396 Episodes

  1. Pulling the Stefanik Nomination is a Sign MAGA is Scared

    Published: 3/27/2025
  2. Three Bullets to the Heart of the Constitution

    Published: 3/20/2025
  3. American Pain

    Published: 3/13/2025
  4. How Do Dems Fight Back Effectively?

    Published: 3/6/2025
  5. Time For Dems to Stand Up — And We Mean it This Time

    Published: 2/27/2025
  6. It’s Worse Than You Think - What You Can Do About It

    Published: 2/20/2025
  7. Where Are the Leaders This Moment Demands?

    Published: 2/13/2025
  8. Screw Your Feelings, Time to Figure Out How to Fix This Mess

    Published: 2/6/2025
  9. Hearings, Hypocrisy, and the Inauguration

    Published: 1/21/2025
  10. Get Ready for a Totally Turbulent 2025

    Published: 1/7/2025
  11. What Fresh Hell Is This? A Preview of the New Congress 

    Published: 1/2/2025
  12. 2024 Ends, Another Trump Term Begins

    Published: 12/17/2024
  13. Transitions, Nominations, Resignations

    Published: 12/12/2024
  14. Preparing for the Transition

    Published: 12/5/2024
  15. Where Do We Go From Here?

    Published: 11/14/2024
  16. The 2024 Election and Trump’s Future America

    Published: 11/7/2024
  17. October Spooks and Surprises: the Final Days of the Race

    Published: 10/31/2024
  18. Nervously Optimistic, Neurotically Confused

    Published: 10/24/2024
  19. Hurricanes, Hypocrisy, Healthcare and More

    Published: 10/12/2024
  20. Headlines Matter - the Jack Smith Report

    Published: 10/4/2024

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American politics is undergoing seismic changes that will alter the course of history. At Words Matter, we believe that facts, evidence, truth and objective reality are necessary and vital in public discourse. Our hosts and guests have broad experience in government, politics and journalism -- this gives them a unique ability to explain recent events and place them in historic context. Together, with fellow journalists, elected officials, policy-makers and thought-leaders, they will analyze the week's news and get at the real truth behind all the distracting headlines.