Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Politics has never been more chaotic, and most podcasts just add to the noise. Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes cuts through it.
Grant is an AP Award-winning journalist with over a decade of on-the-ground reporting on the biggest political stories, scandals, and elections in America. Twice a week, he takes the stories dominating the headlines and breaks them down in plain English — no jargon, no spin, no shouting.
If you care about what’s happening in this country but you’re exhausted by how it’s being covered, this is the show for you. Real reporting. Clear explanations. Actual context.
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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Trump said the Iran deal was 'DONE.' Now we're back at war.
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Trump spent the weekend claiming an Iran deal was basically done, just some last-minute details to iron out. Except that those "details" were Iran's entire nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz. Then Qatar had to take over the negotiations. Then the deal wasn't a deal. Then bombs started falling again.
Grant breaks down the full Iran saga, the not-deal-deal, the Abraham Accords demand that stunned Middle Eastern leaders into silence, the Atomic Energy Commission that hasn't existed since 1975, and what it all actually means for a war that isn't ending anytime soon.
PLUS, Trump's 3rd visit to see a doctor in 13 months, and how he says it went.
THEN: The Democratic Party's autopsy report was a disaster. Run for Something's Amanda Litman is back to explain exactly why, what it means for 2026 and beyond, and who (if anyone) should be leading the party right now.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 – Intro: The "done" deal that wasn't done
2:45 – Iran negotiations fall apart in real time
6:00 – Qatar takes over and the deal collapses
9:30 – Trump demands 9 Muslim nations join the Abraham Accords
13:00 – The Atomic Energy Commission gaffe (it closed in 1975)
16:30 – US resumes bombing & the War Powers Act problem
20:00 – Trump's 3rd physical in 13 months
23:00 – Ad break
24:30 – Interview: Amanda Litman on the Democratic autopsy disaster
28:00 – What the DNC actually does (and why it matters)
33:00 – Ken Martin and the failure of party leadership
39:00 – Is there time to save the Democratic Party before 2026?
44:00 – Who should replace Ken Martin?
49:00 – Can Democrats rebuild trust with voters?
53:00 – Wrap-up
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