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  • Hegseth's Bloodthirsty Pentagon

    October 15, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Just when you thought he could sink no lower, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now planning to livestream a public execution, carried out by American soldiers. Paul Rieckhoff—host of the Independent Americans podcast—shares how Hegseth’s…

  • Will the Midterms Be a Red Riptide?

    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Polls show Democratic candidates are leading or tied in several deep red states—places the left never thought they could win. So how optimistic should Democrats be that the midterms won’t just deliver a blue wave, but a full-on red…

  • Trump's Crisis of Dignity

    October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    As the electoral landscape is turning blue, Donald Trump is seeing red. To sooth his wounded ego, the White House is running pro-Trump ads during NFL games, illegally rescinding hundreds of millions of dollars from federal agencies, and…

  • The Press Strikes Back

    September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    President Trump’s acrimonious relationship with the press reached new heights after he banned MS NOW, Politico, and CNN from the White House — and other media organizations banded together to suspend the White House press pool. This week…

  • SCOTUS Foils Trump’s Midterm Steal…For Now

    September 17, 2026 · 53 min

    Less than two months before the midterms, the Supreme Court made a shockingly good decision and rejected a Trump rule that would have restricted mail-in ballots and possibly disenfranchised millions of voters. But Trump and Republicans are…

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  • Still Counting: Trump vs. The BLUE WAVE: A Midterm Extravaganza

    September 11, 2026 · 23 min

    Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke discuss the most competitive Senate races heading into the midterms in this excerpt from their new podcast, Still Counting. To hear the rest, head over to Still Counting and subscribe! New…

  • Measles Outbreak: The RFK Effect

    September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    Usually parents breathe a sigh of relief when kids go back to school, but with over 3,000 confirmed cases of Measles spreading across the US, the consequences of the Trump administration’s disinformation and vaccine skepticism are becoming…

  • Trump’s Red State Sabotage

    September 3, 2026 · 57 min

    Has Trump created Farmageddon? Rising fuel and fertilizer costs due to the war with Iran, tariffs on goods because of the trade war with Canada, and a Farm Bill stuck in Congress have created a perfect storm of pain for American farmers…

  • Will Data Centers Cost Republicans the Midterms?

    August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    President Trump has embarked on a pro-AI data center kick, causing a world of hurt for his own party. The gigantic, energy-guzzling factories are literally and figuratively steamrolling small rural communities—the very same voters…

  • North Carolina: "Tar Heel Flip"

    August 20, 2026 · 26 min

    North Carolina is one of the most closely divided states in the country. But when it comes to political power, the story is much more complicated. Jen, Mitch, and Errin explore the growing power of unaffiliated voters, the aftermath of…

  • Chaos in the Big Tent: Is America Third Party Curious?

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    Democratic Socialists are racking up wins in primaries across the country, Tucker Carlson is conspiring with other exiled MAGA stars to form a third party, and polling shows that American voters are open to a system with more choices…

  • Trump Tries to Bleach the Country

    August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    Up to 350,000 Haitians have now lost their Temporary Protected Status in the United States, and they are only one ethnic group among the more than 1.3 million people that the Trump administration wants out.  This week Alex speaks to a…

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About the show

Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth Social post drops and the circus moves on. But all that noise is drowning out the actual story. On her new podcast Runaway Country, veteran journalist Alex Wagner talks to the voices at the center of the headlines: from the fringes of the resistance, to the marrow of MAGA, to the many people who’ve found themselves smack-dab in the crosshairs of a fight they never asked for. Because if you want to understand our unreal times, you’ve got to talk to the very real people who are experiencing it all first-hand. Join Alex as she brings together the stories of everyday Americans trapped in our national car with no brakes, alongside conversations with some of the smartest thinkers in politics. Buckle up, this road could lead anywhere. New episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts, and @RunawayCountryWithAlexWagner on YouTube. Friends of the Pod subscribers can access ad-free episodes of Runaway Country by subscribing through Apple Podcasts, Supercast, Crooked Media on Substack, or the Pod Save America YouTube channel.