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PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart

PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart

Listen to David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart analyze the political news of the week. Posted each Friday by 9 p.m., the Brooks and Capehart podcast includes the full audio of every on-air segment. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our ot...

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Show overview

PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart launched in 2025 and has put out 54 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 11 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 42 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 42 episodes published. Published by PBS NewsHour.

Episodes
54
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
11 min
Cadence
Weekly

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Listen to David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart analyze the political news of the week. Posted each Friday by 9 p.m., the Brooks and Capehart podcast includes the full audio of every on-air segment. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our full shows, individual segments, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Latest Episodes

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Brooks and Capehart on Trump's White House shakeup and fallout from the midterms

Nov 6, 202611 min

Capehart and Continetti on closing messages and midterm predictions

Oct 30, 202612 min

Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump's threat to block Alaska election results

Oct 23, 20269 min

Capehart and Continetti on the White House press secretary's quick exit

Oct 16, 20269 min

Brooks and Capehart on the fight for Senate control in battleground states

Oct 9, 202614 min

Brooks and Atkins Stohr on GOP vulnerabilities in the midterms

Oct 2, 202611 min

Brooks and Capehart on Trump's warm welcome for China's Xi Jinping

Sep 25, 202610 min

Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump's attacks on press freedom

Sep 18, 20269 min

Brooks and Capehart on the GOP's midterm identity

Sep 11, 20269 min

Brooks and Capehart on Trump calling Iran war 'small potatoes'

Sep 4, 202611 min

Brooks and Capehart on Trump's 'forever trade war'

Aug 28, 202611 min

Brooks and Capehart on how economic concerns defined the primaries

Aug 21, 202612 min

Brooks and Atkins Stohr on 'woke' politics in America

Aug 14, 202610 min

Brooks and Capehart on what progressive primary wins mean for Democrats

Aug 7, 202611 min

Brooks and Capehart on Blanche's stalled nomination and Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund'

Jul 31, 202610 min

Brooks and Marcus on the Iran conflict becoming a 'forever war'

Jul 24, 202610 min

Brooks and Capehart on what Trump is trying to accomplish with his election claims

Jul 17, 20269 min

Brooks and Capehart on what's next for Democrats in the Maine Senate race

Jul 10, 20269 min

Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump

Jul 3, 202610 min

Brooks and Capehart on progressive Democrats winning primaries

Jun 26, 202610 min
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