On January 20th, the White House itself will undergo a major transformation as one President departs and a new one moves in to the People's House. Journalist and author, Kate Andersen Brower joins the podcast to discuss what that means for the new first family of the United States and the White House staff, including teams of ushers, butlers, cooks, and others. Guest: Kate Andersen Brower, author of "Exploring the White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many Democrats might laugh at the idea that Sen. Mitch McConnell or any Republican deserves credit for acknowledging a reality that's been apparent for weeks, and simply stating that Biden is president-elect. "I applaud Mitch McConnell for talking to Joe Biden today," VP-Elect Kamala Harris told ABC News on Wednesday. "It would have been better if it were earlier, but it happened, and that's what's most important. So let's move forward." Plus, Dr. Deborah Birx joins the podcast to discuss the coronavirus vaccine, COVID trends across the U.S. and share her recommendations for holiday preparations. Guest: Dr. Deborah Birx, Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It doesn't get as much notice amid the Trump show -- or, rightfully, in the midst in the dark phase of the pandemic. But intra-party rumblings about diversity and experience are more than background noise as President-elect Joe Biden builds out his governing team. Guest: Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To be a Republican who believes President Donald Trump and his lawyers at the moment is to believe that he's been betrayed by yet another attorney general, the GOP governors of Arizona and Georgia, plus dozens of federal and state judges -- in addition to myriad other government officials involved in increasingly bizarre and far-flung conspiracy theories. To not believe them is to potentially sacrifice your future in the Republican Party -- and maybe a whole lot more. Guest: Anita Dunn, Senior Advisor to the Biden Campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the days and weeks following the 2020 election the Trump campaign has been filing lawsuits in battleground states where the race has been extremely close. Former NJ Governor and longtime ally of Donald Trump, Chris Christie said this week, "...the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment." He continued, "the allege fraud outside the courtroom but when they go inside the courtroom they don't plead fraud and they don't argue fraud." Guest: Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA), author of "Bigfoot...It's Complicated" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's getting real now. From the top down and from the bottom up, the consequences of President Donald Trump and his Republican Party continuing to defy reality are making themselves evident. Trump firing a top Homeland Security official for contradicting his unfounded claims about the election, while local Republican officials in Michigan initially refused to certify results -- these mark new lows that threaten to shake the foundations of the electoral process. Guest: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Gray has won twelve National Sports Emmy Awards, interviewing the greatest of all time athletes from Muhammad Ali to Tom Brady. He has also interviewed nine US Presidents from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, and played golf with most of them. He recently wrote "Talking with GOATS," sharing many behind-the-scenes anecdotes about his famous conversations. Guest: Jim Gray, sportscaster and author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To rekindle an infamous discussion, taking President Donald Trump literally at this precarious moment means the president believes the election was rigged against him; that he believes he received more lawful votes than his opponent; that he believes the vote count in a series of battleground states is flawed and corrupt; and that there are election officials and state and federal judges that are ready to deliver him a second term. Taking him seriously at this moment ... might be even scarier. Guest: Martha Raddatz, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly 50 years in public life and three tries for the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden is the apparent winner of the presidency, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump in a victory delayed by vote counts and complicated by potential legal challenges. ABC News projects it was Pennsylvania that gave him the electoral votes he needed, and Biden, who was born in Scranton, has said his early life there has always been "a touchstone -- where I learned my values." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A win isn't the same as a mandate. Waiting for a win is messier -- especially in volatile times. On the day after the day after Election Day, the math and the map clearly favor former Vice President Joe Biden, though he's not there yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices