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The Preamble

The world feels complicated. The Preamble is where it starts to make sense. Hosted by Sharon McMahon — known for making sense of complex issues — she and her guests dive deep into the stories and ideas driving our future, bringing clarity and honesty to every headline. If you want real insight, bold conversation, and answers that matter, this podcast is your must-listen. Hit play, and join the movement that will shape history. An Audacy Podcast.

Too Close to the Flame with Joe Ingle

37 mins; June 03, 2024

The Year of Living Constitutionally with A.J. Jacobs

44 mins; May 27, 2024

A Country of Unrest with Erik Larson

35 mins; May 20, 2024

Say More with Jen Psaki

39 mins; May 13, 2024

An Unfinished Love Story with Doris Kearns Goodwin

41 mins; May 06, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 7

65 hours 5 mins; April 29, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 6

43 mins; April 22, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 5

48 mins; April 15, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 4

46 mins; April 08, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 3

47 mins; April 01, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 2

43 mins; March 25, 2024

A Conversation with Kamala Harris

22 mins; March 19, 2024

The Vigilantes, Episode 1

33 mins; March 18, 2024

Infectious Generosity with Chris Anderson

39 mins; March 11, 2024

Reimagining Democracy with Max Stearns

42 mins; March 04, 2024

Who’s Your Founding Father? with David Fleming

41 mins; February 26, 2024

Talking 2024 with Nikki Haley

36 mins; February 19, 2024

Be a Revolution with Ijeoma Oluo

36 mins; February 12, 2024

Awakening Wonder with Katherine May

42 mins; February 05, 2024

Life After Power with Jared Cohen

37 mins; January 29, 2024

The Pursuit of Happiness with Jeffrey Rosen

40 mins; January 22, 2024

Ordinary People Change the World with Brad Meltzer

34 mins; January 15, 2024

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 12

35 mins; January 08, 2024

Happy New Year!

1 min; January 01, 2024

Merry Christmas!

1 min; December 25, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 11

39 mins; December 18, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 10

44 mins; December 11, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 9

42 mins; December 04, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 8

42 mins; November 27, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 7

47 mins; November 20, 2023

Enough with Cassidy Hutchinson

45 mins; November 16, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 6

33 mins; November 13, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 5

41 mins; November 06, 2023

Defending Democracy with Adam Kinzinger

42 mins; November 02, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 4

35 mins; October 30, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 3

33 mins; October 23, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 2

42 mins; October 16, 2023

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 1

45 mins; October 09, 2023

Nothing Is Missing with Nicole Walters

44 mins; October 06, 2023

Jewish Space Lasers, QAnon, and Two Centuries of Conspiracy Theories with Mike Rothschild

39 mins; October 04, 2023

Differ We Must with Steve Inskeep

37 mins; October 02, 2023

The Evolution of Social Media with Taylor Lorenz

34 mins; September 29, 2023

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult with Maria Bamford

33 mins; September 27, 2023

Democracy Awakening with Heather Cox Richardson

40 mins; September 25, 2023

Before the Movement with Dylan Penningroth

44 mins; September 22, 2023

What an Owl Knows with Jennifer Ackerman

44 mins; September 20, 2023

Secret Societies and American Democracy with Colin Dickey

37 mins; September 18, 2023

Coming of Age in a Digital World with Devorah Heitner

47 mins; September 15, 2023

The Rough Rider and the Professor with Laurence Jurdem

43 mins; September 13, 2023

Oppenheimer with Kai Bird

38 mins; September 11, 2023

Tyranny of the Minority with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt

50 mins; September 08, 2023

The Myth of Educational Reform with Dr. Bettina Love

55 mins; September 06, 2023

Proclaiming the Truth of Black Dignity with Jasmine Holmes

32 mins; September 04, 2023

How Far to the Promised Land with Esau McCaulley

38 mins; September 01, 2023

A Heart on Fire with Danielle Coke Balfour

40 mins; August 30, 2023

Humor, Grief, and Modern Motherhood with Taylor Wolfe

36 mins; August 28, 2023

Banning Books with Suzanne Nossel

36 mins; August 25, 2023

The Republican Presidential Nomination with Doug Burgum

34 mins; August 23, 2023

Jackie O: Public, Private, Secret with J. Randy Taraborrelli

40 mins; August 21, 2023

Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights with Samuel Freedman

45 mins; August 18, 2023

Poverty, by America with Matthew Desmond

49 mins; August 16, 2023

How to Survive History with Cody Cassidy

37 mins; August 14, 2023

Better Together with Will Hurd

40 mins; August 11, 2023

The In-Between with Hadley Vlahos

40 mins; August 09, 2023

Valiant Women with Lena Andrews

43 mins; August 07, 2023

Women in White Coats with Olivia Campbell

35 mins; August 04, 2023

“The Scandalous Hamiltons” with Bill Shaffer

34 mins; August 02, 2023

The Shadow Docket with Stephen Vladeck

37 mins; July 31, 2023

Learning to be Gutsy with Natalie Franke

45 mins; July 28, 2023

Undercover Inside Hate Groups with Matson and Tawni Browning

46 mins; July 26, 2023

How to Tell When You've Joined a Cult with Amanda Montell

36 mins; July 24, 2023

The Constitution in Jeopardy with Russ Feingold

42 mins; July 21, 2023

Bears, Bulgaria, and Soul Boom with Rainn Wilson

45 mins; July 19, 2023

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee with David Treuer

34 mins; July 17, 2023

Home, Land, Security with Carla Power

37 mins; July 14, 2023

Built From the Fire with Victor Luckerson

39 mins; July 12, 2023

Until Justice Be Done with Kate Masur

37 mins; July 10, 2023

Buried Apologies and a Path Forward

43 mins; July 07, 2023

Barriers to a Better Education

39 mins; July 05, 2023

The Pendulum Swings Wildly

35 mins; July 03, 2023

Beyond the Mainland

38 mins; June 30, 2023

Less Education, More Forced Labor

33 mins; June 27, 2023

Death in the Schools

37 mins; June 26, 2023

Taken By Force

41 mins; June 23, 2023

Shaved Heads and Stolen Lands

36 mins; June 21, 2023

Pratt's Devastating Experiment

36 mins; June 19, 2023

I Won't Shut Up with Ally Henny

41 mins; June 16, 2023

Break It Up with Richard Kreitner

35 mins; June 14, 2023

The Value of Building Civic Friendships with Dr. Kerry Sautner

44 mins; June 12, 2023

Eight Iconic American Symbols with David Rubenstein

34 mins; June 09, 2023

Introducing Nerdette

38 mins; June 07, 2023

The Teachers with Alexandra Robbins

40 mins; June 07, 2023

An America Divided by Region with Colin Woodard

47 mins; June 05, 2023

The Real Dr. King with Jonathan Eig

40 mins; June 02, 2023

Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf and Ryan McAnnally-Linz

39 mins; May 31, 2023

Drama Free with Nedra Tawwab

38 mins; May 29, 2023

From Hoovervilles to Hummingbirds in Space

35 mins; May 26, 2023

The Tide Begins to Turn

37 mins; May 24, 2023

Luck Be A Lady Governor

35 mins; May 22, 2023

White Squares Off Against the KKK

33 mins; May 19, 2023

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