Bill Kristol: Easter Egg (T)roll
MAGA spent the holiday weekend arguing that Trump is more faithful than Biden, and also managed to slip in a possible dog whistle to evangelicals about Catholics.
40m Apr 01, 2024
40m
A.B. Stoddard: Liz Cheney Groupie
Cheney makes clear where she comes down on the POTUS rematch and is showing ex-Trumpworld figures how it's done.
46m Mar 29, 2024
46m
David Frum: American North Korea
Republicans have entrapped themselves with the promise of a massive surveillance state for American women.
44m Mar 28, 2024
44m
Justin Kanew and Justin Fenton: Tennessee, Laboratory of Theocracy
As local news is hollowed out, rightwing news fills in the gaps.
56m Mar 27, 2024
56m
Don Lemon: Elon Is a Troll
Elon Musk, for all his keyboard courage, couldn't handle Don Lemon's Q and A, but then sicced his Twitter minions on the ex-CNN host after their interview.
47m Mar 26, 2024
47m
Bill Kristol and Joe Perticone: The Quitters
Mike Gallagher is following Ken Buck out the House door, as they both abandon their jobs, their voters, and any sense of public service.
47m Mar 25, 2024
47m
Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman: White Rural Rage
Rural whites have outsized political power in our democracy, but more likely hold antidemocratic views.
45m Mar 22, 2024
45m
Jake Tapper: American Scandal
It used to be that politicians who had affairs, took bribes, and paid people off lost their office or lost their base.
40m Mar 21, 2024
40m
Stephen Hayes: Grading Biden
A recent editorial in The Dispatch rejected both Trump and Biden as acceptable choices in 2024.
1hr 4m Mar 20, 2024
1hr 4m
Susan Glasser: An Edifice of Lies
Trump's 2024 lies are not just the familiar ones about a 'rigged election.' He's also unleashing a flood of flamboyant untruths about Biden and his record.
38m Mar 19, 2024
38m
Bill Kristol and Ben Wittes: A Subversive Enterprise
Trump salutes the insurrectionists during the national anthem, and plans to rehire treasonous Paul Manafort to help out in '24.
44m Mar 18, 2024
44m
Amanda Carpenter: Is Trump Depressed?
He lost, he's low on campaign cash, and juggling court dates. When he says America is failing, is he projecting how he feels about himself?
45m Mar 15, 2024
45m
Josh Barro: Dear Fed, Please Lower Interest Rates
One of the biggest reason voters are not happier: interest rates are much higher than they were few years ago.
50m Mar 14, 2024
50m
Sasha Issenberg: Politics, Disinformation, and 2024
Trump's campaign suppressed the Clinton vote with microtargeting. Now, digital malfeasance is the dominant subplot in our politics.
49m Mar 13, 2024
49m
Evan Osnos: Biden Brims with Confidence
Biden has the air of a man with no doubt about his campaign strategy—which is not exactly soothing to some Democrats and Never Trumpers.
51m Mar 12, 2024
51m
Bill Kristol and Sarah Longwell: Is the Wishcasting Over?
Old guy Biden got Ezra Klein to back down—and Kristol a little bit as well.
41m Mar 11, 2024
41m
Ben LaBolt and Will Saletan: The Stakes of the Moment
The White House explains why Biden led his SOTU with the threats to democracy at home and abroad.
57m Mar 08, 2024
57m
Tom Nichols: The GOP Needs a Fake Joe Biden
Republicans keep painting Biden as an antifa-loving, Iran-coddling communist as they try to create a moral equivalence with Trump.
45m Mar 07, 2024
45m
Errin Haines: A Not So Super Tuesday
The Biden campaign is facing a buyer's market among voters and will really have to up its persuasion game, particularly with voters of color.
43m Mar 06, 2024
43m
Catherine Rampell: Trump Would Be Bad News for the Economy
Trump's plans to add tariffs and shrink the labor force— via an immigration crackdown— would reignite inflation.
46m Mar 05, 2024
46m
Bill Kristol and Ben Wittes: We Still Have to Do the Work
The courts aren’t taking care of Trump and we can’t live in denial about the state of play. Meanwhile, words keep failing him.
41m Mar 04, 2024
41m
Kara Swisher: A Tech 'Tough Love' Story
Swisher joins Tim for the weekend pod to share her burns of Elon, Trump and the vampires of Silicon Valley.
47m Mar 01, 2024
47m
Jamie Weinstein: The Cowardice of Mitch McConnell
McConnell wouldn't put the stake in the heart of Trump—will that overshadow his legacy?
1hr 3m Feb 29, 2024
1hr 3m
John Avlon: Winning Back the House from the MAGA Minions
Avlon explains his moment of moral clarity in deciding to run for Congress.
43m Feb 28, 2024
43m
Matt Yglesias and Brian Beutler: The Left Hits Biden Harder than Trump
Tim queries Yglesias and Beutler about Biden's Gaza response, and why Dems don't go on the attack more.
47m Feb 27, 2024
47m
Bill Kristol: A Shot of Hopium
Voters who backed Nikki in South Carolina are not buying American carnage, and may represent a kind of gettable voter in swing states.
45m Feb 26, 2024
45m
Bonus Episode: South Carolina Circus Special
Tim is joined by John Heilemann, Jennifer Palmieri, and Mark McKinnon, his former colleagues from "The Circus," for a South Carolina primary preview.
44m Feb 24, 2024
44m
Rob Reiner and Dan Partland: God & Country
Christian nationalism is not only a threat to democracy, but also to Christianity itself.
29m Feb 23, 2024
29m
Glenn Thrush and Tim Mak: Russia's Plots Against the West
Republicans amplify Russian disinfo, and Ukrainians feel betrayed on the 2nd anniversary of the invasion.
40m Feb 22, 2024
40m
Katie Couric: Not A Libtard
Couric revisits the impact of her Sarah Palin interview.
46m Feb 21, 2024
46m
Jane Coaston: The Culture War of Absurdity
Charlie Kirk hates Taylor, pro sports, Disney—and anything normal.
57m Feb 20, 2024
57m
Bill Kristol: A Tacky, Low-Life Con Man
The vulgar carnival barker used the holiday weekend to hawk crummy, over-priced sneakers, and compare himself to Navalny.
30m Feb 19, 2024
30m
Ben Wittes: Putin's Cheerleaders
Navalny heroically stood up to Putin, but Tucker and MAGA's bad actors can't get enough of the Russian leader—and Russia itself.
46m Feb 16, 2024
46m
Robert Draper: The Talented Mr. Meadows
Mark Meadows' immunity order could be a problem for Trump, but his habit of lying could be a problem for Jack Smith.
42m Feb 15, 2024
42m
Rep. Dean Phillips: The Pitch
The congressman states his case for why he's challenging Biden, and Tim Miller grills him.
44m Feb 14, 2024
44m
James Carville: Mock Him
Much of MAGA thinks Trump was sent by God, but King Cyrus probably didn't wear a diaper.
36m Feb 13, 2024
36m
Bill Kristol and A.B. Stoddard : Soak Up the Schadenfreude
A Super Bowl W for Dark Brandon & the Deep State. Tim Miller debuts as host.
53m Feb 12, 2024
53m
David French and Bill Kristol: The Age Thing
Biden's docs report, and his Mexico mistake, have put age center stage.
53m Feb 09, 2024
53m
He's Staying on the Ballot
The Supreme Court sounded ready to reject a Colorado ruling that barred Trump from the state ballot.
35m Feb 08, 2024
35m
Tom Nichols: Citizen Trump
The Supreme Court's legitimacy would really be on the line if it took up Trump's completely lunatic immunity theory.
46m Feb 07, 2024
46m
Jonathan Taplin: The End of Reality
Four billionaires—Musk, Zuckerberg, Thiel, and Andreessen—are part of an antidemocratic turn in the tech world.
37m Feb 06, 2024
37m
The Fifth Avenue Rapist
J.D. Vance has extended Trump's Fifth Avenue immunity claim to sexual assault, RICO, and espionage.
46m Feb 05, 2024
46m
Michael Steele: Let it Rip, Joe
Surprise, surprise, Biden drops F-bombs when he talks about the former insurrectionist president.
37m Feb 02, 2024
37m
We're Talking Real Money
Trump hasn't re-defamed E. Jean Carroll, so it basically takes about $83 million to get him to shut up.
45m Feb 01, 2024
45m
Joe Klein & John Ellis: A Torrent of Stupid
MAGA makes Taylor Enemy No. 1, and Gov. Abbott invites another Jan 6.
50m Jan 31, 2024
50m
Brian Klaas: Why Everything We Do Matters
The world feels like it's falling apart, and black swan events are on the rise.
44m Jan 30, 2024
44m
Will Saletan: The New Nikki
Haley has taken a hard turn against Trump, and is calling on him to 'man-up' and explain why he grew the debt and why he praises President Xi.
45m Jan 29, 2024
45m
Edward Luce: Why Big Business Is Caving to Trump
Aspiring monopolists, not publicly-traded "corporatists," would be the winners under a Trump 2.0.
43m Jan 26, 2024
43m
Just What Putin Wanted
Moscow Mitch capitulated to Trump's electoral interests, and Scalia speaks from beyond.
40m Jan 25, 2024
40m
Benjy Sarlin: Wake up to Reality
We're now pretty decisively pivoting from primary season to the general election. There's no denying it's Biden v Trump.
40m Jan 24, 2024
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