Right Now With Perry Bacon

A twice-weekly show about national politics with a focus on the radicalism of the Trump administration and tactics to combat it. The program features in-depth discussions with experts and politicians. It goes beyond the daily headlines to explain why things are happening and put them in a broader context. newrepublic.substack.com

Right Now With Perry Bacon is a news podcast hosted by The New Republic, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Fighting Trump and the Oligarchs’ Assault on Higher Education

  Jun 25, 202658 minS0

  <p>Yale just released a report on declining trust in higher education—and Education Secretary Linda McMahon loved it. Charlie Eaton, professor of economic sociology at UC Merced, and John Warner, writer at Inside Higher Ed, join the show to explain what’s really going on. We discuss why elite university presidents are echoing Republican talking points instead of fighting back, how billionaires like Marc Andreessen helped design the strategy to take down higher ed, why elite endowments sit largely untouched while top schools enroll more students from the top one percent than the bottom 60 percent, and how attacks on Harv...

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  Why This Year Could Be a Democratic Wave Election

  Jun 24, 202635 minS0

  <p>Democrats are favored to win back the House—but don’t expect a 2006-style wave. Carrie Dan, managing editor of Cook Political Report, joins the show to break down the 2026 midterm map. We discuss why redistricting has already netted Republicans six to eight seats, why there are only 36 truly competitive races compared to 58 in 2018, what Democrats would need to see to gain 25 seats or more, how the Iran war and gas prices are quietly eroding Republican enthusiasm, and why the key swing voters this cycle aren’t white suburbanites—they’re Latinos in South Texas and South Florida.</p><p>Right No...

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  The Winning Issue—If Only Democrats Will Grab It

  Jun 12, 202644 minS0

  <p>As tech billionaires build out massive, energy-hungry infrastructure to power artificial intelligence, a surprising bottom-up resistance is uniting communities across the country. Astra Taylor—documentary filmmaker, Debt Collective co-founder, and co-author of an upcoming book on fascism with Naomi Klein—joins the show to explain why the fight against hyperscale data centers is fundamentally about political economy and democratic control. We discuss how these multi-billion-dollar developments drain local water and power supplies while offering little more than a handful of low-wage jobs, why the corporate wing of the Democratic Party is missing a major winning issue by running away from...

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  The Terrifying Thing Trump Might Do on His Birthday

  May 28, 202641 minS0

  <p>In the latest episode, Perry is joined by Elizabeth Saunders, professor of political science at Columbia University, to discuss President Trump’s frightening expansionist aspirations. </p> <p>Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>

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  Why Losing Stephen Colbert's Show Matters

  May 26, 202648 minS0

  <p>In the latest episode, Perry speaks with Professor Meredith Conroy on why Trump is so afraid of The View, Colbert and Kimmel. </p> <p>Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>

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