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
January 8, 2018
Democrats facing a squeeze on immigration, Oprah's big speech and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:26 |
Mon 08 Jan 2018
January 5, 2018
A bombshell NYT report on the president and the Russia probe, Bannon loses his grip and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:02:25 |
Fri 05 Jan 2018
January 4, 2018
The Trump-Bannon war, the latest on the looming shutdown and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:35 |
Thu 04 Jan 2018
January 3, 2018
The GOP case during budget negotiations, the president's busy night on Twitter and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:20 |
Wed 03 Jan 2018
January 2, 2018
Congress kicks into gear for a bruising January, the White House frets about 2018 and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:01:56 |
Tue 02 Jan 2018
Playbook Year in Review: Trump and His Cabinet
In our fifth year-end episode, Jake, Anna and Zach discuss the president’s relationship with his cabinet, how his public feuds played out and more.
00:04:29 |
Fri 29 Dec 2017
Playbook Year in Review: Trump and Congress
In our fourth year-end episode, Jake and Anna talk about the president’s battles with Congress and how it has affected his agenda.
00:03:33 |
Thu 28 Dec 2017
Playbook Year in Review: Fake News
In our third special year-end episode, Anna, Jake and Zach talk about “fake news” and how the White House has weaponized the expression.
00:04:00 |
Wed 27 Dec 2017
Playbook Year in Review: The Russia Investigation
For the last week of the year, Anna, Jake and Zach look back on the big stories of 2017 in special year-end Audio Briefing episodes. In our first episode, we talk about how the investigation of Russi…
00:03:33 |
Mon 25 Dec 2017
December 22, 2017
Republicans warning Trump of a 2018 bloodbath, selling the newly passed tax plan, the ethics panel expanding it's probe on Rep. Blake Farenthold and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:10 |
Fri 22 Dec 2017
December 20, 2017
Three days until a government shutdown, Paul Ryan's tax bill victory lap and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:37 |
Wed 20 Dec 2017
December 19, 2017
Tax reform is on the floor in both chambers, the GOP's government funding strategy and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:05:09 |
Tue 19 Dec 2017
December 18, 2017
The government gets closer to a shutdown, Sen. John McCain returns to Arizona and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:36 |
Mon 18 Dec 2017
December 14, 2017
The timeline for taxes and government funding, Sen. John McCain admitted to the hospital and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:04:36 |
Thu 14 Dec 2017
December 13, 2017
The "political earthquake" after Doug Jones' win in Alabama, more drama expected on the Hill and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:07:16 |
Wed 13 Dec 2017
December 12, 2017
Election Day in Alabama, crunch time on taxes in Congress and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:35 |
Tue 12 Dec 2017
December 11, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence heads to the Middle East this weekend, lawmakers look to make last minute tax changes and more in today's Audio Briefing.
00:03:15 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Bonus live episode: NRCC's John Rogers and DCCC's Dan Sena
Jake and Anna talk with NRCC Executive Director John Rogers and DCCC Executive Director Dan Sena at a live podcast taping at Sixth and I Synagogue on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, they don’t agree on ver…
00:21:28 |
Sun 10 Dec 2017
Bonus live episode: The New York Times’ Michael Barbaro, host of “The Daily”
Jake and Anna talk with The New York Times' Michael Barbaro, host of “The Daily” podcast, at a live podcast taping at Sixth and I Synagogue on Thursday. We talked about the creation of the hit franch…
00:18:47 |
Sat 09 Dec 2017
Bonus live episode: The POLITICO all-star panel
Jake and Anna talk with POLITICO's Rachael Bade, Seung Min Kim and Annie Karni at a live podcast taping at Sixth and I Synagogue on Thursday. We talked about covering Congress and the White House and…
00:21:22 |
Fri 08 Dec 2017
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