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The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

by Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy

The Back Room with Andy Ostroy presents a humorous, honest take on politics and pop culture featuring notable guest interviews, a shit-ton of righteous indignation, and rip-roaring repartee with co-producers Matty Rosenberg and Jen Hammoud. We're havin' a ball, and so will you! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel

Latest episodes

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Matthew Cole on his Terrific New Book "Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohammed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East"

Matthew Cole is an investigative journalist and the author of Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six. He has covered national security for more th

Nov 10
29 min

Julie Roginsky on the Midterms, Trump, Hegseth, Corruption and Accountability, "Gas and Ass", "Gay Trump", and So Much More!

Julie Roginsky is the co-founder of the Mayday Media Network on YouTube and the author of the Salty Politics newsletter on Substack. She has nearly three decades of publi

Nov 7
1 h 05 min

Susan Glasser and Peter Baker on the Midterms

Susan B. Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker based in Washington, D.C., writes a weekly column on life in Washington and is a host of the Political Scene podcast.

Nov 6
20 min

Gretchen Carlson on the Midterm Results

Gretchen Carlson is an internationally recognized advocate for women’s rights, whose bold actions against Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes helped pave the way for the global

Nov 5
44 min

Paul Begala's Midterms Predictions

Paul Begala is a political commentator, professor of public policy, NY Times bestselling author, and political strategist. He is a commentator for CNN, and he’s been a fr

Nov 2
36 min

Rep. Jason Crow on Trump, Hegseth, the Midterms, Corruption and Accountability and More

Rep. Jason Crow represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District and serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Armed Services Committee

Oct 31
57 min

George Hahn on the "Is Trump Gay?" Question and Thoughts on the Midterms

George Hahn is a humorist, satirist, social media sensation, host of The Week podcast and reader of No Mercy/No Malice, both on Prof G Media, and host of The George Hahn

Oct 28
48 min

Norm Ornstein on Trump, the Midterms, and the Critical Importance of Pursuing Accountability in a Democratic-Controlled Congress

Norman Ornstein is an author, political scientist and emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He’s a contributing editor and writer for The Atlantic, contr

Oct 26
34 min

CA AG Rob Bonta on Trump, the Midterms, and the Efforts to Protect Democracy Before, On, and After Election Day

Rob Bonta is Attorney General of the State of California. He previously spent more than eight years serving in the State Assembly. Prior to that he worked as a Deputy Cit

Oct 24
1 h 05 min

Alex Gibney on his Terrific New Film MUSK

Alex Gibney is an award-winning filmmaker who's been called “the most important documentarian of our time” by Esquire Magazine. His work has been the recipient of an Acad

Oct 22
32 min

MI Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist on Protecting the Midterms and his Campaign for Secretary of State

Garlin Gilchrist is Michigan's Lt Governor and is running for Secretary of State to succeed Jocelyn Benson who's running for governor. Prior to serving as Lt Governor he

Oct 20
40 min

Frank Rich on his Latest New York Magazine Essay "Trump's Shameless Collaborators"

Frank Rich is a journalist, author, and television producer. A writer-at-large for New York magazine, he was previously chief drama critic and an OpEd columnist for the N

Oct 17
58 min

Dana Bash on the Midterms and her Fascinating New Book "The Elections That Changed the World: Fifteen Pivotal Moments That Shaped How We Live"

Dana Bash is CNN's chief political correspondent, anchor of “Inside Politics with Dana Bash” and co-anchor of CNN’s“State of the Union”. She is based in Washington, D.C.,

Oct 15
29 min

Kerry Kennedy on her Terrific New Book About her Mother: "Ethel Kennedy: The Extraordinary Life and Bold Legacy"

Kerry Kennedy is a human rights lawyer, activist, New York Times-bestselling author, and daughter of Ethel Skakel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. Kerry is the president of

Oct 13
41 min

James Henson on Texas Politics, the Midterms, and Whether the Lone Star State is Finally Turning Blue

James Henson teaches in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the founder and executive director of the Texas Politics Project, a hub o

Oct 10
54 min

George Conway on Trump, the Midterms, and Whether the 'Inflection Point' is Finally Here

George Conway is an attorney, political activist, and legal and political commentator. He’s a founder of the Lincoln Project, and is a contributing writer to The Bulwark.

Oct 6
49 min

Cait Conley on her NY-17 House Campaign Against Trumper Mike Lawler

Cait Conley is a fourth-generation Hudson Valley native and the daughter of a postal worker and a construction worker. She applied to West Point the day after 9/11 and we

Oct 3
46 min

Nikki Fried on Florida's Key Midterm Races and Democrats' Chances of Winning the House and Senate

Nikki Fried is the Chair of the Florida Democratic Party. She served as Florida’s 12th Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services from 2019-2023. She is a lifelong

Oct 1
25 min

Marc Levin on his Terrific New Documentary DAUGHTERS OF 9/11

Marc Levin is an award-winning, independent filmmaker. He has made over 50 films, including documentaries, TV series, dramatic feature films and episodic television. He’s

Sep 29
33 min

Rick Wilson on Trump, the Midterms, and If a Blue Tidal Wave is Coming

Rick Wilson is co-founder and board member of The Lincoln Project. He’s a renowned political strategist, infamous award-winning ad-maker and podcast host, writer, speaker

Sep 26
49 min

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