TPM investigative reporter Tierney Sneed joins Josh, Kate and David to talk about the first public impeachment hearing this week. Tierney was inside the (freezing) room where the action was. We also go into the latest in Roger Stone's trial and an election to watch this weekend. Listen

Kate, David, and the Joshes analyze the transcripts of the testimonies of Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker before diving into Tuesday’s elections and what they mean for 2020. Listen

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris talks about his new documentary about Steve Bannon, "American Dharma." It's a contentious interview about a provocative film. Listen

The Joshes, Kate and David discuss a week replete with impeachment developments, from the first current White House official’s testimony (against the administration’s wishes) to the Republicans’ fearless storming of the SCIF. The group also parses the arraignment of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, as well as the Baghdadi raid Listen

Josh, Kate, David and reporter Matt Shuham discuss top Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor’s bombshell testimony after one of the most explosive days of the impeachment inquiry yet. The group also discusses the baffling campaign of Tulsi Gabbard and her spat with Hillary Clinton. Listen

TPM investigative reporter Josh Kovensky joins Josh, Kate, and David to talk about the drip, drip, drip of revelations out of witness testimonies in House Democrats' impeachment inquiry. Josh Kovensky also breaks down the backstory of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two associates of Rudy Giuliani who were arrested last... Listen

Josh, David, and Kate discuss the Volker-Taylor-Sondland text messages, Trump’s on-air message to China and how all of the almost-daily Ukrainian revelations will factor into next week’s Democratic debate. Listen

Attorney General William Barr has been bending over backward to serve Trump’s ends. After his busy summer of traveling to pressure foreign leaders to entertain MAGA conspiracy theories, it’s coming clear just how heavily implicated Barr is in the global strong-arming. Kate, David and the Joshes dig into the whats... Listen

As part of our membership drive, Josh, Kate and David discuss TPM, the importance of independent journalism today and how the media business has changed over the years. Listen

There has been so much news since Tuesday that we're back with a breaking news podcast, discussing the release of the whistleblower complaint and acting DNI Joseph Maguire's testimony before Congress. Catch up on what has happened and where the story may be going next. Listen

TPM investigative reporter Josh Kovensky outlines the recent history leading up to the burgeoning scandal involving Trump pressuring the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. Before coming to TPM, Josh reported from Kyiv and is familiar with all the players involved. He helps break down everything you... Listen

In the last 24 hours, the story of the DNI whistleblower has exploded, tying together Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's Spanish gallivanting, President Donald Trump's alarming phone call in which he reportedly tried to pressure the Ukrainian president and the political machinations of Ukraine's new regime. Reporter Josh Kovensky, who has... Listen

Corey Lewandowski stonewalled Democrats throughout his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee this week before making the headline-grabbing statement that he doesn't need to tell the truth to the media. CNN decided that was good reason to have him on TV. TPM newswriter Nicole Lafond joins Kate, Josh and David to... Listen

Josh, Kate and David review the latest investigative reporting on evangelical scion Jerry Falwell Jr.’s alleged mismanagement of Liberty University, with a heap of weird sex stuff thrown in. They also discuss why the Trump-hurricane-Sharpie saga is a story we should take seriously, and Tuesday’s special election in North Carolina. Listen

Josh, David and Kate talk 2020, and how recent polls have shown President Trump trailing a number of Democratic candidates in general election match-ups. They also address the Biden war story imbroglio and Vice President Pence's out-of-the-way trip to a Trump resort in Ireland. Listen

Josh Marshall, Kate Riga, David Taintor and Josh Kovensky discuss the President’s bank’s refusal to say whether it has his tax returns. Then, they review two weeks of escalating presidential bizarreness — from plans to nuke hurricanes to the G7 summit. Listen

Josh Marshall, co-host David Taintor, newswriter Kate Riga and reporter Josh Kovensky discuss the parade of would-be mass shooters who have surfaced in the weeks since the El Paso shooting. Josh Marshall has coined a term for these men. Then, they dig into the controversy around disgraced political pundit Mark... Listen

Josh Marshall, author Nell Scovell, TPM newswriter Kate Riga and senior editor David Taintor talk about the conspiracies surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death. They also discuss CNN anchor Chris Cuomo's run-in with a heckler and Josh's concern that third-party candidates could lead to a Trump victory in the 2020 election. Listen

Josh Marshall, David Taintor and Kate Riga discuss a story out of Texas, where the Republican House speaker has been embroiled in a controversy over a supposedly damaging conversation he had with a local right-wing activist. Kate brings us up to speed on the situation. We also talk about the... Listen

Josh Marshall, David Taintor and Josh Kovensky discuss their takeaways from the second round of Democratic debates. Then, they discuss a new report by the Senate Intelligence Committee shedding light on Russian cyberattacks during the 2016 elections. Listen

Josh goes on the Internet History Podcast, hosted by Brian McCullough, to discuss the early days of digital media and, specifically, how TPM grew from a side project into a leading news site. Find more episodes of the Internet History Podcast here. Listen

Josh Marshall, Josh Kovensky and David Taintor discuss Democrats’ oversight efforts and many TPM readers’ frustration that the party isn’t doing more. Then, Josh K. updates us on his NRA reporting. Listen

Harvard Law professor Cass Sustein talks to Josh about the origins of impeachment and how we should think about it today. He thinks the word "solemn" is what people should focus on most when thinking about removing a president from office. Listen

Grady Laird, co-founder and president of Grady’s Cold Brew, joins Josh and David to talk about how he went from being a staffer at a now-defunct Condé Nast magazine who saw the writing on the wall to founding the coffee company. Josh has been a Grady’s devotee for years, and... Listen

TPM’s Tierney Sneed and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern run through how we got here, what’s likely to happen, and what a ruling to allow the citizenship question to be added will mean for the court’s legitimacy and for the future of voting in the U.S. Listen

Josh and TPM Senior Editor Allegra Kirkland speak with CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto about his new book, The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America. The book is about “hybrid warfare”: The strategy of attacking an adversary while remaining just below the threshold... Listen

Yahoo News Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff and Yahoo News Editor-in-Chief Dan Klaidman join Josh to talk through the earliest days of the Russia story and its current state. Isikoff and Klaidman also discuss a recent political firestorm that emerged, unexpectedly, from the podcast they co-host, Skullduggery. Listen

Al-Monitor’s diplomatic correspondent Laura Rozen walks Josh through what we know and where things are likely to go next. Listen

Josh, David, and TPM reporter Josh Kovensky discuss the implosion of the NRA — and the real possibility that the organization might be dissolved or reorganized as the result of an investigation by New York’s attorney general. Listen

After pedestrian Josh made some comments on Twitter about NYC bikers’ lack of respect for traffic rules, he holds a summit with biking advocate and podcaster Doug Gordon — a “moderate from the biking community” — to discuss why this issue is so charged here in NYC. Listen