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We are back! The Republican Party has a new speaker and the GOP remains a disaster Nov 01, 2023

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Today, Markos talks with Daily Kos writer Joan McCarter about the Republican Party’s last three weeks of disarray. There is a new House speaker and what that means going forward remains a mystery.

Rebroadcast: The Republican Party is a hellscape. We speak with an insider Oct 26, 2023

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Kerry is joined by Tim Miller. Miller is a political consultant and writer. A former Republican, Miller left the party after years of disappointment. His book "Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell" is an introspective look at his personal journey through (and out) of the conservative movement.

Rerun: Should Trump go to jail? We have the guy who polled Americans on that question Oct 19, 2023

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Kerry talks with Drew Linzer, director of the online polling company Civiqs. Drew tells us what the polls say about voters’ feelings toward President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and what the results would be if the two men were to, say … run against each other for president in 2024. Oh yeah, Drew polled to find out who thinks Donald Trump is guilty of the crimes he’s been indicted for, and whether or not he should see the inside of a jail cell.

RERUN: What scares expert Malcolm Nance about Trump’s documents case Oct 04, 2023

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Malcolm Nance is a former United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer specializing in naval cryptology. He breaks down the nature of the classified materials rescued from Trump’s private residence. This interview was recorded on June 22, 2023.

Rerun: D.C. media and pundits are out of touch with the data Sep 29, 2023

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Trump’s continuing legal problems, the car crash of a Republican debate, and the polling numbers defy the traditional media’s narrative that the Republican Party is even above water with voters.

Rerun: Woke Barbie movie breaks box office records Sep 20, 2023

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Conservatives cried about how the “woke” (whatever that means) “Barbie” movie would fail. It didn’t. In fact, the film struck a chord with American and international audiences. Daily Kos writer Laura Clawson joined Markos to talk about the film and the implications of the Republican Party’s fixation on mythical culture wars, which is failing them in bigger and bigger ways every day.

A Ukraine update Sep 06, 2023

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Kerry and Markos talk about what is happening in Ukraine, what needs to be done, and why the fate of Ukraine is tied to democracy’s fate in 2024.

Is there a path for a Republican to beat Donald Trump? Aug 23, 2023

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We talk about the upcoming Republican presidential debate and how sad a situation it is. The Republican Party shot itself in the foot with a Trump-sized bullet, and now it’s stuck with him for the foreseeable future. We try to game out the possible paths the Republicans might take to rid themselves of The Donald.

We went away and Donald Trump was indicted not once, but twice! Aug 16, 2023

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Did anything happen while we were all taking a well-deserved break? Something about Donald Trump being indicted not once, but two times! Also in the news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign collapse. So much is happening!

RERUN: The Republican Party has an abortion problem Aug 09, 2023

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We are joined by Christina Reynolds of Emily’s List. Reynolds is the Senior Vice President of Communications and Content at the progressive organization that works on getting women elected to office. Reynolds talks about what she is seeing up and down the ballot this election cycle on the anniversary of the outrageous Supreme Court Decision to take away the reproductive protections of Roe v. Wade.

This episode first aired June 21, 2023