logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2024
23m 35s

It’s Election Week. Grab the whiskey.

THE WASHINGTON POST
About this episode

None of us can know the outcome of the election, but our columnists talk through the campaign’s final spasms. Ruth Marcus, Dana Milbank and James Hohmann discuss the shifting mood in Pennsylvania, whether abortion will be as motivating this time around and if Donald Trump can get “crypto bros and the guy who vapes” to actually vote.


Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

Up next
Sep 19
I got cancer. And met a different me on the other side.
After chemotherapy, Post Opinions writer Rachel Manteuffel felt like she was encountering a bald stranger every time she looked in the bathroom mirror. But then came the curls and lots of other surprising phenomena that science hasn’t been quite able to explain. She shares her st ... Show More
13m 11s
Sep 12
The horrors of modern-day travel
Where have all the benches gone? Deputy Opinion Editor Mark Lasswell reflects on the causes and consequences of the “defensive architecture” replacing seating in public spaces. Plus, contributing columnist Rick Reilly shares just how hard it’s become to find an Airbnb or VRBO tha ... Show More
13m 8s
Sep 5
Want to find a wife? Be a better man.
American women have grown more independent economically in recent decades, giving them greater choice in whom to date or marry — and the choice to opt out altogether. But where does women's rising stock leave men, and how is it connected with today’s so-called masculinity crisis? ... Show More
22m 52s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2020
Episode 6 - Post Election Aftermath
In this episode, Josh and Comfortably Smug discuss the results of Tuesday's election, starting with how the media and polls were wrong while Ruthless listeners knew exactly what would happen. Smug then brings up the post election Cocaine Mitch rally in the markets and later, Josh ... Show More
25m 11s
Sep 2024
The Mad Dash to Election Day
First: New TV ads, bus tours, and economic rollouts ... the Harris team is trying to flood the campaign zone one week before the candidates meet face-to-face for the first time on the debate stage.  Plus: From a very pro-choice to the most pro-life president, Donald Trump is cert ... Show More
45m 47s
Mar 2025
Back to Back Barries: we’re off and running to a May election
This week Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry analyse budget week and what promises to be a tight election, with a campaign where every advantage is sought and every mistake regretted. Also on the table: when political husbands go rogue; and whether the second coming of Donald Trump co ... Show More
30m 7s
Oct 2024
What a Weekday: Closing Arguments (with Senator Bernie Sanders)
<p>Puerto Rican voters roast Trump’s racist MSG rally. AOC and Tim Walz tackle Tony Hinchcliffe while streaming Madden. Trump and Mike Johnson hint at their little secret, and we hope to God it's that they’re in LOVE. And Lovett is joined by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to talk ... Show More
49m 59s
Sep 2024
Trump vs. Harris: The battle of the sexes
<p>As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off tonight in their first TV debate, it’s more than just a political showdown - it's a battle of the sexes. The polls are too close to call with women heavily favouring Harris, while men lean towards Trump. Could the hot-button topic of ... Show More
29m 56s
Nov 2024
Trump vs. Harris: The battle of the sexes [Replay]
<p>As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off tonight in their first TV debate, it’s more than just a political showdown - it's a battle of the sexes. The polls are too close to call with women heavily favouring Harris, while men lean towards Trump. Could the hot-button topic of ... Show More
31m 21s
Jun 2021
Episode 1394 Scott Adams: Fauci Emails, Iran is Near War, Spotting Fake News, Russia Attacks Brain-Dead Biden, More
tail spinning
1 h