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The GOP Meltdown Over Hunter's Conviction
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Has Optimism Become Cringe? (with Chris Hayes)
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, host of All In and Why Is This Happening?, joins Jon Lovett to talk about why Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and crime is so...
Trump's Veepstakes Begin
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conservatives celebrate Easter Sunday with a meltdown after Biden acknowledges Trans Day of Visibility. Trump kicks off his “Apprentice”-style vee...
A Tale of Two Campaigns
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden breaks fundraising records and hits 8 swing states in 18 days, while a cash-strapped Donald Trump splits time between his beach club and a M...
Donald Trump: Bible Salesman
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell joins Dan to talk about Biden’s post State of the Union uptick in the polls. A cash-strapped Donald Trump is now sell...
Trump's Pump and Dump (feat. Sen. Raphael Warnock)
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump prepares to pay a $175 million bond, Truth Social goes public and a date is set for the first ever criminal trial of a former president. ...
How Broke and Desperate Is Donald Trump?
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is desperately looking for help to raise the 464 million dollar bond he has to put up for his New York civil fraud case. Joe Biden makes ...
A Guide to the 2024 Battleground States
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Addisu Demissie joins Tommy to discuss President Biden’s post State of the Union swing state tour, plan to reach Latino voters, and dig into the key...
Trump’s Bloodbath? (feat. Katie Porter)
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump salutes violent insurrectionists at a rally in Ohio over the weekend and deals with the fallout from his comments that there will be a "b...
Republicans' Work Till You Die Agenda
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump tries to walk back his comments on cutting Medicare and Social Security while Joe Biden goes on offense during a campaign swing in Wiscon...
Trump's TikTok Dance
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Favreau and guest host Jane Coaston discuss why Robert Hur's Capitol Hill testimony infuriated both Republicans and Democrats, the potential TikTo...
Biden’s in His Jacked-Up Joe Era
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden’s re-election effort kicks into high gear, including a 30 million dollar ad buy and a run of campaign stops in battleground states. ...
Biden's Fiery State of the Union
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Dan break down the highlights of what might be the biggest speech of Joe Biden's re-election campaign so far, from his hits on Donald Trump to...
The Biden-Trump Rematch Begins
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and doesn’t endorse Trump. Adam Schiff finishes first in California’s primary, Colin Allred will face Ted Cruz i...
Supreme Court Refuses to Exonerate Trump for Jan. 6th
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court issues a unanimous decision that Donald Trump cannot be kicked off the ballot by the state of Colorado. Nikki Haley wins the DC prim...
Did the Supreme Court Just Save Trump?
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump and President Biden hold dueling events at the Texas border as the issue of immigration becomes a top concern for voters. Mitch McConnell...
Pete Buttigieg on the Michigan Primary and Whether You Should Fly on a 737 Max (feat. Mehdi Hasan)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Favreau and Mehdi Hasan break down Biden and Trump’s big victories in the Michigan primary, whether the President can get a ceasefire deal, and ...
Will Trump Win Back Haley Voters?
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Haley loses the South Carolina primary by 20 points but vows to stay in the race. Donald Trump starts to make a play for her voters—and pivots...
Trump's 2nd Term: Military in the Streets, Mike Johnson in the Sheets
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump and his allies make it clear that a second term would be much more extreme than the first, from Christian nationalists running the White House t...
Debating Biden's Gaza Problem (with Mehdi Hasan)
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and guest host Mehdi Hasan break down the Biden administration's record on Gaza, what should happen next, and how the ongoing violence could hur...
Build The Life You Want, Episode 1 with Oprah Winfrey
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the first official primaries to the unofficial ramp-up of the general election, this has been a long year, which is a problem, because it’s onl...
Huge Verdict Against Trump (with Sen. Elizabeth Warren!)
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a special Presidents Day episode, Jon, Jon, and Tommy react to the $355 million verdict in Donald Trump's civil fraud case, speculation that Trump ...
Trump’s Get Out Of Jail Free Campaign (w/ Gov. Tim Walz)
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden goes on offense, Nikki Haley calls Donald Trump unhinged, and Trump's hush money case gets a court date while his Georgia case gets complica...
Will Chris Christie Back Biden?
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats win George Santos’s seat back, the House impeaches the Homeland Security Secretary instead of addressing the border crisis, and Biden join...
How Biden Can Handle the Age Thing
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden and the Democratic Party wrestle with concerns about the President's age in the wake of the Special Counsel's report calling him "a well-mea...
Will the Supreme Court Upend 2024?
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans find creative new ways to humiliate themselves for Donald Trump. The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Colorado’s 14th amendment cas...
Trump Loses Immunity, Johnson Loses Control
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fails and Republicans turn on each other over the border fight. Nikki Haley loses Nev...
Trump Stokes Border Chaos
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lead Democratic negotiator Senator Chris Murphy joins the pod to talk about the bipartisan senate border security bill, GOP push-back, and sending con...
The Biden-Trump Polls are All Over the Place
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Haley's campaign claims she has a path to the Republican nomination without winning Republican voters. The Biden-Trump polls are all over the pl...
Trumpworld Takes on Taylor Swift
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Strict Scrutiny's Leah Litman joins Jon Favreau to puzzle through the right's new Taylor Swift obsession, take stock of Donald Trump's mounting legal ...
Biden and Haley Tag Team Trump
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Trump's orders, Republicans in Congress double down on killing the bipartisan border deal. Both Joe Biden and Nikki Haley hit Trump's memory lapses...
Liz Cheney on the Cult of Trump
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Congresswoman and Vice Chair of the January 6th select committee Liz Cheney joins the pod to discuss the dangers of a second Trump term, his ch...
Trump Wins New Hampshire, Rages at Haley
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump wins the New Hampshire primary by a smaller margin than expected and returns to form during his victory speech. Despite her loss, Nikki H...
More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!)
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ron DeSantis ends his campaign for president and endorses the man who relentlessly bullied him. Nikki Haley questions Donald Trump’s mental fitness ...
Trump Goes Birther on Haley
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the New Hampshire primary just five days away, Trump attacks Nikki Haley using an all-too-familiar line of attack. The Granite State is Haley's l...
Did Trump's Iowa win change anything?
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Miller joins Lovett and Tommy to talk about Donald Trump’s blowout win in Iowa and what’s next in the Republican primary. Ron DeSantis defies ...
Trump Wins, DeSantis Whines, Haley Withstands
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump wins a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses and moves closer to capturing the Republican nomination. Ron DeSantis barely wins the race ...
On the Ground in Iowa: The Race for Second Place
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Less than two weeks before the caucuses, Tommy heads to Iowa to spend a few days going to campaign events, talking with voters, and taking the pulse o...
On the Ground in Iowa: The Inevitability Problem
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy takes a look at the 2024 Iowa Caucuses and their impact on the 2024 presidential race, asking the all-important question — does this even matt...
Biden vs. Trump on January 6th
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden frames the 2024 presidential race as a fight for democracy while Trump and his allies call the insurrectionists “hostages.” Then, Defense Se...
Iowa Caucus Countdown with Steve Kornacki
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy joins Dan from the campaign trail in Iowa to discuss the latest in the GOP primary, Trump's 14th Amendment ballot woes in Maine and Colorado, an...
Pollercoaster with Dan Pfeiffer - Preview | Trump leading Biden?
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a holiday sneak peek of Crooked's new exclusive series for Friends of the Pod, POLLERCOASTER. In this preview, host Dan Pfeiffer and guest Co...
Intentions for 2024 with Sam Sanders (Exclusive Clip)
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a much needed break to gear up for 2024, but we're excited to share an exclusive clip from Friend Of The Pod Sam Sanders' weekly podcast ...
PSA Presents: The 2023 Pundies
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the only award that really matters: The Pundies. Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan are joined by Halle Kiefer to decide the worst takes of 2023 (inc...
2023 Holiday Mail Bag!
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan answer your burning questions about the 2024 election, the future of Democracy, the best album of the year, the Philadelphia ...
No Evidence, No Problem: GOP Votes To Impeach (Live from San Jose!)
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest host Addisu Demissie joins Lovett, Tommy, and Dan live in San Jose! Who needs details?! House Republicans unanimously vote to launch an impeachm...
Can Trump Be Stopped in Iowa?
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With five weeks to go before the Iowa caucus, Donald Trump takes a historic lead in the latest Des Moines Register poll while Ron DeSantis half-hearte...
Chris Christie's Last Stand (Live from San Diego!)
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And then there were four. The gloves are off at the fourth GOP debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Chris Christie, current last place candidate (and future...
Is a Trump Dictatorship Inevitable?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump deflects from his authoritarian impulses by accusing Joe Biden of undermining democracy, while warnings about a second Trump term grow mo...
Why This Democrat Thinks He Can Beat Joe Biden
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's lawyers preview a new defense strategy, Nikki Haley lands a big new endorsement, and President Biden fights back on the economy—and hits Lau...
Biden Secures Temporary Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Obamacare
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Biden successfully secures a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, Congress attempts to pass an aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. But Republicans ...
Inside 2024 - Preview | Favreau + Tommy Talk Election Night
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy holidays from the Pod Save America team! Here’s a special sneak peek of our new subscriber exclusive series Inside 2024. In this preview Jon F...
More Democrats Call for a Ceasefire
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The President says a deal is close that would free hostages in Gaza, while more Democrats in Congress call for a ceasefire or conditions on military a...
First Rule of Republican Fight Club
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's apparently Fight Club week on Capitol Hill. GOP Representatives are bidding farewell to decorum and possibly their own sanity as multiple almost-...
Trump Vows to Root Out "Vermin"
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In an unhinged Veterans Day speech, Trump promises to remove the "vermin" who dare to oppose his agenda, while his top advisor outlines a terrifying s...
BONUS: Could Trump Still Lose the Nomination? (Live from New Orleans!)
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest host Tim Miller joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live from New Orleans! A fired-up President Biden campaigns in Illinois, but Jill Stein enters th...
Major Win for Democrats, Minor Debate for Republicans
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats pull out critical wins for abortion rights in Ohio and Andy Beshear in Kentucky, and deal a big blow to Glenn Youngkin in Virginia. Jon, Dan...
Barack Obama on Democracy, Gaza and 2024
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Election Day, with big implications for abortion, democracy, and much more in Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. It's also one year out...
Is Trump Losing a Step?
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's dominance in the early states finally has his Republican rivals and the press pointing out that he's no spring chicken. Meanwhile, MAGA...
Ohio's Big Choice (Live from Cleveland!)
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live from Cleveland, Ohio. As Israel launches its ground invasion, the war in Gaza conti...
BONUS: Bourbon & Biden (Live from Louisville!)
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Congressman Morgan McGarvey, State Senator Karen Berg, and special guest Perry Bacon Jr. join Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan live from Louisville! New Speak...
What’s a Mike Johnson?
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And the winner of the House Speaker showdown is ... Congressman Mike Johnson! You probably haven't heard of him, but his resume will sound familiar: e...
Rachel Maddow Talks Trump, Biden, and the Speaker-less House
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Rachel Maddow joins the show to talk about the latest in the Speaker-less House, Trump's legal troubles, and President Biden's message s...
John Fetterman and Symone Sanders-Townsend on House Chaos (Live from DC!)
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Senator John Fetterman, Virginia State Senate candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy, and chef José Andrés join Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and guest host Symone ...
Speaker Jim Jordan?
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden prepares to visit Israel as he tries to prevent a wider war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Trump’s opponents attack him for critic...
Trump Mocks Israel, Speaker Race in Chaos
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the crisis in the Middle East deepens, the Republican presidential candidates respond with their best: Donald Trump praises Hezbollah, Tim Scott sa...
Hamas Makes War, Republicans Play Politics
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has begun a full-scale siege of the Gaza Strip after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Saturday. Republican politicians wasted no time blamin...
Could Trump Become Speaker?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson joins the show to talk about testifying against her former boss, her new book, "Enough," and the curr...