Maine
Place
Maine is a state in the northeastern United States, known as part of New England.
49 episodes featuring Maine
Pod Save America
Texas Democrats see an opening as Republican weaknesses spread
The episode tests whether Democratic gains in Texas could signal a broader national shift while examining the candidates and voters driving it.
Sep 27, 2026 · 1h 8m
Letters from an American
Maine lobster reveals New England’s deeper history
The episode shows how fishing, Indigenous dispossession, disease, and access to Atlantic waters shaped settlement and revolutionary-era New England.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min
Up First from NPR
Storms, redistricting and mortgage rates test the country
The episode connects immediate weather threats and a consequential court ruling with economic pressure already reshaping the housing market.
Sep 26, 2026 · 16 min
Candace
UVU review exposes unresolved security questions
The episode examines whether Utah Valley University’s planning and security decisions adequately addressed known risks surrounding the September 10, 2025 events.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1h 33m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Republicans test their distance from Trump before midterms
The episode weighs whether Republican unease over affordability, foreign policy, and constitutional conflict can still alter the midterm landscape.
Sep 25, 2026 · 38 min
Receipts with Catherine Rampell
Rising borrowing costs expose the politics of easy fixes
The episode connects higher mortgage rates, economic uncertainty, corporate fear, and healthcare frustration to a broader demand for simple answers that may not work.
Sep 25, 2026 · 59 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
Letters from an American
FBI probes alleged pay-to-play involving Senator Collins
The episode uses an alleged corruption investigation to examine whether weakened oversight is enabling conflicts of interest and misuse of public money.
Sep 24, 2026 · 16 min
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s China pageantry meets Alaska’s populist test
The episode links presidential weakness abroad and corporate influence at home to a broader argument about accountability, costs, and political independence.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 20m
Up First from NPR
Carlson breaks with Trump over Iran and Republican power
The interview tests whether Carlson’s opposition to the Iran war signals a durable realignment on the American right or another media-era rupture.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 1m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Michigan Senate race tests Democrats’ coalition strategy
The conversation links a volatile trade fight, media consolidation, and Michigan’s Senate contest to Democrats’ broader struggle over coalition, affordability, and political disagreement.
Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 3m
The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Knicks’ title window meets an unpredictable East
The episode tests whether New York’s emerging contender can outlast a conference where health, contracts, depth, and aging stars could reorder the field.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2h 39m
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
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump’s press fight collides with Democratic uncertainty
The episode connects threats to independent press access with the political distractions, ethical controversies, and succession questions shaping American politics.
Sep 21, 2026 · 50 min
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
The Bulwark Daily
Economic strain meets AI’s control problem
The episode connects near-term policy risks—from inflation and census changes to recession—with harder questions about whether advanced AI can be governed safely.
Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 14m
Up First from NPR
Clancy mistrial exposes the stakes of postpartum psychosis
The deadlocked case tests how courts and society understand criminal responsibility, postpartum mental illness, and the care available to new mothers.
Sep 13, 2026 · 32 min
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
Something You Should Know
Negative expectations can create real symptoms
The episode connects the nocebo effect to medical decisions, behavior, language, cultural history, and the way embarrassment distorts social perception.
Sep 7, 2026 · 54 min
The Bulwark Daily
Past wave elections offer Democrats a midterm playbook
The episode tests whether today’s political conditions resemble the backlash, turnout shifts, and strategic failures that produced the 1994 and 2006 waves.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1h 3m
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
Up First from NPR
Administration tests voting rules, school diversity and ICE accountability
Three federal actions could reshape ballot access, tax-exempt education and oversight of immigration enforcement.
Sep 4, 2026 · 15 min
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
The Shawn Ryan Show
Autonomous ground vehicles move battlefield logistics toward machine speed
The episode examines whether autonomous vehicles can protect troops and expand military capacity faster than traditional defense procurement can adapt.
Sep 3, 2026 · 2h 12m
The Bulwark Daily
Republican senators confront the consequences of enabling Trump
The discussion tests whether Republican criticism can matter after lawmakers have helped install and sustain an administration they now question.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 14m
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
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Foreign policy tests Democrats’ midterm strategy
The episode connects Democratic unity and Senate races to the military, media, and economic consequences of Trump’s foreign-policy agenda.
Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 1m
The Daily
Clancy trial tests how courts understand postpartum psychosis
The case forces a painful question about criminal responsibility, psychiatric treatment, and whether fear of prosecution could deter women from seeking help.
Aug 28, 2026 · 36 min
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
Up First from NPR
Trump’s foreign-policy turmoil tests Republicans before midterms
Conflicts, tariffs, inflation and climate-linked disasters are converging with a major child-safety case to expose political and social vulnerabilities.
Aug 27, 2026 · 15 min
The Bulwark Daily
ICE arrests and Trump’s midterm machine face scrutiny
The episode connects expanding immigration enforcement, Republican electoral planning, and Florida corruption allegations to the broader risks of Trump-era governance.
Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 21m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trade war puts swing-state Republicans under pressure
The episode connects tariffs, immigration enforcement, voting restrictions, and candidate quality to the coalition Republicans need in 2026.
Aug 27, 2026 · 54 min
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
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Chesney bets on culture as college football churns
The episode connects sports fandom’s enduring appeal with a college football system increasingly shaped by transfer-market volatility and NIL economics.
Aug 24, 2026 · 2h 21m
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s weak points multiply across trade, war and Washington
The episode connects policy failures and domestic controversies to the administration’s political vulnerability ahead of the midterms.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Applebaum links the Canada trade war to a collapsing world order
The conversation connects North American trade tensions to weakened alliances, constrained journalism, executive-power risks, and the future of modern warfare.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
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
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
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
AOC tests a broader path to the presidency
The episode connects Democratic candidates’ local performance and economic messaging to the party’s emerging 2028 strategy.
Aug 17, 2026 · 53 min
The Bulwark Daily
Kinzinger warns authoritarian habits are becoming routine
The conversation links militarized governance, election threats, wartime secrecy, and Democratic accountability into a broader test of democratic resilience.
Aug 13, 2026 · 1h 2m
The Bulwark Daily
Wisconsin upset exposes Democrats’ polling and strategy gaps
The Wisconsin primary tests whether Democratic candidates can win by emphasizing local credibility and generational change over nationalized progressive politics.
Aug 12, 2026 · 59 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
Up First from NPR
Senate confirms Blanche as detention profits and media consolidation grow
The episode connects a narrowly approved attorney general, expanding immigration-detention contracts, and a proposed media merger to broader fights over power, accountability, and competition.
Aug 8, 2026 · 17 min
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
The Bulwark Daily
Michigan primary exposes Democrats’ coalition problem
Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory sets up a test of Democratic unity, Republican crossover appeal, and the political costs of Islamophobia and foreign-policy attacks.
Aug 5, 2026 · 1h 9m
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 Bill Simmons Podcast
Quarterback rankings collide with baseball’s Dodgers problem
The episode connects debates about quarterback evaluation, financial concentration in baseball, and WWE’s struggle to turn cultural power into durable momentum.
Aug 4, 2026 · 2h 52m