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Episode 358
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back for the first time since 2019. Journalists, A-list celebrities and Washington’s power players will pac…
3 years, 11 months ago
‘You only win if you fight:' Will Gallego unseat Sinema?
Episode 357
This week Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is in Arizona to dig into a few big plotlines ahead of this year’s elections. Trump narrowly lost the state i…
3 years, 11 months ago
Biden’s pollster on how to ‘not get our a---- kicked’ in midterms
Episode 356
In the coming weeks and months, the Playbook team will be out covering the key districts and states that will decide the outcome of the midterm elect…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ro Khanna had some BBB advice for the president. Biden called it ‘homicide.’
Episode 355
Congressman Ro Khanna is one of the most influential progressives inside the house democratic caucus. He represents California’s 17th district – a la…
4 years ago
Think you understand suburban voters? Doug Sosnik has a 14-page memo betting otherwise.
Episode 354
Doug Sosnik is a man whose deep dive political memos are considered essential reading in Washington. He's best known as a former senior adviser to th…
4 years ago
'It's war and the enemy gets a vote’: The man advising Blinken
Episode 353
When you look at the major diplomatic events of the last thirty years, Derek Chollet has experienced them all. He’s worked with legends like James Ba…
4 years ago
Why a centrist Democrat is ditching Congress
Episode 352
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) pioneered the playbook that helped Democrats flip the House in 2018. Less than four years later, she announced her ret…
4 years ago
The man fighting for Ukraine in DC
Episode 351
Even as President Joe Biden has emphasized that the U.S. and NATO do not want to engage with Russia militarily, Congress has pushed the administratio…
4 years, 1 month ago
An insider’s look into Putin’s long game
Episode 350
More than a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his military offensive. Ukrainian President Vol…
4 years, 1 month ago
Putin’s new war, inside and out
Episode 349
It’s an event that Russians, Ukrainians and the rest of the world have been thinking about, but one that many people didn’t think would actually happ…
4 years, 1 month ago