John Heilemann

open.spotify.comJeff Blattner: A Tale of Two Confirmation Hearings — and Two Top-Tier Trump ToadiesImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

18 July

Nearly 30 years after we first met, still gabbing up a storm with @theblatt.bsky.social.

Jeff Blattner@theblatt.bsky.social

Had a great time discussing Senate confirmations, the Justice Department, and lots more with my friend @jheil.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/00i9...

podcasts.apple.comImpolitic with John HeilemannPolitics Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Join Puck’s chief political columnist, MSNBC/NBC News national affairs analyst, and best-selling author John Heilemann as he roams the corridors of power and in...

9 Mar

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alerts! As week 2 of the Iran war unfolds, 2 eps on the topic with 2 tip top guests: Senator Mark Kelly and former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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Scott Conway

@scott-conway.bsky.social

17 Nov 2025

Democrats - more of @pkryan.bsky.social please! Good discussion (as always) from @jheil.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

podcasts.apple.comPat Ryan: Epstein Portents, Off-Year Omens & DJT’s Lame DuckificationPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 11/17/2025 · 58m

26 Nov 2025

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jheil.bsky.socialJohn Heilemann (@jheil.bsky.social)@PuckNews columnist+podcaster/NBC News+MSNBC analyst/@HacksOnTap cohost/@SHO_TheCircus creator/Game Change+Double Down author/Great Dane valet. #WuTang4Life 👐

4 Nov 2025

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Jen B@jenniebee.bsky.social

@jheil.bsky.social The Cameron Crowe interview was absolutely fantastic- thank you (and him) for this! What an amazing discussion. Definitely going to read his book. ✌️ #ImpoliticJH

28 Oct 2025

My pal @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social has a superb new book out: "The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany―and the Spy Who Betrayed Them." I'll be interviewing him about it on Thurs in NYC; get tickets to come see us here: tinyurl.com/4585sfjt

@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social

13 Sept 2025

Thank *you* for coming on and being your usual hard-nosed, clear-eyed, reality-based (and good-humored -- despite, well, everything) self, @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social. 🙏🙏🙏

Frank Figliuzzi@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social

Thanks for inviting me @jheil.bsky.social for this deep dive discussion:

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Frank Figliuzzi

12 Sept 2025

Thanks for inviting me @jheil.bsky.social for this deep dive discussion:

Opinion Today@opiniontoday.bsky.social

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — Former FBI assistant director @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social on what’s driving the cross-partisan epidemic of political violence, and what, if anything, can be done to break the vicious cycle. (Impolitic with @jheil.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/173422389/...

podcasts.apple.comFrank Figliuzzi: Charlie Kirk’s Killing & America’s Political Violence CrisisPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 09/12/2025 · 1h 14m

12 Sept 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! Former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi on the manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer, the state of the bureau under Kash Patel, and America's political violence epidemic. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... open.spotify.com/episode/6GRV...

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open.spotify.comRob Reiner: The Spinal Tap Sequel, Like the Original, Goes to 11

I'm posting some of my favorite pods from the week. Don't know about you but I needed a break. Here's @jheil.bsky.social and Rob Reiner talking about Spinal Tap 2. Comes out on Friday and that's turning it up to 11! open.spotify.com/episode/3FwP...

open.spotify.comLeigh Ann Caldwell: 12 Angry Women (& One Addled Man) Hit Capitol Hill

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alerts! Been remiss about posting, so playing catch-up here on the past 3 superb episodes of #ImpoliticJH. See thread below for guests and links:

Then my @puck.news partner and pal @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social chopped up the return of Congress to DC after recess, Epstein & RFK Jr developments on the Hill, and the prospect of a govt shutdown on Oct 1. open.spotify.com/episode/3tAX... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

open.spotify.comRob Reiner: The Spinal Tap Sequel, Like the Original, Goes to 11

And finally, the one and only #RobReiner previewed the release of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" in theaters this Friday -- as well talking abt the influence of the "This Is Spinal Tap" and his non-Tap directorial career. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... open.spotify.com/episode/3FwP...

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alerts! Been remiss about posting, so playing catch-up here on the past 3 superb episodes of #ImpoliticJH. See thread below for guests and links:

open.spotify.comJonathan Mahler: NYC’s 1980s Reinvention & The 40-Year Era it Spawned

First we had Bronx Is Burning author @jonathanmahler.bsky.social on to talk about his terrific new book The Gods of New York -- and our time together in college as teammates (intramural softball) cellmates (Evanston Township jail). open.spotify.com/episode/1M9u... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

podcasts.apple.comChuck Klosterman: Oasismania Overcomes AmericaPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 08/29/2025 · 1h 40m

1 Sept 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! As Oasis prepares to take the stage in NY, the great Chuck Klosterman explains why America is finally falling for the Gallahger brothers 30 years after their reigen as kings of Britpop. Apple: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/04EC...

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25 Aug 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alerts! Two cracking new eps of #ImpoliticJH, the first with @mcfaulmike.bsky.social talking Trump, Putin, Zelensky, Europe, the state of play in the war in Ukraine, and last week's exercises in summitry, sophistry, and sound & fury, signifying next to nothing: puck.news/podcasts/imp...

25 Aug 2025

The second, which dropped this morning, features former 6th-grade teacher, current Texas state rep, aspiring preacher, likely Senate candidate, and Dem rising star @jamestalarico.bsky.social talking abt his state's new congressional map and the war over redistricting. puck.news/podcasts/imp...

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! @danpfeiffer.bsky.social is back, talking @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, @jbpritzker.bsky.social, the redistricting wars, & 2028; young Democratic phenoms @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social; and the story Dems need to be telling about Trump & the GOP. Links below:

open.spotify.comDan Pfeiffer: Gavin’s Gamble, J.B.’s Jibes & Other Harbingers of 2028Impolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

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podcasts.apple.comChristine Brennan: Caitlin Clark’s Culture Wars & the WNBA’s CluelessnessPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 08/15/2025 · 1h 31m

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! On Friday's ep of #ImpoliticJH, the fabulous @cbrennansports.bsky.social talks abt her new bestselling book, "On Her Game," abt @CaitlinClark22 & the transformation of the @WNBA and women's sports. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3y2H...

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The States Forum

@statesforum.bsky.social

7 Aug 2025

🎧New pod alert: Our founders Adam Pritzker and Daniel Squadron joined the latest episode of #ImpoliticJH with @jheil.bsky.social to chat about how we can catalyze the power of the states to uphold American values and achieve the American Promise.

podcasts.apple.comNicolle Wallace: Why MAGA Went Ballistic Over Epstein & The Bear Heals All WoundsPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 07/11/2025 · 1h 16m

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Scott Conway@scott-conway.bsky.social

@jheil.bsky.social and @nicollewallace.bsky.social are two of my favorite “politics” people…great extended chat! If I had a Mt. Rushmore of pods, they would have a spot. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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@jheil.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social There is little better than waking up and finding Nicolle is with John on Impolitic. It’s going to be a good day.

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! Sheee's baaack ... by popular demand, @nicollewallace.bsky.social joins #ImpoliticJH to talk MAGA & Epstein, Brennan & Comey, her new podcast "The Best People" and her endless love for @thebearfx.bsky.social. How many F-bombs does she drop? Hit one of the links below to find out!

podcasts.apple.comNicolle Wallace: Why MAGA Went Ballistic Over Epstein & The Bear Heals All WoundsPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 07/11/2025 · 1h 16m

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open.spotify.comAndrew Sullivan: Trump as King, State Terror Tactics & The Anti-Trans BacklashImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

8 July 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alerts! Been off the socials so I'm a little late on cranking up the hype machine, but while the past two eps of #ImpoliticJH could hardly be more different, both are 🔥. See below ...

Then a very different but equally engrossing talk with another old friend, Andrew Sullivan -- who holds forth with his usual brio on topics ranging from Trump's police state tactics to gay civil rights, the trans agenda, and the genius of @petshopboys.co.uk. open.spotify.com/episode/0tT8...

podcasts.apple.comBen Kweller: Love, Loss, Grief, Hope & The Healing Power of MusicPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 07/04/2025 · 1h 15m

8 July 2025

Apple link to @benkweller.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i.... Apple link to Andrew: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

First: my convo w @benkweller.bsky.social -- whose 16-year-old son Zev was killed in a freak car accident in 2023. Now his dad has released a record suffused with Z's spirit: an album abt love, loss, grief, and recovery that's truly transcendent. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JNt...

open.spotify.comBen Kweller: Love, Loss, Grief, Hope & The Healing Power of MusicImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

open.spotify.comRobert Wolf: Elon’s Adios, Biden Agonistes & The TACO That Ate TrumpImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

2 June 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! Former UBS Americas CEO and 3-time Obama appointee Robert Wolf joins the show to gab about Elon's exit; Trump, trade, and why the 🌮 meme is such a 🎯; and his take on "Original Sin" + regrets about Joe Biden. open.spotify.com/episode/3Ibq...

hacksontap.comVladdy Issues — Hacks on TapThe full Hackeroo trio is back in the bunker, wading through a Memorial Day medley of MAGA mayhem. Trump’s at it again — hosting a crypto dinner straight out of “Shark Tank,” taking new aim at Putin, ...

29 May 2025

New episode of Hacks On Tap is up -- in which @murphymike.bsky.social and I stand back as @davidaxelrod.bsky.social lets off steam (and vents his spleen) about a panoply of Trump 2.0 perfidies. www.hacksontap.com/episodes/vla...

open.spotify.comJake Tapper & Alex Thompson: Joe Biden's Sins & His Party's PenanceImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

26 May 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 Two new pods for your Memorial Day listening pleasure: (1) Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson" join the show to talk about their buzzy new book "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again." open.spotify.com/episode/2CqU...

open.spotify.comMark Whitaker: Why Malcolm X Still MattersImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

26 May 2025

(2) Former Newsweek/NBC News/CNN Worldwide honcho @marktwhitaker.bsky.social discusses his magisterial new offering, "The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America." open.spotify.com/episode/4763...

6 May 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 Moochpod alert! Talking through the Waltz-Rubio shakeup, why Trump sucks so bad at firing people, the culture of sycophancy in his cabinet, and why his war on dolls is a tell that he's gonna cave on tariffs with the one & only @scaramucci.bsky.social. Links below:

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6 May 2025

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open.spotify.comAnthony Scaramucci: Kissing Ass & Taking NamesImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

podcasts.apple.comAnthony Scaramucci: Kissing Ass & Taking NamesPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 05/05/2025 · 1h 5m

6 May 2025

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🚨🎙️🚨 ICYMI pod alert! Didn't have a chance to flag last week's drops (I was uplugged and off the grid). But you don't want to miss the timeless NeverTrump stylings of @gtconway.bsky.social & Stuart Stevens or a fascinating visit with Susan Morrison about her biography of Lorne Michaels. Links below:

podcasts.apple.comConway & Stevens: Kilmar’s Fate, Harvard’s Fight & America's Last Best HopePodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 04/21/2025 · 1h 12m

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open.spotify.comSusan Morrison: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night (Live)Impolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

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podcasts.apple.comPeter Hamby: The First 100 Days (Almost) of Trump 2.0Podcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 04/28/2025 · 1h 13m

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! As Trump 2.0 hits the 100-day mark, my @puck.news political superfriend @peterhamby.bsky.social joins Impolitic to break down what we've seen, what's mattered most, and how Democrats and Resistance 2.0 are faring. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... open.spotify.com/episode/6PMf...

11 Apr 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! On Weds, I intv'd Chris Krebs @thekrebscycle.bsky.social about how/why the Trump admin is dismantling America's cyberdefenses. An hour later, Trump issued his outrageous order that the DOJ investigate Krebs—whose professionalism+patriotism shine through on the pod. Links below.

podcasts.apple.comChris Krebs: Cyberattacks, Cyberdefenses & Trump 2.0’s CybersurrenderPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 04/11/2025 · 1h 9m

11 Apr 2025

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podcasts.apple.comRon Fournier & Ben Wikler: Appetite for DestructionPodcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 04/04/2025 · 1h 17m

4 Apr 2025

🚨🎙️🚨 New pod alert! On the heels of the GOP's shellacking in WI thanks to Musk and the financial market meltdown thanks to Trump, journalistic legend @ronfournier.bsky.social and WI Dem chair @benwikler.bsky.social assess our co-presidents' "Appetite for Destruction." Links below:

open.spotify.comRon Fournier & Ben Wikler: Appetite for DestructionImpolitic with John Heilemann · Episode

4 Apr 2025

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