Original political stories inspired by current events. A weekly fix for political junkies combining compelling clips from the C-SPAN archives (iconic and obscure), history, trivia – and often a healthy helping of comedy.
Walter Mondale, Former Vice President of the United States
22 mins; May 14, 2020
Harold Holzer, President Lincoln Author and Historian
33 mins; May 07, 2020
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Vice President, Heritage Foundation
28 mins; April 30, 2020
Leonard Downie Jr., Former Executive Editor, The Washington Post
31 mins; April 23, 2020
Jonathan Karl, Chief White House Correspondent, ABC News
32 mins; April 16, 2020
Peter Brookes, Senior Fellow of National Security, Heritage Foundation
25 mins; April 10, 2020
Dan Balz, Washington Post National Political Correspondent
25 mins; April 03, 2020
Craig Shirley, Author and Historian
29 mins; March 27, 2020
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Historian
30 mins; March 20, 2020
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Director John Shaw
33 mins; March 13, 2020
Cook Political Report House Editor David Wasserman
31 mins; March 06, 2020
FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub
30 mins; February 28, 2020
GW Professor of Media and Ethics Peter Loge
32 mins; February 21, 2020
Trump 2020 Campaign Principal Deputy Communications Director Erin Perrine
38 mins; February 14, 2020
New Hampshire Radio Talk Show Host Jack Heath
34 mins; February 07, 2020
Lenny Bernstein and Dr. Pat Lord on the Coronavirus
23 mins; January 31, 2020
Joe Fuld, Founder of DC Political Consulting Firm The Campaign Workshop
30 mins; January 24, 2020
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Climate Change & Campaign 2020
28 mins; January 17, 2020
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and the War Powers Act
30 mins; January 10, 2020
Washington Post's Greg Miller on National Security
31 mins; January 03, 2020
Politico's Cannabis Reporter Natalie Fertig
31 mins; December 29, 2019
A Conversation with Constitutional Scholar Joshua Geltzer
30 mins; December 20, 2019
A Conversation with Amtrak Senior Vice President Stephen Gardner
36 mins; December 13, 2019
A Conversation with John Harris, Founding Editor of Politico
26 mins; December 06, 2019
A Conversation with John Donvan, Moderator of Intelligence Squared U.S.
39 mins; November 27, 2019
A Conversation with former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
36 mins; November 15, 2019
A Conversation with White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway
31 mins; November 08, 2019
A Conversation with Cyber Warfare Expert Jacqueline Schneider
32 mins; November 01, 2019
A Conversation with President Reagan's Former Speechwriter Peter Robinson
35 mins; October 25, 2019
A Conversation with Former Secretary of State George Shultz
32 mins; October 18, 2019
Rural America with Researchers Dante Chinni and Ari Pinkus
32 mins; October 11, 2019
Covering Washington with Syndicated Columnist Mark Shields
48 mins; October 04, 2019
What's going on with impeachment? With Elaine Kamarck of Brookings
32 mins; September 27, 2019
What's up with China? With Ryan Hass Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
29 mins; September 20, 2019
The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer on the 2nd Amendment
34 mins; September 13, 2019
Susan Glasser of The New Yorker answers "Who is Mike Pompeo?"
39 mins; September 06, 2019
Hollywood and D.C. with Ted Johnson
40 mins; August 30, 2019
Opioid Epidemic with Washington Post's Steven Rich
23 mins; August 23, 2019
Future of Afghanistan with Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution
29 mins; August 16, 2019
Primary Politics with Elaine Kamarck of the Brookings Institution
36 mins; August 09, 2019
President Donald Trump on his presidency and time in office
28 mins; August 02, 2019
Concord Coaltion executive director Robert Bixby on the national debt and how the nation can begin to its fiscal house in order.
35 mins; July 26, 2019
Wall Street Journal Executive Washington Editor Jerry Seib on the Democrats and the Road to the White House
33 mins; July 19, 2019
The Mueller Report: What to know before next week's hearings with Harvard Professor Thomas Patterson
31 mins; July 12, 2019
Comedy and the First Amendment with The Newseum's Patty Rhule
24 mins; July 03, 2019
What's happening with Iran? The New York Times Reporter David Sanger Explains
43 mins; June 28, 2019
The 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
25 mins; June 21, 2019
Are Democracies becoming more polarized, intolerant and dysfunctional?
34 mins; June 14, 2019
The U.S. and the U.K.: How will the next British Prime Minister govern? Will Brexit ever happen? What does it mean for the partnetship between Washington and London?
35 mins; June 07, 2019
25th Anniversary of the 1994 Crime Bill w/ Ed Chung from the Center for American Progress
30 mins; May 31, 2019
Memorial Day 2019: Remembering the Battle of the Bulge with Harry Miller.
33 mins; May 24, 2019
The U.S., China, and trade with The Washington Post's David Lynch.
31 mins; May 17, 2019
What's happening in the Arctic with Blake Hounshell of Politico
27 mins; May 10, 2019
Congressional Races in 2020 with Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post
23 mins; May 03, 2019
CEO's Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain on C-SPAN's The Presidents
40 mins; April 26, 2019
Rep. Debbie Dingell on Life/Legacy of Rep. John Dingell
33 mins; April 19, 2019
Gerrymandering with Kathay Feng of Common Cause
31 mins; April 12, 2019
Brexit with Nile Gardiner of The Heritage Foundation
34 mins; April 05, 2019
The Electoral College w/Vann Newkirk II & Alex Keyssar
31 mins; March 29, 2019
Don Stewart, former aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
28 mins; March 22, 2019
Foreign Money and Lobbying with Reporter Tom Frank
