Episodes: 50
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.7/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Listener location: USA
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Ken Rudin - Veteran political analyst and longtime public-radio political commentator known for analysis of American elections, political parties, Congress, and political history.
Walter Mondale - His Selection As Jimmy Carter’s Running Mate And Geraldine Ferraro’s Selection As The Democratic Vice-presidential Nominee.
Dan Glickman - Nancy Kassebaum, Bipartisan Politics, And The Senate’s Political History.
Jack Pitney - The Republican Party’s Position In Ohio And The Approaching Midterm Elections.
Meg Kinnard - South Carolina’s Republican Senate Primary And The Contest To Succeed Lindsey Graham.
Al Cross - Rumors Surrounding Mitch Mcconnell, Mcconnell’s Political Legacy, And The Changing Kentucky Political Landscape.
Episode #433: We’re Not In Kansas Anymore: Remembering Nancy Kassebaum
September 03, 2026
Dan Glickman, the former Democratic congressman from Kansas, fondly remembers Nancy Kassebaum, his state’s three-term senator and a Republican who passed away last week, reminding us what politics and bipartisanship used to look like. PLUS: It’s been 50 years since the 1976 Democratic convention, when Walter Mondale was selected as Jimmy Carter’s running mate. We go into the Political Junkie archives for an interview we conducted with Mondale, back in 2015, remembering not...
Episode #432: Has The GOP Maxed Out In Ohio?
August 14, 2026
Claremont McKenna College’s Jack Pitney assesses what the Republican Party faces as we get closer to the midterm elections. PLUS: Karoline Leavitt prepares to leave her job … and Max Miller insists on running again. Music in this Episode: Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane Against All Odds by Phil Collins Freedom of Choice by Devo The post Episode #432: Has The GOP Maxed Out In Ohio? appeared first on Ken Rudin's Political Junkie.
Episode #431: O Sister, Where Art Thou?; Bloodhounds For Mitch?
August 06, 2026
Kentucky political journalist Al Cross takes on the rumors behind the disappearance (from public view) of Sen. Mitch McConnell and, with his long career coming to an end, assesses his legacy. And Meg Kinnard, a political reporter for the Associated Press based in South Carolina, sets up Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary to succeed the late Lindsey Graham, with all eyes on Darline Graham, who was surprisingly named to temporarily fill the seat and who now has decided to run for a full ...
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