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Beyond The Bubble

From McClatchy's Washington bureau, Kristin Roberts and Alex Roarty host a weekly look at what's happening inside the D.C. political bubble—and what that means for the battleground states beyond.

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Fake news and wage gaps: April's top lies

Fake news and wage gaps: April's top lies

On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch chat with Politifact's Lou Jacobson about April's top li... Read more

25 Apr 2018

13mins

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Rob Reiner and the reporters denied a Pulitzer

Rob Reiner and the reporters denied a Pulitzer

This week's BtB takes you, live, to The Palm in downtown Washington, D.C. where host Kristin Roberts interviews actor an... Read more

2 May 2018

37mins

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Reviewing the tumultuous year that was — and predicting what's to come in 2020

Reviewing the tumultuous year that was — and predicting what's to come in 2020

Join McClatchy Vice President of News Kristin Roberts, political editor Adam Wollner, and politics reporter Alex Roarty ... Read more

26 Dec 2019

41mins

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BONUS: “Sometimes a chip on your shoulder in a race like this means a hell of a lot.”

BONUS: “Sometimes a chip on your shoulder in a race like this means a hell of a lot.”

On this special episode, McClatchy national political correspondent Alex Roarty and McClatchy national political editor ... Read more

25 Feb 2020

22mins

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A brief announcement from BtB

A brief announcement from BtB

Having spent the past two years covering the first half of Donald Trump’s presidency and the shifting political landscap... Read more

21 Dec 2018

8mins

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The primary's (officially) over. Let's get to the general election

The primary's (officially) over. Let's get to the general election

Join McClatchy's Alex Roarty, Adam Wollner, and David Catanese as they mark the official end of the Democratic president... Read more

9 Apr 2020

35mins

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The state of play in Kentucky

The state of play in Kentucky

Kristin is joined by Daniel Desrochers of the Lexington Herald-Leader to discuss the fallout from Gov. Matt Bevin’s defe... Read more

26 Nov 2019

16mins

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Part 1: No really, what just happened?

Part 1: No really, what just happened?

Join McClatchy political correspondents Alex Roarty, Emily Cadei, and David Catanese as they process one of the wildest ... Read more

5 Mar 2020

36mins

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Part 2: No really, what just happened?

Part 2: No really, what just happened?

On Part 2 of a special breakdown of one of the wildest weeks in recent American political history, McClatchy political c... Read more

6 Mar 2020

40mins

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Ozy and McClatchy introduce Ground Game

Ozy and McClatchy introduce Ground Game

McClatchy is launching a new project that focuses on the issues relevant to the nation that is brewing in key districts ... Read more

12 Jun 2018

25mins

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Episode 15: Live, before the White House correspondents' dinner

Episode 15: Live, before the White House correspondents' dinner

On this special live episode, recorded before the annual White House correspondents' dinner, Matt Gorman of the National... Read more

2 May 2017

20mins

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Trump's effect reaches both party's primaries

Trump's effect reaches both party's primaries

On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drusch are joined by Amanda Litman and Andy Roth to talk about ... Read more

15 May 2018

31mins

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The lies of May from Politifact

The lies of May from Politifact

On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Politifact's Louis Jacobson details this month's biggest lies from politicians on the ... Read more

30 May 2018

20mins

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Where Trump stands one year out from the election

Where Trump stands one year out from the election

On the inaugural episode of the new and improved Beyond the Bubble podcast, Kristin, Alex and Adam discuss how President... Read more

5 Nov 2019

40mins

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Joe Biden cements his frontrunner status, and foreign policy takes center stage

Joe Biden cements his frontrunner status, and foreign policy takes center stage

Join national political correspondents Alex Roarty, David Catanese, and Emily Cadei as they explain why the former vice ... Read more

9 Jan 2020

31mins

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The Republicans’ Way Forward, according to two of Trump’s advisors

The Republicans’ Way Forward, according to two of Trump’s advisors

On the finale of this special series, White House correspondent Anita Kumar sits down with Corey Lewandowski and David B... Read more

6 Dec 2018

32mins

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Klobuchar's potential surge, Biden's performance, and the Buttigieg pile-on

Klobuchar's potential surge, Biden's performance, and the Buttigieg pile-on

Political correspondents Emily Cadei, David Catanese and Alex Roarty break down what Thursday's debate means for the Dem... Read more

20 Dec 2019

31mins

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Indivisible talks #resistance and Dems

Indivisible talks #resistance and Dems

On this week's Beyond the Bubble, Alex Roarty and Andrea Drush talk to Indivisible's Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin about... Read more

23 May 2018

32mins

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What the heck happened in Iowa? We try to make sense of the chaos

What the heck happened in Iowa? We try to make sense of the chaos

Join McClatchy political correspondents Alex Roarty and Emily Cadei, and McClatchy political editor Adam Wollner as they... Read more

6 Feb 2020

30mins

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Texas gun groups get in with Gov.

Texas gun groups get in with Gov.

On this week's episode, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Texas' Gun Sense group join Alex and Andrea to discu... Read more

6 Jun 2018

25mins

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