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The 2020 Election Is One Year Away

The 2020 Election Is One Year Away The 2020 Election Is One Year Away

John Nichols on the Polls, plus Paul Adler on Socialism and John Powers on John le Carré.

Nov 7, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Great Booing at Nationals Park

The Great Booing at Nationals Park The Great Booing at Nationals Park

Producer and podcast host Dan Bloom joins the show to talk about the Nats World Series victory and the booing of Donald Trump at Nationals Park.

Nov 5, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

No More Blue Dog Democrats!

No More Blue Dog Democrats! No More Blue Dog Democrats!

When she was in college, Jessica Cisneros interned for a moderate Democrat congressman—now she’s running against him.

Nov 5, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering

Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering

Jeet Heer on Moderate Dems, plus Elie Mystal on Senate Republicans and Amy Wilentz on Haiti.

Oct 31, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet?

What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet? What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet?

MLB writer and consultant Rob Arthur joins the show to talk about the rise in home runs over the last decade.

Oct 29, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating

The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating

Kshama Sawant is a committed socialist who has been involved in some of Seattle’s biggest workers’ and tenants’ rights fights. And now she’s up for reelection.

Oct 29, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

Trump

How TV Made Trump How TV Made Trump

Tom Carson on the president, David Perry on Ilhan Omar, and Pico Iyer on Japan.

Oct 24, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

NBA, China, and the Coming Season

NBA, China, and the Coming Season NBA, China, and the Coming Season

The Athletic’s Michael Lee joins the show to talk about the upcoming NBA season, the NBA’s situation in China, and more.

Oct 22, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Chesa Boudin

Chesa Boudin Wants to Bring Restorative Justice to San Francisco Chesa Boudin Wants to Bring Restorative Justice to San Francisco

Boudin is running for the city’s district attorney seat to make the criminal justice system’s extreme racial and economic disparities a thing of the past.

Oct 22, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump

The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump

Sasha Abramsky on the president, Corey Robin on Clarence Thomas, and Katha Pollitt on abortion.

Oct 17, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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