Ranked #1
Preet Bharara: How to Flip a Witness
Preet Bharara: How to Flip a Witness
I just finished talking with former U.S. Attorney and current podcast/analysis/and media star Preet Bharara. He claims t... Read more
13 Nov 2017
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28mins
Ranked #2
What's Going On with the Republican Party?
What's Going On with the Republican Party?
I wanted to step away from the daily politics today and take a bit of a longer view, because maybe you’re wondering the ... Read more
17 Oct 2016
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37mins
Ranked #3
Asha Rangappa: How Will the Mueller Investigation End?
Asha Rangappa: How Will the Mueller Investigation End?
How will it end?For any of us following the Mueller investigation -- hanging on the latest leaks around the mood inside ... Read more
13 Apr 2018
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32mins
Ranked #4
Joshua Green: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency
Joshua Green: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency
If you’re going to read one book on politics this summer vacation, the word is out: Devil’s Bargain – Steve Bannon, Dona... Read more
22 Jul 2017
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25mins
Ranked #5
Stuart Stevens: A Neutron Bomb Has Gone Off in the Republican Party
Stuart Stevens: A Neutron Bomb Has Gone Off in the Republican Party
Where does Stuart Stevens find the time? He is a founding partner of Strategic Partners & Media, the political consu... Read more
27 Aug 2016
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53mins
Ranked #6
Maureen Dowd: "This is Pure Madness"
Maureen Dowd: "This is Pure Madness"
So if this campaign is part psychological drama, part comical farce – a matchup of personalities that would be case stud... Read more
16 Sep 2016
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27mins
Ranked #7
Rick Wilson: Running Against the Devil
Rick Wilson: Running Against the Devil
Rick Wilson – the sharp-witted, wise-cracking Republican political strategist, ad-maker, analyst, columnist, and crazy-g... Read more
17 Jan 2020
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #8
Fintan O'Toole: Think It’s Crazy Here? Time to Look at Brexit
Fintan O'Toole: Think It’s Crazy Here? Time to Look at Brexit
If you’re feeling lousy about the state of politics in America, now might be the time to surround yourself with some Bri... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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39mins
Ranked #9
Tom Walker (a.k.a. Jonathan Pie): Political satire in the Trump era
Tom Walker (a.k.a. Jonathan Pie): Political satire in the Trump era
Today Tom Walker is going to set you straight on politics, liberalism, free speech, and more. Who’s Tom Walker? You migh... Read more
11 Apr 2017
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48mins
Ranked #10
John Dean, author of The Nixon Defense
John Dean, author of The Nixon Defense
In little more than a week, we’ll mark 40 years since one of the darkest days in American politics, government and cultu... Read more
28 Jul 2014
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24mins
Ranked #11
Peter Bergen: Trump and His Generals
Peter Bergen: Trump and His Generals
It started with the generals. Mattis. Kelley. McMaster. Along with Rex Tillerson, they were part of the “Axis of Adults,... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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37mins
Ranked #12
Sen. Maggie Hassan: 'No More Medical Surprises'
Sen. Maggie Hassan: 'No More Medical Surprises'
So you’re in a restaurant. Great meal. The bill comes, and it’s got a surprise – an unexpected $10 charge because, well ... Read more
6 Dec 2018
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18mins
Ranked #13
David Wasserman: The House Outlook for 2018
David Wasserman: The House Outlook for 2018
For the last several weeks, regular listeners will know that I’ve been pretty focused on the state of our democracy. We ... Read more
23 Mar 2018
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25mins
Ranked #14
Michael Lewis: Who’s Actually Running Our Government?
Michael Lewis: Who’s Actually Running Our Government?
How do you make the most arcane, overlooked, eyes-glaze-over – and most critical – aspect of the U.S. government – inter... Read more
12 Oct 2018
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30mins
Ranked #15
Michael Isikoff and David Corn: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America
Michael Isikoff and David Corn: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America
With the daily headlines on Russia – Nunes memos, Mueller indictments, Trump denials, continual cable TV panels – it’s e... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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28mins
Ranked #16
Philip Mudd: Trump & the Attack on U.S. Intelligence
Philip Mudd: Trump & the Attack on U.S. Intelligence
It was a perfect week to have Philip Mudd, CNN counterterrorism analyst, on the podcast. Phil spent some 25 years at the... Read more
2 Aug 2019
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41mins
Ranked #17
Tim Alberta: How Trump Filled the GOP Leadership Vacuum
Tim Alberta: How Trump Filled the GOP Leadership Vacuum
What happened to the Republican Party? You’ve heard of it: One of the two major political collectives in America… the on... Read more
26 Jul 2019
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43mins
Ranked #18
David Wasserman: Can Democrats Put More House Seats In Play?
David Wasserman: Can Democrats Put More House Seats In Play?
It’s so hard to talk politics and not have the whole conversation be about Donald Trump. And with all of the coverage – ... Read more
26 Oct 2016
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25mins
Ranked #19
Live from Harvard's Kennedy School
Live from Harvard's Kennedy School
This is a special live edition of Political Wire Conversations. On Friday, I hosted an outstanding live event and discus... Read more
29 Oct 2018
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #20
How Democracies Die
How Democracies Die
I might not have a more important political conversation this year than the one I just had with Steven Levitsky and Dani... Read more
9 Feb 2018
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38mins