The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Rank #1: Ep. 108 - President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama sits down with David Axelrod to discuss their shared history together, how President Obama managed to stay grounded during turbulent moments of his childhood and adolescence, why the Obama presidency struggled to overcome the partisan politics in Washington, and what’s in store for the President when he leaves office on January 20th.

Rank #2: Ep. 80 - Karl Rove. Karl Rove, former White House senior adviser and deputy chief of staff, and the mastermind behind President George W. Bush’s two presidential campaigns, sits down with David to discuss his early passion for politics, his assessment of the Bush years, and Donald Trump’s difficult road to winning the White House.

Morning Joe

Rank #1: Morning Joe 6/6/19. Morning Joe honors the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rank #2: Morning Joe 6/7/19. During an interview with Fox News, the president appeared with the graves of U.S. veterans behind him in Normandy, France and took shots at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Robert Mueller. The Morning Joe panel discusses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

Rank #1: Pod Save America Comes To Late Night / A Closer Look: Trump’s Inauguration Preparation. On this special edition of the Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast, Seth and Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, former Obama aides and current hosts of the hit podcast Pod Save America, share an extended conversation ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.They reflect on their respective experiences at the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner, where Seth was the featured comedian, and ruminate on how the jokes leveled at Trump that night may or may not have influenced his decision to run for president.Also discussed are the obligations of political comedy in the Trump era, ways of reaching diverse audiences and the challenges of rebuilding political coalitions when many feel hopeless.This episode was recorded in the Late Night offices at 30 Rock on Thursday, January 19, 2017.LATE NIGHT ON SOCIALSubscribe to Late Night on YouTube: youtube.com/LateNightSethFollow Late Night on Twitter: twitter.com/LateNightSethLike Late Night on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LateNightSethFind Late Night on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/LateNightSethGet more Late Night with Seth Meyers: www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35/11:35c on NBC.

Rank #2: 2020 Candidates. Listen to short excerpts from Seth's interviews from throughout the years with declared 2020 presidential candidates: Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden (with Jill Biden), Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Julián Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand and John Hickenlooper.Their full interviews can be found at YouTube.com/LateNightSeth.

Can He Do That?

Rank #1: Will President Trump's immigration ban survive?. Is President Trump's executive order temporarily barring entry into the U.S. from seven majority-Muslim countries within the bounds of presidential power? With Marc Fisher, Post senior editor and author of "Trump Revealed," we answer that and more.

Rank #2: Should Trump be spending weekends at Mar-a-Lago?. President Trump frequents his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, has a triplex penthouse in Trump Tower in downtown Manhattan and has his last name blazoned on dozens of properties around the world. Does that change things for the office of the presidency?

The NPR Politics Podcast

Rank #1: How Did Mitch McConnell Become One Of The Most Powerful People In The World?. Mitch McConnell has been described as "opaque," "drab," and even "dull." He is one of the least popular - and most polarizing - politicians in the country. So how did he win eight consecutive elections? And what does it tell us about how he operates? NPR's Embedded deep dived into the man and the politician. This episode: political correspondent Scott Detrow, Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and Embedded host Kelly McEvers. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

Rank #2: In Fight With 'Chuck And Nancy,' Trump Says He'd Be 'Proud' To Shut Down Government. In a testy and dramatic Oval Office exchange with Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump made clear he would be "proud" to shut down the government in less than two weeks if he doesn't get funding for his border wall. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political editor Domenico Montanaro and Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

Lovett or Leave It

Rank #1: Watch for Falling Stones. And we're back! Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor join Lovett to cover Trump's surrender on the shutdown and Roger Stone’s indictment. Then Zoe Lister-Jones, Mitra Jouhari, Andrew Ti, and D’Arcy Carden join to talk about Pelosi versus Trump, the nationwide teacher strikes, those MAGA teens, dueling Fyre Festival documentaries, Rudy Giuliani’s emo streak, and more. Season 3! Here we go.

Rank #2: Fox & Friends with Benefits. Trump calls his TV friends. Cosby is found guilty. Nunes can’t manage a scheme. Kanye is on his journey. A hand shake crosses the DMZ. And a debate about pizza gets VERY heated. Larry Wilmore, Negin Farsad, Grace Parra, Paul W. Downs, and Travis Helwig join Jon to break down the week. Also royal baby blah blah blah.

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Ears Edition

Rank #1: Did Trump Just Botch His Border Wall Negotiation on Live TV? | Meek Mill. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer debate border security with President Trump, Ronny Chieng addresses the addictiveness ofexamines "Fortnite," addiction, and Meek Mill discusses talks prison reform and "Championships."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rank #2: The Vatican Rejects Transgender Identity & Vladimir Putin Cozies Up to Xi Jinping | Kwame Onwuachi. The Vatican dismisses the notion of nonbinary gender, Vladimir Putin builds an alliance with China's Xi Jinping, and Kwame Onwuachi discusses "Notes from a Young Black Chef." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FiveThirtyEight Politics

Rank #1: Is Pelosi's Trump Strategy Working?. The crew discusses whether last week's back-and-forth between Pelosi and Trump achieved its reported goal. They also look at head-to-head polling in the Democratic primary.

Rank #2: Emergency Podcast: Doug Jones Wins. Doug Jones became the first Democrat to win a Senate race in Alabama in a quarter century. The team discusses the factors that converged to make that possible.

Anderson Cooper 360

Rank #1: He Went There... And Went There; On Hallowed Ground; Border Crisis; This Close!. U.S.-Mexico Talks Go Down To Wire, As Tariff Deadline Passes; Pres. Trump Attacks Political Foes Against Backdrop Of Normandy Cemetery For Fallen World War II Troops; Pres. Trump: Pelosi Is A "Nasty, Vindictive, Horrible Person"; Chicken On The Sea; Tariff Talks In Hour Twelve; President Announces Agreement With Mexico As Tariff Deadline Passes; U.S. And Mexico Reach Migrant Crisis Agreement, Details Unclear; Russian, U.S. Warships Nearly Collide; Stunning Video Shows How Close American, Russian Warships Came To High Sea Collision via Knit

Rank #2: Joe Biden Changes Mind; President Hugs D-Day Veteran; Tariff Threat. Source: Judiciary Chair Nadler Splits With Pelosi On Impeachment Inquiry; Politico: Pelosi Said She Wants Pres. Trump "In Person," Not Impeached; Source: Nadler Pushes For Impeachment Inquiry, Rejected By Pelosi; Biden Now Won't Support Ban On Federal Funds For Abortions, After Facing Backlash; Wash. Post: Mexico Aims To Avoid Tariffs With Potential Deal Limiting Migrants Going North, Allowing U.S. To Deport Central American Asylum Seekers; Wash. Post: Faced With Tariff Threat, Mexican Officials Have Pledged To Deploy Up To 6,000 National Guard Troops To The Border With Guatemala; Faced With Tariff Threat, Mexican Officials Pledge To Deploy Up To 6,000; Emotional Tribute To WWII Veteran On World Stage; French Pres. Macron Helps U.S. Veteran Stand As He's Honored By Pres. Trump; Deadly Accident Involving West Point Cadets; One West Point Cadet Killed, 21 Others Hurt In Rollover Crash; Tourists Believe They Were Poisoned At Resort Where 3 Americans Died; Colorado Couple: We Were Sickened At Same Resort Where 3 Americans Died via Knit

Pod Save the World

Rank #1: U.S. policy towards Israel. Tommy and Ben Rhodes talk with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro about his time in Israel, why the Middle East Peace process failed, Trump's approach to Israel, the BDS movement, whether support for Israel is getting politicized, Netanyahu's legal jeopardy, and Jared Kushner managing our relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Rank #2: Ronan Farrow . Tommy talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ronan Farrow about his new book War on Peace and the militarization of American foreign policy.

With Friends Like These

Rank #1: "Discomfort is a tool of oppression" . Culture critic Ira Madison III (@ira) joins the show for a very meta conversation about white people and what it's like to be "the black friend."

Rank #2: “They’re standing at the podium” w/ Dave Weigel. On the Season 2 premiere, Ana traveled to CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, to try and see the world through someone the eyes of conservative activists. Ana has attended CPAC for many years, but this time discovered a different conference -- rather than idealistic conservatism, she encountered overt, explicit racism. Over the course of the conference, she talked to attendees of different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities and genders, only to find nativism and racism time and again. The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel joins the pod to discuss their past experiences at CPAC. He and Ana dive into how attitudes towards President Trump have rapidly evolved over the last few years, and how that has changed priorities within the conservative movement.Check out our sponsors!Go to stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the page and enter “FRIENDS” to get a four-week trial and free digital scale.Visit parachutehome.com/friends for free shipping and returns on Parachute’s bedding and bath linens.Get your first refill pack for free with a QUIP electric toothbrush at getquip.com/friends.Save time and money when you travel by going to tripping.com/friends.Receive 15% off your first purchase when you go to thirdlove.com/friends.

Stay Tuned with Preet

Rank #1: That Time President Trump Fired Me (with Leon Panetta). On March 11, 2017 President Donald Trump fired US Attorney Preet Bharara. Preet tells the story in detail for the first time. Then, a conversation with former Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Leon Panetta about how to clean up a chaotic White House, trade Russian spies, and stand up for what’s right, even if it means defying a president.

Rank #2: The State of the State Department (with Ronan Farrow). Ronan Farrow is an author and journalist who just won the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein. He’s also the author of a new book, The War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.  He speaks with Preet about the prospect of a Secretary of State Pompeo, and why the gutting of the diplomatic corps should worry us all.And, they talk about Farrow's groundbreaking reporting on the Me Too movement, and the influence of his mother, Mia Farrow.Plus, Preet explains what Rudy Giuliani’s connections can and can’t do for President Trump.Do you have a question for Preet? Tweet them to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #askpreet , email staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 and leave a voicemail.