The Playbook Podcast

3.9 (704)
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POLITICO’s Dasha Burns bring her fresh insight, analysis and reporting to the stories driving the day in the nation’s capital. She will be joined by her fellow co-authors and journalists from across POLITICO — available, as always, in audio and video formats each morning.

22h ago

Slow burn in the Michigan primary

In Michigan, progressives didn’t get the showstopping night they were hoping for as tight race ensued between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens. Plus, Playbook’s co-authors Dasha Burns, Adam Wren, and Will Steakin get to the other stories Washington’s talking about: Francesca Hong’s Thanksgiving blunder, and what House Speaker Mike Johnson has to say about Rep. Max Miller’s refusal to step down. And finally, Jeanine Pirro still stands in limbo over her court filing on the Reflecting Pool. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook
1d ago

Who will take Bernie Sanders’ mantle in 2028?

The Democratic party’s left wing is celebrating a string of victories this primary season, but who can drive this momentum to the 2028 presidential election? Then, Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns and Will Steakin sit down with POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney to talk about the stories animating Washington: Todd Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote, the future U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro, who’s in hot water over her Reflecting Pool filing, and ramped up activity in Cuba. Finally, what does Pete Buttigieg have to say about a Kamala Harris nomination for 2028? Tune in for a preview of POLITICO’s On the Road with Jonathan Martin. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook
2d ago

MAGA puts Mullin on ice

MAGA has a new target within the Trump administration: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. So who are immigration hardliners suggesting should take his seat? Plus, Playbook co-authors Dasha Burns and Will Steakin sit down with POLITICO’s California Bureau Chief Melanie Mason to discuss the questions around Kamala Harris’ 2028 bid, Marjorie Taylor Greeen’s America First who’s who tweet, and a contentious CNN interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook
3d ago

‘Broadcast licenses aren't sacred cows’ (with FCC Chair Brendan Carr) | The Conversation

FCC chairman Brendan Carr sits down with POLITICO's Dasha Burns for a wide-ranging interview on the growing power of the FCC under President Trump. Dasha presses Carr on his warnings that broadcasters could lose their licenses, accusations that the agency is being used to target the president's critics and concerns that the FCC has become increasingly politicized. Carr also weighs in on what he believes the FCC's role should be in a media landscape increasingly dominated by social media and streaming. Have thoughts for the show? Text or leave us a voicemail at 202-643-1536.
4d ago

Rahm Emanuel makes his 2028 pitch over pizza in Chicago | On the Road

Rahm Emanuel joins POLITICO's Jonathan Martin at Michael's Original Pizzeria on Chicago's North Side for a wide-ranging conversation about his political future, the Democratic Party's identity crisis and why he's seriously considering a run for president in 2028. The former Chicago mayor, Obama chief of staff and U.S. ambassador to Japan reflects on the biggest mistakes of both parties, argues Democrats need to win back the political center, weighs in on Israel, China and Donald Trump, and explains why he believes America is at a political turning point. Plus: Chicago tavern-style pizza, growing up on the North Side and the childhood experience that still drives Emanuel today.
5d ago

Shapiro shoots his shot

LeBron James’ move to the Philadelphia 76ers made headlines last week, but behind-the-scenes, Gov. Josh Shapiro lobbied for the deal. Is Shapiro making a political play for male voters disillusioned with the Democratic party? Meanwhile, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped out of a crowded Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, so who's leading the charge? And a preview from POLITICO’s podcast, The Conversation, where Dasha Burns sits down with the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook
6d ago

How Michigan is shaping the Democratic Party

Establishment Democrats are wringing their hands as candidates of the insurgent left, like Abdul El-Sayed, take center stage in Michigan. Meanwhile, what we're taking away from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate vote yesterday. And Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general is hanging on by a thread. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook
Jul 29

Pulte’s work isn’t done

The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the next director of national intelligence last night, but current acting director Bill Pulte hopes to delay the hand-off. Either way, expect to see more of Pulte, who has become “bros” with President Trump. Meanwhile, after glowing reports on Trump’s meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington is watching for what comes next. And a familiar pandemic-era face returns to the nation's capital today. For more news and analysis, subscribe to the Playbook newsletter: politico.com/playbook

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Pro-Vaping ads?

May 19

KatyIlm

I generally enjoy this show, but the pro-vaping ads at the beginning are super distracting. I’m a mom to a teenager, and I can tell you that if vaping in teens is at an all-time low, that’s news to me. So many of my 9th grader’s peers love their vape pens. Starting a news show with pro-vaping propaganda is distracting, disturbing and bad form.
New Format/Hosts

Jul 22

Globalist

Huh?
Superficial, vapid

Jul 1

willow-sc

Highly unimpressed. Dasha talks without saying much of anything. Pretty standard value-free journalism that focuses on power, money, and optics. Not committed to truth, but rather to a vague, nonpartisan notion of ‘neutrality.’
Balanced if not fair

Jul 1

PhillyGirl99

The "on the other handism" is palpable, as is the apparent requirement for Maya Ward not to speak too frankly about the Trump administration--perhaps so as not to burn White House sources. This is a service to sources, not readers, and the means are a disservice to the ends. I'm unfollowing the podcast.

POLITICO’s Dasha Burns bring her fresh insight, analysis and reporting to the stories driving the day in the nation’s capital. She will be joined by her fellow co-authors and journalists from across POLITICO — available, as always, in audio and video formats each morning.