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Georgia & Alabama: “Democrats to me…I feel like they are pure evil” (with Tim Miller)Listen now | Ad-free edition

May 21

When Bad Guys Think They’re Good Guys (with Rep. Adam Kinzinger)Listen now (47 min) | Most of the GOP hasn’t responded to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol with much courage. But our guest has. This week…

Apr 4

Andrew Yang: Will Trump and Biden Birth a Third Party?Listen now (38 min) | Ad-free edition

Apr 25

The Pennsylvania Primary: The Dude, the Doctor, and a MAGA Queen (with Holly Otterbein)Listen now (42 min) | Ad-free edition

May 14

It Just Didn’t Smell Right (with Benjamin Ginsberg)Listen now (49 min) | Donald Trump convinced about a third of the country that the 2020 election was rigged - this is commonly referred to as the “Big…

Mar 28

The Asterisk Follows Us (with Dr. Ted Johnson)Listen now (50 min) | Ad-free edition

Apr 18

Unfiltered and Uncut: Special Episode Listen now (53 min) | Ad-free edition

May 9

Ohio: A MAGA Murderers’ Row (with Dave Weigel)Listen now (40 min) | Ad-free edition

May 2

Running in Mud (with Robert Gibbs)Listen now (45 min) | Sarah sits down with President Obama’s former White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs.

Apr 11

Inflation? Ludicrous! (with Jonathan V. Last)Listen now (44 min) | While the American people are mad about inflation, our guest is (mostly) mad at the American people. Sarah and The Bulwark’s own…

Mar 7

The Truth is Somewhere In Between (with Dr. Leana Wen)Listen now (41 min) | After over 2 years, the American people are over COVID — but is the pandemic over? CNN medical analyst and WaPo contributor Dr…

Mar 21

Who Has the Cojones? (With Mark McKinnon)Listen now (45 min) | The Focus Group is back for season 2! Sarah kicks off the season with Democratic-turned-Republican strategist Mark McKinnon to…

Feb 28

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