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Join noted author & pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune ...
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"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." "You're young, you'll adjust." "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." You know what they say... but what do they mean?! Join your host, Emily Sykes, as she & her special guests navigate the meanings behind these classic cliches. Life doesn't come with an instruction manual... or a recipe for some kick ass lemonade... but that's what this pod is for! Tune in every other Wednesday for your fix of tips, tricks, jokes & joys of being 20 something ...
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Are you in search of your next fix of podcast recommendations? Look no further than the podCAST Castaway, the podcast about podcasts. Hosted by broadcaster, performer, chancer and podcast lover Laura Whitmore, Laura is on a mission to uncover the best podcasts out there by interviewing a celebrity guest every week about what they're listening to. Whether you're looking for podcasts about mental health, comedy, love, crime or your next fictional series to binge listen to, Laura's guests have ...
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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 informatio…
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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/…
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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 priva…
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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 omnys…
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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 presum…
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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 priva…
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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 Nat…
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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.…
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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 cruc…
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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.…
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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.…
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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 o…
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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. …
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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/li…
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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 a…
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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 …
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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.…
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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 elec…
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The Nation's Jeet Heer discusses how President Biden brings the left back into his coalition. Will Rollins details his run in California's Palm Springs area against Ken Calvert. The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman discusses the continued corruption of our Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers the Supreme Court's continued descent into insanity. Janelle Stelson details her congressional run in Pennsylvania against Scott Perry. Authors Lisa Lerer and Elisabeth Dias detail their new book, The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell examines Trump’s inability to expand the electorate. The Guardian's Margaret Sullivan parses the consequences of the newsroom changeover at The Washington Post. The Boston Globe’s Sam Brodey details Trump stopping by to talk to Congress today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Legendary campaign manager Stuart Stevens stops by to talk to us about how he thinks Biden’s voters will come home to him as the campaign season heats up. Former pollster Adam Carlson gives his analysis of 2024 polls. The Washington Post’s Sarah Ellison explains how disinformation circulates through our media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines the fallout from Trump becoming a convicted felon. ProPublica’s Justin Elliot details his reporting that Donald Trump has bumped up the salaries for campaign employees who are witnesses in his trials. Author Jeff Goodell details his new book 'The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Plane…
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"The Origin Story" podcast host Ian Dunt details the comedic turns the UK’s election keeps taking. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin examines the right's never-ending aggressions towards reproductive rights. The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper reports what he sees as he attends MAGA rallies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Atlantic columnist George Conway examines how we can end MAGA. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill details her move to hold Supreme Court justices accountable for their questionable ethics. Media Matters CEO Angelo Carusone explains the Right’s new playbook to take down media outlets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Former Senator Al Franken weighs in on Justice Alito further eroding Americans' trust in the Supreme Court. Deputy Editor for Balls and Strikes, Madiba Dennie, details her new book, 'The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole The Constitution And How We The People Can Take It Back.' Newsguard founder Steven Brill examines his new book, 'The Death o…
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MSNBC columnist and contributor Charlie Sykes weighs Trump’s chances of becoming a convicted felon. Former presidential candidate Tom Steyer stops by to talk about his new book, 'Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War.' New York Times columnist David Leonhardt discusses neopopulism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…
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The Lincoln Project’s own Rick Wilson skewers Trump’s embarrassing appearance at the Libertarian Party’s convention. NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh discusses his book, They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. The States Project's Melissa Walker examines how they are helping Democrats win e…
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Dana Milbank, a columnist for The Washington Post, examines how Trump smears his opponents using the same method each time. Representative Jim Himes surveys Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s chaotic rule over the House. Author John Ganz details his new book, "When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 19…
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The Focus Group Podcast explains how Biden motivates Haley voters to go his way. Governor Jared Polis of Colorado examines how Democrats can win with marijuana by following his lead in Colorado. Ari Berman details his new book, "Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It." See omnystudio.com/listener f…
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Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project skewers MTG's latest embarrassment in Congress. Senator Bernie Sanders examines how progressives can come back to supporting Joe Biden. Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone gives us a survey of the personality of John McEntee, a likely Trump administration official who loves bragging about his cruelty to others. …
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Jeet Heer of The Nation plays out how Biden can win back support from the left. Dan Nathan of the On The Tape Podcast examines the new economic numbers and what we can expect from the US economy in the coming months. Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Elections details the races that will determine the appearance of our government in 2025. See omnystudio.co…
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Ron Brownstein of The Atlantic reads the tea leaves on the latest Biden vs. Trump polls. Anne Applebaum details her new book "Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World." Nikki Fried, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, examines how Democrats can win in Florida again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project ponders Trump's poor reelection strategies. Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post gives a dispatch on the aftermath of a post-Roe America. Marc Elias of Democracy Docket details the GOP's new efforts to stop counting votes before all of them are counted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Tim Miller of The Bulwark surveys the fickleness of centrists whenever Biden does something that makes them angry. State Senator Tony Vargas details his run for Congress against Congressman Don Bacon in Nebraska. Frank Bruni of The New York Times examines his new book, "The Age of Grievance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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MSNBC’s Jen Psaki details her brand new book, "Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World." Former White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri explains how Democrats can win in 2024. Philosopher Jason Stanley shares his latest thoughts on America's creep towards fascism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson surveys Hope Hicks' damning testimony in Trump’s hush money trial. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria details his new book "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present." CNBC’s Ali Velshi examines his new book "Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy. See omnystudio.com/lis…
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The Origin Story Podcast host Ian Dunt previews the massive victories Labor will soon achieve in the UK. Check My Ads' Nandini Jammi details her efforts to get the MAGA-loving disinformation site The Gateway Pundit kicked off ad exchanges. Congressional candidate George Whitesides details his run against extremely vulnerable Rep. Mike Garcia. See o…
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The Mary Trump Show’s Mary Trump skewers Donald Trump’s courtroom antics. Senator Tammy Duckworth stops by to talk to us about Republicans' war against IVF. Everytown’s Sarah Burd-Sharps examines Tennessee’s horrifying new law that puts guns in schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Lincoln Project’s own Rick Wilson skewers the Supreme Court’s handling of the Trump immunity case. American Sunlight Project’s Nina Jankowicz tells us how she is fighting disinformation. Bolts Magazine’s Daniel Nichanian examines state-level politics that can have a big impact on our future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick examines the Supreme Court’s hearing on what care pregnant patients can be provided in emergency rooms in states with draconian anti-abortion laws. Think Like an Economist’s Justin Wolfers explains how inflation in insurance markets is affecting the economy. Semafor’s Dave Weigel details the weird Electoral College move Repu…
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