The Bill Press Pod

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"What On Earth is He Doing?" The Roundtable Oct 9 Oct 09, 2020

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Trump's physical and mental state. WH Covid outbreak. Stimulus? Debates? Supreme Court? Domestic Terror in Michigan. With Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter at The Huffington Post, Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor, Politico and Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter covering the presidential election for The Wall Street Journal.

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Biden-Trump & the Senate w/ Larry Sabato Oct 06, 2020

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Is Biden’s lead big enough? Who will control the Senate? Bill talks with one of the most astute political scientists and commentators in the business, Larry Sabato, the founder and director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. He’s the author of the Crystal Ball newsletter which is free and you can sign up here.

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The President has Covid. The Roundtable -Oct 2 Oct 02, 2020

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How does the President's Covid affect the government, the campaign, the debates, the White House response to the pandemic? With Gabe Debenedetti National Correspondent for New York Magazine, Lauren Burke, Writer for Black Press USA and Chris Lu, Former Obama White House Cabinet Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Labor.

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Taxes. Taxes w/Forbes' Trump Reporter, Dan Alexander Sep 29, 2020

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Bill digs into the Times' Trump Tax story with Forbes Senior Editor Dan Alexander. He leads the magazine’s coverage of Donald Trump. Twice a year, Alexander is responsible for putting together Forbes’ estimate of Donald Trump’s net worth. Spoiler alert: It's not $10 Billion. He is also the author of the great new book, White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business, anexposé that details Trump’s efforts to make money off of politics. You can buy ithere.

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"It's Quite Dangerous." The Roundtable. Sept 25 Sep 25, 2020

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Will Trump leave? Judicial Coup? 200,000 Dead. With Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter at the Wall Street Journal and Political analyst at CNN, Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent at Yahoo News and Pema Levy, Reporter at Mother Jones

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RBG RIP. GOP Shameless. Sep 22, 2020

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What should Democrats do about Trump and McConnell and their enablers as they rush through a third Supreme Court Justice? Pack the court? Admit DC and Puerto Rico as states? Kill the Filibuster? Bill talks to former North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan who voted to confirm Justice Ginsburg, and Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of the Constitution.

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"Focused on the Pandemic." The Reporters' Roundtable - Sept 17 Sep 17, 2020

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Pandemic. Masks. Waiters. Biden. Woodward. With Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill; Nikki Schwab, Senior Political Reporter for The Daily Mail and Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital.

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Bill Breaks Down the Woodward Book, Rage. Sep 15, 2020

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The Covid lies are not the only thing that's flat-out bonkers in the new Bob Woodward book, Rage. Bill analyzes Trump's words on racism and Black Lives Matter. On his opinions about the military and how he gets along better with dictators. Bill says all Americans should read this book. You can buy it here.

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"Deepthroat to Big Mouth." The Roundtable Sept 11 Sep 11, 2020

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Trump in private on Covid, the Generals, Soldiers. Barr steps in to protect Trump . Again. With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor, Politico; Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter LA Times; Leah Askarinam, Editor of the National Journal Hotline.

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Fox & Friend(Trump) with CNN's Brian Stelter Sep 08, 2020

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Brian Stelter is the host of CNN's Reliable Sources and author of the New York Times Bestseller, Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth. What he tells Bill about Fox and Trump is truly scary. You can order the book here.

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