Can We Please Talk?

By: Leon Media Network
  • Summary

  • ‘Can We Please Talk?’ is a news commentary podcast hosted by Mike Leon & Nick Zaveri. Each week, the guys break down the latest news stories making headlines, featuring award-winning journalists, correspondents, former & current government officials, best-selling authors, members of Congress & more, to help provide analysis & informed perspective. “We talk to people who know what they’re talking about!”


    Learn more about our show and the family of shows on Leon Media Network, LLC at - https://www.leonmedianetwork.com/


    Follow us on IG - @canwepleasetalkpodcast, Twitter -@CANWEPLEASTALK, TikTok - @canwepleasetalkpodcast


    Email the show at canwepleasetalkpodcast@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, concerns, or, you know, just want to talk!


    Show theme song performed by the band 'Leaving Largo'

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Episodes
  • "Acroynms, get ya acronyms here.."
    Feb 11 2025

    Mike & Nick examine all the uproar in D.C. about DOGE, the person leading it, what it has done so far, the time another U.S. President tried to work on government efficiency you probably forgot about, plus, Sociology Chair at UNC-Greensboro & author of 'Personal Foul Against The NFL: Roughing Black Bodies', Dr. Steven Cureton joins to discuss another acronym making news - D.E.I.


    Can We Please Talk? as always is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that gets Mike & Nick through breaking down the latest in news & politics! Visit our link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use our promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase.


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    Donate to the charitable efforts of the Mali Rising Foundation, and our friend Andrea Lewis, by visiting https://www.malirisingfdn.org/donate

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The sky above, the politics below..
    Feb 3 2025

    Mike & Nick on the recent plane crashes in Washington D.C., involving an American Airlines regional jet & a military helicopter near Reagan Airport, and the crash of a Learjet in Philadelphia, PA, then later, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia & author of ''Bad Advice: Why Celebrities, Politicians and Activists aren't your best source of health information', Dr. Paul Offit joins Mike to discuss the potential confirmation of RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services.


    Can We Please Talk? is presented as always by


    Fresh Roasted Coffee - Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that gets Mike & Nick through breaking down the latest in news & politics! Visit our link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use our promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase.


    And by SeatGeek. NBA crazy trades, NHL in full swing, MLB around the corner, concerts, you name it, SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use Mike & Nick's promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase!

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    50 mins
  • "Don't hate the player, hate the Founding Fathers.."
    Jan 29 2025

    Mike & Nick recap the last week plus of executive orders and actions coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, as fmr. federal prosecutor Alyse Adamson joined the pod to break down the legal challenges & hurdles, from immigration, to federal programs & more.


    We are presented as always by Fresh Roasted Coffee. Have a cup of the best tasting coffee that gets Mike & Nick through breaking down the latest in news & politics! Visit our link - https://lddy.no/1hvgr & use our promo code CANWEPLEASEGET20 for 20% off your first purchase.


    And by SeatGeek. NBA, NHL, MLB season around the corner, concerts, you name it, SeatGeek has the tickets! Go to seatgeek.com or download the SeatGeek app and use our promo code CANWEPLEASETALK at checkout to get $20 off that ticket purchase!


    Pew Research Center article mentioned in the pod by Nick - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/12/how-pew-research-center-counts-unauthorized-immigrants-in-us/

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    51 mins

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