Podcast Episodes

Hillary Clinton

Episode 26

The former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic nominee discusses President Trump, the pandemic, and election disinformation.

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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Barton Gellman

Episode 25

With the election only weeks away, President Trump is down in the polls, sowing doubt about the integrity of the vote, and refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. When he accepted his par…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Howie Hawkins

Episode 24

In 2016, the Green Party won more votes in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin than Donald Trump’s margins for victory. As a result, many Democrats blamed the progressive party for Clinton’s electo…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Mandela Barnes

Episode 23

Elected at 31, Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor is a young Black progressive and the face of a new Democratic party in the Midwest. With the nation’s attention on the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosh…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Chad Mayes

Episode 22

Only a few years ago, Chad Mayes was the Republican leader in the California Assembly. Now, he’s out of the party. Ahead of next week’s Republican convention, he joins Isaac Dovere to discuss the sta…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Susan Rice

Episode 21

Susan Rice, the former U.N. Ambassador and National Security Advisor for the Obama administration, is considered a leading candidate to become Joe Biden's running mate. She joins to discuss statehood…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Donna Shalala

Episode 20

Florida congresswoman Donna Shalala was one of many first-time candidates in 2018. But unlike other freshman Democrats that flipped a district, she’d already had a decades-long career in public life.…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Doug Jones

Episode 19

The Alabama senator discusses the coronavirus outbreak in the South, new efforts to grapple with its Confederate legacy, and his hopes that this time of crisis leads to systemic change.

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Carly Fiorina

Episode 18

The 2016 Republican presidential candidate announces her intention to vote for Joe Biden, and the concerns about the country that led to her decision.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Jumaane Williams

Episode 17

The second-highest elected official in New York City is a progressive activist who’s worked to change policing for years. He thinks this moment could be different, if Americans are willing to have an…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago