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Dec 25, 2019 • 26min
A Very Special Holiday Trumpcast
Kick back and lighten your political load with never-before heard interpretations of Trump’s most infamous missives by John Di Domenico, and a new sketch from Kate James and Ben Rameaka of the Trumpcast Impeachers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2019 • 44min
A Historical Lens on Trump’s Authoritarianism
Virginia Heffernan talks to renowned historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat about seeing Trump through an authoritarian lens, a deeper look at mafia culture, and how Trumpism will one day fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2019 • 35min
A Backup Plan For Political Apocalypse
Virginia Heffernan talks to Eric Columbus, lawyer and Obama-appointed former member of the Senate Judiciary Counsel, about impeachment, Trump voters, Mike Pence, Bill Barr, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2019 • 36min
Wrangling Over the Articles of Impeachment
Virginia Heffernan talks to Third Way’s Mieke Eoyang about the House Judiciary mark-up conversation on impeachment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2019 • 46min
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Impeachment
Virginia Heffernan talks to writer David J. Roth about his latest post on impeachment in New York Intelligencer and connections between the Hallmark Channel and Trumpland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 6, 2019 • 42min
They Do Talk About Impeachment in Trump Country
Virginia Heffernan talks to The Root’s Jason Johnson about middle America and impeachment, Matt Gaetz, and everything we project onto Nancy Pelosi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 4, 2019 • 41min
That ‘Trump is Anti-Corruption’ Defense
Virginia Heffernan talks to Washington Post opiner and Talking Feds host Harry Litman about the latest defense of Trump over Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 1, 2019 • 43min
All The President’s Misogyny
Virginia Heffernan talks to Christina Cauterucci, Slate staff writer and Waves / Outward co-host, about the book All The President’s Women, misogyny in show business and reality TV, The Apprentice, and the case of E. Jean Carroll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2019 • 56min
Last Roundup of Impeachment Thoughts Before Thanksgiving
Virginia Heffernan talks to Crooked Media’s Brian Beutler about everything related to the impeachment hearings up to this point, how polling on support for impeachment has worked, the influence of Representative Adam Schiff, attacks on Joe Biden, Fiona Hill, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2019 • 59min
Slate Live: Women of Slate
Virginia Heffernan joins the women of Slate for a political panel on the night of the Democratic debates. Recorded live at the Bell House in Brooklyn on Weds. Nov 20, 2019. First segment: What Next host Mary Harris moderates Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick and Slate staff writers Ashley Feinberg and Julia Craven.Second segment: Trumpcast host Virginia Heffernan moderates Thirst Aid Kit host Nichole Perkins and Slate staff writer Christina Cauterucci.Live show produced by Faith Smith. Engineering and editing by Melissa Kaplan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
