Tag: Podcast

On Roll Call’s Political Theater Podcast, you won’t always get what you want. But you’ll never be bored. We hope. With that in mind, here are a few of our favorite podcasts from the year that was, which just happened to be our first. Houstonian and political reporter Alex Roarty and Inside Elections’ Leah Askarinam on the Texas Senate race, Lone Star demographics and whether being a Whataburger partisan helped Beto O’Rourke against his White Castle-loving-opponent Ted Cruz. If you worked on Capitol Hill for any length of time, you probably have a John McCain story. “RBG” filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen discussing their documentary and its subject, the Supreme Court justice who became an unlikely pop culture icon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. When is it funny and when does it bomb? We did 49 episodes of Political Theater this year, and there was no way to capture them all in a year-end wrap-up. You can find all of our podcasts on our Political Theater page on RollCall.com and by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.

Last week New Jersey Democrats backed off from a plan that would essentially gerrymander their state in Democrats’ favor, while Wisconsin Republicans went ahead with a plan to strip the incoming Democratic governor of some of his powers. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses why Democrats appear less inclined to play power politics and whether that will change. They also debate the significance of a possible government shutdown over funding for a border wall with Mexico and play a round of “Guess What Americans Think,” using the 2018 midterm exit polls. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast publishes Monday evenings, with occasional special episodes throughout the week. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.

Early balloting was a topic of major interest following the 2018 midterm elections in Arizona. After races for the U.S. Senate, the superintendent of public instruction and secretary of state couldn't be called on Election Day, many people wondered about the impacts of early voting. This week's episode of "The Gaggle" podcast dives into the topic. The Republic's national political reporter, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, and congressional delegation reporter, Ronald J. Hansen, sit down with Garrett Archer, senior analyst for Arizona's secretary of state. Archer's Twitter posts regarding vote counts gained a national following in the days after Election Day. What you can learn from this episode: Why midterm results weren't ready on Election Day How early balloting has changed candidates' campaign strategies How and why campaigns can more precisely and effectively target voters today The role of social media and the Internet on election season Listen by clicking the play button above or searching for “The Gaggle: Journalists Talk Arizona Politics” on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher or your podcast-listening platform of choice.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fired tear gas at Central American migrants who ran toward the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday. The agency also temporarily closed the border crossing near San Diego. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew puts the current situation at the border in context and asks how much it is affecting American politics. They also preview the final U.S. Senate election of 2018, which is taking place in Mississippi on Tuesday. The race between Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy is highlighting fault lines on race and geography in the South. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.

With the election more than a week in the rearview mirror, Nate sits down for a post-mortem installment of “Model Talk” on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast. He looks back at where things went right and where things could be improved, along with the state of polling during the 2018 election. He also answers questions from listeners, including whether he will have to rebuild the model from scratch in 2020. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast publishes Monday evenings, with occasional special episodes throughout the week. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.

California voters have a lot of choices in front of them come election day — perhaps none larger than whether they see the state’s political choices as part of a national referendum on President Trump. On this week’s podcast, we take a close look at the candidates in the races for governor and U.S. Senate. We also dive deep into the congressional battleground of Orange County — home to four closely watched contests. And we examine the potential impact if the polls are right and two major California ballot measures are rejected. In his last campaign as governor, Jerry Brown rallied Friday against Proposition 6, tying the initiative to supporters of President Trump and warning it will hinder California’s efforts to repair roads and bridges. “Prop. 6 is a scheme and a scam put on the ballot by some partisans,” Brown said at a campaign rally in Palo Alto. “Actually they are acolytes of Donald Trump. They don't have the best interest of California in mind." Republican leaders hope the measure will drive conservative voters to the polls on Tuesday to boost the chances of their party’s candidates.

The parties and outside groups are spending billions on political advertising this cycle. In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew looks at the topics most often featured in campaign ads in order to understand what the parties are prioritizing. Compared with the past two midterm cycles, Democrats are on the attack on health care, while Republicans are playing defense. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast publishes Monday evenings, with occasional special episodes throughout the week. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.

House Democratic nominees are outraising Republicans in individual contributions by about two-to-one. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew debates how to make sense of a fundraising advantage that has no recent precedent: Does it foretell a better result for Democrats than expected, or have changes in fundraising methods made it a poor predictor of results? The team also reviews the marquee governors races on the ballot this fall. You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunes, the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast publishes Monday evenings, with occasional special episodes throughout the week. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.

Podcasts can slow down and really study a topic or event, bringing in the kind of nuance that's too often lacking in our current discourse. "Ground Game," The Associated Press Believe it or not, American politics extends beyond the White House, even though Trump dominates so many headlines. A recent episode gave detailed insight into what goes into the AP's decision to call a race. While you won't find hot political takes here, it's anything but dry. © 2018 npr "Political Gabfest," Slate If you like your political roundtable talk a little spicy, Slate's "Political Gabfest" offers astute and lively debate that's well worth a listen. His delightful "Whistlestop" podcast has been churning out episodes of presidential history for years. (I included his book, based on the podcast, in a presidential biographies project I did for this site a few years back.) The podcast is still going, dipping into the past to give us essential context for events of the present. Recent episodes focus on the failed nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1987. With any luck, these podcasts won't just keep you up to date on political happenings without immersing you in the digital echo chamber — maybe you'll keep your sanity and learn some U.S. history along the way.

Jeremy Corbyn has rounded off Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool with a pledge to end “greed-is-good” capitalism. He addressed the party’s antisemitism row over the summer and called for members to bypass mainstream media by using social media instead. Joining Heather Stewart to discuss these issues are the political commentator Ellie Mae O’Hagan, Momentum’s Leigh Drennan and the Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh and Pippa Crerar. It was a conference dominated by a public tussle over the party’s nuanced position on Brexit: to reject Theresa May’s deal, push for a general election and leave open the option for a new referendum. But it’s a position that is awkward for Labour MPs in strong pro-Brexit areas. We hear from Gareth Snell, MP for Stoke Central. Meanwhile, Labour’s foremost campaigning group Momentum has been discussing how it can influence the party on Brexit. Its chair, Jon Lansman, explains how it will survey its members on Brexit in the coming months. It hasn’t all been about Brexit this week. The shadow chancellor John McDonnell announced a range of policies that would radically reform the way businesses are run.