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Episode #428: Walz Came Tumbling Down

Posted January 9, 2026

Kathryn Pearson of the University of Minnesota explains the scandal that may have ended Gov. Tim Walz’s political career,...

Episode #427: Jasmine Crockett, Arriving; Jim Hunt, Departed.

Posted December 22, 2025

Matthew Wilson, political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, sets up the fierce primaries, Democratic...

Episode #426: Marjorie Tinker Taylor Q’Anon Traitor Patriot

Posted December 10, 2025

Congressional analyst Jack Pitney assesses the meaning of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s upcoming resignation from Congress, and weighs whether...

Episode #425: Day Of The Woman? Election 2025

Posted October 29, 202501:15:46

Maine Public Radio’s Steve Mistler focuses on what may be the Democrats’ best chance at a Senate pickup in 2026, the seat...

Episode #424: The Tragedy Of Joe Biden

Posted June 8, 202500:42:08

Journalist and historian Chris Whipple, author of the new book “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds...