# The Playbook Podcast

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Official site: https://www.politico.com/podcasts/the-playbook-podcast
Author: POLITICO
Episodes: 2330

## Resource

POLITICO’s Dasha Burns bring her fresh insight, analysis and reporting to the stories driving the day in the nation’s capital. She will be joined by her fellow co-authors and journalists from across POLITICO — available, as always, in audio and video formats each morning.

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## Episodes
- [Rahm Emanuel makes his 2028 pitch over pizza in Chicago | On the Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/rahm-emanuel-makes-his-2028-pitch-over-pizza-in-chicago-on-the-road) — 2026-08-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Shapiro shoots his shot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/shapiro-shoots-his-shot) — 2026-07-31T09:00:00+00:00
- [How Michigan is shaping the Democratic Party](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/how-michigan-is-shaping-the-democratic-party) — 2026-07-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Pulte’s work isn’t done](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/pulte-s-work-isn-t-done) — 2026-07-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump to meet with Netanyahu and Zelenskyy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-to-meet-with-netanyahu-and-zelenskyy) — 2026-07-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [Thune is in the hot seat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/thune-is-in-the-hot-seat) — 2026-07-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [The California AG trying to stop Hollywood’s biggest merger (with Rob Bonta) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-california-ag-trying-to-stop-hollywood-s-biggest-merger-with-rob-bonta-the-conversation) — 2026-07-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2.0](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/white-house-correspondents-dinner-2-0) — 2026-07-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Johnson stalls AOC momentum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/johnson-stalls-aoc-momentum) — 2026-07-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump's Iran trap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-s-iran-trap) — 2026-07-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump has three priorities. Congress isn’t one.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-has-three-priorities-congress-isn-t-one) — 2026-07-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [AOC isn’t ruling out 2028 presidential bid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/aoc-isn-t-ruling-out-2028-presidential-bid) — 2026-07-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [The populist Democrat taking on his own party (with Abdul El-Sayed) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-populist-democrat-taking-on-his-own-party-with-abdul-el-sayed-the-conversation) — 2026-07-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [A GOP power trio look to Teddy Roosevelt for America's next 250 years | On The Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/a-gop-power-trio-look-to-teddy-roosevelt-for-america-s-next-250-years-on-the-road) — 2026-07-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump raises election doubts, again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-raises-election-doubts-again) — 2026-07-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [What to expect from Trump’s address](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/what-to-expect-from-trump-s-address) — 2026-07-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [Todd Blanche faces the Senate Judiciary Committee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/todd-blanche-faces-the-senate-judiciary-committee) — 2026-07-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Is the Democratic establishment clapping back?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/is-the-democratic-establishment-clapping-back) — 2026-07-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [The succession race after Lindsey Graham’s death](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-succession-race-after-lindsey-graham-s-death) — 2026-07-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [Why NATO’s chief thinks Trump was right (with Mark Rutte) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/why-nato-s-chief-thinks-trump-was-right-with-mark-rutte-the-conversation) — 2026-07-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Was the Iran fallout inevitable?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/was-the-iran-fallout-inevitable) — 2026-07-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [Graham Platner is out. What happens next?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/graham-platner-is-out-what-happens-next) — 2026-07-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [Dems brace for Maine Senate race as Trump rips NATO allies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/dems-brace-for-maine-senate-race-as-trump-rips-nato-allies) — 2026-07-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [The allegations against Graham Platner, and what they mean for Maine's Senate race](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-allegations-against-graham-platner-and-what-they-mean-for-maine-s-senate-race) — 2026-07-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [What to expect from the NATO summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/what-to-expect-from-the-nato-summit) — 2026-07-06T09:00:00+00:00
- [Can the American experiment survive? (with Ken Burns) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/can-the-american-experiment-survive-with-ken-burns-the-conversation) — 2026-07-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Steve Bannon sizes up the Democrats](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/steve-bannon-sizes-up-the-democrats) — 2026-07-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [Running on an anti-establishment ticket](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/running-on-an-anti-establishment-ticket) — 2026-07-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump’s scorecard on SCOTUS decisions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-s-scorecard-on-scotus-decisions) — 2026-06-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump looms over Colorado Primary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-looms-over-colorado-primary) — 2026-06-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [Finland’s president: Europe needs to calm down about Trump (with Alexander Stubb) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/finland-s-president-europe-needs-to-calm-down-about-trump-with-alexander-stubb-the-conversation) — 2026-06-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [How Gov. Wes Moore is challenging Trump’s 250th anniversary narrative](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/how-gov-wes-moore-is-challenging-trump-s-250th-anniversary-narrative) — 2026-06-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Where the Democratic Party insurgency is headed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/where-the-democratic-party-insurgency-is-headed) — 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [Mamdani's moment, AIPAC’s reach, and a bipartisan bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/mamdani-s-moment-aipac-s-reach-and-a-bipartisan-bill) — 2026-06-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump and Mamdani test their political clout in New York](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-and-mamdani-test-their-political-clout-in-new-york) — 2026-06-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Amid tensions, NATO chief heads to DC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/amid-tensions-nato-chief-heads-to-dc) — 2026-06-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Democrats need to stop being ‘boring’ (with Jack Schlossberg) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/democrats-need-to-stop-being-boring-with-jack-schlossberg-the-conversation) — 2026-06-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [Versailles, Vance, and the Iran Deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/versailles-vance-and-the-iran-deal) — 2026-06-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Who is really winning in the Iran deal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/who-is-really-winning-in-the-iran-deal) — 2026-06-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump tests endorsement in Georgia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-tests-endorsement-in-georgia) — 2026-06-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [U.S. and Iran reach a deal. Now what?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/u-s-and-iran-reach-a-deal-now-what) — 2026-06-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [The EPA isn’t here to fight climate change (with Lee Zeldin) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-epa-isn-t-here-to-fight-climate-change-with-lee-zeldin-the-conversation) — 2026-06-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [Why TACOS are back in the headlines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/why-tacos-are-back-in-the-headlines) — 2026-06-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [A vibe check inside Trump’s White House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/a-vibe-check-inside-trump-s-white-house) — 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [Lindsey Graham wins, inflation looms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/lindsey-graham-wins-inflation-looms) — 2026-06-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [Will Graham Platner survive his controversies?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/will-graham-platner-survive-his-controversies) — 2026-06-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [100 days of the Iran War and FISA at risk over Bill Pulte](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/100-days-of-the-iran-war-and-fisa-at-risk-over-bill-pulte) — 2026-06-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [The crypto clash that could reshape finance (with Brian Armstrong) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-crypto-clash-that-could-reshape-finance-with-brian-armstrong-the-conversation) — 2026-06-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [Do scandals still have political consequences? Plus, Biden’s back in the headlines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/do-scandals-still-have-political-consequences-plus-biden-s-back-in-the-headlines) — 2026-06-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Todd Blanche gets the gig, oil shocks, and Trump vs. Congress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/todd-blanche-gets-the-gig-oil-shocks-and-trump-vs-congress) — 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump's endorsement in Iowa loses and Bill Pulte is now Acting DNI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-s-endorsement-in-iowa-loses-and-bill-pulte-is-now-acting-dni) — 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Primary Day in the Golden State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/primary-day-in-the-golden-state) — 2026-06-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [Congress returns, Iowa Primary, and the Iran stalemate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/congress-returns-iowa-primary-and-the-iran-stalemate) — 2026-06-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Audience Q&A: Dasha Burns pulls back the curtain on covering politics | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/audience-q-a-dasha-burns-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-covering-politics-the-conversation) — 2026-05-31T09:00:00+00:00
- [Shapiro on Trump, Fetterman and 2028 over pizza and cheesesteaks in South Philly | On The Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/shapiro-on-trump-fetterman-and-2028-over-pizza-and-cheesesteaks-in-south-philly-on-the-road) — 2026-05-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Michigan primary signals, economic anxiety, and Pam Bondi's Epstein testimony](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/michigan-primary-signals-economic-anxiety-and-pam-bondi-s-epstein-testimony) — 2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [AI divisions at the White House, new inflation data, and Jill Biden’s new book](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/ai-divisions-at-the-white-house-new-inflation-data-and-jill-biden-s-new-book) — 2026-05-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [The matchup Democrats want in Texas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-matchup-democrats-want-in-texas) — 2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [Texas runoff day, more Iran strikes, and a moon base](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/texas-runoff-day-more-iran-strikes-and-a-moon-base) — 2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [How Ukraine became essential to America’s security (with Olga Stefanishyna)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/how-ukraine-became-essential-to-america-s-security-with-olga-stefanishyna) — 2026-05-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [Wes Moore gets blunt about 2028: I'm hungry, not thirsty | On The Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/wes-moore-gets-blunt-about-2028-i-m-hungry-not-thirsty-on-the-road) — 2026-05-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [‘Shameful’ and ‘stupid’: Democrats react to autopsy report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/shameful-and-stupid-democrats-react-to-autopsy-report) — 2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump's agenda vs. The GOP's agenda](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-s-agenda-vs-the-gop-s-agenda) — 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump is 3-for-3 on his GOP revenge tour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-is-3-for-3-on-his-gop-revenge-tour) — 2026-05-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [Super Primary Tuesday, Todd Blanche, and Rubio vs. Vance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/super-primary-tuesday-todd-blanche-and-rubio-vs-vance) — 2026-05-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Massie vs. Trump, Cuba, and 2028 already?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/massie-vs-trump-cuba-and-2028-already) — 2026-05-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [Iran’s exiled crown prince criticizes Trump’s ‘half-baked’ Iran strategy (with Reza Pahlavi) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/iran-s-exiled-crown-prince-criticizes-trump-s-half-baked-iran-strategy-with-reza-pahlavi-the-conversation) — 2026-05-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [Gloves off: Map wars and where’s the beef?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/gloves-off-map-wars-and-where-s-the-beef) — 2026-05-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump in China: Pageantry and high-stakes meetings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-in-china-pageantry-and-high-stakes-meetings) — 2026-05-14T10:47:00+00:00
- [James Blair and the Nebraska Dem who may drop out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/james-blair-and-the-nebraska-dem-who-may-drop-out) — 2026-05-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [Nebraska’s strangest race and another new map](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/nebraska-s-strangest-race-and-another-new-map) — 2026-05-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [Beijing, Iran and GOP's 12 seats](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/beijing-iran-and-gop-s-12-seats) — 2026-05-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump is ‘stuck in a stalemate’ in Iran (with Leon Panetta) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-is-stuck-in-a-stalemate-in-iran-with-leon-panetta-the-conversation) — 2026-05-10T09:00:00+00:00
- [Can JB Pritzker be the Democrats’ anti-Trump in 2028? | On The Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/can-jb-pritzker-be-the-democrats-anti-trump-in-2028-on-the-road) — 2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [The message-less White House, immigration tensions, and Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-message-less-white-house-immigration-tensions-and-iran) — 2026-05-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [From Rome to the Oval Office to Tennessee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/from-rome-to-the-oval-office-to-tennessee) — 2026-05-07T09:00:00+00:00
- [MAGA retakes Indiana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/maga-retakes-indiana) — 2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump put to the test in the Midwest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-put-to-the-test-in-the-midwest) — 2026-05-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [‘Warning signs are flashing’: GOP anxiety builds with six months to midterms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/warning-signs-are-flashing-gop-anxiety-builds-with-six-months-to-midterms) — 2026-05-04T09:00:00+00:00
- [Can AI solve the problems it creates? (with David Sacks) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/can-ai-solve-the-problems-it-creates-with-david-sacks-the-conversation) — 2026-05-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [Party tensions and 60 days of war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/party-tensions-and-60-days-of-war) — 2026-05-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [Back to the maps with SCOTUS, more Pete Hegseth, and a governor’s dilemma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/back-to-the-maps-with-scotus-more-pete-hegseth-and-a-governor-s-dilemma) — 2026-04-30T09:00:00+00:00
- [Pete Hegseth in the hot seat, the latest Fed drama, and King Charles goes to NYC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/pete-hegseth-in-the-hot-seat-the-latest-fed-drama-and-king-charles-goes-to-nyc) — 2026-04-29T09:54:00+00:00
- [The British king meets Congress and Florida’s new map](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/the-british-king-meets-congress-and-florida-s-new-map) — 2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [Security under scrutiny at WHCD and a royal visit to the White House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/security-under-scrutiny-at-whcd-and-a-royal-visit-to-the-white-house) — 2026-04-27T09:00:00+00:00
- ['Shaken' but 'grateful to be safe': Shooting at the WHCD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/shaken-but-grateful-to-be-safe-shooting-at-the-whcd) — 2026-04-26T15:00:00+00:00
- [Behind the velvet rope at White House Correspondents' Dinner (with Tammy Haddad) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/behind-the-velvet-rope-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-with-tammy-haddad-the-conversation) — 2026-04-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Gov. Brian Kemp’s blunt warning for Republicans | On The Road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/gov-brian-kemp-s-blunt-warning-for-republicans-on-the-road) — 2026-04-25T09:00:00+00:00
- [It's WHCD weekend! Parties, politics and Trump’s big debut](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/it-s-whcd-weekend-parties-politics-and-trump-s-big-debut) — 2026-04-24T09:00:00+00:00
- [A warning to Cabinet officials and pressure from Senate GOP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/a-warning-to-cabinet-officials-and-pressure-from-senate-gop) — 2026-04-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Maps, midterms and another Trump plan for Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/maps-midterms-and-another-trump-plan-for-iran) — 2026-04-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [A cabinet exit, a Fed fight, and a big Virginia vote](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/a-cabinet-exit-a-fed-fight-and-a-big-virginia-vote) — 2026-04-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [GOP scrambles for a midterm strategy as Iran talks teeter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/gop-scrambles-for-a-midterm-strategy-as-iran-talks-teeter) — 2026-04-20T08:45:00+00:00
- [Can the GOP pull off a California upset? (with Steve Hilton) | The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/can-the-gop-pull-off-a-california-upset-with-steve-hilton-the-conversation) — 2026-04-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Trump's big economic swing out West](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/trump-s-big-economic-swing-out-west) — 2026-04-17T09:00:00+00:00
- [Politics, polling, and more RFK Jr. animal lore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/politics-polling-and-more-rfk-jr-animal-lore) — 2026-04-16T08:45:00+00:00
- [Can Republicans cash in on Tax Day?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/can-republicans-cash-in-on-tax-day) — 2026-04-15T08:45:00+00:00
- [Swalwell fallout scrambles California governor’s race](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-playbook-podcast-53549/swalwell-fallout-scrambles-california-governor-s-race) — 2026-04-14T09:00:00+00:00

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