On today's episode, we sit down with Robert Costa, national political reporter for the Washington Post. By the time Bob graduated high school, he had befriended John Mayer and Maroon 5 and convinced both acts to perform at his high school. Scheming his way into a gig as a concert reviewer for his local paper, Bob took to reporting and establishing relationships like a fish to water. He went so far as to even consider not attending college and going on the road covering these bands. However, he went to Notre Dame (where he did not write for the paper). After a successful internship at the Wall Street Journal and a failed banking internship, he decided to follow his calling and entered the world of political reporting. After becoming the breakout star of the 2013 government shutdown, Bob joined the Washington Post and was the first reporter to write about the seriousness and potential of a "Trump 2016" candidacy.