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Apr 10 2025 356 ep. 64 mins 7.6k

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Unbiased political analysis the way you wish still existed. Justin Robert Young isn't here to tell you what to think, he's here to tell you who is going to win and why.

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Lessons From Liberation Week. The Book That Explains Donald Trump 2024 (with Alex Isenstadt)

Apr 10 2025 66 mins

Liberation Week has come and gone, and now we’re in the pause phase. The tariffs? Temporarily stalled. The market? Down, then up, then down again. We’re in a holding pattern — with one major exception: the trade war with China is not only still on, it’s intensifying.So what did we learn from all this? The answer starts and ends with Trump. The Democrats have branded him the

Are The Trump Tariffs Real? Or A Negotiation Tactic? (with Big Jim and J.D. Durkin)

Apr 08 2025 99 mins

After several days of panic in the markets, the Dow Jones Industrial average is rebounding. Why? It seems as if the Liberation Day tariffs may be leading to new trade deals.The market swoon and lack of clarity has put the Trump administration in the wilderness. Is the goal to really bring all trade deficits to zero? Do we want our children screwing together iPhones as a career? Or

Sorting Through Liberation Day. Do Democrats Owe Us An Explanation For Shifting Ideology? (with Karol Markowicz)

Apr 03 2025 69 mins

“Liberation Day” has come and gone. The massive tariff announcement from the White House that landed just after markets closed on Wednesday. It’s a sweeping 10% universal tariff on all goods, effective Saturday, April 5th, with even higher rates for countries like China (34%), the EU (20%), Japan (24%), and an eyebrow-raising 46% for Vietnam. Cars assembled abroad? They’re

The 2024 Election Madness Within “Fight” (with Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes)

Mar 31 2025 75 mins

Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House is a detailed account of the unraveling within the Democratic Party, and it starts with a shocking reality: Co-authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes didn’t originally intend to write this book. The result is a work that skips over primaries but captures, in vivid detail, the implosion of Joe Biden’s re-election effort as 202

Elise Stefanik Withdraws! How AI Will Affect Future Campaigns (with Michael Cohen)

Mar 27 2025 83 mins

Elise Stefanik, once considered a front-runner for Donald Trump’s vice presidential slot and more recently tapped as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, has been asked to withdraw from the nomination. The directive came directly from Donald Trump, urging her to return to the House of Representatives — a move that has left many observers puzzled, especially since Ste

The Signal Scandal! Where We'll Be In Six Months and Hollywood Donor Blues (with Kirk Bado and Matthew Frank)

Mar 25 2025 104 mins

This week, something truly surreal happened — or was revealed to have happened — thanks to, of all people and places, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic. He was added to a Signal group chat that included essentially all of the national security members from Donald Trump’s cabinet. It’s one of the most Veep-like scandals we've seen in a long time. I even saw one joke online th

Trump's Court Chaos! One Week After The Continuing Resolution Vote (with Katy Stech Ferek)

Mar 20 2025 63 mins

The biggest political story in America right now isn’t about a campaign, a scandal, or even a vote. It’s something far more fundamental: Donald Trump’s clash with the judiciary.It’s the kind of confrontation that doesn’t just make headlines — it shifts the tectonic plates of our democracy. It forces us to look hard at the limits of executive power, the independence of t

Schumer In Hot Water! Maintaining A Healthy Media Diet And What's Happening Inside The White House (with Isaac Saul and Tara Palmeri)

Mar 18 2025 88 mins

Chuck Schumer is in hot water with progressives after supporting a GOP stopgap funding bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown. Many on the left see this as a strategic blunder, arguing that he surrendered leverage to Trump. Progressive groups like Indivisible have publicly called for Schumer’s resignation, and moderate Democrats, such as Charlotte Clymer, have led donor b

Schumer Blinks! Ranking Winning Presidential Campaigns (with Ettingermentum)

Mar 13 2025 102 mins

Schumer blinked. House Democrats are furious. But there will be more on that tomorrow.While the dust settles, I’m joined by returning guest ettingermentum to dive deep into the best and worst winning presidential campaigns. We rank every campaign from 1964 to 2024: Who ran the best campaigns, who completely fumbled, and which elections had the biggest long-term impact. Ettingerme

The Unraveling Of ActBlue. House Republicans Avoid A Shutdown (with Matt Laslo and Jen Briney)

Mar 11 2025 78 mins

In the intersection of politics and technology, few innovations have had as significant an impact as online donation platforms. ActBlue, the Democratic Party's premiere fundraising tool, has revolutionized small-dollar contributions since its inception in 2004. However, recent internal turmoil at the organization is raising serious questions about both its future and about the broa