Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Join noted author & pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday & Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

Episodes

June 7, 2024 50 mins

"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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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