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.
In which the University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson changes the minds of Kate and TPM's Nicole Lafond on the importance of debates. Podcast Art by Christine Frapech Credit: Kathleen Hall Jamieson 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 discuss the immunity ruling, congressional Republicans' biggest rake-step yet and an initiative to protect abortion rights out of Florida. 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 discuss the waiting game on Trump's immunity, congressional Republicans' scuttling of the border deal to help Trump and some hopeful signs from the Arizona Senate race. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate and TPM's Josh Kovensky chat with professor Gerard Magliocca, an expert on the disqualification clause, about what to expect in upcoming Supreme Court arguments on booting Donald Trump from the ballot. 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 break down the New Hampshire primary results and crown a toady 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 .
Kate and Josh analyze the Iowa caucuses and what the results tell us about the rest of the primary season and beyond. 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 kick off 2024 by discussing oral arguments over Donald Trump's immunity defense, eyebrow raising decision-making by Fulton County DA Fani Willis and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the upcoming early state primaries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate and TPM's Josh Marshall talk with Professor Heather Cox Richardson about the state of American democracy and how we got here. 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 presidential immunity, the major Wisconsin maps ruling, and feelings of hope heading into 2024. 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 discuss a major ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, the myriad of Trump-related cases headed for the Supreme Court, and some actually non-horrible polls for Joe Biden. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate and TPM's Josh Kovensky talk with Serhiiy Plokhy, director of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute, about the Russia-Ukraine war at an inflection point as support for Ukraine fades within the Republican party's right flank and future aid is imperiled. 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 discuss some major abortion developments. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate chats with TPM's Josh Marshall and Hunter Walker, along with journalist and lawyer Luppe Luppen, to discuss Walker and Luppen's upcoming book about the future of the Democratic party. Podcast Art by Christine Frapech Credit: W. W. Norton & Company 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 bid a fond farewell to George Santos (and Kevin McCarthy!). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate and TPM's Nicole Lafond are joined by Professor Karen Lee Ashcraft to discuss a masculinity "in crisis," its intrinsic connection to right-wing politics and how the Josh Hawleys and J.D. Vances of the world are hijacking it for their own ends. Podcast Art by Christine Frapech Credit: Karen Ashcraft 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 ascendant Nikki Haley, the war on the administrative state and Hunter Biden's journey towards Congress as George Santos is on his way out. 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 newest threat to the VRA, Donald Trump's gag order hearing and George Santos' ethics report. 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 how the newly minted speaker averted the shutdown (hint: We've seen this movie before) but avoided Kevin McCarthy's fate. 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 slate of 2023 elections and how they square with the sky-is-falling 2024 punditry. 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 Mike Johnson's early days on the job and major upcoming elections in Ohio and Virginia. 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 ascension of a little-known election denier, and what it means for a House in chaos. 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 Jim Jordan's collapse and what's next for House Republicans as they flail to elect a speaker See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate chats with Vox Senior Reporter Rebecca Leber about how the Inflation Reduction Act is faring a year after passage, and the threats that lie ahead as Republicans try to take back the White House. Podcast art by Christine Frapech Credit: rebeccaleber.com 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 Steve Scalise winning the speaker nomination and the many, many obstacles still to come. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kate is joined by TPM's Josh Kovensky and reporter Tim Mak to discuss Mak's latest reporting from the heart of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. 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 process the House Republican circus after Kevin McCarthy lost his gavel. 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 impending shutdown, Bob Menendez’ indictment and the second GOP 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 looming government shutdown, Donald Trump's abortion politics and the Senate's dress code. 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 Wisconsin Republicans' authoritarian bender, Kevin McCarthy's newest debacle and the panic around President Joe Biden's age. 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 discuss the Disqualification Clause and the growing trend of Republican legislators refusing to follow orders when it comes to any dismantling of their single party control. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
