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Trump Closes With Small Fries and Big D*cks

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Running on fumes with just two weeks to go, Trump raves about Arnold Palmer's genitalia and works the fryer at a McDonald's. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris ...

Can Dems Sweep the 2024 Elections?

20 Oct 2024

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Dan is joined by Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report, to break down Democrats' chances of winning the White House, Senate, and Ho...

Trump Calls January 6th a "Day of Love"

18 Oct 2024

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Donald Trump gives a stunning answer to a Republican voter upset about Trump's behavior on January 6: "That was a day of love." Kamala Harris braves F...

Trump's Bizarre Town Hall DJ Set

16 Oct 2024

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Donald Trump spends 40 minutes at a Pennsylvania Q&A queueing up his favorite tunes, baffling the crowd (and everyone else). Tommy and Democratic stra...

Trump's Top General Uses the F-Word

15 Oct 2024

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"Fascist to the core." That's how Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs under Donald Trump, describes Trump in a new book—and that was befo...

Why You Shouldn't Panic About the Polls

13 Oct 2024

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David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the Harris-Walz campaign and campaign manager for Barack Obama in 2008, joins Dan to talk about where the race stands...

Let the Bedwetting Begin

11 Oct 2024

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With 25 days left until Election Day, the quadrennial October Freakout is upon us! Jon and Dan break down the tightening polls, the rival campaigns' s...

Why Is Trump Scared of the Media?

09 Oct 2024

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Donald Trump cancels on 60 Minutes as Kamala Harris and Tim Walz face tough questions and then kick off a full-scale media blitz, with appearances on ...

Billionaire Personality Disorder

07 Oct 2024

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Live from Philly, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, Dan, and MSNBC's Symone Sanders Townsend discuss Trump's rally with Elon Musk, Kamala Harris's media blitz, and ...

Trump’s Hurricane of Lies

06 Oct 2024

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Live from Ann Arbor, Jon, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan are joined by special guest host Leah Litman, co-host of Strict Scrutiny and Michigan’s own legal w...

Kamala Harris & Liz Cheney Take on Donald Trump

04 Oct 2024

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October is here... and so are the surprises. Special Counsel Jack Smith brings Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy back into the headlines, while Harri...

Hot Takes on a Low Key Debate

02 Oct 2024

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Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy break down Tim Walz's great arguments about democracy and reproductive rights, JD Vance's distortions on Obamacare and imm...

Can Tim Walz Out-Debate JD Vance?

01 Oct 2024

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Tim Walz and JD Vance prepare for the last big moment of the campaign: Tuesday's vice presidential debate. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy handicap Walz's stre...

Kamala Pitches Populism, Trump Hawks Watches

27 Sep 2024

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Harris gives another big economic speech and sits for an interview about protecting consumers and growing the middle class. Trump, meanwhile, claims I...

Is Trump God's Gift to Women?

25 Sep 2024

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Lovett and guest host Errin Haines break down Kamala Harris's efforts to close the gap with Donald Trump on the economy, and what might be behind Trum...

Is Trump Winning the Sun Belt?

24 Sep 2024

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Six weeks out from Election Day, new polls show Harris leading nationally, but Trump still ahead in key Sun Belt states. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy dive i...

Kamala Up, Lovett Down

20 Sep 2024

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Another day, another round of maddening polls showing the race locked in place—with Harris ever-so-slightly ahead—even as voters agree that she be...

Harris Denounces Trump's Pet-Eating Conspiracy

18 Sep 2024

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Kamala Harris drives a contrast message with an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists and gives a searing answer about Trump and...

Trump Blames Harris for Assassination Attempt

17 Sep 2024

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Donald Trump wastes no time blaming Kamala Harris and Joe Biden for the latest attempt on his life. JD Vance defends spreading lies about Haitian immi...

Trump Is Too Afraid to Debate Harris Again

13 Sep 2024

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Two days after getting trounced in the debate, Trump turns to a familiar playbook: claim a win, trash the moderators, and—above all—refuse to deba...

Kamala Dominates Trump at the Debate

11 Sep 2024

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In what may be the last huge moment of the campaign, Kamala Harris pulls off an overwhelming win: drawing a clear contrast with Donald Trump, presenti...

All Tied up Before the Debate

10 Sep 2024

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Debate day has arrived, and new polls show that the race couldn't be closer. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy offer their final thoughts before Kamala Harris an...

Trump's Happy-Go-Lucky Debate Strategy

08 Sep 2024

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Kamala Harris prepares for Tuesday's debate while Donald Trump has "policy time" and complains about his legal woes. Live in Phoenix, Jon, Lovett, Tom...

Kamala Harris: Still the Underdog

06 Sep 2024

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As the final campaign sprint begins, both candidates roll out plans on the issue that matters most to undecided voters: the economy. Republican truth-...

Doug Emhoff Is Ready to Win (Fantasy Football)

05 Sep 2024

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Doug Emhoff stops by the Crooked studio! The Second Gentleman talks with Jon, Lovett, and Tommy about why Kamala Harris is such "a badass," masculinit...

Pollercoaster: State of the Race with Dan Pfeiffer (Subscription Preview)

03 Sep 2024

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Lean into the long Labor Day weekend with a special 'Best Of' preview episode of Crooked’s subscriber-exclusive series, Pollercoaster. In this episo...

Harris and Walz Meet the Press

30 Aug 2024

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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sit down with CNN's Dana Bash for their much-hyped first big interview—and they pass the test. Donald Trump tries again t...

Harris Hits the Airwaves

28 Aug 2024

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Lovett and guest host Symone Sanders Townsend of MSNBC discuss the Harris-Walz campaign's latest moves: new ads hitting Trump and touting her housing ...

Kamala Harris's Path to 270

27 Aug 2024

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Trump threatens to bail on the September debate, his campaign signals yet another attempt to keep their candidate on message, and his newest big endor...

Kamala Crushes It

23 Aug 2024

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In the biggest speech of her life, Kamala Harris gives a dazzling address making the case for herself and her vision, and absolutely torching Donald T...

To the Winfrey, to the Walz (feat. Gretchen Whitmer)

22 Aug 2024

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Tim Walz gives a model acceptance speech in front of thousands of roaring delegates, his beaming family, and the football players he coached. Oprah Wi...

Obama Night at the DNC (feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

21 Aug 2024

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Barack and Michelle Obama and Doug Emhoff make the argument for Kamala Harris with a trio of pitch-perfect speeches to the delegates in Chicago. Harri...

The Late Show with Joe Biden

20 Aug 2024

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Joe Biden takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention—after an interminable pre-program that pushes him out of prime time—and tells the ...

How Kamala Beats Trump (Final Ep.)

18 Aug 2024

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On the final episode of this season of The Wilderness, Jon is joined by UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck and senior Harris campaign advisor David...

Republicans Beg Trump to Be New Person

16 Aug 2024

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More and more Republicans are asking Donald Trump if it might be possible for him to stop the personal attacks on Kamala Harris and focus on a persuas...

The "Let Trump Be Trump" Strategy

14 Aug 2024

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Jon and guest host David Axelrod discuss Donald Trump's struggles to define Kamala Harris, his rambling interview with Elon Musk, and why the Trump ca...

Trump Rages, Harris Rises

13 Aug 2024

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Kamala Harris pulls ahead in three key swing states as Donald Trump continues to flail and fume to donors and supporters. JD Vance tries to go on the ...

Kamala Harris’s Winning Message (Ep. 7)

11 Aug 2024

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Jon is joined Democratic message guru Anat Shenker-Osorio and longtime political strategist Michael Podhorzer to talk about how swing voters are react...

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Meltdown

09 Aug 2024

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Trump throws a temper tantrum at Mar-a-Lago, boasting he draws bigger crowds than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did for the “I Have a Dream” speech....

Tim Walz Keeps the Good Vibes Going

07 Aug 2024

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VP Kamala Harris hits the road with her new running mate, Tim Walz, who lands his first official couch joke of the campaign against his GOP counterpar...

VP Picks Her VP

06 Aug 2024

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We're just hours away from the announcement of VP Harris's running mate—and she's reportedly narrowed it down to Gov. Tim Walz and Gov. Josh Shapiro...

Trump Revives Birtherism

02 Aug 2024

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Donald Trump doubles down on the racism and birtherism he unleashed onstage at the NABJ convention—repeating his attacks in social media posts and e...

Trump's Worst Interview Ever? (feat. Stacey Abrams)

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump suggests that Kamala Harris isn't actually Black, claims that nobody died on January 6, and belittles his interviewers before his campaig...

Harris Surges, Vance Sinks (feat. Gov. Tim Walz)

30 Jul 2024

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Donald Trump and friends try out new lines of attack on Kamala Harris as they struggle to confront her momentum—and the new reality of the race. JD ...

What Undecided Voters Think of Kamala Harris (Ep. 6)

28 Jul 2024

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Jon is joined by longtime pollster Sarah Longwell to discuss how swing voters are reacting to Kamala Harris’ unexpected campaign for president. How ...

The Race to Define Kamala Harris

26 Jul 2024

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Election Day is just over 100 days away, and the Trump team is scrambling to define Kamala Harris before she can do it herself. Jon and Dan discuss th...

Kamala Harris Starts Hot (feat. Pete Buttigieg)

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

And she's off! Kamala Harris has clinched the majority of delegates, she's breaking fundraising records and driving voter registration, and she's out ...

Biden Passes the Torch to Kamala

22 Jul 2024

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In a historic moment in what was already a norm-shattering campaign, Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential race and endorses Kamala Harris. As the...

Bidin' His Time

20 Jul 2024

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Is Biden inching toward dropping out, or is he committed to staying put? If he did make a move, when would he do it, and how? Live in Madison, Jon, Lo...

Trump Is So Beatable

19 Jul 2024

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Donald Trump returns to form in a rambling, divisive, and endless acceptance speech certain to remind swing voters why they don't like him, and to rem...

Vance Vance Revolution

18 Jul 2024

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JD Vance makes his debut as Donald Trump's running mate and doesn't exactly hit a home run. Joe Biden tests positive for COVID, details leak out about...

Fear and Unity in Milwaukee

17 Jul 2024

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Donald Trump's former rivals compete to see who can praise him the hardest and who can spread the most vile lies about immigration and crime, as a smi...

Trump's Shooting Upends 2024

16 Jul 2024

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After surviving a horrifying assassination attempt, Donald Trump announces J.D. Vance as his VP pick and promises to shift the tone of the Republican ...

Was Biden's "Big Boy Presser" Enough?

12 Jul 2024

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Jon and Dan break down Joe Biden's big press conference, whether he did enough to calm nervous Democrats, and whether he's making a sharp enough case ...

Is the Biden Dam Breaking?

11 Jul 2024

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The effort to remove President Biden from the ticket picks up momentum as more Democratic members of Congress speak out. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi r...

Biden Digs In

09 Jul 2024

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President Biden stays on the offensive, calling into his favorite morning show to excoriate the naysayers, rallying support among old allies, and vowi...

Why No One’s Winning Young Voters (Ep. 5)

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon is joined by youth polling experts John Della Volpe and Kristen Soltis Anderson to talk about apathy among young voters this election cycle. Why a...

Democrats Debate Biden's Future

03 Jul 2024

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President Biden’s campaign fights to contain fallout from the disastrous debate, as Democrats begin to go public with concerns. Jon, Tommy, and Dan ...

Joe vs. The Unknown

29 Jun 2024

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Democrats begin to grapple with two huge questions: is it possible to replace Biden at the top of the ticket—and is it wise? Mehdi Hasan joins Jon, ...

A Brutally Honest Debate Recap

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Biden turns in a disastrous debate performance, missing an opportunity to take advantage of Donald Trump's (many) lies and unhinged moments, and s...

The First (and Last?) Debate

27 Jun 2024

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The first debate is upon us, and you’re not the only one feeling nervous. Guest host Stacey Abrams joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan, live in Brooklyn,...

This Is Your Debate on Drugs

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump vows to cut education funding by half, throws his support behind displaying the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, and offers a new, ...

How Democrats Can Win Latinos Back (Ep. 4)

23 Jun 2024

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Jon is joined by Carlos Odio and Stephanie Valencia, founders of Equis Research, the nation’s leading polling and research firm focused on the Latin...

Trump Loses It Over Fox News Poll

21 Jun 2024

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Joe Biden heads to Camp David to prepare for next week's debate, Donald Trump bungles the expectations game, and both sides prepare for the post-broad...

The Plan to Fight Trump's Second-Term Agenda

19 Jun 2024

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Joe Biden makes a big new move on immigration, and Democratic governors and progressive groups quietly make plans to fight back against the second-ter...

Biden Campaign Unloads on Trump's Conviction

18 Jun 2024

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The Biden campaign puts big money into a new ad slamming Trump as a convicted felon, fraudster, and sexual predator, and painting Biden as a fighter f...

Trump Returns to the Scene of the Crime

14 Jun 2024

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Trump returns to the Capitol for the first time since January 6th and receives a hero’s welcome from House and Senate Republicans—where he calls M...

The GOP Meltdown Over Hunter's Conviction

12 Jun 2024

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Dan and The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell break down the chaotic Republican response to the Hunter Biden news and what the conviction might mean for the ...

MTG: Jesus Was a Felon Too

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump meets with a probation officer for his pre-sentencing interview just a day after holding an unhinged rally in Nevada where Marjorie Taylo...

Could Trump-Curious Black Voters Swing the Election? (Ep. 3)

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon is joined by pollster Terrance Woodbury and Lavora Barnes, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, to talk about the black voters who may cast the...

The MAGA Plot to Jail Democrats

07 Jun 2024

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Republican voters are starting to second-guess their support for convicted felon Donald Trump, who’s now threatening to lock up President Biden and ...

Biden Takes Action on the Border

05 Jun 2024

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President Biden issues an executive order temporarily closing the US-Mexico border to migrants. Tommy and Addisu Demissie discuss Democratic backlash ...

New Polling on Trump’s Felony Conviction

04 Jun 2024

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Republicans fall in line behind convicted felon and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump as he lobs insults at prosecutors, witnesses and the r...

TRUMP FOUND GUILTY!

31 May 2024

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A jury of Donald Trump's peers finds him guilty on all 34 counts in the Manhattan election interference trial. CNN Legal Analyst Norm Eisen shares wha...

Trump Verdict Watch Begins

29 May 2024

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The Manhattan jury begins its deliberations, and the Trump team thinks it may have a sympathizer on the inside. Tommy and Strict Scrutiny's Melissa Mu...

Inside 2024 (Full Episode): John Legend on Celebrities Getting Political, Endorsing Biden, and Avoiding a Second Trump Presidency

29 May 2024

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John Legend joins Jon Favreau to discuss the impact of celebrity political endorsements, his political origins, working with Obama, and why a second T...

The Trump Voters Who Are Sick of Trump (Ep. 2)

26 May 2024

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Jon is joined by longtime pollster Sarah Longwell and former Republican strategist Tim Miller to get inside the minds of two-time Trump voters who are...

The Path to Defeat Donald Trump (Ep. 1)

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to The Wilderness. Jon talks about what it will take to rebuild 2020’s anti-Trump coalition with political analyst Ron Brownstein, poli...

Trump Heads to Tribal Council

24 May 2024

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The world gets some clues about the "special project" that's keeping Lovett away from the show, Nikki Haley abandons her principles and endorses Trump...

Trump Promises "A Unified Reich"

22 May 2024

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Donald Trump is forced to remove a video promising "a unified Reich" as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris go on the attack against Trump's latest nod to Naz...

Why 2024 Should Be About the Supreme Court

21 May 2024

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The prosecution rests in Donald Trump's Manhattan trial, and the defense begins to present their case. Biden pitches young Black voters while Trump co...

Trump Trial: "Jail Is on the Table"

17 May 2024

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Jon, Dan, and CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen break down the highlights and lowlights of the Manhattan prosecutors’ case against Donald Trump and look ...

Trump Subverts Gag Order with Wannabe VPs

15 May 2024

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Joe Biden surprises Donald Trump with a debate challenge, and Trump accepts. Tommy and MSNBC’s Jen Psaki discuss the strategy behind Biden’s move ...

Michael Cohen Incriminates Trump

14 May 2024

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The prosecution calls its star witness, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, who testifies about disguising hush money payments to keep the Stormy Daniel...

Did a Worm Really Eat RFK Jr.'s Brain?

10 May 2024

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Dan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss Stormy Daniels's latest round of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Trump insults Jewish voters and pre...

Stormy's Steamy Testimony

08 May 2024

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Jon and veteran Democratic strategist Rebecca Katz discuss the graphic Stormy Daniels testimony in Trump's hush money case, Biden's trip to Wisconsin,...

Trump Holds VP Auditions

07 May 2024

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Ceasefire negotiations hit a major sticking point as Israel prepares an invasion of Rafah over Joe Biden's objections. Judge Merchan holds Donald Trum...

A Front Row Seat to Trump's Trial

03 May 2024

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Former White House Ethics Czar and author of Trying Trump, Norm Eisen, joins Dan and Jon to discuss his insights from the first three weeks of Donald ...

Trump Details His Dictatorial Plans

01 May 2024

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Lovett and guest host Tim Miller discuss Donald Trump's mind-boggling interview with TIME Magazine, in which he details his plans to use the military ...

Kissing Rings and Killing Puppies

30 Apr 2024

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Joe Biden cracks jokes, mocks Trump, and goes around traditional media outlets to get his message out on shows like Smartless and Howard Stern. Democr...

Will the Supreme Court Grant Trump Immunity?

26 Apr 2024

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Tommy, guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco, and Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman break down the Trump team’s immunity argument at the Supreme Court, the...

Scranton Joe vs. Park Ave Trump

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal trial call their first witness: a former National Enquirer publisher who puts the former president at the cente...

Law and Odor: Trump Trials

22 Apr 2024

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Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Hysteria Co-Host Erin Ryan are live from the LA Times Festival of Books! As the first week of Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal t...

So You Think You Can Be a Trump Juror?

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon talks to Alex Garland, writer and director of the hit movie 'Civil War,' about why he wanted to make a blockbuster about the demise of American de...

Black Voters’ Views on Biden

17 Apr 2024

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Tommy is joined by Terrance Woodbury, Democratic strategist and pollster, to talk about President Biden's standing with young Black men and other grou...

The People vs Donald Trump

16 Apr 2024

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Donald Trump makes history as the first US President to face a criminal trial and reportedly falls asleep at the defense table during jury selection. ...

The Trump-Mike Johnson-MTG Love Triangle

12 Apr 2024

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Joe Biden lays out the choice on the economy. Donald Trump stands by his man Mike Johnson despite Marjorie Taylor Greene's threats to oust him as Spea...

Trump's Abortion Gambit Implodes

10 Apr 2024

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Dan is joined by Jennifer Palmieri, co-host of MSNBC's How to Win 2024 podcast and a former communications director for Hillary Clinton and Barack Oba...

Trump "Proudly" Supports Abortion Bans

09 Apr 2024

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Donald Trump once again takes credit for overturning Roe v. Wade and promises to allow states to enact even the most extreme abortion bans. He also pr...

Bernie Sanders on the War in Gaza and Beating Trump

05 Apr 2024

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Jon and Dan discuss why Donald Trump is suddenly so eager to debate, how the Florida abortion ballot measure could help Democrats’ chances there, an...