Episodios

  • Yes things feel crazy, but elections are frequently chaotic, from LBJ to RBG and more

    Yes things feel crazy, but elections are frequently chaotic, from LBJ to RBG and more
    Jul 26 2024
    If there is one thing elections in the United States brings out, it's chaos. Assassination attempts, resignations, primary challenges, third-party campaigns, economic meltdowns, pandemics and sudden deaths. Join Jason Dick and Nathan Gonzales for a ride down bad-memory lane! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 m
  • Happy Days for Republicans in Milwaukee

    Happy Days for Republicans in Milwaukee
    Jul 18 2024
    The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee has put some steam in the strides of the GOP, who have taken their 2024 confidence meter up to 11. Republicans feel good about their nominee, Donald Trump, their opponent, Joe Biden, and their chances in November. Roll Callers John Bennett and Briana Reilly join the podcast to talk about what it's like on the ground in Brew City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 m
  • Just the facts, just the facts, with factba.se

    Just the facts, just the facts, with factba.se
    Jul 11 2024
    Want a look at George W. Bush’s comments at the 2007 White House Correspondents Dinner? Or what coffee shop President Joe Biden visited last weekend in Harrisburg? Or the White House briefing room seating chart from 2015? There are ways to find all of this on your own. Or there is Factba.se, the longtime go-to for all White House transcripts, calendars, releases, etc., whose database goes back decades. Factba.se founder Bill Frischling hangs out and talks about just the facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 m
  • Nathan Gonzales just can't wait to get on the road again

    Nathan Gonzales just can't wait to get on the road again
    Jun 27 2024
    Roads are such a great metaphor for writers. There are roads to nowhere, to recovery. They can be less travelled. It can be enough for some books to just have the main characters be on the road. Now Roll Call Elections Analyst Nathan Gonzales is hitting the road too, kicking off an occasional series on House races that will determine the majority that run along an actual, not just metaphorical, road. Up first: Interstate 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 m
  • Two years in the post-Dobbs world

    Two years in the post-Dobbs world
    Jun 21 2024
    It has been nearly two years since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, overturning Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Since then, several states have instituted their own abortion policies, including total bans on the procedure. We have also had several elections show to what extent reproductive rights affects political outcomes. Amanda Becker of The 19th News has chronicled these topics and more, particularly with her forthcoming book, “You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America,” and is here on Political Theater to discuss her work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • When being ambassador to Iceland isn't enough

    When being ambassador to Iceland isn't enough
    Jun 13 2024
    Looking for guidance on how to get ahead in politics? Be a grunge rocker in college or a NASCAR driver. Don't be ambassador to Iceland, an actor or a video game music composer. A Trump endorsement helps. Less clear: how voting for or against dumping Kevin McCarthy affects things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 m
  • Gathering in dark rooms: Sky Sitney on DC/DOX’s upcoming festival

    Gathering in dark rooms: Sky Sitney on DC/DOX’s upcoming festival
    Jun 4 2024
    The DC/DOX Documentary Film Festival kicks off its second full festival this month, showcasing a diverse slate of non-fiction stories for a hungry audience in the nation’s capital. From politics, of course, to fashion, health, movie stars, the space program, there is a little bit of everything to choose from. There is also a very interesting constellation of films that concern aspects of the fallout from the 2020 election and the riot on January 6th, 2021 that sought to overturn the election results. We discuss that and more with Sky Sitney, co-founder of DC/DOX and a professor at Georgetown University’s Film and Media Studies Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 m
  • Summertime, and the political news is busy

    Summertime, and the political news is busy
    May 24 2024
    Forget Hollywood blockbusters: This summer will be all about the politics. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, we'll be witness to a criminal trial for a U.S. senator (oh, and a former president too), make-or-break Senate primaries, the political conventions, Supreme Court opinions on abortion and presidential immunity and much, much more. Inside Elections Deputy Editor Jacob Rubashkin drops by to help get us into the summer state of mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 m