Battleground with Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir

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Episodes: 60


 Aug 16, 2022


 Dec 10, 2020


 Sep 17, 2020


 Sep 15, 2020

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Battleground brings you inside the fight for political power. Hosts Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir aren't your typical pundits – in fact, they're not pundits at all. They're doing the work day-in and day-out, and have the inside scoop on what's really happening behind the tweets and headlines. Every week, Amanda and Faiz have a wide-ranging, unguarded, and occasionally profanity-laden conversation with reporters, activists, organizers, political scientists, campaign operatives – and even some conservatives – in order to shine a light on the problems we face and figure out how we can fix them. Both bring deep knowledge and experience building grassroots movements for change. Amanda is the co-founder and executive director Run for Something, which recruits and supports young progressives running for local state and local offices, and host of the Run for Something podcast on Dear Media. Faiz was the campaign manager for Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, and he's the founder of the progressive media non-profit, More Perfect Union. Listen to new episodes each Thursday on your favorite podcast app.

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Episode Date
‘Speed Kills’ with Maggie Haberman and Addisu Demissie
Nov 04, 2021
Digging in the Dirt with David Brock
Oct 28, 2021
Secret Contracts and Slow-Moving Coups with Luppe B. Luppen
Oct 21, 2021
TX Republicans are Cavemen Living on Borrowed Time with Julián Castro
Oct 14, 2021
To Reach Young Voters, Try Giving a Sh*t with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Oct 07, 2021
Follow the Money with Judd Legum of Popular Information
Sep 30, 2021
Hacking the Democratic Primaries with Maurice Mitchell
Sep 23, 2021
QAnon: Coming to a School Board Near You with Mike Rothschild
Sep 16, 2021
The Tyranny of Merit with Michael Sandel
Sep 09, 2021
ICYMI
Sep 02, 2021
‘You Can’t Out-Organize a Gerrymander’ with David Daley
Aug 26, 2021
Why the Market Can’t Solve Our Care Crisis with Ai-jen Poo
Aug 19, 2021
Voting is Not a Constitutional Right with Jessica Huseman
Aug 12, 2021
Why You Shouldn’t Run Elections on Windows 7 with Tiana Epps-Johnson
Aug 05, 2021
How to Undo GOP Control of the Courts with Brian Fallon
Jul 29, 2021
Why ‘No Climate, No Deal’ Makes Sense with Jamal Raad
Jul 22, 2021
How to Spend Ad $$ with Danielle Butterfield of Priorities USA
Jul 15, 2021
Anti-CRT is the New Tea Party with Tyler Kingkade
Jul 08, 2021
Introducing: The Recount Daily Pod
Jul 06, 2021
'Should the Dems Pick a Fight?' with Michelle Goldberg
Jul 01, 2021
A Nuanced Look at ‘Cancel Culture’ with Alyssa Rosenberg
Jun 24, 2021
'Trump Needs to Spend Time in Jail' with Elie Mystal
Jun 17, 2021
Perpetual Minority Rule with David Faris
Jun 10, 2021
'24/7 Fear' with Astead Herndon
Jun 03, 2021
Turning Point or Temporary Reprieve? with Edward-Isaac Dovere
May 27, 2021
'Shamelessness is a Now a Virtue' with Charlotte Alter
May 20, 2021
Do the Democrats Need Billionaires? with Teddy Schleifer
May 13, 2021
How to Flip a Red State Blue with Tram Nguyen
May 06, 2021
'Seeking Common Ground' with Frank Luntz
Apr 29, 2021
Introducing: News Items Podcast with John Ellis
Apr 28, 2021
'If Everyone Hates Political Consultants, Why Are They Still in Charge?' with Tim Lim
Apr 22, 2021
'How F*cked Are We Regarding Voting Rights?' with Ari Berman
Apr 15, 2021
'Don't Be Afraid' with Amazon Union Organizers Jennifer Bates and Joshua Brewer
Apr 08, 2021
'The Hand Off' with new hosts Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir
Mar 22, 2021
'Politically Savage' with Yamiche Alcindor
Mar 15, 2021
'Hamilton Saw Mitch McConnell Coming' with Adam Jentleson
Mar 01, 2021
'Not a Winsome Argument' with Eugene Scott
Feb 15, 2021
'They Made Up An Entire County' with Marc Elias
Feb 08, 2021
'No One Should Have That Much Money' with Rev. James Martin, SJ
Feb 01, 2021
'It Is About Race' with Abby Phillip
Jan 25, 2021
'QAnon: Totally Detached From Reality' with Travis View
Jan 18, 2021
'Bottom of the Moral Scale' with Michael Beschloss
Jan 11, 2021
'It's Not Politics, It's Identity' with Jordan Klepper
Jan 04, 2021
'Ground Zero for Misinformation' with Greg Bluestein
Dec 21, 2020
'What the Hell Have We Been Through?!' with Carl Bernstein
Dec 14, 2020
'Democrats Ride the Data Train Into Absurdity' with Dr. Rachel Bitecofer
Dec 07, 2020
The Month American Democracy was Poisoned: Listener Q&A
Nov 30, 2020
'The Other Side is Feeding Them Jim Crow' with Majority Whip James Clyburn
Nov 23, 2020
'This is Crazy and Should Stop!' with Mike DuHaime
Nov 16, 2020
Post-Election Recap
Nov 09, 2020
The Recount's Election Bonus Episode
Nov 07, 2020
Matthew Dowd, Joel Benenson, and the Election Aftermath
Nov 02, 2020
Stuart Stevens and James Carville
Oct 26, 2020
Pennsylvania, Texas, and the Suburban Backlash
Oct 19, 2020
Dave Wasserman
Oct 12, 2020
Arizona: The Replacement State
Oct 05, 2020
SCOTUS Fight & Debate Fright
Sep 28, 2020
Florida: The Checkmate State
Sep 21, 2020
The Existential Election
Sep 14, 2020
Introducing: Battleground with David Plouffe & Steve Schmidt
Sep 01, 2020