Ken Rudin's Political Junkie

Ken Rudin's Political Junkie


Latest Episodes

Episode #393: Keystone State May Be Key To Senate Majority
October 22, 2022

A detailed look of the Pennsylvania Senate race by Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer. And Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Elections lays out the themes of the 2022 midterm elections.

Episode #392: O Father, Where Art Thou?
October 07, 2022

Reports on two key races this year, the Senate contest in Georgia (where GOP candidate Herschel Walker finds himself in a growing list of controversies) and the gubernatorial race in Texas (where incu

Episode #391: She Has Everything But The Voters
August 15, 2022

Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson talks about his close friend, Rep. Liz Cheney, and her chances in the August 16th primary for renomination.

Episode #390: A Risk Of Failin’ For Cheney And Palin
July 29, 2022

The political future of two well-known Republican women -- Liz Cheney and Sarah Palin -- will be determined by the voters next month.

Episode #389: The Facts Are There. Is Anyone Listening?
June 13, 2022

Some thoughts about what we saw and heard from the January 6th committee last Thursday, designed to find out who was responsible for the planning and execution of the assault on democracy.

Episode #388: Is Trump The Wizard For Oz? And Whither Cawthorn?
May 17, 2022

Five states are holding primaries on May 17th, with Pennsylvania and North Carolina taking top bill.

Episode #387: Trump’s Endorsements, Many Of Them Real People
May 02, 2022

We explore the effect of Donald Trump's endorsements. A look at the upcoming Georgia primaries. And we remember the late Orrin Hatch, the longest serving Republican senator in history.

Episode #386: Testing The Leadership’s Patience
April 11, 2022

Claims made by freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) may have gone too far for the House Republican leadership to support his re-election. We look at the key Senate races up in 2022. And a new book

Episode #385: Alaska’s Not Jolly Not Green Giant
March 27, 2022

A look at the career of the late Rep. Don Young (R-AK), the longest serving Republican in the history of Congress. And a review of a recent Ohio GOP Senate debate that almost turned physical.

Episode #384: America First! Iowa, Maybe Not.
March 17, 2022

The Democratic Party is rewriting its calendar for the 2024 presidential race, and Iowa is expected to lose its position as the lead off contest. And Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-OK) upcoming resignation wil