The Playbook Podcast
POLITICO’s Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns bring their fresh insight, analysis and reporting to the biggest story driving the day in the nation’s capital.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 1941
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
October 16, 2024: Harris and Trump gear up for some appointment TV
Today, both presidential candidates will make somewhat unexpected appearances on cable news channels in a bid to expand their coalitions with just 20 days left in the election. First, Vice President …
00:07:00 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
October 15, 2024: The state of play with three weeks to go
With only three (yes, three!) weeks until Election Day, both the Harris and Trump campaigns are dialing in their final pitches. National political correspondent Adam Wren chats with Playbook co-autho…
00:10:34 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
October 11, 2024: How to spend $9 billion in 8 days
Just eight days into the fiscal year, FEMA has already spent $9 billion of its annual $20 billion disaster fund. Blame Hurricanes Helene and Milton — but also our era, when major natural disasters ar…
00:10:00 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
October 10, 2024: Harris’ unlikely Achilles heel
For generations, Black men have been loyal Democratic voters. But this year, behind closed doors, Democrats are worried that Kamala Harris’ campaign is struggling to win over their support in the num…
00:09:07 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
October 9, 2024: Inside Harris' PR blitz — Miller High Life, Prince, and her Glock
As the presidential race heads into its final days, Kamala Harris has sat down for a wide range of largely friendly interviews on shows like "Call Her Daddy," "The Howard Stern Show," "The View" and …
00:15:25 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
October 8, 2024: Florida braces for Hurricane Milton and a political storm
The Tampa Bay area is on high alert as the Category 5 hurricane is expected to hit later this week. This comes as the Southern U.S. is still recovering from Hurricane Helene. With Election Day just w…
00:10:35 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
October 7, 2024: The Israel-Hamas war hits the one year mark
It’s been one year since Hamas’ attack in Israel that killed 1,200 people. Since then, Israel's ensuing war has resulted in over 40,000 Palestinian deaths and now, has extended into Lebanon. The conf…
00:09:46 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
October 4, 2024: Is organized labor breaking up with Democrats?
Yesterday, the International Association of Fire Fighters announced that they will not endorse a candidate for president — a blow to Kamala Harris, especially as the group traditionally backs Democra…
00:09:33 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
October 3, 2024: Inside the latest Trump legal bombshell
If you thought there wasn’t anything new you could learn about Donald Trump on January 6, special counsel Jack Smith has news for you. Yesterday, a federal judge unsealed a 165-page legal brief by Sm…
00:10:27 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
October 2, 2024: Ope - The most Midwestern debate
Those who predicted a slugfest were sadly disappointed. In Tuesday night's VP debate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance had a debate that was light on body blows and heavy on poli…
00:13:15 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
October 1, 2024: Walz vs. Vance take the stage in New York
Expect jabs over military service and who’s ‘weird’ from JD Vance and Tim Walz during the first — and only — vice presidential debate in 2024. With just over one month until Election Day and a tight …
00:09:05 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
September 30, 2024: Rebuilding after Hurricane Helene
After Hurricane Helene devastated cities across the Southeast this past weekend, political finger-pointing has sprung over how to best respond to disaster-torn communities. At a campaign rally, forme…
00:05:29 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
September 27, 2024: The clock ticks down on the Mitch McConnell era
Mitch McConnell’s remaining time as head of the Senate GOP may be limited, but he still has plenty to say — if you get the chance to talk with him. We did. And we asked him about the future of the fi…
00:10:36 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
September 26, 2024: The race to replace Mitch McConnell
Just weeks before an election in which they hope to regain a majority, Senate Republicans are singing from the same hymnal in public. But behind the scenes, there are real divisions as jockeying heat…
00:05:33 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
September 25, 2024: Another government funding crisis averted?
That smell coming off Capitol Hill today? Jet fumes, as members prepare to get out of dodge. The House of Representatives is expected to vote this evening on a continuing resolution that will fund th…
00:09:36 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
September 24, 2024: What we’re watching for during Biden’s UNGA speech
President Joe Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon in what is expected to be one of the most important appearances in the final months of his presidency. Aides to the…
00:10:49 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
September 23, 2024: Inside Mike Johnson’s new funding plan
Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a six-month continuing resolution that would fund the government until late December. The move is in direct defiance against former President Donald Trump’s stated wishe…
00:06:35 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
September 20, 2024: Could Mark Robinson hurt Trump’s chances in North Carolina?
On Thursday, reports surfaced that North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson used a pseudonym on internet forums to express support for antisemitic ideals, as well as to comment on pornographi…
00:10:09 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
September 19, 2024: What is Mike Johnson’s Plan B?
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial attempt to avoid a government shutdown has been quashed. Yesterday, Johnson put a spending bill on the floor, and it died in a 202-220 vote, with some Republicans…
00:07:47 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
September 18, 2024: What we learned from Kamala Harris’ NABJ panel
On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with three journalists—including Playbook’s own Eugene Daniels—to chat about some of the election’s most pressing issues. Eugene and Playbook co-auth…
00:09:13 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
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