Practically Political

By Dave Spencer, Ashley Davis, Kurt Bardella

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Pragmatism is Patriotism. The goal of Practically Political is to engage and motivate citizens who are fact- and issue-oriented, invite conversation, respect differences of opinion, believe in compromise and put sound policy before partisanship. Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat or Independent, if your bottom line is to get our government working again to serve the best interests of all Americans, then please join us in making our voices heard. This is not the time to give into hopelessness, anger or despair; it’s a critical opportunity to redefine what democracy really means.

Episode Date
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting, Gun Policy, and Political Fallout
Apr 29, 2026
Scandal, Power, and a Week of Political Fallout
Apr 22, 2026
Trump, Iran, and Escalating Rhetoric: What’s Next?
Apr 15, 2026
Trump Administration Shake-Ups: Bondi's Exit, Iran Strategy, and Cabinet Survival Predictions
Apr 06, 2026
Congressional Dysfunction, Iran Conflict, and the 2026 Midterm Landscape
Mar 30, 2026
DHS Shutdown, Iran War & Texas Senate Race w/ Chuck Rocha
Mar 24, 2026
The SAVE Act Showdown & Iran War Debate with Guest Carrie Sheffield
Mar 18, 2026
Kristi Noem's Downfall, Iran Strike & Trump's Foreign Policy Gamble
Mar 11, 2026
State of the Union Analysis: Political Theater & Missed Opportunities
Feb 27, 2026
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs: Political Chaos & State of the Union Preview
Feb 23, 2026
Trump's Election Nationalization Push & Melania's Documentary Success
Feb 10, 2026
Minnesota Crisis, Shutdown Showdown & 2028 Hopefuls
Feb 03, 2026
Trump's Greenland Strategy - NATO, National Security & Global Trade
Jan 27, 2026
ICE Operations, Insurrection Act & 2028 Election Predictions
Jan 20, 2026
The Don-Roe Doctrine: Venezuela, Greenland, and the New World (Dis)Order
Jan 14, 2026
Polls, Pocketbooks & Putin: A Holiday Reality Check
Dec 24, 2025
When the Defense Secretary Becomes the Liability
Dec 09, 2025
Cracks in the Crown: Is MAGA Fracturing Under Its Own Weight?
Nov 25, 2025
When Trump's Not on the Ballot: The 2025 Election Wake-Up Call
Nov 13, 2025
Shutdown Stalemate: Trump's Overseas Escape While Washington Burns
Nov 04, 2025
Shutdown Theater: When Government Gridlock Meets Military Pageantry
Oct 03, 2025
Political Reactions and the Call for Unity
Sep 21, 2025
90% Worst Case Scenario: How Trump's Foreign Policy Failures Are Reshaping Global Alliances
Sep 06, 2025
Texas Exodus, Trump's Numbers Game, and Putin Comes to Alaska
Aug 20, 2025
The Epstein Files Panic, Fed Chair Showdown & Remembering Hulk Hogan
Jul 29, 2025
Tillis Taps Out: The GOP's Moderate Dilemma & NYC's Socialist Surprise
Jul 01, 2025
The Spark That Could Change Everything: Iran, Immigration Raids, and the Big Budget Battle
Jun 19, 2025
The Big Budget Buster: Trump vs. Musk, Ukraine Strikes Back, and the Death of Fiscal Conservatism
Jun 09, 2025
House Spending Bill Analysis & Biden Health Revelations
May 28, 2025
Trade Wars, Iran Deals, and Trump's Economic Gamble
May 14, 2025
Economic Earthquakes and Political Aftershocks: The First Hundred Days That Feel Like a Year
Apr 30, 2025
Democracy, Trade Wars, and Presidential Power
Apr 14, 2025
Classified Chaos: The Signal Leaks and Canada's 51st State Status
Mar 28, 2025
State of the Union Fallout: Democrats' Missed Opportunity and the 2028 Political Landscape
Mar 14, 2025
The Future of American Energy: Finding Common Ground Between Conservation and Development
Feb 14, 2025
Trump's First 10 Days: Pardons, Appointments, and Tech Oligarchs
Feb 01, 2025
Trump Part II: A New Era Begins
Jan 18, 2025
2024 Year in Review: Trump's Return, Biden's Legacy, and America's Future
Jan 06, 2025
From Soviet Ukraine to DC: Karina Lipsman on Communism, Cabinet Picks, and America's Future
Dec 19, 2024
Inside GOP Strategy: From Pennsylvania Recounts to Trump's Cabinet with Ellen Walter
Nov 26, 2024
Election Post-Mortem: Analyzing Harris's Loss and Trump's Return
Nov 10, 2024
Deep State Debate: A Trump EPA Insider's View with Mandy Gunasekara
Nov 01, 2024
Cal Thomas: Trump, Faith, and the Future of Conservatism
Oct 29, 2024
Economic Reality, Media Credibility, and Middle East Challenges
Oct 14, 2024
Border Politics, Senate Shifts, and Speaker Surprises
Sep 26, 2024
Breaking Down the Debate: Visuals, Issues, and Impact
Sep 12, 2024
DNC Aftermath: Harris's Rise, Trump's Strategy, and Shifting Battlegrounds
Aug 30, 2024
Keli Goff Asks, Is Kamala the Right Pick?
Aug 14, 2024
From Assassination Attempts to Project 2025: Unpacking the Latest Political Drama
Jul 28, 2024
The Backlash Against DEI Policies in Corporate America with Charlie Gasparino
Jul 09, 2024
Silicon Valley Softening to Trump • Black Voters Going to Trump • Upcoming Debates
Jun 24, 2024
Carla Sands Defends Trump's Legacy and Discusses the Future of the Republican Party
Jun 08, 2024
Assessing Trump's Foreign Policy & Debating the Supreme Court's Moral Standards
May 24, 2024
Former Rep. Dave Brat Debates Illegal Immigration, Election Integrity and the War in Ukraine
May 10, 2024
Trump's Trials, Biden's Challenges: Can Either Expand Their Voter Base?
May 01, 2024
Inflation, Ukraine, and the 2024 Election Landscape with Charlie Sykes
Apr 25, 2024
Navigating Media Bias, Immigration, and Transgender Visibility in a Polarized Political Landscape
Apr 03, 2024
Breaking Down No Labels' Strategy in 2024 with No Labels Chief Strategist Ryan Clancy
Mar 15, 2024
School Choice, Embryos, and Trump's Potential Second Term
Mar 06, 2024
Examining Russia's Strategy in Ukraine with Maria Snegovaya
Feb 16, 2024
Border Security, Ukraine Aid Debates, and Holding Fathers Responsible
Feb 02, 2024
Nikki Haley • Ron DeSantis • Trump Running Mate
Jan 23, 2024
2023 Wrap Up
Dec 29, 2023
Hunter Biden • Ukraine and Israel • Gavin Newsom & Ron DeSantis
Dec 18, 2023
Civility in Divisive Times
Nov 30, 2023
Nikki Haley's Rise and Mike Pence's Fall: The Changing GOP Primary
Nov 06, 2023
Reflections on Israel with Masada Siegel
Oct 27, 2023
Bill Hoagland of the Bipartisan Policy Center on the Federal Budget
Oct 12, 2023
Exploring Executive Powers and Government Reform
Sep 28, 2023
Special Guest Shermichael Singleton: African-American Issues and the Republican Party
Sep 12, 2023
Digging into the Media with Alexander Heffner
Aug 18, 2023
Chances for Vivek Ramaswamy • Letting Go of Hunter Biden • GOP At Fault for Credit Hit • Odds for Trump Not Being Nominee
Aug 07, 2023
Ryan Clancy of No Labels Discusses the Strategy for a Potential 2024 Third Party Candidate
Jul 20, 2023
Bill Kristol on Looking Ahead to the 2024 Election
Jul 13, 2023
Guardrails for AI • Trump Document Case • Importance of Traveling for Leaders
Jun 27, 2023
Examining the Debt Limit Deal with Rachel Snyderman of the Bipartisan Policy Center
Jun 13, 2023
Ukraine and 2024 • Loneliness in America • Media vs Trump
May 24, 2023
Deep Dive on the Debt Limit
May 05, 2023
Biden Tax Changes • Republicans Reaching Independents • Supreme Court on Abortion Bill
Apr 21, 2023
Trump Indictment • Lessons from Wisconsin • Jill Biden in Hot Water • A Trump Exorcism
Apr 07, 2023
Domestic Energy • Moving Beyond Trump • Silicon Valley Bank • Foreign Policy
Mar 24, 2023
TikTok Should be Banned? • Republicans Supporting Trump • Are Big Cities Getting Safer? • Demise of Fox News?
Mar 21, 2023
Chinese Balloons • State of the Union • Playing Chicken with the Debt Limit • Response to State of the Union
Feb 14, 2023
End Game for Putin • Classified Documents? • Child Support for Unborn Children • Raising the Debt Ceiling
Feb 03, 2023
Agenda in Congress? • Who Should Run Twitter • Comparing Biden & Trump • Associated Press Limiting Language
Jan 16, 2023
2022 In Review
Jan 05, 2023
Advice for GOP after Midterms • Should Biden be Impeached Over Hunter's Laptop • Moving on from Trump • GOP and Unions
Dec 14, 2022
Abortion Pills • Move on from Trump? • Is ‘ESG’ a Fraud? • GOP Controlled House
Nov 23, 2022
Overview of 2022 Midterms • Will Herschel Walker Win in Georgia? • No Rewards for Mediocre Performance • Economic Policies to Combat Inflation
Nov 16, 2022
Oz/Fetterman and Walker/Warnock• Raising the Debt Limit Ceiling • Total gridlock if Dems lose House but keep the White House? • What policies are GOP candidates pushing, if any?
Nov 01, 2022
Fetterman & OZ • Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions • OPEC Cutting Oil Production • Rock Bottom for Trump
Oct 10, 2022
Fentanyl • Biden and Ukraine • Republican Policies? • Moving on from Trump
Sep 28, 2022
Biden Lower Approval Numbers • GOP Criticizing the FBI • Finding Better Political Candidates • Backlash to IRS Funding
Aug 26, 2022
ESG • Midterm Predictions • Media Bias • Biden Reelection
Aug 09, 2022
Corporate Welfare - Donald Trump 2024? - Solution to Cancel Culture - Not Endorsing Unqualified Candidates
Jul 21, 2022
California Inflation Stimulus - Fallout from Jan. 6 - A Failed President? - Abortion Exceptions
Jul 08, 2022
The Left's Proliferation of a Racist USA - Criminal Charges for Trump - GOP and Admitting Mistakes - The Inevitable Recession
Jun 22, 2022
Swap Out Biden - Roe v. Wade - Inflation - Personality Disorders and Political Candidates
May 09, 2022
‘Libs of TikTok’ - Republicans Choosing Power Over Party - Media cover for Liberals - How Bad can a Candidate Be?
Apr 25, 2022
Is the Pandemic over? - The GOP and Putin - Janice Rogers Brown and Joe Biden - Herschel Walker
Apr 11, 2022
Compromising on Fossil Fuels - GOP Love for Putin - Supreme Court and Critical Race Theory - Advice for Republicans to Distance from Trump
Mar 25, 2022
Inflation - GOP and Obamacare - Ukraine Aid and Border Patrol Funding - Tax Changes
Mar 24, 2022
US pull back from the United Nations? Conservative media siding with Putin? Trucker protest movement? January 6th Commission staying bipartisan?
Mar 01, 2022
Can Cuomo retake power? Does Biden deserve credit for Ukraine? Is inflation transitory? How can Trump lose your support?
Feb 15, 2022
Biden & transparency? - Republicans plans if they retake Congress - Is Biden fit for Office? - Was Trump REALLY trying to overturn the election?
Jan 31, 2022
Liberals tolerance of conservatives - Who will run in 2024 - Biden and the Ukraine - Where are the pragmatic conservatives?
Jan 05, 2022
Toxic Bipartisanship? - Balanced view of Covid - Constitutional Convention - GOP 'actually' pro-life?
Dec 02, 2021
Are Dems helping the Middle Class? - Build Back Better - IRS and Corporate Taxes - GOP Hypocrisy
Nov 18, 2021
China's saber-rattling - Jan. 6th just political? - Swing voters changed by Jan. 6 - Where has the legislation process gone?
Nov 04, 2021
Are Democrats Tone-Deaf? - Is the “Big Lie” a Litmus Test for Republicans? - Independents Souring on Biden - Midterm Election Predictions
Oct 15, 2021
Infrastructure Bill Price Tag - Republicans Moving Left? - California Recall Election
Sep 29, 2021
Afghanistan - Inflation - Would Trump Be a Better President Right Now?
Aug 26, 2021
Biased Social Media - Federal Reserve Inflation - SCOTUS Upholds AZ Voting - Cuba
Jul 20, 2021
End of Unemployment Payments - Punishing Rideshare Companies - US Two-Party System - DeSantis Ideological Curriculum
Jun 29, 2021
Manchin and the GOP - VPOTUS at the Border - Biden vs Putin - Google Docs Autocorrect
Jun 17, 2021
Budget Reconciliation - Higher Food Prices Hurting Blacks and Latinos - China's One Child Policy - When You Pick Favorites, You Lose
Jun 10, 2021
Practically Political with Executive Producer Paul Gilbert
Feb 26, 2019
Guest Paul Gilbert, Executive Producer Practically Political
Jan 29, 2019
Guests Doug Thornell and Michael Steele
Dec 11, 2018
Interview With Scott Mulhauser 2018 11 28
Nov 30, 2018
John Delaney Interview
Oct 08, 2018
Interview With Bill Galston 2018 09 20
Sep 28, 2018
Interview with Lorraine Woellert 2018 08 23
Aug 27, 2018
Interview with guest Gloria Borger
Jul 30, 2018