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Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Politics does not stay in Washington. It shows up in your rent, job, school, hospital, neighborhood, and bills. Michael Starr Hopkins follows the decision, the money, and the public record to explain who benefits, who pays, and what changes next. Burn the Playbook brings sharp reporting, hard questions, and conversations that sound like real people talking—not a panel waiting for its turn.
Episodes
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Your Health Insurance Bill Goes Up Again on Nov. 1. Congress Let It Happen Twice.
Everything you should know for October 29, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
They Said 190,000. They Charged 28.
Everything you should know for October 28, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Republicans Are Erasing Black Districts Across the South. Democrats Answered With $17,500 a Month.
Everything you should know for October 27, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Wall Street Can't Buy Your Block. Unless It Uses These 3 Doors.
Everything you should know for October 26, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Trump Pardoned the Banker. What Does His Company Want From Treasury?
Trump pardoned the banker. Now his company’s lobbying team includes a Trump intelligence insider. What do they want from Treasury? The filings do not prove a…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Trump Signed the Russia Sanctions Law. Four Weeks Later He Waived It.
Everything you should know for October 21, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
The Oil Lobby Asked. The Bears Got Five Years.
Everything you should know for October 20, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
The $64 Million Quarter vs. the $366 Million Man
Everything you should know for October 19, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
The Government Rarely Checks Who Mines Your Land
Everything you should know for October 18, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Burn the Playbook: October 14
Everything you should know for October 14, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Burn the Playbook: October 13
Everything you should know for October 13, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Burn the Playbook: October 7
Everything you should know for October 7, in about five minutes: the day's lead, three or four things worth carrying into the day, and what BTP argues about…
- Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr Hopkins
Burn the Playbook: October 6
The FAA proposed five rocket-launch rules for one day, and one says a blast analysis need not account for members of the public in "hypothetical locations."…
Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr HopkinsFlorida Is the Control Room
Florida did not just get red. It got engineered. This episode follows the three receipts that explain why Florida sits at the center of 2026 and 2028: the map…
Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr HopkinsThe Hoodie Was the Costume
John Fetterman ran as the anti-politician: the hoodie, the tattoos, the union-town posture, the big-guy-from-Braddock promise that he was not like the…
Burn the Playbook with Michael Starr HopkinsTrailer
The show is building towards the 2028 presidential race and the 2026 midterms, highlighting the repetitive nature of political consulting and the need for…