Podcast Episodes

Jess Michaels Survived Epstein. Now She’s Speaking Up

Episode 17

At 22 years old, Jess Michaels was thriving. She was finding success as a dancer and model in New York City. Then, in 1991, she met Jeffrey Epstein. Jess Michaels was sexually assaulted by Epstein an…

Published on 8 hours ago

Stacey Abrams’ Steps to Freedom and Power

Episode 16

She’s a voting rights activist, a prominent voice in the Democratic party and a three-time New York Times best-selling novelist; but more than anything else, Stacey Abrams is a bonafide badass. As De…

Published on 1 week ago

Ken Burns Believes in our American Experiment

Episode 15

Ken Burns is America’s documentarian: From the Civil War to Vietnam, baseball to the Brooklyn Bridge, his films are gospel for generations of Americans curious about the world and our history. This N…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Phil Rosenthal is Hungry… And Subversive

Episode 14

Life can take some pretty unexpected turns. Just ask Phil Rosenthal. The man who brought us “Everybody Loves Raymond” is now a global star in his own right thanks to “Somebody Feed Phil” – Netflix’s …

Published on 3 weeks ago

Jon Lovett: “This is not Policy Making. This is Vandalism”

Episode 13

Pod Save America and Crooked Media founding member Jon Lovett isn’t just a podcasting legend or Barack Obama’s speechwriting secret weapon. He's a quick study of our political discourse and a cultura…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Melissa Murray is the JLo of Law

Episode 12

When systems are failing, what do you triage first? That's a question that keeps constitutional law superstar Melissa Murray awake at night. As a law professor at New York University, a former clerk …

Published on 1 month ago

Jacob Soboroff: “The American People Are Being Lied To”

Episode 11

From the war in Ukraine to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, Jacob Soboroff is no stranger to covering tragedy. His first-hand account of family separations along the Southern border during T…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Tim Miller is Ready to Fight Fire with Fire

Episode 10

There is no pre-political Tim Miller. From a fifth-grade bet on Bill Clinton, to becoming a Republican strategist for Jeb Bush, to finally saying “Goodbye to All That” and leaving the party in 2020, …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jeff Daniels on the Enemy Within

Episode 9

Very few actors have the range to pull off “Dumb and Dumber’s” slack jawed Harry Dunne, while mastering the arc of moral giants like Atticus Finch on stage or Ronald Reagan in the upcoming film “Reyk…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

BONUS: The Youth Baseball Coach Who Fended Off ICE

BONUS: In his two decades of coaching youth baseball, Youman Wilder never expected ICE agents to show up at his practice. But recently, that's exactly what happened. On New York's Upper West Side, Co…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago