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June 2025

Do the Next Right Thing, Change the World (with Heather Cox Richardson)
Our season finale is a bit of a pep talk.
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Sarah Longwell
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Heather Cox Richardson
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1:05:23
Cuomo vs Mamdani (with Harry Siegel)
The New York City mayoral primary is "dumb" and getting lots of "dumb attention," at least according to our (radically candid) guest.
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Sarah Longwell
176
1:04:18
'This Country is Effed' (with Jonathan Cohn)
Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is moving through Congress, and you may be surprised by some former Trump voters' reactions.
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Sarah Longwell
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Jonathan Cohn
249
1:00:45
New Jersey's (Very) Odd Year (with Amy Walter)
The Democratic primary for New Jersey governor is crowded, and Democratic voters all over the map.
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Sarah Longwell
133
1:10:22

May 2025

Raw Audio: Democrats on Biden's Decline
Sarah had a busy travel schedule this week, so we're bringing you some raw audio.
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Sarah Longwell
156
38:39
Congress: Trump's Super-Staffers (with Annie Karni)
Donald Trump is looking to pass his Big, Not-So-Beautiful Bill through Congress.
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Sarah Longwell
216
54:29
Liberal Order Elegy? (with Ian Ward)
JD Vance is one heartbeat away from the presidency, and he's a big part of the Republican Party's future.
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Sarah Longwell
139
1:08:51
Trump Had ONE JOB (with Dave Weigel)
With Donald Trump's approval ratings falling, that means some of his voters aren't getting what they voted for.
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Sarah Longwell
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Dave Weigel
204
1:08:30
Can You Say 'Oligarchy'? (with Faiz Shakir)
Sarah didn't think she'd be looking to Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as examples of good Democratic communicators.
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Sarah Longwell
181
1:03:05

April 2025

Nothing is True, Everything is Possible (with Anne Applebaum)
Watch now (49 mins) | Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been marked by a lot of aspiring autocratic behavior. Atlantic staff writer Anne…
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Sarah Longwell
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Anne Applebaum
393
55:45
Trump's Luxury Beliefs (with Scott Lincicome)
Trump has plunged the markets into chaos over the last couple of weeks with his tariffing, and un-tariffing, and possible re-tariffing.
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Sarah Longwell
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Scott Lincicome
124
1:02:29
America's Moral Moment (with Lauren Egan)
We've heard from a lot of Democrats who want the party to be more moderate, and many who want the party to be more progressive.
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Sarah Longwell
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Lauren Egan
327
50:59
Telling MAGA It's Raining (with Will Sommer)
Donald Trump is facing some headwinds.
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Sarah Longwell
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Will Sommer
174
1:05:31

March 2025

The Kyrgyzstan PhD Problem (with Jen Psaki)
We're checking in with 2024's non-voters, and Sarah has a (friendly) fight with our guest over whether Kamala Harris should have closed the 2024…
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Sarah Longwell
371
1:26:55
It's Really Good and Really Bad (with Mark Leibovich)
We're checking in on first-time Trump voters as Trump's reign of chaos continues.
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Sarah Longwell
303
59:57
Unresolved COVID Trauma (with Dr. Leana Wen)
Five years ago this week, the COVID-19 pandemic came to the United States, and with it a level of suffering and distrust of authority (and each other…
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Sarah Longwell
244
1:02:51
Free World ‘Family Meeting’ (with Tommy Vietor)
President Trump shouted down President Zelensky in the Oval Office last week, and many pro-Ukraine Trump voters wished it hadn’t happened like that .
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Sarah Longwell
312
48:11
Raw Audio: Guys Being Dudes
We’re doing something a bit different this week: We’re giving you nearly an hour of audio from a recent focus group of men aged 18–29 who voted for…
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Sarah Longwell
517
49:56

February 2025

Will the Real POTUS Please Stand Up? (with Kara Swisher)
It seems like Elon Musk is running America right now.
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Sarah Longwell
428
1:05:17
I'm All For Deportations, But... (with Adrian Carrasquillo)
Plenty of the newest Donald Trump voters wanted him to fix the border, and to deport criminals.
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Sarah Longwell
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Adrian Carrasquillo
175
1:04:09
Winners Make Policy, Losers Go Home (with Adam Jentleson)
Where do Democratic voters want the party to go next?
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Sarah Longwell
367
1:05:38
At Least He's Doing Something (with Sam Stein)
Donald Trump's approval rating is sitting around 50 percent, which is as high as he's ever been, even though he started his term by pardoning January 6…
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Sarah Longwell
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Sam Stein
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59:24

January 2025

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