227: The Indictment That Never Came...Oh Wait! (with Hugo Lowell)
Host Reed Galen is joined by Hugo Lowell, Political Investigations Reporter for The Guardian. They discuss the latest in the Trump indictment narrative, the dangers of Trump’s seemingly productive 2024 campaign team, and what Ron DeSantis is already getting wrong in regards to his yet-to-be-announced presidential campaign. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podc...
27m Mar 30, 2023
27m
226: Donald Trump’s Victimhood Complex with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Host Reed Galen is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Author and Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. They discuss how the entire GOP has become an autocratic entity (not just the MAGA extremists), why Trump’s propaganda has turned into policy, and how Donald Trump’s victimhood complex is just another play from the standard authoritarian playbook. Plus, what’s the fallout fro...
41m Mar 29, 2023
41m
225: America’s Midlife Crisis with Tom Nichols
Host Reed Galen is joined by Tom Nichols (Author and Staff Writer at The Atlantic) to discuss why so many Americans (especially Republicans) find themselves in a midlife crisis, the motivations of the Fox News propaganda machine, and why Americans must recalibrate their voting behaviors in the direction of democracy…rather than party. Plus, Vladimir Putin is nothing more than a moderately cleve...
42m Mar 24, 2023
42m
224: The Convergence of Russia and China with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.)
Host Reed Galen is joined by retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who was the former Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council. They discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, why ultra-MAGA’s pro-Russia rhetoric encourages Putin to prolong the war, how the U.S support of Ukraine offers a very favorable return on investment in...
40m Mar 22, 2023
40m
223: Stuck in a Paradigm That No Longer Exists
Host Reed Galen is joined by Maya May (Comedian and Lincoln Project Content Creator) to answer questions asked by YOU, the members of the Lincoln Project community. Listeners ask about the latest with the Fox News lawsuit, the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the road to the 2024 election (both as a whole and what the impact of a third party candidate could be). If you’d like to connect wi...
43m Mar 17, 2023
43m
222: The Banality of Authoritarianism with Dr. Steven Levitsky
Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Steven Levitsky (Professor of Government at Harvard University) to discuss how authoritarianism continues to threaten American democracy, why the GOP continues to publicly embrace authoritarianism while many privately denounce it, and what to expect from Trump, DeSantis, and the rest of the 2024 hopefuls. Plus, is the United States in line for a violent origin o...
39m Mar 15, 2023
39m
221: The Hopium Chronicles with Simon Rosenberg
Host Reed Galen is joined by Simon Rosenberg, Founder and President of New Democrat Network (NDN)/New Policy Institute, to discuss how Fox News can no longer be trusted as a news organization, why the “red wave” never came in the 2022 midterms, why Democrats must become information warriors if they want to be successful in this new political era, and what to expect in the road to 2024. To hear ...
48m Mar 10, 2023
48m
220: The Age of Impunity with Anand Giridharadas
Host Reed Galen is joined by journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author, Anand Giridharadas. They discuss how our current political age may be best titled as “the age of impunity”, how decades of dramatic social change has left Americans morally adrift, and how there hasn’t been a better time in recent history for the pro-democracy movement to reclaim “freedom” and “patriotism”. Plus, why...
50m Mar 08, 2023
50m
219: The Numbers Don’t Add Up with Matt Bennett
Host Reed Galen is joined by Matt Bennett, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way. They discuss why it is impossible for a third party presidential candidate in 2024 to win the presidency, how just about every third party run scenario would greatly benefit Donald Trump, and why so many in the political sphere continue to operate like it’s 2015. To read Third Way...
48m Mar 03, 2023
48m
218: Right Makes Might
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens to celebrate the 163rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s “Cooper Union Address”, originally delivered on February 27, 1860. They discuss how Lincoln’s words continue to ring true today, highlight the parallels between 1860 and today, and lay out the stakes for ensuring that the pro-democracy coalition is victorious. If yo...
42m Mar 01, 2023
42m
217: Trump, Kushner, and the Billionaire Time Zone with Vicky Ward
Host Reed Galen is joined by the investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Vicky Ward. They discuss the inner-workings of New York real estate development and how that culture influenced the culture of the Trump administration (especially with regards to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump). Plus, a New York trophy building that doubles as a ticking time bomb, Jared Kushner’s q...
48m Feb 25, 2023
48m
216: Morally Colorblind
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Jeff Timmer to discuss the recent tragic shooting at Michigan State University, the text message revelations from Fox News regarding Dominion Voting Systems/the Big Lie, and the inevitable-to-expand field of candidates in the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Plus, if you’re looking forward to a horse race…you’re going to be sorely disapp...
34m Feb 22, 2023
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215: A Most Dangerous Game
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the House Republicans continuing to flirt with debt default, why Kevin McCarthy is such a weak Speaker (and public servant in general), and how the GOP candidates for the 2024 primary are playing right into Trump’s hand. Plus, Joe gives his big predictions for 2023 and beyond. If you’d like to connect with The Lin...
40m Feb 17, 2023
40m
214: Encore Presentation: The Beginning of the End for Putin with LTC Alexander Vindman
This episode was originally released on March 11, 2022…just weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the one year anniversary of that invasion approaches…we thought it was important to look back at how things began to better understand how things stand today. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who was ...
35m Feb 14, 2023
35m
213: Don’t F*** Crazy!
Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson and Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Trygve Olson to discuss their takeaways from President Biden’s State of the Union, why the “Endangered 18” are on the hot seat and what they have to do to get out of it, and why a third-party candidate in 2024 is such a bad idea. Plus, every contender in the 2024 Republican primaries no...
54m Feb 10, 2023
54m
212: Look Over There, It’s a Diversion!
Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the 2024 presidential election, and the finer points of political messaging and strategy. Plus, why the war in Ukraine continues to be crucial in the fight for democracy. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@...
28m Feb 08, 2023
28m
211: Any Jackass Can Kick Down a Barn with Jay McKenzie
Host Reed Galen is joined by Jay McKenzie, the founder of “Did Nothing Wrong”, a newsletter and podcast that seeks to make sense of the chaotic narratives that threaten to hijack our nation’s discourse and politics. They discuss the MAGA movement’s commitment to cultivating distrust in our nation’s institutions (by political means and otherwise), how the GOP is completely disinterested in gover...
45m Feb 03, 2023
45m
210: There’s Nothing Sexier Than Saving Democracy with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Host Reed Galen is joined by Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, the President and Executive Director of NextGen America, the nation’s largest youth voter organization. They discuss, the ever-changing political landscape of Texas, why Latino voters should never be looked at like a monolith, what motivates young voters, and why economic inequality is such a threat to democracy. If you’d like to connect w...
40m Feb 01, 2023
40m
209: Polling, Parties, and Polarization with Alexander Theodoridis
Host Reed Galen is joined by Alexander Theodoridis, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. They discuss the current state of polling in the U.S. and how it’s evolved from “the golden age”, why our nation finds itself so politically polarized, and what motivates Americans to show up on election day. Plus, Ron DeSantis is an uninteresting presidential...
41m Jan 27, 2023
41m
208: The Agents of Chaos with Ron Insana
Host Reed Galen is joined by Ron Insana (Senior Analyst and Commentator at CNBC) to discuss the current state of our nation’s economy, the Republican’s flirtation with the debt ceiling, why the GOP’s latest proposal for a flat tax would prove disastrous, and President Biden’s stewardship (both at home and overseas) during the first two years of his administration. Plus, just because someone is ...
53m Jan 25, 2023
53m
207: The Quiet Before with Gal Beckerman
Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and Senior Book Editor at The Atlantic, Gal Beckerman. They discuss how radical ideas originate and the workings of the movements that form around them, how social media is not the catch all solution when it comes to messaging, and how in order for an idea to truly take hold…a crucial part of the process is rational dialog/strategy in a quiet, private (not pu...
37m Jan 20, 2023
37m
206: Lincoln’s God with Joshua Zeitz
Host Reed Galen is joined by Joshua Zeitz…historian, New York Times bestselling author, and contributing editor to Politico Magazine. They discuss the evolution of Abraham Lincoln’s faith starting from childhood, throughout his early political career, and throughout his presidency. Plus, how during his presidency he was successfully able to use his understanding of Christianity to mobilize the ...
41m Jan 18, 2023
41m
205: Disconnecting the Wires of Democracy with David Rothkopf
Host Reed Galen is joined by David Rothkopf (Contributing Columnist for The Daily Beast and Host of Deep State Radio) to discuss where our nation stands two years into the Biden administration, how the rest of the world no longer has an American example to dissuade them from authoritarianism, and how the longer authoritarianism is embraced (in the United States or elsewhere) the greater the irr...
29m Jan 13, 2023
29m
204: Decoding Fox News with Juliet Jeske
Host Reed Galen is joined by Juliet Jeske, author of the “Decoding Fox News” newsletter. They discuss how Juliet got her start covering the far right media ecosystem, how she now watches every minute of Fox News and reports on it (all while maintaining her sanity), and the inner workings of Fox News and its personalities. Plus, what drives the bizarre obsessions that so many media personalities...
45m Jan 11, 2023
45m
203: January 6, 2021: Two Years Later
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Trygve Olson and Jeff Timmer to look back on where our nation was on January 6, 2021 and where we are today, exactly two years later. Will we have a Speaker of the House before the first week of the 118th Congress is over? Will members of the pro-democracy coalition finally start to play the game they're in rather than the game they k...
55m Jan 06, 2023
55m
202: Encore Presentation: Hold the Line with Michael Fanone
This episode was originally released on October 18, 2022. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone. They discuss Fanone’s path to service, his harrowing personal account of January 6, 2021, the aftermath of January 6th and his post-insurrection public appearances, and whether or not the case built by the House Select ...
56m Jan 03, 2023
56m
201: Encore Presentation: The Storm of QAnon is Upon Us with Mike Rothschild
This episode was originally released on August 18, 2022. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by author, journalist, and QAnon expert Mike Rothschild to discuss how the QAnon conspiracy theory grew to be in the forefront of American political discourse, why it resonated so fervently with such a large percentage of the population, and how it continues to infect our nation’s cul...
51m Dec 29, 2022
51m
200: The Game is Up with Melissa Jo Peltier
Host Reed Galen is joined by multi-Emmy winning filmmaker, Melissa Jo Peltier to discuss her award-winning documentary, The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories, which studies how hard-core Trump voters turned away from the MAGA cult in 2020. They talk about why it was important to make the film, the transformations experienced by the characters who were profiled, and how t...
25m Dec 27, 2022
25m
199: Where Are You in the Fight For American Democracy?
Host Reed Galen shares some year-end thoughts about where we are in the fight for our nation’s democracy, what exactly continues to be at stake, and how you all (the listeners of this podcast and members of the Lincoln Project community) can help. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
23m Dec 22, 2022
23m
The Final Day - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Monday, December 19, 2022)
In the final hearing, the committee concludes 18 months of work by summarizing their findings and releasing their final report. Also, the committee recommends the Department of Justice considers criminal charges against Donald Trump to hold him to account for January 6th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1hr 8m Dec 21, 2022
1hr 8m
198: Donald Trump Should Be Criminally Charged
Host Reed Galen gives his reaction and analysis to the final public hearing from the House Select Committee on January 6th. He discusses how it was important that the committee’s report and recommendations to the Department of Justice were delivered publicly, how Chairman Bennie Thompson, Vice-Chair Liz Cheney, and the rest of the panel worked in a bipartisan manner to make these hearings appoi...
8m Dec 20, 2022
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197: Three Years Ago We Began The Lincoln Project
Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to discuss the early days of the Lincoln Project and how the organization got started in the first place, the lesson that have been learned along the way, and where the Lincoln Project goes from here as they set their sights on 2024 and beyond. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@l...
50m Dec 16, 2022
50m
196: Dangerous, Unfit, and Traitorous with Joe Walsh
Host Reed Galen is joined by former U.S. Congressman, Presidential Candidate, and Radio Host Joe Walsh. They discuss the state of the GOP and its complete unwillingness to acknowledge Donald Trump for the threat he is, how it's just about impossible for a Republican not named Trump to win the presidency in 2024, and why although the midterms were mostly a success for Democrats…American democrac...
47m Dec 13, 2022
47m
195: The Silence is Deafening with Matt Bennett
Host Reed Galen is joined by Matt Bennett, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way, as well as Co-Founder of Shield PAC. They discuss the ever-growing instability of the GOP and how it’s going to look in Washington in the coming year, how Trump’s 2024 presidential run is starting to look like 2016 all over again, and how Ron Desantis poses an often-overlooked thr...
55m Dec 09, 2022
55m
194: Once Again, All Eyes on Georgia
Host Reed Galen is joined by Maya May (Comedian and Host of LPTV’s “We're Speaking”) to answer questions asked by YOU, the members of the Lincoln Project community. Listeners ask about the upcoming Georgia runoff, Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run and his ongoing legal probes, and how will the selection of the next Speaker of the House play out? Plus, could Trump actually be afraid to fully ...
40m Dec 05, 2022
40m
193: Servants of the Damned with David Enrich
Host Reed Galen is joined by award-winning journalist David Enrich, the Business Investigations Editor at The New York Times. They discuss the world of “Big Law” and its often unchecked influence through the lens of Jones Day, how Jones Day came to represent Donald Trump and argue many of the lawsuits in Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, why the idea that “everyone is entitled to r...
46m Dec 02, 2022
46m
192: The Media’s Abandoned Moral Code with Tara McGowan
Host Reed Galen is joined by Tara McGowan, the Founder & Publisher of Courier Newsroom, a pro-democracy digital news organization. They discuss the dynamics of why there are more Americans distrustful of the media than ever, how Gen-Z utilizes social media compared to other prior generations, and how positive reporting is one of the keys to restoring trust in our government. Plus, how "for-prof...
43m Nov 30, 2022
43m
191: It Will Take All of Us
Host Reed Galen is joined by Jacqueline Westman and Angus Durocher, the extraordinary individuals who are the engine behind The Union, a pro-democracy coalition of volunteers and organizations dedicated to saving American democracy from the authoritarian attacks it currently faces. They discuss the work The Union did leading up to the midterms, how that work is continuing in Georgia as the runo...
27m Nov 25, 2022
27m
190: Trump Has Announced and 2024 Has Begun with Hugo Lowell
Host Reed Galen is joined by Hugo Lowell, Political Enterprise Reporter for The Guardian. They discuss what to expect in a Republican controlled House, Donald Trump’s decision to announce his 2024 presidential run and the resulting response, and what the appointment of the DOJ's special counsel means for not only Trump’s campaign…but the campaigns of the other GOP presidential hopefuls. Plus, f...
39m Nov 23, 2022
39m
189: Geography is Out, and Generations Are In with John Della Volpe
Host Reed Galen is joined by John Della Volpe (Author and Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics) to discuss the impact Gen Z had on the midterm elections, what role Gen Z will play in the political landscape moving forward, and why now generations (instead of geography) is now the new key to political predictions. Plus, why has political polling been so inaccur...
39m Nov 18, 2022
39m
188: The Red Wave Never Came
Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the upcoming Georgia runoffs, how to combat junk polling, the fate of the January 6th Committee, and so much more. Plus, what to expect from a Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives and what have we learned for 2024? If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podca...
27m Nov 15, 2022
27m
187: The 2022 Midterm Elections…Trump is Fuming
Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to recap election night 2022. They give their takeaways, discuss the red wave that never came, and break down how the Lincoln Project’s messaging and on-the-ground-efforts led to an all-things-considered win for the pro-democracy coalition. Plus, the panel sets their sights to 2024 and lay out the stakes of an inevitable...
41m Nov 10, 2022
41m
186: Election Day is Tomorrow, Get Out and Vote!
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Joe Trippi and Trygve Olson to discuss their final thoughts on the midterms before election day, the incompetence and corruption of the GOP, and the importance of building a narrative as opposed to over-explaining the fine print of policy. Plus, it now seems inevitable that Donald Trump will make his announcement for a third president...
33m Nov 07, 2022
33m
185: A Big Tent that Wins with Lauren Harper & Liam Kerr
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lauren Harper & Liam Kerr, the Co-Founders of WelcomePAC, a Democratic-aligned PAC that applies insurgent tactics to support pro-democracy & center-left candidates in swing districts. They discuss the origin and work of WelcomePAC, why it's so important for the Democratic party to continue to widen their tent, and the arsenal of tactics Democrats need to use to win ...
36m Nov 04, 2022
36m
184: Raising Them Right with Kyle Spencer
Host Reed Galen is joined by the award-winning journalist, Kyle Spencer, to discuss how today’s ultraconservative youth movement came to be, how American youth are targeted and recruited to be a part of the ultraconservative movement, and what to expect from this movement throughout this generation and beyond. Plus, how can Democrats improve their messaging, widen their tent, and emerge victori...
44m Nov 01, 2022
44m
183: The Finer Points of Narrative Warfare with Paul Cobaugh
Host Reed Galen is joined by Paul Cobaugh (Vice President of Narrative Strategies) to discuss the value (and danger) of effective narratives and how they can be used to exert influence…whether that’s on the battlefield or in the political landscape. Plus, how the GOP went from political party to extremist movement, how this new identity will influence elections in 2022 and 2024, and what is the...
25m Oct 27, 2022
25m
182: Revenge with Michael Cohen
Host Reed Galen is joined by Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to Donald Trump, to discuss what will come of the January 6th Committee’s investigation/subpoena of Donald Trump, whether or not Donald Trump will run for president in 2024, and why democracy is a privilege and must always be protected. Plus, if autocracy is allowed to spread and take hold without opposition, how could the...
58m Oct 24, 2022
58m
181: Mobilizing the Election Heroes with Bob Brandon
Host Reed Galen is joined once again by Bob Brandon, the President & CEO of the Fair Elections Center, a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization whose mission is to use litigation and advocacy to remove barriers to registration and voting. They discuss their outlook of the 2022 midterms now that election day is less than three weeks away, voter intimidation and how ...
29m Oct 20, 2022
29m
180: Hold the Line with Michael Fanone
Host Reed Galen is joined by former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone. They discuss Fanone’s path to service, his harrowing personal account of January 6, 2021, the aftermath of January 6th and his post-insurrection public appearances, and whether or not the case built by the House Select Committee on January 6th has been effective in proving its case to the American people....
57m Oct 18, 2022
57m
Day Nine - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Thursday, October 13, 2022)
In the ninth and possibly final hearing, the committee focused on emphasizing Donald Trump's involvement in the events surrounding the January 6th attack. Also, the hearing featured new evidence regarding the Secret Service and new video footage from the day of the insurrection. Plus, the committee unanimously passes a motion to officially subpoena former President Donald Trump for relevant doc...
2hr 13m Oct 15, 2022
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