Left Turn Ahead

We discuss President Biden's first press conference (2:26), gun violence in Atlanta and Boulder (13:55), Georgia's voter suppression law (46:37), and other headlines.

We discuss Biden signing the Covid relief bill into law and his future legislative agenda (3:06), the growing calls for Andrew Cuomo to resign as New York Governor (18:37), and other headlines.

We discuss the House Covid relief bill and minimum wage increase fight (3:29), some early concerns with President Biden (14:33), the Trump lovefest at CPAC (22:33), and other headlines.

We discuss the end of the second Trump impeachment trial (3:51), how the Democratic party can improve over the next couple of years (26:30), and more.

We discuss Biden's Covid-19 relief package and the Republican counter (2:10), Biden's quick and significant executive action so far (10:19), and other headlines.

We discuss Joe Biden's inauguration (7:50), how progressives can leverage their power in a Democratic-controlled government (17:12), and more. 

We discuss this week's inauguration of Joe Biden (3:30), Trump's second impeachment (15:40), when and how this country pursues unity (34:55), and more.

We discuss the big Georgia Senate wins (4:00), the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the lack of long-term consequences (22:07), and other headlines.

Happy New Year! We discuss our perspectives on 2021, the federal stimulus checks (10:56), Trump's renewed pressure to overturn the election (28:07), and other headlines.

We discuss Biden's latest cabinet picks, including a couple history-making selections (7:52), Congress's so-called stimulus package (20:46), and other headlines.

We discuss the latest attempts to pass Covid-19 relief in Congress (7:47), Republicans' possibly final attempt to overthrow the election (24:14), TIME's Person of the Year selection (39:00), and more.

We discuss Trump's ongoing post-election meltdown (8:32), Biden's latest cabinet picks (25:41), and other headlines.

We discuss Trump's baseless lawsuits and the impact on Biden's transition and our greater democracy (5:54), Democrats coming up short on state legislatures and redistricting (28:17), and more.

We discuss the first steps of the Biden-Harris transition team (3:51) and our picks for many key members of Biden's eventual presidential cabinet (9:07).

We won! We discuss Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's historic win (4:22), the baseless lawsuits and attacks on the election (21:32), Georgia's two critical Senate runoffs (41:16), and more.

We're down to the wire with only a couple of days until Election Day. We talk about the last round of polls, the state of the race, and our final predictions for the presidential and senate races.

We discuss voter turnout in the election so far (2:16), which states might cause issues on Election Day (18:48), Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation vote (32:44), and other headlines.

We discuss the final debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the best moments for both candidates, and whether it will have any impact on the race in the final days before Election Day.

We make our revised predictions for the Electoral College (5:29), compare the 2016 and 2020 elections (23:45), discuss the ridiculous New York Post Biden story (41:39), and hit on other headlines.

We discuss the upcoming presidential debates (4:45), Democrats' chances of taking the Senate (7:47), Amy Coney Barrett's judiciary committee hearings (31:52), and other headlines.

We discuss the highlights of Kamala Harris squaring off against Mike Pence, Harris slamming Trump on handling Covid-19, Pence evading questions and trying to control the debate, and the presidential race moving forward.

We discuss Trump and Republicans testing positive for Covid-19 (2:57), the Biden campaign pulling negative ads (22:15), Kamala Harris and the upcoming VP debate (34:27), and other headlines.

We break down the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the highs and (many, many) lows, Chris Wallace's moderating, and what effect it may have on the race.

We discuss Trump nominating Judge Amy Coney Barret to the Supreme Court (4:10), the New York Times investigation into Trump's taxes (11:10), this week's presidential debate (22:55), and other headlines.

We discuss the incredible life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2:23), the state of the Supreme Court fight (21:29), and what we can expect in the coming months (35:57).

We discuss Biden's polling, specifically on defunding the police (6:10), the upcoming presidential debates (21:18), Biden beating Trump on fundraising (39:48), and other headlines.

We take a look at the state of the Electoral College two months until Election Day (3:56), The Atlantic's report on insulting Trump the military (24:58), and Trump trying to push a Covid-19 vaccine (32:17).

We talk about this past week's RNC Convention (3:06), recent events in Kenosa, Wisconsin (16:41), continued violence in Portland, Oregon (26:39), and other headlines.

We discuss the big speeches and moments from the virtual DNC Convention (2:57), how Republicans will target Biden and Democrats at the RNC Convention (25:21), and other headlines.

We talk about the Biden-Harris rollout (2:42), the DNC Convention this week (12:25), the continuing crisis of voting by mail and the Postal Service (26:26), and other headlines.

We discuss Joe Biden's announcement of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for Vice President of the United States.

We discuss Trump's Covid-19 executive orders (3:27), how Covid-19 is affecting traditional campaign canvassing (19:17), Trump targeting TikTok (34:35), and other headlines.

We discuss the state of Joe Biden's Veepstakes (3:30), Trump suggesting he might delay the election (13:20), the problems with the Postal Service (19:48), and other headlines.

We talk about ongoing tension in Portland and Trump's shifting focus on Chicago and Albuquerque (3:55) and Biden's propsects 100 days from Election Day (31:01).

We discuss federal authorities targeting protesters in Portland (2:33), Biden's very good numbers in the suburbs (20:00), how the presidential debates might affect the race, if at all (34:32), and other headlines.

We discuss how big Biden should go with his electoral map (2:36), the framing of identity politics in swing states (15:00), Trump trying to rush kids back to schools (34:07), and other headlines.

We discuss Trump's dark Mt. Rushmore speech (3:28), how the GOP may be concerned about Trump's doubling down on racism (16:08), Kanye's... presidential announcement(29:56), and other headlines.

We discuss if Trump is in total free fall in the polls (5:37), the Kentucky senate primary race (19:06), Trump's knowledge of Russian bounties on American troops (40:05), and other headlines.

We talk about Trump’s Tulsa rally, both its juxtaposition with Juneteenth and the massacre of Black Wall Street (2:38) and his embarrassing turnout (10:29), Amy Klobuchar bowing out of the Vice President race and calling for a woman of color (24:55), two big Supreme Court decisions on gay and transgender rights and on DACA (33:23), and other headlines.

We discuss the possible narrowing field for Biden's Vice President (2:52), the push by some to reform policing practices (19:11) versus the call to defund or abolish police departments (25:50), and other headlines.

We discuss the first signs of progress from recent protests (3:00), different policy responses and Campaign Zero's #8cantwait (20:08), Biden clinching the Democratic nomination for President (45:27), and other headlines.

We talk about the murder of George Floyd and the Minneapolis protests that have spread across the country (6:03), the national conversation about rioting (24:00), the failure to focus on police brutality (36:30), and other headlines.

We discuss how Biden is doing compared to Hillary Clinton in 2016 (4:37), Biden's comments about Black voters on The Breakfast Club (20:10), Trump's threats to cut funding to states expanding vote-by-mail (44:47), and other headlines.

We discuss Justin Amash's decision on a presidential run (1:56), recent special elections in Wisconsin and California (9:16), and the latest on Joe Biden's VP pick and latest polling (22:21).

We chat about the latest battle over Covid-19 stimulus packages (2:44), the drive for increased access to vote by mail (22:08), how much we should pay attention to Florida electorally (37:04), and other headlines.

We discuss how Donald Trump is handling bad polling (not well!) (6:13), Joe Biden's formal denial of the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations (14:59), landmark Covid-19 deaths and cases numbers (39:25), and other headlines.

We discuss Trump's outrageous Covid-19 suggestions and much more reliable sources (2:50), Democrats having a better shot at retaking the Senate (20:20), third-party and ranked-choice voting in the general election (38:33), and other headlines.

We talk about Joe Biden's big week of endorsements (3:19), the developing sexual assault allegations against Biden (19:32), who we think Biden should pick as his Vice President (38:22), and other headlines.

We discuss Bernie Sanders dropping out of the Democratic race for President (4:49), Joe Biden's policy specifics on Medicare and student loan forgiveness (18:34), an interview with Matthew Collie, a public health professional and Wisconsin volunteer election inspector about Covid-19 and the recent Wisconsin primary (29:14), and other headlines.

We talk about the latest news on the Democratic primary and what Biden and Sanders are up to (7:36), how Trump is attacking vote-by-mail measures (19:06), Covid-19's impact nationwide and the racial disparities (36:18), and other headlines.

We discuss the not-so-great Biden vs. Trump general election polls (3:28), recent sexual assault allegations against Biden (12:26), the key pieces of the stimulus package passed in response to Covid-19 (22:02), and other headlines.