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Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Politics has never been more chaotic, and most podcasts just add to the noise. Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes cuts through it.Grant is an AP Award-winning journalist with over a decade of on-the-ground reporting on the biggest political stories, scandals, and elections in America. Twice a week, he takes the stories dominating the headlines and breaks them down in plain English — no jargon, no spin, no shouting.If you care about what’s happening in this country but you’re exhausted by how…
Episodes
- Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
MAKE MORE SENSE: Extended Interview with NANR's Andy Moore
Election Day Countdown: 57 DaysAn extended interview with the Executive Director of the National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers Andy Moore. Today is the…
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MAKE MORE SENSE: Extended interview with Fair Vote's Deb Otis
Election Day Countdown: 58 Days An extended interview with Deb Otis from the election reform org Fair Vote @fairvotehttps://fairvote.org/A reminder, the MIMS…
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HOT TO GO For Gen Z with Jessica Siles
Election Day Countdown: 59 Days The 2024 campaign has signaled the arrival of Gen Z as a political force to be reckoned with. A look at how Trump and Harris…
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MAKE MORE SENSE: Extended interview with New Politics' Gabe Ramos
Election Day Countdown: 60 DaysAn extended interview with Gabe Ramos from New Politics while the show is taking a little break for the next few days. In the…
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MIMS MINI 26: The Tax Plan Cometh
Election Day Countdown: 61 Days A closer look at the plans Harris and Trump have for taxes. Some new ideas, some old ideas, and at least one idea they actually…
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MIMS MINI 25: Israel On The Edge
Election Day Countdown: 62 DaysMassive protests erupt in Israel after 6 hostages were killed by Hamas as Israeli forces attempted a raid. The effect the war is…
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MIMS MINI: Are You...Union Curious?
Election Day Countdown: 63 DaysA closer look at the rise in support for unions on this Labor Day, and how both campaigns are courting unions and the union…
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MIMS MINI: Hallowed Ground
Election Day Countdown: 64 Days Trump goes to Arlington National Cemetery and runs afoul of the US Army by doing a photoshoot with a gold star family. The…
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MIMS MINI 22: Trump's Abortion Turnaround
Election Day Countdown: 65 days Donald Trump does a 360 on abortion in 24 and proposes a massive new IVF plan, despite having spent years courting and winning…
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The Harris/Walz Interview: The Past Is Never Dead, It's Not Even Past with Andy Moore
Election Day Countdown: 66 Days Grant breaks down the first interview for the Democratic ticket, Harris changing her stances and Walz talking about his record…
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MIMS MINI 21: Harris In The Hot Seat
Election Day Countdown: 67 DaysKamala Harris and Tim Walz are sitting down for their first interview tonight. What to expect and what to listen for. Support…
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MIMS MINI 20: Jack Smith's Last Chance
Election Day Countdown: 68 Days Special Prosecutor Jack Smith is back with two new court filings in the biggest cases against Donald Trump. Will they be enough…
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MIMS MINI 19 - Mind On The Money And Money On The Mind
Election Day Countdown: 69 DaysA mini all about campaign funds, fundraising and a look at Harris' huge surge and Trump's slump in money raised. Support the…
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MIMS MINI: Debating The Debate
Election Day Countdown: 70 Days Donald Trump appears to try to back out of the presidential debate that's in two weeks. But he's got a history of doing that…
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MIMS MINI: Trump On The Trail
Election Day Countdown: 71 DaysA look back at what the Trump campaign was doing during the DNC as it looks like Trump has shifted gears and the campaign is…
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MIMS MINI 16: And Then There Were Two
Election Day Countdown: 72 Days Robert F Kennedy Jr. drops out of the race and endorses Trump telling his supporters to do the same. Will it affect the…
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Harris Makes History with Julia Azari
Kamala Harris accepts the nomination of the Democatic Party becoming the first woman of color to lead a major US ticket. Plus, was night 4 of the DNC a…
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MIMS MINI: The DNC Gets Walz-pilled
Election Day Countdown: 74 DaysNight 3 of the DNC makes for some awkwardness as the party tackles their toughest issues and has a large cast of speakers. Oprah…
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MIMS MINI: Harris' Secret Weapon
Election Day Countdown: 75 DaysNight 2 of the DNC and Harris and Walz play hooky to rally in WI. The Obamas take the stage and Doug Emhoff steals the show…
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MIMS MINI: Biden Takes A Bow
Election Day Countdown: 76 daysThe DNC kicks off in Chicago. Kamala Harris makes a surprise showing on stage and Biden gives a speech to cement his legacy with…
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MIMS MINI: Why are Conventions?
Election Day Countdown: 77 Days The DNC starts tonight in Chicago, but why are conventions are the way they are and what actually happens at them? The pod is…
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MIMS MINI: What To Expect When You're Conventioning
Election Day Countdown: 78 Days The Democrats release the schedule for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. 4 nights of looking back and looking…
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MIMS MINI: Harris Lays Out Her Plan
Election Day Countdown: 79 Days On today's MIMS Mini, Kamala Harris lays out her economic plan; food, homes and kids. Some of it is new, some of it isn't…
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Campaigning Everywhere and Nowhere with Chris Cillizza
Election Day Countdown: 80 DaysThe Trump campaign is still struggling to find a path forward in the campaign as Trump himself continues to spiral. The Harris…
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MIMS MINI: Swing State Seesaw
Election Day Countdown: 81 Days New polling is out showing some major changes in swing states as the Harris campaign rides its good vibes wave and that's…
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MIMS MINI: Death, Taxes and the Economy
Election Day Countdown: 82 DaysThe US economy hits a major post pandemic milestone which sets up an interesting look at the race for president where the top…
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MIMS MINI: Trump x Musk
Election Day Countdown: 83 DaysDonald Trump does a Q&A with Elon Musk on X Spaces and gives a wide ranging, lie filled interview with a friendly voice, maybe…
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MIMS MINI: Biden's First Interview
Election Day Countdown: 85Biden sits down for his first interview since dropping out of the race. He talks about his decision, his family and name checks Nancy…
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MIMS MINI: The Trump Campaign Gets Hacked
Election Day Countdown: 85 daysIn this MIMS Mini, Grant talks about the recent hack into the Trump campaign, allegedly from the Iranian military that's giving…
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MIMS MINI: Service Talks with Gabe Ramos
Election countdown: 86 days Grant sits down with Gabe Ramos (@GabeRamos19) from New Politics. New Politics recruits veterans and former US service members to…
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The Race Resets with Matthew Bartlett
In this episode, Grant looks at the state of the new race after Kamala Harris picks her running mate, MN Gov. Tim Walz. The right has found their first line of…
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MIMS MINI: Setting The Service Record Straight
Election Day Countdown: 88 Days In this MIMS Mini-episode Grant fact checks the new line of attack against Tim Walz, his military service record and takes a…
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MIMS MINI: Poll Position
Election Countdown: 89 days In this MIMS Mini, Grant breaks down the latest polling in a very new race between Harris and Trump. Plus, a little insight into…
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MIMS MINI: From The Window To The Walz
This is the first MIMS Mini episode! With 90 days to go in an already crazy election cycle, Grant will be dropping mini episodes. Every. Single. Day. Today's…
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Vice Presidential Hot Dish with Jeff Timmer
Democrats are working through the VP sorting process at breakneck speed as long as that speed is determined by midwestern standards. The Republicans are having…
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Biden Bows Out, Now What? with Kenneth Mayer
President Biden drops out of the race for the White House. Grant breaks down how we got here, Biden's national address and what's next for VP Kamala Harris. He…
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Welcome to Make It Make Sense
Welcome to Make It Make Sense a weekly guide to the biggest stories of the week backed by expert reporting and interviews. Hosted by journalist Grant Hermes…