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1144 - TRUMP FAILING AMERICANS; RAHM EMANUEL

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1144 - TRUMP FAILING AMERICANS; RAHM EMANUEL

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Episodes

TRUMP FAILING AMERICANS; RAHM EMANUEL

THE GOP IN FLUX, MIDTERM ELECTIONS, GERRYMANDERING; INFLUENCER NICK SHIRLEY

A BLOW TO THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; CLEO C. FIELDS (D-LA); ROBERT REICH

THE COST OF GERRYMANDERING; OLIVIA TROYE; BRAD RAFFENSPERGER

SWALWELL/GONZALES RESIGNATION; JEN PSAKI; LEON PANETTA

THE IRAN WAR; TIM BURCHETT (R-TN)

BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FIGHT; SEN. JOHN KENNEDY (R-LA), DONNA BRAZILE

CHAOS IN AMERICA; DONAVAN MCKINNEY (D-MI), CORBIN TRENT

TRUMP HURTING THE GOP; KEVIN KILEY, MATTHEW WEIL

THE IRAN WAR; FAREED ZAKARIA, LUTHER “UNCLE LUKE” CAMPBELL

IRAN WAR, TEXAS SENATE RACE; JAMES CARVILLE, MARK T. ESPER

THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; ROBERT COSTA; WESLEY HUNT

THE UPCOMING STATE OF THE UNION; DEAN WITHERS; WES MOORE

PAM BONDI TESTIMONY; HARRY DUNN; ANDY BESHEAR

ELECTION INTEGRITY; COLIN ALLRED; BILL MAHER

MINNEAPOLIS I.C.E. KILLINGS; DR. MEHMET OZ; MAYOR JACOB FREY

TRUMP AT THE WEF; RAND PAUL; LAURA COATES

TRUMP’S CHAOTIC WORLD; CHRIS CUOMO; LARRY ELDER

MINNEAPOLIS I.C.E. SHOOTING; DERRICK VAN ORDEN (R-WI); ERIC SWALWELL (D-CA)

POLITICAL CHAOS IS WASHINGTON D.C.; JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)

THE DEMOCRATS ARE COMING; COLIN ALLRED; TOM COTTON

TRUMP PARDONS; SCOTT JENNINGS; RO KHANNA

NATIONAL GUARD SHOOTING; RAHM EMANUEL; JOHN KASICH

A CONVERSATION WITH TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ

STEPHANIE RUHLE; MADELEINE DEAN.

DEMOCRATS SWEEP ELECTIONS, OHIO REP. JIM JORDAN, HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON

ANDREW CUOMO AND ZOHRAN MAMDANI ON THE NYC MAYOR’S RACE, AND DELAWARE GOVERNOR MATT MEYER ON THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER, ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN-ELECT ADELITA GRIJALVA

Government Shutdown, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Backlash, Texas Rep. Chip Roy, 2026 Senate Candidate Royce White, and CBS News’ Robert Costa

Hakeem Jeffries Joins Stephen A. to Talk Government Shutdown!

THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, FORMER SENATOR JOE MANCHIN, LISTENER CALLS

Bill O’Reilly on Confronting Evil and Bill Maher on Kimmel’s Return to Late Night

Why I'm an independent, Charlie Kirk, more. My FIRST political show. Let's do this.

Interview Only: Discuss federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, with legal expert Ryan Smith.

Interview Only: Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), covering domestic policy, foreign affairs, bipartisan cooperation, and political leadership.

Full Show: NBA Draft analysis, legal commentary on “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial, political discussion with Rep. Ro Khanna.

Interview Only: NBA insider Brian Windhorst, focused on the 2025 NBA Draft and its implications for various teams.

Stephen A's Take: An 84-year-old woman left her entire $1 million estate to a younger man

Full Show: Candace Owens’ criticisms of Israel and U.S. foreign policy are rebutted by Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL.

Stephen A's Get@Me! Stephen A responds to fan questions from social media.

Full Show: ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania discusses trades, trade rumors, injury updates, and draft projections.

Stephen A's Take: Matt Gaetz argues North Korea is a greater nuclear threat than Iran.

Stephen A's Take: SGA joins elite company as MVP | Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles injury was heartbreaking.

Full Show: NBA Finals Recap | Injury Crisis in the NBA | Criticizes both Democrats and Republicans for political posturing.

Stephen A's Take: Stephen A responds to the legal strategy of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs not testifying.

Stephen A's Take: Samantha Smith, Stephen A.’s daughter blends NBA Finals analysis, pop culture commentary, and playful family banter.

Stephen A's Get@Me!: Samantha roasts her dad’s receding hairline and joking about hairline surgery.

Stephen A's Take: Stephen A focuses on two major topics involving the NAACP with Elon Musk and President Trump.

Full Show: Stephen A's daughter Samantha co-hosts the show discussing the NBA Finals, Love Island and his hairline.

Interview Only: Michael Rubin, CEO of Fanatics, talks Fanatics Fest, the “Comic-Con of sports,” a unique, immersive fan experience.

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