Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Platypus Economics’ Justin Wolfers stops by to talk about Donald Trump’s continued demolition of the American economy.
314 Action’s Shaughnessy Naughton joins us to discuss their work recruiting, training, and electing Democrats with scientific backgrounds.

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s unlawful aggression against his enemies. Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper joins us to discuss his run for the Senate.

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The Latino Vote Podcast host Mike Madrid stops by to talk about Republicans seeming to have no plan to address Trump’s lack of popularity.
Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw joins us to discuss her new book, Backtalker: An American Memoir.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump trying to govern while being the most unpopular president of modern times. Justice Anita Earls joins us to talk about her crucial judicial race in North Carolina.

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Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan stops by to talk about the propaganda around political violence in America today.
Matt Maasdam joins us to discuss his run for Congress in Michigan’s 7th District.

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MSNOW’s Steph Ruhle stops by to talk about what record-low consumer confidence is going to do to Donald Trump’s economy.
Bale Dalton joins us to discuss his run against Congressman Cory Mills.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the ticking time bomb of Trump’s economy and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner incident.
Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes joins us to talk about his run for governor of Wisconsin.

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The Majority Report’s Sam Seder stops by to talk about President Trump’s rapidly deteriorating health.
Talking Feds’ Harry Litman joins us to discuss his predictions for the potential retirements of Justices Thomas and Alito.

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The New Republic’s Meredith Shiner stops by to talk about the enormous vibe shift in Congress.
The Wrap’s Michael Calderone joins us to discuss the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the drama we may see there.

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The Good Liars’ Jason Selvig stops by to talk about Tucker Carlson apologizing for his support of Trump. Former Colorado State Representative Shannon Bird joins us to discuss her run in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump getting thrown out of his own Situation Room.
The Atlantic’s Gal Beckerman joins us to talk about his new book, How to Be a Dissident.

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The Jim Acosta Show’s Jim Acosta stops by to talk about Trump’s market manipulations.
Actor and director Ben McKenzie joins us to discuss his new documentary, Everyone’s Lying to You for Money.

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To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about JD Vance’s presidential aspirations slowly disappearing.
Congressman Jared Moskowitz joins us to discuss former AG Bondi refusing to show up to congressional hearings.

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New York’s 12th District congressional candidate George Conway stops by to talk about Trump’s attempts to keep his coalition together.
The Righting’s Howard Polskin joins us to discuss the splintering of the MAGA movement as they turn on President Trump.

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss Trump blocking the Strait of Hormuz and his other strategic blunders.
Ed FitzGerald joins us to talk about his run for Congress in Ohio’s 7th District against Congressman Max Miller.

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Think Like an Economist’s Justin Wolfers stops by to talk about consumer sentiment hitting its lowest level ever. Author Bradley Onishi joins us to discuss Pete Hegseth and the peculiar religious influences in his life.

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As The World Churns’ Andy Levy stops by to talk about MAGA’s anger at Trump over the chaos of the Iran war. Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman joins us to discuss how they are pushing back against Trump’s agenda.

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NOTUS’s Evan McMorris-Santoro stops by to talk about bipartisan calls to invoke the 25th Amendment on Trump.
The New Yorker’s Antonia Hitchens joins us to discuss the Groyper movement and whether it’s the future of the right wing.

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