The Chuck ToddCast

Chuck Todd at his best – unscripted, informed and focused on what really matters in politics. Join Chuck as he talks with top reporters from the nation’s capital, plus exclusive sit-down interviews and on-the-ground dispatches from across the campaign trail.

Biden's narrow path as seen through 11 maps, with Doug Sosnik

Doug Sosnik, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, joins Chuck to explore how President Biden may have a narrower path to the presidency than former President Trump (edited) 

04-26
01:17:57

Race between Biden and Trump tightens: Inside the latest NBC News poll

Senior Political Editor Mark Murray joins Chuck to talk through the findings in the April 2024 NBC News poll, as former President Trump’s hush money trial begins in Manhattan.

04-24
01:00:33

'Manhunt' revisits Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the chase after John Wilkes Booth

Layne Eskridge, executive producer of "Manhunt," joins Chuck as the Apple TV+ miniseries wraps its seven-episode run on the 12-day search for the killer behind America's first presidential assassination. 

04-19
36:53

Steve Ballmer: The ex-Microsoft CEO's push for government transparency

Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer joins Chuck to talk about USAFacts, his civic initiative to make government data more accessible to Americans.

04-17
01:01:23

The Trump campaign hired a voter data expert. He debunked their claims of massive election fraud.

Ken Block, author of "Disproven," tells Chuck how he was brought on by a lawyer with former President Trump's 2020 campaign to validate claims of widespread voter fraud in the election — and instead found far fewer fraudulent votes than were needed to impact the results in any state.

04-12
59:52

Richard Engel: Hotspots in Israel, Ukraine and the United States

NBC News Chief International Correspondent Richard Engel talks with Chuck about the challenges facing peace in Israel, Ukraine and across the globe. 

04-10
49:01

The unintended consequences of sportswashing

Produced in collaboration with The George Washington University, Chuck moderates a panel on the topic of sports washing, featuring Professor William Youmans, Professor Kelsey Nelson and a student and women’s soccer player named Avril Silva.

04-05
01:08:51

Why 2024 polls may not look like 2020 or 2016: Nathan Gonzales

Chuck talks with Nathan Gonzales, the Editor & Publisher of Inside Elections, about the difficulty in using recent presidential elections as a guide for 2024.

04-03
01:07:12

'The Octopus Murders' investigates a decades-old political murder mystery

In their new docuseries, "American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders," Christian Hansen and Zachary Treitz set out to uncover the mystery behind the 1991 death of journalist Danny Casolaro while he was investigating a shadowy conspiracy. They join Chuck to detail what they've learned

03-29
51:22

For All Mankind's showrunners: 'Fear and competition … drive us to achieve great things'

"For All Mankind" co-creators and showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi join Chuck to talk through an alternative history where the Soviet Union beats the United States in the space race to the moon. This episode contains spoilers through Season 4 of the show.Read the For All Mankind timeline: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Timeline/ForAllMankind 

03-22
40:39

'Double-haters' and more: The key groups that may decide 2024

Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher and Republican strategist Brad Todd join Chuck to debate the races in the election year ahead, and discuss how much we should read into early 2024 polling.

03-20
01:02:43

Sasha Issenberg: How campaigns are preparing to fight disinformation

Sasha Issenberg, author of, “The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age,” talks to Chuck about the wave of artificially generated video, audio and photos that are upending how  candidates campaign for office.

03-15
51:59

Rep. Maxwell Frost: 'Every bomb' dropped in Gaza 'is a set of voters who walk away' from Biden

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) joins Chuck for a wide-ranging interview on his proposed reforms for Congress, talks about how young voters are approaching President Biden's handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and weighs in on the plan to ban TikTok in the U.S.

03-13
45:48

'The energy was different': Biden's ex-speechwriter dissects the State of the Union speech

Jeff Nussbaum, former Senior Speechwriter and Special Assistant to President Biden, joins Chuck to analyze his former boss's State of the Union address delivered Thursday night. 

03-08
37:00

Amy Walter: What we know about the Biden and Trump voters after two general elections

Amy Walter, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Cook Political Report joins Chuck to talk through the Super Tuesday results and look ahead to the general election. 

03-06
43:54

'The Primary Problem': How hyperpartisan minorities hijacked elections

Nick Troiano, author of “The Primary Solution: Rescuing our Democracy from the Fringes," joins Chuck to argue that partisan primaries have created "a broken system with broken incentives and bad outcomes," and abolishing them would make government more representative of its constituents and more accountable to them.

03-01
49:39

How Libertarians could become the new moderates, with Katherine Mangu-Ward

Chuck asks whether Republicans can win an election without finding a position on abortion.Plus, Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor-in-chief of Reason, talks about the Libertarian view on elections and why third-party candidates seeking ballot access like to embrace them.

02-28
47:10

Billionaire of the people: How Trump tapped into 'white rural rage'

Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman, authors of "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy," join Chuck to discuss how former President Trump became hailed as the "god-king of heartland, rural America" and wielded their anti-elite resentment despite his background as a billionaire businessman from Queens.

02-23
55:42

Amb. Mike McFaul + How infighting loses elections

The amount of intra-party infighting might be the most revealing metric when looking ahead to any election. Plus, Mike McFaul, former ambassador to Russia, joins Chuck to talk about the death of Alexei Navalny and what it means for the future of Vladimir Putin’s regime.

02-21
51:42

Senate 2024 Draft: Toss-ups, Likelys and Longshots

Chuck sits down with Mark Murray, Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar to talk about who has an edge among the 2024 Senate races.Plus, the new NBC News Politics newsletter goes live this week. Sign up here: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/nbc-news-politics-signup  ChuckMarkBridgetBenRound 1 - Toss upsOhio GOP (picked 1st)Nevada Dem RosenMontana GOPMichigan DemRound 2 - Lean / LikelyMaryland DemNew Jersey DemWisconsin Dem Baldwin (picked 1st)Florida GOP ScottRound 3 - Lean / LikelyPennsylvania Dem CaseyPennsylvania GOPTexas DemTexas GOP Cruz (picked 1st)Round 4 - LongshotNew Mexico GOP DomeniciW Virginia GOP Justice (picked 1st)Missouri Dem KunceVermont Dem (not Sanders)TOSS UPS: Arizona, Montana, Ohio, Nevada, MichiganLEANS AND LIKELY: Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, Wisconsin, Texas, New JerseyLONGSHOTS / Special rules: California must pick a nameWest Virginia must pick a nameUtah must pick a name

02-16
51:18

Wrote Mella

Chuck...Chuck.... why can you not stop interrupting and talking over your guests?

02-23 Reply

An interested party

Biden needs to pick a younger Democrat and get behind them. because both Biden and Trump are old. that's all there is to it. they're old

11-09 Reply

Anthony Kelsick

Double the size of the House?? Double the trouble and chaos! Are you for real, Chuck? Look at what we're dealing with right now...18 days of total dysfunction. Think again, man!

10-22 Reply

An interested party

Chuck, I know you're leaving meet the press, but I hope you'll continue with the Chuck Toddcast. I so enjoy it!

09-04 Reply

Darcie Harris

I'm a faithful MTP listener & have one request. Please, please stop running that annoying ad with Hoda & Jenna. It's beneath you.

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