The TPM Social Club
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 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
Episode 6
Checking in on MAHA w/ Madeline Peltz

A nuanced look at the current state of the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement and it’s relationship with the Trump Administration

05.15.26 | 10:44 am
Episode 5
How is AI affecting culture? with Leif Weatherby

An honest conversation about AI, language and culture with Leif Weatherby.

05.08.26 | 10:55 am
Episode 4
White House Conspiracy Dinner

Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by TPM contributor and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild (No, not those Rothschilds) to break down the strange reaction to the WHCD assassination attempt and discuss the current state of conspiracy theorizing.

05.01.26 | 11:28 am
Episode 3
Pete Hegseth’s Next Objective: Surviving the Rapture

Talking Popes Memo: Josh and Joe are joined by Deputy Editor Nicole LaFond to figure out why Trump is feuding with the Pope, why Hegseth quoted Pulp Fiction, and what makes the MAGA brand of evangelicalism so different.

04.24.26 | 10:01 am
Episode 2
Checking in on Mamdani’s First 100 Days

The TPM Social Club is joined this week by Max Rivlin-Nadler of Hell Gate, an independent publication owned and run by journalists devoted to covering NYC.

04.17.26 | 10:30 am
The Blockade Continues, The Podcast Returns

TPM reporter Josh Kovensky and publisher Joe Ragazzo are back to launch The TPM Social Club, a show about what’s interesting.

04.03.26 | 2:38 pm
The TPM Social Club: I’m Sorry You Shot Me in the Face

TPM’s Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by fellow TPM-er and executive editor John Light to discuss the Tuesday elections, TPM’s 25th anniversary, the death of Dick Cheney, and more.

11.07.25 | 9:43 am
The TPM Social Club: Breaking Containment

TPM’s Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by author and journalist Kelly Weill to discuss how conspiracy theories have become part of mainstream political discourse and what it means for society.

10.31.25 | 9:03 am