The Bill Press Pod

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"Democrats Weren’t Morons." The Reporters' Roundtable July 29 Jul 29, 2022

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Manchin-Schumer Deal. GOP Skunked. DOJ Looking Hard at Trump. Trump 911 Truther? Pelosi to Taiwan? New Third Party. Fox Loves DeSantis. With Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Scott Wong, Senior Congressional Reporter for NBC News and Sudeep Reddy, Senior Managing Editor at Politico.

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The Darker Side of Right-wing Media Jul 26, 2022

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As Bill used to say on his radio show, you don't need to watch Fox News or listen to Rush Limbaugh, because Media Matters for America was doing it for you. They're still doing it and they've added other right-wing outlets like One America News Network or OAN. In today's podcast, Media Matters writer Bobby Lewis takes us down the dark rabbit hole that is OAN. It's not only dark, it's dangerous.

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"Inaction IS Action." The Reporters' Roundtable July 22 Jul 22, 2022

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January 6th Primetime Hearing. Congressional Action on Same-sex Marriage and Contraception. Steve Bannon on Trial. With John Bennett, Editor-at-Large, CQ Roll Call, Analysis columnist & CQ Senate newsletter scribe, David Jackson, National Political Correspondent for USA TODAY and Linda Feldmann, Washington bureau chief, White House/politics correspondent at Christian Science Monitor. Host of the Monitor Breakfast.

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Trump's Washington and The Price Of Submission Jul 19, 2022

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Mark Leibovich is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller This Town. His new book, Thank You for Your Servitude, DONALD TRUMP'S WASHINGTON AND THE PRICE OF SUBMISSION is the eyewitness account of how the GOP collaborated with Donald Trump to transform Washington’s “swamp” into a gold-plated hot tub—and a onetime party of rugged individualists into a sycophantic personality cult. A long time New York Times writer, he is now at the Atlantic, in part, he says, because he can use profanity there. You can purchase Mark’s great book here, or at your favorite local bookstore.

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"Very Loud and Very Vocal." The Reporters' Roundtable July 15 Jul 15, 2022

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January 6th Blockbuster. Trump: Legal Peril and Running Again. Candidates Matter. Roe Meets Real Life. Biden in Middle East. With Alayna Treene, Congressional reporter for Axios, Co-author of the Axios Sneak Peek newsletter, Jeff Dufour, Editor in chief at National Journal and Philip Bump, Washington Post: National correspondent and author of Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart."

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Pope Pius XII and WW II-The Secret, Sordid History Jul 12, 2022

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The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler is a new explosive and controversial book by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author David Kertzer, a Professor of Social Science at Brown University. The book tells the story of Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust. Spoiler alert: He did not cover himself in glory. You can buy the book here .

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"The Pressure is Mounting." The Reporters' Roundtable-July 8th Jul 08, 2022

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With Maya King, Politics Reporter for The New York Times covering the South, Gabe Debenedetti, National Correspondent for New York Magazine. His new book on Biden and Obama, The Long Alliance is out in September and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News.

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SCOTUS: "Outrageous. Aggressive." Jul 05, 2022

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Today's guest runs down the major and disastrous decisions from this Supreme Court. Elizabeth Wydra is the Constitutional Accountability Center’s President. From 2008-2016, she served as its Chief Counsel. Throughout her tenure she has filed more than 200 briefs on behalf of the Constitutional Accountability Center and clients, which include preeminent constitutional scholars and historians, state and local government organizations, groups such as the League of Women Voters and the AARP, and members of Congress.

Bill features the work of the Constitutional Accountability Center whose vision is: "Constitutional Accountability Center envisions a future in which judges, policymakers, academics, non-profit organizations, and the public understand the Constitution, in its most vital respects, to be a progressive document, and always apply the text, history, and values of the whole Constitution to resolve disputes over its meaning." You can support its work at TheUSConstitution.org

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"Could make a difference." The Reporters' Roundtable June 30 Jun 30, 2022

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Cassidy Hutchinson and Roe v Wade dominate the news and the Roundtable this week with Ginger Gibson, Deputy DC Editor, NBC News Digital, Amanda Becker, Politics Reporter for 19th News, Allan Smith, Political Reporter for NBC News and Lauren Burke, Writer for The Guardian and Black Press USA and Host of the Burkefile Podcast.

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The Man Who Could Primary Sen. Sinema Jun 28, 2022

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Today's guest is Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona. This is his fourth term in Congress where he focuses on national security issues and the health and welfare of veterans. He's a veteran himself having served in Iraq as an infantryman in the Marines. He is the son of Hispanic immigrants and the first in his family to attend college, in this case Harvard University.

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