Troy Jackson
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American Democratic politician from Maine who served as president of the Maine Senate and has represented the Aroostook County area in state government.
39 episodes featuring Troy Jackson
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Democrats gain ground as Republicans brace for midterm losses
Nate Silver argues that economic anxiety and a broader anti-incumbent mood are reshaping the midterms more powerfully than daily campaign news.
Oct 1, 2026 · 30 min
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Trump’s branding and economic claims collide with midterm voter backlash
The episode connects unpopular technology infrastructure, economic frustration, and conservative media’s refusal to acknowledge political failures.
Oct 1, 2026 · 25 min
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Democrats test populism as coalition tensions sharpen
The conversation examines whether Democrats can turn economic and health concerns into a durable midterm strategy without deepening fractures between progressives, centrists, and anti-Trump allies.
Sep 30, 2026 · 38 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
AI leaders police themselves as war scrutiny intensifies
The episode connects voluntary AI oversight and speculative finance to mounting questions about war, accountability, and US policy in the Middle East.
Sep 30, 2026 · 1h 31m
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
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
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Trump’s Iran threats collide with fuel politics and Hollywood consolidation
The episode connects presidential war rhetoric, energy policy, electoral maneuvering, and a major media merger to questions of accountability and concentrated power.
Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 10m
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Beef prices expose fast food’s private-equity squeeze
The episode connects household food costs and health-care oversight to deeper questions about corporate ownership, campaign finance, and who controls political agendas.
Sep 23, 2026 · 53 min
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
WSJ What’s News
Trump weighs diplomacy as regional tensions and ad wars intensify
The episode connects uncertain Middle East diplomacy with fast-moving fights over AI accountability, online commerce and control of the political advertising map.
Sep 22, 2026 · 14 min
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
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
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Midterm ads expose Republican fractures over Trump
The ads show how Democrats are trying to turn immigration, war costs, and corruption into doubts about Republican candidates and Trump.
Sep 21, 2026 · 21 min
Fearless with Jason Whitlock
Watson finds relief as Sanders and NFL veterans unravel
The episode uses one weekend’s winners and losers to examine quarterback decline, coaching failures, public conduct, and sports culture’s contested idea of authenticity.
Sep 21, 2026 · 1h 22m
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
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
The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump’s immigration crackdown reaches beyond the border
The episode shows how broader enforcement is reshaping legal immigration, Republican politics, businesses, and access to due process.
Sep 9, 2026 · 22 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump’s Canada fight tests America’s alliances and economy
The episode argues that escalating pressure on Canada could damage the deeply integrated North American economy while weakening U.S. alliances and domestic capacity.
Sep 8, 2026 · 51 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Epstein files, Gaza propaganda and AI’s jobs reckoning
The episode links demands for political transparency, escalating regional symbolism and automation fears to broader questions about power and accountability.
Sep 2, 2026 · 38 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
War, bond-market stress and midterm fears converge
The episode connects foreign-policy escalation, weakening confidence in government debt, household strain and Republican electoral vulnerability.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 54m
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
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
The Dan Bongino Show
Bongino links election security to broader political distrust
The episode connects disputes over health care, election administration, political violence, and media language to a larger argument about institutional credibility.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 14m
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Bessent’s Iran threats collide with trade and voting fights
The episode connects financial coercion abroad, economic disruption at home, and federal efforts to reshape election administration.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 5m
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Trump’s Canada fight tests Republican political judgment
The episode connects tariff-driven economic costs and foreign-policy messaging to the broader question of how Democrats should contest conservative media spaces.
Aug 25, 2026 · 26 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
Morning Wire
Debt hits $40 trillion as Swalwell faces FBI scrutiny
The episode connects a reported investigation into Eric Swalwell with the economic and political consequences of unchecked federal borrowing and fringe activism.
Aug 21, 2026 · 25 min
Morning Wire
Primary results collide with vaccine-policy revelations
The episode connects Republican primary contests, presidential security concerns, and disputed vaccine-policy decisions to a widening 2026 political landscape.
Aug 12, 2026 · 22 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Midterm voters weigh economic pain against progressive momentum
The episode connects Wisconsin and Minnesota primary results to the economic pressures, campaign strategies, and governing fights likely to shape the midterms.
Aug 12, 2026 · 1h 30m
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
The NPR Politics Podcast
Women and abortion test Collins’s Maine advantage
Maine’s Senate race turns on whether Susan Collins’s moderate reputation can withstand pressure from abortion politics and economic concerns.
Aug 11, 2026 · 21 min
TBPN
Meta, SpaceX and startups test AI’s commercial edge
The episode connects AI’s strategic uncertainty to cybersecurity, media economics, creative tools, and the race to commercialize new infrastructure.
Aug 10, 2026 · 1h 59m
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
The Bulwark Daily
Tech backlash turns AI hype into a fight over human agency
As synthetic media and oligarchic influence erode trust, the episode asks whether technology can serve human life instead of maximizing productivity and power.
Aug 4, 2026 · 1h 15m
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