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Latest Episodes
Episode #415: The Debate — Cui Bono?
Setting up next week's CNN debate between Biden and Trump. Predicting Trump's running mate. And a look at some GOP VP picks that sometimes -- but not always -- worked.
Episode #414: Trump Law, Meet Murphy’s Law
Republican strategist Mike Murphy, a leading anti-Trump voice in the party, discusses the state of politics and a new look at the presidential race in the aftermath of the guilty verdict.
Episode #413: Maryland Has A Thriller, Farewell To Pete, And A Ruff Ending For Kristi
Democrats are experiencing an increasingly bitter battle for a Maryland Senate seat that suddenly seems competitive. Plus, Kristi Noem destroys her own VP hopes. And a farewell to Pete McCloskey.
Episode #412: Old McDaniel Told A Lie
How the Ronna McDaniel hiring turned NBC News into knots and revived the question about the advisability of hiring partisan voices on network news. And we rerun a wonderful 2017 interview with Joe Li
Episode #411: A Sense Of Yuma After Sinema’s Departure
A review of the Arizona Senate race following the departure of incumbent Kyrsten Sinema. And a look at the key results from Super Tuesday. Plus, a review of a most unusual State of the Union address
Episode #410: California Girls (And Guys)
A look ahead towards Tuesday's primary to fill the Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein. Plus: Age and Biden, Sanity and Trump, and a Farewell by McConnell
Episode #409: Swift Paranoia Taylor-Made For MAGA
Rumors that Taylor Swift might endorse Joe Biden has led conservatives to lose their minds. And a look at Tuesday's congressional race on New York's Long Island to replace the irreplaceable George Sa
Episode #408: New Hampshire, Where Trump Came, Saw and Concord?
The latest in the Republican and Democratic contests in New Hampshire.
Episode #407: Farewell To 2023, Bracing For 2024
It's a review of 2023 and a look ahead to 2024 with NPR's Ron Elving.
Episode #406: Farewell To The Trailblazers
We hear from the biographers of two trailblazers who have left us, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. And we hear about an investigative podcast a