Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

The hosts of "The Weekend," airing Saturdays and Sundays at 8 a.m. on MSNBC, Symone Sanders and Michael Steele, examine the launch of Kamala Harris's campaign for president. Skye Perryman, President of Democracy Forward, details how they're fighting back against Project 2025. North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs details her crucial race in the potential swing state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Published: 26 July 2024

Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall details the path forward for Kamala Harris to become president. New York Times contributor Justin Wolfers examines Biden’s strong economy and how Kamala Harris can run on it. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell details curbing assault weapons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 July 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens discusses the path forward after President Biden announces he will no longer seek the presidential nomination. The Enemies List’s Rick Wilson recaps all the uproar from the RNC. Semafor’s Dave Weigel provides his on-the-ground reporting from the RNC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson lambasts Donald Trump’s laughable attempt to moderate himself at the RNC. Former Senator Al Franken reacts to the RNC. Tennessee House Rep. Gloria Johnson details her Senate run against Sen. Marsha Blackburn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 July 2024

Atlantic columnist George Conway breaks down the roadmap for Merrick Garland to maneuver around Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case. Yale Professor Jason Stanley examines the parallels between creeping fascism in Europe and the US. Strict Scrutiny’s Kate Shaw details the damage done by the Supreme Court this term.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2024

Molly Jong-Fast speaks to the audience about political violence. Slate's Dahlia Lithwick examines the further implications of the Supreme Court's recent rulings. Author Dave Eggers, director Arthur Bradford, and public school teacher Jill Westbrook detail their new documentary To Be Destroyed, which covers book banning in Rapid City, South Dakota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2024

Author Jeff Sharlet provides a sobering look at Trump’s fascist promises and how they would change America as we know it. Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias fact-checks Republican claims that the Democrats cannot nominate a different candidate. Semafor’s Dave Weigel examines the lessons from 2016 that are coming back to haunt 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 July 2024

The Origin Story podcast host Ian Dunt comes by to gloat after the UK finally elects a left-wing government to clean up the mess of the past decade plus. Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen stops by to talk about the fun prank he played on Donald Trump and how it haunts him to this day. Author Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines the bad week fascists have had across the globe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 July 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson discusses the stakes of the 2024 election and why Trump’s denouncement of Project 2025 is unfounded. National Memo editor Joe Conason details his new book, The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism. NextGen America’s Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez examines how to motivate young people to vote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2024

Author Garrett Graff details his new book "When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day." Voto Latino President Maria Theresa Kumar examines organizing Hispanic voters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 July 2024

Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunt examines the Tulsa, Oklahoma massacre and the quest to honor it. Actor Griffin Dunne details his new book "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2024

Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani gives us a boots-on-the-ground report from Florida, where the Democrats are making gains rebuilding their party. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow surveys what's happening in Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2024

David Wallace-Wells updated us on what he's seeing on the climate change front. Brian Klaas, author of "Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters," examines the current state of democracy in America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 28 June 2024

Solidarity Strategies founder Chuck Rocha examines Biden’s path to victory. But first, we’ll talk to Ramin Setoodeh, who details his new book "Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson surveys the extremely bad Republican Senate candidates. Senator Martin Heinrich examines how we ban bump stocks. The ACLU’s Deirdre Schifeling details how they are fighting back against some of the worst rulings in America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2024

Think Like an Economist podcast host Professor Justin Wolfers details Trump’s disastrous plan to shift from income taxes to tariffs. Congressman Jared Huffman details the preemptive steps he's taking to stop Trump from having executive power to institute Project 2025 if he is re-elected. The Hopium Chronicles' Simon Rosenberg examines the 2024 election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 21 June 2024

The Nation's Jeet Heer discusses how President Biden brings the left back into his coalition. Will Rollins details his run in California's Palm Springs area against Ken Calvert. The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman discusses the continued corruption of our Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers the Supreme Court's continued descent into insanity. Janelle Stelson details her congressional run in Pennsylvania against Scott Perry. Authors Lisa Lerer and Elisabeth Dias detail their new book, The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2024

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell examines Trump’s inability to expand the electorate. The Guardian's Margaret Sullivan parses the consequences of the newsroom changeover at The Washington Post. The Boston Globe’s Sam Brodey details Trump stopping by to talk to Congress today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 14 June 2024

Legendary campaign manager Stuart Stevens stops by to talk to us about how he thinks Biden’s voters will come home to him as the campaign season heats up. Former pollster Adam Carlson gives his analysis of 2024 polls. The Washington Post’s Sarah Ellison explains how disinformation circulates through our media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines the fallout from Trump becoming a convicted felon. ProPublica’s Justin Elliot details his reporting that Donald Trump has bumped up the salaries for campaign employees who are witnesses in his trials. Author Jeff Goodell details his new book 'The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2024

"The Origin Story" podcast host Ian Dunt details the comedic turns the UK’s election keeps taking. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin examines the right's never-ending aggressions towards reproductive rights. The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper reports what he sees as he attends MAGA rallies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 7 June 2024

Atlantic columnist George Conway examines how we can end MAGA. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill details her move to hold Supreme Court justices accountable for their questionable ethics. Media Matters CEO Angelo Carusone explains the Right’s new playbook to take down media outlets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2024

The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson roasts the Republicans' defense of Justice Alito's actions. Talking Feds' Harry Litman analyzes Donald Trump being a convicted felon. Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith examines the media's coverage of the election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2024

Former Senator Al Franken weighs in on Justice Alito further eroding Americans' trust in the Supreme Court. Deputy Editor for Balls and Strikes, Madiba Dennie, details her new book, 'The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole The Constitution And How We The People Can Take It Back.' Newsguard founder Stephen Brill examines his new book, 'The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World—And What We Can Do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2024

Former Senator Al Franken weighs in on Justice Alito further eroding Americans' trust in the Supreme Court. Deputy Editor for Balls and Strikes, Madiba Dennie, details her new book, 'The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole The Constitution And How We The People Can Take It Back.' Newsguard founder Steven Brill examines his new book, 'The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World—And What We Can Do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2024

Rick Wilson & Molly Jong-Fast are here to give their takes on Donald Trump being guilty of all 34 counts in the hush money case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2024

MSNBC columnist and contributor Charlie Sykes weighs Trump’s chances of becoming a convicted felon. Former presidential candidate Tom Steyer stops by to talk about his new book, 'Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War.' New York Times columnist David Leonhardt discusses neopopulism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2024

The Lincoln Project’s own Rick Wilson skewers Trump’s embarrassing appearance at the Libertarian Party’s convention. NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh discusses his book, They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms. The States Project's Melissa Walker examines how they are helping Democrats win elections through giving circles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2024

Dana Milbank, a columnist for The Washington Post, examines how Trump smears his opponents using the same method each time. Representative Jim Himes surveys Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s chaotic rule over the House. Author John Ganz details his new book, "When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2024

The Focus Group Podcast explains how Biden motivates Haley voters to go his way. Governor Jared Polis of Colorado examines how Democrats can win with marijuana by following his lead in Colorado. Ari Berman details his new book, "Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2024

Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project skewers MTG's latest embarrassment in Congress. Senator Bernie Sanders examines how progressives can come back to supporting Joe Biden. Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone gives us a survey of the personality of John McEntee, a likely Trump administration official who loves bragging about his cruelty to others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2024

Jeet Heer of The Nation plays out how Biden can win back support from the left. Dan Nathan of the On The Tape Podcast examines the new economic numbers and what we can expect from the US economy in the coming months. Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Elections details the races that will determine the appearance of our government in 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2024

Ron Brownstein of The Atlantic reads the tea leaves on the latest Biden vs. Trump polls. Anne Applebaum details her new book "Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World." Nikki Fried, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, examines how Democrats can win in Florida again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2024

Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project ponders Trump's poor reelection strategies. Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post gives a dispatch on the aftermath of a post-Roe America. Marc Elias of Democracy Docket details the GOP's new efforts to stop counting votes before all of them are counted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2024

Tim Miller of The Bulwark surveys the fickleness of centrists whenever Biden does something that makes them angry. State Senator Tony Vargas details his run for Congress against Congressman Don Bacon in Nebraska. Frank Bruni of The New York Times examines his new book, "The Age of Grievance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2024

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki details her brand new book, "Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World." Former White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri explains how Democrats can win in 2024. Philosopher Jason Stanley shares his latest thoughts on America's creep towards fascism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson surveys Hope Hicks' damning testimony in Trump’s hush money trial. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria details his new book "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present." CNBC’s Ali Velshi examines his new book "Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2024

The Origin Story Podcast host Ian Dunt previews the massive victories Labor will soon achieve in the UK. Check My Ads' Nandini Jammi details her efforts to get the MAGA-loving disinformation site The Gateway Pundit kicked off ad exchanges. Congressional candidate George Whitesides details his run against extremely vulnerable Rep. Mike Garcia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2024

The Mary Trump Show’s Mary Trump skewers Donald Trump’s courtroom antics. Senator Tammy Duckworth stops by to talk to us about Republicans' war against IVF. Everytown’s Sarah Burd-Sharps examines Tennessee’s horrifying new law that puts guns in schools.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2024

The Lincoln Project’s own Rick Wilson skewers the Supreme Court’s handling of the Trump immunity case. American Sunlight Project’s Nina Jankowicz tells us how she is fighting disinformation. Bolts Magazine’s Daniel Nichanian examines state-level politics that can have a big impact on our future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2024

Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick examines the Supreme Court’s hearing on what care pregnant patients can be provided in emergency rooms in states with draconian anti-abortion laws. Think Like an Economist’s Justin Wolfers explains how inflation in insurance markets is affecting the economy. Semafor’s Dave Weigel details the weird Electoral College move Republicans are trying in Nebraska.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2024

MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes breaks down congressional Republicans doing the right thing in Ukraine. Bloomberg Opinion’s Jonathan Levin makes sense of what is going on with the American economy and rising insurance prices. Volt's David Roberts examines the Biden administration's progress on fighting climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson skewers Trump's courtroom behavior. Politico’s Rachael Bade talks about the chaos in the Republican caucus. CNN Climate reporter Bill Weir examines his new book 'Life as We Know It (Can Be): Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2024

Rep. Dan Goldman gives us an on-the-ground report of the chaos in the Republican-led Congress. Senator Mark Kelly talks to us about the implications of passing aid for Ukraine. MSNBC Daily editor James Downie examines Trump’s debilitating mental state as he stands trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2024

Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall examines the redemption arcs MAGA figures can have to get back in Trump’s good graces. Professor Eddie Glaude examines his new book 'We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For.' Florida Women’s Freedom Coalition’s Anna Hochkammer details her efforts to pass Florida’s Amendment Four.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson parses out the rough week that lies ahead in court for Donald Trump. Serial’s co-hosts Sarah Koenig and Dana Chivvis detail their newest season on Guantanamo Bay. Chief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood Arizona, Dr. Jill Gibson, gives us a harrowing on-the-ground report on women’s reproductive health of what she's seen at her clinic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2024

The New Republic's Greg Sargent details the GOP's increasing conflicts with spreading Russian propaganda. The Washington Post's Caroline Kitchener examines the disinformation around women’s reproductive health. Maricopa County Arizona Recorder Stephen Richer details his defamation suit with Kari Lake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2024

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell parses Donald Trump’s craven attempt to play both sides of his abortion stance. Congresswoman Becca Balint examines the Comstock Act and the effect it could have on reproductive health for women across America. Congressional candidate Whitney Fox talks about her run against one of Congress's most unhinged MAGA Republicans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2024

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson weighs President Biden’s progress in winning over swing voters. Run For Something’s Amanda Litman updates us on the local races to watch this election year. Jim Wallis details his new book 'The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2024