Join noted author & pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune ...
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The Nation’s Jeet Heer talks to us about the Democratic Party’s rebuilding efforts. Congresswoman Becca Balint examines how to push back against Trump’s agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Mary Trump Show’s Mary Trump examines how we prepare for the incoming Trump administration. Garbage Day’s Ryan Broderick details how politics is downstream from internet culture and what that means for our political future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the impending disaster of the next Trump administration. Zucked author Roger McNamee examines the dystopian goals of tech billionaires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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To The Contrary newsletter author Charlie Sykes examines how to stay sane in this news cycle. Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman discusses fighting back against Trump’s agenda through the courts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank examines what Donald Trump’s nominations signal for the future. Russian Media Monitor’s Julia Davis explores how Russia is reacting to Trump’s recent moves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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MSNBC’s The Weekend host Symone Sanders stops by to discuss the blind spots emerging in VP Harris's strategy. Run For Something’s Amanda Litman talks about how to build a strong Democratic Party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson examines Trump’s absolutely insane cabinet appointments and their path forward. The Brennan Center’s Katherine Ebright details Trump’s plans to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Kurt Andersen examines the plotting, or lack thereof, in the upcoming Trump administration. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, reacts to Trump's attacks on America's education system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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On The Tape Podcast’s Dan Nathan examines the economic message of the election, and CNN’s Stephen Vladeck discusses how the courts could actually keep Trump in check. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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CNN political analyst Ron Brownstein examines the voting numbers to provide a post-mortem on VP Harris's loss. Investigative reporter Miranda Green details the "pink slime" newspapers mailed to voters in swing districts that helped sway the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The Good Liars' Jason Selvig details what he saw on the road that led him to predict VP Harris’s loss. Mother Jones' Anna Merlan examines RFK Jr. and what we can expect if Trump actually adds him to his administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Semafor’s Dave Weigel examines the 2020 election. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson details how her state will fight back against a potential second term for Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lever’s David Sirota examines VP Harris’s campaign and considers what we can do better in the future. Pollster John Della Volpe parses how Gen Z’s vote shaped the electorate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick stops by to try to comfort us. Media Matters CEO Angelo Carusone examines how MAGA out-organized Democrats and how we can counter it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson breaks down what the Des Moines Register’s Selzer poll reveals about VP Harris’s chances of becoming our next president. Emily’s List President Jessica Mackler examines how reproductive rights will affect this election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Gov. Tim Walz, Timothy Snyder & Steven Mazie
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Vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz details how we can help in the final days of the campaign. On Freedom author Timothy Snyder examines how the media is playing into a fascist handbook. The Economist’s Steven Mazie details the Supreme Courts' latest issues with voter rolls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Former Senator Al Franken parses the last days of the election cycle. ProPublica’s Molly Redden details the leaked tapes of Project 2025’s Russ Vought discussing the Trump administration's plans if they are elected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall parses why Trump’s MSG rally was so insane. CNN political analyst Ron Brownstein examines polling versus early voting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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We recap Donald Trump’s MSG rally. The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson breaks down what he’s seeing in early voting. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez details his lawsuit against Meta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Lawrence O'Donnell & Lawrence Lessig
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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell tries to calm our nerves as the election nears. Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig details why VP Harris may need fake electors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Mary Trump Show’s Mary Trump Examines the state of the race. CNN’s Elle Reeve to talk her encounters with voters in Georgia and her book Black Pill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Entrepreneur Mark Cuban details why Donald Trump is the wrong pick for America’s business interests. Former Senate staffer Adam Jentelson examines the state of the race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson examines the state of the presidential race. Politifact’s Bill Adair details his new book Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Liars, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Sen. Chuck Schumer & Charlie Sykes
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MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes joins us to discuss the state of the presidential race. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer examines the Democrats' 2024 Senate map. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens examines the state of the 2024 presidential election. Former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig discusses her run for New Hampshire governor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Nation’s Jeet Heer examines Donald Trump’s continued descent into madness. Author Jonathan Alter details his new book American Reckoning: Inside Trump’s Trial and My Own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines why Democrats should not be freaking out about the latest polls. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff details the stakes of the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall joins us to talk about the state of the presidential race. Executive Director of the West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty discusses the horrors she is seeing in post-Roe America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Think Like an Economist podcast host Justin Wolfers examines the Biden administration's great economic news. Michigan Senator and DSCC chairperson Gary Peters examines the Senate map for Dems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Talking Feds host Harry Litman details the latest of Trump’s legal woes. Professor Jeff Jarvis examines his new book The Web We Weave: Why We Must Reclaim the Internet from Moguls, Misanthropes, and Moral Panic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson takes the temperature of VP Harris's chances of winning the election. Laura Gillen, who is running against Congressman Anthony Desposito in New York's 4th District, details her hotly contested race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Democracy Defenders PAC’s Jim Messina examines VP Harris's path to election. The New York Times' Peter S. Goodman details the impacts of the longshoreman deal and its looming dangers as they firm up their contract. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The New Republic editor Michael Tomasky joins us to weigh the aftermath of the VP debate. Harvard and MIT humanist chaplain Greg Epstein examines his new book Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast react to the vice presidential debate. Actor John Leguizamo talks about political activism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers the latest new lows in his Wisconsin speech. Team Human host Douglas Rushkoff details the update of his classic book Program or Be Programmed: 11 Commands for the AI Future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Bulwark’s Tim Miller examines the state of the presidential race. The Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein weighs history against the future of our politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes roasts the idea of Harris and Trump being equals. The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank details his new book Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists, and Dunces Who Burned Down the House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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The Focus Group’s Sarah Longwell details what she’s seeing in focus groups. MSNBC’s Paola Ramos examines her new book Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Fast Politics unveils its new four-episode-a-week format! We have an excerpt from Molly and Rick Wilson’s Politics As Unusual live performance in Milwaukee, WI, at The Vivarium. The New York Times' Susanne Craig details her new book Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success. See omnystudio.com…
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Al Franken, Gov. JB Pritzker & Dan Osborn
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Former Senator Al Franken details Trump's terrible political instincts. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker examines his progressive governing despite being very, very rich. Nebraska independent candidate for the Senate Dan Osborn details his run. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Lawrence O'Donnell, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Maxwell Frost & More
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MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell examines how Trump expressing his hatred of Taylor Swift could help him lose his presidential aspirations. The Groundwork Collaborative’s Lindsay Owens educates us on price gouging, including VP Harris's plans to fight it. Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman details how her organization is pushing back against Republicans' …
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Rick Wilson, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac & Amanda Becker
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers Trump for cozying up to Laura Loomer. Kate Conger and Ryan Mac detail their book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. The 19th's Amanda Becker examines her new book You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Jon Allen, Maya Wiley & Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey
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NBC News' Jon Allen breaks down the fallout from Trump’s abysmal debate performance. The Leadership Conference’s Maya Wiley details her new book Remember, You Are a Wiley. Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey examines his book Kamala, The Motherland, and Me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af iHeartPodcasts
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Jeet Heer, Dave Troy & Janelle Bynum
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The Nation's Jeet Heer reacts to VP Harris pummeling Donald Trump throughout the debate. Investigative journalist Dave Troy details crypto bros' plot to take advantage of the debt ceiling to devalue the US dollar. Janelle Bynum details her run for Congress in Oregon's 5th district. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Rick Wilson, David Sirota & Jason Stanley
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers the MAGA influencers who were taking Russian money to produce pro-Russian interest content. The Lever founder David Sirota stops by to talk about his podcast The Master Plan, which details how the right mapped out legalizing corruption through the Supreme Court. Yale Professor Jason Stanley examines his new…
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Josh Marshall, Randi Weingarten & Amanda Litman
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Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall skewers the right-wing influence outfit Tenet Media after it was indicted by the DOJ. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, rebuts J.D. Vance’s attacks on her character. Run For Something’s Amanda Litman details the down-ballot races to focus on to ensure Dems win in November. See om…
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Stuart Stevens, Daniel Nichanian & Michael S. Roth
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Legendary campaign manager Stuart Stevens examines Trump’s path to re-election and how unlikely it looks. Bolts Magazine’s Daniel Nichanian examines how local government legal battles will affect the upcoming election. Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth explains why he hopes his students become even more politically engaged. See omnystud…
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Rick Wilson, Oliver Darcy & Anupreeta Das
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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers Tulsi Gabbard’s turn to Trump world. Status News’ Oliver Darcy examines the media’s poor coverage of the election. Then we’ll talk to New York Times’ Anupreeta Das about her new book, Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…
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Justin Wolfers, Rep Jared Moskowitz, Gov. Jared Polis, Sen. Chris Murphy & More!
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The New York Times contributor Justin Wolfers teaches us which economic measures we should and shouldn’t obsess over. Congressman Jared Moskowitz updates us on his chaotic friendship with Congressman James Comer. Colorado Governor Jared Polis examines how minding your own business contributes to a state's thriving. Senator Chris Murphy details how …
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Rick Wilson, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, AG Keith Ellison, Sen. Ron Wyden & MORE!
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We start the show with Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast live from Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand examines her interesting plan to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison details how Tim Walz figures into the masculinity discussion in the election. Senator Ron Wyden examines the dy…
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