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Post-Midterm Madness! With Guest A.B. Stoddard Nov 08, 2018

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Tara discusses the midterm results and talks about Trump's firing of Jeff Sessions and his crazy post-midterm press conference with A.B. Stoddard. A.B. is an associate editor and columnist at RealClearPolitics. She appears regularly on FOX's "Special Report With Bret Baier," as well as other shows on FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, and CNN.

Mailbombs, Midterms, Massacres, and Madness - with guest Paul Begala Oct 30, 2018

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Tara talks terrorism in Pittsburgh and the political environment that might have lead up it and the mailbombs last week. CNN political contributor and Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House Paul Begala joins the show to discuss the midterms.

Politicon 2018 - with guests Henry Winkler, Amanda Carpenter, and Sally Kohn Oct 23, 2018

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Tara is in Los Angeles this week at Politicon 2018 and discusses the Democratic and Republican infighting at the event. Guests are Henry Winkler - The Fonz - who stops by briefly, CNN commentator Amanda Carpenter, author of Gaslighting America, and Sally Kohn, author of The Opposite Of Hate.

The Kanye Fallout - with guest Norm Eisen Oct 16, 2018

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Tara talks about the fallout from her comments on Kanye West's visit to the White House and discusses the controversy over Saudi Arabia and the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi with Ambassador Norm Eisen. Eisen served as US ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014, and as President Obama’s ethics czar from 2009 to 2011. His new book is The Last Palace.

The Death Of Expertise... and Sanity - with guest Tom Nichols Oct 09, 2018

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Tara talks about the tough week that saw Brett Kavanaugh elevated to the Supreme Court. Her guest is Tom Nichols, professor at the Naval War College and Harvard Extension. His most recent book is The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters.

Kavanaugh/Ford: The Investigation -with guest Asha Rangappa Oct 02, 2018

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Tara talks about the emotionally exhausting Kavanaugh/Ford testimony, the aftermath, and this week's FBI investigation and discusses what the investigation might look like with Asha Rangappa. Asha is a Senior Lecturer at the Yale University, served as an FBI Special Agent, and is a legal and national security analyst for CNN.

September 25th, 2018 - with guest Phil Mudd Sep 25, 2018

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The Kavanaugh accusers continue to appear. What will Christine Blasey Ford say when she testifies this week? Tara dives into the topic and interviews Phil Mudd about his days at the CIA, his thoughts about the Trump administration, and the deep-breathing techniques he uses after cable TV news confrontations. Mudd is a CNN counterterrorism analyst. Mudd joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1985 as an analyst specializing in South Asia and then the Middle East.

September 18th, 2018 - with guest Rick Wilson Sep 18, 2018

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September 11th, 2018 - with guest Bernard Kerik Sep 11, 2018

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Tara kicks off Honestly Speaking with news of Bob Woodward's new White House book, Donald Trump's falling poll numbers, the NFL controversy over the national anthem, and an interview with former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who was in office on September 11th, 2001. His new book is The Grave Above the Grave.

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