Why James Lankford expects a border breakthrough
The GOP’s lead negotiator on the embattled Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and border security supplemental believes that a compromise will happen. But do his Democratic colleagues in the Senate and his fell...
8 Des 202333min
Steve Scalise reveals what’s really happened since McCarthy’s fall
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise illuminates what happened behind closed doors after Kevin McCarthy’s ousting as well as what to expect next on impeachment; why he will vote against expelling Georg...
1 Des 202332min
Why the era of the ‘Emerging Democratic Majority’ is collapsing
John Judis and Ruy Teixeira, co-authors of “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” are back with a new book that argues that the Democrats are imperiled by a “shadow party” that is forcing them into “radi...
17 Nov 20231h 3min
Why US politics has become must-see TV abroad
Australian TV hosts Chas Licciardello and John Barron explain how American politics has influenced culture and government in their homeland; and which single feature of Australian politics could fix m...
10 Nov 202356min
Why Democrats keep stubbing their toes on the working class vote
On this week’s episode of Deep Dive, Pulitzer Prize winner David Leonhardt joins host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to talk about his new book and what it says about how Democrats can save their r...
3 Nov 202348min
The GOP’s new strategy to win on abortion
Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, the GOP has repeatedly paid a price electorally for its stance on abortion. The chaos has been dispiriting to the anti-abortion activists who hel...
27 Okt 202352min
How GOP moderates have Jim Jordan pinned
Host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza joins Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) to learn how he and other GOP moderates, institutionalists, and Biden-district Republicans have organized against Jim Jordan’s ca...
20 Okt 202336min
Biden deputy national security adviser lifts the fog of war in Israel
Jon Finer, President Joe Biden’s principal deputy national security adviser, opens up to Playbook co-author and Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza about how the administration is approaching some of the thorni...
13 Okt 202331min
