Politix is a weekly podcast about the 2024 election from Brian Beutler, Matthew Yglesias, and some occasional guests. We’ll have some good-faith disagreement, some points of consensus, and an overall effort to focus on what’s really at stake in November. Subscribe for new episodes each Wednesday and listen wherever you get your podcasts. www.politix.fm
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Local politics, properly explained, with Ben Weisz.. Originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Produced by BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex.
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Is The Biden Campaign's Theory Of The Election Panning Out?
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm With Matt back from vacation, he and Brian discuss a bunch of important developments in the news, and zoom out to assess whether it’s really changed race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump: * Has polling data improved enough to make Biden the favorite to win? * Have develo…
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With Matt back from vacation, he and Brian discuss a bunch of important developments in the news, and zoom out to assess whether it’s really changed race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump: Has polling data improved enough to make Biden the favorite to win? Have developments like Biden’s patient victory in the fight over Ukraine aid, careful manage…
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Alvin Bragg's Liberal Critics Are Wrong
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm With Matt on vacation this week, Brian hosts a conversation with Rebecca Roiphe, a New York Law School professor and former Manhattan prosecutor who enforced the very laws Donald Trump is charged with breaking in his first criminal trial. They discuss: * Why legal commenta…
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With Matt on vacation this week, Brian hosts a conversation with Rebecca Roiphe, a New York Law School professor and former Manhattan prosecutor who enforced the very laws Donald Trump is charged with breaking in his first criminal trial. They discuss: Why legal commentators who criticized District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s theory of the case were fac…
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Donald Trump's Plan To Make You Poorer
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian step back from the news cycle to examine Donald Trump’s policy agenda, and the weird extent to which he’s getting a pass on toxic ideas: * His plan for an across the board 10 percent tariff would make Americans pay more for virtually ev…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian step back from the news cycle to examine Donald Trump’s policy agenda, and the weird extent to which he’s getting a pass on toxic ideas: His plan for an across the board 10 percent tariff would make Americans pay more for virtually everything, including groceries; A big immigration crackdown like the one he’s pr…
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Donald Trump Banned Abortion
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Brian returns from a long weekend in real America (western Mexico) with some fresh insight on how Trump-stalgia works. He and Matt discuss: * Why fewer people disapprove of Trump lately and why more people seemingly think his sharpest critics have ove…
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This week on Politix, Brian returns from a long weekend in real America (western Mexico) with some fresh insight on how Trump-stalgia works. He and Matt discuss: Why fewer people disapprove of Trump lately and why more people seemingly think his sharpest critics have overstated their case; How lag effects (the persistence of the pandemic and the ov…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Julian Sanchez joins Matt and Brian to discuss: * Donald Trump’s uncanny ability to evade justice; * Why a panel of New York appeals court judges let him mostly off the hook by staving off the seizure of his assets in his civil-fraud case; * What libe…
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This week on Politix, Julian Sanchez joins Matt and Brian to discuss: Donald Trump’s uncanny ability to evade justice; Why a panel of New York appeals court judges let him mostly off the hook by staving off the seizure of his assets in his civil-fraud case; What liberals and Democrats can do to make these civil verdicts a greater political liabilit…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: Donald Trump’s warning of “a bloodbath for the whole country” if he loses; The relative political value of exploiting Trump’s authoritarian appeals vs. his agenda of tax breaks for rich people and big entitlement cuts; The potential risk of attacking Trump in scattershot fashion, rather than homing in o…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * Donald Trump’s warning of “a bloodbath for the whole country” if he loses; * The relative political value of exploiting Trump’s authoritarian appeals vs. his agenda of tax breaks for rich people and big entitlement cuts; * Th…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: The biggest political takeaways from Joe Biden’s State of the Union address; Whether the press corps will do any soul searching after getting bamboozled by Republican special counsel Robert Hur; Can Politix convince Merrick Garland to resign? Then, paid subscribers get a deep analysis of Trump’s apparen…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * The biggest political takeaways from Joe Biden’s State of the Union address; * Whether the press corps will do any soul searching after getting bamboozled by Republican special counsel Robert Hur; * Can Politix convince Merri…
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Were You REALLY Better Off Four Years Ago?
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * How Donald Trump wriggled away from his disastrous pandemic response and the horribleness of 2020; * Whether Joe Biden’s pandemic response made voters more inclined to forgive Trump; * The extent to which the switcheroo was t…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: How Donald Trump wriggled away from his disastrous pandemic response and the horribleness of 2020; Whether Joe Biden’s pandemic response made voters more inclined to forgive Trump; The extent to which the switcheroo was the product of rational thinking vs. the political strategies of the two parties. Th…
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In this special crossover episode, The Bulwark's joins Matt and Brian to answer burning questions like: Why have most Never Trumpers have embraced liberalism and the Democratic Party to some degree or another, rather than remain conservative critics within the GOP? If Republicans sincerely believe life begins at fertilization, why are they pretendi…
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What Democrats Can Learn From #NeverTrump
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm In this special crossover episode, The Bulwark's joins Matt and Brian to answer burning questions like: * Why have most Never Trumpers have embraced liberalism and the Democratic Party to some degree or another, rather than remain conservative critics within the GOP? * If …
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: The nearly half-billion dollar judgment Trump owes New York for engaging in fraudulent business practices; Why MAGA spin that this his fraudulent practices were “victimless” is both bullshit, and irrelevant; Similarities and differences between this scam and Trump’s other fraudulent schemes. Then, paid …
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Who Will Bail Out Donald Trump?
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * The nearly half-billion dollar judgment Trump owes New York for engaging in fraudulent business practices; * Why MAGA spin that this his fraudulent practices were “victimless” is both bullshit, and irrelevant; * Similarities …
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: The Robert Hur report, and the fire storm the special counsel ignited with his rule-breaking, partisan attack on Biden; How Biden could in theory alleviate concerns that he’s too old to be both president and candidate simultaneously—and why his advisers haven’t really tried; The extent to which Biden’s …
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * The Robert Hur report, and the fire storm the special counsel ignited with his rule-breaking, partisan attack on Biden; * How Biden could in theory alleviate concerns that he’s too old to be both president and candidate simultaneously—and why his advisers haven’t really tried; * The extent to which Bi…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: How we reached the point where Republicans wrung a bunch of immigration-policy concessions out of Democrats, then reneged on their own deal. What was actually in the deal and why? Would the provisions of the bill have actually succeeded at the nominal goal of creating more order and better asylum screen…
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Will The Republican Border Security Bait-And-Switch Backfire?
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * How we reached the point where Republicans wrung a bunch of immigration-policy concessions out of Democrats, then reneged on their own deal. * What was actually in the deal and why? * Would the provisions of the bill have act…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: The $83.3 million a New York jury ordered Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll for sexually assaulting then serially defaming her. The related GOP freakout that America’s most influential person (Taylor Swift) might not like Republicans very much! Why Democratic Party leaders seem uninterested in pressin…
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Can The Resistance Reassemble BEFORE The Election
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * The $83.3 million a New York jury ordered Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll for sexually assaulting then serially defaming her. * The related GOP freakout that America’s most influential person (Taylor Swift) might not like…
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What Democrats Can Learn From Ron DeSantis's Humiliation
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * Ron DeSantis’s humiliation. * What policy literalism and pandering to base activists (as opposed to grassroots voters) has to do with both DeSantis’s failure, and the underperformance of some high-profile Democratic Party pol…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: Ron DeSantis’s humiliation. What policy literalism and pandering to base activists (as opposed to grassroots voters) has to do with both DeSantis’s failure, and the underperformance of some high-profile Democratic Party politicians. Is there an optimal middle ground between detailed policy laundry lists…
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We’ll be out with a fresh episode of Politix tomorrow morning, where Matt and I discuss Ron DeSantis’ exit and whether policy matters in primaries. But as we await the results of the New Hampshire primary this evening, I wanted to share my argument for voters there to vote for Nikki Haley, even if they’re not Republicans. Upgrade to paid to hear to…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: Donald Trump’s predictable, big (but not actually all that big) victory in Iowa Why leading Republicans (who know Trump is an electoral liability for the party) are trying to end the primary as quickly as possible, even with a semi-viable alternative who could make it a real race. Whether the media scre…
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Foreign Governments Paid Trump Millions
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * Donald Trump’s predictable, big (but not actually all that big) victory in Iowa * Why leading Republicans (who know Trump is an electoral liability for the party) are trying to end the primary as quickly as possible, even wit…
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: Was Joe Biden’s January 6 speech a good speech? (No spoilers.) Was Joe Biden’s January 6 speech good politics? (No spoilers.) Was Joe Biden’s January 6 speech true? (Spoiler: Yes.) How the truth of what Biden said affects the question of whether liberals should support Nikki Haley in open-primary states…
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Taking January 6 Seriously AND Literally
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This week on Politix, Matt and Brian discuss: * Was Joe Biden’s January 6 speech a good speech? (No spoilers.) * Was Joe Biden’s January 6 speech good politics? (No spoilers.) * Was Joe Biden’s January 6 speech true? (Spoiler: Yes.) * How the truth of what Biden said affects the question of whether liberals should support Nikki Haley in open-primar…
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Thank you for listening to Politix. (Or for watching it, if you’re some kind of eccentric.) In our pilot episode, we discuss: The state of the race as we kick off the new year: A dead-heat rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and a greater-than-usual level of uncertainty, given the candidates’ ages and Trump’s legal issues; Why the early rac…
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Thank you for listening to Politix. (Or for watching it, if you’re some kind of eccentric.) In our pilot episode, we discuss: * The state of the race as we kick off the new year: A dead-heat rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and a greater-than-usual level of uncertainty, given the candidates’ ages and Trump’s legal issues; * Why the early…
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Politix will be a weekly podcast about the 2024 election hosted by Brian Beutler of Off Message and Matthew Yglesias of Slow Boring. We'll bring you good-faith disagreement, points of consensus, brilliant guests, and do our best to maintain a consistent focus on what's really at stake in November. Subscribe for new episodes each Wednesday.…
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Politix will be a weekly podcast about the 2024 election hosted by Brian Beutler of Off Message and Matthew Yglesias of Slow Boring. We'll bring you good-faith disagreement, points of consensus, brilliant guests, and do our best to maintain a consistent focus on what's really at stake in November. Subscribe for new episodes each Wednesday. This is …
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What's up Positively Dreadful fans, it’s me Brian. I know this feed has been quiet for a couple months now, as I’ve been getting my new venture Off Message up and running. (Come check it out!) But I’ve got something exciting in the works, and I want all of you Dreadheads to be the first to know about it. So hopefully you can stay put just a little …
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What's up Positively Dreadful fans, it’s me Brian. I know this feed has been quiet for a couple months now, as I’ve been getting my new venture Off Message up and running. (Come check it out!) But I’ve got something exciting in the works, and I want all of you Dreadheads to be the first to know about it. So hopefully you can stay put just a little …
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Political Landscapes: Best Of 2021
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Ben Weisz has a sit down on the sea front and looks back at the highlights of the last three months of walking with MPs. Huw Merriman on bees, Lloyd Russell Moyle on being ginger and Jeremy Hunt on switching off. Editor: Richard CulverPresenter: Ben WeiszKirjoittanut BBC Local Radio
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Political Landscapes: Henry Smith MP
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Pack your thermals and your second (and third) jumper for this chilly walk round Tilgate lake with Crawley’s MP Henry Smith. Interrupted by most of England’s native wildfowl along the way, Henry tells us how his first brush with Parliament came as the winner of a back-of-the-cereal-packet competition, and how his heart sinks with every new Covid tr…
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Political Landscapes: Tim Loughton MP
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Ambling along the Adur river this week with East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton. We discuss his burgeoning acting career, which noises to make in Parliament, and pick out our favourite houseboats. But in a month where MPs’ second jobs have come under intense scrutiny, Tim defends his work outside Parliament – explaining why he feels it adds …
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Political Landscapes: Munira Wilson MP
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In the grounds of a mansion built for George II’s mistress, Lib Dem MP for Twickenham Munira Wilson begins our walk along the Thames. West London’s parks were a haven for her family as the new MP became her party’s health spokesperson in the middle of a pandemic.Munira opens up about the how her faith gives her strength – and the frustrations of op…
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Political Landscapes: Sarah Jones MP
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Into the woods with Sarah Jones MP this week – as we discover the wild parkland in the heart of her Croydon constituency, not far from where she grew up. Labour’s shadow policing and fire minister tells us how a Tory speech got her into politics, what it was like to work on the London Olympics, and why she’s hopeful her community can tackle knife c…
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Political Landscapes: Maria Caulfield MP
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In the town of Polegate, dragons and witches are mustering under a tree full of baying birds...well, it is the annual children's Halloween do. We're not invited, so instead, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield takes us for a walk down the nearby Cuckoo Trail. She tells us about MP's safety, the tricky work-life balance when your spouse is also a politician - …
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Political Landscapes: Mims Davies MP
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Employment minister Mims Davies takes us on a dander through Haywards Heath’s hidden parkland gems. She talks about having done every job under the sun - from cooking at Little Chef to doing local radio traffic and travel. She discusses whether politics is welcoming enough for real people with messy lives. And through it all, she is upstaged at eve…
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Political Landscapes: Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP
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He’s known as the leftwing firebrand who grabbed the mace from the House of Commons - but where does it come from? In this walk, Labour’s Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP explains that being ginger has something to do with that. So too the Woodcraft Folk and growing up in Lewes. And as we meander down from the hills near Woodingdean to the beach at Rottingde…
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Political Landscapes:Huw Merriman MP
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Huw Merriman may be a Conservative MP now – but as a teenager, he had to come out to his staunchly socialist parents. Maybe that’s why he doesn’t have time for what he calls the ‘pie throwing’ of Parliamentary politics.In this hilly ramble down from Burwash to Batemans in his Bexhill and Battle constituency, Huw talks about why transport gets him o…
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Political Landscapes: Peter Kyle MP
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The Sussex coast has been with Peter Kyle all his life. Growing up in Bognor, where Anita Roddick gave him the impetus to go back to school and on to university – to life as the MP for Hove, and shadow schools minister. In this ramble along his constituency’s seafront, Peter reflects on how Alan Rickman bounced him into doing a doctorate, his abili…
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Political Landscapes: Jeremy Hunt MP
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You’re running for the biggest political job in the country - and you realise you’re not seeing enough of your family. In this latest walk, former Health and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt explains how getting out into the Surrey Hills helped him deal with the pressures of the job, and how he’s learning to be more present at home.Revisiting the farm…
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