Gretchen Whitmer
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Gretchen Whitmer is an American Democratic politician who has served as governor of Michigan since 2019. She previously represented Michigan in the state legislature.
13 episodes featuring Gretchen Whitmer
Bloomberg Tech
AI Forces a New Industrial Strategy
The episode connects AI safety, infrastructure spending, manufacturing capacity, and national security into one increasingly urgent policy challenge.
Sep 29, 2026 · 1h 1m
Today, Explained
Michigan candidate makes data centers a test of political control
The episode connects AI infrastructure to local costs, democratic accountability, economic insecurity, and the fragile coalition shaping Michigan politics.
Sep 26, 2026 · 32 min
Financial Audit
Financial crisis exposes a marriage built on secrecy and debt
The couple’s unstable income, mounting debts, fraudulent credit activity, and relationship conflict converge into an immediate risk of homelessness.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 37m
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
Today, Explained
Progressives challenge Democrats’ electability playbook
The Democratic Party’s fight over strategy turns on whether a bolder progressive agenda can win working-class voters without sacrificing general-election unity.
Aug 15, 2026 · 39 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
South Carolina voters debate a Harris comeback
The discussion tests whether Kamala Harris’s 2024 defeat reflects a missed opportunity or a need for Democrats to move on.
Aug 11, 2026 · 33 min
Pod Save America
Michigan primary tests the progressive path to power
The episode examines whether progressive victories reflect durable electoral change or a moment that still leaves major general-election risks unresolved.
Aug 9, 2026 · 1h 11m
Pod Save America
A populist rupture could reshape the 2028 race
The episode connects Democratic factional fights and Republican scandals to a possible third-party challenge that could fracture Trump’s coalition.
Aug 7, 2026 · 1h 31m
Pod Save America
El-Sayed’s Michigan win tests Democrats’ coalition strategy
The primary exposes Democrats’ tensions over outside money, working-class voters, progressive policy, and the path to defeating Mike Rogers.
Aug 6, 2026 · 1h 15m
Up First from NPR
Blanche nomination tests Republican limits on Trump-era power
The episode connects a consequential Justice Department nomination with a competitive Democratic primary and a fast-moving wildfire emergency.
Aug 4, 2026 · 15 min
The Daily
Michigan Democrats test progressive politics against electability
The primary offers an early measure of whether Democrats in a competitive state are abandoning moderation as their safest path to victory.
Aug 4, 2026 · 44 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump loyalty tests DOJ independence and Democratic direction
The episode connects weakened institutional checks, congressional incentives, and Michigan’s Senate primary to a broader struggle over political accountability and party identity.
Aug 4, 2026 · 51 min
The Bulwark Daily
Kristol urges Democrats to unite against Trump
The episode frames Democratic discipline and Republican accountability as central tests for resisting an administration the hosts portray as corrupt, incompetent, and hostile to civil liberties.
Aug 3, 2026 · 1h 19m