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Episodes

Bill Barr is Trump's Roy Cohn...The Damage Barr Has Done

Bill talks to Ed Chung, the vice president for Criminal Justice Reform at The Center for American Progress. He follows the Barr Justice Department. What he finds is not good. To say the least. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dec 10, 201939 minEp. 56

"Don't Mess With Mama" The 12-6 PodTable

Bill breaks down the news with Ginger Gibson, National Political Correspondent for Reuters, Addy Baird, Congressional Correspondent for BuzzFeed and Scott Wong, Senior Writer for the Hill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dec 06, 201942 minEp. 55

Pulitzer Winner David Maraniss On His Father and The Red Scare

Maraniss, biographer of Obama, Clinton, Gore and Gingrich, reveals the damage The Red Scare did to his family and the country in his new book, "A Good American Family." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dec 03, 201930 minEp. 54

GOP Defenses "Fell Victim to the Facts" w/CNN's Jeffrey Toobin

CNN's Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin on impeachment, "absolute immunity," military justice and just how "moderate" is John Roberts. Plus Bill tears down the GOP impeachment defenses of Trump. One by one. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 26, 201926 minEp. 52

"The Frenetic Avalanche of News" ...The Podtable for Nov 21

Where we are with impeachment after this week's bombshell testimony, with Jennifer Haberkorn of the LA Times, Hunter Walker of Yahoo News and Niall Stanage of The Hill. Plus, did the Dem Debate shake up the race? And Stephen Miller, Trump's pardons and Bibi's indictment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 22, 201940 minEp. 51

The Nov 20 Democratic Debate...How'd they do?

Bill was in Atlanta in the Spin Room to get after-action reports from reporters and candidates. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 21, 201937 minEp. 50

"Unusual and Wrong"-The Impeachment PodTable. Nov 14

Bill breaks down the first day of Impeachment hearings with Reid Epstein of The New York Times, Lauren Burke of The Black Press USA and Matt Gertz of Media Matters for America. Plus, 3 more in the 2020 Democratic Primary??? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 14, 201943 minEp. 49

Jerry Brown and Pete Buttigieg on Existential Threats. Climate. Nukes. Refugees.

Former CA Governor Jerry Brown and Presidential Candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg have the kind of discussion on these issues that the current president could never have. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 12, 201931 minEp. 48

She Flipped the Bird & a Seat...The Nov 7th PodTable

Trump fails in KY, VA goes Blue. So do the suburbs in PA. Sondland: Quid Pro Yes. Arms for Dirt going public. Bill breaks it all down with Alex Sietz-Wald of NBC News, Lauren Burke of The Black Press USA and John Bennett of CQRoll Call. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nov 07, 201943 minEp. 47

Impeachment Mojo ...The PodTable for Nov. 1

Bill Breaks down another wild week in DC with Pema Levy of Mother Jones, Economist and columnist for Black Press USA, Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Brad Woodhouse, former Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee and current head of Protect our (Health) Care. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Nov 01, 201947 minEp. 45

You Can't Have a War Room For a Liar. W/Impeachment vet Lanny Davis

“They can't have a War Room because Trump is a compulsive liar. A sociopath doesn't know the difference between truth and a lie. I sometimes think he knows that he lies and that we know that he lies. You have to use facts.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 29, 201933 minEp. 44

One Hero Speaks. Another A Hero Dies. The Villain is Still Here. The PodTable for Oct. 25

Bill breaks down another week of bat sh*t crazy news with Jason Dick of Roll Call, Niambi Carter of the Political Science Department at Howard University and Chris Lu, former assistant to Pres. Obama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 25, 201942 minEp. 43

"They Just Keep Confessing." The PodTable for October 18

Bill breaks down another Alice in Wonderland Week in DC with Christopher Cadelago of Politico, Jen Bendery of The Huffington Post and Addy Baird of Buzzfeed News. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 18, 201944 minEp. 41

The 4th Debate. Bill Gets the Insider Reaction from Ohio

12 candidates for President onstage. Bill is in the Spin Room to get instant reaction from reporters and the candidates themselves. Who did well? Who did poorly? What impact will it have on the race for the nomination to take on Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 16, 201938 minEp. 40

"Under Direct Attack," with Alphonso David of the Human Rights Campaign

Bill talks with Alphonso David, the new President of the Human Rights Campaign. He is the first person of color to hold that position. He says the LGBTQ community is under direct, strategic and systematic attack from the Trump-Pence Administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 15, 201927 minEp. 39

So Much Corruption and Betrayal. The Podtable for October 11

Rudy's Ukraine buddies arrested leaving the country. Trump rolled by Erdogan; People die. Graham upset. Trump declares impeachment unconstitutional (WTF?) Good polls for Elizabeth Warren, bad polls for Donald Trump on impeachment and head-to-heads with Democrats. Bill breaks it down with Eliza Collins of The Wall Street Journal, Igor Bobic of The Huffington Post and Jennifer Haberkorn of The LA Times. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Oct 11, 201939 minEp. 38

Mike Pence is Joined at the Hip with Trump in the Ukraine Scandal.

Piety and Power. Mike Pence and The Taking of The White House. Author Tom LoBianco has been covering Pence since Indiana and reveals secrets about the man who could be President or impeached himself. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 08, 201936 minEp. 37

It's Still Impeachable If You Say it Out Loud. The 10-4 PodTable

It's the Podtable with Tom LoBianco, author of Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House, Lauren Burke, Staff Writer for The Black Press USA and Graham Vyse Free-lance DC Journalist See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oct 04, 201943 minEp. 36

Larry Sabato Does Not Hold Back.

Larry Sabato is a best-selling author and one of the nation’s most respected political analysts. He appears multiple times a week on TV, including FOX, CNN, MSNBC. He and Bill get into it on Trump's failures and the 2020 Democratic primary race. Sabato is the Founder and Director of UVA's Center for Politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Oct 01, 201938 minEp. 35

The Call and Cover-up! The Podtable for September 27

With Sabrina Saddiqui of The Wall Street Journal, Ginger Gibson of Reuters and Justin Sink of Bloomberg. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sep 27, 201949 minEp. 34

The Trump Kleptocracy with David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post

Trump: "It's very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it." "The point is that you can never be too greedy." To find out how this is playing out, Bill talks with David Fahrenthold, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter for The Washington Post who has spent years exposing Trump's finances. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 24, 201936 minEp. 33

War? Lies! Dancing! The PodTable for Sept 19th

Whistleblower points at POTUS. Pompeo: Act of war. Trump: We'll see. CNN books Lewandowski, a man who says under oath he lies to the media. And Sean Spicer calls on evangelicals to keep him on Dancing With the Stars(sic). With Niall Stanage of The Hill. John Bennett of Roll Call and Matt Gertz of Media Matters for America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 19, 201945 minEp. 32

“He's the Majority Follower, not the Majority Leader. " w/ Rep. Mark Pocan

Rep. Mark Pocan (D) Wisconsin and Co-Chair of the powerful Congressional Progressive Caucus talks Trump, Guns, Healthcare, Farmers, The Wall, Mitch McConnell, Corruption and Impeachment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sep 17, 201934 minEp. 31

Direct from Houston: Analysis of The Democratic Debate

Bill was at the Debate and in the Spin Room gathering reactions from reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, Politico, The Huffington Post, plus supporters of Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris and candidates Andrew Yang and Senator Cory Booker. And Bill's own analysis of who got helped and who got hurt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 13, 201938 minEp. 30

Duty to Warn. Mental Health Pros: Trump is Dangerous to America & The World

Dr. Jerrold Post, M.D., Founder and former Dir. of the CIA’s Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior & Dr. Bandy X. Lee, M.D., Asst. Clinical Prof., Yale Medical School's Law and Psychiatry Division explain why even without an official diagnosis, Trump's abnormal and impaired behavior require them to warn of us the danger Trump poses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Sep 10, 201942 minEp. 29

Go 'Bama...The PodTable for 9/6

You're not crazy, It's actually getting more crazy. Bill tackles the week's news with Peter Nicholas White House reporter for The Atlantic, Nikki Schwab, Washington reporter for the NY Post and Chris Lu, former Obama WH Cabinet Secretary. Sharpiegate, Pence lines POTUS's pockets, "Moscow Mitch" hates his new nickname, Trump takes from soldiers to fund his vanity wall and retailers grow a spine on guns. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

Sep 06, 201938 minEp. 28
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