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The Chuck ToddCast
The Chuck ToddCast is back! If you're looking for smart, no-nonsense political conversation, you've come to the right place. The Chuck ToddCast goes beyond the headlines, featuring conversations with top reporters, insiders, and newsmakers from D.C. to the heartland. No scripts, no spin—just real discussions about what’s shaping our politics and why it matters.
Episodes
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - Trump Lashes Out As Midterms Loom & He Loses Control
Six weeks out, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza open on Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House — escalated Monday when the rest of the…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - We’ve Entered End-Stage Trump + Voters Are Aligning With Democratic Policies
Chuck Todd argues we've entered end-stage Trump — the most dangerous phase — as the president lashes out at a reality that keeps refusing to…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - We’ve Entered End-Stage Trump + What Should Democrats Do With The Majority?
Chuck Todd argues we've entered end-stage Trump — the most dangerous phase — as the president lashes out at a reality that keeps refusing to…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Congressman Troy Carter - What Should Democrats Do With The Majority?
Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter joins the Chuck ToddCast to talk about a state whose bipartisan political culture — he worked productively with Mike…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Republicans Are Officially Out Of Ideas + How Industry Captures Government
Chuck Todd charts a Republican Party running out of road: the Fed hiking rates into Trump-driven inflation, JD Vance reduced to a "give us another chance"…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Republicans Are Officially Out Of Ideas + Has Texas Finally Turned Purple?
Chuck Todd charts a Republican Party running out of road: the Fed hiking rates into Trump-driven inflation, JD Vance reduced to a "give us another chance"…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Abby Livingston - Has Texas Finally Turned Purple?
Longtime Texas political reporter Abby Livingston joins the Chuck ToddCast to explain why Texas is finally behaving like a purple state — not because the…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - New Polling Portends A Midterm Wipeout + Trump Is Focused On ALL The Wrong Things
Chuck Todd breaks down a NYT/Siena poll showing Democrats up 8 on the generic ballot and leading independents by 23 — numbers that would mean 25-30 House…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - New Polling Portends A Midterm Wipeout + How To Navigate The Medicare Maze
Chuck Todd breaks down a NYT/Siena poll showing Democrats up 8 on the generic ballot and leading independents by 23 — numbers that would mean 25-30 House…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz - How To Navigate The Medicare Maze
Disclosure: Chapter is an advertiser on The Chuck ToddCast. Chapter co-founder and CEO Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz joins the Chuck Toddcast to explain why Medicare…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - The Iran War Is This Election Cycle's IRAQ For Republicans… But WORSE
Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza open with a thesis worth marking on a calendar: the next two weeks may be the most consequential stretch of the campaign. Axios…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Maybe…Don’t Build The Doomsday Machine? + Can The GOP’s Cash Advantage Save Them?
Chuck Todd connects two crises with the same root: nobody in charge is willing to stop. AI CEOs now openly concede their technology could end humanity &mdash…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Maybe…Don’t Build The Doomsday Machine? + How Campaigns Became An Industry & What Is Cost Us
Chuck Todd connects two crises with the same root: nobody in charge is willing to stop. AI CEOs now openly concede their technology could end humanity &mdash…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Maria Comella - How Campaigns Became An Industry & What Is Cost Us
Veteran political strategist Maria Comella — who has worked for Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, and Democrats alike — joins the Chuck Toddcast to…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - AI’s “Break Glass” Moment + We Gave Up Freedoms After 9/11… It’s Time To Get Them Back
Chuck Todd argues AI alarmism just hit its break-glass moment. Jacob Coxon, a researcher who spent three years on pretraining at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - We Gave Up Freedoms After 9/11… It’s Time To Get Them Back + The Blueprint For How To Steal An Election
Chuck Todd argues AI alarmism just hit its break-glass moment. Jacob Coxon, a researcher who spent three years on pretraining at OpenAI and Anthropic, resigned…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Molly Roberts - The Blueprint For How To Steal An Election
Lawfare senior editor Molly Roberts joins the Chuck Toddcast to walk through the "rogue clerk" scenario — the theory circulating online that House…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Decoding Missouri’s Election Map Mess + A Damaging Story That Could Upend The Kansas Senate Race
Chuck Todd reads the New Hampshire results as a straightforward establishment win — the progressive dog didn't bark, outside groups largely stayed out…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Decoding Missouri’s Election Map Mess + Remembering The “Voice Of A Century”
Chuck Todd reads the New Hampshire results as a straightforward establishment win — the progressive dog didn't bark, outside groups largely stayed out…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Anthony Tommasini - Remembering The “Voice Of A Century”
Anthony Tommasini — chief classical music critic for the New York Times from 2000 to 2021 — joins the Chuck Toddcast to discuss Voice of a Century…
The Chuck ToddCastThe Paul Finebaum Interview: Alabama’s Past, Present & Uncertain Future
Chuck Todd and J.A. Adande sit down with ESPN’s Paul Finebaum and dive into Alabama football. Finebaum shares his perspective on Bear Bryant’s…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - Can Trump’s Midterm Convention Prevent A Democratic Blue Tsunami?
Eight Tuesdays out, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza open on the first midterm convention in modern American history — two nights at Dallas's American…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Blue Mirage, Blue Wave, Or Blue Tsunami? + Could John Fetterman Defect?
With the fall campaign officially underway after Labor Day, Chuck Todd lays out three scenarios for November and assigns odds to each. A blue mirage (15%)…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Blue Mirage, Blue Wave, Or Blue Tsunami? + Debt, AI, & An Economy That Isn't Working for Everyone
With the fall campaign officially underway after Labor Day, Chuck Todd lays out three scenarios for November and assigns odds to each. A blue mirage (15%)…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Bruce Mehlman - Debt, AI, & An Economy That Isn't Working for Everyone
Bruce Mehlman — founding partner of the bipartisan Mehlman Consulting and the man behind the quarterly slide decks that circulate through half of…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary -The Blue Wave Is Building… But How Big Will It Be? + The Five-Alarm Fire At The Pentagon
Chuck Todd reads the tea leaves on a building Democratic wave: primary turnout is up 35% over 2022 while Republican turnout is down 4%, and Todd argues voter…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode -The Blue Wave Is Building… But How Big Will It Be? + 25 Years After 9/11: How The Attack Reshaped America
Chuck Todd reads the tea leaves on a building Democratic wave: primary turnout is up 35% over 2022 while Republican turnout is down 4%, and Todd argues voter…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Brian Knappenberger - 25 Years After 9/11: How The Attack Reshaped America
Documentarian Brian Knappenberger joins the Chuck Toddcast to discuss Turning Point: Generation 9/11, out on Netflix September 2nd — a film built around…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - Are Democrats Headed For A Blue Wave… Or A Blue Tsunami?
Inside ten weeks to the midterms, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza start with the race Republicans have suddenly woken up to: Texas. With Talarico sitting on…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Voters Hate The Trump Economy… And It’s Only Getting Worse + America Hasn’t Been This Vulnerable In Decades
Chuck Todd argues the entire 2026 election is collapsing into a single issue — prices — and that every other story is just a contributing factor…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Voters Hate The Trump Economy… And It’s Only Getting Worse + A Republican Governor Says What He Really Thinks
Chuck Todd argues the entire 2026 election is collapsing into a single issue — prices — and that every other story is just a contributing factor…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Governor Mike DeWine - A Republican Governor Says What He Really Thinks
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joins the Chuck Toddcast in his final months in office and, freed from ever facing voters again, says exactly what he thinks. The…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - South Carolina Delayed Trump's Lame Duck Status... For Now + Why Trump Is Losing In Iran & Trying To Break The West
Chuck Todd digs into Darline Graham's 52-48 runoff win over Ralph Norman in South Carolina — a result that snapped Trump's ugly endorsement streak but…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Anthony Scaramucci - Why Trump Is Losing In Iran & Trying To Break The West
Former Trump White House Communications Director and author of the upcoming book All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of…
The Chuck ToddCastAlabama: The Making of Nick Saban’s Football Empire (Part 2)
Chuck Todd and J.A. Adande pick up in Part 2 of Alabama football with Bear Bryant’s final chapter and follow the Crimson Tide through decades of…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - Who Succeeds Trump? Why The 2028 Republican Field Is WIDE OPEN
After last week's Democratic field audit, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza turn to the 2028 Republicans — and find a race the markets treat as a two-man…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Trump’s Trade Wars Are Directly Impacting The Battleground States… & The Midterms + Mark Walter Is The Canary In The Coal Mine
Chuck Todd opens with the collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks, where Mark Carney walked away after last-minute American demands — chiefly on mid- and…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Trump’s Trade Wars Are Directly Impacting The Battleground States… & The Midterms + Why Do Moderates Keep Losing The Argument?
Chuck Todd opens with the collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks, where Mark Carney walked away after last-minute American demands — chiefly on mid- and…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ John Kasich - Why Do Moderates Keep Losing The Argument?
Former Ohio Governor and presidential candidate John Kasich joins the Chuck Toddcast for a wide-ranging conversation that keeps returning to one uncomfortable…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Democratic Primary Turnout Shows A Blue Wave Building + Trump’s Candidates Keep Losing
Chuck Todd closes the book on primary season with Florida — and leads with the stunning upset that ended it. State Rep. Angie Nixon, a Jacksonville…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Democratic Primary Turnout Shows A Blue Wave Building - From Guthrie to Springsteen: The Lineage of American Protest Music
Chuck Todd closes the book on primary season with Florida — and leads with the stunning upset that ended it. State Rep. Angie Nixon, a Jacksonville…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Greg Mitchell - From Guthrie to Springsteen: The Lineage of American Protest Music
Filmmaker and author Greg Mitchell joins the Chuck Toddcast to discuss Woody Guthrie and the Ghost of Tom Joad Today, his new PBS documentary narrated by…
The Chuck ToddCastAlabama: How the Crimson Tide Took Over College Football (Part 1)
Chuck Todd and J.A. Adande explore the origins of the Crimson Tide and the remarkable rise of Bear Bryant. From Alabama’s early Rose Bowl triumphs and…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - 2028 Presidential Preview: AOC Rising, Newsom Overrated, Harris Out
With under 80 days to the midterms, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza pause the horse race for a full "where are we now" audit of the 2028 Democratic field &mdash…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Record Military Budgets Result In A Lost War + Sizing Up The 2028 Presidential Contenders
Chuck Todd unloads on newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche for appearing at a political rally alongside Trump — a line past attorneys general…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Jonathan Martin - Sizing Up The 2028 Presidential Contenders
Politico politics bureau chief and senior political columnist Jonathan Martin joins the Chuck Toddcast for a reporter's-eye tour of the 2028 landscape…
The Chuck ToddCastTODDCAST SPECIAL REPORT Part 1 - Did The Lakers Sale Reveal The Next Financial Crisis Waiting To Happen?
What started as a simple sports question: why did Mark Walter sell the Los Angeles Lakers after just 14 months? — turned into something else entirely. In…
The Chuck ToddCastTODDCAST SPECIAL REPORT Part 2 - Did The Lakers Sale Reveal The Next Financial Crisis Waiting To Happen?
In Part 2 of this ToddCast Special Report, Chuck Todd picks up the thread where Part 1 left it: if an insurance company's capital cushion is determined by how…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Why Democrats Are Breathing A Sigh Of Relief After Wisconsin + Iran Is Giving Trump The Jimmy Carter Treatment
Chuck Todd unpacks David Crowley's astonishing photo-finish win over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin — a race Crowley dropped out of, re-entered with Tony…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Why Democrats Are Breathing A Sigh Of Relief After Wisconsin + The Structural Reforms Democrats Can't Keep Ignoring
Chuck Todd unpacks David Crowley's astonishing photo-finish win over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin — a race Crowley dropped out of, re-entered with Tony…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Ben Wikler - The Structural Reforms Democrats Can't Keep Ignoring
Ben Wikler, the former Wisconsin Democratic Party chair and author of the new book This Is the Plan joins the Chuck Toddcast to argue that Democrats keep…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - Democrats Should Be Headed For A Blue Wave Election… But Their Brand STINKS
With 84 days to the midterms and a six-state primary night ahead, Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza open on Chuck's least-hedged read of the cycle: Democrats…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - The Rule Of Law Is Now Whatever Trump Says It Is + Why Democratic Voters Are Rewarding Progressives
Chuck Todd opens with the Greenland oil expedition, an episode so strange it borders on parody: an American oil company drilling in defiance of another…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - The Rule Of Law Is Now Whatever Trump Says It Is + Boeing Promised To Do Better After Deadly Crashes… They Haven’t
Chuck Todd opens with the Greenland oil expedition, an episode so strange it borders on parody: an American oil company drilling in defiance of another…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Rory Kennedy - Boeing Promised To Do Better After Deadly Crashes… They Haven’t
Oscar-nominated documentarian Rory Kennedy joins the Chuck Toddcast to discuss Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, her Netflix follow-up to 2022's Downfall…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Biggest Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries + Trump’s Obsession With The Reflecting Pool…Explained
Chuck Todd breaks down a primary night that scrambled the Senate map, starting in Michigan where Abdul El-Sayed edged Rep. Haley Stevens by roughly 20,000…
The Chuck ToddCastFull Episode - Biggest Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries + The Summit That Almost Ended Nuclear Weapons Forever
Chuck Todd breaks down a primary night that scrambled the Senate map, starting in Michigan where Abdul El-Sayed edged Rep. Haley Stevens by roughly 20,000…
The Chuck ToddCastInterview Only w/ Michael Russell Gunn - The Summit That Almost Ended Nuclear Weapons Forever
Writer-director Michael Russell Gunn joins the Chuck Toddcast to discuss The Brink of War, his feature debut about the 1986 Reykjavík Summit, hitting…
The Chuck ToddCastSuper Tuesdays - Michigan Democratic Primary Goes Down To The Wire
Chuck Todd and Chris Cillizza burn the midnight oil for a rare Wednesday drop, breaking down a Michigan Senate primary that became the most expensive…
The Chuck ToddCastChuck’s Commentary - Trump’s Corruption Knows No Bounds + Iran Attacks America’s Water Supply & Trump Attacks Democrats
Chuck Todd opens with the Iran war's arrival on American soil: hackers have hit water systems across multiple states in one of the most serious cyberattacks on…