Kate and Josh convene for an emergency pod following the publishing of a rape allegation against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.

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The TPM Show and TPM Social Club collide in their first ever crossover episode to chat about the end of the Supreme Court term, the pathetic state fair and how it feels to be American under the Trump regime.

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Kate and Josh discuss the Callais ruling and need for Supreme Court reform, TPS oral arguments and James Comey's second indictment.

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Kate and Josh discuss the standoff over President Joe Biden's candidacy.

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Kate and Josh sift through the debate wreckage, discuss what comes next and process the Supreme Court's immunity decision.

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Kate and Josh react to the abysmal debate.

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Kate and Josh prepare for the first debate and the flood of Supreme Court decisions amid which it’ll happen.

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Kate and Josh discuss the proliferation of deceptively edited videos of Joe Biden, the finalization of rules for the first debate and the Biden campaign's new ads.

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Josh and Kate convene for an insta-pod on the Supreme Court's major mifepristone decision.

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Kate and Josh discuss the chatty Alitos, an Ohio special election and a new election forecast.

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Kate and Josh discuss the verdict and fallout for convicted felon Donald Trump.

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Kate and Josh discuss what the Alitos were up to on Jan. 6, the typically lame Senate Democratic response and a cleanup on aisle 'unified Reich.'

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Kate and Josh analyze the presidential polling landscape plus some breaking news about the debates.

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ICE at the polls, purged voter rolls, ballot seizure, and efforts to block certification: Joe Morelle and other House Dems have put together a team that’s planning to confront "150 threats" that could cause election interference in the midterms.

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Kate and Josh discuss Kristi Noem's epic self-immolation, presidential polling and the latest in Trump's many trials.

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Kate is joined by HuffPost reporter Matt Shuham to talk about how the war in Gaza is refracting domestically, from college protests to presidential politics.

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Kate and Josh discuss the Trump immunity case, the latest in the hush money trial and a well-timed announcement from the Biden administration about a major drug policy change.

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Kate chats with TPM's Josh Kovensky about life inside the courtroom as the Trump hush money trial unfolds.

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Kate and Josh discuss the start of arguments in the hush money trial, Ukraine aid passing in the House and a packed week at the Supreme Court.

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Kate and Josh discuss the beginning of the New York hush money trial, arguments at the Supreme Court that could affect a different Trump trial and Mike Johnson's newest woes.

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Kate and Josh discuss Arizona's new near-total abortion ban and what it means for the 2024 elections.

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Kate and Josh discuss abortion ballot initiatives in Florida and elsewhere, and how they may affect the 2024 election.

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Kate and Josh discuss Supreme Court arguments on mifepristone, updates in Donald Trump's many trials and the likely next senator of New Jersey.

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Kate and Josh discuss Donald Trump's recent comments (and how they're being covered), Mike Pence's refusal to endorse his old boss and Republicans' embrace of Bibi Netanyahu.

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TPM founder Josh Marshall sits down with independent media veteran and Gawker co-founder Elizabeth Spiers to take stock of the smouldering ruins we used to know as news media. They discuss how Peter Thiel’s Gawker lawsuit introduced new liabilities for independent media companies, why corporate media is more likely to capitulate to Trump than independent outlets, how billionaire-funding gives right-wing media an asynchronous advantage, and why reader-supported media leads to a better media landscape. Coincidentally, Josh also explains that TPM is in the middle of its annual membership drive and would love to have your support!

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Kate and Josh discuss the State of the Union aftermath, Trump's Social Security slip-up and Republican Ken Buck's unceremonious departure from the House.

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Kate and Josh discuss Joe Biden's State of the Union performance.

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Kate and Josh discuss Kyrsten Sinema's self-imposed exile from politics, Super Tuesday results and the end of Nikki Haley's campaign.

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Kate and Josh talk about Mitch McConnell's big announcement, and the primaries in South Carolina and Michigan.

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Kate and Josh discuss the verdict in Donald Trump's civil fraud case, the ongoing Fani Willis drama and the latest, Ezra-Klein-sparked round of fretting over Joe Biden's age.

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Kate and Josh discuss Tom Suozzi's win in the special election to replace George Santos, the Hur report heard 'round the world and Mike Johnson's foreign aid pickle.

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In which the University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson changes the minds of Kate and TPM's Nicole Lafond on the importance of debates.

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Kate and Josh discuss the immunity ruling, congressional Republicans' biggest rake-step yet and an initiative to protect abortion rights out of Florida.

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Kate and Josh discuss the waiting game on Trump's immunity, congressional Republicans' scuttling of the border deal to help Trump and some hopeful signs from the Arizona Senate race.

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Kate and TPM's Josh Kovensky chat with professor Gerard Magliocca, an expert on the disqualification clause, about what to expect in upcoming Supreme Court arguments on booting Donald Trump from the ballot.

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Kate and Josh discuss Swalwell's downfall, Orbán's ouster and Alito's possible retirement.

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Kate and Josh break down the New Hampshire primary results and crown a toady of the night.

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Kate and Josh analyze the Iowa caucuses and what the results tell us about the rest of the primary season and beyond.

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Kate and Josh kick off 2024 by discussing oral arguments over Donald Trump's immunity defense, eyebrow raising decision-making by Fulton County DA Fani Willis and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the upcoming early state primaries.

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Kate and TPM's Josh Marshall talk with Professor Heather Cox Richardson about the state of American democracy and how we got here.

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Josh and Kate discuss presidential immunity, the major Wisconsin maps ruling, and feelings of hope heading into 2024.

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Kate and Josh discuss a major ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, the myriad of Trump-related cases headed for the Supreme Court, and some actually non-horrible polls for Joe Biden.

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Kate and TPM's Josh Kovensky talk with Serhiiy Plokhy, director of Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute, about the Russia-Ukraine war at an inflection point as support for Ukraine fades within the Republican party's right flank and future aid is imperiled.

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Kate and Josh discuss some major abortion developments.

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Kate chats with TPM's Josh Marshall and Hunter Walker, along with journalist and lawyer Luppe Luppen, to discuss Walker and Luppen's upcoming book about the future of the Democratic party.

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Josh and Kate bid a fond farewell to George Santos (and Kevin McCarthy!).

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Kate and Josh talk war and midterms from the Lone Star State (with a special bonus segment featuring the Texas Observer’s Justin Miller). 

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Kate and TPM's Nicole Lafond are joined by Professor Karen Lee Ashcraft to discuss a masculinity "in crisis," its intrinsic connection to right-wing politics and how the Josh Hawleys and J.D. Vances of the world are hijacking it for their own ends.

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Josh and Kate discuss the ascendant Nikki Haley, the war on the administrative state and Hunter Biden's journey towards Congress as George Santos is on his way out.

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Josh and Kate discuss the newest threat to the VRA, Donald Trump's gag order hearing and George Santos' ethics report.

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