The Bill Press Pod

Pandemic. Masks. Waiters. Biden. Woodward. With Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill; Nikki Schwab, Senior Political Reporter for The Daily Mail and Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington Editor at NBC News Digital.  Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union, AFL-CIO. The Ironworkers Union....

The Covid lies are not the only thing that's flat-out bonkers in the new Bob Woodward book, Rage. Bill analyzes Trump's words on racism and Black Lives Matter. On his opinions about the military and how he gets along better with dictators. Bill says all Americans should read this book. You can buy it here . Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers International Union of North America. M...

Trump in private on Covid, the Generals, Soldiers. Barr steps in to protect Trump . Again. With Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor, Politico; Jennifer Haberkorn, Congressional Reporter LA Times; Leah Askarinam, Editor of the National Journal Hotline.  Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the SMART Union, The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers...

Brian Stelter is the host of CNN's Reliable Sources and author of the New York Times Bestseller, Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth. What he tells Bill about Fox and Trump is truly scary. You can order the book here . This Labor Day week we salute all the unions that support our workers. Solidarity Forever. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Thugs on planes. Puppets in Dark Shadows. Voting begins. Vaccine by election day? Mini-strokes? With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor at CQ Roll Call, Maya King, Political Reporter at Politico and Addy Baird, Politics Reporter for Buzz Feed News Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. More information at Teamster.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

This is another in our series, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump based on the New York Times bestseller, The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump 37 Psychiatrists And Mental Health Experts Assess a President . The editor of that book is psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee. She is on the faculty of the Yale Medical School and has been a crucial collaborator in our series. Late last month she interviewed clinical...

Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and an early and enthusiastic Sanders supporter, on his support for Biden-Harris, the protests and police violence in Kenosha and which way will Wisconsin go in the presidential race. Today's Bll Press Pod is sponsored by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, with millions on the front lines in our grocery s...

The RNC, Kenosha violence, Pro sports take a knee. Debates? Kellyanne Conway. No more stimulus? Jerry Falwell, Jr. With Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer, The Hill, Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post and Amanda Becker of 19th News. Todays' Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Association of Fire Fighters, the first union to endorse Joe Biden, More information at IAFF...

Up to now, we have been focusing on Donald Trump's mental health. Today we examine what HE has done to OUR mental health. Spoiler Alert: He's had a serious impact on the emotional well-being of millions of us. It's especially bad on anyone who has been in an abusive relationship with a parent, partner or boss. Bill talks to psychotherapist Harper West and clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Panning...

Biden. Obamas. Harris. The DNC with Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor for Politico, Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter covering the presidential election for the Wall Street Journal and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News. State-by-state voting information from NBC News here . And The Wall Street Journal here Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International U...

Elizabeth Warren. Gabby Giffords. And then Kamala Harris! Plus Obama. Wow. What a night! Bonus: my column on the brilliant, powerful and important speeches by Michelle and Barack Obama. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

United Food and Commercial Workers Union President Marc Perrone on the casualties, the end of hazard pay, the dangers of enforcing mask mandates and steps the Union is taking to fill the gaps left by an inadequate Federal Government response. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Theme of the night: Joe Biden is a Good Man. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Day one of the DNC is in the books. Bill on how effective it was in advancing the Democrats prospects in November. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This is the the third in our series on The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump. Produced in association with the authors of the New York Times bestseller, The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.  Today we explore the mental and emotional deficits that render Trump impaired and unfit for the presidency. And try to answer the question, Why i...

Harris energizes. Trump caught flat-footed. Biden: Wear a mask! No new stimulus deal. DNC preview. With Chris Lu, fmr. Obama WH Cabinet Secretary, John Bennett, Washington Bureau Chief, The Independent, Lauren Burke writer at Black Press USA and  Nicholas Wu, covering Congress for USA TODAY. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the SMART union. More information at SMART-Union.org....

"The Goldwater Rule" has been used by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to convince mainstream media to suppress the expertise of psychiatrists on Donald Trump's mental state. Bill talks to two psychiatrists who explain the origins of the"Rule, " and how they had tried to modify it in the face of the dangers Trump posed. Now, they say, their expertise is no longer welcome in the mainstrea...

Economy stalling. GOP resisting new big stimulus. Biden empathetic. Trump pathetic. Harris, Rice, Bass in the Veepstakes. With Jason Dick, Deputy Editor, CQ Roll Call, Hunter Walker, White House Correspondent, Yahoo News, Amanda Becker, Washington Correspondent, 19th News and Maya King, Politics Reporter, Politico.  Today’s Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The Teamsters Union.   ...

Pundits have labeled Donald Trump crazy, a toddler, a narcissist. To get beyond the punditry we went to actual mental health professionals for this series of special podcasts based on the New York Times bestseller, T he Dangerous Case of Donald Trump . In conversations with a dozen psychiatrists and psychologists, we explore the pathologies that make Donald Trump the terrible person and worse pres...

Obama goes in on Trump and the GOP at John Lewis' Homegoing. Trump whines about his plummeting popularity with Covid raging and the economy not. Hosted this week by Sabrina Siddiqui, National Politics Reporter for The Wall Street Journal with Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Jason Dick, Deputy Editor, CQ Roll Call and Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter for The H...

Dr. Mary Trump's Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, is a runaway bestseller and a crucial window into the dangerous mental life of the most powerful man in world. We decided to gather three mental health professionals to read the book and compare it to their own work in their bestseller from 2017, T he Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, 27 Psychiatrists a...

Paul Begala is a leading Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN. He’s also been Bill’s good friend and collaborator for years. They breakdown Paul’s new book, You're Fired: The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump. You can pre-order the book here. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The Teamsters Union. America's largest with 1.4 million members. Not just truc...

Moms face the Feds in Portland. GOP Convention OFF but schools ON? Trump claims he doesn't dementia. Again. Obama and Joe talk. AOC shines. With Pema Levy, Reporter for Mother Jones, Ginger Gibson, Editor at NBC News Digital and Chris Lu, fmr. Obama Cabinet Secretary. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, on the frontlines in our supermarkets and food...

Our politics are broken, maybe even Humpty-Dumpty broken. And Trump sure added fuel, but the fire that crippled American politics was started by Newt Gingrich in the 1980's. So says the book, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party, by Julian Zelizer. He's a Professor of History and Public Affairs at the Princeton School of Public...

Trump losing it. Covid winning. Schools not opening. Masks. Masks. The Roundtable with Addy Baird, Politics Reporter, BuzzFeed News, Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor, Politico and Vann Newkirk, Senior Editor for The Atlantic and host of the Floodlines Podcast. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the frontline workers of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. More information at UFCW.or...