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Chuck Todd at his best – unscripted, informed and focused on what really matters in politics. Join Chuck each Wednesday as he talks with top reporters from the nation’s capital, plus exclusive sit-down interviews and on-the-ground dispatches from across the campaign trail.

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Chuck Todd at his best – unscripted, informed and focused on what really matters in politics. Join Chuck each Wednesday as he talks with top reporters from the nation’s capital, plus exclusive sit-down interviews and on-the-ground dispatches from across the campaign trail.

    Failed judicial overhaul shakes Netanyahu's standing in Israel

    Failed judicial overhaul shakes Netanyahu's standing in Israel

    Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to put his planned overhaul of the justice system on the backburner as protests and the backlash over his sacking of his defense minister plunged the country into turmoil — and threw a wrench in Netanyahu's agenda. Martin Fletcher spent 30+ years covering Israel for NBC News, and joins Chuck to detail Israel's current state and its evolving relationship with the United States.

    • 36 min
    Bans on books, abortion and TikTok: Are libertarians home in the GOP?

    Bans on books, abortion and TikTok: Are libertarians home in the GOP?

    State legislatures in recent months have pushed several bills restricting personal freedoms, as even transpartisan coalitions emerge around measures that limit the reach of TikTok, or curtail social media's impact on minors. Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor in chief of Reason, joins Chuck to break down what has happened to the libertarian ideology, and how it weighs in our contemporary two-party system.

    • 48 min
    Post Game w/ Yamiche Alcindor: Can DeSantis survive a Trump scorching?

    Post Game w/ Yamiche Alcindor: Can DeSantis survive a Trump scorching?

    Despite the significant ramping up of his legal troubles, former President Trump again solidified his political command by lining fellow Republicans behind him in his attack on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Chuck to detail the state of the 2024 race, as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) struggles to gain momentum in a potential challenge to the former president.

    • 20 min
    'The most influential algorithm created': Congressman with 1+ million TikTok followers lays out the app's risks

    'The most influential algorithm created': Congressman with 1+ million TikTok followers lays out the app's risks

    This week, lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew as he fielded concerns — and recriminations — over his app's privacy and security risks. One member, Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C.), established a commanding presence on the platform, but joins Chuck to outline what he sees as significant problems for users.

    • 39 min
    How George W. Bush's GOP became the party of Trump

    How George W. Bush's GOP became the party of Trump

    Twenty years out from the start of the Iraq war, the Republican Party is facing a new kind of dilemma: How to define itself along — or in opposition to — the issues and political standing of former President Trump. Stephen Hayes, co-founder of The Dispatch, and Charlie Sykes, editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, join Chuck to track the GOP's shift from the party of George W. Bush to its current state.

    • 34 min
    Post Game: Unveiling the secret plot to ruin Jimmy Carter's re-election, with Peter Baker

    Post Game: Unveiling the secret plot to ruin Jimmy Carter's re-election, with Peter Baker

    A prominent Texas politician has broken his silence on a four-decade secret: How he says strategists in Ronald Reagan's orbit used the 1980s Iran hostage crisis to sabotage Jimmy Carter's re-election campaign. Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, joins Chuck to detail his scoop.

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

3.9 out of 5
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2.2K Ratings

BenFromOgden ,

Please buy Chuck a Microphone. Otherwise good

Like the long form interviews and deep dives made possible by the podcast format.

But… why do amateur podcasts have better audio quality and better microphones?

541red ,

Every Wednesday

Heads up Gen Z haters! Its a podcast DISCUSSION shoe. Not an INTERVIEW show.

I like it. I like the guests and topics. Chuck has a solid Rolodex! Thanks

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Interview with NC Representative Jeff Jackson

More of this kind of Representative please! Thoughtful, intelligent, fair and found something positive to say about someone across the aisle. Listeners benefit from this type of content. Wish my representative would spend some time with him.

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