We're joined this week by New York Times National Political Correspondent Jonathan Martin (@JMartNYT) for a discussion of the 2020 Democratic field, how the various potential Mueller investigation outcomes could shape politics, and all things college basketball.

This week we're joined by Seamus Hughes, Deputy Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, an expert on terrorism, homegrown violent extremism, and countering violent extremism (CVE). We discuss Seamus' headline-making work, the research tools and skills it takes to accomplish that work, and how his political career brought him to this topic.

Josh, Liam, and Paul discuss what's been going on in their worlds this week, including Democratic Presidential hopefuls, CPAC, and what the Cohen hearings tell us about the new class of Congress.

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Bracewell Partner and chair of the firm’s national white collar defense practice, Stephen Braga. Braga talks to us about the wonder that is white collar crime, one of his most interesting pro bono cases, The West Memphis Three, and the Lord of the Rings character named after him.

This week we're joined by Mandy Gunasekara, Founder and President of Energy 45 Fund and former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the EPA. We talk Green New Deal, catching the "Potomac Fever," and the future of energy and environment legislation.

This week we're taking the show international with featured guest Alexander (Sasha) Kravtsov, Director General of Nexus Eurasia in Moscow. We discuss Sasha's experience representing Russian clients in the U.S. and U.S. clients in Russia and the former Soviet Union; how advocacy and strategic communications compare between the East and West; and Russian perceptions of American politics.

If January set the tone for 2019, we're in for a wild year! On today's episode, the team chats with David Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent at the Washington Examiner, about the shutdown ending, what could happen when the three weeks runs out, and what this means for the political landscape in the new year.

2019 is shaping up to be a strange year in Washington, and today's episode is here to answer all your questions on the government shutdown. Our guest this week is FBI Agents Association President and FBI Special Agent Tom O'Connor, who weighs in on how this shutdown is impacting national security.

This week, we’re joined by JJ Green, National Security Correspondent at WTOP and host of the Target USA podcast, to discuss national security issues and what they may look like in 2019. We also cover the government shutdown as the news has changed hour-to-hour this week.

This week, our hosts interview the PRG bullpen, consisting of our fall semester Interns and 2018-2019 Fellow. Topics include how the youngest Millennials will continue to shape politics and advocacy, misconceptions the team had about lobbying before joining PRG, and what it takes to thrive in a DC internship.