The Fly
By Georgetown's Institute of Politics and Public Service
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Your weekly window into how the most impactful moments in politics unfold. From the Oval Office to the Clinton campaign war room to the hallowed halls of Congress to Maryland's Governor's Mansion, we bring you inside the rooms where the biggest decisions are made. Hosted by a couple of college kids still trying to learn how things get done in this complicated yet beautiful world of American politics.
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Allegra Kirkland and Waleed Shahid: “Don’t count out the youth vote”
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Laura Barrón-López: “Reporting the truth is not always going to make people happy”
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Dan Lamothe, Pentagon Correspondent: “There is always a deeper story worth telling”
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Val Demings, Former US Representative: "Out of the ashes, I do believe good things can evolve"
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Machalagh Carr, Speaker McCarthy's Chief of Staff: "It was the ride of a lifetime"
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Deanne Millison, Former Chief Economic Advisor: “It’s a Patience Game”
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Brad Raffensperger, GA Secretary of State: "There's Something True about Southern Hospitality"
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Brenda Gianiny, President of Axis Research Inc.: "Voters Want Another Choice"
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Emily Horne, Fmr. Spokesperson, National Security Council: "The Changing World Order"
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Craig Minassian, Consultant of The Daily Show: “Comedy is the conscience of the people”
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Joe Hack, Former Senate Chief Of Staff: “I’m a radical incrementalist”
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Gabe Fleisher, Founder of Wake Up to Politics: “Listen to your audience”
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Nia-Malika Henderson - CNN Senior Political Reporter: "We need to do better"
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Ron Klain, Former White House Chief of Staff: “Look for places where you can bring people together”
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Former MD Governor Larry Hogan: "Successful Politics Is About Addition"
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May 07, 2023 |
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Host of Left, Right, & Center David Greene: "Always be ready to take a detour"
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May 01, 2023 |
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President of AEI Robert Doar: "We provide a platform"
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Former US Representative (VA-02) Elaine Luria: “Members of Congress have a large microphone”
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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CNN Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist: "It's more important to be right than first"
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Former Georgia Senate Runoff Director Jonae Wartel: "Demographics Aren't Destiny"
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Snapchat's Good Luck America Host Peter Hamby: "Appealing to a generational audience"
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Political Analyst Chris Stirewalt: "Many people don't ask the right questions"
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Larry Hogan's Comms Director Michael Ricci: "You have to be constantly changing and adapting"
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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CNN Senior White House Correspondent MJ Lee: "I am not your sort of typical journalist."
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Special Announcement!
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Ro Khanna: "We Have a Strong Platform on Sticking Up for Democracy"
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Mark Leibovich: "I am not objective or unbiased when it comes to threats to democracy"
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Terry McAuliffe: "We Got to Produce"
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Alex Lundry: 2022 Midterm Debrief
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Pat McCrory: "We Can All Do Better"
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Alex Lundry: "Being the Voice of Data"
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Xochitl Hinojosa: "You Can Do a Lot of Good in Federal Government"
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Katie Harbath: "The Facebook Election"
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Karoun Demirjian: "There are People Underneath Every Story"
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Mary Elizabeth Taylor: "Differences are Jet Fuel"
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Jamie Raskin: "It's When Things Look the Worst that You Need to be Out There"
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May 08, 2022 |
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Lindsay Hayes: "The Beginnings of Erosion in Deliberative Democracy"
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May 03, 2022 |
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Ellen Keast: "America Issues Are Nebraska Issues"
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Kristen Soltis Anderson: "There Will Always Be Skepticism"
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Elliot Williams: "Lack of Faith in the Media"
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Ofirah Yheskel: "Figure Out the Local Angle"
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Wesley Lowery: "People Want to Be Heard"
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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[Special Report] Ukraine: "Develop an Intolerance for Evil"
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Alyssa Farah Griffin: "The Existential Threats to Our Democracy"
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Dafna Linzer: "Hold on to Your Integrity"
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Rebecca Pearcey: "Don't Overthink It, Just Keep Moving"
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Tony Fabrizio, Jocelyn Kiley, and John Anzalone
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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David Bergstein: "Senate Democrats Have Kept Our Promises"
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Amna Nawaz: "I Never Want to Cover Just One Thing"
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Virginia Election Night Special
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Brian Stelter: "Find the Right Medium for the Message"
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Charlotte Clymer: "Individual liberty for all people"
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Rory Cooper: "'Pinch Yourself' Moments Every Day"
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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The Flies: Back to the Future
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Mike Madrid: "A Time for Choosing"
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Tom Perez: "Civil rights is the unfinished business of America"
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May 02, 2021 |
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Guy Benson: "There's a lot of potential for realignment"
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Doug Jones: "It's about people, not the political party"
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Jenny Durkan: "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it"
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Ricky Hurtado: "We've shattered a barrier"
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Julie Pace: "Play an essential role"
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Charles Djou: "Character counts"
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Sara Sendek: "Overcommunication is better than 'no comment'"
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Adi Sathi: "Speak to people and their values"
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Anatole Jenkins: "Make a difference on the ground"
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Special Episode: Hoyas On Campaigns
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Lis Smith: "New ways to communicate"
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Jessica Taylor: "It comes down to Georgia"
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Sarah Rogers: "Elections have consequences"
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Mary Katharine Ham: "Have Messy Conversations"
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Hilary Franz: "We can't be the limiting factor"
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Errin Haines: "Be committed to the solutions"
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Kevin Hassett: "Be responsive and authentic"
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Mia Love: "Set the bar high"
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Faiz Shakir: "Change the landscape"
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Sam Cornale: “Ahead of the game at every step”
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Alvin Brown: "Create opportunity for all"
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Patti Solis Doyle & Karen Finney: Veepstakes 2020
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Drew Rodriguez: "The stars were aligning"
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Amber Athey: "I love the challenge of journalism"
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Michelle Jaconi: "Bring in new voices"
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Will Hurd: "Solve real problems"
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May 24, 2020 |
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Joe Crowley: "I wouldn't trade a moment"
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Robert Traynham: "The sky is the limit"
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Jess Morales Rocketto: "Not for the faint of heart"
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Mike Ricci: "Throw out the rule book"
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Eric Trump: "Be willing to work hard"
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Dan Pfeiffer: "Make it about fairness"
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Mark Sanford: "Speak from the heart"
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Kate Nocera: "Politics can still surprise"
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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Tom Davis: "Talk about what binds us together"
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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John Rogers: "I fell in love with politics"
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Lily Adams: "The early bird catches the worm"
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Kerry Healey: "Every legislator can improve lives"
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Olivia Dalton: "There was no more noble cause"
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Samuel Visner: "All problems are political"
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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David Kensinger: "The foundation of everything is integrity"
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Kevin Blackistone: Free Speech and Sports
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Gov. Jeff Colyer: "We're here to make a difference in peoples' lives"
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Merone Hailemeskel: "Always be your first yes"
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Stephanie Valencia: "We're not going to stop fighting"
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Alexandra Phillips: "It comes down to bare basic principles"
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Karen Travers: "A firehose of information"
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Jonathan Burks: "There is no one path"
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Jonathan Capehart: "I'm sitting next to the President, raining sweat"
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May 12, 2019 |
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Emily Cain: "The difference makers"
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May 05, 2019 |
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Tom Manatos: "A picture is better than a message"
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Apr 28, 2019 |
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Tom Steyer: "This is about justice - no one is above the law"
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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Anne C. Richard: "My career goal was to work in the State Department"
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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Kevin McLaughlin: "We all wore our black suits to work that day"
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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Ashley Allison: "Even in tragedy we must celebrate"
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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Paulette Aniskoff: "We lit the White House rainbow"
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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Mo Elleithee: "We live in echo chambers"
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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Dan Sena: "Go save the Republic or we're all moving to Canada"
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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Antonia Ferrier: "Sometimes you have to fail to succeed"
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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Jennie Fay: "It's gotta be DC"
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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Melanne Verveer
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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Ed Goeas: "We had him half way off the stage"
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Dec 02, 2018 |
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Fly on the Trail: 2018 Mexican Elections
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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Suzanne Kianpour: "I disappeared in the dead of night"
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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Robert Flock and Colleen Nguyen: "Learn the institutional knowledge"
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Climbing The Hill: Jaime Harrison and Amos Snead
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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Mayor Pete Buttigieg: "There is no age limit on having an impact"
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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Michael Tyler: “You want to work in politics, so just go do it”
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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West Wingers: "That all went out the window"
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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Rep. Ro Khanna: "Just figure out who will be president in 12 years"
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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Tim Lim: "We're not spending the money correctly"
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Erin Conaton: "It Needed to be Done"
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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Josh Pitcock: "This is going to be a good night"
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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Katie Walsh Shields: "Trying to Counter"
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May 06, 2018 |
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Nadeam Elshami: "Hail to the Chief (of Staff)"
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Apr 29, 2018 |
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Lea Berman & Jeremy Bernard: "Default to the best possible behavior"
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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Kevin Madden: "All eyes will be focused on you"
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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Eric Holder: "Going to the Supreme Court"
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Apr 08, 2018 |
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Kyle Lierman: "All you have to do is show up"
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Apr 01, 2018 |
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Jason Kander: "Man, I gotta do something about this"
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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Dorothy McAuliffe: "Politics can be very fun"
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Mar 18, 2018 |
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#BonusPod- Happy International Women's Day!
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Clint Smith: "Poems allow for a radical empathy"
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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Kayleigh McEnany: "I wanted to be in the fight"
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Feb 25, 2018 |
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Power Couples: The Dillons
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Gail Wilson: "Women face the same challenges"
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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#LivePod— State of the Union
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Feb 04, 2018 |
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Steven Law: "Removed from the battle"
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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Eugene Scott: "I grew up running around Rayburn"
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Jan 21, 2018 |
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David Litt: "Words are a means, not an end"
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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Marie Harf: "Most of them are secret"
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Dec 10, 2017 |
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Cathy Koch: "It's Really Complicated Stuff"
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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Jose Diaz-Balart: "The Good and Bad of Humanity"
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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Ron Bonjean: "Life in the Village"
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Nov 19, 2017 |
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#Clinton25- James Carville and John Podesta
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Nov 12, 2017 |
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Rep. Jason Altmire: "Compromise is a dirty word"
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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Daniel Lippman: "It doesn't write itself!"
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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Scott Mulhauser: "Mull it over with Mulhauser"
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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Sen. Armando Rios Piter: "It starts with campaigns"
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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Liz Sidoti: "Confident that, when I chose to jump, I could swim"
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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Mike Dubke: "What is Dubke doing at the White House?"
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Oct 01, 2017 |
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#BonusPod- Happy International Podcast Day!
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Sep 30, 2017 |
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Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel: "If you don't like the Republican Party, come join it"
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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Anson Kaye: "Our business doesn't work if we don't win"
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Sep 17, 2017 |
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Rep. Patrick Murphy: "Do Something About It"
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Sep 10, 2017 |
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Charlie Spies: "A Crazy Summer"
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Aug 13, 2017 |
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#BonusPod- Alumni Episode
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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Alex Skatell: "Different Ways to Tell Stories"
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Jun 18, 2017 |
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#FlyOnTheTrail- UK Edition
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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Governor Martin O'Malley: "Darkness makes a great canvass"
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May 07, 2017 |
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EJ Dionne: "The two things you don't talk about at dinner: religion & politics"
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Apr 30, 2017 |
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#BonusPod- "Shattered" is taking the political world by storm
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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Michael Steel: "Not where we thought we would be"
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Apr 23, 2017 |
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#FlyOnTheWorld- Climate Change with Amb. Peter Wittig
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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Doug Heye: "Crisis!"
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Apr 16, 2017 |
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#FlyOnTheWorld- Climate Change with Amb. Selwin Hart
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Apr 12, 2017 |
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Cornell Belcher: "Polling, like politics, is both an art and a science"
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Apr 09, 2017 |
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#FlyOnTheTrail- Georgia's Sixth Edition
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Apr 04, 2017 |
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Marlon Marshall: "At the end of the day, all politics is local"
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Grover Norquist: "Piquing Your Interest"
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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Bob Barnes, Ron Klain & Sara Fagen: "En Route to the Court"
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Mar 10, 2017 |
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Cody Keenan & Marc Thiessen: "Voices of Presidents Past"
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Jen Psaki: "A Changing Landscape"
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Feb 24, 2017 |