The Lincoln Project

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Trump may be gone but American politics is still in crisis. The Lincoln Project has sparked a nationwide movement to restore our democracy. This podcast is hosted by co-founder Reed Galen and he is regularly joined by our political experts and guests that helped defeat Trump and continue the mission to stamp out Trumpism and the seditionists who backed him. The podcast discusses today’s political challenges, our vision for the future and how all Americans can be part of our pro-democracy movement.

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Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the GOP and its cognitive dissonance, the presidential field in the 2024 election, and why this election is a choice election. Plus, we got him ...

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12.07.2023 Once Again, We Got Donald Trump Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the GOP and its cognitive dissonance, the presidential field in the 2024 election, and why this election is a choice election. Plus, we got him ...
12.05.2023 Stop Pretending Trump Plays By the Rules Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Stuart Stevens and Joe Trippi to discuss where we currently stand as a nation, why our democracy continues to face an existential threat, and why the pro-democracy movement must remain ...
11.30.2023 Liar in a Crowded Theater with Jeff Kosseff Host Reed Galen is joined by Jeff Kosseff, Author and Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Law in the United States Naval Academy’s Cyber Science Department. They discuss Jeff’s latest book, Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World ...
11.28.2023 When West Point Rugby Went to War with Martin Pengelly Host Reed Galen is joined by Martin Pengelly, Author and Washington Breaking News Correspondent for Guardian US. They discuss Martin’s latest book, Brotherhood: When West Point Rugby Went to War, a story of American rugby and a story of the ...
11.22.2023 Encore Presentation: The Stakes of Global Democracy with Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska This episode was originally released on August 4, 2023. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by the Political Scientist, Humanitarian Expert, and now member of the Polish Parliament, Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska to discuss the importance of humanitarian ...
11.21.2023 Network of Lies with Brian Stelter Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and Journalist Brian Stelter to discuss the political media landscape, why the right-wing media ecosystem is so big and how it’s so effective in its messaging, and what really goes on behind the ...
11.16.2023 What Will Your Legacy Be? Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the 2024 election, third party candidates, the Israel/Hamas conflict, Trump’s bevy of legal cases, and so much more. Plus, thoughts on Donald Trump’s “Vermin” speech ...
11.14.2023 The GOP Governs Through Fear with Ashley Ehasz Host Reed Galen is joined by Ashley Ehasz, the Democrat running for the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. They discuss how being a combat veteran informs her approach to leadership, why Democrats are the party of national ...
11.09.2023 How to Be Abe Lincoln with Jonathan Shapiro Host Reed Galen is joined by Author, Television Writer/Producer, and Former Federal Prosecutor…Jonathan Shapiro. They discuss the life, mind, and leadership of our nation’s 16th president as well as the seven steps to being Abraham Lincoln as told through Shapiro’s ...
11.07.2023 It Can Absolutely Happen Here with Will Bunch Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and National Opinion Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch. They discuss how the far-right’s call for a “Red Caesar” means welcoming chaos and dictatorship with open arms, the media’s discomfort with directly ...
11.02.2023 The Arsenal of Democracy with Daniel Barkhuff Host Reed Galen is joined by Daniel Barkhuff, Former Navy SEAL and Founder of Veterans for Responsible Leadership to discuss the latest in the Middle East, why American leadership continues to be so crucial on the world stage, and why ...
10.31.2023 Mitt Romney’s Reckoning with McKay Coppins Host Reed Galen is joined by McKay Coppins, an Award-Winning Author and Staff Writer for The Atlantic. They discuss McKay’s latest book, Romney: A Reckoning (a biography of Mitt Romney), Romney’s opposition to Donald Trump, and how Romney ultimately became ...
10.26.2023 The Conspiracy to End America with Stuart Stevens Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens to discuss the series of historical events that led the Republican party to being the autocratic party that it is today, the GOP’s current state of dysfunction (especially ...
10.24.2023 Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Trygve Olson and Jeff Timmer. They discuss the current state of the Republican party (especially the House GOP who’s going on 3 weeks without a Speaker), the national security and ...
10.19.2023 Donald Trump Handpicks Another Loser with Joe Walsh Host Reed Galen is joined by Joe Walsh, Former Congressman and Director of Mission: Democracy, an organization whose mission is to educate Americans about the dangers posed by MAGA fascism and to encourage them to use democracy to help diminish ...
10.17.2023 Chaos is a Ladder for the GOP with Liam Ker Host Reed Galen is joined by Liam Kerr, the Co-Founder of Welcome PAC, a Democratic-aligned PAC that applies insurgent tactics to support pro-democracy/center-left candidates in swing districts and also build a “big tent” Democratic party. They discuss the latest in ...
10.12.2023 The Three-Front War for Global Democracy Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the recent Hamas attacks in Israel, upcoming elections (both 2023 and 2024), GOP infighting, and Donald Trump’s mountain of legal troubles. To hear more from ...
10.10.2023 Going Infinite with Michael Lewis Host Reed Galen is joined by New York Times bestselling author Michael Lewis to discuss the rise of Sam Bankman-Fried, his (and his crypto exchange FTX’s) rise to prominence, and how it all unraveled. Plus, what seems to draw Americans ...
10.05.2023 Brand Unsafe with Claire Atkin Host Reed Galen is joined by Claire Atkin, Co-Founder of Check My Ads, an independent watchdog non-profit that's reshaping the digital ad-tech industry by cutting disinformation off from its lifeline…which is advertisements and money. They discuss the latest with the ...
10.03.2023 The Identity Trap with Yascha Mounk Host Reed Galen is joined by writer and academic Yascha Mounk for a wide-ranging and nuanced discussion on American identity and how it informs our society, our political discourse, and ultimately our small-d democratic future. Plus, what to expect in ...
09.28.2023 The Moonstruck Moment with Michael Steele Host Reed Galen is joined by Former Lt. Governor of Maryland and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele. They discuss the field of 2024 GOP presidential candidates, the normative force of MAGA/right-wing media, and what to make ...
09.26.2023 Sleeping with the Devil Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson and Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Stuart Stevens and Joe Trippi to discuss why it's so important for Americans to understand what a good job President Joe Biden is ...
09.21.2023 Easy Money with Ben McKenzie Host Reed Galen is joined by the television star turned crypto-critic…Ben McKenzie. They discuss the rise of cryptocurrency, who’s drawn to it, and why no one can seem to explain exactly what it is. Plus, a look at the fraud ...
09.19.2023 “I’m Here, and I’m Not Going Anywhere” Host Reed Galen shares why The Lincoln Project is dedicating the month of September to ensuring that Americans across the country know just how good of a job that President Joe Biden is doing. For this moment in time, he’s ...
09.14.2023 The Architecture of Dark Money with Heidi Przybyla Host Reed Galen is joined by Heidi Przybyla, an award-winning National Investigative Correspondent for Politico. They get into her latest reporting on how the likes of Ginni Thomas and Leonard Leo gamed Citizens’ United and what dark money means for ...
09.13.2023 In the Window with Ruth Ben-Ghiat Host Reed Galen is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Author and Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. They discuss the role extremist groups play in a nation’s evolution to authoritarianism, how every Trump rally since 2015 has ...
09.08.2023 Defeating the New Strain of MAGA with Simon Rosenberg Host Reed Galen is joined by Simon Rosenberg, the Veteran Political Analyst, Strategist and Commentator. They discuss why it's so important for Democrats to continue spotlighting the accomplishments of President Joe Biden, why the current brand of the GOP is ...
09.06.2023 A Sprinter Van and 77 Counties with Madison Horn Host Reed Galen is joined by Madison Horn, a cybersecurity expert and former 2022 Democratic candidate for U.S Senate from Oklahoma. They discuss how her cybersecurity background has informed her politics, the dangerous power of misinformation/disinformation online, and why modern ...
09.01.2023 Encore Presentation: A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet This episode was originally released on April 12, 2023. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Sharlet. Jeff shares scenes from his travels across the United States which exemplify ...
08.30.2023 Elon Musk Hates His Reflection and Blames the Mirror with Imran Ahmed Host Reed Galen is joined by Imran Ahmed, the Founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). They discuss the landscape of online hate and how it has exponentially grown in the last decade, the role of ...
08.24.2023 The Illusion of Last Night’s Debate Host Reed Galen shares his thoughts on last night’s Republican Presidential Primary Debate and Donald Trump’s “counter-programming” on Twitter with Tucker Carlson. Plus, what do the events of last night mean for the 2024 election, and how should the pro-democracy ...
08.23.2023 The Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation with Jon Ward Host Reed Galen is joined by author and Senior Political Correspondent for Yahoo News. They discuss the rise of the American Evangelical movement, the types of people it attracts, and how it became so closely tied to Trumpism. To hear ...
08.18.2023 The GOP's Unpresidential Pledge Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens. They preview the upcoming Republican presidential primary debate slated for next week, examine the state of the GOP writ large (spoiler alert…it isn’t good), and discuss how Trumpism ...
08.16.2023 The Mythological Recession with Ron Insana Host Reed Galen is joined by Ron Insana (Senior Analyst and Commentator at CNBC) to discuss the current state of the American economy, how remote-work and other post-pandemic variables have greatly affected the commercial real estate market, and how the ...
08.11.2023 Political Gravity’s Inevitable Pull with Judd Legum Host Reed Galen is joined by Judd Legum, Founder and Author of the Popular Information newsletter. They discuss how those inside the Washington ecosystem don’t seem to be adequately alarmed that Donald Trump could return to office, how Ron DeSantis ...
08.09.2023 Is Post-Americanism the New Normal? (with Brad Thor) Host Reed Galen is joined by New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor. They discuss Brad’s most recently published thriller, the competing forces with the Russian military ecosystem, the security threats of social media, and whether or not “post-americanism” is ...
08.04.2023 The Stakes of Global Democracy with Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska Host Reed Galen is joined by the Political Scientist and Humanitarian Expert, Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska to discuss the importance of humanitarian aid on the international stage, her first-hand account of the current state of Ukraine (the people, the politics, and ...
08.03.2023 Donald Trump: Thrice Indicted In a special bonus episode, host Reed Galen gives you his thoughts on Donald Trump's third indictment. He discusses why this indictment should worry Trump much more than his previous two, what sort of response we can expect from the ...
08.02.2023 The Game of Small Numbers Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the current state of the 2024 presidential election, why a decisive win for Joe Biden would deliver a devastating blow to Donald Trump and his movement, ...
07.28.2023 No Labels, No Answers, No Democracy Host Reed Galen is joined by the Lincoln Project’s Deputy Political Director, Philip Germain, to discuss the latest in the No Labels third-party-effort. They break down why the electoral math doesn’t work, how their recently published policy positions lack substance, ...
07.26.2023 The Absurdist in Chief with Jemima Kelly Host Reed Galen is joined by Financial Times columnist Jemima Kelly to discuss the comedic value of Donald Trump, the Mar-a-Lago ecosystem, and why our nation still cannot look away from Donald Trump. Plus, a UK lens on the American ...
07.21.2023 Blowback with Miles Taylor Host Reed Galen is joined by Miles Taylor, a national security expert who previously served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. They discuss Miles’ (sometimes horrific) experiences from inside the Trump administration at DHS, why ...
07.19.2023 Samuel Adams, The Revolutionary with Stacy Schiff Host Reed Galen is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning and New York Time bestselling author, Stacy Schiff to discuss the life of Founding Father Samuel Adams, his role in the American Revolution, and the legacy he leaves behind (despite his ...
07.13.2023 Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America with Brendan Ballou Host Reed Galen is joined by Brendan Ballou, a Federal Prosecutor who served as Special Counsel for Private Equity in the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. They discuss the inner-workings of how private equity works, how it's reshaped American business (by ...
07.12.2023 The GOP’s Bet Against the American People Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about what to expect in the upcoming road to the 2024 presidential election, the state of the Biden administration, the long con of the GOP, and ...
07.07.2023 The Clown, The Spectacle, The Show Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to discuss the latest slew of Supreme Court decisions, the state of the 2024 GOP primary field, and why Donald Trump will continue to be the leader of ...
07.05.2023 The GOP’s Mythical America with Joe Walsh Host Reed Galen is joined by former U.S. Congressman, Presidential Candidate, and Radio Host, Joe Walsh. They discuss the threat that Donald Trump continues to pose to our nation’s democracy, the journey populism took to arrive at the forefront of ...
06.30.2023 The Russian Game of Thrones with John Sipher & Trygve Olson Host Reed Galen is joined by Trygve Olson (Lincoln Project Senior Advisor) and John Sipher, a foreign policy and intelligence expert who served 28 years in the Central Intelligence Agency’s National Clandestine Service. They give their analysis on last weekend’s ...
06.28.2023 The Future of America’s Generations with Dr. Jean Twenge Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. They discuss the current state of the different generations in America, their differences, and what to expect from each generation in the future. ...
06.23.2023 The Least of Us with Sam Quinones - Part 2 Host Reed Galen is joined for a two-part conversation by Journalist and Author Sam Quinones. In “Part 2”, they discuss how corporations prey on addiction to legally market their products, how communities that have recovered from large scale drug addiction ...

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