John is joined by two up-and-coming Democratic congressmen—Seth Moulton, of the North Shore of Massachusetts, and Ritchie Torres, of the Bronx—to discuss what went wrong for Democrats in 2024. Moulton and Torres have little in common besides their relative youth; Moulton, 46, is white, straight, and holds multiple degrees from Harvard, while Torres, 36, is A ... Show More
Jul 6
Tad Devine: 2016 Revisited, Bernie’s Legacy & Democrats’ Wet Hot Socialist Summer
John welcomes longtime Democratic strategist Tad Devine to discuss his new book “How the Democrats Screwed Bernie” and the long shadow cast by the 2016 primary between Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Devine, who served as Bernie’s chief strategist in that race, argues that his party ... Show More
1h 17m
Jul 3
Bob Crawford: Avett Brothers, John Quincy Adams, & Other Joys of Americana
John welcomes Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford to discuss his new book, “America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, From President to Political Maverick.” Crawford explains how JQA, after a mediocre single term in the Oval Office, blossomed into America’s “most extraordinary e ... Show More
1h 12m
Nov 2024
“Get These Incels to Work” (feat. Hasan Piker)
Lovett sits down with Hasan Piker, the massively popular progressive streamer, to talk through (and argue about) the hard questions about where the Democratic Party needs to go from here, the liberal media landscape, what the Harris campaign told us about why they lost, and yes, ... Show More
2h 6m
Nov 2024
What Went Wrong For The Democrats? With Kyle Kulinski, Cenk Uygur & Harry Sisson
While Republicans are sunning themselves in the warm glow of their triumph, ushering in the comeback term of Donald Trump, Democratic politicians, activists and voters are currently stumbling around in the dark. Their post mortem of the Kamala Harris campaign hasn’t yielded any s ... Show More
58m 50s
Nov 2021
Ritchie Torres: Is America ready to embrace progressive politics?
Stephen Sackur is in the south Bronx, New York, to speak to Ritchie Torres, a rising star of the Democratic Party. He is the first gay black man elected to Congress, and a vocal champion for the poorest district in the country. Is America as a whole ready to embrace progressive p ... Show More
22m 58s
Feb 2024
Rep. Ritchie Torres - The Loss of Moral Common Sense
Donny sits down with the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district, Ritchie Torres. In this conversation, Torres gives his thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war, the differences between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to Israel, and the divide between the ... Show More
26m 35s
Jul 2024
Why No One’s Winning Young Voters (Ep. 5)
Jon is joined by youth polling experts John Della Volpe and Kristen Soltis Anderson to talk about apathy among young voters this election cycle. Why are they so disengaged? Are some truly defecting to Trump? And what message, if any, can get them out for the polls? Jon, John, and ... Show More
1h 12m