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A reliable, honest and entertaining podcast about Washington D.C’s people, culture and politics.... more
FAQs about DecodeDC:How many episodes does DecodeDC have?The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.
August 17, 2017207: The most important Senate job you’ve never heard ofYou may think the Senators have all the say -- but there's one person in the Senate who may have even more power. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough complicated the repeal-and-replace plan that Senate Republicans were pursuing when she said parts of the bill would need 60 votes instead of a simple majority. But that's not all she can do, as we learn from former Parliamentarian Alan Frumin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more29minPlay
August 10, 2017206: How protest movements can actually change peoples' livesResearchers Leah Wright Rigueur and Megan Ming Francis talk about where the social movements that have been so important to our politics in the last decade are going from here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more26minPlay
August 03, 2017205: How the Tea Party, Occupy and Black Lives Matter shaped our electionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more29minPlay
July 27, 2017204: Should historians be pundits?Harvard Kennedy School professor Moshik Temkin says historians must do a better job in comparing our present to our past, and he argues why in a recent New York Times piece titled “Historians Shouldn’t Be Pundits.” He talks with Jimmy — a history lover and regular cable pundit — about the limits in the analogies between Donald Trump and previous historical figures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more29minPlay
July 19, 2017203: What you should know about Trump's voter fraud commissionPresident Trump believes he would have won the popular vote -- if it weren't for the 3 million people that voted illegally. Even though there's no evidence to support his claim, he put together a commission to look into the issue, and their first meeting is today. They've already been pretty active, asking for voter data from all 50 states. But what exactly is going on with this commission, and what can we expect?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more31minPlay
July 13, 2017202: How the GOP wants to change MedicaidSenate Republicans unveiled a health care plan that includes deep cuts in Medicaid. We explain what those changes are and how they will be felt by many of the 70 million Americans who rely on Medicaid for their healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more29minPlay
July 06, 2017201: DC History 101 - Swamps and scandals, then and nowSo you may have heard DC referred to as a swamp in the past few months. The thing is, that's not just a political slogan - it used to be an actual swamp. Historian JD Dickey is here to tell us about the secret history of Washington, D.C., and how those beginnings help explain a few things about politics today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more29minPlay
June 29, 2017200: Thousands of women are running for office. Guess why!There are a lot of Dicks in office. But after the 2016 election, we're seeing thousands of women sign up to run for office - more than ever before. Clare Bresnahan runs a non-profit called She Should Run that helps women prepare for the unique challenges of being a woman candidate. She talks about how to tackle rampant sexism, double standards, and obsession over eyebrows.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more31minPlay
June 22, 2017199: What you should know about the 5+ Trump-Russia investigationsThere are so many investigators looking into Russian involvement in the 2016 campaign and the Trump Administration that it’s hard to keep track. That’s where friend of the show Victoria Bassetti of the Brennan Center comes in. She’s put together a guide, and walks Jimmy through everything you need to know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more35minPlay
June 15, 2017198: Your tweets can and will be used against youPresident Trump says he uses Twitter so he can get an "honest and unfiltered message out”to the American people. But investigators and even foreign governments are poring over his Tweets. Politico’s Darren Samuelsohn explains why.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more26minPlay
FAQs about DecodeDC:How many episodes does DecodeDC have?The podcast currently has 254 episodes available.