Send us a text Episode: Blue Wave & the Crooks Who Keep Crooking Democrats cleaned house this week and the GOP is out here eating its own. Royal and I talk through the Blue Wave wins, the latest government shutdown stunt, and the fact that the crooks just keep crooking no matter how many mugshots they rack up. We get into the Republican habit of “rules for thee, not for me,” and yes—Marjorie Taylor Greene’s slow-motion self-destruct gets its own moment. It’s chaos, karma, and accountabili...

Send us a text Meet the Candidate - Royal Webster. From the Classroom to Congress ... let's do this! In this special episode of The Royal Cannon Podcast, Cathy sits down with longtime friend, fellow teacher, veteran, and coach Royal Webster — who is officially announcing his candidacy for Congress. Before the campaign kicks off, the two talk about what led Royal to run, how his experiences in the classroom and the military shaped his view of leadership, and why courage, country, and the Const...

Send us a text The Shutdown Shuffle Description: The government’s broke (again), Congress is fighting (again), and somehow we’re the only ones showing up to work. In this episode, Royal and Cannon unpack why America keeps running on “six-month vibes” a.k.a. Continuing Resolutions, how political dysfunction became the new normal, and what a looming shutdown actually means for real people. Expect equal parts civics and sarcasm as the duo break down the absurdity of funding fights, forecast who’...

Send us a text From Pepe the Frog to Proud Boys, the alt-right didn’t just crawl out of basements — it was born in the meme factories of the internet. This week, Royal and Cannon unravel the pipeline: how “just jokes” turn into radical ideology, why some incel forums are suddenly obsessed with “trans-maxing,” and what happens when the Republican Party’s youth movement has to pick sides between Charlie Kirk’s corporate cheer camp and Nick Fuentes’ fascist basement cult. We’ll also touch on The...

Send us a text This week Cathy and Royal take a crack at the wild list of news stories that dominated the air waves ... preceding the news that took over the week. Listen to the news from before the shot heard round the world ... and tune in next week for our reactions and thoughts on the latest developments. Support the show

Send us a text This week, Cannon and Royal discuss the mechanics and common misconceptions around a potential Constitutional Convention. We discuss the history, the precendent, and the potential in the current chaotic political climate we find ourselves living in. We also reflect on the coming anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 and how as a nation we have abandoned the memory, and the sacrifice of those we lost that day. Let this episode be your reminder to Never Forget.&n...

Send us a text Episode 4: The Contra Circus This week, Cathy and Royal tumble headfirst into the three-ring mess that was the Iran-Contra Affair. Spoiler: it’s less “national security strategy” and more “political clown car.” We’ve got secret arms deals, shady cover-ups, and the Reagan administration juggling lies like flaming batons. By the time Ollie North struts onto the stage in his uniform, it’s basically Barnum & Bailey with subpoenas. Come for the history lesson, stay for the snark...

Send us a text Episode: 3 Broken Windows & the Bracero Program Cathy Cannon (@CannonsFodder) and Royal Webster are back at it — two teachers, two microphones, and way too many hot takes. This week, we’re breaking down two very different but very connected pieces of American history: the so-called Broken Windows theory of policing (spoiler: it’s more propaganda than policy) and the Bracero Program (a mid-century “guest worker” scheme that basically meant “exploit labor, call it legal...

Episode 2: The Last Gerrymander The Royal Cannon Podcast with Cathy Cannon & Royal Webster What do you get when you mix voter suppression, partisan power grabs, and some delightfully squiggly lines? A democracy held together by duct tape and court cases. In this episode, Cathy and Royal crack open the chaotic world of gerrymandering — the shady practice of redrawing political maps to rig elections without ever breaking a single law. From its messy colonial beginnings to the modern maps th...