363: It’s A Points Game With Christine Brennan
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
Politicon
4.6 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
James and Al blast the state of journalism, call out Scott Jennings for his toxic coverage, and explain Trump’s recent political struggles and declining popularity, centering on the disastrous war with Iran and the complications involved in resolving it. Then they welcome sports writer and author of ‘On Her Game’, Christine Brennan, to discuss the growing dominance of college sports, legendary coaches, basketball, the excitement around women’s teams driven by Caitlin Clark, the power of personality on the court, and the importance of youth athletics for March Madness.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Politics War Room with James Carbell and I'm Al Hunt. |
| 0:13.6 | This week, our guests are renowned sports columnists for USA Today and various broadcast outlets |
| 0:19.8 | and author of On Her Game, |
| 0:22.0 | Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports, |
| 0:25.0 | the great, the one and only Christine Brennan. |
| 0:27.6 | Now remember, we love taking your questions, |
| 0:30.5 | so write to Politics World Room at gmail.com for next week's show. |
| 0:34.3 | We'll get to as many as we can, but don't forget to tell us where you're |
| 0:37.5 | from. You can also get text updates about what's next for Politicon and politics warm around by |
| 0:43.2 | signing up at Politicon.com. Tell your friends about us and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, |
| 0:50.6 | Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. And please check out the links to our sponsors, Quince, Green Chef, and Mint Mobile in our episode show notes. |
| 1:01.1 | We thank you for supporting these sponsors. |
| 1:03.3 | It really helps make this podcast happen. A James, in a series of bad weeks, this may have been Donald Trump's worst. |
| 1:21.7 | Polls keep getting worse on job approval and on his policies, economy, immigration, and the Iranian war, |
| 1:29.1 | he was slapped down by several courts, and like the demagogue he is, |
| 1:33.7 | showed up to be the first president to show up for a Supreme Court argument over birthright |
| 1:39.6 | citizenship. In the end, he's going to lose. And he showed his contempt for the Constitution anew |
| 1:46.2 | by issuing an executive order curtailing the use of mail ballots in the election. |
| 1:51.4 | That's unconstitutional. |
| 1:52.9 | The elections in America are run by states |
| 1:55.3 | and subject to congressional, not executive changes. |
| 1:59.7 | Worse, he got himself in a lose-lose Iranian war situation. |
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