The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Tara Devlin, a New York City-based comedian, writer, and founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com, also known as 'RDTdaily.'  Tara's Twitter handle is @REALTaraDevlin and her Instagram handle is @Taradacktyl.

The two discuss the the importance of comedy and satire in conveying the gravity of the horrific actions by President Trump and his Republican cronies.
Tara's unapologetically liberal weekly podcast, "TARABUSTER" is recorded LIVE every Saturday evening at 6PM eastern on the RDTdaily Facebook and Youtube channels and replayed starting Sunday at 6PM eastern on Progressive Voices, or any time on the Progressive Voices app.  You can become a 'patron' of Tarabuster and RDTdaily at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin.
During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests who discuss the Iowa caucuses and the Democratic primary race as a whole.

The two round-table guests are Anisha Singh and Mark Grimaldi. Anisha is an attorney turned organizer and Democratic Strategist. Her Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113.
Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.