Media Matters CEO Angelo Carusone walks us through the latest revelations from Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox News and what the future holds for the network. The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell talks about the little-discussed polling questions that speak volumes on the Trump v. DeSantis rivalry. Plus, Semafor’s Dave Weigel sends us a dispatch from CPAC’s increasingly divided circus show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 70
MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan stops by to talk about his new book Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating . The New York Times Lydia Polgreen talks to us about the political realignments she’s seen across the globe. Plus, Semafor’s Jordan Weissmann explains to us the nuances of what is really going on with our railways and regulations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 28, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 68
George Conway explains to us Donald J Trump’s increasingly bleak legal troubles. The New Republic Editor Michael Tomasky stops by for a brief history lesson on how we get to our partisan political climate. Plus, Silent Spring Revolution author Douglas Brinkley talks to us about what Biden can learn from past environmental disasters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 27, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 67
The Plum Line’s Greg Sargent talks about the weaponization of 1/6 footage and how the Dems can respond to Speaker McCarthy handing the footage to Tucker Carlson. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of Strongmen: How They Rise, Why They Succeed, How They Fall explains to us the reckless conversation around a national divorce. Plus, The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake outlines how the Georgia grand jury forewoman’s media tour could cause problems for prosecuting Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...
Feb 24, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 66
The Mary Trump Show’s Mary Trump examines the bleak Republican challenges to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential run. The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer talks about his new book Trust The Plan The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America . Lastly, UCLA professor Joanna Schwartz gives us a wider scope of her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 22, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Legendary activist Erin Brockovich explains to us how the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio is being handled improperly. The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens explains what will happen to any of Trump’s challengers once they go into a debate with him. Plus, Adam Frisch who barely lost to Congresswoman Lauren Boebert in 2022 tells us how he will defeat her in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 64
On the heels of Diane Feinstein’s retirement announcement, Rep. Katie Porter makes her case for why she's the candidate to support in California’s Senate primary. The Nation’s Jeet Heer talks about Gov. Nikki Haley’s soon-to-be footnote of a presidential run. Plus, CoinDesk Editor Ben Schiller brings us up to date on crypto’s implosion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Rep. Seth Moulton tells us about the progress congress is able to make in a Republican-controlled congress. Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick talks about the case that could ban abortion medication across America. Plus, The Washington Post’s Jacqueline Alemany introduces us to the latest Republican congressperson with a fictitious past. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 15, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 62
The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson tells us why Ron DeSantis winning the Republican nomination guarantees a GOP loss. Democracy Docket’s Mark Elias talks to us about what we can do to protect our Democracy. Then Wisconsin Democrat’s Ben Wikler talks to us about the most important race in America in 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Actress & podcast host Busy Phillipps talks about her activism and how the world of celebrity has changed. MSNBC political analyst Cornell Belcher tells us about the media’s distorted lens when covering VP Kamala Harris. NPR’s Roben Farzad explains to us the anomalies of the US economy and how EVs have a surprising role in it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 10, 2023•54 min•Season 161Ep. 60
Brian Stelter joins us to talk about the flaws of modern-day political coverage. Directors Anne Alvergue & Debra McClutchy tell us about their documentary, The Martha Mitchell Effect, which is now streaming on Netflix . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 08, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 59
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells us how she navigates communicating the nuances of the world’s most complicated job. Bloomberg Opinion’s Tim O’Brien tells us how to interpret the explosive job numbers that were just released. Plus, CNN Legal analyst Elie Honig joins us to talk about his new book Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 06, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Rep. Nancy Pelosi tells us about the implications of conspiracy theories on the quality of government. Senator Patty Murray (WA) tells us about her unique position in the Senate. Former DNC chair. Howard Dean talks about how the Dems can repair crucial party infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 03, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 57
The Atlantic’s Ronald Brownstein gives us an overview of how the 218th Congress will play out. NBC political analyst Susan Del Percio talks about the Republican Party’s descent into chaos. And The Washington Post’s Danielle Allen previews her year-long project reporting on how we can repair our broken democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 01, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Sen. Tammy Baldwin tells us the next steps to we need to take to expand health care in America. The Daily Beast’s Sam Brodey talks about the recent Congressional committee assignments and the chaos they are bound to unleash. Plus Michael Weiss of Yahoo News fills us in on the implications of Biden sending tanks to Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 30, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Former Senator Al Franken tells us about the message the GOP should have received from the last election—a message which they are continuing to ignore. Senator Chris Murphy (CT) recounts the truly unexpected discoveries he made at the U.S.-Mexico border. And Washington Post White House economics reporter Jeff Stein tells us about the less frequently discussed bargaining chips that could be used in the debt ceiling negotiations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 27, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Rep. Ruben Gallego stops by to talk to us about his Senate run against Kyrsten Sinema and what it’s like to have the office next to Rep. George Santos. Balls & Strikes editor Jay Willis details the dystopian lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke that could give millionaires even more power over our politics. And Jared Holt of Posting Through It recaps Trump’s appearance at Diamond’s funeral and Steven Crowder's feud with The Daily Wire . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 25, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Former DOJ prosecutor Andrew Weissmann gets us up to speed on Trump’s many legal jeopardies. Vanity Fair’s Bess Levin describes the lunatics and cowards Kevin McCarthy has to manage in Congress. And Teddy Schleifer of Puck News talks to us about his odd experience hanging out recently with FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 23, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 52
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell contrasts brinkmanship in Congress in previous decades with today’s unhinged brawling. Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times talks to us about his new revelations concwrning Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly’s regrets about his time working for the former president. And Politico’s Rachel Bade talks to us about the ticking time bomb that could blow up Kevin McCarthy at any moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 20, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Congressman Eric Swalwell talks to us about the horrible precedent Kevin McCarthy has set by denying Democrats committee assignments in the 218th Congress. The Nation’s Jeet Heer tells us about the implications of escalating political violence in America. And Alex Theodoridis of the University of Massachusetts spells out how the GOP is doing the exact opposite of what the polls clearly show that the American people want. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 18, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Former congressman Max Rose tells us about the hidden cracks he’s already seeing in Kevin McCarthy’s majority in congress. The Daily Beast’s Zachary Petrizzo talks to us about the contestants vying to be Trump's 2024 VP pick. Erin Murphy & Megan Hondl tell us the surprising strategy used to turn Minnesota’s state Senate blue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 16, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank stops by to talk through the crazy new precedents Republicans have already set in the 118th congress. New York Times contributor Justin Wolfers gives us an easy-to-understand explanation of how our economy is getting back to normal and why you shouldn’t fear a recession. And Puck News senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri talks about what lies ahead for Biden’s classified document special counsel investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Jan 12, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 48
George Conway stops by to talk about the new lows Republicans have hit since taking over Congress. Former congressman Mondaire Jones talks to us about his hilarious encounter with Congress’s biggest liar, Representative George Santos, or whatever his real name is. And Semafor's Dave Weigel describes the nightmare Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is about to enter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 11, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 47
The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson drops by to give us a glimpse of the hell-world Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is about to enter. Cerise Castle tell us about her podcast A Tradition Of Violence , which documents the sheriff’s gangs of Los Angeles County. And Blake Zeff stops by to tell us about his new documentary, Loan Wolves , which shows the shocking predatory behavior that created the student loan crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 09, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 46
NBC News’s Jon Allen talks us through Kevin McCarthy's many, many failed attempts to become Speaker of the House. Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Stacy Schiff speaks to us about her latest biography, Samuel Adams: The Revolutionary . And historian Barbara F. Walter explains to us how we can avoid another civil war in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 06, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Legendary strategist James Carville stops by to talk all about of the fuckery that unfolded over the holidays. Then Kevin Kruse & Julian Zelizer talk about their new book, Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past . And author Kathleen Belew informs us about extremist movements in America and the threats they pose today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 04, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Congressman Jake Auchincloss previews the challenges both Democrats & Republicans will face in the 118th Congress. Kim Kelly, author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor , talks to us about how America’s labor movement is growing again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 02, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 43
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof stops by to talk to us about giving effectively and his favorite charities. New York City’s Chief Climate Officer, Rohit Aggarwala, tells us what NYC is doing to prepare for future climate disasters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 30, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Supermodel Paulina Porizkova talks to us about her book No Filter: The Good, The Bad, and The Beautiful . The Marshall Project founder Bill Keller breaks down his book What Are Prisons For? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 28, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Robin Marty, author of New Handbook For A Post-Roe America , tells us about what she’s seeing on the front lines of women's reproductive care. Dana Ballout talks to us about The Last Resort , a podcast on California’s secessionist movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 26, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 40
