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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

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Jan 8, 2024 • 52min

Rick Wilson, Joshua Green & Brad Meltzer

The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson gives the media covering the 2024 election a well-deserved tongue-lashing. Joshua Green details his latest book, "The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics." Author Brad Meltzer tells us about the latest in his series of children's books, "Ordinary People Change The World: I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 5, 2024 • 31min

Matt Dixon & Yaroslav Trofimov

NBC's Matt Dixon examines his new book, "Swamp Monsters: Trump vs. DeSantis." The Wall Street Journal's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov, details his new book, "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 3, 2024 • 30min

David Roberts & Michael Gerhardt

Volts' David Roberts details the latest advances in the fight against climate change. Michael Gerhardt examines his new book, 'The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen.'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jan 1, 2024 • 31min

Julian Zelizer & Bradley Tusk

Princeton historian and CNN political analyst Julian Zelizer examines some recent history lessons for our present day. Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures and author of 'The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics,' examines the inner workings of how policy gets passed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 27, 2023 • 35min

Amanda Litman & Garrett Graff

Amanda Litman, founder of Run For Something, previews how we can win down-ballot elections in the 2024 election. Garrett Graff of Wired details his new book, 'UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There.'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 25, 2023 • 31min

Chris Geidner & Marc Roscoe Loustau

Legal expert Chris Geidner discusses the latest Supreme Court developments. Reporter Marc Roscoe Loustau highlights the anxious and insecure situation in Ukraine, discussing war, geopolitical complexities, and US support. They compare the first Gulf War to the situation in Ukraine and explore left support for Ukraine.
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Dec 22, 2023 • 33min

Dave Mandel & Matt Tyrnauer

Veep's Executive Producer Dave Mandel stops by to talk about the beyond-parody dysfunction of the American government. Director Matt Tyrnauer also stops by to discuss some of the hidden political figures who have shaped our politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 22, 2023 • 35min

Lawrence Lessig, Matthew Seligman & Robin Marty

Professor Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman detail their new book, 'How to Steal a Presidential Election.' Robin Marty, author of 'New Handbook for a Post-Roe America' and Executive Director of West Alabama Women's Center, gives us an on-the-ground look at women's health care in the South.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 20, 2023 • 50min

Stuart Stevens, Rep. Colin Allred & Rep. Jim Himes

Stuart Stevens of The Lincoln Project decodes Trump's increasingly Hitler-like rhetoric. Representative Colin Allred details Greg Abbott's horrifying aggressions toward women seeking medical care. Representative Jim Himes examines Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's incompetent reign over Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dec 18, 2023 • 53min

Rick Wilson, Tim Alberta & Geraldo Cadava

The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson skewers Gov. DeSantis for his terrible staffing decisions, which are leading to an inevitable failure as a presidential candidate. The Atlantic's Tim Alberta details his new book, "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." The New Yorker's Geraldo Cadava examines the drifting political alignments of Hispanic voters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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