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The Contrarian Pod — 154 episodes
The Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger Will Harm Vulnerable Communities
Dr. Annie Andrews Wants to Flip South Carolina
Contrarians Fight Trump in Court, and Who is Natalie Harp?
Dems Are Assembling a Big Tent in Florida
Detention Deaths and Shock Gloves: ICE Violence Continues to Escalate
The FDA, RFK, MAHA, and Reality TV
How Progressive Economic Policy Can Win Over Voters and the Future of Tariff Refunds
Trump's Many Distractions from the Epstein Files
Democratic Candidate Jessica Killin Wants to Flip Colorado's 5th District
Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Will Cause Irreparable Harm
What's Next for Todd Blanche's Attorney General Chances
Epstein Survivors Speak up for Transparency
Why Todd Blanche Is Unfit For Attorney General
Mamdani's Groceries Plan, Tariffs, and Rising Healthcare Costs
Trump Withdraws NYT Subpoenas and Georgia's Midterm Battle
Maggie Haberman on 'Regime Change,' the Definitive Account of Trump's Second Term
ICE's Shootings in Maine and Texas Aren't Getting Enough Attention
Brian Tyler Cohen On His New Book, The Day After
Renewed Strikes on Iran, June Jobs Report, and AI's Impact on the Workforce
What's Next for Dems in Maine's Senate Race?
Todd Blanche’s Upcoming Senate Hearings and ICE Kills a Man on His Way to Work
DOGE has Destroyed Fair Housing Grants
Trump Heads to NATO Summit, White Nationalists March on D.C., and World Cup Fever
America's Legacy: Beacon of Freedom or White Republic?
Why SCOTUS Needs Ethics Reform
How MAGA Weaponizes History and a Historic SCOTUS Win
SCOTUS' Anti-Immigrant Rulings, Why Trump Derailed Affordable Housing, and Unbiased AI
Trump's Troubling Health & Mamdani the Kingmaker?
MAGA's Latest Scheme to Disrupt the Midterms
How a Controversial Spying Tool and Trump's Pick for DNI Create a National Security Risk
'We’re Worse Off Than Before Trump Started the War'
Inflation Numbers, Oil Prices, Social Security, and the World's First Trillionaire
ICE's Secret, Inhumane Web of Charter Flights
Where Does Sen. Tommy Tuberville Actually Live?
'Bari Weiss Is Trying to Fix Something That Isn't Broken'
Jim Acosta on CBS's Turmoil and Isaiah Martin Explains How Dems Can Fight Fire with Fire
Takeaways from California's Big Primary Night and Scott Pelley's Firing from CBS
Pope Leo, AI vs. Humanity, and Peter Thiel
Ezra Levin on Activism and Organizing Beyond Marches and Protests
Sen. Chris Murphy Is Looking for 'Meaning and Connection in a Broken America'
Dan Pfeiffer's Advice to Dem Candidates
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Journalist Aaron Parnas
Andrew Weissmann Has a Plan to Save America
The Road to Winning the Midterms, 2028, and Beyond
Why 'All Roads Lead to the South' with Rep. Figures and Rep. Sewell
SCOTUS Has Dismantled the Voting Rights Act
How Callais Is Already Changing Elections
'We Have Power, When We Use It'
Meet Two Candidates Fighting for Montana
'Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Feather'
Kevin Warsh's Nomination for Fed Chair Is a 'Profound Problem'
Why SCOTUS's Callais Decision Is a Gigantic Step Back for Fair Voting Rights
Why Is the White House More Concerned with Building a Ballroom than Protecting Americans?
The Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon is Getting Worse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Wants to Take Back Big Oil's Big Profits
How Will the War with Iran End?
Republicans Cave (Yet Again) on the War with Iran
What the Polls Tell Us About Iran, California, and the Midterms
Hungary After Orbán & Why Is Trump Obsessed with The Pope?
Trump's Budget: $1.5 Trillion More for War, Nothing More for Child Care or Health Care
Toxic Religious Rhetoric & Why a Ceasefire in Iran Isn't Enough
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Iran & Who Will Be the Next Attorney General?
Pam Bondi's Firing & Repairing A Broken Justice System
On the Ground from SCOTUS' Hearings on Birthright Citizenship
This Middle East Negotiator Breaks Down Trump's Impulsive War
Rep. Jim Himes on Trump's Endgame in Iran. And No Kings Day 3 Is Saturday!
How Trump is Attacking Your Right to Vote
'We're Spending Two Billion Dollars A Day'
Sen. Chris Coons and Where We Go Next in Iran
A Big Legal Win Against Trump, the SAVE Act Hits the Senate, & Illinois Primaries
Trump’s Middle East Disaster, AIPAC's Dark Money Meddling Continues and more
How an Aspiring Senator and Current Congressman are Fighting Trump’s Corruption
The Cost of War, an Unsteady Job Market, and the Labor Impacts of AI
Why Donald Trump Went to War
Sen. Jeff Merkley Wants to Stop Pouring More Money into Trump's War with Iran
Dems' Big Night, GOP's Rough Path Forward
Trump's Avoidable, Deadly, Costly War with Iran
Justin Wolfers on Tariffs, the Myth of Job Growth, the Reality of Racism
Reclaiming Faith for Democracy
How Religion is Being Weaponized in American Elections
What's Next After Trump's L on Tariffs. Rep. Bennie Thompson on SOTU, ICE & more
Talarico's Colbert Moment, MAGA Eats their Own and Previewing the Midterms
We Can Fight Back Against White Supremacy
Pam Bondi's Epstein Cover-Up & How AIPAC Hurts Jewish Americans
How Democrats Can Flip Back Latino and Rural Voters
Gov. Josh Shapiro on ICE, Israel, Fair Elections and more
Rep. Jeffries on Reforming ICE. Georgia Fort's Disgraceful Arrest
The Fight over DHS Funding & Protecting Fair Elections
NFL Owners in the Epstein Files & Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Moment
These Two Candidates are Running to Stand Up for Democracy
Jim Acosta on the Failures of Legacy Media and Why Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached
'We Need to Confront This Immorality'
Sen. Whitehouse on DHS Funding, Greenland, and more
Fear and Faith in Minnesota
DOJ Officials are Resigning Over ICE's Actions
The historic inflection point we now live in
Global Instability, and Trump’s Ten Steps to Authoritarianism
Breaking down the legal battles against the Trump Administration
Trump's Dictator Playbook & Standing Up to ICE
Venezuela, January 6th, and the Threat to Global Order
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on the future in Venezuela and more
Rep. Jim Himes on the Trump Administration's March Toward War
Susan Rice Describes 2025 in One Word: 'Abomination'
Red States Deserve Better Elected Officials. Here are Two Running in 2026
There are Ways to Prevent Gun Violence
Cautious Optimism, Possible Disaster: Justin Wolfers and the Economy in 2026
The Republican Coalition Is In Trouble Heading Into 2026
What Rep. Adam Smith heard during the 'boat strike' hearings
Pelosi's Former Chief of Staff looks back at life next to the Speaker
Our troops are in a morally untenable position
How to fight back against online extremism
Senate Hopeful Mallory McMorrow & Why You Should 'Run for Something'
Why Escalating Rhetoric and Abuses of Justice Put Us All At Risk
Two People Have Figured Out How to Win Pivotal Elections
Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on the untold stories of 'The American Revolution'
Health care costs will get worse & Why Tom Malinowski wants to head back to Congress
What's in the latest Epstein emails?
What did Dems get in the shutdown fight?
The career of Nancy Pelosi, in the words of those who knew her best
The fight against authoritarianism isn't over after election night
Tariff trouble, the unstable job market & is AI in a bubble?
MAGA is weaponizing hunger by cutting off food for seniors, the disabled, veterans, and children
Equal Voting Rights are under attack in the courts and in North Carolina
The Teetering Healthcare System & Tracking Trump's $1.8 Billion Grift
The sticking power of 'cultural identity' and other findings from the American Values Survey
The Shutdown threatens Affordable Health Care & how 'We Can Be Brave'
Why limiting visas hurts the economy and more with Justin Wolfers
Where James Comey's Trial Goes Next
Trump's Fundamentally Anti-Democratic Immigration Strategy
Leader Jeffries on the shutdown & what's at stake next week in SCOTUS
Trump's Brazen Takeover of the DOJ, Portland, and the Military
Comey's Indictment is the 'Break Glass' Moment
The Trump Administration's systemic violation of public trust
The GOP can't keep government open & 'Why Fascists Fear Teachers'
The Authoritarian Playbook, Drones in Poland & a Gen-Z Revolt in Nepal
Political violence in America. And an imminent government shutdown
RFK Jr.'s 'disastrous hearing' and protecting voting rights
The Trump Family's Crypto Empire. And the Battle over the Epstein Files
RFK Jr.'s CDC is in disarray. And fighting election denial in Georgia
20 years after Katrina and the future of unions
Why Trump is targeting the Fed with Justin Wolfers & Paul Krugman
How Trump weaponizes law with Abbe Lowell and Pastor Jamal Bryant
What's next for Ukraine with Tom Malinowski
Trump's troops takeover with Gov. Wes Moore & Andrew Weissmann
Voting rights are under attack with Rick Hasen & Collin Allred
The power grab in Texas with Rep. Chris Turner, Ari Berman, & Mimi Marziani
MAGA's takeover of the DOJ and BLS
Why the Epstein case could go much deeper with Julie Brown
Healthcare is staring down a big, ugly cliff with Larry Levitt & Bruce Siegel
The Epstein files, with E. Jean Carroll, Rep. Jamie Raskin & Tom Joscelyn
The state of men with Pasha Dashtgard
The attack on education with Randi Weingarten & Arne Duncan
Tariffs, inflation, and more with Justin Wolfers, Jared Bernstein, & Ernie Tedeschi
Our First Episode: E. Jean Carroll