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Susan Glasser on Trump, Netanyahu, Israel, Gaza, and the Epstein Scandal
39 mins; August 07, 2025
Miles Taylor on Whistleblowing and Being Targeted by Trump
41 mins; August 04, 2025
Bill Kristol on the Republican Party and Its Fealty to Trump, Democrats and the Midterms, Mamdani, and More
78 hours 20 mins; August 02, 2025
David Litt on Surfing 101, Trump 2.0 and his Journey to Find Common Ground and Happiness on Both Land and Sea!
54 mins; July 31, 2025
Jonathan Greenblatt on the Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and Hate Crimes, Israel and Gaza, Trump, Mamdani and More
53 mins; July 28, 2025
Neera Tanden on Trump 2.0, MAGA, EpsteinGate, Texas Redistricting, Zohran Mamdani and the Center For American Progress's Critical Work
46 mins; July 26, 2025
Rich Logis on his Incredible Journey From Diehard MAGA Loyalist to Founder of LeavingMAGA.org
42 mins; July 24, 2025
Former Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on Trump, Emil Bove, Epstein, Harvard, Jerome Powell and SCOTUS
53 mins; July 22, 2025
MN Rep. Angie Craig on her U.S Senate Campaign, Trump 2.0, Congressional Republicans, and EpsteinGate
45 mins; July 19, 2025
Michael Cohen on Trump, Epstein and the MAGA Meltdown, and the Inner Circle "Coup"
41 mins; July 17, 2025
S.E. Cupp Live From Rhinebeck, NY's Upstate Films on Politics, Pop Culture, Podcasting, Producing and Caffeine!
57 mins; July 14, 2025
David Frum on Trump, Musk, MAGA, Tariffs, the GOP, and his Journey Through Loss and Grief Following Last Year's Death of his Daughter Miranda, 32
68 hours 21 mins; July 11, 2025
Celina Stewart on the Critical Work of The League of Women Voters in the Era of Trump
34 mins; July 08, 2025
Joe Walsh on Trump's March Towards Autocracy, the Musk Breakup, Mamdani, the Midterms, and Becoming a Democrat!
53 mins; July 05, 2025
Award-Winning Documentarian Alex Gibney on his Life and Illustrious 45-Year Filmmaking Career
47 mins; July 03, 2025
Adam Arkin on 50 Years of Acting, Directing and Producing on Television, FIlm and Theater
38 mins; July 01, 2025
Tracy Walder on her Incredible Journey from Sorority House to the CIA and FBI
52 mins; June 28, 2025
George Conway on Iran and MAGA, Trump's sociopathy; the Musk Breakup; Newsom and the National Guard case; the Failed Birthday Parade; and More!
46 mins; June 23, 2025
Leah Litman on Trump's Legal Cases, his Humiliating Parade, the No Kings Protests, and her Scorching New Book on the Supreme Court. And, Taylor Swift Too!
65 hours 18 mins; June 21, 2025
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump's Push Towards Autocracy and How the Resistance Can Defeat Him
22 mins; June 19, 2025
Rick Wilson on Trump's Incendiary LA Power Grab and his Epic Break-Up with Elon Musk.
23 mins; June 16, 2025
Jon Michaels on the Legality of Trump's Authoritarian Actions in Los Angeles
40 mins; June 14, 2025
Jake Tapper on His New Book ORIGINAL SIN: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again
35 mins; June 09, 2025
Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Trump/Musk Break-Up, the Big Ugly Bill, Antisemitism, and his "BiPAWtisan" Bark Act!
47 mins; June 07, 2025
Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig on Their Terrific, Hilarious New Film I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU
30 mins; June 05, 2025
Alec MacGillis on Trump, DOGE, Musk and the Assault on Data
30 mins; June 03, 2025
Elie Honig on Tariffs, Trade Wars, Harvard, Deportations, Cuomo, P. Diddy, and Springsteen!
45 mins; May 31, 2025
Deja Foxx on her Campaign for the Open Seat in Arizona 7th Congressional District
39 mins; May 29, 2025
Deborah Archer on the ACLU, Trump 2.0 and her Terrific New Book on Transportation Infrastructure and Racial Inequality
27 mins; May 27, 2025
Rep. Jake Auchincloss on Trump 2.0 Corruption, DOJ Weaponization, Harvard, the Budget Bill, Tarrifs, and More
66 hours 41 mins; May 24, 2025
Chely Wright on Corporate Social Responsibility, DEI, Trump, and the Real-Estate/Lesbian-Themed Country Song We're Gonna Write Together!
54 mins; May 22, 2025
Steven Levitsky on Trump 2.0 and Whether U.S. Democracy Is Dying
30 mins; May 19, 2025
Dr. Fiona Hill on Russia, Putin, Ukraine, and Trump 2.0's Dangerous Foreign Policy
64 hours 32 mins; May 17, 2025
Dr. Alexander Vindman on his New Book, Donald Trump and U.S. Foreign Policy, the Attacks on Due Process and More!
43 mins; May 15, 2025
David Hogg on the DNC, Democrats and Shakin' Shit Up!
33 mins; May 13, 2025
CT Rep. Jahana Hayes on the Impact of Trump's Tariffs, Trade Wars, Spending Cuts, Attacks on Universities, and Overall Chaos
39 mins; May 10, 2025
CA Rep. Ro Khanna On Trump 2.0's Chaos And Destruction And His Red District Town Hall Road Show
27 mins; May 08, 2025
MI Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson On Her New Book "The Purposeful Warrior", Trump 2.0, And the Fight to Save Democracy
34 mins; May 05, 2025
MI State Senator Mallory McMorrow On Her New Book, U.S. Senate Campaign, And America's Call to Action
53 mins; May 03, 2025
Amy McGrath on Trump 2.0, the Pentagon's Hegsistential Crisis, SignalGate, and the Threats to National Security
46 mins; April 30, 2025
Jessica Tarlov on Trump's Tariffs, Turmoil, Threats, Tanking Polls and More!
49 mins; April 28, 2025
Adam Kinzinger on Ukraine/Russia, SignalGate, Trump 2.0, the Assault on Democracy, the Castrated GOP Congress, and More!
53 mins; April 26, 2025
CO Rep. Jason Crow on Trump 2.0, Hegseth/SignalGate, the Economy, Tariffs and Trade Wars, the Path Forward for Democrats, and Whether the MAGA Fever is Starting to Break
30 mins; April 24, 2025
Illinois Rep. Sean Casten On the Democrats' Fight To Win Back The Working Class!
29 mins; April 23, 2025
Mary Trump on Uncle Donnie's Chaos and Attack on Democracy
35 mins; April 21, 2025
CT Congressman John Larson On the Attack On Social Security by Trump, Musk and DOGE
57 mins; April 19, 2025
Jill Schlesinger on the Economic, Tariff and Stock Market Turmoil, and, Advice for Investors!
55 mins; April 16, 2025
Andrew Feinberg on Tariffs, Trade Wars, Turmoil, Musk and More!
47 mins; April 14, 2025
Elie Honig on Trump 2.0's Legal Cases, Due Process, the Rule of Law and the Courts
47 mins; April 12, 2025
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald on his New Documentary ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO
37 mins; April 09, 2025
David Enrich on Trump 2.0 and His New book "Murdcer the Truth" About the Attacks on the Media
39 mins; April 08, 2025
Victoria Nourse on Trump 2.0, Congress and the Assault on the Rule of Law and Democracy
30 mins; April 07, 2025
Andrew Weissmann on the Status of Trump 2.0's Legal Cases
48 mins; April 05, 2025
Liza Treyger On Her Netflix Comedy Special, Doing Stand-Up in the Age of 'Woke', And More!
55 mins; April 03, 2025
Michael Ian Black On Comedy, Acting, Trump 2.0, CNN's "Have I Got News For You" & More!
40 mins; April 01, 2025
Lindsey Boylan On Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sexual Harrassment and Abuse of Power
58 mins; March 29, 2025
Sabrina Singh on 'SignalGate', the Worst National Security Fiasco In Decades
22 mins; March 27, 2025
Amanda Litman Wants You to Stay Positive, Stay Engaged, and Run For Office!
32 mins; March 26, 2025
Jocelyn Benson on Standing Up to Trump; Defending the Constitution; Running for Governor; and Her New Book!
21 mins; March 24, 2025
Jim Acosta on Trump 2.0, Musk and DOGE, and the fate of the Media
67 hours 33 mins; March 22, 2025
Kara Swisher on Trump, Musk, the Tech Broligarchs, Schumer and more!
28 mins; March 18, 2025
Brooke Harrington on the Trump Broligarchy
72 hours 33 mins; March 15, 2025
Gay Valimont on Her Special Election Campaign For FL-1
28 mins; March 13, 2025
Chris Matthews on Trump 2.0; Musk/DOGE, Republican Buyers' Remorse; the Midterms & More!
29 mins; March 11, 2025
Skye Perryman on Democracy Forward's Trump Litigation
60 hours 25 mins; March 08, 2025
Josh Weil on His Special Election Campaign For FL-6
23 mins; March 06, 2025
Adrienne Elrod on Trump, Musk/DOGE, Republican Voter Backlash and the attacks on Zelenskyy
27 mins; March 04, 2025
Mimi Rocah on Trump's Legal Battles and the Fight For the Rule of Law
69 hours 45 mins; March 01, 2025
Sloane Crosley on Life, Love, Loss, Grief and Whether We Can Ever Truly Achieve ‘Closure’
54 mins; February 24, 2025
E.J. Dionne
64 hours 55 mins; February 22, 2025
Mark Zaid
41 mins; February 15, 2025
Barry Sonnenfeld
70 hours 38 mins; February 13, 2025
Sabrina Singh
34 mins; February 10, 2025
Deborah Pearlstein
48 mins; February 08, 2025
Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci
29 mins; February 03, 2025
Norm Ornstein
76 hours 48 mins; February 01, 2025
Rosanna Arquette
63 hours 14 mins; January 31, 2025
Rep. Pat Ryan
25 mins; January 28, 2025
Ron Filipkowski
73 hours 10 mins; January 25, 2025
R.J. Cutler
54 mins; January 23, 2025
Christopher Cox
54 mins; January 18, 2025
Juanita Tolliver
39 mins; January 15, 2025
Michael Steele
33 mins; January 13, 2025
Jill Wine-Banks
67 hours 34 mins; January 11, 2025
Andrew McCarthy
53 mins; January 08, 2025
Dr. Helen Ouyang
40 mins; January 04, 2025
Dawn Porter
19 mins; December 31, 2024
Christine Quinn
31 mins; December 28, 2024
Eric Segall
42 mins; December 24, 2024
Frank Figliuzzi
57 mins; December 21, 2024
Dylan Douglas
39 mins; December 18, 2024
Max Rose
56 mins; December 14, 2024
Mark Zaid
53 mins; December 11, 2024
Paul Begala
47 mins; December 09, 2024
Charlie Sykes
59 mins; December 07, 2024
Modi Rosenfeld
20 mins; December 05, 2024
Dylan O'Brien
29 mins; December 03, 2024
Jonathan Greenblatt
32 mins; December 01, 2024
Rachel Bitecofer
35 mins; November 29, 2024
Pete Dominick
51 mins; November 27, 2024
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