Crooked Media
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A progressive U.S. media company producing political podcasts, digital content, newsletters, and events.
22 episodes featuring Crooked Media
The Bulwark Daily
Trump loyalty strains Republicans as court battles intensify
The episode connects Republican deference to Trump, election-chain-of-custody concerns, and the long conservative campaign to reshape the Supreme Court.
Sep 25, 2026 · 60 min
Pod Save America
Kaepernick links athlete power to political protest
The episode connects a volatile Senate map and attacks on press freedom with Colin Kaepernick’s argument that institutions protect power before principle.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 54m
Pod Save America
Trump’s press restrictions test media solidarity and democratic norms
The episode connects viewpoint-based press access restrictions to legal precedent, institutional resistance, and broader risks from executive overreach.
Sep 22, 2026 · 1h 21m
Pod Save America
Jessica Tarlov argues Democrats must fight beyond friendly media
The conversation tests whether Democrats can persuade skeptical voters by confronting difficult issues and political opponents where those voters already are.
Sep 20, 2026 · 1h 6m
Pod Save America
Democrats see a midterm opening as Trump’s record strains
The episode tests whether Democratic gains reflect a durable backlash or an overly optimistic reading of uneven races and voter concerns.
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 30m
Pod Save America
AI safety collides with Washington’s race against China
The episode connects fast-moving AI risks to weak regulation, public distrust, political corruption, and the battles reshaping both parties before 2028.
Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 39m
Pod Save America
Abdul El-Sayed bets authenticity can break through Michigan’s noise
The conversation tests whether a progressive, Muslim candidate can turn economic concerns, public-health distrust, and personal authenticity into a general-election strategy.
Sep 13, 2026 · 1h 16m
Pod Save America
Republicans sell grievance as Trump’s coalition loses energy
The episode tests whether Republican messaging can overcome weak enthusiasm while exposing the policy and moral tensions surrounding support for Donald Trump.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 52m
Pod Save America
Democrats debate the midterm lessons that could reshape 2028
The episode connects electoral strategy, political communication, media habits, and grassroots organizing to the Democrats’ prospects in the next presidential cycle.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 12m
Pod Save America
Michigan tests Democrats’ coalition and candidate strategy
The discussion connects one pivotal Senate contest to broader questions about Trump’s midterm impact, Democratic positioning, and the limits of election forecasting.
Sep 6, 2026 · 1h 15m
Pod Save America
Trump’s Iran gamble collides with Republican midterm anxiety
The episode connects Trump’s foreign-policy risks and fundraising strategy to Republican candidates’ electoral calculations, then examines the West Bank’s violence and the political structures behind it.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 44m
Pod Save America
Trump’s choices deepen Republican risks before the 2026 midterms
The episode connects war, trade, election oversight, constitutional disputes, and AI backlash to mounting political and institutional risks for Republicans.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 45m
Pod Save America
Plouffe maps Democrats’ path through the 2028 primary calendar
The emerging calendar could force Democratic candidates to prove coalition-building, communication skills, and resilience across a rapid succession of diverse contests.
Aug 30, 2026 · 1h 10m
Pod Save America
Trump turns the 2026 midterms into a test of his own brand
The episode examines whether Trump’s dominance, election rules, public-health controversies, and Republican scandals will help or hurt both parties in 2026.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 14m
Pod Save America
Moulton makes generational change central to Massachusetts Senate race
The episode connects Trump’s economic threats and Democratic vulnerabilities to a broader argument over whether Democrats can offer credible, practical leadership.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 35m
Pod Save America
Campaigns chase voters who rarely think about politics
Democrats’ digital problem is not simply spending less, but failing to understand where disengaged voters spend attention and how politics reaches them.
Aug 23, 2026 · 1h 19m
Pod Save America
Democrats test a post-resistance message in key Senate races
The episode connects Trump’s insular information environment to a broader Democratic challenge: turning opposition into an economic and electoral strategy.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 31m
The Bulwark Daily
Southern Democrats test coalition politics as civil service faces ideological targeting
The episode connects the South’s electoral stakes with a personal account of how political identity can override public service and institutional competence.
Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 20m
Pod Save America
Trump’s alliances, military strain and 2026 Senate fights collide
The episode connects foreign-policy volatility and military readiness concerns to the domestic contests that could determine Democratic power in 2026.
Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 29m
Pod Save America
AI’s promise collides with its safety and power problem
The episode connects AI’s technical limits to urgent questions about privacy, jobs, national security, regulation, and who controls its development.
Aug 16, 2026 · 1h 4m
Pod Save America
Iran war and ICE abuses sharpen Democrats’ midterm challenge
The episode connects foreign-policy fallout, domestic enforcement abuses, and Democratic strategy to the political pressures likely to shape the midterms.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 22m
The Bulwark Daily
Democrats debate turning Trump’s vanity into a political liability
The conversation tests whether Democrats can convert Republican hypocrisy, Trump’s self-interest, and popular issues into a sharper electoral strategy.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 17m