Episode Description
Julius and Brian discuss the No Kings protests that occurred nationwide on March 28th with additional focus on Westminster and Frederick Maryland.
No article this episode. Today’s podcast focuses on the No Kings Protests that occurred on March 28th 2026 with emphasis on the towns of Frederick and Westminster Maryland. Please listen through our website, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Pocketcasts.
Julius and Brian dive into what we observed, as well as our praise and criticisms of the movement.
Please enjoy the photos and videos we have taken and give us feedback on the podcast.
Westminster Photos
No Kings Westminster video protest footage
Frederick photos
No Kings March up Market Street in Frederick Maryland (2 videos)
Podcast corrections, comments, clarifications, and addendums
So Julius and I start this episode messing around and talking about Chernobyl and JFK until the 6 minute mark.
2:29
Jump the Line was redone by Harry Belefonte in 1961 where it sold 200K records in Britain.
4:50
Trailer for HBO’s Chernobyl
9:41
The Bird Joke was not captured. Sorry.
10:45
Frederick Bandshell
14:57
No Kings Baker Park Frederick Maryland 3/28/26
26:00
Here is some footage of Trump’s spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain comparing Donald Trump to Jesus Christ
31:07
Shoresy Ski Poles. (little vulgar)
32:31
One of Trump’s Cabinet meetings.
38:35
A wiki article on Citizens United vs FEC
37:25
An article on the proposed referendum in Montana to limit Corporations powers to donate money to political campaigns.
37:39
Sorry Julius, Robert Reich’s last name is pronounced RIESH. Here is a link to the video
40:22
The Right to Have Babies scene in Monte Python’s Life of Brian
41:58
Article I section 2 of the Constitution states “…The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative..” However, the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 set the number of Representatives in the House to 435. As a result, the ratio has been exacerbated to 1:750,000
43:05
51:37
A wiki page on Occupy Wall Street
52:01
The Fearless Girl was a statue that went up in front of the Wall Street Bull, facing it down. Here is a New York Times article with a photograph of the original placement in front of the Charging Bull. Here is the wiki article on The Fearless Girl.
53:00
Julius is right. The Fearless Girl was installed in 2017. Occupy Wall Street ended when the encampments were cleared in 2011.
54:28
I couldn’t find a direct video for that scene but it is towards the end of the Battlestar Galactica Miniseries.
1:00:51
Here is a nice Wiki article on the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
1:02:35
“The power of the the people is so much stronger than the people in power” is the coda of U2’s American Obituary off of the Days of Ash EP.
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