National Affairs
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Kamala’s Donor Dance With CNBC’s Brian Schwartz
Tara and Brian talk about the Democrats’ enhanced fundraising, which vice president candidates could help Kamala’s team the most, and more
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Biden’s Political Mortality, Harris’s Potential VP, and ESPN’s Top 100 Athletes
Plus, Team WNBA beat Team USA 117-109 on Saturday
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The Case for Kamala
Tara is joined by Karen Finney to examine Kamala Harris’s polling against Donald Trump, talk about her campaign messaging, and more
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The Biden-Harris Switch, Three Weeks of Political Scoops, and Farewell to Skip Bayless and Pete Wells
Plus, NBA media rights, Hulk Hogan at the RNC, and much more
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Zak Cheney-Rice’s Reporting on Race and Politics in the South
Bakari and Zak also talk about Mark Robinson’s rise in the Republican Party and Cop City in Atlanta
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Biden Drops Out, a USA Hoops Six-Pack, and ‘Heat 2’ Ideas
Plus, predicting what’s next for the Democratic Party
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Emergency Pod: Biden Drops Out, What’s Next?
Tara and political strategist Steve Schmidt get together to share their reactions to the news of Joe Biden stepping down from his 2024 presidential campaign
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The Republican National Convention, Biden’s Nomination Struggle, and the Spectacle of Current Politics With Bakari Sellers
Plus, Van and Rachel talk about Bronny James and whether he needs to be given a "break"
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Harsh Truths About 2024 and the Future of the U.S. Economy
On today’s episode Derek discusses the state of American politics, then the future of America’s economy with Chicago Fed president: Austan Goolsbee
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David Weigel on the Biggest Stories From the Republican National Convention
Bakari Sellers is joined by Semafor’s David Weigel, who is in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention. They start with the reports that Barack Obama is pushing Joe Biden to reconsider his 2024 presidential bid.
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A Report From the Republican Convention With The Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop
Bryan and Chris discuss J.D. Vance’s speech, how the assassination attempt against Donald Trump has become a part of the convention, and more
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Puck’s Julia Ioffe Unpacks Biden’s Explosive Call With House Democrats
Julia Ioffe joins to talk about a particularly fiery Zoom call between Joe Biden and House Democrats last week concerning the future of his candidacy
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Trump’s Political Director Maps Out Their Path to 270
Tara sits down with Donald Trump’s political director, James Blair, at the Republican National Convention to discuss the state of his presidential campaign
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The (Attempted) Assassination of Trump and the Normalization of Political Violence in America
Van and Rachel discuss the shooting at Trump’s rally and what it could mean for the upcoming election
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What to Make of Trump’s Apprentice J.D. Vance With Tim Alberta
Tara and Tim give their reactions to Donald Trump’s VP pick before shining a light on Project 2025
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How the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Was Covered
Bryan and David react to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump
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Redeeming Justice With Jarrett Adams
Bakari is joined by attorney Jarrett Adams to discuss how he became a civil rights attorney and how he plans on fixing mass incarceration for Black people.
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Donald Trump Survived an Assassination Attempt. What’s Next?
Politico’s Meridith McGraw joins Tara to discuss what we know following Saturday’s shooting
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“The Weirdest Housing Market in Recent History”
Mike Simonsen and Lance Lambert join Derek to unravel the many mysteries of the current U.S. housing market
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Impeaching the Supreme Court, Leaving Team USA, and the Discrimination of a Name
Van and Rachel start out by talking about the pressure that the Democrats are putting on Joe Biden before getting into a wide variety of other topics
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Emergency Pod: Grading the Biden Presser
Abby Livingston joins Tara to talk about Joe Biden’s press conference at the NATO summit and the next steps for his candidacy
‘Black History, for Real’ With Franchesca Ramsey and Conscious Lee
Franchesca and Conscious discuss their origins and the foundation of their podcast, as well as some of the historical events that they’ve covered, and more
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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndon
Plus, they talk of Biden’s initial intentions in his first run as president, and Biden’s growing online presence
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Biden Hangs On for Another Day
Tara is joined by political strategist Rachel Pearson to discuss all of the legislative rumblings on both sides of the aisle regarding President Biden’s next moves
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Can Biden Survive Hell Week?
Tara is joined by senior White House correspondent for CBS News Weijia Jiang to analyze the next steps for Joe Biden after a disastrous media week that followed his much-maligned debate performance against Donald Trump
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Hawk Tuah Girl, ‘Clipped’ Finale, and the Karen Read Trial
Jodi and Chelsea also talk about the potential of ‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked: Part One’ to become 2024’s Barbenheimer
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Biden’s Next Move, Blaming the President’s Staff, and What It Was Like at the Debate With Tim Miller of ‘The Bulwark’
Bryan and Tim Miller get into the atmosphere in Atlanta during the debate, react to some Biden family members blaming staffers, and discuss the media backlash on Biden
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The BET Awards, Barbershop Blues, and the Presidential Race With Cornel West and Melina Abdullah
Cornel West and Melina Abdullah join to talk about their candidacy, vision, and observations on what is currently happening with this year’s elections
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How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected Him, With Alex Thompson
Tara and Alex discuss what it would take for Biden to drop out of the presidential race and much more
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Can the Media Shove Joe Biden Off the Ticket? Plus, A.I. Al Michaels and the NFL’s Big Loss in Court.
And later, of course, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline
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Ceasefire Proposal in Gaza, Muslim and Arab American Voting, and the Impact of Protests With Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Bakari and Akbar also discuss what 2025 looks like if Trump is elected
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Emergency Pod: A Postdebate Meltdown
Tara and Mosheh Oinounou break down the presidential debate, including the performances of Biden and Trump
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The Jarring Trump-Biden Debate, Black Nepotism, and Jamaal Bowman’s Loss
Plus, Van and Rachel bring back Mailbag Time and answer some of your questions
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Will the Debate Debacle Revive TV News?
Then, Matt and Ben Smith of Semafor take a look at the broader state of TV news as we exit the cable news era and wonder how many of these waning news networks can survive in the streaming era