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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2025 · 47 MIN

How Did We Get Here? Jonathan Capehart on Media, Leadership & the Fight Ahead

from The People's Cabinet · host Dan Koh

Jonathan Capehart, co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, joins The People’s Cabinet to talk about Trump’s government shutdown, the state of American democracy, and how storytelling can bridge divides in today’s political climate.Capehart talks to Dan Koh about:Why the current shutdown feels different and how Democrats are finally fighting back to protect healthcareThe generational divide within the Democratic Party and why figures like AOC and Zohran Mamdani represent a new kind of leadershipHis viral Kamala Harris turkey video and what it says about authenticity in politicsLessons from his memoir “Yet Here I Am” on resilience and finding hope in dark timesSubscribe to The People’s Cabinet on your favorite podcast platform.

Jonathan Capehart, co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, joins The People’s Cabinet to talk about Trump’s government shutdown, the state of American democracy, and how storytelling can bridge divides in today’s political climate. Capehart talks to Dan Koh about: Why the current shutdown feels different and how Democrats are finally fighting back to protect healthcareThe generational divide within the Democratic Party and why figures like AOC and Zohran Mamdani represent a new kind of leadershipHis ...

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