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Jason Selvig & Garrison Lovely Sep 23, 2026

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The Good Liars’ Jason Selvig stops by to talk about Trump’s crackdown on the media. Then we’ll talk to author and Organize Against the Machine host Garrison Lovely about his new book, Obsolete: The AI Industry’s Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us—and How to Stop It and the host of the podcast Organize Against The Machine.

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Maggie Haberman & David Corn Sep 21, 2026

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The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman stops by to talk about Trump being tempted to invoke the Insurrection Act. Then we’ll talk to Mother Jones’ David Corn about his new book, How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America.

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Charlie Sykes & Jacob Weisberg Sep 19, 2026

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To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump helping Democrats get a blue wave.
Then we’ll talk to Pushkin’s Jacob Weisberg about his new book, Profiles in Cowardice.

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Ashley St. Clair & Dr. Bradley Onishi Sep 17, 2026

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Political commentator Ashley St. Clair talks about Elon Musk’s plans for civil war.
Then we’ll talk to author Bradley Onishi about his new book, American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy.

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Evan McMorris-Santoro & Adam Jentleson Sep 16, 2026

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The Washington Sun’s Evan McMorris-Santoro stops by to talk about the death of Trump’s mail-in ballot schemes.
Then we’ll talk to the Searchlight Institute’s Adam Jentleson about his new book, Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power.

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Rick Wilson & Johnny Garcia Sep 14, 2026

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump weaponizing the DOJ against Governor Newsom.
Then we’ll talk to Johnny Garcia about his run for Texas’s 35th District.

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Alex Wagner & Salman Rushdie Sep 12, 2026

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Runaway Country’s Alex Wagner stops by to talk about her new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and the Raid on America’s Courts.
Then we’ll talk to author Salman Rushdie about his new documentary, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie.

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Jim Acosta, Rep. Brendan Boyle & Bobby Pulido Sep 10, 2026

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s aides giving up on persuading him.
Then we’ll talk to Representative Brendan Boyle about how Democrats fight back against an unpopular president.
Plus, as a bonus, we’ll talk to congressional candidate and singer Bobby Pulido about his tight race to flip a red district in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.

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George Conway & Ezra Levin Sep 09, 2026

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Psycho Politics’ George Conway stops by to talk about Trump’s delusional idea to put himself on the ballot in the midterms.
Then we’ll talk to Indivisible’s Ezra Levin about their next “No Kings” vote-early campaign.

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Rick Wilson & Norm Eisen Sep 07, 2026

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Emperor Trump’s new hair color providing a distraction from his terrible economy.
Then we’ll talk to Democracy Defenders Action co-founder Norm Eisen about the battle over mail-in voting.

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