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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

by Greg Sargent

Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast.  

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Trump Blurts Out Bizarre Election-Theft Admission as Polls Bottom Out

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Donald Trump just unleashed a panicky string of posts—see here, here, here, and here—in which he frantically urged Republicans to vote by mail early. Amusingly, this come

Oct 22
21 min

Abdul El-Sayed’s Viral Takedown of GOP Heckler Shows How to Fight MAGA

With less than two weeks until Election Day, the Michigan Senate race is more or less on a knife’s edge. Amid all this, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has had some hugely viral

Oct 21
18 min

Trump Hits Brutal New Polling Low—and GOP Leaks Grow Truly Humiliating

Donald Trump’s approval just sank to an abysmal 33-66 in the new Washington Post poll, a record low in Post polling. The survey also finds Democrats leading in the battle

Oct 20
21 min

Trump Erupts in Angry Panic over Texas Senate Race—and Fox Is Unnerved

In recent days, Donald Trump has exploded over James Talarico’s Senate candidacy in Texas. In a long, tortured tirade, Trump repeatedly called him “James TalaFREAKO” and

Oct 19
19 min

Fox News Just Nuked Trump with His Most Disastrous Poll Yet

The new national poll from Fox is absolutely awful for Donald Trump and the Republican Party. It finds Trump at a record low approval, shows him absolutely cratering with

Oct 16
22 min

Trump’s Boast about Rallies Backfires as Humiliating New GOP Leaks Hit

Earlier this week, Donald Trump made some audacious claims. He insisted at length that his rallies are having a “tremendously positive impact” on Republicans’ chances in

Oct 15
24 min

Trump Rages as New Press Sec’s Debut Humiliatingly Mocked Even by MAGA

In a remarkable piece, The Atlantic reports that Donald Trump is privately furious over his inability to force Iran to stop the war. As one adviser notes, he is “used to

Oct 14
22 min

MAGA Voters Turn on Trump in Focus Group Bombshell: “Nothing but Lies”

Sarah Longwell of The Bulwark recently held a focus group with people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 that took an extraordinary turn. After being shown Trump’s vile t

Oct 13
22 min

Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Aides Leak Humiliating Motive Behind It

Donald Trump rages regularly at Fox News. But Axios now reports that there’s more behind this than meets the eye: White House and GOP operatives have privately pressured

Oct 9
23 min

Trump Polls Take Brutal Turn as GOPers Grow Rattled: “Worse than 2006”

In today’s episode, nonpartisan political forecaster Kyle Kondik makes some critical points about Donald Trump’s approval rating. First, it may be so low that he’s even u

Oct 8
20 min

Trump Spirals into Crazed Fury as GOP Pollsters Deliver Very Bad News

Donald Trump unleashed a long, crazed tirade this week about Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina. He attacked her with the vicious slur “

Oct 7
21 min

Trump Rages at Shrinking Rally Crowds as GOP Panics: “Five-Alarm Fire”

Donald Trump has been holding rallies in red states, and in a pair of articles, The New York Times reported that his crowd sizes have been diminishing. This triggered an

Oct 6
21 min

Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”

A new Fox poll showing James Talarico ahead in the Texas Senate race unnerved Fox figures. One MAGA guest on Fox exclaimed: “Texans have to wake up!” The poll also has tr

Oct 5
25 min

Trump’s Weird Tirade on Midterms Accidentally Reveals Key GOP Weakness

This week, GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton privately admitted that Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas was a serious problem for the state’s Republican candidates.

Oct 2
23 min

Trump TV Ads Backfire as New Poll Shows He’s Shockingly Toxic for GOP

Donald Trump has been running propaganda ads starring, well, himself as a way to help the GOP in the midterms. The ads are government-funded, and one official even sugges

Oct 1
22 min

Trump’s Fury at Canada Takes Darker Turn as GOPers Quietly Sound Alarm

Donald Trump’s ban on a range of Canadian imports just went into effect, and The New York Times calls this a sign that the trade war has grown “vicious.” In a rambling ti

Sep 30
20 min

Trump Erupts in Wild Panic as GOP Midterm Leaks Grow Urgent: “Wipeout”

Republicans leaking about the midterms are growing more alarmed. One GOP operative in Iowa says this: “It feels like it could be a wipeout.” In story after story, Republi

Sep 29
24 min

Trump’s Rage over Failing Press Ban Goes Off Rails in Epic Self-Own

A few days ago, Donald Trump exploded in an extended tirade at news organizations. Why? Because they had suspended TV pool coverage of him to show solidarity with three n

Sep 28
23 min

MAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll Data

Iowa radio host Steve Deace just unleashed an extraordinary social media screed. He confided that GOP pollsters have informed House Republicans that GOP +15 districts are

Sep 25
21 min

Trump’s Rage at CNN Boils Over as Case for Press Ban Starts Collapsing

Out of the three news organizations that Donald Trump has banned from the White House, he reserves special fury for CNN. He erupted at reporter Kaitlan Collins, posting t

Sep 24
23 min

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I listen to every episode. Great reporting and guests. Suggest that Greg use the full “Deep State Radio” name rather than DSR network. It’s too close to the democratic socialist acronym DSA which is increasingly in the news. Avoid conflating these two, please.

Timergrl · Jul 2026

Great show. Informative and well-sourced, with great interviews with really smart people, many of whom are longer on expertise than name recognition. I almost never miss an episode.

mw11385 · Apr 2026

TDB is short intense and immediate. Every podcast brings something important to the forefront, goes deep and makes me think, or go follow up with an author or expert. I look forward to it every day.

MikeBoulder · Feb 2026

This interview with David Karpf is excellent. Hope to hear more from him on your show. His analysis of how to communicate in today’s media environment is very insightful. Thanks, Greg, for bringing him in.

ClaudioRestrepoZapata · Nov 2025

Honest question…do any of these podcasters ever listen to their show and critique themselves? Greg and his guests will get into a “right?” contest where they each say right in a sentence over and over again and it gets to the point where I can’t take it anymore. It’s so damn annoying and distracting from the subject matter.

Jason D Murphy · Sep 2026

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