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by Bella Goode
Navigating the chaos of today’s politics can be overwhelming —this show helps make sense of it all. In about 30 minutes each week, host Bella Goode breaks down the players, policies, and threats facing democracy — in plain language and straight talk. Your crash course in today’s politics
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- 5 days ago6 min
Mission Accomplished: Signing Off from Surviving Trump
Send us Fan Mail Voters delivered a clear verdict on Tuesday. After two years, my work here is done. Surviving Trump · Final episode On Tuesday, voters gave Democrats control of both the House and the Senate, by a wide margin. In this final episode, Bella Goode looks at what voters said and why. She also explains why this is the right moment to sign off. What's in This Episode The results. Democrats won eight of the nine Senate races we followed all season, flipped at least five governor's of...
- 1 weeks ago48 min
Final Stretch: Where the 2026 Midterms Stand
Send us Fan Mail Democrats lead in the House and in the national mood. The Senate could come down to one state, and turnout will decide it. Overview On the first day of early in-person voting in Michigan, Barack Obama spoke to a packed rally in Detroit. When the crowd booed, he gave the answer he has given for years: "Don't boo. Vote." That is the message of this episode. In the last episode before Election Day, Bella Goode takes stock of where the midterms stand. Democrats lead on almost eve...
- 2 weeks ago23 min
The Closing Argument: A Hypothetical Campaign Speech for the Midterms
Send us Fan Mail Overview No candidate has given this speech yet. I wrote the one I want to hear from Democrats running this fall. The speaker is invented. Every number and every quote is real and on the record. In this episode What voters are paying: tariffs, utility bills, gas prices, and Affordable Care Act premiums that more than doubled for millions of peopleThe jobs picture, and the people behind it: a skate shop owner in New Hampshire and a laid-off worker in North CarolinaThe White Ho...
- 3 weeks ago38 min
Dirty Election Tricks: The Plan to Control the Midterms
Send us Fan Mail The federal, state, and local efforts to tilt the 2026 midterms, and the fight to stop them Overview Democrats lead in all nine Senate races that will decide the chamber, and they need just three seats to win the House. When the races are this close, small changes in who votes can decide who controls Congress. Trump can't afford to lose, and his administration and his allies are working to make sure he doesn't. This episode follows those efforts from Washington to your pollin...
- Oct 8, 202646 min
The Battle for the Senate: Nine Races, and the Candidates Who Could Make the Difference
Send us Fan Mail We have been fooled before. In 2016, the forecasters gave Hillary Clinton strong odds, and she lost. In 2020, Susan Collins trailed in nearly every public poll in Maine, and she won by almost nine points. Now Democrats lead the polling average in all nine races that will decide the Senate. Most of those leads are within a few points. This episode takes a clear look at the candidates in each race: who they are, where the race stands, each side's strengths and weaknesses, and w...
- Oct 1, 202641 min
Four Seats to Take the Senate: Trump, the Money, and the Nine Races That Decide It
Send us Fan Mail FOUR SEATS TO TAKE THE SENATE Trump, the Money, and the Nine Races That Decide It Trump won Iowa by thirteen points in 2024. Today, more Iowans who voted in that election disapprove of him than approve — and the Iowa Senate race is close to even. That pattern repeats across the map. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to win the Senate, and for the first time this cycle, the forecasters say they have a real path to get there. This episode maps the nine races that will dec...
- Sep 24, 20261h 3m
THE BATTLE FOR THE HOUSE: Where Do Democrats Find 3 Net Seats?
Send us Fan Mail Twenty-one House seats are rated genuine toss-ups this cycle. Sixteen are held by Republicans, five by Democrats. Democrats need a net gain of three. This episode sorts every one of those races — plus four more that became contests for reasons the official ratings haven't caught up to — into a clear picture of where that path actually runs. What's in This Episode Episode 3 moves from the House math to the candidates who will decide it, applying four consistent factors — cash ...
- Sep 17, 202635 min
THREE SEATS TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY: The Maps, the Money, and the Scandals Deciding the House
Send us Fan Mail Surviving Trump Republicans hold the House by just two seats — the margin they started this Congress with in January 2025. That's the baseline behind the entire fight: a net gain of three seats flips control. This episode breaks down where that fight is actually happening: the maps redrawn to protect it, the scandals threatening to lose it anyway, and the money both parties are pouring in to decide it. What's in This Episode Episode 2 lays out the ground fight for the H...
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Navigating the chaos of today’s politics can be overwhelming —this show helps make sense of it all. In about 30 minutes each week, host Bella Goode breaks down the players, policies, and threats facing democracy — in plain language and straight talk. Your crash course in today’s politics
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