Podcast Episodes

Musk’s million dollar giveaway

Elon Musk has become Trump’s most important fundraiser and his hands-on approach is breaking political norms, according to Tim Higgins and Dana Matti…

1 year, 4 months ago

Demographics aren't destiny

Latinos and other groups that typically vote for Democrats are showing weaker support for Kamala Harris. Vox's Christian Paz and Cook Political Repor…

1 year, 4 months ago

The battle for Congress

Republicans are projected to take the Senate in November, but Democrats have a fighting chance to win the House — if they can turn out a broad anti-T…

1 year, 4 months ago

Category 2024

WFAE’s Steve Harrison explains how North Carolina is readying itself for Election Day after Hurricane Helene. And CNN’s Sara Murray says other states…

1 year, 4 months ago

Reconsidering the Menendez brothers

A new documentary and a Ryan Murphy drama have Lyle and Erik Menendez back in the news. Vox's Aja Romano explains how new evidence and new attitudes …

1 year, 4 months ago

Is Trump for real?

Donald Trump talked over the weekend about deploying the military against an "enemy from within." The Washington Post's Isaac Arnsdorf explains how T…

1 year, 4 months ago

The minds behind MAGA

Vox's Andrew Prokop and Zack Beauchamp explain the right-wing thinkers whose ideas could dominate Trump's next term.

This episode was produced by Pete…

1 year, 4 months ago

Can Democrats win back rural voters?

Wisconsin wasn’t always a battleground state, but following Trump’s victory there in 2016, Democrats are trying to regain their footing among rural v…

1 year, 4 months ago

Pennies don’t make cents

Pennies cost more than a cent to make — and no one spends them. The New York Times Magazine’s Caity Weaver explains why we can’t get rid of them.

This…

1 year, 4 months ago

A hurricane of misinformation

Lies about disaster relief are spreading like never before this hurricane season, and it’s making FEMA’s job harder. Juliette Kayyem, author of The D…

1 year, 4 months ago