Episodes: 200
Frequency: Several times a week
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 787.0k followers
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David Corn - Washington bureau chief at Mother Jones, journalist, and author.
Garrison Hayes - Video correspondent at Mother Jones.
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Panic Attack: Inside Musk's Midterm Disinformation Blitz
October 16, 2026
Election Day is less than three weeks away, and panic is setting in for the GOP. “We see Republican groups pulling money away from House incumbents,” says host David Corn on the latest episode of Stress Test. “They’re cutting them off. They’re saying, ‘So long, Charlie! We don’t think you’re going to survive this blue tsunami.’”The one lifeline Republicans have right now is big money—and nothing gets bigger than Elon Musk, who has poured $366 million into this election cycle in an attempt to ...
Whose Jesus? The Left and Right Fight Over Faith in the Midterms
October 14, 2026
Christian nationalism—the idea that strict adherence to Christian theology should govern American political life, separation of church and state be damned—has been on the rise in America for years. Some vanguard elements of this revolutionary movement believe adherents are called to wage a spiritual battle for control of the United States, seeking command of schools, public policy, and even the courts. Its ascendancy helped propel Donald Trump into the White House the first time, and it conti...
The Midterm Spending Bonanza Is Threatening Democracy Like Never Before
October 09, 2026
Big money has long dominated American politics, with wealthy donors, corporations, and special interests dumping tons of cash into presidential and congressional elections. This year is no exception. But what’s different is that the quid pro quo of campaign money for preferential government treatment is more brazen than ever before and has become part of the cornucopia of corruption running through the Trump administration. In this new episode of Stress Test campaign finance reporter Russ Cho...
Start Me Up with Kimberley A. Johnson · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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