Battleground with Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir

A podcast by The Recount

62 Episodes

  1. A Nuanced Look at ‘Cancel Culture’ with Alyssa Rosenberg

    Published: 6/24/2021

  2. 'Trump Needs to Spend Time in Jail' with Elie Mystal

    Published: 6/17/2021

  3. Perpetual Minority Rule with David Faris

    Published: 6/10/2021

  4. '24/7 Fear' with Astead Herndon

    Published: 6/3/2021

  5. Turning Point or Temporary Reprieve? with Edward-Isaac Dovere

    Published: 5/27/2021

  6. 'Shamelessness is a Now a Virtue' with Charlotte Alter

    Published: 5/20/2021

  7. Do the Democrats Need Billionaires? with Teddy Schleifer

    Published: 5/13/2021

  8. How to Flip a Red State Blue with Tram Nguyen

    Published: 5/6/2021

  9. "Seeking Common Ground" with Frank Luntz

    Published: 4/29/2021

  10. Introducing: News Items Podcast with John Ellis

    Published: 4/28/2021

  11. Why Everyone Hates Political Consultants (but they still run campaigns) with Tim Lim

    Published: 4/22/2021

  12. "How F*cked Are We Regarding Voting Rights?" with Ari Berman

    Published: 4/15/2021

  13. "Don't Be Afraid" with Amazon Union Organizers Jennifer Bates and Joshua Brewer

    Published: 4/8/2021

  14. "The Hand Off" with new hosts Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir

    Published: 3/22/2021

  15. "Politically Savage" with Yamiche Alcindor

    Published: 3/15/2021

  16. "Hamilton Saw Mitch McConnell Coming" with Adam Jentleson

    Published: 3/1/2021

  17. "Not a Winsome Argument" with Eugene Scott

    Published: 2/15/2021

  18. "They Made Up An Entire County" with Marc Elias

    Published: 2/8/2021

  19. "No One Should Have That Much Money" with Rev. James Martin, SJ

    Published: 2/1/2021

  20. "It Is About Race" with Abby Phillip

    Published: 1/25/2021

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Battleground brings you inside the fight for political power. Hosts Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir aren't your typical pundits – in fact, they're not pundits at all. They're doing the work day-in and day-out, and have the inside scoop on what's really happening behind the tweets and headlines. Every week, Amanda and Faiz have a wide-ranging, unguarded, and occasionally profanity-laden conversation with reporters, activists, organizers, political scientists, campaign operatives – and even some conservatives – in order to shine a light on the problems we face and figure out how we can fix them. Both bring deep knowledge and experience building grassroots movements for change. Amanda is the co-founder and executive director Run for Something, which recruits and supports young progressives running for local state and local offices, and host of the Run for Something podcast on Dear Media. Faiz was the campaign manager for Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, and he's the founder of the progressive media non-profit, More Perfect Union. Listen to new episodes each Thursday on your favorite podcast app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.