Best Tara Setmayer Podcasts (2025)

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Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney on Trump, Newsom, the Republican Assault on Voting Rights and the Election Process, and More 35:13

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Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney are co-founders of the bipartisan superpac The Seneca Project, Tara’s a former GOP Communications Director on Capitol Hill and most recently served as a Senior Advisor for The Lincoln Project. She’s a political writer and commentator who’s appeared on MSNBC and other news outlets, The View, and Real Time with Bill …

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Professor Corey Brettschneider on Democracy, Julie Roginsky & Tara Setmayer Take on Scott Jennings 1:43:01

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Guests Professor Corey Brettschneider and Democratic Strategist Julie Roginsky -- from the fight to save democracy to the takedown of CNN’s favorite fragile pundit, Scott Jennings. In the first half, we’re joined by Corey Brettschneider, Professor of Political Science at Brown University, where he teaches constitutional law and political theory. He…

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Jess Michaels on Surviving Jeffrey Epstein 1:04:19

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Jess Michaels is a 3x Founder, TEDx speaker, Advocate, and 1991 Jeffrey Epstein survivor who has lived with PTSD for 30+ years. She is the founder and CEO of 3Joannes Inc and the #withyoutoo Social Safety App, which guides users to "know what to do when someone says #metoo". Jess's story is both harrowing and inspiring, which she shares in riveting…

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Jonathan Capehart on his Terrific New Memoir and Leaving the Washington Post 55:52

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart is a co-host of the morning edition of The Weekend on MSNBC. From 2020 until 2025 he was anchor of The Saturday Show and The Sunday Show on MSNBC. He is also an analyst on The PBS News Hour. He is a former Associate Editor at the Washington Post, where he was an opinion writer for nearly two decad…

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Two powerful women: Cait Conley and Ilyse Hogue 1:21:34

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WATCH THE STAKES 7:30 PM ET THURSDAYS ON YOUTUBE Guest ✨ Cait Conley — Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 17th district. A U.S. Army veteran and West Point graduate, Cait served in Iraq and Afghanistan before working at the Pentagon and in national security. Now she’s running to bring integrity, service, and real leadership back to Con…

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Nicole Foy on Trump's Draconian Immigration Policies 38:49

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Nicole Foy is ProPublica’s Ancil Payne Fellow, reporting on immigration and labor. Before joining ProPublica, she was an enterprise and investigative reporter across the West, focusing on immigrants, Latino communities, farmworkers and inequality. She previously worked for CalMatters, the Austin American-Statesman, the Idaho Statesman, the Idaho Pr…

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Rep. Mikie Sherrill on her Campaign for Governor, and Trump’s Military Exploitation and Justice Department Weaponization 53:30

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Mikie Sherrill has represented New Jersey’s 11th Congressional district since 2019 and serves on the House Armed Services Committee. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994, she spent almost 10 years on active duty in the Navy as a Sea King Helicopter pilot, leading missions throughout Europe and the Middle East, and as a Russian polic…

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Gretchen Carlson on Trump 2.0, Epstein, #Me Too and More 43:27

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Gretchen Carlson is an internationally recognized advocate for women’s rights, whose bold actions against Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes helped pave the way for the global #MeToo movement. A former CBS News and Fox News journalist, author, TED talk alum, and champion for workplace equality, she was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential …

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Fimmaker Matt Wolf on his New Documentary PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF 29:18

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Matt Wolf is a filmmaker whose award-winning documentaries have played widely in festivals and have been distributed internationally in theaters and on television. His latest is the two-part film Pee-wee as Himself, about the artist and performer Paul Reubens, and which can be seen on HBO Max. Matt’s features include Wild Combination, Teenage, Reco…

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Leah Litman on Epstein, DOJ Weaponizing, Texas Redistricting, Emil Bove, the Supreme Court and More 55:01

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Leah Litman is a professor of law at the University of Michigan and a former Supreme Court clerk. In addition to co-hosting Strict Scrutiny, she writes frequently about the Court for media outlets including The Washington Post, Slate, and The Atlantic, among others, and has appeared as a commentator on NPR and MSNBC, in addition to other venues. Sh…

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Susan Glasser on Trump, Netanyahu, Israel, Gaza, and the Epstein Scandal 39:19

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Susan B. Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a weekly column on life in Washington. She’s served as the top editor of several Washington publications, including Politico, where she founded the award-winning Politico Magazine, and Foreign Policy, which won three National Magazine Awards, among other honors, during her tenur…

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Miles Taylor on Whistleblowing and Being Targeted by Trump 41:19

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Miles Taylor is a national security expert who works in Washington, DC as editor of the recently launched newsletter TREASON on Substack and as spokesperson for www.EndPresidentialRevenge.org. Taylor previously served as chief of staff at the US Department of Homeland Security, where he published a bombshell “Anonymous” essay in The New York Times,…

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Bill Kristol on the Republican Party and Its Fealty to Trump, Democrats and the Midterms, Mamdani, and More 1:18:20

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For three decades, Bill Kristol has been a leading participant in American political debates and a widely respected analyst of American political developments. He served in senior positions in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations and as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. He is the founding direct…

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Investigative Reporter Vicky Ward on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell 1:41:49

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Tara and Michelle are joined by investigative reporter Vicky Ward, renowned for her groundbreaking coverage of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Ward is the host and co-producer of the acclaimed podcast and docuseries Chasing Ghislaine and a New York Times bestselling author whose work has exposed the dark intersections of power, privilege, an…

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David Litt on Surfing 101, Trump 2.0 and his Journey to Find Common Ground and Happiness on Both Land and Sea! 54:01

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David Litt is the New York Times bestselling author of Thanks, Obama; Democracy in One Book or Less; and his latest, It’s Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground. He’s a former senior speechwriter for Barack Obama, described as “the comic muse for the president” for his work on the White House Correspondents…

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Jonathan Greenblatt on the Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and Hate Crimes, Israel and Gaza, Trump, Mamdani and More 53:55

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Since 2015 Jonathan A. Greenblatt has served as the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, more commonly knows as the ADL…and is its sixth National Director. He leads all aspects of the world’s leading anti-hate organization…whose mission since its founding in 1913 is to fight the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatmen…

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Neera Tanden on Trump 2.0, MAGA, EpsteinGate, Texas Redistricting, Zohran Mamdani and the Center For American Progress's Critical Work 46:00

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Neera Tanden is the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress and the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Before leading American Progress, Tanden was the Domestic Policy Advisor to President Joe Biden and director of the Domestic Policy Council, overseeing some of the administration’s signature achievements, including …

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Epstein, PBS, & South Park with Harry Litman 1:04:05

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This week on The Stakes, Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney are joined by former U.S. Attorney, legal analyst, and Host of Talking Feds Podcast Harry Litman to break down the latest headlines—from the renewed focus and legal implications on Jeffrey Epstein. We also talk about Trump and MAGA's gutting of PBS, and episode of South Park that everyone i…

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Rich Logis on his Incredible Journey From Diehard MAGA Loyalist to Founder of LeavingMAGA.org 42:14

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Rich Logis is a former MAGA activist, volunteer and pundit. He founded his nonprofit, Leaving MAGA, in 2024, as a new community for those who leave the MAGA movement; who have doubts about their support for Trump; and for friends and family of those in MAGA. On his Leaving MAGA website, media appearances and in person, Rich has shared the compellin…

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Former Federal Judge Nancy Gertner on Trump, Emil Bove, Epstein, Harvard, Jerome Powell and SCOTUS 53:30

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Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner is a graduate of Barnard College and Yale Law School, where she was an editor on The Yale Law Journal, also receiving her M.A. in Political Science at Yale University. She was appointed to the United States District Court (D. Mass.) in 1994 by President Clinton and prior to 1994, Judge Gertner was a civil rights …

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MN Rep. Angie Craig on her U.S Senate Campaign, Trump 2.0, Congressional Republicans, and EpsteinGate 45:01

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Rep. Angie Craig is the Congresswoman for Minnesota's Second Congressional District and is running for the state’s junior Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Tina Smith. In 2018, she flipped a district held by a Republican that a Democrat had only held twice since the 40s…committing herself to taking on the Trump administration’s policies tha…

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Michael Cohen on Trump, Epstein and the MAGA Meltdown, and the Inner Circle "Coup" 41:11

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Michael Cohen is the former personal attorney for Donald Trump and served for years as an executive in the Trump Organization. He is host of the YoiuTube channel The Michael Cohen Show, host of the Mea Culpa With Michael Cohen podcast and co-host of Political Beatdown with Michael Cohen and Ben Meiselas podcast. He’s also a 2x NYT best-selling auth…

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S.E. Cupp Live From Rhinebeck, NY's Upstate Films on Politics, Pop Culture, Podcasting, Producing and Caffeine! 57:21

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S.E. Cupp is a nationally syndicated columnist, author, podcaster and TV commentator. She hosts Off the Cupp, a podcast which focuses on mental health, and which features interviews with celebrities and newsmakers. She is a columnist at the New York Daily News and has also been published in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Washington…

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David Frum on Trump, Musk, MAGA, Tariffs, the GOP, and his Journey Through Loss and Grief Following Last Year's Death of his Daughter Miranda, 32 1:08:21

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David Frum is a staff writer at the Atlantic and host of “The David Frum show” podcast. He is the author of ten books, most recently TRUMPOCALYPSE: Restoring American Democracy. David has been active in Republican politics since the first Reagan campaign of 1980. From 2014 through 2017 he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the leading U…

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Celina Stewart on the Critical Work of The League of Women Voters in the Era of Trump 34:40

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Celina Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Prior to joining the League, she was acting Chief Operating Officer and Director of Philanthropy at an electoral reform nonprofit; served as a litigation consultant to several Am 100 law firms handling complex merger and acquisition transactions; legis…

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Joe Walsh on Trump's March Towards Autocracy, the Musk Breakup, Mamdani, the Midterms, and Becoming a Democrat! 53:50

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Joe Walsh is a former Republican Congressman from Illinois elected to Congress in the TEA Party wave of 2010. Following his service in Congress, Walsh became one of the most popular conservative talk radio hosts in the country, syndicated in major markets throughout the U.S. In August of 2019 Joe became a candidate for President of the United State…

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Award-Winning Documentarian Alex Gibney on his Life and Illustrious 45-Year Filmmaking Career 47:26

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Alex Gibney is an award-winning filmmaker who's been called “the most important documentarian of our time” by Esquire Magazine. His work has been the recipient of an Academy Award, multiple Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, several Peabody Awards, DuPont-Columbia Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Writers Guild Awards, and more. His films include TAXI T…

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Adam Arkin on 50 Years of Acting, Directing and Producing on Television, FIlm and Theater 38:35

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Adam Arkin is an award-winning actor, director, and producer whose distinguished career has spanned over four decades. As a director and executive producer, Adam’s most recent work is featured in season two of the award-winning Peacock series “Poker Face,” which premiered last month and stars Natasha Lyonne. He also recently directed six episodes o…

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Tracy Walder on her Incredible Journey from Sorority House to the CIA and FBI 52:16

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Two weeks after graduating from USC, Tracy Walder began her career as a Staff Operations Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency's Counterterrorism Center before, during and after September 11th 2001, and as Special Agent at the FBI. During her time at the CIA, she lived in and travelled to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe as wel…

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George Conway on Iran and MAGA, Trump's sociopathy; the Musk Breakup; Newsom and the National Guard case; the Failed Birthday Parade; and More! 46:43

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George Conway is an attorney, political activist, legal and political commentator, and a founder of The Lincoln Project. He is a host of The Bulwark’s podcast George Conway Explains It All (to Sarah Longwell), and he is a contributing writer to The Atlantic. He previously worked as a litigator for three decades at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, …

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Leah Litman on Trump's Legal Cases, his Humiliating Parade, the No Kings Protests, and her Scorching New Book on the Supreme Court. And, Taylor Swift Too! 1:05:18

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Leah Litman is a professor of law at the University of Michigan and a former Supreme Court clerk. In addition to co-hosting Strict Scrutiny, she writes frequently about the Court for media outlets including The Washington Post, Slate, and The Atlantic, among others, and has appeared as a commentator on NPR and MSNBC, in addition to other venues. Sh…

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump's Push Towards Autocracy and How the Resistance Can Defeat Him 22:56

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History at New York University. She writes about fascism, authoritarianism, and propaganda. She is the recipient of Guggenheim and other fellowships; an advisor to Protect Democracy; an MSNBC opinion columnist and television commentator; and publishes Lucid, a newsletter on threats to democracy. Her latest book, Stron…

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Rick Wilson on Trump's Incendiary LA Power Grab and his Epic Break-Up with Elon Musk. 23:22

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Co-founder and Board Member of The Lincoln Project, Rick Wilson is a renowned political strategist, infamous award-winning ad-maker and podcast host, writer, speaker, and political commentator on MSNBC, CNN, ABC News, NPR, Real Time with Bill Maher, and various American and international news national outlets. A 30-year veteran of national Republic…

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Jon Michaels on the Legality of Trump's Authoritarian Actions in Los Angeles 40:39

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Jon Michaels is a UCLA professor of law specializing in constitutional and national security law. His award-winning scholarship has appeared in the Yale Law Journal, University of Chicago Law Review, and Harvard Law Review, and he has written popular essays for the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Foreign Affairs, and Guardian. A…

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NO KINGS IN AMERICA 35:05

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America is in distress. Tara and Michelle are flabbergasted by the detainment of California Senator Alex Padilla and discuss the implications of the shocking moment before moving on to the No Kings protests scheduled for June 14. 📺 Watch The Stakes with Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney every Thursday live at 7:30 PM ET. 💥 The Seneca Project is one…

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Jake Tapper on His New Book ORIGINAL SIN: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again 35:43

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Jake Tapper wrote the bestselling nonfiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, which was turned into a critically acclaimed film in 2020, and two New York Times bestselling novels, The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance. He is an Emmy Award-winning TV journalist as lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN. His…

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Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Trump/Musk Break-Up, the Big Ugly Bill, Antisemitism, and his "BiPAWtisan" Bark Act! 47:24

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Congressman Jamie Raskin represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District. He is the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. he was the lead impeachment manager in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial and served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Prior to his…

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Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig on Their Terrific, Hilarious New Film I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU 30:00

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Brian Crano & David Joseph Craig are a married writer/director duo: David began his career as a writer and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City and has worked with director Joel Edgerton for over a decade producing and acting in features Boy Erased and The Gift. Brian’s directorial debut, A Bag Of Hammers, starred Jason Ritter…

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Alec MacGillis on Trump, DOGE, Musk and the Assault on Data 30:09

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Alec MacGillis worked for six newspapers, including The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post, before transitioning to magazines in 2011, at The New Republic before eventually joining ProPublica in 2015. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic and The New York Times Magazine, among others. He won the 2016 Robin Toner Prize for Excelle…

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Elie Honig on Tariffs, Trade Wars, Harvard, Deportations, Cuomo, P. Diddy, and Springsteen! 45:40

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Elie Honig is an attorney and CNN senior legal analyst and the bestselling author of Hatchet Man and last year's Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It. He’s a former assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. He also hosts podcasts, writes for CAFE, Vox Media and writes a weekly column for New York Magazine.…

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Deja Foxx on her Campaign for the Open Seat in Arizona 7th Congressional District 39:44

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Deja Foxx was raised by a single mom in Tucson, Arizona. As a free lunch kid in public schools, her family relied on SNAP benefits, Section 8 housing, and Medicaid to make ends meet. Having experienced homelessness because of her mother’s struggles with substance abuse, she balanced high school classes with long nights working at a gas station. Dej…

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Deborah Archer on the ACLU, Trump 2.0 and her Terrific New Book on Transportation Infrastructure and Racial Inequality 27:53

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Deborah Archer is a tenured professor and Associate Dean at New York University School of Law. She is also the president of the ACLU and a nationally recognized expert on civil liberties, civil rights, and racial justice. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Law Institute, and an award-winning teach…

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Rep. Jake Auchincloss on Trump 2.0 Corruption, DOJ Weaponization, Harvard, the Budget Bill, Tarrifs, and More 1:06:41

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Rep. Jake Auchincloss is serving his third term representing Massachusetts 4th Congressional District. In addition to his work on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, his areas of focus include healthcare, clean energy, gun violence, and building a strong middle class. He’s a former Marine who commanded infantry in Afghanistan and special oper…

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Can We Just Have One Normal Day? 1:37:33

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The Stakes May 22 at 7:30 PM ET with Tara Setmayer and Michelle Kinney

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Chely Wright on Corporate Social Responsibility, DEI, Trump, and the Real-Estate/Lesbian-Themed Country Song We're Gonna Write Together! 54:19

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Chely Wright is country-music artist, author and LGBTQ+ activist. Named "Top New Female Vocalist" by The Academy of Country Music, she rose to fame as a commercial country singer in the '90s, and has since released 9 studio albums and charted more than 17 singles on the Billboard charts, including "Shut Up and Drive," "Single White Female," and "Th…

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Steven Levitsky on Trump 2.0 and Whether U.S. Democracy Is Dying 30:23

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Steven Levitsky is David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard. His research focuses on democratization and authoritarianism, political parties, and weak and informal institutions, with a focus on Latin America. He is co-author o…

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Dr. Fiona Hill on Russia, Putin, Ukraine, and Trump 2.0's Dangerous Foreign Policy 1:04:32

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Dr. Fiona Hill CMG is a senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and Chancellor of Durham University. She served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council from 2017 to 2019, as well as national intelligence officer f…

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Dr. Alexander Vindman on his New Book, Donald Trump and U.S. Foreign Policy, the Attacks on Due Process and More! 43:16

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Alexander Vindman is a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and was the director for European Affairs on the National Security Council. Before that, he served as the Political-Military Affairs Officer for Russia for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as an attaché at the US Embassies in Moscow and Kyiv. While on the Joint Staff, he authore…

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David Hogg on the DNC, Democrats and Shakin' Shit Up! 33:51

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After surviving the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, David Hogg turned his grief into action, co-founding March For Our Lives, one of the largest youth movements in our country’s history. Last year, Hogg co-founded Leaders We Deserve, a grassroots organization dedicated to electing young people at the…

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CT Rep. Jahana Hayes on the Impact of Trump's Tariffs, Trade Wars, Spending Cuts, Attacks on Universities, and Overall Chaos 39:44

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Congresswoman Jahana Hayes represents Connecticut’s 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She serves on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Agriculture Committee, where she is Ranking Member of the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee. Her legislative priorities include education, healthcare, labor, agriculture, and…