Talking Points Memo

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A weekly podcast making sense of the Trump era, Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall and reporter Kate Riga provide insight into the big political stories of the day.

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 122: Eyewitness Accounts 02.06.2020

Josh, Kate, David and New York reporter Matt Shuham discuss what they're seeing, hearing and thinking as protests over the killing of George Floyd continue to blaze through the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 121: 11/3 and 911 27.05.2020

Josh, Kate and David analyze President Trump’s scattershot attacks as he struggles to lay a glove on Joe Biden, as well as the Central Park 911 call heard ’round the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 120: Will Americans Ever Embrace Masks? 20.05.2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss a new study that shows masks may be more effective at stopping the spread of COVID-19 than we thought. But will the U.S. ever fully adopt them? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 119: Behind The Mask 13.05.2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss the difficulties of knowing how to behave under the fractured federal response. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 118: Warriors or Human Sacrifice? 06.05.2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss the President's dubious call to action, as well as state-level reopening fights across the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 117: What The ‘Reopening’ Debate Gets Wrong 29.04.2020

Josh, Kate and David talk through the challenges in returning to life as normal in New York and other major American cities, and why “reopening” isn’t anything like business as usual. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 116: Inside The Complicated Trip Of One Shipment Of Millions Of KN95 Masks 22.04.2020

Josh, Kate and David are joined by TPM investigative reporter Josh Kovensky, who shares his latest exclusive reporting on a shipment of millions of KN95 masks. Then the group talks about the protests that have been popping up and the continued fallout from the Wisconsin election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Ep. 115: Disenfranchisement and Harmonicas 15.04.2020

Josh, Kate, and David talk federal and state mishandling of the pandemic, as well as the small joys we're all using to get through it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 114: How Not To Run An Election During A Pandemic 08.04.2020

Josh, Kate and David take a look at the fiasco that unfolded in Wisconsin on Tuesday after state Republicans insisted on holding in-person voting amid the coronavirus pandemic. The group then talks about how to prepare for the November election. And finally: how to keep your sanity (and physical health) in these cooped-up times. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Ep. 113: The Peak 01.04.2020

Josh, Kate and David talk models, primaries and the administrative response to the coronavirus pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 112: Fealty During The Pandemic 25.03.2020

Josh, Kate and David analyze the progress of a crisis under Trump, and how states — and even smaller communities — are coping. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 111: Primaries, Public School and Pandemic 18.03.2020

Josh, Kate and David analyze Tuesday's primaries and general life under coronavirus precautions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 110: Why You Should Care Where Your Books Come From 13.03.2020

To end the week, we're taking a brief break from the news. David, Nicole Lafond and Joe Ragazzo sit down with Andy Hunter, founder of Bookshop.org , an online portal to support independent booksellers and authors. Andy talks about providing an alternative to Amazon and why supporting local bookstores is so important. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Ep. 109: From the Bunker 11.03.2020

Josh, Kate, and David react to Tuesday's primaries and the coronavirus outbreak from remote locations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 108: The 2020 Campaign And Coronavirus 04.03.2020

Josh, David and Matt Shuham dig into the Super Tuesday results, which delivered a big night to Joe Biden. They also talk about the growing concern over the coronavirus, and how it could impact the campaign as the race continues to heat up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 107: 2020's Grumpy Old Men 26.02.2020

Josh, Kate and David are joined by TPM's Executive Editor David Kurtz to talk about the upcoming South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday contests, and why Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are emerging as the most viable candidates. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 106: What Happens In Vegas Doesn’t Stay In Vegas 19.02.2020

Kate, David and Matt analyze the Democratic horse race just before the Nevada debate and caucus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 105: Moderates In Disarray? 12.02.2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss what we know — and the many things we don’t — coming out of the New Hampshire primary. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 104: What A Week! 07.02.2020

Josh, Kate, and David are joined by Tierney Sneed and Josh Kovensky to help us unpack a truly epic week of news. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 103: The Iowaiting Is The Hardest Part 04.02.2020

Josh, Kate, and David are joined by reporter Matt Shuham to analyze the unmitigated mess that was the Iowa caucus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 102: Struck By A Lightning Bolton 28.01.2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss the revelation from John Bolton’s unpublished manuscript and whether it’ll alter the witness calculus for Senate Republicans. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 101: Inside Bill Barr's Obsession With Vigilante Justice 24.01.2020

Kary Antholis, former HBO executive and founder of Crime Story, talks about his project focusing on the intersection of criminal justice and storytelling. We talk about his fascinating interview with Attorney General Bill Barr, the OJ Simpson trial and the impeachment trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Ep. 100: Hacks 22.01.2020

Josh, Kate and David discuss the cast of characters running the impeachment trial as well as news that the Saudi Arabian crown prince infiltrated Jeff Bezos’ phone and stole his data. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 99: Trials and Tribulations 14.01.2020

Josh, Kate and David analyze the Warren-Sanders conflict and make predictions about the Iowa debate and upcoming Senate impeachment trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 98: Iran and Impeachment 08.01.2020

Josh, Kate and David delve into the biggest stories at home and abroad as tensions rise after the killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Nancy Pelosi holds onto the articles of impeachment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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