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The Takeout

Politics, policy and a side of pop culture: Major Garrett serves up a balanced diet of serious discussion, humor and food...for thought.

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White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland

White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland

The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump this week. So what happens next in the Senate? The preside... Read more

20 Dec 2019

39mins

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Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin

With the impeachment inquiry public hearings underway, Major asks Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to make his case for the pres... Read more

15 Nov 2019

42mins

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No Man's Land: NBA Player Enes Kanter

No Man's Land: NBA Player Enes Kanter

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter joins Major for dinner at Bourbon Steak in Georgetown to discuss issues bigger than ba... Read more

10 Jan 2020

39mins

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Resident Experts

Resident Experts

Two weeks ago, we brought you Impeachment 101, an episode focused on the constitutional and legal basics of the impeachm... Read more

25 Oct 2019

39mins

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Takeout Outtake Especial: White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland

Takeout Outtake Especial: White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland

More of Major's conversation with President Trump's liaison to Capitol Hill, Eric Ueland. Ueland explains why, after a c... Read more

24 Dec 2019

14mins

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Rose and Shine: Breakfast with Congressman Max Rose

Rose and Shine: Breakfast with Congressman Max Rose

Freshman Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) sits down with Major for breakfast at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill to talk about why he wa... Read more

22 Nov 2019

39mins

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Takeout Outtake Especial: Reince Priebus

Takeout Outtake Especial: Reince Priebus

Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus weighs in on the future of the Republican party and how the GOP needs t... Read more

3 Dec 2019

5mins

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Takeout Outtake Especial: CBS News 2020 Embeds

Takeout Outtake Especial: CBS News 2020 Embeds

More of Major's conversation at Astro Beer Hall with three CBS News 2020 campaign embeds: Musadiq Bidar (Iowa), Nicole S... Read more

17 Dec 2019

9mins

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Trump Advisor Stephen Moore on Reopening the Economy

Trump Advisor Stephen Moore on Reopening the Economy

As states with few COVID-19 cases begin to consider loosening restrictions, Stephen Moore, an outside economic adviser t... Read more

18 Apr 2020

46mins

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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell

Rep. Debbie Dingell, Democrat from Michigan, joins Major at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill. Dingell explains why she was s... Read more

17 Jan 2020

39mins

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Humor Me: Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis

Humor Me: Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis

Need a laugh? Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis, the front men for NPR's hit show "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" join Major for ... Read more

6 Sep 2019

39mins

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Coronavirus 101 with Dr. Leana Wen

Coronavirus 101 with Dr. Leana Wen

Public health expert and George Washington University professor Dr. Leana Wen answers your questions about Coronavirus. ... Read more

6 Mar 2020

48mins

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Fight for Your Rights: Activist Hawk Newsome

Fight for Your Rights: Activist Hawk Newsome

Hawk Newsome, chairman of Black Lives Matter-Greater New York, joins Major at The Lit. Bar in The Bronx. Newsome explain... Read more

28 Feb 2020

49mins

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Comedy, Quarantine & COVID-19: Gary Gulman

Comedy, Quarantine & COVID-19: Gary Gulman

Comedian Gary Gulman digitally joins the podcast to talk about his career and how comedy has played a part in his life b... Read more

27 Mar 2020

53mins

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Debriefing the COVID-19 Briefing: April 10

Debriefing the COVID-19 Briefing: April 10

*SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEW FEED TODAY! SEARCH 'DEBRIEFING THE BRIEFING' AND LEAVE A RATING/REVIEW*Deciding when and how to re... Read more

10 Apr 2020

22mins

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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster

Major ventures to the Palmetto State to talk politics with South Carolina Governor and early Trump backer Henry McMaster... Read more

1 Nov 2019

39mins

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Debriefing the COVID-19 Briefing: April 3

Debriefing the COVID-19 Briefing: April 3

*SEARCH 'DEBRIEFING THE BRIEFING' AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEW FEED TODAY!*President Trump announced CDC recommendations tha... Read more

4 Apr 2020

12mins

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The Great Tony Hale

The Great Tony Hale

We take a break from politics this week with actor Tony Hale. Or do we? Hale played Gary Walsh, uber-loyal personal assi... Read more

17 Apr 2020

46mins

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Love Your Enemies: Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks

Love Your Enemies: Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks

Economist, author and French horn aficionado Arthur Brooks is Major's guest this week at Henrietta's Table in Cambridge,... Read more

14 Feb 2020

48mins

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Wrestling Over Witnesses: Congressman Jim Jordan

Wrestling Over Witnesses: Congressman Jim Jordan

Ohio Republican Jim Jordan joins The Takeout from his office in the Rayburn House Office Building to discuss the ongoing... Read more

31 Jan 2020

49mins

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