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Political commentator Chris Cillizza — who co-hosted the live Texas primary night coverage with Chuck— rejoins the show to dissect the aftermath of the Texas results and the broader 2026 landscape. With Jasmine Crockett having conceded to James Talarico and the Paxton-Cornyn race headed to a runoff that's essentially a coin flip, Todd and Cillizza dig into what Talarico's victory really means: he dominated in counties Bernie Sanders won, Latino voters broke decisively his way, and his ground game should terrify Republicans — but they caution against mistaking someone who is temperamentally moderate and perceived as "nice" for being politically moderate. They argue that Texas Democrats, having lost for so long, were desperate for something new, and that constant losing has made electability matter more than ideology — Democrats had to vote with their heads, not their hearts. They assess Crockett's future (great political athlete, bad campaign infrastructure, potential to compete for Ted Cruz's seat someday), debate whether Democrats should meddle in the GOP runoff to boost Paxton, and note that Talarico’s floor is around 47-48% — meaning Texas is genuinely in play. The conversation then expands to the national map and the broader forces shaping 2026. They unpack Kamala Harris's late endorsement of Crockett — which came too late to matter and reinforces the same knock Biden got about indecisiveness — and Gavin Newsom's conspicuous shift on Israel in front of a liberal audience. They contrast that with the authenticity of politicians like Bernie Sanders and early-career JD Vance, noting that Vance has now lost his anti-interventionist identity after backing the Iran war while the administration's narrative spinning on the conflict is "an absolute mess." Looking ahead, they agree that the perception of the economy in June will be what drives the midterms, that the war will consume the administration — especially given the embarrassing lack of an evacuation plan for Americans in the Middle East, Trump's biggest critique of Biden — and that prediction markets now give Democrats a 45% chance of winning the Senate. They close by surveying pickup opportunities in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas, flagging independent candidates in the Midwest who know they can't win as Democrats, and declaring that 2026 will be the clearest preview yet of how 2028 plays out. Go to https://zbiotics.com/CHUCKTODDCAST and use CHUCKTODDCAST at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics.” Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. 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Or AmericanFinancing.net/TheChuckToddCast Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chris Cillizza joins the Chuck ToddCast 01:30 Jasmine Crockett concedes race to James Talarico 02:15 Race between Paxton & Cornyn essentially a wash 03:00 Big question is “Can Cornyn get to 50%” 03:45 Public is getting tired with the bomb throwers in politics 05:45 Talarico did well in counties that Bernie Sanders won 06:45 Texas Dems have been losing forever, desperate for “new” 08:30 Don’t mistake politically & temperamentally “moderate” 09:15 Being perceived as “nice” goes a long way 10:30 Online Dems are mad, but many want a change in tone 12:00 If Platner beats Mills by 15, Talarico data point feels like outlier 12:45 Have constant Dem losses in TX made “electability” more important? 13:45 Dems in Texas have to vote with their head and not their heart 15:30 Crockett is a great political athlete with bad campaign infrastructure 16:30 Talarico had a great ground game, should scare Republicans 17:45 Crockett could compete for Ted Cruz’s senate seat 18:30 Unlikely this is the last we hear from Crockett in politics 19:30 Crockett did well where she was well known 20:30 Kamala Harris endorsement came too late for Crockett 21:30 Harris shows herself to be incredibly risk averse 24:15 We’ll get the full story on the late endorsement in six months 25:00 Harris shares the same knock Biden got… can’t make decisions 25:45 Newsom signals shift on Israel in front of a very liberal audience 27:00 Newsom just pandering? Or is it a genuine flip 28:30 Gavin Newsom is a politician to his core 30:00 Newsom looked like he was desperate to find traction 30:30 Trump didn’t change, the moment came to him 31:30 Tariffs are terrible politics, but Trump’s liked them for decades 32:00 Bernie Sanders has been the most authentic politician for years 33:15 Sanders and Ron Paul ended up voting together many times 34:45 Vance lost the anti-interventionist part of his identity after Iran war 36:30 The spinning for a narrative for the war is an absolute mess 38:00 The perception of the economy in June will be what affects midterms 39:15 War will consume the administration 40:00 Administration had no plan to evacuate Americans from middle east 41:00 Trump’s big critique of Biden was the Afghanistan withdrawal 43:30 Prediction markets have Dems chances of winning senate at 45% 46:15 How should Dems try to affect Texas runoff? 48:00 Meddling works and if Cornyn is the nominee Talarico loses 48:30 Talarico’s floor is around 47-48 49:00 How do Dems sort Alaska, Ohio, Texas and Iowa? 50:15 If Josh Turek is the nominee in Iowa, race could be interesting 51:30 2026 will give us a clue as to how 2028 will play out 53:00 If one of the independent candidate wins statewide it’s a BIG deal 55:30 Midwest independent candidates know they can’t run as Dems and winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dusty, Yax, and Elliot chat after their top-10 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, the show is joined by Parvati Shallow, two-time Survivor winner, current cast member on The Traitors, and author of Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned it All Down to Claim My Power. Parvati shares about her childhood growing up in the Kashi Ashram, a high-control commune led by Joyce Green–or, as she made everyone call her, “Ma”. She discusses Joyce’s origin story and how she claimed to have experienced the stigmata, Joyce’s relationship with Ram Dass (who he later said he’d been bamboozled by her), and how she became increasingly coercive and controlling, including taking children from their parents and instructing members to scam their own families for money.Parvati reflects on how her parents escaped but ultimately came back to the group, what it was like living on the commune and being wild in nature, and how surviving that environment shaped her instincts, resilience, and ability to read people–skills that later helped her win Survivor, and how she’s now unpacking what it means to reclaim her power on her own terms. SOURCES Nice Girls Don't WinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Breakfast with Elliott Lovejoy - Triple M Cairns 99.5 Podcast
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49ers lockerroom insider Tracy Sandler joins Dirty Work to break down who is questionable for the 49ers vs Eagles on Sunday & can the team outplay a talented Eagles team & secure the winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
49ers lockerroom insider Tracy Sandler joins Dirty Work to break down who is questionable for the 49ers vs Eagles on Sunday & can the team outplay a talented Eagles team & secure the winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BIG Football news and a B1G womens hoops winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Co-host on 49ers pre and postgame on The Sports Leader Tracy Sandler joins Papa & Silver to discuss what Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy must do to get the offense back on track in Philadelphia and how many points she thinks the 49ers will have to score to come out with a winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Co-host on 49ers pre and postgame on The Sports Leader Tracy Sandler joins Papa & Silver to discuss what Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy must do to get the offense back on track in Philadelphia and how many points she thinks the 49ers will have to score to come out with a winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recapping Michigan mens basketball winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recapping Michigan womens basketball winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Dan wraps up the show talking about the power of the liberal machine and what we have to stand for if we want to winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hr 3 - The Thursday Three + Cam Ward and learning how to winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Breakfast with Elliott Lovejoy - Triple M Cairns 99.5 Podcast
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The guys talk about the lack of comedy movies and shows being made recently, Sauce celebrates another bet winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11-19 Lead NBA reporter for the Athletic, Sam Amick joins Dirty Work to break down the Warriors 3-2 road trip going into Miami tonight & how somebody other than Steph or Jimmy are going to have to contribute consistently in order to winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Show Open and our thoughts following Michigan Basketball's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11-19 Lead NBA reporter for the Athletic, Sam Amick joins Dirty Work to break down the Warriors 3-2 road trip going into Miami tonight & how somebody other than Steph or Jimmy are going to have to contribute consistently in order to winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michigan hoops opens season with a winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Show open and Michigan Hockey off to their best start in decades after 4-0 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
open up smiley's drawers and winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9-9 Matt Barrows of the Athletic weighs in on the 49ers decision to move George Kittle to injured reserve and move on from Jake Moody after Sunday's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9-9 Matt Barrows of the Athletic weighs in on the 49ers decision to move George Kittle to injured reserve and move on from Jake Moody after Sunday's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
VolQuest's Austin Price breaks down Tennessee vs. Georgia and how the Vols could winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
VolQuest's Austin Price breaks down Tennessee vs. Georgia and how the Vols could winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9-8 Dirty Work Hour 2: Jake Moody struggles in Seattle; Kyle Shanahan addresses media & Brent Jones on SF Week 1 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9-8 Dirty Work Hour 2: Jake Moody struggles in Seattle; Kyle Shanahan addresses media & Brent Jones on SF Week 1 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We hear from some of the players following Michigan's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hawk saw Jaws in a theater for the first time, the guys react to yesterday's Gopher football winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tigers smash way to 3rd straight winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tigers close out series in Baltimore with a winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
* Power bills going up * Mushroom lunch latest* Mum's $6m lotto winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The South Bend Cubs fell to the Cedar Rapids Kernels by a score of 8–3 on Saturday. Despite an aggressive on the basepaths with four stolen bases, the Cubs managed just six hits and left nine runners stranded—most of them in the early innings—missing key opportunities to shift momentum. Ryan Gallagher got the start for South Bend and went 2.2 innings before giving way to Connor Schultz, who initially stopped the bleeding by recording the final out of the third. However, Schultz ran into serious trouble in the fourth and fifth innings, surrendering five runs on five hits while issuing three walks. The Kernels capitalized on Cubs pitching struggles and pulled away to secure the winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
JB Bickerstaff, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris recap Game 5 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4-29 Dirty Work Hour 2: a massive NBA Grab Bag, George Kittle signs a new deal, and Garry St. Jean discusses a contentious Game 4 W's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4-29 Dirty Work Hour 2: a massive NBA Grab Bag, George Kittle signs a new deal, and Garry St. Jean discusses a contentious Game 4 W's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4-29 Dirty Work Hour 1: listeners sound off on the Houston after Golden State's big Game 4 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tom Pelissero joins the show LIVE in Green Bay at the NFL Draft, Halvy and Kriesel break down the Wild's big Game 3 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Murph & Markus - Hour 1: NFL Draft reaction, 49ers selecting edge rusher Mykel Williams with 11th overall pick, & Giants comeback winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Murph & Markus - Hour 1: NFL Draft reaction, 49ers selecting edge rusher Mykel Williams with 11th overall pick, & Giants comeback winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4-22 Susan Slusser chats about the struggles of Willy Adames, the resurgence of Camilo Doval, and her evaluation of Robbie Ray after the G's bounce-back winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Deeeeeeeetroit Basketball gets the winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4-21 Dirty Work Hour 2: Giants lose tough finale in Anaheim plus Dave Dufour on W's/Rockets after GS Game 1 winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hr 4 - Former Titans TE Delanie Walker joins the show + Rory’s historic winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3-28 Dirty Work Hour 1: is this the biggest game of the year for W's? Plus J.T. Snow on the Giants' opening day winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3HL - 3-24-25 - Hour 1 - Slay Reacts to Kentucky's "Guaranteed" Sweet 16 WinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recapping Day 1 of NCAA Tournament and Michigan's tight winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recapping Michigan Women's winSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.