RealClearPolitics Podcast

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The Economy and the Midterm Elections

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss today’s employment numbers and Vice President JD Vance’s comments on the economy and the midterm elections. Also, they

Oct 2
50 min

Ken Paxton's Struggles

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon dive into the recent governor's debate in California between Democrat Javier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton, hosted by CN

Oct 1
49 min

Yesterday’s AI Summit at the White House

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss yesterday’s AI summit at the White House and Sen. Eric Schmitt’s (D-MO)

Sep 30
50 min

New TV Ad by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss this morning’s Senate testimony by Jack Smith, the former special counsel behind the federal criminal cases against Don

Sep 29
50 min

The Latest Senate and House Polls

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the latest Senate and House polls with just 36 days to go to the November midterms. Then, Peter Berkowitz, author of th

Sep 28
50 min

Last Night’s State Dinner at the White House

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss last night’s state dinner at the White House. Then, Brian Gaffney joins the guys to discuss his new book "The School of

Sep 25
50 min

The Ban of CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the latest on the ban of CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House and coverage of Senate races in Nebraska, Alaska

Sep 24
49 min

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Meets Trump at the White House

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss today's arrival of Chinese leader Xi Jinping for meetings at the White

Sep 23
49 min

The Campaign Trail is Expanding

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss former Vice President Kamala Harris who is campaigning in Michigan today with Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul Al-Saye

Sep 22
50 min

The White House Ban of CNN, MSNOW and Politico

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the White House ban of CNN, MSNOW and Politico and today’s meeting between NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donal

Sep 21
50 min

The AI Regulation Dilemma: Balancing Innovation and Safety

In this episode of RealClearPolitics, Andrew Walworth is joined by Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon and contributor Richard Porter to delve into the ongoing discourse

Sep 18
50 min

Michigan's Senate Showdown: El Sayed vs. Rogers

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Sep 17
50 min

The Battle Over Impeachment

On this episode of RealClearPolitics, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon dive into the latest political maneuvers from Capitol Hill, including the recent failed

Sep 16
50 min

Gavin Newsom's Stance on 2028 Presidential Race

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) interview while fly fishing with CNN’s Jake Tapper, where he said he would not run for t

Sep 15
50 min

The F-15 Rescue Mission

Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP contributor Brigadier General John Teichert, USAF (Ret) discuss Sunday’s “60 Minutes” report on the rescue of the crew of an US F-15

Sep 14
49 min

25 Years Later: The Legacy of 9/11 and Its Impact on American Politics

On this special episode of RealClearPolitics, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon reflect on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, sharing powerful clips from former Pres

Sep 11
50 min

Midterm Strategies: Dividends, Endorsements, and Political Turns

Join Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, Richard Porter, and Andrew Walworth as they broadcast live from the GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas. The episode kicks off with a rec

Sep 10
48 min

Midterms in Focus

Join Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Carolina Lumeta as they report live from the GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas. The team dives into the strategic

Sep 9
50 min

This Was Calculated

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss today’s Republican and Democratic Senate primaries in New Hampshire and the Republican Midterm Convention, which kicks

Sep 8
50 min

We've Made A Mistake

President Trump is set to address the nation tonight with an important update on the ongoing conflict in Iran, now entering its second month. Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan,

Sep 4
49 min

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What listeners say

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I love the show and listen almost daily. My only wish is for better microphones! Anyone who is a regular on the show should be required to use decent equipment. Subpar microphones make for echoey, hard to understand audio.

Oscar458 · Dec 2024

I enjoy listening to very thoughtful debate between the podcast moderators! Pretty fair and often blunt perspective on current events along with informative commentary. Something missing from the majority of mainstream media. Most importantly, the participants do not talk down to you but rather truly debate the issues. Great reporting from RCP investigations as well!

Post hoc, ergo hoc · Nov 2024

Discussion is always pertinent to current events. Viewpoints are always well presented and both sides of issues are presented. Love listening to this. There’s no hate and no hyperbole.

PapaTwed · Jan 2024

This is one of the best political podcast. they debate the points and are not just one sided. They allow each person to give their point which is a pleasant change from the other podcasts out there.

Chitownguy312 · Jul 2023

Completely biased and one sided. As a political news junky, I have always turned to RealClearPolitics to provide an even handed treatment of both sides, but this spinoff podcast is unbalanced. As a result you will get one side and a straw man argument of the other side. For example, the show’s hosts lament the lack of media coverage of the current President’s involvement with his son’s private dealings, when the current president was out of office, and claim media bias…but they don’t present the other side of how a standing president’s family was brought into public office and made millions of the public for their private businesses and little to no media coverage occurred there. Their episode on civic education, while commendable, was erroneous and pitted equality and equity against each other…a common mistake about these two American Values that have been present throughout our country’s history, and arguably makes their point about the need for civic education, although it sounds like they need the refresher…equality is not that every starts the same and equity is not the everyone ends the same, as their guest erroneously pointed out. Equality is about fair treatment under the law, and equity is about acknowledging that not every American starts on equal footing so we should give a boost to those who started with less, not handicap those who started with more! If you want to stick your head into an echo chamber and confirm your biases, this is the podcast for you. If you want real and unbiased analysis information about politics, get your takeaway elsewhere.

LenLira · Aug 2023

The show could be really good but, sadly, it’s not. The hosts are thoughtful and intelligent people but the problem is they treat politics like an academic exercise or a sport. they are very interested in the inside baseball and the Washington insider game but not so interested in how politics affects real people in this country. They would be wise to talk about the impact of policies of both Republicans and Democrats on real Americans and not be so concerned with the scorecard in DC.

Louisjams · May 2023

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