Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the importance of continuing to hold Fox News accountable even after their settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, why Ron DeSantis failed miserably on his latest visit to Washington, D.C. (and why he will continue to fail in his 2024 hopes), and how even though Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy is much improved…he’s still Donald Trump. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to discuss how Ron DeSantis is approaching the threshold of being fascist (if he isn’t already there), the weakness of Kevin McCarthy on the national debt ceiling (and the House GOP as a whole), and why the fight to preserve our nation’s democracy must remain top of mind for the pro-democracy coalition. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Former Lt. Governor of Maryland and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele. They discuss how the GOP is continuing its gallop down the road of insanity, why Donald Trump as the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee continues to be such a threat to our nation’s democracy, and why it's so crucial for the Democrats to get good at politics…like yesterday. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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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 the convergence of MAGA, religion, militias, and fascism. The aftermath of Ashli Babbitt’s death, the “jokes'' from a men’s rights hotel room, a church’s Game of Thrones inspired altar, etc…this is what makes up the condition our nation now faces. Plus, America is now in a new era…the Trumpocene. Be sure to pick up Jeff Sharlet's new book, The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War, wherever fine books are sold. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen shares his thoughts on the Republican Party’s past week of insanity (indictment, expulsions, everything Florida, etc) in which the GOP crossed the political event horizon. Also, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election result proves again that Americans continue to denounce “MAGA Crazy” in favor of “normal”. Plus, a question to everyone in the pro-democracy coalition: Do you want to win? If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and Daily Beast Politics Reporter, Will Sommer. They discuss the state of QAnon as it stands today, why such a significant part of our nation’s population was (and still is) drawn to QAnon, and why Donald Trump and QAnon continue to go hand-in-hand. Be sure to pick up Will Sommer’s latest book, Trust the Plan, wherever fine books are sold. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Trygve Olson and Jeff Timmer. They share their thoughts on the recent tragic Nashville school shooting (especially given that according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.), give their reactions to Donald Trump’s Waco rally, and discuss the series of deals made by members of the Republican party that brings the GOP’s transformation to full autocracy ever closer to completion. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen gives his immediate reaction and analysis to yesterday’s news that Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. He discusses what we can expect in the immediate future, what this means for the Republican party and the 2024 presidential race, and how until this all plays out…our nation’s democracy remains in danger. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Hugo Lowell, Political Investigations Reporter for The Guardian. They discuss the latest in the Trump indictment narrative, the dangers of Trump’s seemingly productive 2024 campaign team, and what Ron DeSantis is already getting wrong in regards to his yet-to-be-announced presidential campaign. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Author and Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. They discuss how the entire GOP has become an autocratic entity (not just the MAGA extremists), why Trump’s propaganda has turned into policy, and how Donald Trump’s victimhood complex is just another play from the standard authoritarian playbook. Plus, what’s the fallout from the original sin of not prosecuting Donald Trump? If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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