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A twice-weekly show about national politics with a focus on the radicalism of the Trump administration and tactics to combat it. The program features in-depth discussions with experts and politicians. It goes beyond the daily headlines to explain why things are happening and put them in a broader context. newrepublic.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchA twice-weekly show about national politics with a focus on the radicalism of the Trump administration and tactics to combat it. The program features in-depth discussions with experts and politicians. It goes beyond the daily headlines to explain why things are happening and put them in a broader context.
Right Now With Perry Bacon is hosted by The New Republic. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Fighting Trump and the Oligarchs’ Assault on Higher Education" (25 June 2026, 58 minutes), "Why This Year Could Be a Democratic Wave Election" (24 June 2026, 35 minutes), and "The Winning Issue, If Only Democrats Will Grab It" (12 June 2026, 44 minutes).
Right Now With Perry Bacon publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
Booking probability for Right Now With Perry Bacon is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Right Now With Perry Bacon requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Right Now With Perry Bacon's contact route on record: verified email.
The New Republic hosts Right Now With Perry Bacon, a news podcast with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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<p>Yale just released a report on declining trust in higher education—and Education Secretary Linda McMahon loved it. Charlie Eaton, professor of economic sociology at UC Merced, and John Warner, writer at Inside Higher...
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<p>Democrats are favored to win back the House—but don’t expect a 2006-style wave. Carrie Dan, managing editor of Cook Political Report, joins the show to break down the 2026 midterm map. We discuss why redistricting...
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<p>As tech billionaires build out massive, energy-hungry infrastructure to power artificial intelligence, a surprising bottom-up resistance is uniting communities across the country. Astra Taylor—documentary filmmaker...
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<p>With no clear Democratic heir apparent, big-name progressives like AOC and underdog stars like Graham Platner contend for a spot in the most unpredictable presidential race in decades.</p> <p>Looking for More from...
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<p>David Dayen explains how California’s unique "top-two" primary nearly locked Democrats out of the governor’s mansion—until a strategic endorsement from Donald Trump reshuffled the deck.</p> <p>Looking for More from...
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<p>Frustration with the political establishment isn’t only about economic issues and won’t be solved simply by focusing on gross domestic product growth, inflation, or affordability. That’s the argument of Justin Gest...
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<p>Fascist leaders nearly always try to invade other countries, says University of Toronto philosophy professor Jason Stanley, author of the 2018 book How Fascism Works. So President Trump’s decisions to overthrow the...
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Best-selling author, Inside Higher Ed columnist, educator, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
documentarian, writer, co-founder of The Debt Collective, Student Debt Collective
Professor and Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
author of 'Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop', New America Foundation
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