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Julie Roginsky on DSA, Michigan, Florida, the Midterms, and Natale Harp and the Divinity of Donald Trump
Aug 22, 20261h 15m
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar on the Trump/Republican Attempt to Steal the Midterms and the Fight to Stop Them
Aug 19, 202629 min
MI Attorney General Dana Nessel on Trump's Assault on Our Electoral System and the Battle to Protect the Midterms
Aug 17, 202643 min
Adrienne Elrod on the Democrats' Establishment vs Progressive/DSA Rift and It's Potential Impact on the Midterms
Aug 15, 202647 min
Lee Kirk on his New Green Day Film NIMRODS
Aug 12, 202631 min
Tom Nichols on Trump 2.0, the Iran War, the Midterms, Abdul El-Sayed and More
Aug 8, 202651 min
Amy Littlefield on her Book Killers of Roe: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights
Aug 6, 202653 min
Dr. Annie Andrews on her Campaign to Flip Lindsey Graham's South Carolina Senate Seat
Aug 1, 202651 min
Miles Taylor on Lindsey Graham, Trump, Iran, Israel and Netanyahu, Ukraine, the Midterms, and More
Jul 30, 202635 min
S.E. Cupp on Trump 2.0, Iran, Hegseth, MAGA, the Midterms and More
Jul 25, 20261h 11m
Joe Walsh on Trump, the Parties, MAGA, Midterms, Democracy and More
Jul 23, 202647 min
MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on her Campaign for Governor, Election Integrity, and the Upcoming Midterms
Jul 18, 202648 min
Dan Osborn on his Independent U.S. Senate Campaign in Nebraska. And Stick Around for the Trump, Sanders and Jimmy Stewart Impressions!
Jul 16, 202630 min
Cait Conley on her Campaign to Beat Mike Lawlor and Flip NY's 17th Congressional District
Jul 14, 202632 min
Brian Tyler Cohen on Trump, SCOTUS, the Midterms, Democracy, Platner, Mamdani, Iran, and his Terrific New Book The Day After
Jul 11, 202646 min
Emily Suttle-Braun on Dating Graham Platner and her Newsweek Op-ed About Believing his Accusers
Jul 9, 202632 min
Suzanne Vega on Life, "Luka", her Recently Released Film LOVER, BELOVED, and More
Jul 8, 202643 min
Rina Shah on Being a "RINO" and How America Can Ultimately Have a Functioning Two-Party Political System Again
Jul 4, 202651 min
Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam on Their Terrific New Documentary BANG MY BOX: THE ROBIN BYRD STORY
Jul 2, 202644 min
Robert Stone on his Terrific Documentary About the 1974 Patty Hearst Kidnapping and its Special Screening/Q&A July 1 in Rhinebeck, NY
Jun 30, 202644 min
Dr. Mary Anne Franks on Trump's Autocratic Overreach and the Complicit Supreme Court and Tech Broligarchy; Free Speech and Online Harassment; the Abuse of Power; and More
Jun 27, 20261h 19m
TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Redistricting, Racism, Affordability and the Midterms, his Congressional Campaign, and More
Jun 25, 202638 min
Marisa Renee Lee on Life, Love, Loss, Grief, Hope, Healing and her New Book Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty
Jun 23, 202644 min
Jeffrey Toobin on Trump's Assault on Democracy, How SCOTUS has Empowered him, and Whether the Guardrails are Holding
Jun 20, 20261h 4m
Barb McQuade on her New Book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
Jun 17, 202627 min
Adam Mockler on How to Effectively Beat Back Republican BS...and So Much More!
Jun 15, 202630 min
Andrew McCabe on the Current State of the FBI under Kash Patel and the Impact on the Bureau's Credibility, Hiring and Firing, and Morale
Jun 13, 20261h 7m
Batya Ungar-Sargon on her New Book The Jews and the Left
Jun 11, 202627 min
Alisyn Camerota on Life, Loss, Grief and Reinvention
Jun 8, 20261h 2m
Keisha Lance Bottoms on her Campaign for Georgia Governor and her New Memoir, The Rough SIde of the Mountain
Jun 6, 202643 min
Danielle Crittenden on her Terrific New Book Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable
Jun 4, 202659 min
MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her U.S. Senate Campaign
Jun 2, 202630 min
Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November
May 31, 202645 min
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump, Orban, Xi/China and Whether She's Still Optimistic About American Democracy
May 26, 202636 min
Kristy Greenberg on Trump's $1.776 Slush-Fund and IRS Immunity Deal, Blanche, Bondi, Comey, Epstein...and the KNICKS!
May 23, 202654 min
Jonathan Jordan on his Terrific New Book IKE AND WINSTON: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship
May 21, 202654 min
Andrew Weissmann on his New Book Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America
May 19, 202654 min
Nate Soares Explains How and Why AI May Ultimately Kill Us All
May 16, 20261h 3m
Jonathan Vigliotti on his New Book Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A.
May 14, 202652 min
Elie Honig on Epstein/Lutnick/Bondi; Patel; Comey; SCOTUS/Virginia; Kimmel, Disney/ABC and the FCC; and Birthright Citizenship
May 11, 202640 min
Rep. Pat Ryan on the Iran War, Hegseth's Incompetence, the Economy, the Midterms and More
May 9, 202641 min
Tara Setmayer on Trump, the Republican Assault on Voting Rights, the Midterms and More
May 7, 202638 min
EPISODE 500! Rep. James Walkinshaw on Epstein, Bondi, Iran, Hegseth, the Economy, Redistricting, and the Midterms
May 4, 202626 min
Olivia Troye on her VA-7 Congressional Campaign and the Midterms, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, DHS, Gabbard, Miller and More
May 2, 20261h 3m
Mimi Rocah on the Comey Indictment
Apr 30, 202631 min
Jackie Corin on March For Our Lives' Efforts to Fight Gun Violence and Achieve Gun Reform Legislation
Apr 25, 202629 min
Isabel Vincent on her Bombshell New Biography RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise
Apr 20, 20261h 1m
Josh Turek on his Incredibly Inspiring Journey and Iowa U.S. Senate Campaign
Apr 18, 202650 min
Jonathan Greenblatt on the Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and Hate Crimes; Israel, Gaza and Lebanon; Trump and Iran; Mamdani; and More
Apr 16, 202652 min
Adrian Fontes on Defending and Protecting the Election Process as We Head Towards the Midterms
Apr 14, 202641 min