Politics + Media 101 Podcast
1) Is Donald Trump a Hawk or Dove? With Curt Mills of The American Conservative
John and Justin sit down with Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative magazine. Curt, a former college classmate of John's, is an influential voice in the conservative intelligents...Show More
Is Donald Trump a Hawk or Dove? With Curt Mills of The American Conservative
1:04:48 | Nov 26th, 2024
2) Why Trump Won and How Dems Can Win the Working Class
On this episode, John and Justin discuss why Donald Trump won the election, Where VP Harris and Democrats went wrong, and how they can improve their messaging and approaches to campaigning to win back...Show More
3) Will Puerto Rican Voters Help VP Kamala Harris Win the White House?
John and Justin discuss the state of the presidential election, the racist comments at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, how Puerto Rican voters will impact the election for the White House, and Tr...Show More
4) Kat Abu on the DNC, Harris Campaign and its approach to Israel-Palestine
John and Justin host Mother Jones' Kat Abu to discuss political social media, the DNC, state of the Harris-Walz campaign and its approach to Israel-Palestine
5) Was the 2024 Democratic Convention Anything Like 1968? With Historian Michael Koncewicz
The 2024 Democratic National Convention came to Chicago amid a series of strange parallels to the 1968 convention in the same city: the incumbent president withdrew from his reelection campaign, the v...Show More
Was the 2024 Democratic Convention Anything Like 1968? With Historian Michael Koncewicz
1:04:09 | Aug 27th, 2024
6) David Corn: Is JD Vance a Real Populist?
Justin and John sit down with journalist David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and author of several books, most recently American Psychosis.David is an expert on the history of the Rep...Show More
7) Was Tim Walz the Right Choice for VP?
Justin and John discuss the state of the presidential campaign after an incredible month of news: the Republican convention, an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, JD Vance becoming Trump's running...Show More
8) Why Calling Trump Republicans Weird Has Been Effective
Justin sits down with Andrew Lawrence, Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters to discuss the state of the presidential election, and why labeling Trump Republicans as weird has been effect...Show More
9) Should Joe Biden Drop Out?
After watching the Thursday night debate, Justin and John tackle the difficult question of whether Joe Biden should withdraw as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
10) Tara McGowan: Is Trump or Biden Winning in Digital Media?
Justin and John sit down with Tara McGowen, a political strategist, former journalist, and founder of Courier Newsroom. Tara is an expert on digital media strategy, and she assesses the strengths of R...Show More