“The Run-Up” is your guide to understanding the 2024 election. Host Astead W. Herndon talks to the people whose decisions will make the difference.
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What listeners say
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Heard Astead on Sarah Longwell’s Bulwark Focus Group on YouTube. Impressive. He gave me a lot to think about. Intelligent and thoughtful. Even if you don’t agree with every one of his opinions, he’s clear and easy to understand. I highly recommend this podcast!
Classytchr · Dec 2024
Thank you for such a great show. The past two years have been informative, funny, and frightening. But you gave us insight into real people and help me remember how real Americans feel. I will miss your weekly installments!
SP0415 · Nov 2024
Astead and the team of journalists behind The Run-up are doing the work that political pundits— on the left and right—could never do: actually talking to real people about their views and why they have them. We only become stronger as a nation and a people if we can understand eachothers point of view, whether we agree or not. This podcast should be required listening for every Civics class in America. And for every person!
Colleen SJ · Nov 2024
This podcast asks the right questions, interviews the right people, and gives listeners the perspective of a broad swath of how Americans were going to vote. It is because of this podcast that I expected Trump to win and made it hurt a little less. If you are a frequent listener you would know that the right wanted Trump, and most of the middle leaned that way too.
AD3814 · Nov 2024
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