Trump pardons Arpaio, trans service members face a ban, North Korea launches missiles, Gorka is out, and Taylor Swift gets the crowd riled up. Jon is joined by Michaela Watkins, Alice Wetterlund, Andrew Ti, Tommy Vietor and Ira Madison III to break down the week including a bunch of late-breaking Friday news. And no GOT spoilers, OK?
Jul 15
The Mitch Is Back
Lindsey Graham leaves in a hurry, Mitch McConnell takes his time, and the Midwest races to the nearest toilet. Plus, we are happy to hang around with the hilarious David Wain, Joe Lo Truglio, and Rachael Harris as we talk when to leave summer camp, how to succeed on Star Trek, an ... Show More
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Jul 10
Schrödinger's Mitch McConnell
We give up the ghost on knowing what’s up with Mitch McConnell, while Thomas Massie brings out the gallows humor, and Trump puts another nail in NATO's coffin. This week, Congressman Maxwell Frost talks zombie congress, Gen Z progressives and (sigh) Alf. Margaret Cho and Langston ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 2022
This Week's Top Stories | New Details Emerge From The Jan. 6 Committee
Trump gets advice from a drunk Rudy Giuliani, stocks enter a bear market, Kim K ruins Marilyn's dress, and Dr. Fauci tests positive for Covid as the F.D.A. approves vaccines for kids under five. Here's what happened this week.
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50m 44s
Oct 2022
This Week's Top Stories | Trump Subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee
Kanye West makes anti-Semitic comments, Biden proposes gig workers be given employee benefits, Trump gets subpoenaed by the January 6 committee, and a jury orders Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook parents. Here’s what happened this week.
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41m 18s
Nov 2020
This Week's Top Stories - Trump Attacks Vote Counting, LGBTQ Victories & Drug Decriminalization
President Trump rages against vote counting, LGBTQ candidates win big in Congress, marijuana is decriminalized in several states, and angry Trump supporters take to the streets.
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24m 34s
Dec 2022
This Week's Top Stories | The Royals Take On America
The GOP criticize Trump for his dinner with Kanye and Nick Fuentes, Elon beefs with Apple, Herschel Walker makes an incoherent speech on walls, and the Royals take on America. Here's what you missed this week.
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43m 3s
Oct 2020
This Week's Top Stories - Kim Jong-un Weeps, Amy Coney Barrett Dodges Questions & American Militias
Kim Jong-un breaks down crying during a parade, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett gets cagey, Trevor examines U.S. militias, and President Trump pushes anti-Biden conspiracy theories.
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26m 6s
Dec 2024
A Topsy-Turvy Week In Review
What even happened last week?! On this episode of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew catches Galen up as he returns from a rare week away from his push notifications. They take a look at President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, the status of House Republicans’ slim majority, ... Show More
31m 42s
Jul 2022
Episode 640: Useful Idiots
Ben, Travis, and Fernando bring you this week's News in American Politics including Nuclear Preparedness Ads in NYC, Jill Biden loving Latinos and Tacos while unable to pronounce Bodega, Coup expert John Balton explaining where Jan 6th Insurrectionists got it wrong, former Oath K ... Show More
1h 5m