Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi reflect on their intergenerational podcast, iGen Politics, and the highlights of their four-year journey. They discuss their favorite episodes, including interviews with Madeline Albright and Billy Ray, and the growth of their audience and community. They also mention the challenges of recording during the pandemic and the future of the podcast. They emphasize the importance of intergenerational conversations and the upcoming election. They conclude by thanking the...
Apr 03, 2024•24 min•Ep. 237
In this episode, the hosts discuss messaging and what Democrats must do to win big in the upcoming elections. They are joined by Billy Ray, an Emmy award-winning writer and political advisor. The conversation covers various topics, including the messaging and tone of President Biden's State of the Union speech, the impact of cultural issues on Democratic messaging, and the importance of establishing a new frame for Democratic messaging. They also discuss crafting messages for undecided independe...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 236
The conversation with Noah Shachtman covers the misuse of prescription medications in the White House, particularly during the Trump administration. The White House Medical Office was found to have sloppy handling of prescription medications, including the use of military-grade stimulants like modafinil to keep up with the pace of dealing with Donald Trump. The White House doctor, Ronnie Jackson, was known for his eccentric behavior and abuse of power. The conversation also touches on the differ...
Mar 20, 2024•51 min•Ep. 235
Mar 13, 2024•42 min•Ep. 234
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 233
Barb McQuade, cohost of #SistersInLaw , joins Jill and Victor to talk about her book, Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America . She is currently on a book tour .
Feb 27, 2024•50 min•Ep. 232
Why Gen Z Will Make Republicans Find Out w/ Olivia Julianna, Harry Sisson, and Isaiah Martin
Feb 21, 2024•55 min•Ep. 231
Jamin Raskin is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Maryland State Senate from 2007 to 2016 Babbel: Learn a new language with Babbel and get 50% off on a one time payment for a lifetime subscription when you go to Babbel.com/igen...
Feb 14, 2024•47 min•Ep. 230
Larry Sabato is an American political scientist and political analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he is also the founder and director of the Center for Politics, which works to promote civic engagement and participation
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 229
Legal Scholar Laurence Tribe Schools Trump: Pathetic Legal Arguments, Must be Disqualified Laurence Tribe is an American legal scholar who is a University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. He previously served as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School. A constitutional law scholar, Tribe is co-founder of the American Constitution Society.
Jan 31, 2024•52 min•Ep. 228
Beto O'Rourke is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019 Learn a new language with Babbel and get 55% off when you go to Babbel.com/igen
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 227
Our guest today is Simon Rosenberg. He’s a Democratic strategist and operative. Simon has worked on several presidential campaigns including Michael Dukakis and Bill Clinton’s. He has also worked for the DNC and founded a very influential organization called The New Democrat Network. Currently, Simon produces a weekly newsletter called Hopium Chronicles, and appears regularly on MSNBC and other cable networks. https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/...
Jan 17, 2024•48 min•Ep. 226
Paul Krugman is an American economist who is the Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a columnist for The New York Times
Jan 09, 2024•35 min•Ep. 225
Dean Obeidallah is an American lawyer, comedian, and journalist. He is the host of SiriusXM Progress' The Dean Obeidallah Show and a frequent contributor to CNN, The Daily Beast, and MSNBC.
Jan 03, 2024•48 min•Ep. 224
President of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington @CREWcrew Former federal corruption prosecutor joins Jill & Victor to discuss the win they had in the Colorado Supreme Court banning Trump for the ballot
Dec 21, 2023•38 min•Ep. 223
Jennifer Rubin is an American political commentator who writes opinion columns for The Washington Post. Her podcast is Jen Rubin's Green Room
Dec 20, 2023•56 min•Ep. 222
Special Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor and Spokesman for White House Counsel's Office
Dec 13, 2023•39 min•Ep. 221
Jonathan Karl is an American political journalist and author. Throughout his career, Karl has covered the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the U.S. State Department, and has reported from more than 30 countries, covering U.S. politics, foreign policy, and the military.
Dec 06, 2023•51 min•Ep. 220
Katie Phang is an American lawyer, political commentator, podcaster, and television host. She hosts The Katie Phang Show, which airs on the weekends on MSNBC and Thursdays to Fridays on Peacock
Nov 29, 2023•58 min•Ep. 219
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Nov 22, 2023•16 min•Ep. 218
Donald Trump's trials are well underway and we are getting a glimpse into what he's like as a witness. Today, we bring you a lawyer who used to represent Rudy Giuliani and who turned down a request to be Donald Trump’s lawyer in the Mar-a-Lago search case. He is Jon Sale, who is now a partner at Nelson Mullins in Florida. Jon also previously served on the Watergate Prosecution team with Jill, as an assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of New York and in the District of Connecticut, and...
Nov 15, 2023•59 min•Ep. 217
John Kirby is the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council. Since the Hamas attack on Israel, John has been the face of this administration’s public-facing response and he has been doing a phenomenal job explaining how President Biden is responding. Prior to his current position, John served in the US Navy as a rear admiral, was the Spokesperson for the State Department under President Obama from 2015 to 2017, and was the Press Secretary at the Pentagon for the f...
Nov 08, 2023•43 min•Ep. 216
Harry Dunn is an American police officer and author. He has served in the United States Capitol Police since 2008. Dunn was one of many victims of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and testified with his colleagues in front of the House Select January 6 Committee in 2021. He has received the Congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Citizens Medal.
Nov 01, 2023•53 min•Ep. 215
John Harwood, is Editor at Large for CNBC covering Washington and hosts the CNBC Digital original video series “Speakeasy with John Harwood.” Harwood was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and grew up in the Maryland suburbs outside of the nation’s capital. He has been around journalism and politics all his life; his first trip on a presidential campaign press plane came when he was 11 years old and accompanied his father, then a political reporter for The Washington Post . While still in high school...
Oct 25, 2023•54 min•Ep. 214
Join Victor & Jill for a very special one off show with Cassidy Hutchinson and Alex Butterfield, how they both made the decision to testify against a president 50 years apart and how their friendship has blossomed.
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 213
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was elected to Congress in 2016 and is now in his fourth term representing Illinois’ 8th District, which includes Chicago’s west and northwest suburbs as well as the 41st ward of the city. He serves as Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, making him the first South Asian American in history to lead a Congressional Committee. He also serves on the House Permanent Select Commit...
Oct 11, 2023•42 min•Ep. 212
Joe's twitter bio: Native Texan, Husband, Father, Lawyer, Drummer for “Other Bright Colors”, Mediator at The Jaworski Law Firm, former Mayor of Galveston, TX
Oct 04, 2023•54 min•Ep. 211
Heather Cox Richardson is an American historian, author and educator. She is a professor of history at Boston College, where she teaches courses on the American Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, the American West, and the Plains Indians
Sep 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 210
Norman Ornstein is an American political scientist and an Emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C., conservative think tank. He is the co-author of It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism
Sep 20, 2023•51 min•Ep. 209
During the first two years of the Biden Administration, Anthony Coley led public affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice and served as Attorney General Merrick Garland’s chief spokesman
Sep 13, 2023•51 min•Ep. 208
