The Bill Press Pod

Latest Episodes:

Things to be Grateful For Nov 21, 2018

Show notes

What is there to be politically grateful for this Thanksgiving? Lots! From midterms to major movement on common sense gun reform, we cover it all. Igor Volsky fills in as guest host for Bill Press; he is joined by guests Erica Fein (Win Without War), Leah Askarinam (Inside Elections), and Chelsea Parsons (Center for American Progress).

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If Not Pelosi, Then Who? Nov 20, 2018

Show notes

Amazon HQ2, a mounting uprising against Nancy Pelosi, and new White House press briefing rules... a normal day in the chaos realm. Peter Ogburn fills in for Bill Press. He is joined by guests Gbenga Ajilore (Center for American Progress), Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza (Daily Kos), and Clare Foran (CNN).

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trio of Heartbreak Nov 19, 2018

Show notes

A trio of heartbreak came into focus over the weekend: Abrams, Gillum, and Nelson all declared defeat in their respective races. And, Trump visits the fire-ravaged town of Paradise in the wake of devastating wild fires... but he doesn't know where he is. This, and more with Peter Ogburn filling in for Bill Press. Ogburn is joined by guests Juliegrace Brufke (The Hill), Alex Seitz-Wald (NBC News), and Pema Levy (Mother Jones).

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BONUS: Now That Bernie Made Amazon Raise Its Pay, He Sets His Sights on Wal-Mart Nov 17, 2018

Show notes

Bernie Sanders proposed legislation that would have made things very tough for Amazon unless they paid their workers a living wage. Well, it worked. Amazon DID raise wages for all of their employees.

So what next? Well, Bernie is setting his sights on Wal-Mart for the same issue. Wal-Mart doesn't pay their employees a living wage and Bernie has teamed up with Rep. Ro Khana (D-CA) to introduce legislation with hopes of convincing Wal-Mart to do the same thing.

Peter Ogburn talks to Gideon Resnick from The Daily Beast. They discuss the details on the new legislation and what Bernie hopes to accomplish, which Gideon wrote about in the piece linked below:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-taking-on-amazon-bernie-sanders-introduces-bill-to-push-walmart-to-raise-wages?ref=author

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican Party in California Has Been All But Wiped Out Nov 16, 2018

Show notes

Another win for a Democratic in the conservative part of California. On election night, Democrats had won 26 seats. After another win in California on Thursday night, the count is now at 36 seats! This was absolutely a BLUE WAVE.

Guest host Kaili Joy Gray sits in to discuss the blue wave and the ongoing battle for leadership in the Democratic party. New (mostly male) members in the House say that Nancy Pelosi shouldn't be Speaker of the House, but why aren't more people talking about the bad job that Chuck Schumer did in the Senate?

We talk to Adam Smith, an expert on all things corruption and Matt Gertz from Media Matters!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Leadership Battle For Democrats Begins. Will Pelosi Be Speaker of the House? Nov 15, 2018

Show notes

There is a small group of Democratic House members who are opposing Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Will the votes be there for her? And with all the talk about her role as Speaker, why aren't we talking about Chuck Schumer as Leader of the Democrats in the Senate?? Nancy Pelosi did her job. Schumer did not.

The recounts continue in Florida and Georgia. Combined with MORE Democratic wins in the House this week, the Blue Wave rolls on!

We talk to Ginger Gibson from Reuters, Rep John Garamendi (D-CA) and Zoe Tillman from Buzzfeed News!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Was There A Blue Wave? You Bet There Was. Nov 14, 2018

Show notes

We're seeing more and more results from last week's election, and the more we look at them, the more it becomes clear: It was a Blue Wave Election. Votes are still being counted around the country, but Democrats have picked up HUGE gains around the country.

What's the latest with Robert Mueller? Will he be protected? Will Trump try to fire him?

We talk to Ryan J Reilly from HuffPost, Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Ed Chung from the Center for American Progress!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Democrats Win ANOTHER Senate Seat A Week After the Election Nov 13, 2018

Show notes

After all the votes were counted in Arizona, Democrats pick up yet another Senate seat. Kyrsten Sinema defeated Martha McSally in a VERY close race. What originally looked to be a bad night for Senate Democrats is now looking.... much better! Now let's get Florida and Mississippi!

Plus, we continue to march towards a constitutional crisis with Trump's acting Attorney General. Will Republicans do anything to help stop it?

We talk to Rebekah Entralgo from ThinkProgress, journalist Ray Locker and Max Bergmann from the Moscow Project.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump Skips An Important Appearance With World Leaders.... Because Of A Little Rain Nov 12, 2018

Show notes

Donald Trump canceled an important trip in France to honor soldiers because of a little rain. Is he really the tough guy that he claims to be? He's never visited any active combat zone to honor troops, he skipped a memorial because of rain.... Is it possible that Donald Trump hates the military?

PLUS - The election is still going on! Andrew Gillum has rescinded his concession in Florida's Governor's race and the votes continue to be counted! COUNT EVERY VOTE!

We talk to Brittany Shepherd from Washingtonian, Jordan Fabian from The Hill and Kevin Robillard from HuffPost.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BONUS: The Day After The Election Nov 10, 2018

Show notes

Was it a Blue Wave? Or was it a Blue Bust? We did a special afternoon broadcast on the Wednesday after the election to take a look at how Democrats fared in the midterms. We also had the breaking news that Jeff Sessions had been fired, which means that we are facing ANOTHER constitutional crisis. Bill discusses it all with Jason Dick from Roll Call!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected