With Donald Trump unceremoniously demolishing the East Wing of the White House to build his gigantic ballroom, Sam Stein and Sonny Bunch discuss cinema’s most iconic White House destruction scenes as the reality of the demolition images unfortunately imitate art.

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Sarah Longwell and Sam Stein take on Trump’s latest outrage—a $230 million demand that the Justice Department pay him for investigations into his own crimes. They discuss how Trump installed his own lawyers inside DOJ to approve the payout, why it’s one of his most brazen acts of corruption yet, and what it says about the moral rot at the heart of MAGA politics.

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Tim, Sam and Will take on the wild world of major MAGA pseudoscience phenomenon—from a $40 million “energy healing” recliner empire to a self-proclaimed alien cabal called The Light System. Tucker Carlson, RFK Jr., and James O’Keefe all make cameos in this true story of conspiracies, bath salts, and the dumbest scam yet to come out of the right-wing “wellness movement.”

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Tim Miller takes on yet another Republican texting racist and antisemitic rhetoric, with Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, having texted several obscene and offensive messages.

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JVL and Andrew Egger take on Curtis Sliwa’s incredibly theatrical, straight-to-camera interview performance with Nate Friedman where he thoroughly takes down failed tennis pro billionaire Bill Ackman as he explains his NYC mayoral ambitions.

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Miles Bruner spent years working inside Republican politics until he could no longer look away. In this conversation with Sam Stein, he explains what it took to finally say enough, the moral cost of silence, and why stepping away was the only way forward.

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Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joins Tim Miller to talk about walking away from party politics, the failures that opened the door to Trump’s return, and her new book, “Independent”.

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Sam Stein and Lauren Egan talk with Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin about the massive No Kings 2 protests—more than 7 million Americans in over 2,700 cities—and how Mike Johnson accidentally helped make it happen. Ezra explains what’s driving the movement, why it’s spreading to red America, and what comes next for the fight against Trump’s authoritarianism.

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JVL and Andrew Egger take on Trumpworld’s spin after the massive “No Kings” protests—from Soros conspiracies to fake-footage claims to Trump’s “small crowd” delusion.

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Jack Cocchiarella takes on Rand Paul’s pathetic display of loyalty to Donald Trump—even after being publicly insulted.

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