Tara is joined by New York Times correspondent Katie Rogers to discuss Katie’s latest book, ‘American Woman: the Transformation of the Modern First Lady, From Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden’. They begin by shining a light on Melania Trump’s role during her time at the White House and breaking down all the ways that Jill Biden is helping out her husband both in the administration and on the campaign trail. Katie and Tara then share journalistic notes on the difference in press access between the B...
Mar 19, 2024•45 min
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci joins Tara to share his insights into the world and psychology of a major political donor. They then take a look at which side of the aisle the Wall Street elites are currently leaning toward and examine some of the big-name loyalists and financiers buzzing around the Trump campaign train. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The Best and the Brightest,’ at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code T...
Mar 14, 2024•37 min
Tara is joined by Puck’s own Teddy Schleifer to discuss the state of Donald Trump’s campaign fundraising and his takeover of the RNC. They then examine some of the fringe political entities looking to make noise on the presidential ballot, like No Labels and American Values (which supports RFK Jr.), and debate whether one of those groups can emerge as a legitimate challenger to either Trump or Biden in the upcoming election. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The B...
Mar 12, 2024•37 min
Tara is joined by Michigan senatorial candidate Hill Harper to discuss his grassroots campaign and talk about his plans to heal the political division in his state. They dive deep into the roots of the recent uncontested voter protest, examine Donald Trump’s gains with African-American voters, and Hill offers advice to Joe Biden on how to reconnect with Michigan progressives. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The Best and the Brightest,’ at puck.news/tarapalmeri a...
Mar 08, 2024•33 min
Tara and Marc Caputo from The Bulwark take a break from Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday victory party festivities to reflect on the history of Trump’s legal woes leading up to this point and survey what’s left of the presidential race. They speculate and debate about the political futures of Joe Biden, Nikki Haley, the RNC, and much more. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The Best and the Brightest,’ at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tar...
Mar 06, 2024•33 min
Tara is joined by Hunter Walker, author of the book ‘The Truce: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party,’ to discuss the political impact of Joe Biden’s recent performances in the Michigan and South Carolina primaries. They survey his shaky standing with the Dems' progressive wing on the subject of the Israel-Hamas war and debate whether Biden can heal those rifts by November. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The Best and the Brightest,’ a...
Feb 29, 2024•40 min
Tara is joined by CNBC analyst Ron Insana to discuss the state of the U.S. economy and analyze the muddled messaging being put forth to the voters by President Joe Biden and the Democrats about its positive gains. Throughout their conversation, they dive into the political implications of inflation over the past few presidential terms and debate whether the American middle class will be feeling the current boom in their wallets by the November general election. For more of Tara's reporting, plea...
Feb 27, 2024•39 min
Tara is joined by political strategist Terry Sullivan to share their reactions to the announcement that Nikki Haley is staying in the presidential race and discuss the current state of her campaign. They then examine the beginnings of Haley’s career and speculate on her political future after this weekend’s South Carolina primary. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The Best and the Brightest,’ at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Pal...
Feb 21, 2024•36 min
Today, Tara brings Philadelphia Representative Brendan Boyle onto the pod to discuss his state's role in the 2024 election. Congressman Boyle gives his predictions for how integral Pennsylvania will be in the race, shares his opinions on the special counsel report on Joe Biden, debates the merits of an old candidate vs. a wild one, and more! For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host...
Feb 15, 2024•54 min
Today, Tara invites conservative journalist and author Charlie Spiering onto the pod to chat about his new book ‘Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House.’ They discuss Kamala's career and journey to the White House, how she's performed as vice president, her relationship to the Bidens, and how exactly her approval rating might affect Biden's current campaign for reelection. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, ‘The Best and the Brightest,’ at puck.news/tarapalm...
Feb 13, 2024•50 min
Meghan McCain joins Tara to discuss their reactions to a special counsel report into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. The report cleared the president of any criminal wrongdoing, but referred to him as a "well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory." Meghan and Tara analyze political fallout to the report and wonder how long Democrats can keep their heads in the sand about Biden's shortcomings as a candidate. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter,...
Feb 10, 2024•53 min
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune to charges of election subversion, signaling a major hit to his defense thus far in his battle against the DOJ. To break down exactly what that means, Tara invites on CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig. Tara and Elie recap all of the charges against Trump, debate which ones could make it to trial (and when), and which ones could actually lead to a criminal conviction. For more of T...
Feb 07, 2024•47 min
When will Biden's campaign actually start? Tara brings CNN political analyst and communications guru Jamal Simmons onto the podcast to get to the bottom of that question and others. Tara and Jamal discuss how young protestors might be drowning out Biden's campaign messaging, why Trump might just be appealing to Black voters, and the ramifications of Biden's recently extinguished border bill. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news...
Feb 06, 2024•55 min
Tara welcomes on ‘Network of Lies’ author and the host of Vanity Fair’s 'Inside the Hive' podcast, Brian Stelter, to give his forecast on this year in political media. Will 2024 just be a repeat of 2016? How does Biden become a main character in this story? Listen for these answers and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Brian Stelter Producers: Devon B...
Feb 01, 2024•48 min
Tara is joined by Puck’s own Teddy Schleifer to share their instant reactions to the New Hampshire primary results, which saw Donald Trump ultimately emerge as the victor. They debate what this means for the GOP moving forward and speculate on how much further Nikki Haley’s campaign can go from here. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Teddy Schleifer Associ...
Jan 24, 2024•25 min
Tara is joined by Republican operative Matthew Bartlett to share their instant reactions to the news that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race. They discuss the factors that led to this decision and speculate what this means for the election and the GOP going forward. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Matthew Bartlett Associate Producer: Chris...
Jan 21, 2024•22 min
Tara brings on radio host and president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy Drew Cline to discuss the ins and outs of New Hampshire’s primary, where the state’s undeclared voters are up for grabs. Tara and Drew chat about Ron DeSantis’s lack of local appeal in the Granite State, how write-in votes for Biden might work against Nikki Haley, and more! For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discoun...
Jan 18, 2024•38 min
Tara Palmeri reports on the results of the Iowa caucus live from … New Hampshire? From a cigar lounge in Nashua, Tara links back up with insider Jimmy Centers to get an idea of the feeling among Iowa voters, before reacting live to the news that Ron DeSantis officially came in second with advisor Matthew Bartlett and breaking down the ramifications this might have for New Hampshire next week. Host: Tara Palmeri Guests: Jimmy Centers and Matthew Bartlett Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins ...
Jan 16, 2024•41 min
It wasn't the debate we wanted, but it's the debate we got. Tara welcomes Iowa political insider Jimmy Centers onto the pod to recap the latest GOP debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Did either candidate strengthen their case to Iowa voters before the caucuses? Does their race for second place even matter? Listen for these answers and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA...
Jan 11, 2024•28 min
For this special emergency episode, Tara welcomes fellow Puck colleague Teddy Schleifer to the pod to break down the implications and juicy details of Chris Christie's very recent announcement that he will be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. What does this mean for Nikki Haley? Did he mean to spill all that tea on a hot mic? Tara and Teddy search for these answers and more. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapa...
Jan 10, 2024•21 min
Tara is joined by veteran political strategist and co-host of the 'Highball Politics' podcast, David Kochel, to talk about the importance of the upcoming Iowa caucus for Donald Trump and the other GOP presidential hopefuls. Next, friend and founding correspondent for Puck news, Tina Nguyen, stops by the pod to discuss her upcoming memoir, ‘The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures in the Right Wing, and How I Got Out.' They share their personal experiences coming up as young journalists in the con...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Tara begins today's episode by sharing her brief takeaways from the additional Jeffrey Epstein court documents that were unsealed this week. Then, Tara invites Bloomberg correspondent and bestselling author Joshua Green onto the pod to discuss his new book, ‘The Rebels,’ which details the uprising within the Democratic Party led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In their chat, Tara and Joshua take a closer look at why the Democratic Party might have lost the work...
Jan 04, 2024•47 min
Before we usher in 2024, Tara Palmeri invites the great Alex Thompson onto the pod to recap the political highlights and (mostly) lowlights from 2023. They make predictions and also discuss Thompson's latest reporting about Joe Biden’s unwillingness to accept his age, and how exactly that could hurt his campaign in the new year. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri G...
Dec 28, 2023•37 min
Tonight, we come to you earlier than usual with an emergency reaction pod after Trump's massive legal defeat in Colorado. What just happened? Will it have massive ramifications for the 2024 presidential election? Tara invites CNN anchor John Avlon to join her on the podcast to search for the answers to these questions and more. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri...
Dec 21, 2023•41 min
Tara is joined by CBS chief election correspondent Bob Costa to share their notes on the state of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. They discuss and debate Donald Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party, the viability of the top GOP and third-party challengers, Hunter Biden’s impact on his dad’s re-election campaign, and much more. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host...
Dec 19, 2023•42 min
Tara Palmeri takes her turn as the interviewee in a podcast swap with 'The Assignment with Audie Cornish.' Audie dives into Tara's journey as a journalist, what it’s like to cover a campaign in this period of political pessimism, and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & The Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Audie Cornish Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad ch...
Dec 14, 2023•35 min
Tara is joined by political analyst and strategist Steve Schmidt to discuss his work with Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips and the imperative task of keeping Donald Trump out of office. Throughout their conversation, they dive into the state of Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, the importance of the New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley’s escalating profile, and much more. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & the Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalme...
Dec 12, 2023•50 min
Tara Palmeri and Julie Mason team up once again to recap the fourth GOP debate, a.k.a. the Nikki Haley Pile-On. Tara and Julie discuss how Haley fared versus everyone, examine the night’s biggest moments, pick their favorite defenses, and more! For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & The Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20 Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Julie Mason Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad cho...
Dec 07, 2023•41 min
Tara begins the pod by sharing her takes on George Santos, the chaos surrounding the Ron DeSantis campaign, and the Fox News debate between DeSantis and California governor Gavin Newsom. She’s then joined by legendary Democratic strategist James Carville to examine the obstacles facing his party and Joe Biden in the upcoming election and what they can do to refocus their current messaging to appeal to young and blue-collar voters. For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter '...
Dec 05, 2023•35 min
Is Ron DeSantis’s campaign in its death throes, or can he stage a comeback? Tara Palmeri and Florida insider Peter Schorsch search for an answer to this question and more in their conversation about DeSantis’s upcoming and extremely random debate with Gavin Newsom, who's not even in the presidential race. For more of Tara’s reporting, please sign up for her newsletter, 'The Best & the Brightest,' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20. Host: Tara Palmeri Guest: Peter Schorsch ...
Nov 30, 2023•40 min
