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
- 1942
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
May 21, 2018
The immigration debate rages on, Trump's fears on North Korea summit, Dems working to elect black candidates and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:31 |
Mon 21 May 2018
May 18, 2018
RNC's cash haul, House Republicans pull immigration strings, Republican Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley visits D.C. and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:29 |
Fri 18 May 2018
May 17, 2018
The president's payments to Stormy Daniels, new details on the Russia-Trump Tower meeting, Senate Intel agrees Russia tried to help Trump in 2016 and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:05:05 |
Thu 17 May 2018
May 16, 2018
A potential subpoena for Seema Verma, voter confidence on Trump and North Korea, primary results and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:00 |
Wed 16 May 2018
May 15, 2018
A pro-Trump group goes up with $1 million in ads pressuring red state Democrats to support Gina Haspel, the latest in Missouri's Senate race and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:56 |
Tue 15 May 2018
May 14, 2018
The U.S. embassy opens in Jerusalem, the remaining legislative landmines before Election Day and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:42 |
Mon 14 May 2018
May 11, 2018
Welcome to the reality of Washington, what the State Department is saying about the opening of the Jerusalem embassy and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:50 |
Fri 11 May 2018
May 10, 2018
Sheldon Adelson cuts a huge check to the Congressional Leadership Fund, Americans held captive in North Korea return home and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:01 |
Thu 10 May 2018
May 9, 2018
House Republicans had a rough night. 7 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:04 |
Wed 09 May 2018
May 8, 2018
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigns, the president is set to launch his decision on the Iran nuclear deal and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:01:38 |
Tue 08 May 2018
May 7, 2018
CIA Director-nominee Gina Haspel heads to the Hill, Nancy Pelosi pumps up Democrats in Iowa and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:01:25 |
Mon 07 May 2018
May 4, 2018
The president and speaker of the House are both engulfed in public feuds, Kellyanne Conway's expanded comms role at the White House and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:15 |
Fri 04 May 2018
May 3, 2018
Rudy Giuliani said President Trump paid back his lawyer Michael Cohen for a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the Senate Leadership Fund targets Sen. Jon Tester and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:10 |
Thu 03 May 2018
May 2, 2018
Nancy Pelosi's extraordinary confidence, Scott Pruitt's connection to a lobbyist and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:01:43 |
Wed 02 May 2018
May 1, 2018
Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy launch a big-money fundraising tour, Mike Pompeo's State Department and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:01:52 |
Tue 01 May 2018
April 30, 2018
Nancy Pelosi's fundraising haul, Congress is out this week and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:01:08 |
Mon 30 Apr 2018
April 27, 2018
North and South Korea hold a historic meeting, the next Playbook interview with Nancy Pelosi and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:02:46 |
Fri 27 Apr 2018
April 25, 2018
Republicans narrowly win a special election in Arizona, the guest list for President Trump's first state dinner last night and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:40 |
Wed 25 Apr 2018
April 24, 2018
Trump's pick for the VA is on the ropes, the administration's first state dinner tonight and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:02:37 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
April 23, 2018
The latest Playbook Power List, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's new joint fundraising committee and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:30 |
Mon 23 Apr 2018
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