I Hate Politics Podcast

Exploring a human activity we love to hate. A podcast about politics close to our home, schools, streets, businesses, and local government. Hosted by Sunil Dasgupta. More at ihppod.org.

Case Studies in Overpromise-Underdeliver: MCPS and the Chesapeake Watershed Agreement 11/21/2025

Dem v Dem, Partisan Redistricting, New Data Center Rules, NIH Woes 11/18/2025

Abundance, Meet Politics 11/14/2025

MD Resistance to Trump, MCPS ICE Protocol, Middle School Closure, Boonsboro Cat Killer 11/11/2025

Fighting the Car Brain 11/07/2025

Backfilling SNAP, MUTCD, No Quorum in PG Public Body 11/04/2025

Would Program Regions Create Six MCPS Mini-Districts? 10/31/2025

State Protests, Slow Housing Starts, Cricket Fundraiser 10/28/2025

Tiffany Kelly for Gaithersburg Mayor 10/24/2025

Jud Ashman for Gaithersburg Mayor 10/24/2025

MCPS Capital Budget, Contingent State Aid, College Park Wants More Police 10/21/2025

Hacking College Financial Aid 10/17/2025

Biking Student Killed, Glen Haven ES, School Boundaries, Rent Stabilization 10/14/2025

The Conowingo Settlement 10/10/2025

MD Continues Medicaid, SNAP, Charter School Teeters, Electric Power Politics 10/07/2025

What Made MCPS Magnet Programs Work? 10/03/2025

MD Tax Revenue Outlook, RFK Stadium Delay, $66 on I-66, Speed Camera Tickets 09/30/2025

The Moon Plan to Condition State Aid for School Construction on Capacity Utilization 09/26/2025

Chesapeake Bay, DC Home Rule, H1-B School Teachers, Lice Outbreak 09/23/2025

MCPS Plans High School Enrichment Overhaul, But Can it Deliver? 09/19/2025

MCPS Swatting Incidents, ICE Action Near Schools, PTA Meeting Spaces 09/16/2025

Can Grassroots Budgeting Save Democracy? 09/12/2025

DC Mayor v AG, New Housing Targets, MDOT Capital Budget, False Viral Story 09/09/2025

A Mother’s Grief 09/05/2025

Trump’s MD Lawsuit, Ghost Gun Jury Award, Rain Gauge Network 09/02/2025

To Kill A Spotted Lanternfly 08/29/2025

Back to School Apps, Magnet Program Changes, Gas Companies 08/26/2025

Aletheia McCaskill’s Story of the Moore Veto of the Reparations Bill 08/22/2025

USDOJ Wants MD Voter List, Gas Leaf-Blower Reporting, 1A Challenge in MoCo 08/19/2025

Failing FEMA Flood Maps and New Resilience Planning 08/15/2025