The Bill Press Pod
Deep dives into the crucial issues and emergencies facing America with the people trying to solve them.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 1387
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
We're Back From Break! And There is a LOT of News to Catch Up On!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We're here to cover everything you might have missed. From Donald Trump dissing the troops YET AGAIN to a brutal report on climate change to the fact that we are us…
01:51:15 |
Mon 26 Nov 2018
BONUS: The Impact of the Midterms
It was a historic night for women this election cycle. Bill talks to Andrea Dew Steele, the Founder and President of Emerge America about ALL of the new women who were elected on Election Night and …
00:46:54 |
Fri 23 Nov 2018
Happy Thanksgiving! Let's Look Ahead to 2020
Now that the midterms are over, it's time to start to speculate about presidential politics! Bill sits down with Hanna Trudo from the National Journal to go through an EXHAUSTIVE list of all the diff…
00:40:25 |
Thu 22 Nov 2018
Things to be Grateful For
What is there to be politically grateful for this Thanksgiving? Lots! From midterms to major movement on common sense gun reform, we cover it all. Igor Volsky fills in as guest host for Bill Press; h…
01:52:07 |
Wed 21 Nov 2018
If Not Pelosi, Then Who?
Amazon HQ2, a mounting uprising against Nancy Pelosi, and new White House press briefing rules... a normal day in the chaos realm. Peter Ogburn fills in for Bill Press. He is joined by guests Gbenga …
01:51:50 |
Tue 20 Nov 2018
Trio of Heartbreak
A trio of heartbreak came into focus over the weekend: Abrams, Gillum, and Nelson all declared defeat in their respective races. And, Trump visits the fire-ravaged town of Paradise in the wake of dev…
01:47:41 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
BONUS: Now That Bernie Made Amazon Raise Its Pay, He Sets His Sights on Wal-Mart
Bernie Sanders proposed legislation that would have made things very tough for Amazon unless they paid their workers a living wage. Well, it worked. Amazon DID raise wages for all of their employees.…
00:12:08 |
Sat 17 Nov 2018
The Republican Party in California Has Been All But Wiped Out
Another win for a Democratic in the conservative part of California. On election night, Democrats had won 26 seats. After another win in California on Thursday night, the count is now at 36 seats! Th…
01:51:55 |
Fri 16 Nov 2018
The Leadership Battle For Democrats Begins. Will Pelosi Be Speaker of the House?
There is a small group of Democratic House members who are opposing Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Will the votes be there for her? And with all the talk about her role as Speaker, why aren't …
01:51:54 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
Was There A Blue Wave? You Bet There Was.
We're seeing more and more results from last week's election, and the more we look at them, the more it becomes clear: It was a Blue Wave Election. Votes are still being counted around the country, b…
01:51:50 |
Wed 14 Nov 2018
Democrats Win ANOTHER Senate Seat A Week After the Election
After all the votes were counted in Arizona, Democrats pick up yet another Senate seat. Kyrsten Sinema defeated Martha McSally in a VERY close race. What originally looked to be a bad night for Senat…
01:51:49 |
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Donald Trump Skips An Important Appearance With World Leaders.... Because Of A Little Rain
Donald Trump canceled an important trip in France to honor soldiers because of a little rain. Is he really the tough guy that he claims to be? He's never visited any active combat zone to honor troop…
01:51:54 |
Mon 12 Nov 2018
BONUS: The Day After The Election
Was it a Blue Wave? Or was it a Blue Bust? We did a special afternoon broadcast on the Wednesday after the election to take a look at how Democrats fared in the midterms. We also had the breaking new…
00:55:13 |
Sat 10 Nov 2018
With Voter Suppression and Fraud, It's Time for Democrats to FIGHT!
In Florida and Georgia, voters were suppressed and disenfranchised. Now, we're seeing Democrats doing what they NEED to do: FIGHT! Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson are finding more and mo…
01:51:38 |
Fri 09 Nov 2018
Now That Dems Control The House, Trump Will Feel The Heat
Democrats won the House on Tuesday night. Donald Trump held an insane press conference on Wednesday morning and is DEFINITELY feeling the heat. He knows that he's about to be on defense for the first…
01:51:47 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
No Matter What You Hear Today, Remember This: The Democrats WON on Election Night
Lots of people are saying that it was a disappointing night for Democrats. BULLSHIT. They were out of power in the House and now they have it back. That is gigantic. Sure, there were some heartbreaks…
01:51:35 |
Wed 07 Nov 2018
Election Day: Your Voice, Your Vote!
Bill Press hosts with guests Tom Steyer (Need to Impeach, NextGen America), Connor Maxwell (Center for American Progress), and Sabrina Singh (DNC). From what the youngest generation of voters are pas…
01:52:20 |
Tue 06 Nov 2018
Fired Up and Ready To VOTE!
It's the day before the big election, and everyone is running full steam ahead on the campaign trail. Bill Press digs into the latest news of the day with Adam Wollner (McClatchy DC), Maggie Thomspon…
01:52:28 |
Mon 05 Nov 2018
BONUS: Gov. Terry McAuliffe on the Midterms
The midterms are THIS TUESDAY. With Democratic enthusiasm at an all time high, will we see a Blue Wave? We take a look at important races around the country and what former Governor of Virginia, Terr…
00:13:39 |
Sat 03 Nov 2018
Vote them OUT! The Most Important Election of Our Lives
Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor, fills in for Bill Press. He is joined by guests Austin Evers (American Oversight), Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), and Rebecca Vallas (Center for American Pr…
01:47:12 |
Fri 02 Nov 2018
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