# The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

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Author: Radio Free Rhinecliff and Andy Ostroy
Episodes: 525

## Resource

The Back Room with Andy Ostroy presents a humorous, honest take on politics and pop culture featuring notable guest interviews, a shit-ton of righteous indignation, and rip-roaring repartee with co-producers Matty Rosenberg and Jen Hammoud. We're havin' a ball, and so will you! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel

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## Episodes
- [Rina Shah on Being a "RINO" and How America Can Ultimately Have a Functioning Two-Party Political System Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/rina-shah-on-being-a-rino-and-how-america-can-ultimately-have-a-functioning-two-party-political-system-again) — 2026-07-04T12:26:50+00:00
- [Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam on Their Terrific New Documentary BANG MY BOX: THE ROBIN BYRD STORY](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/jyllian-gunther-and-stephanie-schwam-on-their-terrific-new-documentary-bang-my-box-the-robin-byrd-story) — 2026-07-02T10:45:17+00:00
- [Robert Stone on his Terrific Documentary About the 1974 Patty Hearst Kidnapping and its Special Screening/Q&A July 1 in Rhinebeck, NY](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/robert-stone-on-his-terrific-documentary-about-the-1974-patty-hearst-kidnapping-and-its-special-screening-q-a-july-1-in-rhinebeck-ny) — 2026-06-30T11:43:51+00:00
- [Dr. Mary Anne Franks on Trump's Autocratic Overreach and the Complicit Supreme Court and Tech Broligarchy; Free Speech and Online Harassment; the Abuse of Power; and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/dr-mary-anne-franks-on-trump-s-autocratic-overreach-and-the-complicit-supreme-court-and-tech-broligarchy-free-speech-and-online-harassment-the-abuse-of-power-and-more) — 2026-06-27T13:48:31+00:00
- [TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Redistricting, Racism, Affordability and the Midterms, his Congressional Campaign, and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/tn-state-rep-justin-j-pearson-on-redistricting-racism-affordability-and-the-midterms-his-congressional-campaign-and-more) — 2026-06-25T11:20:53+00:00
- [Marisa Renee Lee on Life, Love, Loss, Grief, Hope, Healing and her New Book Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/marisa-renee-lee-on-life-love-loss-grief-hope-healing-and-her-new-book-waiting-for-dawn-living-with-uncertainty) — 2026-06-23T22:11:05+00:00
- [Jeffrey Toobin on Trump's Assault on Democracy, How SCOTUS has Empowered him, and Whether the Guardrails are Holding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/jeffrey-toobin-on-trump-s-assault-on-democracy-how-scotus-has-empowered-him-and-whether-the-guardrails-are-holding) — 2026-06-20T12:55:33+00:00
- [Barb McQuade on her New Book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/barb-mcquade-on-her-new-book-the-fix-saving-america-from-the-corruption-of-a-mob-style-government) — 2026-06-17T12:32:39+00:00
- [Adam Mockler on How to Effectively Beat Back Republican BS...and So Much More!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/adam-mockler-on-how-to-effectively-beat-back-republican-bs-and-so-much-more) — 2026-06-15T11:11:59+00:00
- [Andrew McCabe on the Current State of the FBI under Kash Patel and the Impact on the Bureau's Credibility, Hiring and Firing, and Morale](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/andrew-mccabe-on-the-current-state-of-the-fbi-under-kash-patel-and-the-impact-on-the-bureau-s-credibility-hiring-and-firing-and-morale) — 2026-06-13T17:01:09+00:00
- [Batya Ungar-Sargon on her New Book The Jews and the Left](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/batya-ungar-sargon-on-her-new-book-the-jews-and-the-left) — 2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Alisyn Camerota on Life, Loss, Grief and Reinvention](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/alisyn-camerota-on-life-loss-grief-and-reinvention) — 2026-06-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [Keisha Lance Bottoms on her Campaign for Georgia Governor and her New Memoir, The Rough SIde of the Mountain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/keisha-lance-bottoms-on-her-campaign-for-georgia-governor-and-her-new-memoir-the-rough-side-of-the-mountain) — 2026-06-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [Danielle Crittenden on her Terrific New Book Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/danielle-crittenden-on-her-terrific-new-book-dispatches-from-grief-a-mother-s-journey-through-the-unthinkable) — 2026-06-04T15:17:59+00:00
- [MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her U.S. Senate Campaign](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/mi-state-sen-mallory-mcmorrow-on-her-u-s-senate-campaign) — 2026-06-02T11:00:00+00:00
- [Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/asha-rangappa-on-the-iran-war-trump-s-autocratic-overreach-and-doj-fbi-weaponization-the-administration-s-incompetence-and-how-democrats-need-to-fight-back-and-win-in-november) — 2026-05-31T13:23:34+00:00
- [Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump, Orban, Xi/China and Whether She's Still Optimistic About American Democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/ruth-ben-ghiat-on-trump-orban-xi-china-and-whether-she-s-still-optimistic-about-american-democracy) — 2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Kristy Greenberg on Trump's $1.776 Slush-Fund and IRS Immunity Deal, Blanche, Bondi, Comey, Epstein...and the KNICKS!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/kristy-greenberg-on-trump-s-1-776-slush-fund-and-irs-immunity-deal-blanche-bondi-comey-epstein-and-the-knicks) — 2026-05-23T13:55:34+00:00
- [Jonathan Jordan on his Terrific New Book IKE AND WINSTON: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/jonathan-jordan-on-his-terrific-new-book-ike-and-winston-world-war-cold-war-and-an-extraordinary-friendship) — 2026-05-21T08:06:33+00:00
- [Andrew Weissmann on his New Book Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/andrew-weissmann-on-his-new-book-liar-s-kingdom-how-to-stop-trump-s-deceit-and-save-america) — 2026-05-19T09:26:40+00:00
- [Nate Soares Explains How and Why AI May Ultimately Kill Us All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/nate-soares-explains-how-and-why-ai-may-ultimately-kill-us-all) — 2026-05-16T13:07:53+00:00
- [Jonathan Vigliotti on his New Book Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/jonathan-vigliotti-on-his-new-book-torched-how-a-city-was-left-to-burn-and-the-olympic-rush-to-rebuild-l-a) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Elie Honig on Epstein/Lutnick/Bondi; Patel; Comey; SCOTUS/Virginia; Kimmel, Disney/ABC and the FCC; and Birthright Citizenship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/elie-honig-on-epstein-lutnick-bondi-patel-comey-scotus-virginia-kimmel-disney-abc-and-the-fcc-and-birthright-citizenship) — 2026-05-11T13:02:22+00:00
- [Rep. Pat Ryan on the Iran War, Hegseth's Incompetence, the Economy, the Midterms and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/rep-pat-ryan-on-the-iran-war-hegseth-s-incompetence-the-economy-the-midterms-and-more) — 2026-05-09T10:42:05+00:00
- [Tara Setmayer on Trump, the Republican Assault on Voting Rights, the Midterms and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/tara-setmayer-on-trump-the-republican-assault-on-voting-rights-the-midterms-and-more) — 2026-05-07T11:27:24+00:00
- [EPISODE 500! Rep. James Walkinshaw on Epstein, Bondi, Iran, Hegseth, the Economy, Redistricting, and the Midterms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/episode-500-rep-james-walkinshaw-on-epstein-bondi-iran-hegseth-the-economy-redistricting-and-the-midterms) — 2026-05-04T11:38:56+00:00
- [Olivia Troye on her VA-7 Congressional Campaign and the Midterms, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, DHS, Gabbard, Miller and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/olivia-troye-on-her-va-7-congressional-campaign-and-the-midterms-trump-iran-hegseth-dhs-gabbard-miller-and-more) — 2026-05-02T11:24:04+00:00
- [Mimi Rocah on the Comey Indictment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/mimi-rocah-on-the-comey-indictment) — 2026-04-30T10:05:13+00:00
- [Jackie Corin on March For Our Lives' Efforts to Fight Gun Violence and Achieve Gun Reform Legislation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/jackie-corin-on-march-for-our-lives-efforts-to-fight-gun-violence-and-achieve-gun-reform-legislation) — 2026-04-25T11:13:50+00:00
- [Isabel Vincent on her Bombshell New Biography RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/isabel-vincent-on-her-bombshell-new-biography-rfk-jr-the-fall-and-rise) — 2026-04-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [Josh Turek on his Incredibly Inspiring Journey and Iowa U.S. Senate Campaign](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/josh-turek-on-his-incredibly-inspiring-journey-and-iowa-u-s-senate-campaign) — 2026-04-18T14:01:39+00:00
- [Jonathan Greenblatt on the Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and Hate Crimes; Israel, Gaza and Lebanon; Trump and Iran; Mamdani; and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/jonathan-greenblatt-on-the-alarming-rise-of-antisemitism-and-hate-crimes-israel-gaza-and-lebanon-trump-and-iran-mamdani-and-more) — 2026-04-16T08:00:00+00:00
- [Adrian Fontes on Defending and Protecting the Election Process as We Head Towards the Midterms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/adrian-fontes-on-defending-and-protecting-the-election-process-as-we-head-towards-the-midterms) — 2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Rick Wilson on the Iran War, Epstein, MAGA, the Midterms, and Trump v Pope](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/rick-wilson-on-the-iran-war-epstein-maga-the-midterms-and-trump-v-pope) — 2026-04-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Andrew Goldberg on his New Documentary WHITE WITH FEAR](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/andrew-goldberg-on-his-new-documentary-white-with-fear) — 2026-04-09T08:00:00+00:00
- [Cait Conley on her NY District 17 House Campaign, Trump, Hegseth and the Illegal Iran War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/cait-conley-on-her-ny-district-17-house-campaign-trump-hegseth-and-the-illegal-iran-war) — 2026-04-07T11:01:49+00:00
- [Shawn Harris on his Georgia 14 Campaign to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/shawn-harris-on-his-georgia-14-campaign-to-replace-marjorie-taylor-greene) — 2026-04-04T12:19:29+00:00
- [Elie Honig on the Legality of the Iran War, SCOTUS and Birthright Citizenship, Bondi's Epstein Subpoena, Trump's Pursuit of Tish James, and the META Rulings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/elie-honig-on-the-legality-of-the-iran-war-scotus-and-birthright-citizenship-bondi-s-epstein-subpoena-trump-s-pursuit-of-tish-james-and-the-meta-rulings) — 2026-04-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [S.E. Cupp on the Iran War, MAGA, the Midterms, and the General Chaos, Dysfunction and Danger of Trump 2.0](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/s-e-cupp-on-the-iran-war-maga-the-midterms-and-the-general-chaos-dysfunction-and-danger-of-trump-2-0) — 2026-03-28T18:17:30+00:00
- [Survivor Jess Michaels on the Latest Epstein Developments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/survivor-jess-michaels-on-the-latest-epstein-developments) — 2026-03-26T08:00:00+00:00
- [Bill Kristol on Trump's Iran "Excursion" (War), How and When it Might End, What Comes Next, and More.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/bill-kristol-on-trump-s-iran-excursion-war-how-and-when-it-might-end-what-comes-next-and-more) — 2026-03-24T18:14:50+00:00
- [Alexis Coe on Trump's First 14 Months, his Continued Autocratic Overreach, the Midterms and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/alexis-coe-on-trump-s-first-14-months-his-continued-autocratic-overreach-the-midterms-and-more) — 2026-03-21T11:48:34+00:00
- [Graham Nash on Crosby, Stills & Nash; Neil Young and CSNY; Joni Mitchell; Woodstock; the 60's and 70's; and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/graham-nash-on-crosby-stills-nash-neil-young-and-csny-joni-mitchell-woodstock-the-60-s-and-70-s-and-more) — 2026-03-19T08:00:00+00:00
- [(repeat) Tom Nichols on the Iran War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/repeat-tom-nichols-on-the-iran-war) — 2026-03-14T08:00:00+00:00
- [Vicky Ward on the Latest Epstein Developments](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/vicky-ward-on-the-latest-epstein-developments) — 2026-03-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [Tom Nichols on the Iran War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/tom-nichols-on-the-iran-war) — 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Alex Vindman on Trump's Illegal Iran War and his Very Promising Florida U.S. Senate Campaign](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/alex-vindman-on-trump-s-illegal-iran-war-and-his-very-promising-florida-u-s-senate-campaign) — 2026-03-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Kara Swisher on Nvidia Earnings, the Paramount/Netflix Battle for Warner, Hegseth's Anthropic Threats, CBS News and 60 Minutes Debacle, and the Latest Epstein Bombshell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy-5638395/kara-swisher-on-nvidia-earnings-the-paramount-netflix-battle-for-warner-hegseth-s-anthropic-threats-cbs-news-and-60-minutes-debacle-and-the-latest-epstein-bombshell) — 2026-02-28T14:04:42+00:00

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