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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 di...
Recent Episodes
470 episodes
Interview Only w/ Matt Bennett - Will The Progressives Or The Center-Left Define The Democrats?
Matt Bennett — co-founder and executive vice president of the center-left think tank Third Way — joins the Chuck Toddcast to offer a pragmatist's anxi...
Full Episode - Hegseth’s Purges At The Pentagon Are A Five-Alarm Fire + Will The Progressives Or The Center-Left Define The Democrats?
Chuck Todd opens with a programming note—the ToddCast moves to a Monday/Thursday schedule for July and August—before digging into the fallout from Zoh...
Chuck’s Commentary - Hegseth’s Purges At The Pentagon Are A Five-Alarm Fire + Trump Is Making Governing Impossible For Republicans
Chuck Todd opens with a programming note—the ToddCast moves to a Monday/Thursday schedule for July and August—before digging into the fallout from Zoh...
Interview Only w/ Mayor David Holt - Defending Pluralism At A Time Of Polarization
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt — the popular Republican who has won all three of his mayoral elections with at least 60% of the vote — joins the Chuck...
Full Episode - Mamdani Wins The New York Primaries + Defending Pluralism At A Time Of Polarization
Chuck Todd breaks down a seismic primary night in New York, where Mamdani-backed Democratic Socialist candidates swept their races — and argues the DS...
Chuck’s Commentary - Mamdani Wins The New York Primaries + RIP Alan Greenspan
Chuck Todd breaks down a seismic primary night in New York, where Mamdani-backed Democratic Socialist candidates swept their races — and argues the DS...
Interview Only w/ Paul Taylor - Did The Boomers Really Ruin Everything?
Paul Taylor — former executive vice president of the Pew Research Center and author of This Is Getting Old — joins the Chuck Toddcast for a sweeping,...
Full Episode - Trump Is The Worst Role Model President Ever + Did The Boomers Really Ruin Everything?
Chuck Todd focuses this episode around a single, almost too-perfect metaphor: the reflecting pool Trump remade, where the paint is now visibly peeling...
Chuck’s Commentary - Trump Is The Worst Role Model President Ever + The Sharp Contrast Between Trump & Obama
Chuck Todd focuses this episode around a single, almost too-perfect metaphor: the reflecting pool Trump remade, where the paint is now visibly peeling...
Chuck's Commentary - The Real Cost of Trump's Iran Gamble
Chuck takes a wide-ranging look at what he sees as the long-term impact of the Trump administration's foreign policy. He argues that the United States...
Full Episode - The Real Cost of Trump's Iran Gamble + Ian Bremmer on How the Iran War Reshaped Global Power
Chuck opens the podcast with a wide-ranging look at what he sees as the long-term impact of the Trump administration's foreign policy. He argues that...
Interview only w/Ian Bremmer - How the Iran War Reshaped Global Power & Growing Concerns about Putin
Chuck is joined by Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer for an in-depth conversation about the aftermath of the Iran war, the future of the Middle East,...
The Chris Mullin Interview: Run TMC, The Dream Team and Steph Curry
Chuck Todd and J.A. Adande talk with NBA Hall of Famer Chris Mullin to discuss the evolution of the Golden State Warriors from the Run TMC era to the...
Full Episode - Reaction to Tuesday's elections + Failure for Trump in Iran + Can America Live Up to Its Founding Principles?
Chuck Todd reacts to Tuesday's elections and what the fallout means for both parties. Then he discusses the latest on the US-Iran deal and why it's al...
Chuck's Commentary - Reaction to Tuesday's elections + Failure for Trump in Iran
Chuck Todd reacts to Tuesday's elections and what the fallout means for both parties. Then he discusses the latest on the US-Iran deal and why it's al...
Interview Only w/Dominic Erdozain - Can America Live Up to Its Founding Principles?
Historian Dominic Erdozain — author of To Love a Country — joins the Chuck Toddcast for a deeply thoughtful conversation about the difference between...
Interview Only w/ Daniel Alegre - Why Hispanics Are Now The Swing Vote In America… And How To Reach Them
Daniel Alegre — CEO of TelevisaUnivision, the largest Spanish-language media company in the world — joins the Chuck Toddcast for a genuinely revealing...
Full Episode - Trump Gets A “Deal” While Throwing Himself A Party - Why Hispanics Are Now The Swing Vote In America… And How To Reach Them
Chuck Todd opens on the surreal split-screen of a president desperate to manufacture a legacy: in the same stretch of days, Trump announced a "deal" w...
Chuck’s Commentary - Trump Gets A “Deal” While Throwing Himself A Party
Chuck Todd opens on the surreal split-screen of a president desperate to manufacture a legacy: in the same stretch of days, Trump announced a "deal" w...
Interview Only w/ Chuck Klosterman - How Will America Remember Football in 200 Years?
Cultural critic Chuck Klosterman — author of But What If We're Wrong?, The Nineties, and now a new book simply titled Football — joins the Chuck Toddc...
Full Episode - The Iran Ceasefire Has…Ceased + How Will America Remember Football in 200 Years?
Chuck Todd opens with the grim news that the Iran conflict is hot again as both sides resume exchanging strikes — and his blunt assessment is that not...
Chuck’s Commentary - The Iran Ceasefire Has…Ceased + The Voters You Don’t Hear From Actually Decide American Elections
Chuck Todd opens with the grim news that the Iran conflict is hot again as both sides resume exchanging strikes — and his blunt assessment is that not...
Interview Only w/ Lauren Pinkston - Can An Independent Break The GOP Stranglehold In Tennessee?
Lauren Pinkston — the independent candidate for governor of Tennessee — joins the Chuck Toddcast to make the case that the deepest problem in her stat...
Full Episode - Graham Platner Won His Primary… But Can He Beat Susan Collins? + Can An Independent Break The GOP Stranglehold In Tennessee?
Chuck Todd opens with the resolution of a story he's been tracking for weeks: Graham Platner cruised to victory in Maine, comfortably clearing 70% eve...
Chuck’s Commentary - Graham Platner Won His Primary… But Can He Beat Susan Collins? + Voters Are Future Focused & Demanding Change
Chuck Todd opens with the resolution of a story he's been tracking for weeks: Graham Platner cruised to victory in Maine, comfortably clearing 70% eve...
Interview Only w/ David French - America’s AI Liability Crisis & Constitutional Breaking Points
David French — New York Times columnist, veteran constitutional attorney, and one of the sharpest legal thinkers writing today — joins the Chuck Toddc...
Full Episode - Trump’s Decline Is Obvious…But Republicans Refuse To Acknowledge It + America’s AI Liability Crisis & Constitutional Breaking Points
Chuck Todd opens with an uncomfortable truth Republicans are doing everything possible to avoid acknowledging: Trump turns 80 next week, his physical...
Chuck’s Commentary - Trump’s Decline Is Obvious…But Republicans Refuse To Acknowledge It + The 60 Minutes Story Isn’t About Scott Pelley… It’s About The Ellisons
Chuck Todd opens with an uncomfortable truth Republicans are doing everything possible to avoid acknowledging: Trump turns 80 next week, his physical...
BONUS EPISODE - Can Josh Turek Flip An Iowa Senate Seat From Red To Blue?
Chuck Todd revisits his interview with Iowa Democratic senate candidate and four-time Paralympian and gold medalist Josh Turek for a deeply personal a...
Dynastic - Chuck Todd & J.A. Adande tell the fascinating (and frustrating) history of the Warriors
Chuck Todd & J.A. Adande tell the complete history of The Golden State Warriors, who certainly didn't become a dynasty overnight. Long before Stephen...
Interview Only w/ Todd Ricketts - The Chicago Cubs Owner Trying To Fix How America Gets Its News
Todd Ricketts — Chicago Cubs co-owner and founder of Freespoke, the search engine that labels news sources with media bias ratings — joins the Chuck T...
Full Episode - A Growing Number Of Republicans Are Breaking From Trump + The Chicago Cubs Owner Trying To Fix How America Gets Its News
Chuck Todd opens with what he calls the unmistakable arrival of a "YOLO caucus" in the Senate — a growing number of congressional Republicans who are...
Chuck’s Commentary - A Growing Number Of Republicans Are Breaking From Trump + Todd Blanche Has ZERO Chance Of Getting Confirmed
Chuck Todd opens with what he calls the unmistakable arrival of a "YOLO caucus" in the Senate — a growing number of congressional Republicans who are...
Interview Only w/ Jerry Demings - Can A Democrat Win Statewide In Florida?
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings — the former Orlando police chief turned local executive who is now running for governor of Florida — joins the Chuc...
Full Episode - Tuesday Was A REALLY Good Night For Democrats + Can A Democrat Win Statewide In Florida?
Chuck Todd walks through a primary night that was, in his words, a really good night for Democrats — and one that may have just answered whether 2026...
Chuck’s Commentary - Tuesday Was A REALLY Good Night For Democrats + Top 5 Republican REBUKES Of Donald Trump In Term #2
Chuck Todd walks through a primary night that was, in his words, a really good night for Democrats — and one that may have just answered whether 2026...
Interview Only w/ Mayor Yemi Mobolade - The Independent Mayor Making The Case For Post-Partisan Politics
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade — the independent who won a culturally conservative city by running as a true centrist who refuses to be boxed in...
Full Episode - Character Is Destiny In Politics + The Independent Mayor Making The Case For Post-Partisan Politics
Chuck Todd opens with the latest from the Iran war's increasingly costly stalemate, arguing Trump doesn't actually want a deal — he wants the ability...
Chuck’s Commentary - Character Is Destiny In Politics + Iran Has Turned Into A Costly Stalemate
Chuck Todd opens with the latest from the Iran war's increasingly costly stalemate, arguing Trump doesn't actually want a deal — he wants the ability...
Interview Only w/ Elliot Ackerman & James Stavridis - Imagining the Worst to Prevent It From Happening
Novelist Elliot Ackerman and retired Admiral James Stavridis — the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander — join the Chuck Toddcast to discuss their new...