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401. Jason Alexander on Festivus, What George Costanza Would Think of Trump, Rob Reiner, and Hope for the Holidays

400. Mick Foley’s Christmas Message.

399. Matt Cavanaugh. Independent Vet for Congress in CO-5th.

398. James LaPorta. FOIA and Find Out.

397. Craig Renaud. Heroic War Journalist & Director of Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud.

396. Senator Mark Kelly. His Face-to-Face With Hegseth Today in DC.

395. Baratunde Thurston. An Unimaginably Violent & Painful Weekend.

394. Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill. Is She THE Moderate Model for Democrats?

393. Scott MacFarlane. Who is the Jan. 5 Pipe Bomber?

392. Stephanie Ruhle. Fed Rate Cut: Early Xmas Gift or Lump of Coal?

391. Governor Wes Moore. The Opposite of Trump.

390. Barbara Starr. Hegseth is SecDef Drama.

Pentagon Boat Strike Scandal: Calls for Tape, Truth & Accountability | The Beat w/Ari Melber MS NOW

389. Todd Achilles - Independent Veteran for Senate. Everybody’s Pissed Off.

388. Brigadier General (Ret) Shawn Harris. Can He Win MTG’s Old Seat?

Pentagon Bombshell: Did Hegseth’s Leaks Put U.S. Troops in Danger? | OutFront w/ Erin Burnett - CNN

‘Signal Gate,’ War Crimes & Loss of Trust in Trump’s Pentagon | Deadline White House - MS Now

Trump’s Venezuela War Threats, Alleged Double-Tap & Signal Gate | NewsNation Now w/ Connell McShane

387. Independent Senator Angus King. Does Hegseth Need to Go NOW?

386. Jason Dempsey. Is Hegseth Going Down Over This?

385. Dan Lamothe. Washington Post’s NATSEC Reporter Caught in the Crossfire.

384. Jon Bernthal (Replay). America at a Crossroads.

383. Paul Rieckhoff. Part Two: The 2025 IVA Winners Circle Town Hall.

382. Paul Rieckhoff. Part One: The 2025 IVA Winners Circle Town Hall.

381. Paul Rieckhoff. If They Do It to Sen Mark Kelly, They Can Do It to You: The Threat to 2M Military Retirees.

380. Jon Thorp. Independent Veteran Running in TN-7 Special Election Next Week.

379. Admiral Bill McRaven. Clarity in This Chaos.

378. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”-Trump to Dems. with Asha Rangappa.

377. Can The Dems Win on Epstein? with Former Senator Jon Tester.

376. Is Trump Winning His War On Media? with Tom Bowman. NPR Pentagon Reporter.

375. Countdown to Conflict in Venezuela with Kevin Baron.

374. Venezuela Boat Strikes are Trump’s WMD with Paul Rieckhoff.

373. On Venezuela: Show Me the Dope with Henry Rollins.

372. It’s Time To Bring Back Punk Rock with Henry Rollins.

371. This Veterans Day Feels Different with Kristen Rouse.

Rieckhoff on Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

370. Dissecting The Democrat Shutdown Strategy with General Mark Hertling.

369. Things are F**king Hard Right Now with Joy Taylor.

368. Venezuela War Powers Act Vote with Jim VandeHei.

367. Mamdani Wins. And So Does Trump - with Sami Sage.

366. Our Broken Election Day with John Opdycke.

365. The Divisive Mamdani Moment with Sebastian Junger.

364. Congressman Ro Khanna. Will Trump Bomb Venezuela For Halloween?

MSNBC: Katy Tur Reports - Oct 30, 2025

363. Trump’s Giant China TACO with Lt. Colonel Alex Vindman.

362. Republican for Virginia Lt Governor John Reid

MSNBC: Deadline White House - Oct 28 2025 - Trump Addresses Navy in Partisan Speech

361. Will Hurricane Trump Hit Venezuela Next? Barbara Starr.

360. Barstool’s Captain Cons (Connor Crehan).

CNN - AC360: U.S. Deploys World's Largest Warship to Latin America

359. Jaime Harrison.

358. Trump is Tearing Down the White House.

Episode 357. Dan Lamothe.

356. The Big Four.

355. Ty Pinkins.

NewsNation Now: Oct. 8, 2025 - Trump Says Next 48 Hours Crucial for Gaza Deal

Weekly News Round Up - Oct. 3, 2025

Majority 54: LIVE - Trump Gets BACKLASH from FURIOUS VETS as he SHUTS GOV DOWN

KBLA: The Tavis Smiley Show - Dangerous Rhetoric from the Secretary of War

354. Ken Burns.

Newsnation: Cuomo - September 30, 2025 - Military Reacts To Pete Hegseth Speech

MSNBC: The Beat with Ari Melber - Hegseth, Trump Address Generals at Quantico

Charlie Sykes: Paul Rieckhoff - The Kids Are Not All Right

MSNBC: Katy Tur Reports - Sept. 25, 2025 - DC Prepares for Government Shutdown

ICYMI - NewsNation Now: Sept. 25, 2025 - Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility

353. Ethan Penner.

ICYMI: MSNBC - Deadline White House - Sept. 19, 2025 - Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Wage Drug Trafficking War

352. State Senator Rick Bennett.

NewsNation Now - September 17, 2025

Episode 351. Rob Serra, FDNY (Ret.).

MSNBC - 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle - Friday, September 5, 2025

350. Dean Kamen (Replay).

349. Jeffrey Wright (Replay).

348. Aaron Mankin (Replay).

346. Sam Bee (Replay).

345. Stephen Colbert.

344. Live From DC.

343. Dan Osborn.

342. Todd Achilles.

341. Congressman Mike Lawler.

340. Senator Angus King.

Paul Rieckhoff: The Dangerous New Normal.

Trump’s done it.

MSNBC: Deadline White House - June 20, 2025 - Threats Against Politicians on the Rise

339. Sebastian Junger.

CNN - Rieckhoff on Iran: "It's Easy to Start A War. It's Hard to Finish It"

This moment is a test.

338. Barbara Starr.

Paul Rieckhoff joins NewsNation NOW - Trump, Newsom Spar Over Guard Deployment

337. Mayor Tim Kelly.

336. Mayor Yemi Mobolade.

335. Bonnie Carroll.

334. Brian Bengs.

333. Senator Ruben Gallego.

332. Dan Lamothe.

BONUS: EPISODE 331: Charlie Sykes’ To The Contrary with Paul Rieckhoff

330. Jim Walden.

329. Garry Kasparov.

328. Congressman Don Bacon - Video version

328. Congressman Don Bacon

Dogtown Press: The Muskrat Mess: Paul Rieckhoff Isn't Having It

Mayor Eric Adams says he’s an independent! Oh hell no.

Episode 327. Pete Buttigieg

Live AMA with Paul in Five Minutes

326. Congressman Seth Moulton

Episode 325: Lindsay Church

324. Commander Scott Kelly.

323. Senator Mark Kelly. Trump Sells Out Ukraine. The Blitzkrieg is Here—Stay Frosty. Europe Can’t Count on US. Dear Canada: He Not Like Us. If This is How They Treat Vets. F&#K Elon Musk! Bonus March 2025? It’s Ft Benning Again. Weather The Storm.

322. Adam Kinzinger. The DoD Purge is Here. General CQ Brown is Out. Are The Purged The New Resistance? Patel: Another Disgusting Confirmation. Dems Get No Take-Back on Collins at VA. Veterans Cuts Are Here. Senator Redneck, WTF is a Trigon?

321. Governor Wes Moore. Can This Young Governor Save Us? Musk Cuts The 9/11 Health Registry. Trump’s Victim Shaming Zelensky. VP Lightweight. Vance & Hegseth Wrong on Ukraine: They Not Like Us. RFK Jr Confirmed. The Transban is Back. VA Cuts Are Here.

320. Bob Kerrey. Trump Abandons Ukraine. Gabbard is Confirmed. Trump Guts USAID. Hegseth Bans Books at DoD Schools, Attacks Press. Heroism is Not Efficient. CFPB Under Attack. WTF, Fetterman. Mayor Adams is Crooked. Rating Kendrick’s Super Bowl.

319. Asha Rangappa. This is Flooding the Zone. Don’t Comply in Advance. How an FBI Background Check Works. CARLA F. BAD. Super Bowl Security. A Radical VA Sec Confirmed. Another J6 Criminal Dies. Stop the Chop. Luca to Lakers.

318. Dan Lamothe. Hegseth is Confirmed. J6 Insurrections Go Free & Commit Crimes. Trump’s Hiring Freeze Slams Vets at VA. 82nd and 10th Mtn Troops to the Border. Hamas Releases More Hostages. Trump and Hegseth Target Gen Milley. RFK is Still Ridiculous.

317. Trump 2.0 Is Here. President Mayhem is Back. 1600 Pardons for Insurrectionists. 1500 Troops to the Border. TikTok Should be Banned. Biden Says Goodbye. New Hegseth Allegations. Independents Hit a New High. Goodness is Viral. NFL Divisional Playoffs.

316. Kevin Baron. Hegseth Grossly Rolls On. The Critical Defense Questions That Weren’t Asked. The Trump Steamroller Is Accelerating. The Democrats Will Not Save You. Congestion Pricing Is Working, CFB National Championship and NFL Playoffs.

315. California is Burning. And America is on Fire. The Country Braces for Trump. Congress is Sworn In. Zuckerberg Bends the Knee. Hegseth Hearings Loom. CFB and NFL Playoff Picks.

314. Scott Galloway Replay. A Look Back at Prof G’s Predictions for 2024. The United States vs Itself. Young People Being Left Behind. Reinvest in the Middle Class.

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