

The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
The Takeout, hosted by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, is a never-take-yourself-too-seriously daily show that harnesses the best and latest reporting from CBS News. Its motto: relentlessly curious, steadfastly non-ideological. Featuring unique guest interviews, investigative journalism and the day’s biggest events, The Takeout will also simplify and explain the complexities and acronyms of official Washington. The show is driven by national politics but lives comfortably in deep discussions of economics, pop culture, sports and technology.
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Jan 21, 2020 • 11min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Rep. Debbie Dingell
More of Major's conversation with Michigan Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell, recorded over breakfast at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill. Dingell explains her approach to working across the aisle and, of course, the three threshold questions: Dingell's favorite movies, music and books.
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Jan 17, 2020 • 43min
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Rep. Debbie Dingell, Democrat from Michigan, joins Major at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill. Dingell explains why she was slow to support impeaching President Trump, how she views the 2020 race, what it's like to be attacked by the president, her experience with the #metoo movement and her late husband's legacy and how she's forging her own. Join us.
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Jan 14, 2020 • 11min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Enes Kanter
Sports junkies rejoice: this week's Outtake at Bourbon Steak in Georgetown with NBA player Enes Kanter is basketball-centric. Major and Enes chat about prepping for big games and locker room chemistry. Plus: the three threshold questions!
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Jan 10, 2020 • 43min
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 basketball: free speech and human rights. The Turkish-born Kanter is an outspoken critic of the president of Turkey, which has jailed more journalists than any other country. The Celtics star is now without a passport, but as you'll discover on this episode, his voice is stronger than ever.
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Jan 7, 2020 • 13min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Bob Garfield
We all know how divisive our current political environment is, but what can you - the everyday American - do about it? We continue discussing radio host and author Bob Garfield's new book 'American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves.' Plus: fun and games!
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Jan 3, 2020 • 43min
Mister On the Media: Host and Author Bob Garfield
Radio host and author Bob Garfield is Major's guest over breakfast at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. Garfield, the cohost of WNYC's weekly show On the Media, discusses his new book 'American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villians, Vandals, and Ourselves.' On the menu: American identity, the rise of Trumpism and the Facebook-Google duopoly.
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Dec 31, 2019 • 18min
Takeout Outtake Especial: Dorothy Butler Gilliam and Kwame Onwuachi
Takeout Tuesday! Chef Kwame Onwuachi joins Major and trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam for more from Kith and Kin in Washington, DC's Wharf neighborhood. Join us!
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Dec 27, 2019 • 41min
Trailblazer: Dorothy Butler Gilliam
Author and trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam joins Major at Kith and Kin in DC's Wharf neighborhood. In the 1960s, Gilliam became the first female African American to be hired by the Washington Post. Her book, "Trailblazer," chronicles her journalism career and her efforts to make America's newsrooms look more like America.
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Dec 24, 2019 • 16min
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 career spent working for mostly traditional Republicans, he opted to work for this not-so-traditional administration. And don't miss the three threshold questions: Eric's go-to movies, music and books.
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Dec 20, 2019 • 42min
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 president's point man on Capitol Hill, Eric Ueland, joins Major for chips and guac at MXDC. Who will lead the president's defense? Is Mr. Trump angry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might delay a senate trial? And what about that scathing letter President Trump wrote to Pelosi? Eric Ueland has the answers. Join us.
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