The Thai popcorn does not detract - Roll Call Sports is leading the way on diversity, equity and inclusion, but don't expect to hear those words at the game. Roll Call · Mar 27, 2025
At the Gridiron, laughter in the dark - Roll Call Dressing up as a donkey for a skit lampooning politicians at a white tie dinner in Washington is silly. But during difficult times, when the most powerful people in the world are challenging the boundaries of constitutional democracy, it is important to hang on to your sense of humor, as… Roll Call · Mar 19, 2025
Democrats at (in?) retreat - Roll Call House Democrats are gathering for their annual policy retreat this week and face a series of questions as they navigate the 119th Congress. Roll Call · Mar 12, 2025
‘Yeah, I don’t love that,’ or how the House learned to start jamming the Senate - Roll Call Usually, when Congress gets down to the wire on a legislative deadline, the Senate tells the House what is possible and the House more or less goes along with what the Senate can pass, given its procedural limitations such as the filibuster. But the budget process, or what passes for… Roll Call · Feb 27, 2025
‘If I can get you to feel’ — politics, wrestling and connecting with people - Roll Call For someone who has dominated politics for going on a decade, Donald Trump still controls the narrative in a way that leaves his opponents flat-footed. Trump’s connection to professional wrestling offers lessons on how he is able to do this and how to connect in the political arena. Roll Call contributor… Roll Call · Feb 19, 2025
‘Beauty never gets old’ — Slava Leontyev in the ‘Porcelain War’ - Roll Call Is it possible to find beauty amid the horror of the Ukraine-Russia war? The Academy Award-nominated documentary “Porcelain War” argues that it is not only possible but also essential. Co-director Slava Leontyev discusses how ordinary people keep their culture, art and themselves alive, and how even in a time of fear,… Roll Call · Feb 11, 2025
Having a plan beats not having a plan - Roll Call The early days of the 119th Congress and the second Trump administration have been a whirlwind, but here is one observation for those looking to make sense of things: Having a plan beats not having a plan. Show Notes: Roll Call · Feb 6, 2025
So you want to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget - Roll Call It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when Washington says it will cut the federal deficit. Easier said than done! Just ask the 2011 super committee, which had a mandate and bipartisan support yet failed spectacularly. For this podcast, we combine the powers of the Political Theater podcast with… Roll Call · Jan 8, 2025
A ‘sleepy’ Supreme Court term? Yeah, right - Roll Call A Supreme Court fresh off two terms of consequential decisions goes back to the bench again Monday, Oct. 7. Roll Call · Oct 2, 2024
One last journey down Roll Call’s Jersey Turnpike - Roll Call Politics Editor Herb Jackson wraps up his time at Roll Call talking about congressional granularity and various whangdoodles and fartleks. Roll Call · Sep 19, 2024
Sweet (temporary) home Chicago - Roll Call Hello from Chicago and the Democratic National Convention! Roll Call and the Political Theater team are on the ground here for all the fuss. Roll Call · Aug 22, 2024
Nathan L. Gonzales just can’t wait to get on the road again - Roll Call Political Theater discusses the start of a series on House races that will decide the majority that run along a road. Up first: Interstate 5. Roll Call · Jun 27, 2024
Primary colors: Breaking down the latest congressional contests - Roll Call Political Theater discusses recent primaries in Maryland, West Virginia and Nebraska and the latest Inside Elections ratings changes. Roll Call · May 15, 2024
How to get onto Roll Call’s Most Vulnerable Incumbents list - Roll Call Roll Call campaign staff writers Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire join the Political Theater podcast to discuss. Roll Call · May 8, 2024
Roll Call · Apr 19, 2024 Meanwhile, in non-Trump, non-impeachment and non-speaker news - Roll Call The Political Theater podcast takes a look at recent FEC filings and how the 2024 House and Senate campaigns are shaping up.
Roll Call · Apr 11, 2024 ‘Food, Inc. 2’ filmmakers provide plenty to chew on - Roll Call The makers of 2008’s “Food, Inc.,” are back for seconds with “Food, Inc. 2,” a look at the food industry, its farmers, workers and more.
Roll Call · Mar 14, 2024 The highs, lows and weirds of covering the White House - Roll Call Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski shares his experiences covering the White House as he prepares for a new assignment in the newsroom.
Roll Call · Mar 7, 2024 The changing 2024 Senate landscape - Roll Call We have some clarity from Super Tuesday about fall matchups, with some of that from folks who were not even facing the voters.
Roll Call · Feb 28, 2024 What we talk about when we talk about Super Tuesday - Roll Call The Political Theater podcast discusses the major races and stories shaping up for this Super Tuesday.
Roll Call · Feb 15, 2024 One special place: New York’s 3rd Congressional District - Roll Call The Political Theater podcast unpacks the victory of Democrat Tom Suozzi in the special election to replace expelled GOP Rep. George Santos.
Roll Call · Feb 5, 2024 Bradley opens up about his experience with abortion - Roll Call In a documentary and on "Political Theater," the onetime presidential candidate talks about his personal experience with abortion.
Roll Call · Feb 5, 2024 A sense of where he is: Bill Bradley and his one-man show ‘Rolling Along’ - Roll Call Bill Bradley, former senator, presidential candidate, and now a documentary film storyteller talks with Political Theater and Roll Call Politics Editor Herb Jackson.
Roll Call · Jan 25, 2024 What’s the big idea? The big political stories beyond the headlines - Roll Call Herb Jackson, Roll Call’s politics editor, and Political Theater host Jason Dick trade big ideas about what the big stories are for 2024 election year.
Roll Call · Dec 21, 2023 On topic, off beat? Our favorite Political Theater episodes of 2023 - Roll Call This year was a doozy. Through it all, Political Theater kept talking to articulate, smart people. Here are a few of our favorite podcasts.
Roll Call · Dec 13, 2023 Don’t hassle me, I’m local: The DC edition - Roll Call How big a deal is the sale of the Commanders? Or the Wizards and Capitals leaving downtown DC? Political Theater gets local.