2025Talks

Are you curious about the latest political news but too busy to keep up? "2025Talks" is a daily 3-minute podcast where we're following our democracy in historic times.

2025Talks - September 10, 2025 09/10/2025

2025Talks - September 10, 2025 Experts warn of white nationalist Active Clubs in 25 states. Budget cuts end SNAP-Ed nutrition classes nationwide. Indiana Lawmakers back AI regulation. A Senate report accuses the administration of corrupting science and Ohio readies for redistricting. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38151695

2025Talks - September 9, 2025 09/09/2025

2025Talks - September 9, 2025 The president says a new guidance on school prayer is coming soon. The Supreme Court allows more racial profiling in immigration enforcement and Missouri unions mobilize against redistricting. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38137925

2025Talks - September 8, 2025 09/08/2025

2025Talks - September 8, 2025 Some Senate Republicans say they're worrying about RFK Jr's HHS policies. House Democrats stand behind Lisa Cook, as a criminal investigation into possible mortgage fraud begins and Democrats could face electoral college trouble after the next census. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38123320

2025Talks - September 5, 2025 09/05/2025

2025Talks - September 5, 2025 Conservation groups warn against repealing forest protections, vaccine policy sparks clashes in Congress and among the states, growers say farm insurance leaves small operations behind and the White House faces scrutiny over a naval strike near Venezuela. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38098885

2025Talks - September 4, 2025 09/04/2025

2025Talks - September 4, 2025 Epstein survivors join lawmakers calling for full release of documents. Advocates file an international legal complaint about Gaza genocide and the federal government is taking over train stations. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38080845

2025Talks - September 3, 2025 09/03/2025

2025Talks - September 3, 2025 Trump says the National Guard will head to Chicago, despite a federal court ruling. Unions rally for a $15 minimum wage in Pennsylvania, while migrant communities in New York struggle with the presence of ICE. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38066875

2025Talks - September 2, 2025 09/01/2025

2025Talks - September 2, 2025 Aging Democrats may imperil a possible House majority next year, South Carolina requests the Supreme Court uphold its transgender bathroom ban in schools and the redistricting arms race is likely to reduce the power of people of color. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38051420

2025Talks - September 1, 2025 09/01/2025

2025Talks - September 1, 2025 Labor Day protests aim to give power back to the working people, Trump paints a rosey but questionable picture of the state of labor and research shows low wage workers are falling even further behind their bosses. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38040520

2025Talks - August 29, 2025 08/29/2025

2025Talks - August 29, 2025 Labor Day protests target the political power of the very wealthy. Advocates press for childcare and education funding and Chicago leaders resist a possible federal troop deployment. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/38016410

2025Talks - August 28, 2025 08/28/2025

2025Talks - August 28, 2025 The Minneapolis school shooting again brings calls to address gun violence, while researchers offer some suggestions. Indiana protestors also call for the state to not get into the national redistricting fight. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37991810

2025Talks - August 27, 2025 08/27/2025

2025Talks - August 27, 2025 Democratic-led cities vow to fight National Guard troop deployments, a judge rules Utah Republicans engaged in partisan gerrymandering and immigration lawyers warn of unsafe conditions for migrant children in federal detention centers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37973940

2025Talks - August 26, 2025 08/26/2025

2025Talks - August 26, 2025 Trump takes a tightrope approach on flag burning crackdown, and attacks cashless bail policies in Democratic cities and states. Federal employee unions sound the alarm on restrictions of union protections and collective bargaining rights. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37956335

2025Talks - August 25, 2025 08/25/2025

2025Talks - August 25, 2025 A Maryland court strikes down an anti-DEI school policy, voter roll updates raise concerns in Arkansas, Nevada regulators probe utility overcharges, Trump threatens to send troops to Chicago and gerrymandering battles intensify nationwide. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37942325

2025Talks - August 22, 2025 08/22/2025

2025Talks - August 22, 2025 California Democrats push through new congressional maps, as the party bleeds registered voters. President Trump is handed victories in court, as business owners and low-income households brace for impacts from his policies. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37917060

2025Talks - August 21, 2025 08/21/2025

2025Talks - August 21, 2025 Vance doubles down on Trump takeover of D.C. Elections could decide the fate of Democrat controlled court in PA, while abortion access restrictions at the VA cause consternation from advocates. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37899230

2025Talks - August 20, 2025 08/20/2025

2025Talks - August 20, 2025 Kentucky loses federal solar funds as households brace for higher costs, Colorado's immigrants run community trainings in the face of deportation sweeps, Montana service workers navigate the tax break on tips and Ohio's Sherrod Brown launches a comeback bid. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37885870

2025Talks - August 19, 2025 08/19/2025

2025Talks - August 19, 2025 President Trump says he'll end mail-in voting before next year's midterm elections, Texas Democrats return home as GOP lawmakers advance new redistricting maps and more states send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37872300

2025Talks - August 18, 2025 08/18/2025

2025Talks - August 18, 2025 Connecticut creates new rules for gun sales, Texas redistricting maps face pushback over minority representation, Nebraska advocates press Congress for immigration reform and ICE officers expand their role in Washington, D.C. crime enforcement. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37857470

2025Talks - August 15, 2025 08/15/2025

2025Talks - August 15, 2025 CA Governor announces mid-decade redistricting plan. Economists worry inflation is rising due to Trump's tariffs and Social Security workers fight back against cuts on the agency's 90th anniversary. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37829150

2025Talks - August 14, 2025 08/14/2025

2025Talks - August 14, 2025 A federal court hears an emergency petition for an Ohio imam in ICE custody. California weighs disaster relief for foster youth, Maine fights a federal move to bar undocumented children from Head Start programs and Arizona seniors rally to protect Social Security. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37810795

2025Talks - August 13, 2025 08/13/2025

2025Talks - August 13, 2025 DC police are working with federal law enforcement after President Trump's takeover. TX Senate passes controversial redistricting maps and more states are volunteering to create migrant detention centers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37790215

2025Talks - August 12, 2025 08/12/2025

2025Talks - August 12, 2025 President Trump places D.C. police under federal control, Texas Governor Greg Abbott warns the redistricting process could drag on for years and new research shows an increasingly partisan split to views of science. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37768445

2025Talks - August 11, 2025 08/11/2025

2025Talks - August 11, 2025 Trump's meeting with Putin could impact Taiwan's security, as well as that of Ukraine. Iowa labor unions and faculty band together to defend academic freedom and two Texas cases could decide the fate of blue state abortion medication shield laws. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37753780

2025Talks - August 8, 2025 08/08/2025

2025Talks - August 8, 2025 ICE plans a new detention center in Indiana. President Trump considers 'taking over' the DC police and Israel's PM says he'll take total control of the Gaza Strip. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37726220

2025Talks - August 7, 2025 08/07/2025

2025Talks - August 7, 2025 President Trump again threatens a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Texas Republicans say there's no way to stop their redistricting and GOP members of Congress work to sell the tax and budget megabill to angry constituents. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37713555

2025Talks - August 6, 2025 08/06/2025

2025Talks - August 6, 2025 Trump weighs in on the Texas redistricting effort, as Democratic and Republican states across the country consider redrawing congressional maps and North Carolina's governor vetoes an anti-DEI bill. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37697065

2025Talks - August 5, 2025 08/05/2025

2025Talks - August 5, 2025 States reject Department of Justice requests for voter records, the Texas Governor threatens to remove Democratic lawmakers who fled the state from office and new federal legislation would set minimum salaries for all public school teachers. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37675050

2025Talks - August 4, 2025 08/04/2025

2025Talks - August 4, 2025 Texas Democratic legislators leave the state to block a GOP redistricting plan. Trump fires the head of labor statistics after a negative jobs report and mass immigration arrests aren't targeting the people they were said to be aimed at. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37656425

2025Talks - August 1, 2025 08/01/2025

2025Talks - August 1, 2025 NC Sen. Tillis wants Republicans to bolster Medicaid, after cuts earlier this month. The economy blooms under President Donald Trump, though red flags loom and a new report examines state budget transparency. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37630610

2025Talks - July 31, 2025 07/31/2025

2025Talks - July 31, 2025 Texas Republicans unveil a map that further gerrymanders districts before midterms, as a Senate committee advances a bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress. Seattle voters will soon decide whether to continue its so-called "democracy vouchers" program. /episode/index/show/2020talks/id/37615950

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