Best Jon Tester Podcasts (2025)

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Double Duty 1:09:13

19h ago1:09:13

1:09:13

We had planned to solely chat with former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn for this episode, but something happened Wednesday night that prompted us to add another guest to the mix. Dunn and JT share some behind the scenes anecdotes about Jan. 6, 2021, and their response to the Trump administration calling the LA protesters insurrectionists. We al…

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Ep. #699: Sen. John Fetterman, Ian Bremmer & Rutger Bregman 1:01:36

4m ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Bill’s guests are Sen. John Fetterman, Ian Bremmer & Rutger Bregman (Originally aired 6/13/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Good faith with John Sommers-Flanagan, part one 29:04

1d ago29:04

29:04

Today’s guest is John Sommers-Flanagan, director of the Center for the Advancement of Positive Education at the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education. John is transitioning to this role after a long tenure as professor of counseling at the University of Montana. John and Justin talk about good faith, the erosion of trust in institutions and co…

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Overtime – Episode #698: Stephanie Ruhle & Jonah Goldberg 14:53

3d ago14:53

14:53

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 6/6/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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History Repeats 1:29:11

4d ago1:29:11

1:29:11

We tried something new in episode 26 by having a LIVE conversation with Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, America’s favorite historian. We cover the unrest in Los Angeles, the public Elon Musk/Donald Trump feud and the defining moments she thinks will be remembered in future history books. Plus, what keeps her up at night? What gives her hope? How does s…

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Ep. #698: Whitney Cummings, Stephanie Ruhle, Jonah Goldberg 1:02:34

6d ago1:02:34

1:02:34

Bill’s guests are Whitney Cummings, Stephanie Ruhle, Jonah Goldberg (Originally aired 6/6/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Sarah Vowell on Who Is Government? 28:56

8d ago28:56

28:56

This week we’re speaking with Sarah Vowell, an author with Montana roots of many bestselling books. She’s a historian, actor, journalist and a regular contributor to This American Life. Sarah recently contributed an essay to Michael Lewis’s edited volume, Who Is Government? In this conversation Sarah talks about highlighting Pam Wright, an archivis…

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Dissident 54:43

10d ago54:43

54:43

In the 25th episode of Grounded, fellow Montanan and Pearl Jam co-founder Jeff Ament joins JT and MG to talk politics, music and Big Sandy, Montana. We ask about the viral moment when his bandmate Eddie Vedder defended Bruce Springsteen against attacks from President Trump, the concert poster that landed the Secret Service at his door, and the way …

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Overtime – Episode #697: Jake Tapper, Rep. Seth Moulton 16:02

10d ago16:02

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 5/30/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Turn Options Trading into Lasting Wealth with Fadi Habib 1:09:55

11d ago1:09:55

1:09:55

Watch this Interview Live: Click Here debunking common myths to explaining put and call options, this episode reveals proven methods for making money in the stock market without unnecessary risk. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced investor, Fadi shares his step-by-step approach to making options trading a long-term wealth-building strategy…

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Fight 1:04:59

13d ago1:04:59

1:04:59

JT & MG talk to journalists Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes who just co-authored their fourth book together about the 2024 presidential campaign cycle. They cover insider perspectives from both the Biden and Trump campaigns, the debate that unleashed a summer of political chaos and what happens now as Democrats try to figure out their path forward i…

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Ep. #697: Barry Diller, Jake Tapper, Rep. Seth Moulton 1:02:25

13d ago1:02:25

1:02:25

Bill’s guests are Barry Diller, Jake Tapper, Rep. Seth Moulton (Originally aired 5/30/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Minnesota Nice 1:02:32

16d ago1:02:32

1:02:32

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joins JT and MG to talk about what went wrong for the Harris/Walz campaign, the future of the Democratic Party, and the governor’s political plans. What do Democrats need to do to win back rural America and the working class? Is there room for a moderate candidate in today’s political environment? We also make sure to talk a…

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I&I - Time value of time 30:27

15d ago30:27

30:27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com Today is our May edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about some of the broader challenges facing our society. This month, Bryce and Justin talk about time. They discuss it as a scarce r…

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Fealty over Loyalty 43:37

18d ago43:37

43:37

“We’re not doomed yet, but we’re running out time that we need.” That’s what former Ambassador John Bolton said to JT & MG in the latest episode of Grounded about our global security risks. We ask what keeps him up at night, the best path forward for unity, President Trump’s relationship with authoritarians and more. He also spills the beans about …

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Nicole Wilson: The Truth About Tea: What They Don’t Tell You 50:41

19d ago50:41

50:41

Watch this Interview Live: Click Here Think tea is just a simple drink? Think again. Tea has shaped history, influenced cultures, and holds surprising health benefits. Today, we're peeling back the layers with tea educator Nicole Wilson. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE @GentlemanStylePodcast for More insightful conversations like this! Tea isn’t just a beverage—it’s a…

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Data security & international intrigue with the founder of TeraDact 29:08

22d ago29:08

29:08

This is the third episode in our Voices of Trade series. To mark the Montana World Trade Center’s World Trade and Investment Day, we’ve been exploring the various opportunities and challenges facing Montana firms doing business internationally. Today, we are speaking with Chris Tilleman, founder of TeraDact, a data security company serving clients …

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The Bright Red Line 41:50

25d ago41:50

41:50

Is due process in trouble in America? We discuss with Dave Aronberg, a former state attorney in Florida, who also worked alongside current U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. He tells JT and MG why he believes due process is still intact. He also explains why he doesn’t think AG Bondi will cross what he calls the bright red line. Let’s go to law schoo…

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Overtime – Episode #696: Scott Jennings, Peter Hamby 12:40

24d ago12:40

12:40

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 5/16/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Ep. #696: Stanley McChrystal, Scott Jennings, Peter Hamby 1:02:04

27d ago1:02:04

1:02:04

Bill’s guests are Stanley McChrystal, Scott Jennings, Peter Hamby (Originally aired 5/16/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Diane Boyd on a life among wolves (part two) 29:01

29d ago29:01

29:01

We continue our conversation with renowned wildlife biologist Diane Boyd, whose memoir A Woman Among Wolves explores her decades of experience with wolves and the often fraught relationships between people and predators. Boyd reflects on her role as both scientist and advocate, navigating public conflict and the persistent challenge of irrational f…

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Overtime – Episode #695: David Hogg, Donna Brazile, Rep. Mike Lawler 15:34

1M ago15:34

15:34

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 5/9/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Betting the Farm 56:44

1M ago56:44

56:44

Former Sec. of Agriculture Dan Glickman joins the pod to chat about the effect of tariffs on American farmers and access to food we eat. We also discuss concerns over DOGE cuts within the U.S. Forest Service, bipartisan cooperation, and what Jon Tester really thinks about going to State of the Union addresses.…

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Ep. #695: David Hogg, Donna Brazile, Rep. Mike Lawler 1:01:18

1M ago1:01:18

1:01:18

Bill’s guests are David Hogg, Donna Brazile, Rep. Mike Lawler (Originally aired 5/9/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Diane Boyd on a life among wolves 28:58

1M ago28:58

28:58

Diane Boyd is a world-renowned wildlife biologist and active participant in wolf recovery in the Northern Rockies over the last 40 years. In part 1 of this two-part episode, Boyd shares stories from her early days living as a field researcher in remote Moose City, Montana—just 400 yards from the Canadian border. She recounts tracking wolves on foot…

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Overtime – Episode #694: Kara Swisher, Fmr. Spkr. Kevin McCarthy 15:34

1M ago15:34

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 5/2/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Inside Out 1:09:14

1M ago1:09:14

1:09:14

JT & MG chat with Olivia Troye, who worked as a national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence. They unpack the latest Trump interview on Meet the Press, what’s likely happening behind closed doors at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and the reasons she left the Trump 1.0 administration in the summer of 2020. Olivia also tells JT & MG what kee…

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Ep. #694: Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong, Fmr. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Kara Swisher 1:02:12

1M ago1:02:12

1:02:12

Bill’s guests are Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong, Fmr. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Kara Swisher (Originally aired 5/2/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Rafael Chacón makes art accessible 29:07

1M ago29:07

29:07

Dr. Rafael Chacón is a professor of art history and director of the Montana Museum of Art and Culture (MMAC). Rafael shares his journey from Cuba to Indiana, his early love of art sparked by visits to the Art Institute of Chicago, and how he found a home and career in Montana. He and Justin discuss the MMAC’s historic and global collection, its stu…

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Overtime – Episode #693: Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens 14:58

2M ago14:58

14:58

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 4/25/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Passing the Torch 59:34

2M ago59:34

59:34

Sen. Dick Durbin, who announced his retirement last week, joins JT & MG to chat about that decision after more than four decades in Congress, his experience at Pope Francis' funeral, the future of the Democratic party and more. Plus, what he fears will be the “most serious constitutional crisis since the Civil War.”…

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Ep. #693: Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens 1:00:29

2M ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Bill’s guests are Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens (Originally aired 4/25/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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The Write Angle with Cassidy Randall 59:58

2M ago59:58

59:58

This week we bring you a special cross-over episode; a fusion of Montana Public Radio’s The Write Question and A New Angle. TWQ host Lauren Korn and Justin interview author and journalist Cassidy Randall about her gripping new book, Thirty Below - The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All Women’s Ascent of Denali. Cassidy Randall is an award-…

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Margaritaville Mirage 48:25

2M ago48:25

48:25

Fresh off his return from El Salvador to visit a Maryland man deported in error, Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins JT & MG to for an inside look at what led up to his meeting, the “margaritas” placed at the table for social media optics, and why he thinks this is a constitutional crisis. CVH and JT explain why every American should care about this case a…

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Overtime – Episode #692: Douglas Murray, Sen. Tina Smith, Matt Welch 13:25

2M ago13:25

13:25

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 4/18/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Ep. #692: Douglas Murray, Sen. Tina Smith, Matt Welch 1:02:42

2M ago1:02:42

1:02:42

Bill’s guests are Douglas Murray, Sen. Tina Smith, Matt Welch (Originally aired 4/18/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Public Lands, Public Hands 33:45

2M ago33:45

33:45

Former Bureau of Land Management director (and Montanan!) Tracy Stone-Manning joins JT and MG to dissect new concerns over threats to public lands. They get into the weeds on the difference between proposals to sell public land for tax breaks and affordable housing solutions. The conversation also covers what DOGE cuts could mean for our great outd…

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I&I - Tariffs, trade deficits & the trouble with uncertainty 34:58

2M ago34:58

34:58

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com In this April edition of Incentives & Instincts, Justin and economist Bryce Ward tackle the complexities of trade policy. They unpack the economic benefits of cooperation, the concentrated costs of globalization, and the politics driving America’s shifting approa…

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Overtime – Episode #691: Steve Bannon, Piers Morgan, Josh Rogin 13:17

2M ago13:17

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Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 4/11/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Tariffied 46:08

2M ago46:08

46:08

Economic concerns over tariffs and the markets persist and JT and MG chat all about it with University of Michigan economist and public policy professor Justin Wolfers (who sometimes goes by his alter ego Fed Lasso). Hear why he says we’re in the middle of two economic crises and his predictions for what’s ahead. Will prices ever come down? What ab…

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Jon McLernon: The Science of Food Addiction 59:53

2M ago59:53

59:53

Watch this Interview Live: Click Here Emotional eating and food addiction are more than just bad habits—they’re driven by brain chemistry, stress, and trauma. Board-certified health coach Jon McLernon explains the science behind cravings and how to break the cycle for good. SUBSCRIBE @GentlemanStylePodcast more inspiring health stories and tips! In…

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Ep. #691: Steve Bannon, Piers Morgan, Josh Rogin 1:01:17

2M ago1:01:17

1:01:17

Bill’s guests are Steve Bannon, Piers Morgan, Josh Rogin (Originally aired 4/11/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Remembering Brian Kahn 28:48

2M ago28:48

28:48

Brian Kahn was a Montana radio legend. As host of the long-running and award-winning “Home Ground Radio,” Brian interviewed hundreds of influential Montanans, asking who they are, what they think and what they are doing about it. Today we’re reairing our conversation with Brian from 2019. He talked about his approach to storytelling, activism, coll…

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Simplifying SAVE 25:04

2M ago25:04

25:04

Ahead of a scheduled US House vote on the SAVE Act, JT and MG discuss its potential impacts with Greta Bedekovics with the Center for American Progress. What will the SAVE Act mean for voters across the country if it passes through Congress? What impact will it have on married women who took their husband’s last name? How is it different than Presi…

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Free Fall 48:43

2M ago48:43

48:43

It's the economy, stupid! Jon and Maritsa dig into what's happening with tariffs, Wall Street and your finances with former White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein, who also chaired the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under President Joe Biden. How did the Trump administration come up with this tariff formula? Are we heading for a recession?…

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Dawn Wells-Your Body Science Forget Rocket Science Your Blood Type Holds the Key to Health 1:05:45

2M ago1:05:45

1:05:45

Watch this Interview Live: Click Here The secret to true health isn’t in a pill—it starts with your blood, your mindset, and your lifestyle. In this powerful conversation, Marcus and Karmea welcome health and wellness expert Dawn Wells to break down how your blood type impacts your health and the best way to eat and exercise for your body. SUBSCRIB…

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Honoring Our Pact 56:45

2M ago56:45

56:45

After a wild political week that included a 25+ hour speech on the Senate floor and sweeping new tariffs, former VA Sec. Denis McDonough joins JT & MG to explain the importance of the programs he helped implement, and what's at stake for our veterans with proposed cuts to staff and those very programs. This is a free episode of Grounded! If you'd l…

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John Wicks and Jesse Phillips are Flüffy Bünny 28:48

2M ago28:48

28:48

Drummer John Wicks and bassist Jesse Phillips are two Montana musicians who’ve come together to form Flüffy Bünny – a project they describe as “future punk.” Drawing from diverse musical journeys – from John’s evolution through jazz, grunge, and high-profile session work to his current role as a teacher, and Jesse’s path from rural Montana to the v…

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Overtime – Episode #690: Rikki Schlott, John McWhorter 14:43

2M ago14:43

14:43

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 3/28/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy HBO Podcasts

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Bad Signal 57:01

2M ago57:01

57:01

Former Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta unpacks SignalGate with JT and MG, including the questions he would ask if he were leading the investigation. The three also discuss foreign policy related to Iran and Greenland, and how Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts compare to the balanced budget Sec. Panetta helped craft when he was the director of the Office of Manage…

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