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Liam and Caitlin discuss what we saw coming out of South Carolina this weekend and give a little perspective on what's coming up for Super Tuesday. *Note: As our producer Anya mentions at the end of the episode, the news of Mayor Pete dropping out came as we were recording, so we don't discuss it here. Tune in to our pre-Super Tuesday episode coming out on Monday to catch our discussion of that development.

We're joined this week by Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.), who was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen. Commander Lippold discusses the Cole attack, his take on the Democratic presidential hopefuls' stances on national security, and the airstrike on Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani.

This week, we're joined by Jon Ralston, editor of The Nevada Independent and one of the moderators at last week's democratic debate. We check in with Jon about his experience moderating the debate, how he's analyzing the results of the Nevada caucuses, and what he believes we've learned about the future of the presidential race. On Twitter: @RalstonReports, @TheNVIndy

PRG Co-Head Dee Martin sits down with Ellie Smeal, President and Co-Founder of the Feminist Majority and one of the major leaders of the modern-day American feminist movement. Dee and Ellie discuss the democratic presidential candidates and how two female hopefuls have changed many conversations, the House's joint resolution to remove the original time limit assigned to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the latest news on Afghanistan and their fight for gender equality.

It's a Valentine's Day special from The Lobby Shop, and the special part is that we never mention Valentine's Day. Caitlin, Josh, and Liam discuss what we've learned from the New Hampshire primary, how candidates have exceeded or failed to meet expectations, and what that means going into South Carolina and Nevada.

In this PRG Pulse update, Caitlin Sickles and John Lee are joined by NBC political reporter Amanda Golden who is on the ground in New Hampshire ahead of the Democratic primary on Tuesday, February 11.  Get a unique perspective about the life of an embedded reporter and hear what Amanda sees happening in the first-in-the-country-primary state. 

This week, Soumaya Keynes, trade and globalization editor at the Economist and co-host of the Trade Talks podcast, joins us in the studio to discuss her work covering international trade, what she foresees for 2020, and much more.

It's just after midnight on February 4th and we're here to dissect what happened in Iowa while we await final reports from the caucuses. Tune in for an exploration of what the Iowa Democratic Party's results snafu means for the candidates, what history can tell us, and what we can expect to happen next.

Welcome to the first episode of our special 2020 series, PRG Pulse! PRG Pulse is a multi-platform election analysis project from your team here at the Policy Resolution Group. Throughout the year, you'll find supplemental episodes exclusively focused on the 2020 election among the standard Lobby Shop content. For additional 2020 insights from the team, visit policyresolutiongroup.com/pulse for blog posts, infographics, audio content, and more as we progress through 2020. For our inaugural PRG Pulse episode, we're joined by David Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent at the Washington Examiner. David chats with Josh and Liam about the final days of the impeachment trial before launching into Iowa caucus thoughts and other 2020 discussions.

PRG co-head Scott Segal sits down with Dave Banks, who serves as chief strategist for the minority on the Climate Select Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Scott and Dave dive into the Committee's anticipated report and white papers on climate legislative topics slated to be released in March.