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Shining a light on the theater of politics, White House veteran Josh King and his guests of Beltway insiders & outsiders pull back the curtain each week on the national drama and events driving the images and headlines. PoliOptics -- a mash-up of 'politics' and 'optics' -- sees Washington as a long-…

Josh King


    • Jul 11, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 159 EPISODES


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    Episode 159, with guests Michael Shear and Stephen Grand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2014 56:38


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    Episode 158, with guest Joe Plumeri

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2014 68:51


    Episode 157, with guests Sam Hall, Ashley Parker, & Jay Barth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2014 56:35


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    Episode 156, with Gene Sperling, Peter Carlin and Kevin Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2014 79:03


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    Episode 155, with guests Mo Elleithee and Ralph Alswang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2014 53:48


    Episode 155, with guests Mo Elleithee and Ralph Alswang

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    Episode 154, with guests Michael Waldman and Geoff Dyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2014 55:25


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    Episode 153, with guest Todd Purdum (encore show with a new open)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2014 57:00


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    Episode 152, with guests Kostya Kennedy of Sports Illustrated and Sandy Montag of IMG

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2014 55:04


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    Episode 151, with guests Michael Kirk and Terry Lenzner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2014 72:52


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    Episode 150, with guests Ryan Lizza & Kate Zernike

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2014 54:24


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    Episode 149, with guests Ezekiel Emanuel and Mike Pesca

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2014 62:15


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    Episode 148, with guests Barry Josephson and Arun Chaudhary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2014 55:21


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    Episode 147, with guests Kathleeen Behrens, David Cornwell and Sam Marchiano

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2014 65:28


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    Episode 146, with guests Carter Eskew and Harvey Kaye

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2014 56:34


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    Episode 145, with guest Todd Purdum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2014 49:18


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    Episode 144, with guests Matt Canter and Kirsten Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2014 49:44


    Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 2, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 5 am & 3 pm; Sundays at 1 am & 2 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 143, with guest Dan Pfeiffer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2014 56:52


    Dan Pfeiffer is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 22, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 5 am & 3 pm; Sundays at 1 am & 2 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 142, with guests Amy Chozick and Glenn Thrush

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2014 56:58


    Amy Chozick and Glenn Thrush are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 15, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 141, with guests Jeffrey Goldberg and Mark Leibovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2014 56:41


    Jeffrey Goldberg and Mark Leibovich are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 8, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 140, with guest Joe Pompeo and Joe Hagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2014 56:02


    Joe Pompeo and Joe Hagan are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 1, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 139, with guests Nick Confessore and Ken Vogel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2014 56:53


    Episode 139, with guests Nick Confessore and Ken Vogel

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    Episode 138, with guests David Shipley and Doug Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2014 56:18


    Doug Mills and David Shipley are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: February 15, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 137, with guests Jacob Weisberg and Howard Wolfson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2014 56:58


    Jacob Weisberg and Howard Wolfson are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: February 8, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 136, with guests John King and Michael Waldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2014 57:00


    John King, Michael Waldman and Elizabeth Sanders are our guests. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: January 25, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 135, with guests Brad Meltzer and Paul Mecurio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2014 56:33


    Episode 135, with guests Brad Meltzer and Paul Mecurio

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    Episode 134, with guests Ashley Parker and Stephen Ives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2014 56:58


    Episode 134, with guests Ashley Parker and Stephen Ives

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    Episode 133, with guests Andrew White and Morgan Pehme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2014 55:08


    Episode 133, with guests Andrew White and Morgan Pehme

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    Episode 132, with guests Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Parker Liautaud

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2013 68:24


    Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Parker Liataud are our guests this week. Guest co-host Jeff Smith, former Missouri state senator and now professor of public policy at the New School. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: December 21, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 131, with guests Doris Kearns-Goodwin, Bob McNeely and Chuck Todd

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2013 63:29


    Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bob McNeely and Chuck Todd are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: December 14, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 130, with guests Bill Schneider and Reid Cherlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2013 56:59


    Episode 130, with guests Bill Schneider and Reid Cherlin

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    Episode 129, with guests Eri Hotta and John Skipper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2013 56:58


    Eri Hotta and John Skipper are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 30, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 128, with guests Josh Sapan, Gordon England and Susan Glasser

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2013 72:04


    Josh Sapan, Gordon England and Susan Glasser are our guests this week. With guest co-host Steve Silverman alongside Josh King Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 23, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 127, with guests Peter Baker, James Hawes and Rocky Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2013 76:41


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    Episode 126, with guest Wolfson Liautaud

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013


    Howard Wolfson and Parker Liautaud are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 9, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 125, with guest Chris Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2013 52:39


    Chris Matthews is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 2, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at 12 noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 124, with guests Molly Ball and David Bennett

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2013 57:00


    Molly Ball and David Bennett are our guests this week. With guest host: Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: October 26, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 123, with guests Ron Fournier and Brad Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2013 53:00


    Ron Fournier and Brad Stone are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: October 19, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 122, with guests Robert Costa and Steve Fainaru

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2013 55:32


    Robert Costa and Steve Fainaru are our guests this week. With guest co-host: Matt Mackowiak, founder of Potomac Strategy Group Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: October 12, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 121, with guests Ben White, Matt Zeitlin and Tim Carney

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 56:57


    Episode 121, with guests Ben White, Matt Zeitlin and Tim Carney

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    Episode 120, with guest A. Scott Berg, author of 'Wilson'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2013 57:27


    A. Scott Berg is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: September 28, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 119, with guests Neal Wolin and Richard Wolffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2013 72:47


    Neal Wolin and Richard Wolffe are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: September 21, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 118, with guests Peter Hamby, Scott Conroy and Blake Zeff

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2013 55:53


    Peter Hamby, Scott Conroy and Blake Zeff are our guests this week. With guest host: New School Professor and former Missouri Senator Jeff Smith Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: September 14, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 117, with guests Sam Katz and Doug Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2013 66:44


    Episode 117, with guests Sam Katz and Doug Mills

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    Episode 116, with guests Wil Haygood and Danny Strong

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2013 56:53


    Wil Haygood and Danny Strong are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: August 24, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 115, with guests Jennifer Palmieri and Charlie Pearce

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2013 56:59


    Jennifer Palmieri and Charlie Pearce are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: August 17, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 114, with guests Peter Baker, Bruce Katz and Ned Lamont

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2013 63:57


    Peter Baker, Bruce Katz and Ned Lamont are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: August 10, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 113, with guest Austan Goolsbee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2013 57:00


    Austan Goolsbee is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: August 3, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 112, with guests Ron Brownstein and Shelly Porges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2013 57:00


    Ron Brownstein and Shelly Porgess are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: July 27, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 111, with guest Mark Leibovich, author of This Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2013 68:31


    Mark Leibovich is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: July 20, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 110, with guests John Skipper and Richard Haass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2013 55:19


    John Skipper and Richard Haass are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: July 13, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics

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    Episode 109, with guest Allen Guelzo, author of "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2013 61:25


    Episode 109, with guest Allen Guelzo, author of "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion"

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