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Episode #112: Ready, Ames, Fire: The Iowa Caucuses Are Nearing

Posted January 28, 201600:51:34

Just days to go before the 2016 Iowa caucuses! And who better to bring us up to speed on what's going on than Kathie Obradovich, the political columnist...

Episode #111: Major Candidates, Sargent Shriver

Posted January 21, 201600:59:54

Less than two weeks to go before voters in Iowa have their first crack at deciding the next president, the battles among the Democratic and Republican...

Episode #110: The State of the Union, under Obama and Bush 41

Posted January 14, 201600:54:47

The State of the Union is strong, Barack Obama said on Tuesday evening, delivering his final State of the Union address as president. Unlike the usual...

Episode #109: The Politics of Tears

Posted January 7, 201601:05:49

Happy New Year and welcome to 2016.  Neal Conan kicks off the program with his take on the respective battles for the presidential nominations, in...

Episode #108: The Frontrunners End the Year as Frontrunners

Posted December 22, 201501:00:42

In the last Political Junkie for 2015, Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune reviews last Saturday's Democratic debate in New Hampshire, where Hillary...