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From McClatchy's Washington bureau, Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty host a weekly look at what's happening inside the D.C. political bubble—and what that means for the battleground states beyond.
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Trump's dubious and dangerous refusal to concede from 2020-11-12T11:00
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Michael Wilner as they discuss the merits, or lack thereof, of the president's legal challenge to overturn the apparent results of the 2020 electio...
ListenPresident-elect Joe Biden from 2020-11-09T21:02
Join McClatchy’s Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner, David Catanese, and Francesca Chambers for a special episode of Beyond the Bubble, as they discuss the Democratic presidential nominee’s victory—and why ...
ListenUgh, the polls from 2020-11-05T20:21:03
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty and Kristin Roberts, the Miami Herald's Bianca Padró Ocasio and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy as they discuss why there was yet another polling miss in thi...
ListenThe election is here! from 2020-10-28T18:56:03
Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Adam Wollner for a special pre-election episode of Beyond the Bubble. They'll talk about the state of play less than a week before...
ListenHow Trump and Biden each think they can get to 270 from 2020-10-22T19:32:56
Join McClachy's Kristin Roberts, Francesca Chambers, and Alex Roarty as they size up how each party's presidential nominee can most easily reach 270 electoral votes and why the upper Midwest is so ...
ListenThe state of play in Arizona from 2020-10-15T19:37:50
Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Dave Catanese, and Alex Roarty as they discuss the battleground state of Arizona and why Joe Biden is holding a lead there over Donald Trump. Does Cindy McCain's e...
ListenThe state of play in Georgia from 2020-10-08T16:02:58
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Tia Mitchell joins McClatchy’s Kristin Roberts and Adam Wollner to break down the presidential race in Georgia, a newly emerging battleground where Joe Biden is a...
ListenThe state of play in Michigan (and the whole Upper Midwest) from 2020-10-01T18:04
McClatchy's Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty are joined this week by Tim Alberta, Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent, to debate the battleground state of Michigan, whether the public ...
ListenThe state of play in North Carolina from 2020-09-24T20:38:01
Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty and the Charlotte Observer's Jim Morrill as they discuss the all-important battleground of North Carolina, why Democrats are nervous about the absen...
ListenThe state of play in Florida from 2020-09-17T22:02:48
The Miami Herald’s Bianca Padró Ocasio joins McClatchy’s Kristin Roberts and Adam Wollner to break down how the 2020 presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is shaping up in the critic...
ListenWhy Woodward's revelations might matter from 2020-09-10T21:10:55
Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Francesca Chambers, and Alex Roarty as they debate whether Bob Woodward's new book will hurt Donald Trump's chances this November and why White House officials tho...
ListenBiden and Trump go head to head on law and order from 2020-09-03T21:13:22
Join McClatchy’s Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner and Brian Murphy as they break down Joe Biden’s speech responding to President Donald Trump’s law and order attacks and the civil unrest that has gripped ...
ListenRNC aftermath: The GOP (finally) settles on an anti-Biden message from 2020-08-28T19:07:56
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Michael Wilner, and Francesca Chambers as they discuss the GOP convention that was and whether or not Donald Trump' s campaign had the kind of positive week it despera...
ListenDNC aftermath: Did Joe Biden do enough? from 2020-08-21T18:02:24
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Adam Wollner as they discuss Biden's big acceptance speech, why the convention seemed intent on elevating Republican voices, and what they expect f...
ListenDoes Harris' selection change the presidential race? from 2020-08-13T21:04:46
Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, David Catanese, and Alex Roarty as they discuss the politics of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate. What does she bring to the ticket? Plus, Roarty intervie...
ListenWhy Biden is expanding the battleground map from 2020-08-06T21:13:48
Join McClatchy's Adam Wollner, Francesca Chambers and David Catanese as they break down President Donald Trump and Joe Biden's diverging ad spending strategies in the battleground states less than ...
ListenPandemic politicking and veepstakes drama from 2020-07-30T23:05:28
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and Adam Wollner as they talk about how the pandemic has changed the way campaigns are run ... at least for one party. Plus, we dive into the lates...
ListenWhy Biden is underperforming with Hispanic voters (plus, Kristin's triumphant return) from 2020-07-23T21:43
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Kristin Roberts (making her long-awaited return to the program) as they discuss whether or not Trump's disadvantage in the polls is really as dire ...
ListenIs 2020 just 2016 all over again? (No) from 2020-07-16T22:16:22
Join McClatchy's Adam Wollner, Alex Roarty, and Brian Murphy as they debate whether Joe Biden's polling lead on Donald Trump is as solid as it appears, or if reporters are making the same mistake a...
Listen#NeverTrumpers turn on their own from 2020-07-09T22:15:23
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and David Catanese as they discuss why some anti-Trump Republican operatives are working against not only the president, but also some GOP senators...
ListenWhat a Trump comeback would look like from 2020-06-25T22:01:31
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and MIchael Willner as they discuss how President Donald Trump, whose poll numbers have plummeted over the spring, can possibly mount a comeback th...
ListenThe Bolton bombshell — does it matter? from 2020-06-18T21:13:16
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and Dave Catanese as they discuss whether or not the stunning allegations made in John Bolton's book — coming on the heels of other former senior T...
ListenCan Trump bounce back? from 2020-06-11T21:02:34
Join McClatchy's Adam Wollner, David Catanese and Michael Wilner as they discuss whether President Donald Trump can rebound from a dip in the polls or if the 2020 race has fundamentally changed. Th...
ListenHear from the journalists covering the protests from 2020-06-04T23:31:22
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, The State's Joe Bustos, and The Miami Herald's Carl Juste as they discuss the protests that have erupted across the country after George Floyd's death in Minnesota. He...
ListenBut is it different this time? from 2020-05-28T22:09:47
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and Adam Wollner as they debate whether Donald Trump's much-criticized campaign against Joe Scarborough will affect his political standing (even if...
ListenTrump's puzzling vote-by-mail jeremiad from 2020-05-21T22:52:51
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Francesca Chambers as they discuss the recent controversy surrounding President Trump's denunciation of voting by mail. Then, the trio discusses wh...
ListenDemocrats love to criticize Biden's campaign. Do they have a point? from 2020-05-14T21:17:33
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner, and David Catanese as they discuss the reasons why many Democratic strategists have been eager to give (unsolicited) advice to the Biden campaign. Are th...
ListenGone to Carolina in my mind from 2020-05-07T22:59:25
Join McClatchy political correspondent Alex Roarty, McClatchy White House correspondent Francesca Chambers, and McClatchy North Carolina correspondent Brian Murphy as they discuss all things Tar He...
ListenWhere the battleground map stands six months out from 2020-04-30T21:29:40
Join McClatchy's Adam Wollner, David Catanese and Michael Wilner as they break down the prospects of President Donald Trump and Joe Biden in key swing states like Florida, North Carolina and Wiscon...
ListenTrump, the pandemic, and the African-American vote from 2020-04-23T22:32:54
Join McClatlchy's Alex Roarty, Francesca Chambers, and Adam Wollner as they discuss how President Donald Trump's pandemic response has angered even some conservative black leaders, why Democrats mi...
ListenThe veepstakes cometh from 2020-04-16T22:02:03
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Francesca Chambers as they discuss the burgeoning speculation over who Joe Biden will pick to be his running mate this year, and whether he can aff...
ListenThe primary's (officially) over. Let's get to the general election from 2020-04-09T22:23:26
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner, and David Catanese as they mark the official end of the Democratic presidential primary — and the beginning of the general election. We'll discuss why pr...
ListenThe primary's (officially) over. Let's get to the general election from 2020-04-09T22:23:26
Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner, and David Catanese as they mark the official end of the Democratic presidential primary — and the beginning of the general election. We'll discuss why pr...
ListenWhich governors are thriving, and which are struggling amid the pandemic? from 2020-04-02T21:26:07
Join McClatchy's Kristin Roberts, Adam Wollner, and Alex Roarty as they discuss the always complicated, often fraught relationship between the nation's governors and President Donald Trump as both ...
ListenPart 2: No really, what just happened? from 2020-03-06T22:32:06
On Part 2 of a special breakdown of one of the wildest weeks in recent American political history, McClatchy political correspondents Alex Roarty and David Catanese, and politics editor Adam Wollne...
ListenPart 1: No really, what just happened? from 2020-03-05T22:17
Join McClatchy political correspondents Alex Roarty, Emily Cadei, and David Catanese as they process one of the wildest weeks in recent American political history with a special two-part episode. T...
ListenBiden's firewall and Bernie's challenge: The state of play in South Carolina from 2020-02-27T22:50:55
Political correspondent Alex Roarty takes Beyond the Bubble on the road to Columbia, S.C., to talk about the primary there with The State newspaper's Mayaan Schechter and Jamie Self. They discuss w...
ListenBONUS: “Sometimes a chip on your shoulder in a race like this means a hell of a lot.” from 2020-02-25T16:42:53
On this special episode, McClatchy national political correspondent Alex Roarty and McClatchy national political editor Adam Wollner break down the surprising results out of Nevada. Then, Roarty an...
ListenMichael Bloomberg’s very bad night from 2020-02-20T21:16
Join McClatchy political correspondents Emily Cadei, David Catanese, and Alex Roarty as they analyze last night’s chaotic debate, whether anyone can stop Bernie Sanders, and preview Nevada’s caucus...
ListenIs Sanders 2020 the new Trump 2016? from 2020-02-13T20:38:07
McClatchy political correspondents Dave Catanese and Emily Cadei join politics editor Adam Wollner to discuss whether or not Bernie Sanders is the true frontrunner in the Democratic primary, what's...
ListenWhat the heck happened in Iowa? We try to make sense of the chaos from 2020-02-06T20:54
Join McClatchy political correspondents Alex Roarty and Emily Cadei, and McClatchy political editor Adam Wollner as they break down what's next for the two candidates who apparently had the most su...
ListenHow an underdog like Elizabeth Warren might still win Iowa from 2020-01-23T21:52:05
Join McClatchy political correspondents Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Emily Cadei as they discuss Warren's secret weapon in next month's caucuses, what David learned during his recent trip to Io...
ListenFallout from the Warren-Sanders feud and the puzzling case of Cory Booker from 2020-01-16T21:27:59
Join McClatchy national political reporters Alex Roarty and Emily Cadei and McClatchy politics editor Adam Wollner as they debate whether Elizabeth Warren can harness momentum from Tuesday night's ...
ListenJoe Biden cements his frontrunner status, and foreign policy takes center stage from 2020-01-09T21:35
Join national political correspondents Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Emily Cadei as they explain why the former vice president suddenly looks like a firm (if still flawed) frontrunner, how the c...
ListenReviewing the tumultuous year that was — and predicting what's to come in 2020 from 2019-12-26T07:00
Join McClatchy Vice President of News Kristin Roberts, political editor Adam Wollner, and politics reporter Alex Roarty as they explain what they learned in the year 2019, from the inability of any...
ListenKlobuchar's potential surge, Biden's performance, and the Buttigieg pile-on from 2019-12-20T20:34:46
Political correspondents Emily Cadei, David Catanese and Alex Roarty break down what Thursday's debate means for the Democratic primary. With the Iowa caucuses in little over a month, the race is e...
ListenImpeachment and a major trade deal — in the same week?! from 2019-12-12T20:20
National political correspondents Alex Roarty, Emily Cadei, and David Catanese discuss the politics of Democrats agreeing to a trade deal with President Trump, why Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warr...
ListenImpeachment and a major trade deal — in the same week?! from 2019-12-12T20:20
National political correspondents Alex Roarty, Emily Cadei, and David Catanese discuss the politics of Democrats agreeing to a trade deal with President Trump, why Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warr...
ListenKamala Harris, we hardly knew ye from 2019-12-05T22:13
National correspondents Alex Roarty and Emily Cadei and McClatchy White House correspondent Francesca Chambers (making her Beyond the Bubble debut) discuss Sen. Kamala Harris's sudden, surprising d...
ListenThe state of play in Kentucky from 2019-11-26T10:00
Kristin is joined by Daniel Desrochers of the Lexington Herald-Leader to discuss the fallout from Gov. Matt Bevin’s defeat, how Kentucky voters are viewing the impeachment inquiry into President Do...
ListenWhy Joe Biden is counting on a North Carolina firewall from 2019-11-21T18:12:54
Kristin, Alex, and special guest Jim Morrill of the Charlotte Observer talk about why Joe Biden is performing so well in the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary, whether his support will...
ListenWhy 2020 Democrats aren't talking about impeachment from 2019-11-14T20:43
Alex, Adam and Emily regroup to discuss why impeachment isn't more of an issue on the 2020 Democratic campaign trail, what effect late entrants Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick will have on the ...
ListenDemocrats' roller coaster of emotions from 2019-11-08T10:00
Alex and Adam are joined by McClatchy Impact2020 newsletter author Emily Cadei to discuss the wide range of emotions Democrats experienced this week between some less-than-favorable general electio...
ListenDemocrats' roller coaster of emotions from 2019-11-08T10:00
Alex and Adam are joined by McClatchy Impact2020 newsletter author Emily Cadei to discuss the wide range of emotions Democrats experienced this week between some less-than-favorable general electio...
ListenDemocrats' roller coaster of emotions from 2019-11-08T10:00
Alex and Adam are joined by McClatchy Impact2020 newsletter author Emily Cadei to discuss the wide range of emotions Democrats experienced this week between some less-than-favorable general electio...
ListenWhere Trump stands one year out from the election from 2019-11-05T08:00
On the inaugural episode of the new and improved Beyond the Bubble podcast, Kristin, Alex and Adam discuss how President Donald Trump’s campaign is positioned one year out from the general election...
ListenA brief announcement from BtB from 2018-12-21T18:54:43
Having spent the past two years covering the first half of Donald Trump’s presidency and the shifting political landscape outside D.C., co-hosts Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch announce the podcast w...
ListenThe Republicans’ Way Forward, according to two of Trump’s advisors from 2018-12-06T14:24:24
On the finale of this special series, White House correspondent Anita Kumar sits down with Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, Republican operatives who worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 cam...
ListenThe Republicans’ Way Forward, according to a former aide who’s been investigated by Congress from 2018-12-05T14:05:44
On today’s special episode, White House correspondent Anita Kumar sits down with Scott Jennings, a strategist who served as special assistant to President George W. Bush during the 2006 midterms, w...
ListenThe Republicans’ Way Forward, according to a leader of an influential conservative group from 2018-12-04T13:57:48
On the first episode of this special series going inside the future of the Republican party, White House correspondent Anita Kumar sits down with Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative...
ListenThe Democrats’ Way Back, according to someone who sees both sides of the argument from 2018-11-16T14:18:37
In the final installment of our special five-part miniseries, Alex Roarty sits down with the co-founder of Run for Something, Amanda Litman, a leader of “The Resistance” whose organization has recr...
ListenThe Democrats’ Way Back, according to minority advocates from 2018-11-15T14:29:47
In the fourth episode of our special five-part miniseries, Alex Roarty sits down with corporate diversity guru Robert Raben to talk about a contentious point surrounding the Democratic Party: the t...
ListenThe Democrats’ Way Back, according to the moderates from 2018-11-14T14:48:17
In the third episode of our special five-part miniseries, McClatchy’s national political correspondent Alex Roarty, sits down with Lanae Erickson, vice president for social policy and politics at t...
ListenThe Democrats’ Way Back, according to the activists from 2018-11-13T14:26:27
In the second installment of this special five-part miniseries, host Alex Roarty welcomes Sean McElwee, a 26-year-old leader in the movement to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
ListenThe Democrats’ Way Back, according to a 2018 rising star from 2018-11-12T14:55:42
On the first episode of this special five-part series going inside the future of the Democratic party, Alex Roarty talks to 2018 Delaware Senate candidate Kerri Evelyn Harris, who identifies as a b...
ListenMidterms 2018: What the heck just happened? from 2018-11-07T22:51:35
On this week's episode, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch are joined by Katie Glueck to break down everything that you want to know post-2018 midterms. Tune in every Tuesday to Beyond the Bubble. Learn...
ListenTo the (horse)races: a BtB election primer from 2018-11-05T18:24:37
On this week's episode, we are looking at the races you need to watch on November 6. McClatchy Senior Political Correspondent Katie Glueck joins the show, along with hosts Alex Roarty and Andrea Dr...
ListenThe midterm's most outrageous ads from 2018-10-30T22:01:01
On this week's episode, we look at the most outrageous ads from the campaign trail. Lou Jacobson and Aaron Sharockman from Politifact join the show. Tune in every Tuesday for Beyond the Bubble. Lea...
ListenThe Blue Wave voter in her own voice from 2018-10-23T22:00:03
On this week's episode, we talk to a Blue Wave voter who just happens to be a lifelong Republican. Terry Poulos voted early in Kansas. Hear what she has to say about switching from red to blue. The...
ListenAre Dems doomed in the Senate? from 2018-10-17T13:57:45
On this week's episode, Kyle Kondik from Sabato's Crystal Ball joins the show to talk about Democrats' chances in the Senate for November and beyond. Then, Molly Reynolds from the Brookings Institu...
ListenWill Beto beat Cruz and Florida's voting rights from 2018-10-09T23:04:43
On this week's episode, Alex, Andrea, and Alex talk about the Texas race for Senate that's heating up between Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz. Then, Adam Wollner joins the show to talk about the Influen...
ListenMissouri's Kavanaugh grenade and Democrats go digital from 2018-10-02T21:33:35
On this week’s episode, Daniel Malloy from OZY joins Alex and Andrea to talk about how fallout from Kavanaugh is affecting the Senate race in Missouri. Then, Patrick McHugh from Priorities USA join...
ListenGOP's lost generation of women&September's Politifact from 2018-09-25T22:01:04
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Meghan Milloy from Republican Women for Progress joins Alex and Andrea to talk about the GOP's relationship with women and why more aren't running for office. Then...
ListenHurricane Florence takes over and moderates go left from 2018-09-18T21:27:05
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Jim Morrill from the Charlotte Observer joins Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch on the show to talk about Hurricane Florence and the politicians who keep on politickin...
ListenSupreme Court mishegoss and Texas's Obamacare lawsuit bombshell from 2018-09-11T22:21:36
On this week's episode, Dr. Margaret Russell from Santa Clara Law joins the show to talk about Brett Kavanaugh's hearing and the staying power of Supreme Court nomination hearings as a whole. Then,...
ListenA Florida shocker and the perks of candidate debt from 2018-09-05T14:43:59
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, we look at Andrew Gillum's big win in Florida and how a candidate's debt can work in their favor. David Smiley from the Miami Herald and Nick Fouriezos from Ozy jo...
ListenSilent Sam and August's fibs from 2018-08-28T20:41:43
On this week's episode, Camila Molina from the News&Observer joins Alex Roarty and guest co-host Adam Wollner to talk about the Influencer Series and Silent Sam's toppling at the University of Nort...
ListenSocialism, healthcare, jobs, oh my! from 2018-08-21T22:28:16
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, California Congressman Ro Khanna joins the show to talk about far-left legislation like the jobs guarantee bill. He also shares his thoughts on #abolishice. Then, ...
ListenWill the blue wave reach...Kansas?! from 2018-08-14T21:31:30
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Bryan Lowry from the Kansas City Star breaks down Kansas' version of the Blue Wave. Then, political expert Liam Donovan shares what kinds of strategies the GOP wil...
ListenFlorida 26 and the Year of Color from 2018-08-08T13:34:55
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Jaime Harrison joins the show to talk about a piece in OZY that calls this year the Year of Color. Katie Glueck also joins Alex Roarty and guest host Daniel Malloy...
ListenPolitifact calls out July's liars from 2018-07-31T21:30:15
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Politifact's executive director Aaron Sharockman joins Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch to talk about the lies of July. Then, our own Adam Wollner joins the show to u...
ListenBtB live from OZY Fest, with Rep. Carlos Curbelo from 2018-07-23T19:03:33
On this week’s episode, Florida Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo joins Kristin Roberts and OZY politics editor Daniel Malloy at OZY Fest in New York City for a wide-ranging interview coveri...
ListenIs Kavanaugh enough to flip Roe v. Wade? from 2018-07-11T15:10:09
On this week's episode, NARAL's president Ilyse Hogue joins Alex and Andrea to talk about the implication of President Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh. Margaret Russell from Santa Clara ...
ListenAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win and Ground Game races from 2018-07-03T15:46:48
On this week's episode, Daniel Malloy from Ozy shares his early interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic primary winner from New York. Katie Glueck joins Alex Roarty as co-host while...
ListenGerrymandering news and the lies of June from 2018-06-26T22:57:18
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, we look at gerrymandering and the Supreme Court's latest ruling, or non-ruling, that reflects a change (or lack thereof) in Texas and North Carolina districts. We ...
ListenTrump hits rock bottom with Latino voters from 2018-06-19T21:22:20
On this week's episode, Albert Morales from Latino Decisions sits down with Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch to talk about how President Trump's administration's zero-tolerance policy on immigration i...
ListenOzy and McClatchy introduce Ground Game from 2018-06-12T21:52:18
McClatchy is launching a new project that focuses on the issues relevant to the nation that is brewing in key districts across the country. Daniel Malloy from Ozy joins Andrea and Alex in the first...
ListenTexas gun groups get in with Gov. from 2018-06-06T10:12:13
On this week's episode, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Texas' Gun Sense group join Alex and Andrea to discuss new gun safety policy from Governor Greg Abbott and the future of Fix NICS...
ListenThe lies of May from Politifact from 2018-05-30T18:30:26
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Politifact's Louis Jacobson details this month's biggest lies from politicians on the Hill and in your state. Hint: the president is one of them. Stay tuned. Learn...
ListenIndivisible talks #resistance and Dems from 2018-05-23T15:54:27
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drush talk to Indivisible's Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin about the state of the resistance and how Dems may not be doing their best. Then, ...
ListenTrump's effect reaches both party's primaries from 2018-05-15T19:24:29
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch are joined by Amanda Litman and Andy Roth to talk about how Democrats and Republicans fared in the primaries. Amanda comes from the p...
ListenTeacher protests sweep the nation from 2018-05-08T21:54:24
This week's episode features Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch talking with a teacher in Kentucky about protests happening there. Then, Lexington Herald-Leader reporter Daniel Desrochers and The State'...
ListenRob Reiner and the reporters denied a Pulitzer from 2018-05-02T14:58:59
This week's BtB takes you, live, to The Palm in downtown Washington, D.C. where host Kristin Roberts interviews actor and director Rob Reiner about "Shock and Awe," the new film debuting June 14 ab...
ListenFake news and wage gaps: April's top lies from 2018-04-25T13:43:51
On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch chat with Politifact's Lou Jacobson about April's top lies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenIs the GOP reaching a boiling point? from 2018-04-17T21:24:35
On this week's episode, Alex Roarty and D.C. Fort-Worth Star-Telegram reporter Andrea Drusch talk with McClatchy White House reporter Anita Kumar about the chaos surrounding the Trump administratio...
ListenNever say never, says #NeverTrump from 2018-04-10T21:25:34
On this week's episode, Alex Roarty and D.C. Fort-Worth Star-Telegram reporter Andrea Drusch talk with Senator Marco Rubio's former presidential advisor Alex Conant about the #NeverTrumpers that ha...
ListenFacebook breaches, campaign screeches from 2018-04-03T22:55:59
On this week's episode, Alex Roarty and D.C. Fort-Worth Star-Telegram reporter Andrea Drusch talk with Melissa Ryan of CTRL, ALT RIGHT, DELETE and the Factual Democracy Project about Facebook as a ...
ListenReal, not real: The lies of March from 2018-03-27T22:13:43
On this week's episode, national politics reporters Alex Roarty and Katie Glueck chat with Politifact's Aaron Sharockman about March's top lies from the politicians that matter and the memes that s...
ListenGuns, marches, and Conor Lamb from 2018-03-21T00:04:14
On this week’s episode, McClatchy's Alex Roarty and the News&Observer’s Colin Campbell sit down with Guns Down America director Igor Volsky to talk about how Democrats are reacting to gun reform po...
ListenEpisode 15: Live, before the White House correspondents' dinner from 2017-05-02T10:46:01
On this special live episode, recorded before the annual White House correspondents' dinner, Matt Gorman of the National Republican Congressional Committee and Meredith Kelly of the Democratic Cong...
ListenEpisode 14: Tax reform takes center stage from 2017-04-25T10:43:06
On this week’s episode, President Donald Trump counts down to 100 days in office with a flurry of legislative efforts, including tax reform and a renewed crackdown on sanctuary cities. Joining Kris...
ListenEpisode 13: Jon Ossoff takes Georgia's 6th down to the wire from 2017-04-17T10:03:11
On this week’s special episode, Democratic newcomer Jon Ossoff takes the special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional district down to the wire. Joining Kristin Roberts to discuss how voters in...
ListenEpisode 12: Both sides of the aisle struggle with Syria from 2017-04-11T10:55:51
On this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, both Republicans and Democrats search for the right angle on President Trump's Syria strikes, and unexpectedly close races in the first elections of 201...
ListenEpisode 11: Conservatives won’t be bullied by Trump from 2017-04-04T10:31:25
On this week’s episode of Beyond the Bubble, Americans think President Donald Trump’s decisions are hurting the country’s standing in the world, conservative Freedom Caucus members refuse to give t...
ListenEpisode 10: War brews between Trump Republicans and Bush Republicans from 2017-03-28T10:40:05
On this week’s episode, establishment Republicans get their told-ya-so moment, the Tea Party brand gets a makeover and President Donald Trump’s team starts thinking about coalitions that include mo...
ListenEpisode 9: The battle ahead over public lands and private profit from 2017-03-21T10:27:47
On this week’s episode, President Donald Trump’s early actions signal a willingness to let corporations explore public lands for profit, the White House dismisses suggestions that its budget bluepr...
ListenEpisode 8: White House leans on Republicans to sell Obamacare bill to voters from 2017-03-14T11:11:45
McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald, Bryan Lowry of the Kansas City Star, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck in Washington D.C. to look at how Republicans are bal...
ListenEpisode 7: Trump's infrastructure plan hopes to avoid a pothole from 2017-03-07T11:41:08
McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by National Journal reporter Adam Wollner, Colin Campbell of the Raleigh News&Observer, Chris Cadelago of the Sacramento Bee, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck ...
ListenEpisode 4: Sanctuary amid the political whirlwind from 2017-02-14T12:11:37
McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald, Chris Cadelago of the Sacramento Bee, Colin Campbell of the Raleigh News&Observer, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck in Wash...
ListenEpisode 4: Sanctuary amid the political whirlwind from 2017-02-14T12:11:37
McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald, Chris Cadelago of the Sacramento Bee, Colin Campbell of the Raleigh News&Observer, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck in Wash...
ListenEpisode 4: Sanctuary amid the political whirlwind from 2017-02-14T12:11:37
McClatchy's Kristin Roberts is joined by Pati Mazzei of the Miami Herald, Chris Cadelago of the Sacramento Bee, Colin Campbell of the Raleigh News&Observer, and Anita Kumar and Katie Glueck in Wash...
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