The 2 Best Hell & High Water with John Heilemann Podcast Episodes
1) Jennifer Psaki
John Heilemann sits down with President Biden's first White House press secretary, Jennifer Psaki, who recently left the administration to join MSNBC as a political analyst and host of a new show that...Show More
2) Mallory McMorrow
John Heilemann talks with Mallory McMorrow, the 35-year-old Democratic state senator in Michigan whose fiery, 5-minute floor speech last month denouncing the Republican Party's divisive rhetoric and d...Show More
3) Floyd Abrams: Comey, Kimmel, & Trump’s Limitless Enemies List
John welcomes celebrated First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams to discuss Donald Trump’s efforts to stifle and/or prosecute his political opponents. Abrams—who has argued more free-speech cases before t...Show More
4) Introducing Simpsons Declassified with Nancy Cartwright
Simpsons fans —THE VAULT IS OPEN! I’m Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson for 35+ years, and I’m finally taking you inside Springfield. Simpsons Declassified is your all-access pass to the w...Show More
5) Rahm Emanuel: Jimmy Kimmel Shows Why Growing a Pair > Bending the Knee
John welcomes Rahm Emanuel—former Democratic Illinois congressman, White House chief of staff, mayor of Chicago, U.S. ambassador to Japan, and likely 2028 presidential candidate—to discuss the lessons...Show More
6) Drew Nieporent: The Restaurateur Who Remade New York
John welcomes Drew Nieporent, the celebrated owner-operator behind Nobu, Tribeca Grill, and Montrachet, to discuss his new memoir, “I’m Not Trying To Be Difficult: Stories From the Restaurant Trenches...Show More
7) Robert Draper & David Frum: Charlie Kirk Assassination Aftershocks
John welcomes New York Times scribe Robert Draper and Atlantic staff writer and podcast host David Frum to discuss the political reverberations from the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie K...Show More
8) Michael Osterholm: Be Afraid – Very Afraid – of RFK Jr. & The Next Pandemic
John welcomes world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm to discuss the threats to America’s public health system under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Osterholm catalogues the damage Donald Trump’s S...Show More
9) Frank Figliuzzi: Charlie Kirk’s Killing & America’s Political Violence Crisis
John welcomes former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi back to the show to discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk. Figliuzzi assesses the state of the investigation into the apparent assassination an...Show More
10) Rob Reiner: The Spinal Tap Sequel, Like the Original, Goes to 11
John welcomes writer, director, and actor Rob Reiner to the show to discuss the release of the sequel to his genre-defining 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” — “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues"....Show More