In this Best Of episode, we revisit our conversation with Tim Alberta, the author of the profoundly disturbing book “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,” which was released before the 2024 election. In this interview, he explains how evangelicals have been turned into a political tool for the Republican…
Elon Musk and DOGE have been taking a chainsaw to the federal government since Trump was re-elected. It could take us generations to fully recover from the damage inflicted by the careless and cruel nature of these cuts. We’re joined by American surgeon, author, and public health advocate Atul Gawande…
Despite widespread warnings about what economic havoc they could cause, Donald Trump announced his plan to put tariffs on nearly every nation in the world. Catherine Rampell, opinion columnist for The Washington Post and co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, gives her instant reaction to Trump’s plan. If history (and the…
A potentially catastrophic breach of security within The White House has set off alarm bells for both Republicans and Democrats in D.C. Independent journalist Jessica Yellin joins us to discuss SignalGate. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz are both under fire after The Atlantic’s Jeffrey…
It’s been another chaotic week in Donald Trump’s America, and we’re thrilled to have our good friend, Norm Ornstein, back on the podcast. We talk about Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education and what that could mean to communities across the country. We also break down the…
In this Best Of episode, we revisit our conversation with Trae Crowder, the viral comedian from Tennessee aka The Liberal Redneck. We talk about Trae’s upbringing in a red state, why rednecks are Trumpies, and what happens to a community when the jobs leave. Listen to Trae’s take on Trump’s…
We’re joined by our friend Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to break down a wild week in Washington D.C.! Donald Trump gave his address to Congress. It was the longest one ever and didn’t seem to say much (except blame Joe Biden for all of the country’s problems). We also…
As Trump and his administration try to rewrite history and say that Ukraine started the war with Russia, we’re joined by Tim Mak, war correspondent and founder of The Counteroffensive. Tim has been living in Kyiv since the beginning of Russia’s invasion and discusses the toll that the war has…
A month into Donald Trump’s second term, how do voters feel about the job he’s doing? We talk to Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group podcast. We discuss how Trump is currently in the “honeymoon” period of his presidency and how plenty of voters…