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Nov 16, 2023 • 28min

What Will Your Legacy Be?

Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the 2024 election, third party candidates, the Israel/Hamas conflict, Trump’s bevy of legal cases, and so much more. Plus, thoughts on Donald Trump’s “Vermin” speech and why the mission of the pro-democracy coalition is more important now than ever before. Be sure to read the New York Times article about Trump’s plan for immigration mentioned in this episode. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 14, 2023 • 37min

The GOP Governs Through Fear with Ashley Ehasz

Host Reed Galen is joined by Ashley Ehasz, the Democrat running for the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. They discuss how being a combat veteran informs her approach to leadership, why Democrats are the party of national security, and how the GOP governs through fear and subterfuge. Plus, a look at Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional district and Ashley’s 2024 matchup with Brian Fitzpatrick. Be sure to connect with Ashley Ehasz on social media and follow along with her congressional campaign. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 9, 2023 • 39min

How to Be Abe Lincoln with Jonathan Shapiro

Host Reed Galen is joined by Author, Television Writer/Producer, and Former Federal Prosecutor…Jonathan Shapiro. They discuss the life, mind, and leadership of our nation’s 16th president as well as the seven steps to being Abraham Lincoln as told through Shapiro’s newly released book, How to Be Abe Lincoln: Seven Steps to Leading a Legendary Life. The seven steps are laugh, improve, navigate, collaborate, object, love, and now. For more from Jonathan Shapiro, be sure to check out the book and the associated podcast, “How to Be Abe Lincoln”. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 7, 2023 • 38min

It Can Absolutely Happen Here with Will Bunch

Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and National Opinion Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch. They discuss how the far-right’s call for a “Red Caesar” means welcoming chaos and dictatorship with open arms, the media’s discomfort with directly covering MAGA’s autocratic actions, and why a failure of imagination continues to be one of the greatest dangers to our nation’s democracy. Plus, a look at the American college system through a political lens. If you’d like to hear more from Will Bunch, be sure to check out his latest article, subscribe to his weekly newsletter, and pick up his latest book, After the Ivory Tower Falls. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 2, 2023 • 40min

The Arsenal of Democracy with Daniel Barkhuff

Host Reed Galen is joined by Daniel Barkhuff, Former Navy SEAL and Founder of Veterans for Responsible Leadership to discuss the latest in the Middle East, why American leadership continues to be so crucial on the world stage, and why it would be so dangerous if our nation re-elected Donald Trump (or another authoritarian) in 2024. Plus, some tough love for Democrats…and what can an emergency room tell us about our country writ large? To keep up with Daniel Barkhuff, check out Veterans for Responsible Leadership and “An Accountable America”. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 31, 2023 • 46min

Mitt Romney’s Reckoning with McKay Coppins

Host Reed Galen is joined by McKay Coppins, an Award-Winning Author and Staff Writer for The Atlantic. They discuss McKay’s latest book, Romney: A Reckoning (a biography of Mitt Romney), Romney’s opposition to Donald Trump, and how Romney ultimately became a pariah in the GOP. Plus, now that Mitt Romney has announced that he’s not seeking another term in the U.S. Senate, what can we expect from him in the leadup to 2024? Be sure to pick up Romney: A Reckoning wherever fine books are sold. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 26, 2023 • 35min

The Conspiracy to End America with Stuart Stevens

Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens to discuss the series of historical events that led the Republican party to being the autocratic party that it is today, the GOP’s current state of dysfunction (especially as exemplified by the recent Speaker race), and how Donald Trump instilled an ethos of victimhood in the modern-day Republican. Plus, why young people will save our nation. If you’d like to hear more from Stuart Stevens, be sure to pick up his new book, The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 24, 2023 • 36min

Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way

Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Trygve Olson and Jeff Timmer. They discuss the current state of the Republican party (especially the House GOP who’s going on 3 weeks without a Speaker), the national security and foreign policy strength/leadership of President Joe Biden, and how to counter MAGA messaging targeted at Bannon-line voters. Plus, what recent news out of Michigan says about the GOP as a whole. If you’d like to hear more from Jeff Timmer, check out “A Republic, If You Can Keep It” and if you’d like to hear more from Trygve OIson, check out his weekly segment on “The Todd Allbaugh Show”. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 19, 2023 • 41min

Donald Trump Handpicks Another Loser with Joe Walsh

Host Reed Galen is joined by Joe Walsh, Former Congressman and Director of Mission: Democracy, an organization whose mission is to educate Americans about the dangers posed by MAGA fascism and to encourage them to use democracy to help diminish MAGA influence. They discuss the latest with Jim Jordan’s bid for the speakership, the resultant dysfunction in the GOP, and the continual dangers of MAGA and Donald Trump as 2024 approaches. Plus, thoughts on Israel and President Joe Biden’s leadership on the global stage. To hear more from Joe Walsh, be sure to check out White Flag with Joe Walsh, available wherever fine podcasts are found. For more from Reed, be sure to subscribe to his brand new Substack, The Home Front. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 17, 2023 • 31min

Chaos is a Ladder for the GOP with Liam Ker

Host Reed Galen is joined by Liam Kerr, the Co-Founder of Welcome PAC, a Democratic-aligned PAC that applies insurgent tactics to support pro-democracy/center-left candidates in swing districts and also build a “big tent” Democratic party. They discuss the latest in the House Speaker race and the dysfunction around the GOP, why the labels of “moderate” and “centrist” often go hand-in-hand with “spineless” (and how to overcome this), and what possibly unconventional strategies can be deployed to better flip swing districts blue. Plus, Welcome PAC’s “Flip Five” Campaign. For more from Welcome PAC be sure to check out their newsletter, Welcome Stack. For more from Reed, be sure to subscribe to his brand new Substack, The Home Front. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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