Episodes

  • A very judgy lame duck

    A very judgy lame duck
    Nov 21 2024
    If you're paying attention to the Senate, you know they're voting on a lot of judges, as happens during lame duck congresses. There are also a lot of partisan broadsides being fired about it all. How did we get to this point and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Who are these guys? The Congress-to-Cabinet revue

    Who are these guys? The Congress-to-Cabinet revue
    Nov 14 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump has picked several current and former members of Congress for his Cabinet and senior staff. Here’s a quick and dirty on the roster, which includes former Democrats, former critics and one avowed dog killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • 5 big questions about this election with Nathan Gonzales

    5 big questions about this election with Nathan Gonzales
    Nov 7 2024
    So, we have questions in the aftermath of this election. Who is the leader of the Democratic Party? What lessons do Republicans take from their victories? Do we have to keep calling it a "Blue Wall." And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • The last Most Vulnerable Incumbents lists of the 2024 cycle

    The last Most Vulnerable Incumbents lists of the 2024 cycle
    Oct 31 2024
    Roll Call looked under every nook, cranny and poll to round off the Most Vulnerable Incumbents lists for the 2024 cycle. Find out how and why who got where! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • But is it art? Unpacking ‘The Apprentice’

    But is it art? Unpacking ‘The Apprentice’
    Oct 23 2024
    For many film buffs, October is Scary Movie Month, when we go to the vault to watch "Last House on the Left" or head to the theater to catch "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." It is also election season. So does "The Apprentice" fit in here? It’s a biopic about the relationship between Roy Cohn and a young Donald Trump and how Cohn helped shape the future president’s no-holds-barred approach to business, politics and life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • What it means for an electoral race to be unstable

    What it means for an electoral race to be unstable
    Oct 18 2024
    The 2024 campaign is in the home stretch, and there are several races that are defined by a high degree of instability. How do we mean? It starts with the campaigns themselves not even agreeing on the basic contours of the race. From there things can get weird. Nathan Gonzales walks us through a few races that fit the bill — and that are incredibly significant in determining which party will be in the majority in the Senate and House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • ‘War Game’: Rehearsing the uncomfortably plausible

    ‘War Game’: Rehearsing the uncomfortably plausible
    Oct 9 2024
    What happens when a veterans organization conducting an unscripted role-playing simulation with real political figures about an attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2025 joins forces with filmmakers who have “Dr. Strangelove” and Nathan Fielder on the brain? The experimental but highly relevant documentary “War Game.” Co-director Jesse Moss and Vet Voice’s Janessa Goldbeck talk about their project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • "Sleepy" but consequential term awaits Supreme Court

    "Sleepy" but consequential term awaits Supreme Court
    Oct 2 2024
    The Supreme Court starts its new term this coming Monday, October 7th, and while the docket does not include such high-profile cases as the last two years, when the justices overturned Roe v. Wade and granted presidents wide immunity over official acts, the high court will still consider matters of constitutional rights that could reverberate for years — and also might be called upon to referee any lingering fights over the current election season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins