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DecodeDC

A reliable, honest and entertaining podcast about Washington D.C’s people, culture and politics.

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129: Superdelegates, WTF

129: Superdelegates, WTF

Superdelegates. Maybe you’ve heard something about them, but might not know how they came to be, how they work, who they... Read more

3 Mar 2016

20mins

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80: U.S., Russia and Ukraine: A web of complexity

80: U.S., Russia and Ukraine: A web of complexity

It isn’t every day that Democrats and Republicans are on the same side of anything, so it may come as a surprise that th... Read more

19 Mar 2015

23mins

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161: Hillbilly Elegy explained — The forgotten Americans

161: Hillbilly Elegy explained — The forgotten Americans

In his new book “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis”, author J.D. Vance recounts his experience... Read more

22 Sep 2016

30mins

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164: Trump Foundation 101 -- Funny Money

164: Trump Foundation 101 -- Funny Money

Donald Trump hasn’t given any money to the foundation that bears his name since 2008, and that’s just the beginning of t... Read more

13 Oct 2016

32mins

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72: The politics of love

72: The politics of love

Picture this: Girl agrees to go on date with boy. Girl and boy are having a great time together. But girl has a really b... Read more

12 Feb 2015

24mins

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69: Obama's Legacy on Race

69: Obama's Legacy on Race

So, here’s a question. When is it too early to assess a president’s legacy? How about two years before his term ends?Not... Read more

22 Jan 2015

14mins

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162: Politicians really suck at immigration

162: Politicians really suck at immigration

How do you run a business when Congress keeps getting in the way? That’s what farmers in Washington State are grappling ... Read more

29 Sep 2016

34mins

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158: The biases that keep Native Americans from the polls

158: The biases that keep Native Americans from the polls

When the two U.S. Senate candidates went to bed on election night 2002 in South Dakota, it looked like the Republican wo... Read more

1 Sep 2016

31mins

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93: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later

93: LBJ and the racial divide, 50 years later

It isn’t often that the president of the United States opens up about America’s history of racism or about how African A... Read more

18 Jun 2015

19mins

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94: The $140 Billion Investment No One Is Tracking

94: The $140 Billion Investment No One Is Tracking

Every year, we spend $140 billion on grants and loans for college students. How's that investment doing? Well, we really... Read more

25 Jun 2015

24mins

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77: Inside House of Cards 5

77: Inside House of Cards 5

We are only hours away from the release of season three of House of Cards, the dark, cynical world of Washington politic... Read more

27 Feb 2015

28mins

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Episode 33: Future Congress

Episode 33: Future Congress

We have always been innovators. It is in our nature as Americans. Heck, democracy itself was born here, as part of what ... Read more

8 May 2014

22mins

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169: What can President Trump do Day 1?

169: What can President Trump do Day 1?

When Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States on January 20, 2017, the clock starts ticking on his pol... Read more

17 Nov 2016

36mins

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96: Revisiting Populism's Popularity

96: Revisiting Populism's Popularity

The number keeps growing but at the moment there are 22 noble or nutty (you pick) souls running for president – and the ... Read more

9 Jul 2015

17mins

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Andrea Seabrook is a 2012 SoundCloud Fellow

Andrea Seabrook is a 2012 SoundCloud Fellow

A short introduction to my project!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Aug 2012

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203: What you should know about Trump's voter fraud commission

203: What you should know about Trump's voter fraud commission

President Trump believes he would have won the popular vote -- if it weren't for the 3 million people that voted illegal... Read more

19 Jul 2017

30mins

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73: Inside House of Cards 1

73: Inside House of Cards 1

February has been a brutal month for most of us – snow and cold and ice and kids home from school and trips cancelled. P... Read more

19 Feb 2015

33mins

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74: Inside House of Cards 2

74: Inside House of Cards 2

In the second installment of our DecodeDC special series, “Inside House of Cards,” we go into the world of journalism an... Read more

23 Feb 2015

25mins

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Episode 38: Why hardball tactics have led to the most polarized Congress ever

Episode 38: Why hardball tactics have led to the most polarized Congress ever

Pop Quiz: Which was the most polarized time in American history?The Civil War? Prohibition? The Civil Rights Movement?No... Read more

12 Jun 2014

24mins

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178: Hey Tea Party, meet your lefty cousins

178: Hey Tea Party, meet your lefty cousins

After this election, some on the left are feeling pretty powerless - but Angel Padilla isn't. He got together with 30 ot... Read more

26 Jan 2017

31mins

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