Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo talks to us about the Biden administration’s actions to strengthen the economy. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal tells us how the Progressive Caucus and President Biden have productively collaborated. And Ian Dunt, host of Oh God What Now, talks us about the United Kingdom’s current government turmoil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Joulu 202255min

Representative Ruben Gallego tells us all about how Senator Sinema has failed Arizona. Representative Gallego throws the maximum amount of shade allowed by congressional regulations. And Representative Maxwell Frost talks to us about his unlikely road to being the first Gen Z congressman. TPM’s Hunter Walker has pored over 2,000 of Mark Meadows’s texts and he offers some new revelations about just how nefarious the plotting of 1/6 was. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Joulu 202250min

The Nation’s Elie Mystal talks to us about the Supreme Court’s ruling on Moore v. Harper and how horrific it could be for our democracy. Comedic duo The Good Liars speak with us about all the wacky things they encounter at MAGA rallies. And Nilay Patel, the editor of The Verge, talks us through Elon Musk & Bari Weiss’s pathetic attempts to make a controversy out of The Twitter Files. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Joulu 202258min

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) stops by to talk to us about his new bill that attempts to prevent the gas companies from gouging consumers. Bloomberg Opinion’s Tim O’Brien fills us in on the likely consequences of the Trump Organization being convicted of tax fraud. And The Nation’s Jeet Heer talks to us about Herschel Walker’s defeat in the Georgia Senate run-off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Joulu 202247min

Doug Balloon, who runs the hilarious Twitter parody account New York Times Pitchbot, stops by to tell us how much fun he is having harpooning the terrible hot takes of major political journalists. Nancy Northup, President of The Center For Reproductive Rights, talks to us about how the outcome of the midterms was determined by reproductive rights issues. And The Washington Post’s Phillip Bump talks us through Trump’s troubled relationship with the Constitution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Joulu 202256min

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson drops by to talk to us about Trump wanting to throw out the Constitution. Heated’s Emily Atkin tells us about corruption in the climate change advocacy world. Dennis Baron, author of You Can’t Always Say What You Want, talks to us about what Elon Musk actually means when he says he’s a “free speech absolutist.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Joulu 202248min

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, stops by to talk about the real motives behind the GOP attacks on our public schools and teachers. Congressman Ritchie Torres tells us about his hopes for the new Democratic Party leadership in the House. And the Daily Beast’s congressional reporter Sam Brodey gives us the inside story of the power struggles in our lame-duck Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Joulu 202248min

The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell talks to us about the tangled web Republicans find themselves in after Trump dined with unabashed anti-semites. Inside Elections Jacob Rubashkin tells us about the Senate runoff election in Georgia. The Washington Post’s Yvonne Wingett Sanchez tells us all about the fuckery going on with counting ballots in Arizona. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Marras 202248min