Politics Chat

Politics Chat

Heather Cox Richardson

Episodes 40
Avg. Duration 47m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (106)
Since Jan 2026
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Episodic
Consistency
52%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....

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Recent Episodes

Politics Chat, June 11, 2026

Jun 12, 2026 39m

Topics covered in today's Politics Chat: Ohio tech tax exemption deal under Kasich, 1920s Republican economy parallels, reflecting pool and military spending increases, ICE and Border Patrol funding,…

Politics Chat, June 9, 2026

Jun 10, 2026 54m

Supply-side economics and Republican ideology, Speaker Mike Johnson's Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare cuts, SNAP and Medicaid fraud claims versus error rates, rising national debt and…

Politics Chat, June 4, 2026

Jun 05, 2026 52m

Maine Senate primary and Graham Platner opposition research, No Kings rally correction, Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, FISA Section 702 reauthorization, acting officer…

Politics Chat, June 2, 2026

Jun 03, 2026 50m

Politics Chat, June 2, 2026Delaney Hall detention facility and GEO Group contract, Mayor Ras Baraka arrest and Rep. LaMonica McIver assault charge, congressional oversight restrictions at detention…

Politics Chat, May 28, 2026

May 29, 2026 42m

White House Rose Garden paved over and East Wing demolition, UFC arena on the South Lawn, Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool changes, Arlington triumphal arch plan, U.S. and Israeli…

Politics Chat, May 26, 2026

May 27, 2026 44m

Funding for UFC event at the White House, South Carolina Republicans reject redistricting, Trump job approval and economy ratings, U.S. military action in Iran and Strait of Hormuz fallout, Iran war…

Politics Chat, May 21, 2026

May 22, 2026 53m

Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit withdrawal, the $1.776 billion DOJ settlement fund, Stanley Woodward's signature on the first document, Acting AG Todd Blanch's tax immunity agreement, the SAVE Act…

Politics Chat, May 20, 2026

May 21, 2026 43m

Executive orders and their reversibility, Republican budget cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit and its withdrawal, the Department of Justice settlement agreement, a $1.776…

Politics Chat, May 14, 2026

May 15, 2026 32m

JD Vance's Maine visit to talk about fraud, accusations used by the guilty party, Rick Scott's $1.7 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud settlement, Trump pardons for fraud-convicted donors and…

Politics Chat, May 12, 2026

May 13, 2026 42m

Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: Trump's wild late-night social media postings, Russia's scaled-down Victory Day parade and Putin's weakening position, gerrymandering, Virginia Supreme Court…

Politics Chat, May 7, 2026

May 08, 2026 55m

Tennessee congressional redistricting, the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling and the Voting Rights Act, mid-decade Republican remapping in Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina, Florida, and South…

Politics Chat, May 5, 2026

May 06, 2026 40m

Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation proposal, $1 billion White House security and ballroom appropriation, supply-side economics and the Reagan-era tax-cut legacy, the One Big Beautiful Bill…

Politics Chat, April 30, 2026

May 01, 2026 1h 2m

Watch out for AI-generated impersonation scams, Trump approval ratings at post-January 6th lows, war with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz closure, oil futures above $110 a barrel, the 60-day War Powers…

Politics Chat, April 28, 2026

Apr 29, 2026 46m

White House Correspondents' Dinner security incident and the conspiracy theories that have followed, DOJ indictment of James Comey over ‘8647’ social media post, Trump passports bearing his image,…

Politics Chat, April 23, 2026

Apr 24, 2026 42m

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan's firing, Pete Hegseth's consolidation of power within the Pentagon, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer's shift from sworn hearings to roundtables, the…

Politics Chat, April 21, 2026

Apr 22, 2026 47m

Instability in the Trump administration as (female) cabinet departures continue, Kash Patel Atlantic story and FBI leadership concerns, Wall Street Journal reporting on Trump's conduct during Iran…

Politics Chat, April 16, 2026

Apr 17, 2026 46m

Hungary's Magyar election victory and democratic opposition theory, Biden vs. Magyar approaches to political legitimacy, MAGA Republicans as illegitimate political party, House Joint Resolution 140…

Politics Chat, April 14, 2026

Apr 15, 2026 37m

Hungary's April 12th election and Viktor Orbán's defeat, Peter Magyar and the supermajority opposition victory, illiberal democracy and its U.S. ties, Trump's AI-generated Jesus image on Orthodox…

Politics Chat, April 9, 2026

Apr 10, 2026 51m

Special elections shift toward Democrats, Wisconsin Supreme Court progressive majority, Republican retirements from the House, Iran war fallout and Strait of Hormuz closure, Trump's ceasefire…

Politics Chat, April 7, 2026

Apr 08, 2026 36m

Trump's social media post threatening Iran, the 25th Amendment's text and invocation process, JD Vance's trip to Hungary, Viktor Orban's reelection bid, leaked Orban-Putin communications, Witkoff and…

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