Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Asa Hutchinson isn’t scared of Trump, Biden, or impossible odds
Episode 412
If you talk to Democratic strategists about the 2024 presidential election, there is a certain type of Republican nominee who they fear: Someone who …
2 years, 11 months ago
Bonus: Live from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Episode 411
This past week, luminaries from politics, media, and Hollywood came together for the annual White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington. Playboo…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why this week’s media meltdown was years in the making – and what comes next
Episode 410
This week in Washington – more so than anytime in Joe Biden’s presidency – the news has been all about… the news.
To start, it’s the weekend of the Wh…
2 years, 11 months ago
White House Plumbers
Episode 409
On May 1, the hotly-anticipated HBO series White House Plumbers will premiere. The 5-episode series takes viewers along on a darkly funny ride with t…
2 years, 11 months ago
DeSantis & the Florida speaker are just getting started. Here’s what’s next.
Episode 408
This week, Florida’s statehouse cleared the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a six-week abortion ban. The man who shepherded the bill, House Speaker…
2 years, 11 months ago
How Vivek Ramaswamy thinks he’s got Trump & DeSantis beat
Episode 406
The 2024 Republican presidential primary is off to a bit of a slow start.
Donald Trump and former governors Nikki Haley and Asa Hutchinson have entere…
3 years ago
Donald Trump’s indictment: Our reporters dig into the repercussions for 2024
Episode 407
Playbook Deep Dive host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza gathers three of the best journalists in the POLITICO’s newsroom to break down the immediat…
3 years ago
Porn stars, felons, and spin doctors: Who will jurors believe in Trump’s case?
Episode 405
Lanny Davis long ago established himself as the go-to operative in Washington when you’re in the middle of a PR crisis.
He was famously the public fa…
3 years ago
What Iran and China stand to gain from an Iraq AUMF repeal
Episode 404
On Thursday, the Senate began to re-evaluate one of the most controversial episodes in American history: the Iraq war.
After a generation of use and …
3 years ago
AI is advancing faster than Congress. Here’s why that’s a bug
Episode 403
Last November, when the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT launched, an old science fiction question suddenly became very real: How long until …
3 years, 1 month ago