Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

The Latino Vote Podcast’s Mike Madrid stops by to talk about MAGA’s fracturing.The ACLU’s Mike Zamore and Haddy Gassama join us to discuss ICE’s abuses inside Delaney Hall and other detention centers.
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To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about Trump’s never-ending war with Iran.Semafor’s Dave Weigel joins us to discuss the final stretch of the congressional primaries and the battles inside the Democratic Party.
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The New Republic’s Meredith Shiner stops by to talk about Trump’s unpopular war and how it’s driving down his approval ratings.Historian Joseph Kelly joins us to discuss his new book, The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism, 1818–1915.
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The Good Liars’ Jason Selvig stops by to talk about all the lies the GOP is telling about the Iran war and Mitch McConnell.The Midcoast Villager’s Alex Seitz-Wald joins us to discuss the fascinating twists in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine.
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Molly Jong-Fast welcomes The Good Liars Jason Selvig back and they jump into a wide-ranging discussion about misinformation and political accountability, focusing first on swirling rumors about Mitch McConnell’s health and what transparency elected officials owe their constituents. They then pivot to claims that the Trump administration is withholding or manipulating information—particularly around casualties connected to Iran—drawing parallels to COVID-era tactics of managing perception by limiting data. Jason shares observations from regularly interviewing Trump supporters at rallies, noting signs of waning enthusiasm like smaller crowds, fewer flags, and growing frustration over rising costs and broken promises such as “no new wars,” while also describing how quickly new talking points (from Greenland to election denial) spread through the base and harden into deeply held beliefs.Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328
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