CNN Town Halls & Debates

CNN Town Halls & Debates

From Town Halls to Political Debates, CNN hosts open forums that give our audience the chance to hear directly from the people shaping their world. Politicians and newsmakers alike answer the tough questions from CNN's top anchors and political experts. Subscribe to get the full, unedited audio from these special events.

Episodes

April 10, 2025 83 mins
On April 10, 2025 CNN hosted a Town Hall with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA), hosted by Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CNN hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders for a town hall moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on April 9, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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October 23, 2024 67 mins
With only 13 days left until Election Day, Kamala Harris faces undecided voters at a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat with CNN's Dana Bash, in Savannah GA, for their first joint interview since becoming the Democratic presidential ticket. The conversation provided one of the clearest looks into Harris’ positions and her plans for the presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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June 27, 2024 94 mins
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in the first Presidential Debate of 2024, live from CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash on June 27, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Live post analysis coverage of CNN's Republican Presidential Town Hall with Nikki Haley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 18, 2024 63 mins
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is participating in a live CNN town hall in New Hampshire with just days until the state’s pivotal 2024 primary contest. Haley will be fielding questions from moderator Jake Tapper and an audience of New Hampshire voters who say they intend to vote in the state’s GOP primary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 16, 2024 52 mins
Moderated by Wolf Blitzer, 2024 presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes questions from audience members at a CNN town hall.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Just five days before the Iowa caucuses, a make-or-break debate night for Republican presidential hopefuls Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. Post debate analysis moderated by Anderson Cooper, Abby Phillip, and Kaitlan Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 11, 2024 110 mins
Days before the Iowa caucuses, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley face off live from Des Moines, Iowa. Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CNN Anchor Erin Burnett moderates a live Republican Presidential Town Hall with Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley from Des Moines, Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CNN Anchor Kaitlan Collins moderates a live Republican Presidential Town Hall with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis from Des Moines, Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 13, 2023 51 mins
Abby Phillip anchors the CNN Town Hall with 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 12, 2023 52 mins
Jake Tapper anchors the CNN Town Hall with Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anderson Cooper and Dana Bash anchor live special coverage and analysis of the third Republican presidential debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Anderson Cooper and Dana Bash anchor live special coverage and analysis of the second Republican presidential debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After eight hopefuls try to distinguish themselves from one another in the first Republican presidential debate of their 2024 campaigns, Anderson Cooper and Dana Bash host a special post-debate show. Dana speaks with four of the candidates live from Milwaukee, while Anderson is joined in the studio by CNN’s team of political analysts, commentators, fact checkers, and veterans of the same kind of verbal clashes seen on the debate st...
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CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper moderates a CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from New York. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash moderates a CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with former Vice President Mike Pence, live from Des Moines, Iowa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper moderates a live CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley from Iowa. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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