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Beyond Politics Matt Robison and Paul Hodes
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Paul Hodes is a former New Hampshire Congressman and National Co-Chair of Barack Obama's 2008 campaign. Matt Robison is a former senior congressional staffer and campaign manager. They host "Beyond Politics," a show that goes beyond the usual week-to-week news and political chatter, and examines the deeper issues driving American politics through interviews with senior insiders from government, universities, and political campaigns.
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What Should Universities Do About Increasingly Violent Protests?
As protests over the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, reignite and turn violent, the panel ask whether a line has been crossed and what universities that have been paralyzed for so long should do now. We also mark the historic passage of the foreign aid bill, which included long overdue money for Ukraine. And at the end, we ask whether a quote from Mitt Romney this week was a great one or the greatest one ever given. But we start off with the tsunami of Trump legal news, including yesterday's massive Supreme court hearing, new indictments in Arizona, and Paul's evaluation as a former prosecutor of how effective this week's testimony in the New York trial really was
01:07 Analyzing the Prosecution's Strategy in Trump's Trial
05:07 The Intricacies of Legal and Ethical Boundaries in Media Collaboration
14:27 Breaking Down the New Indictments and Supreme Court's Role
18:01 Addressing Anti-Semitic Protests at Elite Universities
24:43 Comparing Past and Present Campus Protests
36:22 Political Achievements and Bipartisanship
37:47 The Mitt Romney Quote -
Why Are Right-Wing Media "Utterly Collapsing?"
The biggest right-wing news sites are seeing cratering traffic and influence. But why? And is that all good news for the rest of the anti-Trump world? Veteran reporter Paul Farhi joins to discuss his recent blockbuster article in The Atlantic on what's happening, and why it's significant.
00:59 How Big is the Collapse of Right-Wing Media Traffic
03:46 Exploring the Causes
10:38 The Financial Impact and Future of Right-Wing Media
18:17 The Broader Implications: Misinformation, Fracturing, and the Future of Media
22:33 The Controversy Around NPR's Alleged Leftward Shift
35:13 Analyzing the Impact of Conservative Media -
Who's Fighting one of America's Biggest Threats? Meet the Lie Detectives.
What would you say is the biggest threat to America today? It might not be what you think. Many of America's senior leaders, especially the ones in the Democratic Party, believe that it's the insidious, intentional assault on our brains, from people using technology to pump them full of misinformation and disinformation. The torrent of lies may be making it impossible for democracy to function anymore, and is putting some of the worst possible people in power.
Journalist Sasha Issenberg takes us inside this world in his new book The Lie Detectives, and joins us to explain what they've found out about how to fight this new war for information, truth, and democracy.
01:13 The Oh Gosh Moment: Realizing the Scale of Disinformation
16:18 Jiore Craig's Mission: Adapting Political Strategies for the Digital Age
30:49 Understanding the Ecosystem of Disinformation
41:25 The Future of Fighting Disinformation: Challenges and Optimism -
The Shifting, Secret Trump Jury That Could Shape History
Former prosecutor Paul Hodes walks us through one of the most important jury selection processes ever, as jurors are added - and removed - from trump's fraud trial in New York. We also probe the impact of having two lawyers on the jury, and is the Biden White House taking the right approach politically by staying totally silent about the trial.
Also, the sham Mayorkas impeachment. And is Mike Johnson actually doing a GOOD job? And a wild closing story that involves escaped zoo animals and a huge metaphor for politics in America.
00:53 The Trump Trial: Jury Selection and Legal Drama
05:27 The Role of Lawyers in the Jury
14:51 Biden's White House: A Silent Strategy on Trump's Trial
17:13 The Mayorkas Impeachment: A Partisan Stunt Dismissed
20:12 The Impact of C SPAN on Politics
25:21 Mike Johnson: Good Leadership on Ukraine?
34:41 Closing Segment: The ACTUAL Political Circus -
Trump's Stock is Crashing Now. How Bad Will This Get for Him?
The dramatic decrease in value of Donald Trump's Truth Social stock has already erased billions in ill-gotten gains from the former President. Why the major fall, and more important, how bad could this ultimate get for Trump? We asked stock market expert Chris Hill, former host of Motley Fool Money.
00:00 The Crash of Trump's Truth Social Stock
02:03 The Meme Stock Phenomenon Explained
04:35 The Intricacies of SPACs and Their Impact
09:21 The Financial Mechanics Behind Truth Social's Strategy
20:53 Predictions and Implications for Trump -
Did the OJ Simpson Trial Foreshadow the Rise of Trump?
Did the basic elements of the OJ Simpson trial give us a preview of Trump's America? The comparison isn't as far-fetched as it might seem. Also, the impliations of the recent Arizona ruling implementing a total abortion ban, and how did that lead to Lindsay Graham being called a Republican in name only (RINO). Also... Lenny Kravitz's fashion choices?!?
00:17 The OJ Simpson Saga previewed the age of Trump
09:02 Exploring the Impact of Arizona's Abortion Ban
12:26 The MAGA Conundrum: Logic, Loyalty, and Lindsey Graham
20:30 FISA Controversy: National Security vs. Political Allegiance
29:54 Lenny Kravitz's Leather Pants
Customer Reviews
Good crossover
Exposed to you from TP&R crossover. Great to have a new listen!
Tuberville and IVF
He did not say he did not know. He said he was all for the ruling because we need more babies. Stop gaslighting and protecting him.
Addition POV
Yes, I would absolutely love to have different points of view, discussing politics on your show.