Meh-lania

Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.


Guest: Heather Schwedel, staff writer at Slate, author of “Unfortunately, I Have to Recommend You See Melania”.


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Trump 2.0

Trump 2.0

It’s not 2016 all over again. With a party now shaped in his image, and a Supreme Court that already gave him immunity, how will a vengeful Donald Trump’s second term go down?Guest: David A. Graham, s...

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America Can't Quit Trump

America Can't Quit Trump

Trump has just about done it again—and the country’s largely swinging further to the right on down-ballot candidates and even some ballot initiatives. Why couldn’t the Harris campaign pull it off, and...

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A Shocking and Predictable Election

A Shocking and Predictable Election

It’s been a strange election—Trump being shot at on stage; Biden dropping out—but also a very familiar one, with the same issues, same rhetoric, and same deadlocked, dysfunctional Congress waiting on ...

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What to Watch While Watching Election Results

What to Watch While Watching Election Results

The worst part about the election being tomorrow is knowing that we (almost definitely) won’t know the results tomorrow.Guests:Ari Berman, voting rights reporter for Mother JonesKadia Goba, political ...

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u up? Go vote.

u up? Go vote.

Voters in swing states are being subjected to constant political messages—on billboards, commercials and, increasingly, via text messages. But are dozens of “make a plan to vote” texts you’re receivin...

3 Nov 202419min

What Elon Wants From Trump

What Elon Wants From Trump

How did Elon Musk go from a poster to someone pumping millions of dollars towards Donald Trump? And what’s he hoping to get for doing so?Guest: Max Chafkin, Bloomberg Businessweek columnist. Want more...

1 Nov 202426min

Spoiler Alert: The People Policing Your Vote

Spoiler Alert: The People Policing Your Vote

They believe they are the law. They believe the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. They’re determined not to let it happen again. Meet the constitutional sheriffs.Guest: David Gilbert, report...

31 Okt 202424min

Spoiler Alert: Almighty Omaha

Spoiler Alert: Almighty Omaha

It’s gone to Trump once and Biden once. Now, there’s a slight but very real chance that the entire election will turn based on how Nebraska’s second congressional district—with its singular electoral ...

30 Okt 202424min

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