Susan Collins
Person
Susan Margaret Collins is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Maine since 1997. A member of the Republican Party, she is Maine’s longest-serving member of Congress and has chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee since 2025.
36 episodes featuring Susan Collins
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
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
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 Bulwark Daily
Stevens urges Democrats to confront Trump and Republican weakness
The conversation tests whether Democrats can turn Republican vulnerabilities on corruption, foreign policy, and Trump into a confident midterm strategy.
Sep 22, 2026 · 59 min
The Bulwark Daily
Politics and memory reshape the South’s Democratic prospects
The episode connects electoral strategy with the deeper cultural memories and identities that shape how voters understand political change.
Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 32m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Tarlov makes the case for disagreement without alienation
The conversation connects democratic conflict abroad and political polarization at home to a practical question: how can people argue honestly without destroying relationships?
Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 22m
The Daily
Democrats see a path to Congress, but obstacles loom
A Democratic takeover could reshape congressional investigations, political standoffs, and the next phase of conflict with President Trump.
Sep 16, 2026 · 40 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
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump’s dividend tests Republican fiscal credibility
The proposed payment exposes competing pressures over campaign economics, Democratic positioning, party discipline, and the meaning of moderation.
Sep 10, 2026 · 59 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump’s Midterm Grip Meets Republican Unease
The episode connects Republican anxiety over Trump’s campaign influence with broader fights over political memory, ethics, technology, and journalism.
Sep 9, 2026 · 34 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
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 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
Iran strikes and tariffs test America’s political stability
The episode connects unresolved military objectives, Pentagon turmoil, trade conflict, and Democratic positioning ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Sep 1, 2026 · 51 min
The Bulwark Daily
Iran conflict tests Democrats’ leverage over Trump
The episode connects military secrecy, economic pressure, and congressional inaction to a broader debate over how Democrats can constrain the administration.
Aug 31, 2026 · 57 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
Democrats debate the path to victory in Republican-leaning states
The discussion tests whether Democrats can broaden their appeal without alienating the progressive voters and candidates essential to the party’s coalition.
Aug 26, 2026 · 59 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 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
Pod Save America
Democrats debate a working-class reset
The episode tests whether Democrats can defend civil rights while addressing affordability, public safety, and voter distrust without surrendering the argument to Republican framing.
Aug 11, 2026 · 1h 53m
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
The Daily
Water utilities expose America’s cyber defense gaps
Iranian-linked intrusions show how basic weaknesses in municipal water systems could become a national-security problem, even without confirmed contamination.
Aug 7, 2026 · 32 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
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
Pod Save America
Trump’s reversals expose a government built on improvisation
The episode connects foreign-policy reversals, politicized justice, scientific misinformation, Democratic dysfunction, and Wisconsin’s policy choices to a broader test of governing competence.
Aug 4, 2026 · 1h 18m
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
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Hosts weigh corruption claims against political accountability
The discussion connects confirmation politics, alleged presidential corruption, misinformation, and party accountability to a broader test of institutional checks.
Aug 3, 2026 · 52 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