EP 72 - Feb. 21, 2019 - "Not Helping Himself"
Patrick Pfingsten talks about former Assistant FBI Director Andrew McCabe's book tour and accusations against President Trump. Shane Harris...
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20 of 72 episodesEP 71 - Feb. 19, 2019 - "The Hypocrisy of Politicians"
Patrick Pfingsten calls out politicians for their hypocrisy on executive actions by President Obama in 2014 and President Trump last week. W...
EP 70 - Feb. 12, 2019 - "Thomas Jefferson is Rolling Over in His Grave"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses the "black face" incidents in Virginia politics. We're also joined by former Congressman Heath Shuler of North C...
EP 69 - Feb. 7, 2019 - "The State of the Union is in Disarray"
Patrick Pfingsten breaks down President Trump's second State of the Union speech. We get perspective from both side with RNC National Press...
EP 68 - Jan. 31, 2019 - "Hindsight is 2020"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses the foreshadowing of Howard Schultz's potential 2020 campaign for president as an independent. We're also joined...
EP 67 - Jan 29, 2019 - "Rolling Stone"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses the indictment of Trump associate Roger Stone. We're also joined by longtime Republican strategist and Stanford...
EP 66 - Jan. 24, 2019 - "The Human Cost"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses how out of touch politicians are to the real impact of the government shutdown. We're joined by former Acting Di...
EP 65 - Jan. 22, 2019 - "Head Games"
Patrick Pfingsten talks about the political battle and human impact of the government shutdown. Axios Political Reporter Shannon Vavra repor...
EP 64 - Jan. 17, 2019 - "Dead Person Walking"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses the confirmation hearing of Bill Barr to be Attorney General and is joined by former U.S. Attorney Barb McQuade...
EP 63 - Jan. 15, 2019 - "Stone Cold Killer"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses the enormity of the FBI counterintelligence investigation into Donald Trump's Russia ties. We're joined by longt...
EP 62 - Jan. 10, 2019 - "The Most Important Person in Washington"
Patrick Pfingsten is joined in studio by Democratic political operative Peter Hanscom. They discuss our polarized politics and the federal g...
EP 61 - Jan. 8, 2019 - "Shutdowns Are Dumb"
Patrick Pfingsten talks about the personal and political stupidity of the partial federal government shutdown. We're joined by Democratic st...
EP 60 - Jan. 3, 2019 - "Last Remaining Superpower"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses Donald Trump's flaky foreign policy decisions and the resignation of former Defense Secretary James Mattis. We t...
EP 59 - Dec. 20, 2018 - "The Ghost of Christmas Weird"
Patrick Pfingsten laments on Donald Trump's strange handling of major public policy issues, including withdrawing troops from Syria and fund...
EP 58 - Dec. 18, 2018 - "Shut It Down"
The federal government draws closer and closer to a shutdown. Who's to blame? We ask Politico Capitol Hill reporter John Bresnahan. We're al...
EP 57 - Dec. 11, 2018 - Trump's Achilles
Patrick Pfingsten talks about what we know and don't know regarding the Mueller investigation into the President. We break down recent court...
EP 56 - Dec. 4, 2018 - "A Magnificent President"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses his memories of George H.W. Bush and how the next generation of leaders can take his lessons to improve our poli...
EP 55 - Nov. 29, 2018 - "Battle of the Border"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses the potential shutdown of the federal government over Donald Trump's proposed border wall. In the wake of Missis...
EP 54 - Nov. 27, 2018 - "She's Bad At It"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses why Donald Trump is considering replacing Mike Pence on the GOP ticket in 2020. We're also joined by former Hill...
EP 53 - Nov. 20, 2018 - "Fury on the Left"
Patrick Pfingsten discusses an effort inside the Democratic party aiming to stop Nancy Pelosi at getting another term as Speaker of the Hous...