A weekly podcast making sense of the Trump era, Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall and reporter Kate Riga provide insight into the big political stories of the day.
Thanks to our listeners for flagging the audio issue on this episode. We have re-uploaded a new corrected audio file here. Josh, Kate, and David discuss the medical marvel of the COVID-19 vaccine and the difficulties the Biden administration will face in rolling it out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Josh, Kate and David discuss the medical marvel of the COVID-19 vaccine and the difficulties the Biden administration will face in rolling it out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David try to discern what’s real and what’s political theater in Georgia and in the waning days of the Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David discuss the variables in the Georgia runoff election in light of Trump's upcoming visit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh Kovensky, Tierney Sneed and David discuss the latest on the Trump campaign fruitless effort to steal the election, the surge of coronavirus cases as we enter the holiday season, and two big exclusive stories at TPM over the past week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David discuss Republicans’ futile attempts to overturn the election results, and game out what it means for both the Georgia runoffs and the country’s future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David discuss Joe Biden's win and Trump world's flimsy attempts to fight the election outcome. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David discuss the emotional and electoral ups and downs of the past couple days, as former Vice President Joe Biden is just a state away from winning the presidency. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate, David and Tierney break down the still-unresolved election, and look ahead to the legal wrangling that will follow in the coming days as votes are tabulated. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David analyze the view from the final week before the election, as well as the voter suppression and undemocratic machinations that brought us to this point. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David, Kate and Tierney Sneed break down the final debate of the 2020 campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David discuss the waning days of the campaign, the upcoming presidential debate and what’s changed since 2016. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Andrew Weissmann, a key member of Robert Mueller’s prosecutorial team, takes us inside the Trump-Russia probe. Weissmann is the author of “Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation,” his account of the 22-month investigation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David and Kate dig into the marathon confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and discuss the state of the 2020 campaign with weeks to go before Election Day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David, Kate and Josh Kovensky give their initial reactions to the vice presidential debate, from Vice President Pence's constant interruptions to Kamala Harris' standout line of the night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David discuss the President’s COVID-19 infection and the White House’s coverup efforts, along with tonight’s Vice Presidential debate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh and Kate discuss the President's positive test and what it means for the campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David analyze the first presidential debate and what it means for the final weeks of the campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David are joined by investigative reporter Tierney Sneed for a special post-debate recap episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David are joined by Democratic candidate Ritchie Torres, the almost certain next U.S. congressman from New York’s 15th district, to discuss the imperatives for an incoming class of progressive lawmakers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David analyze the presidential race heading into the debates and final weeks of the campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate and Josh are joined by Special Projects Editor Nicole Lafond to discuss the sordid twists and turns of Jerry Falwell's downfall along with the state of the presidential race. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Josh, Kate and David talk about Democrats' perennial anxiety when it comes to elections, and how to approach what will be a highly unusual Election Day in November. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate, David and Summer discuss the last night of the convention and analyze highlights from the week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate, Summer, Matt, and David break down the third night of the GOP convention, which offered a more subdued flavor of crazy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate and David are joined by reporter Josh Kovensky to discuss Jerry Falwell's downfall, Steve Bannon's arrest and the first few nights of the Republican National Convention. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David, Summer and Matt break down the second night of the GOP convention, which featured the White House as a prop for President Trump’s reelection campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
David, Summer and Matt Shuham dig into the first night of the Republican National Convention, which was chock full of apocalyptic language and grievance politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate, Summer and David are joined by New York Newswriter Zoe Richards to discuss the last night of the Democratic National Convention, a varied and faith-filled night concluding with Joe Biden officially accepting the Democratic nomination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate, David and Summer analyze the third night of the convention, replete with female stars of the party and emotionally hard-hitting segments, leading to Sen. Kamala Harris’ (D-CA) historic acceptance of the vice presidential nomination. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
