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The TPM Show with Josh and Kate

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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.

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Episodes

Ep. 179: The Rocky Road To An Infrastructure Deal

Josh and Kate discuss the infrastructure negotiation dance, as well as the dynamics around the Jan. 6 select committee. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 30, 202156 min

Ep. 178: The Fight Against Despondency

Josh and Kate discuss the Republican filibuster of even starting debate on Democrats' major voting rights bill, and game out the path forward for democracy safeguards. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 23, 202152 min

Ep. 177: Grading Garland's DOJ

Josh and Kate analyze the Department of Justice under Attorney General Merrick Garland and its pursuit of accountability (or lack thereof) for the Trump era. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 16, 202149 min

Ep. 176: So...What Now?

Josh and Kate discuss Senator Joe Manchin's opposition to S1 and newly reiterated refusal to touch the filibuster, analyzing the way forward for Democrats with a potentially non-functioning Senate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 09, 20211 hr 7 min

Ep. 175: Two Tracks

Josh and Kate discuss Democrats' efforts to ratchet up the pressure on a few specific filibuster-loving Senate colleagues. Meanwhile, former President Trump has traded in his blog for the rally stage (and hopes of a late-summer coup?) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jun 03, 20211 hr 3 min

Ep. 174: Manchin, Militias and Mueller

Josh and Kate discuss the news of the day, including Senate gridlock, an upswell in violence against local government officials and the battle over a memo related to the Mueller report. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 26, 20211 hr 3 min

Ep. 173: McCarthy's Latest Mess

Josh and Kate discuss the fate of the January 6 commission as Kevin McCarthy struggles to unify his caucus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 19, 20211 hr 4 min

Ep. 172: Reverberations Of January 6

Josh and Kate discuss Liz Cheney's ouster and the various congressional investigations into the event that ultimately led to her firing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 13, 20211 hr 1 min

Ep. 171: Never Break The Cheney

Josh and Kate discuss the current intra-GOP warfare, former President Trump's new blog and the debate around mask-wearing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 05, 20211 hr 15 min

Rudy Got Raided

Josh and Kate discuss the FBI raids on Rudy Giuliani's properties and recap the events that brought us to this stunning development. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 29, 202134 min

Ep. 170: Dems In Array

Josh and Kate discuss a week of actual fake news rocketing around the rightwing media ecosystem leading up to President Biden's first big speech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 28, 20211 hr 6 min

Ep. 169: Guilty

Josh and Kate discuss the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial and take their first listener question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 21, 20211 hr 1 min

Ep. 168: Politics of Opaqueness

Josh and Kate discuss policing reform, analyze the dynamics around the infrastructure package and introduce a new segment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 15, 202156 min

Ep. 167: Gaetzkeeper

Josh, Kate and David discuss the newest developments in the Matt Gaetz saga, as the congressman tries to twist the alleged investigation into a fundraising opportunity. The team also wishes David a fond farewell, as he leaves TPM for an exciting new venture. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Apr 07, 202152 min

Ep. 166: The Floodgaetz Are Open

Josh, Kate and David discuss the utterly bizarre Matt Gaetz scandal, plus the newest Republican trend of taking credit for a law they voted against. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 31, 202156 min

Ep. 165: A Racist Tempest In Tennessee

Josh, Kate, and David are joined by TPM reporter Matt Shuham to discuss his reporting on a Tennessee GOP-led effort to preserve a bust of notorious KKK founder Nathan Bedford Forrest and the seemingly long odds of Democrats' big pro-democracy legislation in the Senate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Mar 24, 202147 min

Ep. 164: Biden His Time

Josh, Kate and David discuss the President coming out in support of filibuster reform and the former president giving a thumbs up to the COVID-19 vaccine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 17, 202157 min

Ep. 163: $1.9 Trillion

Josh, Kate and David discuss Democrats passing the COVID relief package and handing President Joe Biden his first big legislative win — while the filibuster lurks just around the corner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 10, 202143 min

Ep. 162: The Cuomo Show

Josh, Kate and David are joined by the New Republic’s Alex Pareene to talk Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a January 6 commission, and our enduring confusion about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mar 03, 202150 min

Ep. 161: Tanden Tantrum

Josh, Kate and David discuss the slow sinking of Neera Tanden's nomination for OMB director, as well as the first public hearing after the January 6 Capitol attack. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 24, 202152 min

Ep. 160: After The Acquittal

Josh, Kate, and David discuss the end of the impeachment trial and the seven Republican senators who joined the entire Democratic caucus in voting to convict. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 17, 202151 min

Ep. 159: Once More With Feeling

Josh, Kate and David discuss the opening day of Trump’s second impeachment trial, along with the glut of Republican retirements and what it means for the 2022 midterms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 10, 202153 min

Ep. 158: Biden Is An Obama Administration Alum Too

Josh, Kate and David discuss the Biden administration’s active and unapologetic first few weeks in office, and the lessons they’ve seemed to learn from years of Republican bad faith. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 03, 202152 min

Ep. 157: Sinema Enigma

Josh, Kate, and David discuss the filibuster, impeachment, and all things Senate in the early days of the Biden administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 27, 202149 min

Ep. 156: The 46th President

Josh, Kate, and David process President Joe Biden’s inauguration and bid farewell to the last four turbulent, violent, unbelievable years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 20, 202156 min

Ep. 155: Impeachment Redux

Josh, Kate and David discuss attempts to hold President Trump accountable, and find a small silver lining amid the chaos and fear that Trump is leaving in his wake as his term winds down. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 13, 202148 min

Ep. 154: The Future Is Still Unwritten

In a special episode, Josh, Kate, and David discuss the insurrection at the Capitol and where we go from here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 07, 202144 min

Ep. 153: Two New Senators From Georgia

Josh, Kate, and David discuss the double-barrel Democratic victories in Georgia, along with what comes next. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 06, 202155 min

Ep. 152: Hindsight Is 2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss the days-away runoffs in Georgia and reflect on a tumultuous year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dec 30, 202041 min

Ep. 151: Stick To The Vax

Josh, Kate and David are joined by investigative reporter Josh Kovensky to talk all things COVID-19 vaccine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dec 22, 202053 min
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