 Can the Democratic Party Actually Change?1:39:15 Is the Progressive Movement Winning?1:43:00 Wait... DHS Wanted a Reality TV Show?!1:44:40 Pitching the Most Ridiculous American Reality Shows1:48:30 The Weirdest Things America Normalized1:52:45 10 Dark Chapters of American History They Barely Teach1:55:00 The Hillary Clinton Debate Returns1:58:30 The Live Chat Pushes Back2:00:15 So... Is America Getting Better or Worse?2:03:30 What Makes America Worth Fighting For ❤️🤍💙2:06:30 Final Thoughts, Patreon & OutroSUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON:https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygalFOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/FOLLOW ALONG:SCOTUS Campaign Finance Decision https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/30/supreme-court-sides-with-gop-loosens-campaign-spending-rules/DHS Game Showhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/homeland-security-immigration-reality-show.htmlMelat Kiros Victory in Coloradohttps://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5876122/colorado-primary-election-melat-kiros-democratic-socialistEstablishment Democrats Waging War?https://www.axios.com/2026/06/25/mamdani-left-democrats-nyc-jeffries-centristsSad Boi Tom Keanhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/tom-kean-jr-sought-help-for-depression-he-hasnt-made-it-easy-for-others-to-do-the-same/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.