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The War with the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss this morning’s press conference by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and today’s House Republican vote on who will lead th

Nov 10
49 min

President Donald Trump’s Interview on 60 Minutes

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss President Donald Trump’s interview on 60 Minutes that aired last night on CBS. Then, they discuss how Senate and House

Nov 9
49 min

What the Blue Wave Means for President Trump and His Cabinet

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the market’s reaction to election results and the debate over data centers and artificial intelligence. Then, they exam

Nov 6
50 min

The Future of Democratic and Republican Leadership

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the future of Democratic and Republican leadership, including what the election results mean for Florida Governor Ron D

Nov 5
49 min

Reviewing Voter Data After the Bluenami

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the midterm “Bluenami,” analyze the most recent voter data, and review last night’s winners and losers. Then, they disc

Nov 4
49 min

Final Midterm Predictions

Director of Emerson College Polling Spencer Kimball joins Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon to discuss new polling numbers in key Senate races from PollVault/Eme

Nov 3
50 min

Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Endorses GOP Candidate Mike Rogers

RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende joins Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon to discuss Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens' surprise endorsement of GOP candidate

Nov 2
50 min

President Donald Trump Reschedules Rallies in Iowa and Kansas

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to reschedule rallies in Iowa and Kansas this weekend, after announcing yesterday tha

Oct 30
49 min

Alaska Senate Candidate Debacle

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon discuss a New York Times article alleging that the campaign of Alaskan Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola recruited a candid

Oct 29
49 min

The Results of the Israeli Elections

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss the results of the Israeli elections and what it means for US/Israeli relations. They also talk about President Donald

Oct 28
50 min

One Week Until the Midterms

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss the state of the midterms one week before election day and the potential effe

Oct 27
50 min

It's Just "Politics As Usual"?

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP contributor and author of A Declaration of Independents Greg Orman discuss the Justice Department's suit to block the cert

Oct 26
50 min

Vice President JD Vance’s Campaign Swing to Ohio and Nebraska

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss Vice President JD Vance’s campaign swing this week to Ohio and Nebraska

Oct 23
49 min

Last Night’s Senate Debates in Michigan and Kansas

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss last night’s Senate debates in Michigan and Kansas. Then, they talk about new

Oct 22
49 min

Fake Polling Data Revealed

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon and RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende discuss fake polling data released by an outfit called Wedgewood Polls, which called

Oct 21
50 min

The Midterm Polls Two Weeks Before Election Day

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss midterm polls two weeks before Election Day, including Bret Baier’s Fox News report predicting a possible 52–48 Republi

Oct 20
49 min

President Trump Stumping for the Midterms

Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Carolina Lumetta discuss President Trump’s travel schedule for the week and what it reveals about the GOP’s

Oct 19
49 min

The DOJ's Voting Lawsuit Against California

Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Richard Porter discuss the DOJ's lawsuit against California over suspected noncitizens voting via mail, news that Katie Zacharia failed the Ca

Oct 16
50 min

President Trump’s Diesel Deal with Russia

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss new inflation data and what it may mean for the midterms, the economic and political impact of President Trump’s diesel

Oct 15
50 min

Last Night’s Candidate Debates

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss last night’s candidate debates, including debates for the Georgia, Maine and Iowa Senate races. Then, Mathew Bunson, ed

Oct 14
49 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

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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