Polioptics
159 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 10 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsShining a light on the theater of politics, White House veteran Josh King and his guests of Beltway insiders & outsiders pull back the curtain each week on the national drama and events driving the images and headlines. PoliOptics -- a mash-up of 'politics' and 'optics' -- sees Washington as a long-running performance, with the nation's leaders as the choreographers and actors, the media as the theater and chorus, and the American public as the audience. Enjoy the show, whether enraptured or skeptical. Read further commentary at www.polioptics.com and follow the show on Twitter @Polioptics.
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Episodes
Episode 159, with guests Michael Shear and Stephen Grand
July 12, 2014 01:28 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBEpisode 158, with guest Joe Plumeri
July 04, 2014 14:32 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBEpisode 157, with guests Sam Hall, Ashley Parker, & Jay Barth
June 28, 2014 03:22 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBEpisode 156, with Gene Sperling, Peter Carlin and Kevin Morris
June 20, 2014 22:46 - 1 hour - 109 MBEpisode 155, with guests Mo Elleithee and Ralph Alswang
June 13, 2014 03:53 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBEpisode 155, with guests Mo Elleithee and Ralph Alswang
Episode 154, with guests Michael Waldman and Geoff Dyer
June 07, 2014 03:35 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBEpisode 153, with guest Todd Purdum (encore show with a new open)
May 31, 2014 04:11 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBEpisode 152, with guests Kostya Kennedy of Sports Illustrated and Sandy Montag of IMG
May 23, 2014 21:38 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBEpisode 151, with guests Michael Kirk and Terry Lenzner
May 16, 2014 18:44 - 1 hour - 100 MBEpisode 150, with guests Ryan Lizza & Kate Zernike
May 10, 2014 04:48 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBEpisode 149, with guests Ezekiel Emanuel and Mike Pesca
May 02, 2014 19:49 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBEpisode 148, with guests Barry Josephson and Arun Chaudhary
April 29, 2014 02:02 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBEpisode 147, with guests Kathleeen Behrens, David Cornwell and Sam Marchiano
April 19, 2014 20:18 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBEpisode 146, with guests Carter Eskew and Harvey Kaye
April 11, 2014 22:31 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBEpisode 145, with guest Todd Purdum
April 02, 2014 19:42 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBEpisode 144, with guests Matt Canter and Kirsten Powers
March 28, 2014 21:54 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBShow produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 2, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 5 am & 3 pm; Sundays at 1 am & 2 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 143, with guest Dan Pfeiffer
March 21, 2014 21:44 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBDan Pfeiffer is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 22, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 5 am & 3 pm; Sundays at 1 am & 2 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 142, with guests Amy Chozick and Glenn Thrush
March 14, 2014 23:30 - 56 minutes - 78.4 MBAmy Chozick and Glenn Thrush are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 15, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 141, with guests Jeffrey Goldberg and Mark Leibovich
March 07, 2014 23:09 - 56 minutes - 57.7 MBJeffrey Goldberg and Mark Leibovich are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 8, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 140, with guest Joe Pompeo and Joe Hagan
February 27, 2014 23:13 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBJoe Pompeo and Joe Hagan are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: March 1, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 139, with guests Nick Confessore and Ken Vogel
February 22, 2014 00:35 - 56 minutes - 43.2 MBEpisode 139, with guests Nick Confessore and Ken Vogel
Episode 138, with guests David Shipley and Doug Mills
February 15, 2014 01:27 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBDoug Mills and David Shipley are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: February 15, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 137, with guests Jacob Weisberg and Howard Wolfson
February 08, 2014 03:00 - 56 minutes - 131 MBJacob Weisberg and Howard Wolfson are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: February 8, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 136, with guests John King and Michael Waldman
January 24, 2014 23:32 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBJohn King, Michael Waldman and Elizabeth Sanders are our guests. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: January 25, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 135, with guests Brad Meltzer and Paul Mecurio
January 17, 2014 22:37 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBEpisode 135, with guests Brad Meltzer and Paul Mecurio
Episode 134, with guests Ashley Parker and Stephen Ives
January 10, 2014 21:52 - 56 minutes - 78.4 MBEpisode 134, with guests Ashley Parker and Stephen Ives
Episode 133, with guests Andrew White and Morgan Pehme
January 03, 2014 23:54 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBEpisode 133, with guests Andrew White and Morgan Pehme
Episode 132, with guests Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Parker Liautaud
December 20, 2013 22:48 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBMark Halperin, John Heilemann and Parker Liataud are our guests this week. Guest co-host Jeff Smith, former Missouri state senator and now professor of public policy at the New School. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: December 21, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 131, with guests Doris Kearns-Goodwin, Bob McNeely and Chuck Todd
December 13, 2013 23:01 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBDoris Kearns Goodwin, Bob McNeely and Chuck Todd are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: December 14, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 130, with guests Bill Schneider and Reid Cherlin
December 06, 2013 23:49 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBEpisode 130, with guests Bill Schneider and Reid Cherlin
Episode 129, with guests Eri Hotta and John Skipper
November 26, 2013 19:12 - 56 minutes - 78.4 MBEri Hotta and John Skipper are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 30, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 128, with guests Josh Sapan, Gordon England and Susan Glasser
November 22, 2013 19:30 - 1 hour - 99 MBJosh Sapan, Gordon England and Susan Glasser are our guests this week. With guest co-host Steve Silverman alongside Josh King Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 23, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 127, with guests Peter Baker, James Hawes and Rocky Collins
November 15, 2013 18:51 - 1 hour - 105 MBEpisode 126, with guest Wolfson Liautaud
November 08, 2013 22:43 - 71.1 MBHoward Wolfson and Parker Liautaud are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 9, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 125, with guest Chris Matthews
November 02, 2013 00:14 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBChris Matthews is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: November 2, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at 12 noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 124, with guests Molly Ball and David Bennett
October 25, 2013 20:23 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBMolly Ball and David Bennett are our guests this week. With guest host: Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: October 26, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 123, with guests Ron Fournier and Brad Stone
October 18, 2013 23:10 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBRon Fournier and Brad Stone are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: October 19, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 122, with guests Robert Costa and Steve Fainaru
October 11, 2013 20:24 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBRobert Costa and Steve Fainaru are our guests this week. With guest co-host: Matt Mackowiak, founder of Potomac Strategy Group Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: October 12, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 121, with guests Ben White, Matt Zeitlin and Tim Carney
October 04, 2013 21:54 - 56 minutes - 78.4 MBEpisode 121, with guests Ben White, Matt Zeitlin and Tim Carney
Episode 120, with guest A. Scott Berg, author of 'Wilson'
September 27, 2013 21:38 - 57 minutes - 79 MBA. Scott Berg is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: September 28, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 119, with guests Neal Wolin and Richard Wolffe
September 20, 2013 22:10 - 1 hour - 100 MBNeal Wolin and Richard Wolffe are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: September 21, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 118, with guests Peter Hamby, Scott Conroy and Blake Zeff
September 13, 2013 19:30 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBPeter Hamby, Scott Conroy and Blake Zeff are our guests this week. With guest host: New School Professor and former Missouri Senator Jeff Smith Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: September 14, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 117, with guests Sam Katz and Doug Mills
September 06, 2013 18:13 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBEpisode 117, with guests Sam Katz and Doug Mills
Episode 116, with guests Wil Haygood and Danny Strong
August 23, 2013 19:30 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBWil Haygood and Danny Strong are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: August 24, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 115, with guests Jennifer Palmieri and Charlie Pearce
August 16, 2013 20:40 - 56 minutes - 78.4 MBJennifer Palmieri and Charlie Pearce are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: August 17, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 114, with guests Peter Baker, Bruce Katz and Ned Lamont
August 09, 2013 19:46 - 1 hour - 88 MBPeter Baker, Bruce Katz and Ned Lamont are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: August 10, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 113, with guest Austan Goolsbee
August 02, 2013 21:34 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBAustan Goolsbee is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: August 3, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 112, with guests Ron Brownstein and Shelly Porges
July 27, 2013 18:51 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBRon Brownstein and Shelly Porgess are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: July 27, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 111, with guest Mark Leibovich, author of This Town
July 19, 2013 18:50 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBMark Leibovich is our guest this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: July 20, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics
Episode 110, with guests John Skipper and Richard Haass
July 12, 2013 22:44 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBJohn Skipper and Richard Haass are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Conversations recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, Colorado Original Air Date: July 13, 2013 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics