Nobody Knows Anything

Today on Nobody Knows Anything , Rob and Jesse reacts in real time to the stunning collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate campaign just moments after the show wrapped—then dives into what his exit means for Maine Democrats, Susan Collins, and the party’s escalating war between anti-establishment insurgents and institutional power brokers. Joined by Boston Globe political reporter Sam Brodey, they bre...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything , Rob and Jesse jump on an emergency pod to break down the explosive new allegation against Graham Platner—and what it means for Maine Democrats with the clock ticking on the Senate race. They unpack the new report from Politico , why both hosts see this as the end of the road for Platner’s campaign, and what to make of his video response as pressure mounts for him t...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything , Jesse sits down with Senator Chris Murphy to discuss his new book The Crisis of the Common Good —and why he believes Donald Trump is less the cause of America’s dysfunction than a symptom of a much deeper crisis. Murphy argues that the country has been shaped by six modern “cults” of American life—profit, efficiency, technology, consumption, credentials, and corrup...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, Jesse sits down with Colorado political reporter Kyle Clark to break down the biggest Democratic primaries in the country—and what they could mean for the future of the party. They dive into the blockbuster Denver race between longtime incumbent Diana DeGette and rising progressive Melat Kiros, ask whether anti-establishment momentum is finally catching up to Democr...

 Today on Nobody Knows Anything, Rob and Jesse break down a wild night in the midterms as a socialist surge sweeps through New York — Zohran Mamdani plays kingmaker, several establishment incumbents go down, and the guys ask whether the "Democratic Tea Party" has officially arrived. They dig into Mamdani's riskiest bet of all, the brutal turn the Gaza debate has taken inside the pri...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, we're doing something a little different — Rob and Jesse crack open the mailbag and answer YOUR questions. We kick things off with 2028: which prospective candidate is most likely to surprise everyone by not running (Jesse's got a hot take on Whitmer, and we get into the Kamala of it all). Then we dig into the AI super PAC war engulfing the New York 12 rac...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, Jesse is joined by special guest host Kyle Tharp — writer of the Chaotic ERA newsletter, filling in while Rob jets between US World Cup games. They go deep on Trump's $300 billion Iran "peace deal," a foreign policy blunder that has even Senate Republicans grumbling, though Jesse admits the small part of him that's just relieved to finally be get...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, we're going deep (deep!) on the White House hosting UFC Freedom 250 — and Jesse acknowledges the small part of him that thinks Trump is doing something right here. Rob and Jesse also talk through the latest "deal or no deal" developments in the war in Iran, the Trump Administration's ongoing battle with Anthropic, and the upcoming primaries ahead...

This week on Nobody Knows Anything, Rob and Jesse break down the breaking news on Donald Trump's new Director of National Intelligence, as well as the latest on the war in Iran (spoiler alert: it's not great!) and how Trump loves the inflation it has caused (his words, not ours).  They also discuss the latest in two of this cycle's buzziest Senate races: the implications of Chuck Sc...

Donald Trump sits down with Kristen Welker for a Meet the Press interview that goes completely sideways - defending the January 6th rioters as his "dudes," insisting the election was stolen, and ultimately storming off the set. Jesse and Rob unpack whether this is just Trump being Trump or something more, and why a president stuck at 35% is making nervous Republicans suddenly very eager...

The New York Times bombshell on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner that's had DC buzzing all week finally dropped. Jesse and Rob discuss whether the oysterman is cooked, and how Dems should handle the quasi-crisis in this must-win race. Plus: Results from the biggest primary day of 2026 are in – except in California, which will be counting votes for weeks. What did we learn? Among other th...

The Wall Street Journal reported that in the process of self-vetting, Graham Platner's wife disclosed that Platner had been sexting multiple women. The internet was abalze! Rob and Jesse talk about the revelations, what they mean, and what it means for Graham Platner's campaign.  Plus, the other personal life scandal: James Talarico has a girlfriend!  Then we talk about the big primaries...

In the week or so since the autopsy leaked, there's been no shortage of speculation about what the future holds for the DNC and Ken Martin. We talked with CNN's Isaac Dovere, the reporter who broke the story about what happened and what will happen next.  Then: Ali Vitali, host of MSNow's Way Too Early, joins us to talk about the Texas Senate race and the GOP's basic argument t...

Not to say we were right....but we were right. The DNC autopsy was actually just too bad to put out. And rather than doing anything about it, Ken Martin just hit the ball for months. Not good.  We discuss the DNC autopsy report, dive in more on Rob's experience of speaking with the team behind it, and tick through our favorite DNC annotations of it. Then we ask the big question: Should Ken Ma...

Well, it was a pretty big weekend. The New York Times reported on Kash Patel's big snorkel trip , (but said it was to prepare for adversaries attacking). Needless to say, we had a little fun with that. But the big discussion for this episode was about 2026 dyanmics: Trump flexing his muscle over his GOP enemies between Bill Cassidy over the weekend and Thomas Massie on Tuesday. We talk about...

Rob was one of the few campaign staff who actually spoke to the DNC's autopsy. This week, he put out a piece in the Bulwark laying out what he said, and what his thoughts are for the future. Tim Miller joins us to talk about what went wrong, what went right, and what we can learn from next time.  Plus: We talk about the California Governor's race that is making everyone miserable, the cr...

The Virginia Supreme Court just nuked Democrats' redistricting plan in a 4-3 ruling, and Rob and Jesse flatly disagree on what to do next: drop the judicial retirement age to 53 and make judges young again, or admit the gerrymandering arms race is a losing fight Democrats can't out-cheat their way out of. Plus: AOC's viral "my ambition is bigger than that" moment, her figh...

We can't believe we convinced Jen Psaki to join our show either, but some how we did! Jen joins us to get in the weeds about the 2028 election: who will replace Bernie (will anyone)? What do we make of Kamala Harris calling for the DNC autopsy to be released? Is Jon Ossoff bad at interviewing?  Then we review Marco Rubio's star turn at the podium, and Jen tells us if she'd rather ha...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, we check in on the race to the bottom in the California Governor's race, Tucker Carlson's sit down with the New York Times, the latest and greatest from the 2028ers (including Josh Shapiro's 2024 endorsement scandal), and the politics of data centers. Plus: Have you heard that Amazon is considering rebooting The Apprentice with Don Jr.? Well, we'...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, we're joined by Democratic strategist Tré Easton to discuss the death of the Voting Rights Act and how we move forward, as well as Tré's read on the state of progressive populism in the country. Then we dig in to Ken Martin's disastrous interview around the DNC autopsy report and the state of the Senate race in Maine (pour one out for Janet Mills), Mi...

A maniac rammed the gates of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The President went on 60 Minutes and told Norah O'Donnell she was a horrible person. An AI wrote 16 working viruses from scratch. And John Fetterman appears to be one Newsmax show away from switching parties. But other than that, how was your weekend?  Then, take a look at the war in Iran, which is still happening by th...

We're not just liberal hacks -- we're regular hacks too. We invite GOP Strategist Liam Donovan INTO THE PAIN CAVE to give us a sense of how Republicans are viewing the state of affairs. He shares why libs are getting ahead of themselves anticipating the fall of JD Vance, whether or not Republican pronouncements about big wins in the fall are just cope, and why everything he sees on the D...

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, we talk about the blockbuster story from over the weekend about Kash Patel's partying habit, run through the state of the 2028 primary, and talk about the Senate races Democrats COULD win that no one is talking about (Mississippi??). Plus: the war in Iran (still) and rants about redistricting and scooters on sidewalks!  00:02:32 - Kash Patel Parties Hard! 00:22...

Today on Nobody Knowezmpic (the shortened version of Nobody Knows Anything), Rob Flaherty and Jesse Lehrich breakdown the surprisingly interesting FEC report, JD Vance's tough position in the War in Iran, Democrats' general ineptitude around Artificial Intelligence, and Josh Shapiros ugly shoes. They also talk about Justin Trudeau's party boy era, eh!  00:00:50 - The War In Iran  -...

OUR FIRST EPISODE OF NOBODY KNOWZEMPIC. Better, faster, shorter. This week, we talked about the biggest 2028 cattle call to date, Elissa Slotkin's emergence into the field, and JD Vance's miserable foreign tour. Plus the worst governors race of all time (California) and how Eric Swalwell needs to be gone from Congress.  2:00 - Democrats Converge on the National Action Network - Should Ha...