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On Tuesday, Leahy, who is retiring this year after representing Vermont in the Senate since 1975, released “The Road Taken,” an engrossing memoir t...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 36:05
The White House suddenly has a lot to brag about. And the president’s aides, led by chief of staff Ron Klain, are reaching deep into the 20th centu...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 25:05
This week the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 using the process known as budget reconciliation. The upside? No filibuster is allo...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 51:44
The biggest remaining obstacle for the Democrats is now Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who will continue to host Democratic and Repub...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 42:43
Here’s something about Washington, D.C. that even a lot of people who live here don’t know: Psychedelic mushrooms are basically legal. In 2020 vote...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 34:35
Ryan caught up with the former treasury secretary — and thorn in the side of Biden White House economists — Larry Summers on the sidelines of the A...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 40:25
George Gascón was elected district attorney of Los Angeles County in November 2020 with 54% of the vote.
“I won handsomely,” he reminisced Wednes...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 42:39
If documentary filmmaker Alex Holder’s memory is accurate, Donald Trump was on the phone with Vladimir Putin just minutes after the news broke that...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 30:32
J. Michael Luttig is the former federal appeals court judge who advised Vice President Mike Pence that the VP had no authority to reject electors o...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 38:00
This week in the GOP primary for South Dakota’s at-large district, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) defeated a challenger from his right who claimed he ...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 44:40
There’s at least a few people in the Democratic establishment who have hope for the midterms. They’re the redistricting experts, people like Kelly ...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 26:24
Trump-backed candidates have lost recently in Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and Idaho. The biggest caveat about how the lessons of other states...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 34:29
For this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive, we sat down with Jennifer Ellis at her cattle ranch in eastern Idaho to understand how the state’s G...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 29:50
This week on Playbook Deep Dive, POLITICO’s Peter Canellos talks with our own Josh Gerstein, who broke this week’s massive news that the Supreme Co...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 01:05:34
Congressman Ro Khanna is one of the most influential progressives inside the house democratic caucus. He represents California’s 17th district – a ...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 33:15
Doug Sosnik is a man whose deep dive political memos are considered essential reading in Washington. He's best known as a former senior adviser to ...
- Added: Aug 31, 2022
- Length: 27:12
Since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last year, many American veterans have tried to help Afghan allies escape the collapsing country. Though s...
Bought by KRPS, WRFA-LP, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio
- Added: Aug 30, 2022
- Length: 03:44
- Purchases: 4
An examination of the arduous tribal recognition process in the US. Part 1/2.
- Added: Aug 29, 2022
- Length: 29:30
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed in San Francisco. "Civic" hears from activists and officials about future plans for combating AIDS.
Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.
- Added: Aug 29, 2022
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
For “Playbook Deep Dive,” Ryan Lizza talks with Judge J. Michael Luttig about his advice to Pence then, what needs to be done to rewrite the Elect...
- Added: Aug 25, 2022
- Length: 31:08
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan one year ago led tens of thousands of people to flee the country and come to America. But for some who are her...
Bought by WRFA-LP, North Country Public Radio, KUT, and Texas Public Radio
- Added: Aug 23, 2022
- Length: 03:42
- Purchases: 4
Responding to sailors' pleas, the Navy is working on a program to prevent and treat eating disorders
From: American Homefront Project
Some service members and health experts say the Pentagon isn't doing enough to address eating disorders, which are sometimes linked to the military...
Bought by Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KPBS, and KUT
- Added: Aug 19, 2022
- Length: 03:22
- Purchases: 4
Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 32:45
Talking Alaska's elections and polarizing politics, launching on the state's 2022 Primary Day and Special Election Day. Featuring Independent Alask...
- Added: Aug 16, 2022
- Length: 29:14
The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that w...
Bought by KRPS, KPBS, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, and KUT
- Added: Aug 05, 2022
- Length: 03:26
- Purchases: 5
