Tara is joined by veteran political strategist and co-host of the 'Highball Politics' podcast, David Kochel, to talk about the importance of the upcoming Iowa caucus for Donald Trump and the other GOP presidential hopefuls. Next, friend and founding correspondent for Puck news, Tina Nguyen, stops by the pod to discuss her upcoming memoir, ‘The MAGA Diaries: My Surreal Adventures in the Right Wing, and How I Got Out.' They share their personal experiences coming up as young journalists in the conservative media sphere, shine a light on some of the MAGA movement’s inner machinations, and talk about its impact on the 2024 presidential election (35:57).

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guests: David Kochel and Tina Nguyen

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins

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Tara begins today's episode by sharing her brief takeaways from the additional Jeffrey Epstein court documents that were unsealed this week. Then, Tara invites Bloomberg correspondent and bestselling author Joshua Green onto the pod to discuss his new book, ‘The Rebels,’ which details the uprising within the Democratic Party led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In their chat, Tara and Joshua take a closer look at why the Democratic Party might have lost the working class and how it can get it back in time for the presidential election.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Joshua Green

Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins

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Before we usher in 2024, Tara Palmeri invites the great Alex Thompson onto the pod to recap the political highlights and (mostly) lowlights from 2023. They make predictions and also discuss Thompson's latest reporting about Joe Biden’s unwillingness to accept his age, and how exactly that could hurt his campaign in the new year.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Alex Thompson

Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins

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Tonight, we come to you earlier than usual with an emergency reaction pod after Trump's massive legal defeat in Colorado. What just happened? Will it have massive ramifications for the 2024 presidential election? Tara invites CNN anchor John Avlon to join her on the podcast to search for the answers to these questions and more.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: John Avlon

Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins

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Tara is joined by CBS chief election correspondent Bob Costa to share their notes on the state of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. They discuss and debate Donald Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party, the viability of the top GOP and third-party challengers, Hunter Biden’s impact on his dad’s re-election campaign, and much more.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Bob Costa

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins

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Tara Palmeri takes her turn as the interviewee in a podcast swap with 'The Assignment with Audie Cornish.' Audie dives into Tara's journey as a journalist, what it’s like to cover a campaign in this period of political pessimism, and more!

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Audie Cornish

Producers: Devon Baroldi and Conor Nevins

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Tara is joined by political analyst and strategist Steve Schmidt to discuss his work with Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips and the imperative task of keeping Donald Trump out of office. Throughout their conversation, they dive into the state of Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, the importance of the New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley’s escalating profile, and much more.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Steve Schmidt

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins

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Tara Palmeri and Julie Mason team up once again to recap the fourth GOP debate, a.k.a. the Nikki Haley Pile-On. Tara and Julie discuss how Haley fared versus everyone, examine the night’s biggest moments, pick their favorite defenses, and more!

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Julie Mason

Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins

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Tara begins the pod by sharing her takes on George Santos, the chaos surrounding the Ron DeSantis campaign, and the Fox News debate between DeSantis and California governor Gavin Newsom. She’s then joined by legendary Democratic strategist James Carville to examine the obstacles facing his party and Joe Biden in the upcoming election and what they can do to refocus their current messaging to appeal to young and blue-collar voters.

For more of Tara's reporting, please sign up for her newsletter 'The Best & the Brightest' at puck.news/tarapalmeri and use the discount code TARA20.Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: James Carville

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins

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Is Ron DeSantis’s campaign in its death throes, or can he stage a comeback? Tara Palmeri and Florida insider Peter Schorsch search for an answer to this question and more in their conversation about DeSantis’s upcoming and extremely random debate with Gavin Newsom, who's not even in the presidential race.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Peter Schorsch

Producers: Devon Manze and Conor Nevins

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