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President Obama told us about the state of the union... now it's time to hear about the state of the states. Political Junkie host Ken Rudin talks with the Washington Post's Reid Wilson about how several governors whose re-election prospects we
The State of the Union is... strong. And so is this week's podcast. Former Clinton speechwriter Paul Glastris joins us with an assessment of President Obama's SOTU speech. And host Ken Rudin takes Paul back into history with memorable moments o
This week's Political Junkie show reviews President Obama's speech on NSA surveillance with Josh Gerstein of POLITICO. Host Ken Rudin then looks ahead to the president's State of the Union address, reuniting with his old pal, Neal Conan. Ken al
Continuing where he left off in 2013, Chris Christie remains the most talked about Republican in the country ... only this time he may not like what everyone is saying. The week's Political Junkie show focuses on the New Jersey governor and whe
2014 is an election year, with control of the House and Senate at stake. Host Ken Rudin talks to political analyst Stu Rothenberg about what to watch for. And former Sen. Alan Simpson joins the program to talk about Liz Cheney's withdrawal from
Republicans in Congress were prepared to agree to a fairly innocuous budget deal with the Democrats with little fuss. But many conservatives were not willing to play ball, as outside groups lobbied against the deal and Senate Republicans voted
Nelson Mandela's passing brought this week's Political Junkie show back to the mid-1980s, when Washington was split over how to deal with the South African government's apartheid policy. Host Ken Rudin talks with two former members of Congress
We know for certain that President Obama pardoned a turkey this Thanksgiving. But is Healthcare.gov a turkey as well? Host Ken Rudin speaks with Washington Post reporter Reid Wilson about the mangled launch of the site and the Obama administrat
The word of the week is “nuclear,” and the latest Political Junkie show is all over it. First, host Ken Rudin talks with Cameron Abadi, an editor with Foreign Affairs magazine, about the accord signed by the United States and five other nations
Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks with Wall Street Journal congressional correspondent Siobhan Hughes about the changing fortunes on Capitol Hill for Democrats since the ACA rollout. Ken looks back at the hidden talents of Senate Majority Leader
Host Ken Rudin welcomes back his old friend from NPR's Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan, to the Political Junkie. They talk about the emergence of Chris Christie as the Republican frontrunner for 2016 and how that may not be going over too well w
The results of the 2013 elections are in, and while the winners in most races were not a surprise, the margin in Virginia certainly was. And because it was so close, it's almost impossible to say with any certainty what Ken Cuccinelli's loss to
With less than a week to go before the 2013 elections, Political Junkie Ken Rudin speaks to Stu Rothenberg, the editor and publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report, about the upcoming gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. The expe
Our long national nightmare is over! Political Junkie Ken Rudin invites his former podcast partner Ron Elving for the inaugural edition of the Political Junkie show. The shutdown is over, Cory Booker has won a New Jersey Senate seat, and the gu
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