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The Chuck ToddCast
Hosted by Chuck Todd, Meet the Press · EN
Chuck Todd at his best – unscripted, informed and focused on what really matters in politics. Join Chuck as he talks with top reporters from the nation’s capital, plus exclusive sit-down interviews and on-the-ground dispatches from across the campaign trail.
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Nukes and music: Greg Mitchell talks about the state of anti-nuclear activism
Dec 5, 202300:47:03Summary readyAuthor and filmmaker Greg Mitchell joins Chuck to talk about his latest film, "Atomic Cover-up," and the resurgence of anti-nuclear proliferation after the summer release of "Oppenheimer."
SummaryLeon Panetta: 'You need a Kissinger' in Middle East peace process
Dec 1, 202300:57:07Tap to summarizeFormer Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joins Chuck to analyze the path forward for lasting peace in the Middle East, and offers his thoughts on the legacy of former Sec. Henry Kissinger, who passed away Wednesday.
Transcribe →Andrew Yang’s fantasy draft picks for president
Nov 28, 202300:57:54Tap to summarizeSelf-described “rebel corporate” Andrew Yang, co-chair of the Forward Party and former Democratic presidential candidate, joins Chuck Todd for a candid conversation about the 2024 election.
Transcribe →Alternative History Thanksgiving special: What if airline deregulation never happened?
Nov 23, 202300:48:44Tap to summarizeAlternative history is back with a special Thanksgiving episode. Turn the clocks back to 1978 and ask, what would air travel be like today if deregulation never took place? Ganesh Staraman, the author of a new book called “Why Flying is Miserable: And how to fix it,” joins Chuck to explain how airline deregulation rules screwed things up for air travel.
Transcribe →Maura Moynihan remembers the Moynihan clan: 'Dad always reached across the aisle'
Nov 21, 202300:52:05Tap to summarizeElizabeth Moynihan, who had become known for managing the Senate campaigns of her husband, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), passed away on Nov. 7 at age 94 — 20 years after him. Their daughter Maura joins Chuck to detail their legacy and how the family's longstanding values of fairness and bipartisanship can inform America in its time of political division.
Transcribe →America's changing political battleground
Nov 17, 202300:56:58Tap to summarizeMark Z. Barabak, political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, joins Chuck to analyze America's battleground states ahead of 2024 and details what role the West might play in swinging the election.
Transcribe →Trudeau and Biden: A tale of two wartime leaders
Nov 14, 202300:45:36Tap to summarizeCanadian journalist and publisher of GZERO Media, Evan Solomon, joins Chuck Todd to discuss what the future holds for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his polling falls, what President Biden's administration can learn from him and how the two leaders differ on Israel policy.
Transcribe →Rep. Colin Allred: Running against Sen. Ted Cruz's 'outrage machine'
Nov 10, 202300:54:46Tap to summarizeRep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) joins Chuck to discuss his campaign to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and talks about his working relationship with new Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Transcribe →Is Joe Biden 2024 a rerun of Hillary Clinton 2016?
Nov 7, 202300:41:53Tap to summarizePolitical commentator Chris Cillizza and Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter join Chuck Todd to talk about 2024 messaging.
Transcribe →Abortion or Biden: What's on the ballot for off-year elections?
Nov 3, 202300:49:15Tap to summarizeAdam Ganucheau, editor-in-chief for Mississippi Today, and Phillip M. Bailey, national political correspondent for USA Today, join Chuck to preview Tuesday's upcoming gubernatorial elections in Mississippi and Kentucky, and explain what the results in both states could tell us about the 2024 races to come.
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