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The Aaron Rupar Show
by Aaron Rupar
Aaron talks to newsmakers and interesting thinkers about politics, current events, and their work. New episodes drop each week. www.publicnotice.co
Episodes
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Russia, Russia, Russia
In this week’s episode of the PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the October surprise of Trump suddenly trying to force Zelenskyy to surrender and how it’s a sign of desperation, the GOP’s terrible Senate candidates as an inevitable product of Trumpism, why Democrats should go on offense when Republicans...
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We've reached the livestreamed executions part of Trump 2.0
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features me and Paul discussing Pete Hegseth’s barbaric announcement about making public executions great again, the sad spectacle of Trump’s midterm rally tour, and why voters pretending he’s on the ballot is actually the last thing Republicans want. If you’d…
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Is Trump *trying* to hurt the GOP?
On this week’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss Trump’s North Korea-style taxpayer-funded propaganda videos, why they’re likely to backfire, and then broaden the conversation out to an examination of Trump’s baffling midterm strategy. We also get into the Kansas and Iowa Senate races and our level of...
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Won’t Xi be my friend?
In this week’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the Trump-Xi summit and Trump’s pathetic thirstiness to be besties with authoritarian rulers, the president’s almost unfathomable ignorance about AI, taxpayers footing the bill for Trump propaganda ads the administration is placing on right-wing cable...
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Fox & Frenemies
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features me and the excellent Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News going deep on the growing indications that Fox News is starting to sour on Trump, Julet’s takeaways from watching 14 hours of Trumpapalooza, and Maria Bartiromo’s firing amid the ongoing Smartmatic...
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Two weird nights in Texas
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features Paul and me unpacking the RNC, including two extremely culty moments and Vance’s audition as MAGA’s heir apparent. We also talk about how all 2028 Republican hopefuls — including JD — lack a key characteristic, why there might be method behind the…
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"Trumpapalooza"
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features Paul and me discussing “Trumpapalooza” and why it’s likely to backfire on Republicans, Trump’s self-defeating trade war with Canada, and Paul’s growing concerns about the administration’s tampering with mail voting and what it could mean for the…
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Why the Natalie Harp story is so damaging to Trump
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features Paul and me going deep on the Natalie Harp saga, including why it’s causing Trump’s MAGA cronies to go ballistic on anyone who talks about it. We also discussed Trump’s dire polling and the likelihood his approval rating sinks into the 20s yet this year....
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Inside Wisconsin's wild primary season
The latest PN Pod features special guest Dan Shafer, author of the highly recommended Recombobulation Area, offering his expert insight into Wisconsin’s wild Democratic gubernatorial primary, the rise of Francesca Hong and underrated strength of her campaign, presumptive Republican nominee Tom...
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Fauci Derangement Syndrome
In today’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss Republicans coming down with a real bad case of FDS (Fauci Derangement Syndrome) and why they’re suddenly trying to rewrite the history of one of Trump’s signature failures, the unholy power of gas prices to shape American politics, why centrist Dems are…
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Trump's sweaty summer of floundering
In today’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the dud that was Trump’s primetime speech and how he’s lost whatever power of persuasion he once had, why his nominees have to obfuscate pathetically about who won the 2020 election, Low-T Pete Hegseth and his truly beyond parody testosterone announcement…
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Trump's tantrum, Platner's implosion, and McConnell's non-legacy
In the latest edition of the PN Pod, Paul and I discuss Trump’s tantrum at the NATO summit and how nobody at home or abroad seems to really care at this point, Graham Platner’s spectacular implosion and what it says about the importance of vetting and appealing to voters with something more than...
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The housing bill and the death of policy
In the latest edition of the PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the sad spectacle that was Trump’s rally commemorating America’s 250th birthday, then get into his housing bill tantrum and what it says about the sad state of public policy in Trump 2.0. We then turn to Paul’s piece about this week’s New…
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Unconditional humiliation
In this week’s edition of the PN Pod, Paul and I unpack the Iran MOU and the unconditional humiliation it represents, how “chief negotiator” JD Vance is being set up by MAGA to take the blame, Israel’s newly precarious position vis-a-vis the Trump regime, our level of concern about Trump possibly...
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The Art of the Cave
In this week’s PN Pod, co-host Paul Waldman and I discussed the outlines of the emerging Iran deal, which looks like something close to a complete Trump cave, and unpacked whether the president can sell his humiliating loss as a win to the American people. But before that, we got into this...
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Trump's corruption as 2026's overarching narrative
The debut episode of the new PN Pod is in the books! I’m thrilled to have the great Paul Waldman onboard as my regular co-host. We had a lively conversation about why Trump’s insurrectionist slush fund went bust and corruption as the dominant narrative of the ‘26 cycle. We also talked at length...
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Juliet Jeske on Fox News during Late Trumpism
The first episode of the newly rebranded PN Pod features the tremendous Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News. We had lots of laughs while discussing topics like the increasingly debased state of Fox News during Trump 2.0, the moments of Fox programming that have made Juliet want to throw her…
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Trump's weakness tour comes to China
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss Donald Trump’s latest disastrous foreign trip that saw him grovel before China’s president without notching anything that could be described as a win. We’re sad to say that this is David’s...
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What the Virginia ruling does — and does not — mean for 2026
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss the fallout from the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate the state’s new congressional map. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which...
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Chris Geidner on life after the VRA
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice chat with Chris Geidner, the publisher of the must-read legal newsletter Law Dork, about the fallout from the Supreme Court’s detonation of the Voting Rights Act. If you...
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Matt Gertz on the Fox News presidency
This week’s Nir & Rupar features a very special guest — Matt Gertz, senior fellow at Media Matters and one of the foremost experts on right-wing media. Gertz and I discussed the ways in which Fox News is even worse now than it was during Trump’s first term, the Ellison family’s ill-conceived...
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You come at the Pope, you best not miss
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice explain why Donald Trump’s beyond-unhinged crusade against Pope Leo XIV is such a disastrous move. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides...
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The progressive blowout in Wisconsin
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Joe Sudbay, the host of “State of the States” on SiriusXM Progress, dive deep into Tuesday’s massive wins for Wisconsin progressives with Dan Shafer, publisher of The Recombobulation Area, a…
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Trump’s back-to-back-to-back setbacks
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice catalog an extraordinary series of setbacks for Donald Trump in just the last few days. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides unparalleled...
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A blue wave hits Mar-a-Lago
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss why the GOP is in a shambles — whether it comes to funding the TSA or special elections down in Florida. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which...
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Dire Strait
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss why there’s no apparent off-ramp to Donald Trump’s war with Iran—because he doesn’t even know what one looks like. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The…
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Nir & Rupar: Paul Waldman on Trump's Iran debacle
The latest Nir & Rupar features Aaron and special guest Paul Waldman going deep on how Trump bungled his way into a way of choice that’s becoming more and more of a political albatross as it becomes clear he has no idea what he’s doing. Waldman — who does fantastic work as a Public Notice...
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Trump’s illegal war of choice
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice try to wrap their heads around Donald Trump’s berserk war on Iran. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides unparalleled coverage of the thousands…
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Trump keeps cratering
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and guest-host Joe Sudbay, the host of “State of The States” on SiriusXM Progress, count off the many ways in which Donald Trump is crashing — and crashing out. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The...
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ICE’s failure in Minnesota and the looming DHS shutdown
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice explain why, whatever BS the Trump administration may be spewing now about Minnesota, ICE is on the run. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides...
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The GOP has learned to love Trump’s delusions
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice examine why some top Republicans are now embracing Trump’s most disgusting conspiracy theories after years of stiff-arming him. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The...
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The Pretti murder and its fallout
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk about the fallout from ICE’s killing of Alex Pretti, both in Minnesota and nationwide. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides unparalleled...
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Life in besieged Minneapolis
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, Aaron Rupar of Public Notice tells David Nir of The Downballot what life is like in Minneapolis, a city besieged by its own federal government. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides unparalleled coverage…
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Live mailbag with Aaron on Mpls, right-wing media, and more
If you missed my live mailbag on Substack Live today, you can check it out above. I started it off by talking about what life is like in Minneapolis right now and my workflow covering right-wing media, then took an array of questions from viewers. This was the first time I’ve done something like...
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2025 recap: Trump amasses power — and loses the plot
On the year’s final episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice take stock of 2025’s bizarre dual nature, which saw Donald Trump consolidate power at the same time as the GOP got shellacked at the ballot box. If you haven’t yet...
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We need to be talking about Trump’s health
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk about the many warning signs about Donald Trump’s health — and why the media isn’t pressing harder. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides...
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Trump’s impossibly terrible “affordability” messaging
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice unpack Donald Trump’s wildly out-of-touch — and self-defeating — message on the all-important issue of affordability. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot…
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The lame-duckification of Donald Trump
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss the lame-duck status that’s starting to seize Donald Trump — and what it means for his control over the GOP. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot…
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The great GOP butt-whoopin’ of 2025
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice recap an extraordinary election night that saw voters hand Republicans a well-earned butt-whoopin. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides...
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Election preview: Trump 2.0’s first big test
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice preview all of Tuesday’s top elections — and what they might mean for the midterms. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides unparalleled coverage…
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Trump is proving No Kings right
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk about Donald Trump’s unhinged reaction to last week’s massive No Kings rallies. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides unparalleled coverage...
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The GOP is freaked about No Kings
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk about why Republicans have been losing their minds about Saturday’s massive No Kings rallies—and why it’s so important to show up if you can. If you haven’t yet...
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Republicans are losing the shutdown
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice explain how Republicans have fumbled their response to their shutdown of the federal government. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides...
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Democrats are winning the shutdown
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice explain why Democrats are winning the battle of public opinion over the federal government shutdown. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which provides...
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The Comey indictment and Trump’s unconsolidated authoritarianism
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice examine why Donald Trump’s efforts to consolidate his authoritarian rule are falling far short of his fantasies. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which...
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Trump’s assault on speech + the looming shutdown
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss Donald Trump’s war on the First Amendment and how Democrats should approach a possible government shutdown. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which...
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How MAGA is abusing Charlie Kirk’s death
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice explore how Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have rushed to exploit Charlie Kirk’s death, facts be damned. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot, which...
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Yes, there actually is good news
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot talks with Joe Sudbay of SiriusXM Progress and Noah Berlatsky of Public Notice about the good news these days—and yes, in spite of everything, there’s a fair bit of it! If you haven’t yet subscribed to…
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Trump 2.0: The masks are off
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot talks to guest-host Joe Sudbay of SiriusXM Progress about his inside view of Donald Trump’s assault on our nation’s capital as a longtime resident of Washington, D.C. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The...
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Trump’s summer of hate
On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss two invasions: Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine and Donald Trump’s assault on our nation’s capital. If you haven’t yet subscribed to The Downballot,...
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