Latest Entertainemnt Podcast Episodes
Incitement, Insurrection, Impeachment & Inauguration w/Dr. Erroll Southers
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - January 14, 2021 23:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn the first Honestly Speaking with Tara episode of 2021, Tara delves into her thoughts on the deadly insurrection attack against the U.S. Capitol, the subsequent 2nd impeachment of Trump and the fallout from it all. She's joined by USC Prof. of Homeland Security, former FBI Agent, cou...
Thank God Biden Won But I Quit The GOP Anyway
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - November 20, 2020 03:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsIn the first podcast back since Joe Biden won the election, Tara discusses her reaction to the results, Trump's refusal to concede and why she decided to quit the GOP. She's joined by Stuart Stevens, veteran GOP consultant, author of "It Was All a Lie, How the Republican Party Became Do...
Election Day is Finally Upon Us w/guest George Conway
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - October 30, 2020 20:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn the eve of the most consequential election in our lifetimes, George Conway joins the podcast for a conversation about what's at stake, why he chose to become a prolific anti-Trump voice and how he became an original co-founder of the Lincoln Project. George also shares a never told b...
The National Nightmare is Almost Over w/guest Michael D'Antonio
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - October 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn this week's Honestly Speaking w/Tara, award winning Trump biographer Michael D'Antonio joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, "High Crimes; The Corruption, Impunity and Impeachment of Donald Trump," co-authored with veteran journalist Peter Eisner. "High Crimes" offers the mos...
Stop With the Rigged Election Rhetoric with guest David Shimer
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - October 01, 2020 19:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn this week's episode, guest David Shimer-Wilson Center Global Fellow, historian and author of "Rigged: America, Russia and 100 Years of Covert Electoral Interference," joins Tara to discuss the the full context of foreign and domestic interference attempts in the 2016 election, what's...
Trump Is So Much Worse Than You Know with Guest Miles Taylor
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - September 18, 2020 02:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn this week's episode, former Dept. of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor joins Tara to discuss the variety of dangerously absurd, inhumane and illegal demands Trump made during his tenure at DHS, the concerns raised within Trump's own National Security staff about his unfit...
Straight Out of the Authoritarian Playbook with guest Prof. Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - September 03, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe conventions are over. Now the real campaigning begins. Trump's doubling down on his dark messages of mayhem and lies to demagogue issues of law and order and undermine the upcoming election. Historian, NYU Professor and author of the forthcoming book "Strongmen: From Mussolini to th...
Biden, Bannon and Bravery with guest (Ret) Lt. Cmdr. Greg Keeley
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - August 21, 2020 22:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn this week's episode, Tara gives her take on the DNC Convention, the recent arrest of former Trump Campaign Manager Steve Bannon, and the release of the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee final report on Russian interference. Ret. Lt. Cmdr. Greg Keeley, Co-founder and President ...
Donald Trump, You're Fired with guest Paul Begala
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - August 06, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn this week's episode, veteran Democratic Strategist, CNN Political Contributor and Author, Paul Begala joins Tara in a lively discussion about his newly released book, "You're Fired, The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump." Great stories, great insight, great conversation. Find out...
Is Bill Barr the Most Dangerous Man in America with guest Elie Honig
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - July 30, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsAnother chaotic week in Washington. Attorney General Bill Barr testified before the House Judiciary Committee for the first time and it was doozy. Former SDNY federal prosecutor and CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig rejoins the podcast to breakdown the ups and downs of the raucous Barr heari...
The Dangerous Demagogue President with guest Prof. Jennifer Mercieca
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - July 17, 2020 00:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsEvery wonder what the hell Trump is doing during his infamous rallies? Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M Rhetoric Professor and author of the new book, "The Demagogue President. The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump," joins Tara to discuss the various techniques Trump deploys when speaking. ...
Democracy, Disney and Down the Shore with guest David Litt
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - July 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsOn this week's episode, former Obama speech writer and NY Times best selling author, David Litt, joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, "Democracy in One Book or Less." Litt discusses his view on eliminating the Electoral College, solutions to voter suppression, anecdotes about c...
Police, Politics and Progress with guest Ret. NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - June 19, 2020 18:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsIn this week's episode we tackle the national discussion on systemic racism and police reform with Ret. NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher. He spent 20 years with the NYPD, has a PhD and is currently a Professor of Criminal Justice at Pace University. Porcher gives his take on the recent police sh...
America in Turmoil with guest Peter Wehner
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - June 02, 2020 19:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsAmerican cities have been in turmoil for a week after protests erupted nationwide over the horrific killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, protests turned violent in dozens of cities. Trump's response has been despicable, fanning the flames and ...
What the hell is Obamagate? with Guest Harry Litman
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - May 15, 2020 21:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsTrump is at again. To distract from the increasing coronavirus death toll and the mounting evidence of his failed response, Trump has created a new shiny object. Obamagate. But what is it? And why now? Former federal prosecutor, LA Times legal columnist, constitutional law professor and...
It's Now Literally Life or Death with guests Juliette Kayyem & Reed Galen
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - May 09, 2020 13:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThis week's episode includes two fantastic interviews. Despite increasing infection rates and a COVID-19 death toll on pace to hit 100,000 in a few weeks, Trump has pivoted to reopening the economy in hopes of saving his re-election. Former DHS official, CNN National Security Analyst a...
No, We're Not Testing Enough to Reopen with guest Ron Klain
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - April 29, 2020 13:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsAs the US surpasses a million COVID-19 cases, including over 56,000 deaths, Trump insists his administration's coronavirus response has been fantastic. It hasn't. Starting with the country's insufficient testing capacity. Former Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden and Ebola Czar unde...
The Politics of the Pandemic; What Happens to the 2020 Election w/guest Ron Brownstein
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - April 17, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Honestly Speaking with Tara podcast returns after a COVID 19 hiatus. CNN Senior Political Analyst and The Atlantic Senior Editor, Ron Brownstein is this week's guest. He discusses the pros and cons of mail-in balloting for the upcoming presidential election, which party does it help...
Virus? What Virus? Don't Worry Mike Pence Is In Charge with guest Ned Price
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - February 28, 2020 13:25 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Coronavirus has officially gone global with confirmed cases on every continent except Antartica. CDC officials have warned about potential community cluster outbreaks in the U.S. As the world is facing a pandemic, unsurprisingly, President Trump is downplaying the virus and claims h...
Virus? What Virus? Don't Worry Mike Pence Is Charge with guest Ned Price
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - February 28, 2020 13:25 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe Coronavirus has officially gone global with confirmed cases on every continent except Antartica. CDC officials have warned about potential community cluster outbreaks in the U.S. As the world is facing a pandemic, unsurprisingly, President Trump is downplaying the virus and claims h...
No Witnesses Allowed with guest Joe Lockhart
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - February 02, 2020 00:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsAnother extraordinary week in political news as the Senate Impeachment trial drama of Donald Trump ensued as new revelations from John Bolton's book manuscript claim Trump told him directly that Ukraine aid was tied to a Biden investigation. Despite the bombshell revelations, the GOP le...
Judge and Jury; The Senate Impeachment Trial Has Begun w/guest Elie Honig
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - January 24, 2020 03:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe historic Senate Impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is officially underway. CNN Legal Analyst and former federal & state prosecutor Elie Honig joins the podcast to talk impeachment trial thus far. Is this an actual trial? What about witnesses? What role does the Chief Justice play?...
Merry Impeachmas with guests Philip Bump and Jennifer Taub
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - December 20, 2019 23:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsHistory was made this week when Donald Trump became only the third U.S. president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. This week's podcast guests include visiting Harvard Law professor Jennifer Taub to discuss the impeachment and Philip Bump, National Corresponden...
An Impeachment Like No Other w/Presidential Historian Tim Naftali
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - December 12, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsPresidential historian and former Director of the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Tim Naftali joins the podcast to discuss the historical context and comparisons of the Trump impeachment process thus far. Is this worse than Watergate? Should the Mueller findings be included? How ...
A Domestic Policy Errand...At The President's Direction w/guest Prof. Ryan Goodman
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - November 23, 2019 19:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsLawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee wrapped up a marathon of public testimony, hearing from a dozen witnesses over the last two weeks in the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Several witnesses provided explosive details that seemingly outline a criminal ...
A Historic Week In More Ways Than One w/guest Fmr Watergate era Cong. Elizabeth Holtzman
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - November 15, 2019 14:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsFor only the fourth time in American history, impeachment hearings have begun. On this week's episode, congressional trailblazer Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) joins Tara to discuss her experience as a Judiciary Committee member during Watergate and the comparisons to Trump's impeachment hea...
Yes, It's a Quid Pro Quo with guest BuzzFeed News Reporter Jason Leopold
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - November 06, 2019 01:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsImpeachment inquiry transcripts aren't the only damning documents being released this week. Buzzfeed News Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold, joins Tara to discuss his successful efforts to use Freedom of Information Act lawsuits to obtain primary source documents and evidence used to...
Welcome to the Russian DisInformation Jungle with expert Molly McKew
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - October 29, 2019 13:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi recently said, "All roads with you lead to Putin" when confronting President Trump over his erratic foreign policy decisions. How right she is. This week, information warfare and Eurasian policy expert Molly McKew joins Tara to discuss the extent of Putin's disinfor...
Have Republicans Had Enough of Trump's BS Yet? With guest fmr Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - October 23, 2019 15:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsThe impeachment walls are closing in on Donald Trump. More credible witnesses have testified that a quid pro quo was in fact in place regarding Ukraine security aid and investigations into Trump's political rivals. Coupled with Trump's erratic, irresponsible behavior surrounding recent...
Special Post Debate Episode with Politico's Marc Caputo
Honestly Speaking with Tara Setmayer - October 17, 2019 17:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 266 ratingsHonestly Speaking was on the road this week for the CNN/NY Times Democratic debate in Westerville, OH. Politico 2020 campaign reporter, Marc Caputo joins Tara for a discussion on his debate takeaways and the state of the democratic race so far. He's on the Biden beat and is based in Fl...
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