Impolitic with John Heilemann

Impolitic with John Heilemann

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Episodes 379
Avg. Duration 1h 14m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (4,419)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Join Puck’s chief political columnist, MSNBC/NBC News national affairs analyst, and best-selling author John Heilemann as he roams the corridors of power and influence in America on this twice-weekly interview show, taking you behind the scenes and beyond the headlines with the people who shape and shift our culture: icons and up-and-comers, incumbents and insurgents, moguls and machers in the overlapping worlds of politics, entertainment, tech, business, sports, media, and beyond. The conversations are rich and revealing, unrehearsed and unexpected … and reliably impolitic. A Puck-Audacy joint, new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday.

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Recent Episodes

Pablo Torre: How the Knicks Saved Their Season (and Sports Itself) by Reversing the Trump Curse

Jun 12, 2026 1h 27m

John welcomes back Pablo Torre, the Pulitzer Prize-winning host of Pablo Torre Finds Out to discuss the collision between the New York Knicks and Donald Trump—and why the team's electrifying Game 4…

Jonathan Weber: Booms, Bubbles, Busts & Doom Loops in the City by the Bay

Jun 08, 2026 1h 24m

John welcomes former Reuters head of West Coast news and global technology coverage Jonathan Weber to discuss his new book “City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San…

Andrew Weissmann: Lies, Damned Lies & Lying Liars (Todd Blanche Edition)

Jun 05, 2026 1h 34m

John welcomes back former top Justice Department and FBI official Andrew Weissmann to discuss his recently published New York Times No. 1 best-seller  “Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and…

Chris Murphy: Everything Is Broken

Jun 01, 2026 1h 1m

John welcomes back Democratic Senator Chris Murphy to discuss his new book “Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America.” Murphy lays out his book’s argument…

Jonathan Martin: Crooked Ken v. Tofu Talarico

May 29, 2026 1h 21m

John welcomes back Politico’s Jonathan Martin to discuss the Texas Senate race: how scandal-soaked Attorney General Ken Paxton thrashed incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the GOP primary run-off;…

James Traub: When the Bough Breaks

May 26, 2026 1h 26m

John welcomes author James Traub to discuss his latest book, “The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy.” Traub describes the year he spent reporting in K-12 classrooms…

Josh Tyrangiel: AI, What is it Good For? Absolutely Something (Say It Again)

May 22, 2026 1h 7m

John welcomes former Bloomberg Businessweek editor and current Atlantic staff writer Josh Tyrangiel to discuss his new book, “AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix…

Robert Kagan: Only Bad Options in Iran & Nothingburgers in Beijing

May 18, 2026 1h 28m

John welcomes Brookings Institution fellow and erstwhile neocon luminary Robert Kagan to discuss his buzzy recent piece in The Atlantic about the inevitability of American defeat in Iran. Kagan…

Dan Pfeiffer: Why Trump’s “I Don’t Think About Americans” Gaffe is the Worst Gaffe Ever

May 15, 2026 1h 16m

John welcomes back Pod Save America cohost and Obama White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer to discuss the forbidding political climate facing Republicans six months out from the midterm…

Michael Froman: Love Taps in Iran, Summitry in Beijing, & Schizophrenia in Ukraine

May 11, 2026 1h 17m

John welcomes Council on Foreign Relations president Michael Froman to discuss the three central topics in American foreign policy today: the war in Iran, U.S.-China relations, and the war in…

RZA Pt. 2: Wu-Tang Clan (Still) Ain’t Nothing to F*ck With

May 08, 2026 1h 12m

In the second installment of this week’s special two-part episode featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s sonic Svengali and de facto leader, RZA discusses the seminal hip-hop collective’s recent, first-ballot…

RZA Pt. 1: One Spoon of Chocolate Changes the Whole Glass of Milk

May 04, 2026 58m

John welcomes acclaimed rapper, producer, composer, actor, filmmaker, and Wu-Tang Clan prime mover RZA to discuss his new movie “One Spoon of Chocolate,” which opened in theaters across the country…

Chrissy Houlahan: Hegseth Goes Full Bondi & King Charles Needles Trump

May 01, 2026 50m

John welcomes Pennsylvania Democratic congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan to discuss Pete Hegseth’s testimony before the House and King Charles’s address on Capitol Hill this week. Houlahan, a former…

Zanny Minton Beddoes: Trump as Closet Socialist, Midterm Madness, & The Looming Oil Supply Shock

Apr 27, 2026 59m

John welcomes The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, to discuss the economic fallout from the war in Iran, her magazine’s midterm election special issue, and more. Zanny outlines the…

Tom Nichols: “Shoot Your Mouth Off & Carry a Pop Gun”

Apr 24, 2026 59m

John welcomes back U.S. Naval War College professor emeritus and Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols to discuss the Iran war at the eight-week mark—where things stand, what comes next, and whether…

Sebastian Mallaby: The Ghost in the Machine

Apr 20, 2026 1h 19m

John welcomes author Sebastian Mallaby to discuss his new bestselling book, “The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence.” Mallaby explains why Hassabis, the…

Peter Hamby: Swalwell’s Fall, POTUS v. Pontifex, & The VP’s Podcast Mouth

Apr 17, 2026 1h 4m

John welcomes his partner and Puck Superfriend Peter Hamby to discuss former California congressman and gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell’s ignominious implosion and its implications for the race…

Does Kara Swisher Really Want to Live Forever? Should We?

Apr 13, 2026 55m

John welcomes longtime Silicon Valley chronicler, bestselling author, and host of two hit podcasts—“On with Kara Swisher” and “Pivot” with Scott Galloway—to discuss her new, six-part CNN docu-series…

George Conway’s Single-Issue Congressional Campaign: “Get the F*cker Out”

Apr 10, 2026 1h 25m

John welcomes former NeverTrump Republican gadfly and current New York Democratic congressional primary candidate George Conway to discuss Donald Trump’s behavior this past week viz a viz the war in…

Melissa Murray: Bondi Booted & Blanche Belittled as SCOTUS Trips the Light Craptastic

Apr 06, 2026 1h 9m

John welcomes NYU law professor, co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, and MS Now legal analyst Melissa Murray to discuss Donald Trump's firing of Pam Bondi as attorney general and the future of…

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