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That Trippi Show
If you're looking for someone who actually knows how presidential and national politics works to explain what's going on in 30 minutes or less, this is the show for you. Joe Trippi is a longtime Democratic campaign manager who ran the progressive Howard Dean presidential campaign in 2004 and the historic Doug Jones Senate campaign to defeat Roy Moore in 2017. He's seen it all and isn't bogged down by the viral tweets or hot takes du jour. He's looking past the headlines to answer the questions…
Episodes
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“Trump Has Big Plans for 2025, and He Doesn’t Care Whether You Think He’ll Win”
Veteran political reporter Tom Edsall joins Joe and Alex to talk the latest implications from the Mar-A-Lago raid -- what will it mean for the midterms? Could…
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"The dog that caught the car" or "the doomsday ticket?"
Joe and Alex discuss Tuesday's results in Arizona and Kansas -- is the GOP the dog that caught the car? Joe discusses why the Kansas results remind him of the…
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"Traditional political physics need not apply."
Simon Rosenberg joins Joe and Alex to discuss why Democrats have all the momentum in national polls and how Dem chances continue to get better in the Senate…
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"They're all still out there, ready to go."
Trygve Olson joins Joe and Alex to talk about the latest 1/6 Committee hearing and what it all means. We'll let Adam Kinzinger sum it up from the latest…
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"You lose. I'm the winner. I'm the king."
Joe and Alex discuss the latest Jan 6th hearings and how crazy can break a red wave. But don't lose sight of the biggest revelation of the week: Steve Bannon…
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"The wrong question at the wrong time"
Joe and Alex return to discuss why the Biden 2024 speculation and new polling misses the point. Joe talks about his experience from the Kennedy-Carter fight in…
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Buying Democratic chances this fall
Joe and Alex take a look at a new round of Senate polls that have them both buying Democratic chances to gain in the Senate and hold the House (yes, really)…
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"The beginning of the end for Trump"
Pollster and friend of the show Paul Maslin joins Joe and Alex to break down the big picture. After one of the most seismic weeks in American politics -- have…
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"A government of laws and not of men"
Two more January 6th Committee hearings are in the books. How did Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney's opening and closing statements make an impact? What does…
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"A clear and present danger to American democracy"
Joe and Alex discuss the latest from the Jan. 6th Committee hearings. Could the testimony be turning the tide of public opinion? Who else could testify? And…
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1/6 Commission primetime hearing reaction
Joe and Alex break down the first primetime January 6th Committee hearing. Why is Trump in trouble? Joe lays out Liz Cheney's powerful case. What else was…
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Frank Smyth on the gun lobby's "slippery slope"
Journalist and author Frank Smyth joins the show to discuss the NRA and the gun lobby's deep-seated ideology -- all centered around the slippery slope that…
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A path forward on gun control, Mike Pence's latest, and an autocratic field trip
Joe lays out a path forward and how to get Republicans on the record voting against gun control legislation -- the choice between the two parties has never…
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This Will Not Pass, with Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns
We peel back the onion on media reporting a little -- how do journalists balance breaking news for their outlets vs saving a story for a book? Then how do…
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Mythbusters! The "new politics of evasion"
Joe and Alex discuss what's facing Democrats through the lens of a recent Progressive Policy Institute paper by two of Joe's former Mondale team. What have we…
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Rick Hasen on "cheap speech" & election integrity
Rick Hasen joins the pod to discuss his latest book, "Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It." What can we do to fix our…
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SCOTUS implications, Ohio, and Michigan
This week, Joe and Alex get into the electoral fallout from the leaked SCOTUS decision. Has Joe ever seen a moment like this about one issue? Then an update…
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Jonathan Haidt on a stupid last 10 years
Author and professor Jonathan Haidt joins us to talk about his recent Atlantic article on social media, polarization, and just what we can do about it. Did…
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Biden's Next Steps, the Student Debt Debate, and Utah's Race Prospects
Disrupting the GOP's Outrage Machine will be a task Dems need to rally behind if we're going to restore democracy in the U.S. After this week's reports, what…
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Economy, Oil and House Fundraising: Today In Good News No One Is Gonna Hear
Why does it feel like Pres. Biden is struggling to move the ball when the economy is recovering and America's battle with COVID has vastly improved? Joe gives…
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Simon Rosenberg... are we repeating ourselves enough?
We welcome back Simon Rosenberg, one of the clearest voices on Democratic economic messaging -- and ask him the question -- why aren't Democrats repeating a…
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Garrett Graff on Watergate, Russia, and positive Trippi experiences
Garrett Graff joins the pod to discuss his book Watergate: A New History, including some stories you might not know about just how close we came to a full…
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Help Trump, our partner, again (from Russia with love), Iowa, and the Listener Questions!
Joe and Alex are back to talk about the latest Russian plea to help their partner Donald Trump (key word: again!) Also - what are the implications of the Dems…
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Heather Cox Richardson on SCOTUS, Biden, Ukraine, and more
No, you aren't hallucinating. A Republican Senator actually said the quiet part out loud. Yes, their battle against Roe has far-reaching consequences, and…
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Biden's global leadership, fighting propaganda, and a Union update
Joe and Alex discuss President Biden's response to President Zelenskyy's appeal, how Biden's handling the Ukraine crisis, and what we have to get ahead of from…
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Joe's back! (Biden, too!)
Joe's back to talk President Biden's momentum -- how can Dems most effectively message great jobs numbers and deficit reduction? And where should Democrats be…
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Information warfare, Ukraine latest, and State of the Union
Trygve Olson joins Alex this week for an update on how the flow of information from Ukraine is affecting the war on the ground. With anyone able to put 60…
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Nicholas Gruen on a revolutionary way to fight partisanship
Australian economist Nicholas Gruen joins the show -- and he's got some big ideas to get us past partisanship in democracy. How do you bridge the divide and…
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Latest on Ukraine
We welcome Trygve Olson back for the latest on the Ukraine situation. How far will Putin go? What can the international community do to stand with Ukraine? The…
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OSET's Greg Miller on Solving Election Security
Joe and Alex are joined by OSET's Greg Miller to discuss a truly game-changing project to fix the technology behind our voting system and defend our democracy…
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Latest on Ukraine, Republican infighting, Sustained Optimism
Joe and Alex discuss the latest on the Ukraine situation -- how has Joe Biden handled the American response so far? Could his strong leadership be one of the…
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Redistricting Wins, "Legitimate Political Discourse," Has Biden Low Point Passed?
It's time for some (actual) legitimate political discourse, as Joe and Alex start with the RNC's revisionist history of the insurrection. Republicans are…
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David Pepper on the authoritarian threat to our democracy
Former Ohio Democratic Party chairman and author of "Laboratories of Autocracy" David Pepper joins the show to discuss the threats to our democracy -- and what…
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The latest on Ukraine & SCOTUS with Trygve Olson
We welcome Trygve Olson back to the show with tensions in Ukraine growing. We discuss Trygve's experience in Eastern Europe and building democracy around the…
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Launching the Pro Democracy Coalition with Megan Matson
Megan Matson joins the show to discuss her experience in digital grassroots organizing and how things have evolved since Joe's pioneering days with Howard…
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Joe's 5 Reasons Democrats should be optimistic
This week: Joe backs up his big prediction last week and gets into exactly why Democrats should be optimistic about their chances in 2022. It's going to take…
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Joe Biden steps up, Trippi's bold prediction, and more
Joe and Alex discuss Joe Biden's huge speech on the anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, and what we can all do to protect our democracy. Then, what does…
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The War on Christmas Isn’t Real, But The War on Democracy Continues
2022 is on the horizon, but the Build Baack Better Bill will have to wait after Joe Manchin stopped it in its track. What's next for the president's signature…
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A Senate pivot, Jan 6th latest, & your questions!
Joe and Alex discuss a potentially huge pivot in Senate priorities. All of a sudden is Build Back Better on the back burner? Then, what's going on with Mark…
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A Podcast (Summit) for Democracy
First, Alex and Joe talk how important Joe Biden's Democracy Summit this week is going to be. With autocracy on the rise worldwide, we have to sound the alarm…
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Will SCOTUS Energize Voters? Stacey Abrams Going for Gov., Trump -- And Mayor Pete? -- Signaling '24 Run
Joe and Alex are back with plenty of news to cover. With SCOTUS hearing the latest challenge to Roe v. Wade, what are the electoral implications if the…
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Dave Pell With Some Helpful Advice
Author and journalist Dave Pell joins the show to discuss his book, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, and the state of journalism and the news today. Dave is…
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Dave Weigel on Beto, Whether BBB Moves Voters, How Dems Grow Coalition To Win In '22
Veteran reporter Dave Weigel joins the show to discuss how Democrats can make strides in '22, starting with another run for Beto O'Rourke for Governor of…
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It's Infrastructure Week!
Yes, you heard it right, Infrastructure Week! President Joe Biden finally got his infrastructure bill passed. The question is, how good or bad is this for…
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Strongmen, Trump's Future, Predicting Path of American Authoritarianism
As the Jan. 6 investigation in the House unfolds, historian and professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins the show to put America's authoritarian impulses in historical…
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Virginia/NJ Reactions: What's Next For Dems?
Joe and Alex discuss why Joe’s actually feeling… okay about the elections? (At least in a historical context.) Make no mistake, this is a wake-up call for…
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Can Greece reinvent Democracy: Greek Minister of Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis
“It’s about digital, but it’s not about digital. Digital is the means.” Occasionally on That Trippi Show, we don’t talk politics but we welcome guests who we…
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Hunter Walker on 'Smoking Gun' Jan. 6 Report; What Did Trump, Members of Congress Know?
Do yourself a favor: Before listening, give Hunter Walker's bombshell article a read here…
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How Dems Could Stop Trump From Running, Manchin's Possible Defection, VA Gov Updates
Joe and Alex are back to talk about a ton of big news. Joe Manchin is dangling a possible defection to the GOP caucus if he doesn't get what he wants in the…
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Simon Rosenberg: 3 Ways to Win in 2022
Joe welcomes Simon Rosenberg, president of NDN and the New Policy Institute. He's a Democratic campaign veteran who is both realistic and optimistic about the…
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Ralph Neas on Advocating for Civil Rights
Ralph Neas, prominent civil rights leader, joins Joe and Alex this week to discuss the power of coalition and strength in united numbers, specifically in…
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Matthew Dowd with Big News: Lt. Gov. Run, Future of Democracy in Texas
On this week's episode of That Trippi Show, we make history. Our first repeat guest has big news: he's running for Lt. Governor in Texas! Matthew Dowd -- a…
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Molly Jong-Fast on Gabby Petito, Beto O'Rourke, McConnell v Trump
Today, we're joined by Molly Jong-Fast, host of The New Abnormal podcast and Editor at Large at The Daily Beast. We start with her story on Gabby Petito which…
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Judd Legum on Lessons from CA Recall, Money And Critical Race Theory, Speaking Truth To Power
Journalist Judd Legum joins us this week for a fascinating show. First, Joe, Alex and Judd react to the overwhelming victory by Gov. Gavin Newsom in…
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ICYMI: Ezra Klein on Polarization, Manchin, Future of Democracy
Joe is traveling this week, so we're re-offering one of our favorite conversations (in case you missed it) to hold you till next week. In June, Joe and Alex…
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Time To Pack The Courts? Reed Galen on Texas Fallout
We're joined this week by Reed Galen, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, to talk about the monumental news out of Texas and the Supreme Court early Thursday…
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What's Dragging Biden's Approval: Covid or Afghanistan? GOP Dangers, Arizona Audit
Joe Biden has hit the roughest patch of his young presidency, combating the crisis in Afghanistan and very worrisome trends with COVID. Joe and Alex give their…
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Congressman Seth Moulton on Afghanistan
Congressman Seth Moulton, Marine & member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins the pod to talk the situation in Afghanistan, what we need to be doing…
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Governors' Races, Senate Optimism, Census Implications, Listener Questions
First, a look at some races that are flying under the radar -- governor's races. Governors of course have a massive impact on local politics -- just look at…
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Norm Ornstein on What's Next For Authoritarianism in America
On this special episode, Joe and Alex are joined by Norm Ornstein, Contributing Editor at the Atlantic and emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise…