Is Donald Trump a Hawk or Dove? With Curt Mills of The American Conservative
John and Justin sit down with Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative magazine. Curt, a former college classmate of John...
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20 of 198 episodesWhy Trump Won and How Dems Can Win the Working Class
On this episode, John and Justin discuss why Donald Trump won the election, Where VP Harris and Democrats went wrong, and how they can impro...
Will Puerto Rican Voters Help VP Kamala Harris Win the White House?
John and Justin discuss the state of the presidential election, the racist comments at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, how Puerto...
Kat Abu on the DNC, Harris Campaign and its approach to Israel-Palestine
John and Justin host Mother Jones' Kat Abu to discuss political social media, the DNC, state of the Harris-Walz campaign and its approa...
Was the 2024 Democratic Convention Anything Like 1968? With Historian Michael Koncewicz
The 2024 Democratic National Convention came to Chicago amid a series of strange parallels to the 1968 convention in the same city: the incu...
David Corn: Is JD Vance a Real Populist?
Justin and John sit down with journalist David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones and author of several books, most recently Ame...
Was Tim Walz the Right Choice for VP?
Justin and John discuss the state of the presidential campaign after an incredible month of news: the Republican convention, an assassinatio...
Why Calling Trump Republicans Weird Has Been Effective
Justin sits down with Andrew Lawrence, Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters to discuss the state of the presidential election,...
Should Joe Biden Drop Out?
After watching the Thursday night debate, Justin and John tackle the difficult question of whether Joe Biden should withdraw as a candidate...
Tara McGowan: Is Trump or Biden Winning in Digital Media?
Justin and John sit down with Tara McGowen, a former political strategist, former journalist, and founder of Courier Newsroom. Tara is an ex...
Ken Moriyasu of Nikkei Asia: How Does Japan See the U.S. Alliance?
John sits down Ken Moriyasu, Washington correspondent for Japan-based news magazine Nikkei Asia. A returning guest to PM101, Ken joins the p...
Dmitri Mehlhorn: How Can Biden Beat Trump in 2024?
Justin and John sit down with Dmitri Mehlhorn, an entrepreneur, financier and political strategist. Dmitri teamed with LinkedIn co-founder R...
Rachel Bitecofer: What's the Secret to a Winning Campaign?
Justin and John sit down with political analyst Rachel Bitecofer. Rachel is the author of a new book titled Hit 'Em Where It Hurts, whi...
Joshua Green: Have Left-Wing Populists Changed the Democratic Party Forever?
John sits down with journalist and author Joshua Green, author of The Rebels, a new book on left-wing American populism. Joshua previously w...
Yaroslav Trofimov: How Do Ukrainians See the War?
Justin & John sit down with Yaroslav Trofimov, chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal . Yaroslav has covered wars an...
Michael J. Gerhardt: Does Congress Use Impeachment as the Framers Intended?
To learn more about presidential impeachment, Justin and John sit down with Professor Michael J. Gerhardt, the leading scholar of American i...
Aaron Rupar: What's the Outlook for Trump and Biden in 2024?
Journalist Aaron Rupar joins Justin and John to discuss President Biden's accomplishments, Trump's legal troubles and what to expe...
What Changes Will Javier Milei Bring to Argentina?
On Sunday, December 10th, Argentina inaugurated a new president, the eccentric "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei. To learn about this new ch...
NYT's Astead Herndon: What Role Will Kamala Harris Play in the 2024 Campaign?
Justin and John sit down with Astead Herdon, national politics reporter for The New York Times and host of the podcast “The Run-Up.” Astead...
How Has the Media Reshaped Politics? Part 1 with Beyond Politics
In a special crossover episode, Justin and John sit down for a wide-ranging conversation with the hosts of Beyond Politics, Paul Hodes and M...