Podcast Episodes

The Montana Plan

Season 1 Episode 68

We tried and (mostly) succeeded in our first live recording with a live in-person audience! The audio isn’t perfect, but we thank you for your patien…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Houston, We Have a Problem

Season 1 Episode 67

It’s hard to predict when news will break, but today’s episode is quite timely. We invited Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) to join us on Grounded after being …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Pardon Our Mess

Season 1 Episode 66

Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer joins Grounded to discuss a whole lot of chaos happening inside her former office. Hours before our interview, Co…

8 months ago

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As the Crow Flies

Season 1 Episode 65

The last time Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) appeared on Grounded was Oct. 1, 2025—the very first day of what became the longest federal government shutdown …

8 months ago

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Every Day is Veterans Day

Season 1 Episode 64

It’s not every day we’re live on Substack when a U.S. senator calls Jon Tester’s landline and agrees to be put on speaker phone. But that’s exactly w…

8 months, 1 week ago

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In the Room

Season 1 Episode 63

Author and journalist Michael Wolff joins Grounded to discuss the new lawsuit he filed in response to First Lady Melania Trump’s lawyers threatening …

8 months, 1 week ago

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Governerds Unite

Season 1 Episode 62

Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher, joins Grounded to discuss the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. We talk about the n…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Broken Harvest

Season 1 Episode 61

2025 election results show big wins for Democrats in races across the country. What does it mean for the government shutdown? Will it change minds in…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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SNAP Decisions

Season 1 Episode 60

42 million people are going to bed tonight worried about the legal limbo over whether they’re going to get their SNAP benefits. In normal government …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Pop Quiz

Season 1 Episode 59

Influencer Emily Amick, known as Emily in Your Phone, joins Grounded to discuss headlines and why more Americans are getting their news from social m…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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