We start the show with Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast live from Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand examines her interesting plan to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison details how Tim Walz figures into the masculinity discussion in the election. Senator Ron Wyden examines the dynamics of the Senate in 2024. PA Lt. Gov. Austin Davis discusses what happens when government actually works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Aug 28, 2024•58 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast LIVE FROM THE DNC! The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson tells us why RFK Jr. endorsing Trump isn’t what everyone is saying it is. Rep. Don Beyer shares details about being in college at 74 to learn AI. Caroline Gleich discusses her run for Mitt Romney’s old seat. Rep. Rosa DeLauro examines how VP Harris changes the game. Colorado General Assembly member Manny Rutinel details efforts to clean up one of the most polluted areas in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 26, 2024•49 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast We have a wild show for you live from the DNC! Inside Elections' Jacob Rubashkin details the new unity in the Democratic Party. Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz shares his interesting take on what Kamala Harris and Tim Walz mean for a new Democratic Party. Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham explains why she spoke at the DNC against President Trump. President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL–CIO, Sara Nelson examines the Dems' embrace of labor unions. Peter Saga...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast We have a wild show for you live from the DNC with honestly so many amazing guests it's going to blow your mind what we have in store for you. The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson talks about Trump sending him a cease and desist order. California Senator Laphonza Butler details Vice President Harris’s journey. Pivot co-hosts Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher examine how Kamala can regulate tech. Then we’re going to introduce you to one of the most amazing Democrats you probably don’t know about: Minn...
Aug 21, 2024•47 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers Trump’s continuing mental decline. White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt details the Biden administration's continued wins for the American people. MSNBC’s Steve Benen examines his new book Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2024•48 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast The Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank weighs Kamala Harris's decision to forgo mainstream media interviews. Domestic Policy Advisor to President Biden Neera Tanden details the Biden administration's move to fix drug prices. Congressman Mondaire Jones details his race to get back into Congress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 16, 2024•50 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast The Nation’s Jeet Heer tries to make sense of Trump’s further descent into incoherence. Whitney Fox details her run against one of Florida’s most MAGA congress members, Anna Paulina Luna. MSNBC contributor Brian Tyler Cohen examines his new book Shameless: Republicans’ Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 14, 2024•50 min•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers the media's coverage of Trump’s insane press conference. The New Republic ’s Edith Olmsted examines how Elon Musk’s super PAC is interfering with voter registration. David Daley details his new book Anti-Democratic: Inside the Far Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control America . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 12, 2024•56 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast The Mary Trump Show'sMary Trump examines how Donald Trump feels now that VP Harris is drawing bigger crowds and has higher polling numbers. Fred Trump, aka Donald’s nephew, details his new book All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way . Former Olympian Monica Tranel details her run in Montana’s 1st District against Ryan Zinke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 09, 2024•52 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi details her new book The Art of Power . Historian Heather Cox Richardson gives her view on Kamala Harris picking Gov. Walz as her VP. Talking Feds host Harry Litman examines the implications of Jenna Ellis cooperating with the prosecution. Plus, a bonus reairing of our interview with Gov. Tim Walz, the presumptive vice-presidential nominee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson discusses the significant diplomatic achievements of the Biden administration. ProPublica’s Andy Kroll uncovers the latest shady right-wing group gumming up the works that you've never heard of before. Former Ambassador Norm Eisen talks about the impact of presidential debates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 05, 2024•55 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast MSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes skewers Trump’s performance at NABJ. Historian Kevin Kruse of Campaign Trails examines the more chaotic moments of presidential conventions. Heated’s Emily Atkin brings us up to speed on the latest climate news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 02, 2024•54 min•Ep 292•Transcript available on Metacast Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren details how Democrats are defending citizens from predatory practices. NBC/MSNBC political analyst Cornel Belcher analyzes the changing electorate now that the Democrats have enthusiasm on their side again. Princeton historian Julian Zelizer examines his new book Our Nation at Risk: Election Integrity as a National Security Issue . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 31, 2024•52 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines J.D. Vance and discussions of his relationship with home furniture. Former Mayor Michael Tubbs details his run for lieutenant governor of California. The Shadow Docket author Stephen Vladeck examines the further erosion of trust in the Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 29, 2024•58 min•Ep 290•Transcript available on Metacast The hosts of "The Weekend," airing Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. on MSNBC, Symone Sanders and Michael Steele, examine the launch of Kamala Harris's campaign for president. Skye Perryman, President of Democracy Forward, details how they're fighting back against Project 2025. North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs details her crucial race in the potential swing state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall details the path forward for Kamala Harris to become president. New York Times contributor Justin Wolfers examines Biden’s strong economy and how Kamala Harris can run on it. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell details curbing assault weapons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 24, 2024•56 min•Ep 288•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens discusses the path forward after President Biden announces he will no longer seek the presidential nomination. The Enemies List’s Rick Wilson recaps all the uproar from the RNC. Semafor’s Dave Weigel provides his on-the-ground reporting from the RNC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 21, 2024•53 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson lambasts Donald Trump’s laughable attempt to moderate himself at the RNC. Former Senator Al Franken reacts to the RNC. Tennessee House Rep. Gloria Johnson details her Senate run against Sen. Marsha Blackburn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 19, 2024•50 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast Atlantic columnist George Conway breaks down the roadmap for Merrick Garland to maneuver around Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case. Yale Professor Jason Stanley examines the parallels between creeping fascism in Europe and the US. Strict Scrutiny’s Kate Shaw details the damage done by the Supreme Court this term. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 17, 2024•54 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast Molly Jong-Fast speaks to the audience about political violence. Slate's Dahlia Lithwick examines the further implications of the Supreme Court's recent rulings. Author Dave Eggers, director Arthur Bradford, and public school teacher Jill Westbrook detail their new documentary To Be Destroyed , which covers book banning in Rapid City, South Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 15, 2024•45 min•Ep 284•Transcript available on Metacast Author Jeff Sharlet provides a sobering look at Trump’s fascist promises and how they would change America as we know it. Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias fact-checks Republican claims that the Democrats cannot nominate a different candidate. Semafor’s Dave Weigel examines the lessons from 2016 that are coming back to haunt 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 12, 2024•56 min•Ep 283•Transcript available on Metacast The Origin Story podcast host Ian Dunt comes by to gloat after the UK finally elects a left-wing government to clean up the mess of the past decade plus. Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen stops by to talk about the fun prank he played on Donald Trump and how it haunts him to this day. Author Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines the bad week fascists have had across the globe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2024•56 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson discusses the stakes of the 2024 election and why Trump’s denouncement of Project 2025 is unfounded. National Memo editor Joe Conason details his new book, The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism . NextGen America’s Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez examines how to motivate young people to vote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 08, 2024•54 min•Ep 281•Transcript available on Metacast Author Garrett Graff details his new book "When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day." Voto Latino President Maria Theresa Kumar examines organizing Hispanic voters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 05, 2024•32 min•Ep 280•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunt examines the Tulsa, Oklahoma massacre and the quest to honor it. Actor Griffin Dunne details his new book "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 03, 2024•32 min•Ep 279•Transcript available on Metacast Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani gives us a boots-on-the-ground report from Florida, where the Democrats are making gains rebuilding their party. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow surveys what's happening in Michigan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 01, 2024•38 min•Ep 278•Transcript available on Metacast David Wallace-Wells updated us on what he's seeing on the climate change front. Brian Klaas, author of "Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters," examines the current state of democracy in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 28, 2024•34 min•Ep 277•Transcript available on Metacast Solidarity Strategies founder Chuck Rocha examines Biden’s path to victory. But first, we’ll talk to Ramin Setoodeh, who details his new book "Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2024•36 min•Ep 276•Transcript available on Metacast The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson surveys the extremely bad Republican Senate candidates. Senator Martin Heinrich examines how we ban bump stocks. The ACLU’s Deirdre Schifeling details how they are fighting back against some of the worst rulings in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 24, 2024•49 min•Ep 275•Transcript available on Metacast Think Like an Economist podcast host Professor Justin Wolfers details Trump’s disastrous plan to shift from income taxes to tariffs. Congressman Jared Huffman details the preemptive steps he's taking to stop Trump from having executive power to institute Project 2025 if he is re-elected. The Hopium Chronicles' Simon Rosenberg examines the 2024 election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 21, 2024•58 min•Ep 274•Transcript available on Metacast 
