Episode 12
Cuba’s Human Tragedy featuring Andrés Pertierra

Josh and Joe are joined by Andrés to discuss the current state of Cuba, how it got so bad, and what comes next.

06.26.26 | 11:51 am
Episode 418
This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Kate and Josh talk about the ascendant left’s new electoral victories, Trump’s inevitable schism with Netanyahu and the reflecting pool debacle.

06.24.26 | 6:00 pm
Episode 11
Who Wants to Be A Trillionaire? w/ Ryan Mac

Josh and Joe are joined by NYT tech reporter Ryan Mac to discuss all things Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire.

06.19.26 | 10:02 am
Rolling Back the 20th Century: The American and European Far-Rights Meet

Charles Davis, author of independent news outlet The Redoubt, joins the show today all the way from Vienna, Austria.

06.12.26 | 10:21 am
Episode 417
Platner Lives to Fight Another Day

Kate and Josh break down primaries in Maine and South Carolina, GOP election denialism in California and the stunning transcripts from the Broadview Six case in Chicago.

06.10.26 | 5:02 pm
Episode 9
Editor & Publisher

TPM Publisher Joe Ragazzo is joined by TPM Executive Editor John Light as they talk about The News, literally, figuratively, and even kind of spiritually.

06.05.26 | 11:02 am
Episode 416
Reaching for Iowa

Kate and Josh discuss primaries in Iowa and California, the latest Graham Platner headache and the mask-off Supreme Court.

06.03.26 | 5:13 pm
Episode 8
The Big World Cup Corruption Episode

Josh and Joe are joined by Tom Kludt, special correspondent at Vanity Fair and a former TPMer.

05.29.26 | 10:17 am
Episode 415
Yes We Ken

Kate and Josh discuss Ken Paxton’s primary win, redistricting developments in South Carolina and Alabama and fissures between congressional Republicans and the White House.

05.27.26 | 5:44 pm
Episode 7
Things Seem Bad w/ Layla A. Jones

TPM’s Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by TPM reporter Layla A. Jones to analyze the state of the economy and why it seems to be working for some people, but against most people.

05.22.26 | 10:28 am