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The Midpod - Two moms travel the country to bring you the stories of the most exciting and important congressional races in the 2018 Midterm elections.

Eunice and Heather wrap up the Midpod and share conversations with one of their favorite listeners, Krishan Patel in California and one of t...

Last November we traveled to Alabama to cover the race between Doug Jones and Roy Moore for U.S. Senate. We were fortunate to spend time in...

There wasn't much coverage, but this Fall Congress actually stepped up and passed a $6 billion, bipartisan bill to help communities fight th...

Newly elected members of congress have been attending King's orientation program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government for over two deca...

Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Emily Cherniack have been recruiting service veterans to run for office, and Moulton is seeking to oust Democratic l...

Hunter describes how decades of research and activism contributed to historic gains at the ballot box for women this year.

Morris' model for the house was spot on. We get his takeaways, and discuss a winning strategy for taking voter turnout to the next level. Hi...

This Virginia-based political scientist has a model for the House based on 'negative partisanship,' and she sees a blue wave.

Farmers here know the trade war with China first hand. Tribes know the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women first hand. We spea...

A "recovering politician" and former member of Congress, Nye heads the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. He thinks electe...

This businessman and first-time candidate is taking on controversial, 30-year incumbent Dana Rohrabacher. Rouda talks through the challenges...

When we were in Austin in late September, we had the chance to catch up with the face of the Never Trump movement and the king of the one-li...

Heidi Heitkamp voted "no" on Brett Kavanaugh because she had voted yes so many times in support of victims, victims of sexual violence and s...

Nicie and Heather return to Austin, Texas for breakfast tacos, Tex Mex (more about that on our blog), MJ Hegar, and for the Beto/Willie rall...

Nicie shares the story of the MidPod with Nathaniel Pearlman and gets his insights into political technology and Progressive entrepreneurshi...

Tzintzun Ramirez fought to build power for undocumented workers in Texas. Now she wants to empower young Latinos to become voters and leader...

Maine State Representative Jared Golden describes himself as a "progressive heart with a pragmatic approach to delivery." He's running for U...

At the State Fair and around the state, Iowans worry about the fate of their cherished traditions: farming, community, and decency.

This former Air Force Intelligence Officer and trade expert from San Antonio is running for congress in a majority-minority swing district w...

Professor Miller, who teaches at Barnard College, became a leading elections scholar after some serious time in the trenches of electoral po...

Chris Pappas' family has 100 years of history in New Hampshire, and he's vying to become the state's first LGBT member of Congress. Lucas Me...

Nicie moderates a conversation about the future of our democracy with Tom Steyer and 200 active citizens in Manchester, NH.

Environmental lawyer Mike Levin is running to replace retiring congressman Daryl Issa in this swing district that stretches along the coast...

Using data mining and modeling, Stinnett has discovered a millions of passionate environmentalists, who defy our stereotypes. Now he's worki...

Lauren Bear is a foreign policy and human rights expert running against incumbent Brian Mast. If elected, she would be Florida's first openl...

Delivering healthcare in this vast, rural district has become almost impossible under a whittled away ACA, which the Republican incumbent vo...

This engineer and green energy entrepreneur is running in a toss-up seat near Chicago. The moms went into full geek mode with Casten on what...

DeJear is bringing her family legacy of civic engagement to her pathbreaking bid for Secretary of State in Iowa. She's got ideas about how t...

This Navy veteran is running in a highly competitive open seat race south of Los Angeles. His passion is education.

Swers, a political scientist at Georgetown University, studies women in congress: the challenges they face in getting elected and the tensio...

Stevens grew up in this suburban district outside of Detroit. Now she wants to bring her auto industry expertise to Washington and she wants...

Gina Ortiz Jones fights to win back this swing district and citizens protest as the Trump Administration tears refugee children from their p...

Lauren Underwood has had a passion for health care since childhood for very personal reasons. She channeled that passion into a career in he...

One in ten school-aged children in America lives in Texas. Saenz charts the evolution of the Latinx communities in Texas, and the profound c...

Jessica Morse describes her deep roots in this rural district, and her calling to public service to Baghdad and now back home to the mountai...

Historian Eric Foner shares key insights into the historical struggle for freedom and the crucial role of principled dissent. We find lesson...

We interview 7 candidates and tell 1 stunning story of citizen activism. We also ask what it means to stand for something, because saving th...

A sixth-generation West Virginian, Tally Sergent is challenging Republican incumbent, Alex Mooney, who moved to the district from Maryland t...

Hacker describes how our kids are suffering from the polarization of the GOP that has undermined the constructive role that government used...

Katie Hill jumped the candidate line, ran in the primary, and won the Democratic nomination in this key swing district. She grew up here; sh...

Barkhuff is a 2001 Naval Academy graduate and a former Navy Seal. He believes moral courage is what is missing in Washington, D.C., but it's...

Kopser shares what he learned about the Zero Tolerance policy from a recent visit to the border, and reflects on his life's journey and desc...

Family separations, civil disobedience, sanctuaries. How should a people behave when a government makes immoral laws? It's time to look at t...

Spend some time with the young prosecutor fighting to unseat Devin Nunes, one of the President's key allies in Congress.

West of Chicago citizens worry about health care, tariffs and democracy and Democrats celebrate a rising star.

Get to know this former Navy pilot and prosecutor running in an open seat district near New York City.

We journey to DC to talk with the hosts of the House Talk podcast, Ali Lapp, Democratic strategist at House Majority PAC, and Liesl Hickey,...

Heilbrunn, Editor of the National Interest, reviews recent actions by President Trump and has one word of advice for citizens: "Panic."

We check in with Elliott Morris, Data Journalist at the Economist for his analysis of the June 5th primary results and his outlook for the m...

The Former GOP Governor of NJ talks about leading the National Task Force for the Rule of Law and Democracy and reflects on a lifetime of pu...