Pints & Politics

09/06/2025

CFB week 1 picks resulted in Rep Guffey 3-2 and Rep Sessions 2-3. Let’s see how our five week 2 games fare?

Sessions and Guffey agree on Iowa getting 3.5 pts against Iowa State. Guffey is taking Clemson -30.5, SC State and 42 pts, Oklahoma -5.5, Arizona St -6.5, while Sessions is taking Troy and pts, SC to cover, Michigan and pts, and Miss St and pts.

09/06/2025

In an effort to highlight a benefit of passing online sports wagering in S.C. take a look at the first year tax revenues of the state of North Carolina. It collected approximately **$131.3 million** in tax revenue from online sports wagering in the first year after its legalization on March 11, 2024, through March 10, 2025. This figure is based on an 18% tax rate applied to the gross wagering revenue of $729.3 million generated by the eight licensed sports betting operators.

RALEIGH — North Carolina government cashed in early when it came to reaping fiscal benefits from authorized sports wagering in the state. A report presented last Wednesday to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, which regulates the betting, says the state expects to have collected $131.3

09/02/2025

Tough week 1 with both Rep Sessions and Guffey going 2-3.

Sessions took TX, Bama, LSU, SC and ND.

Guffey took TX, Bama, Clemson, SC and Miami.

On to week 2…

09/01/2025

Episode 65
https://pintsandpolitics.show/2025/09/01/episode-65/
Join us this week as SC Reps Brandon Guffey and Heath Sessions review a pint of Jam Session Pale Ale from NoDa Brewing and we welcome guests Tonya Shellnutt and Sara Beth Nolan from ADF (Alliance Defending Freedom) to discuss privacy, parental rights, and protecting women's spaces. This week we also welcome back....FOOTBALL! As always, thanks to our sponsor Comer Distributing.
Produced by: Tad Atkinson

08/30/2025

Yesterday we talked about the online sport wagering bill…and we made some picks on the bigger matchups in college football while in NC where it’s legal and regulated…let’s see how the Representative Sessions’ picks make out today! CFB is back!

08/30/2025

Appreciated the opportunity to discuss critical issues with our guests from Alliance Defending Freedom. We examined judicial decisions affecting our schools, privacy issues, social issues impacting our kids…all on the next episode to drop on Monday!

08/30/2025

Special guests on this weeks episode discussing the Private spaces ruling and Proviso vs Bill. What we thought would be a short discussion ended up very informative. Thank you to ADF for joining us this afternoon. We also discussed our picks for tomorrow’s college gameday weekend kickoff and “wagering” as Rep Sessions like to say.

08/18/2025

EPISODE 64
https://pintsandpolitics.show/2025/08/18/episode-64/
Join us this week as SC Reps Brandon Guffey and Heath Sessions enjoy a summer choice this week, Luau from Terrapin Beer Co., and catch up on the last two weeks in SC Politics included the breaking news out of DC from project Veritas as it relates to SC Freedom Caucus co-founder RJ May, some assembly resignations, some controversy out of the low country and the upcoming races in SC Politics.
As always thanks to our sponsor Comer Distributing.
0:00 Intro
3:30 NCSC
23:54 SC Politics
24:00 SC Freedom Caucus Founder RJ May
33:40 Sen. Roger Nutt Resignation
37:21 Leber Chronicles
48:24 SC Political Races
55:30 Wrap up

08/16/2025

Wrapped up the next episode covering the past two weeks…topics span the latest S.C. political drama and announcements, governors race, US Congressional elections, and some thing we’re working on…dropping this Monday!

07/29/2025

Update on PBM reform lawsuit in federal court out of Arkansas

Following a review of briefs and a hearing, the preliminary injunction was granted, barring Arkansas Act 624 from taking effect.

07/28/2025

EPISODE 63
https://pintsandpolitics.show/2025/07/28/episode-63/
Join us this week as SC Reps Brandon Guffey and Heath Sessions review a pint of Tropicalia IPA from Creature Comforts Brewing Co. and discuss the week that was, the race for Governor, some regulations we hold deer, and upcoming issues. As always thanks to Comer Distributing for sponsoring us.
0:00 Intro
2:00 Week In Review
10:04 What's going on in RX
23:39 The Race for Governor
36:01:22 Bridge Collapse (they almost saved us)
39:49:00 Democratic Governor Candidates
45:18:00 Oh deer
46:28:00 Issues Possible
52:53:12 Gambling on University Funding
1:11:38 Wrap up

Produced by: Tad Atkinson

07/14/2025

Episode 62
https://pintsandpolitics.show/2025/07/14/episode-62/
We're back! Join us this week as SC House Reps Brandon Guffey & Heath Sessions are sippin' on a pint of LOUNGE JUICE from Highland Brewing and discuss the few weeks off in review, the bad decision of the AI moratorium, outsiders reminding us of how they did it where they fled from, pe*****le cover up timeline, the group rewriting Columbia pe*****le history, minors on social media (and how one caucus really failed our children), and lastly we touch on the race for Governor.
As always thanks to our primary sponsor Comer Distributing in Rock Hill SC.