Chuck Todd Podcasts

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to put his planned overhaul of the justice system on the backburner as protests and the backlash over his sacking of his defense minister plunged the country into turmoil — and threw a wrench in Netanyahu's agenda. Martin Fletcher spent 30+ years covering Israel for NBC News, and joins Chuck to de…

State legislatures in recent months have pushed several bills restricting personal freedoms, as even transpartisan coalitions emerge around measures that limit the reach of TikTok, or curtail social media's impact on minors. Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor in chief of Reason, joins Chuck to break down what has happened to the libertarian ideology, and…

Despite the significant ramping up of his legal troubles, former President Trump again solidified his political command by lining fellow Republicans behind him in his attack on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor joins Chuck to detail the state of the 2024 race, as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) struggles to gai…

This week, lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew as he fielded concerns — and recriminations — over his app's privacy and security risks. One member, Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C.), established a commanding presence on the platform, but joins Chuck to outline what he sees as significant problems for users.…

Twenty years out from the start of the Iraq war, the Republican Party is facing a new kind of dilemma: How to define itself along — or in opposition to — the issues and political standing of former President Trump. Stephen Hayes, co-founder of The Dispatch, and Charlie Sykes, editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, join Chuck to track the GOP's shift from …

A prominent Texas politician has broken his silence on a four-decade secret: How he says strategists in Ronald Reagan's orbit used the 1980s Iran hostage crisis to sabotage Jimmy Carter's re-election campaign. Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, joins Chuck to detail his scoop.…

The excitement March Madness routinely generates casts a shadow over a deeper fundamental problem in the NCAA — namely, that the performance of its roughly half a million young athletes earns them no salaried compensation. Former Defense Sec. Robert Gates joins Chuck to detail how he's tried to fix college basketball in his new role as the top pers…

While Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) calls for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's recusal, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blames "woke politics" — the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank did more than just expose bank regulatory failures, it also showcased our worsening political divide. Jim Tankersley, White House correspondent for the New York Times, …

Former President Trump is plotting a visit to the key early caucus state of Iowa on the heels of Gov. Ron DeSantis's visit. Jonathan Martin, senior political columnist with Politico, joins Chuck to break down the political standing of both candidates as they are seen as early leading contenders for the GOP presidential nomination.…

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy isn't waiting to wade into the Republican presidential primary field. He brings his 2024 campaign pitch against "the secular religions" he calls "wokeism," "gender ideology," "climateism" and "Covidism" to the Toddcast, telling Chuck, "when we rallied behind the cry to Make America Great Again, we did not just hunger fo…

In his State of the State address, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined agenda priorities around abortion, gun rights, and immigration — and a potential appetizer for a presidential platform to come. Matt Dixon, Politico's Florida bureau chief, and Patricia Mazzei, Miami bureau chief for the New York Times, bring Chuck the inside scoop on DeSantis as…

In a Sunday interview, two leaders of the House Intelligence Committee told Meet the Press that neither were satisfied with the Gang of Eight briefing on classified documents. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joins Chuck after the show to detail his experience dealing with the intelligence community — plus the ways in which the dep…

"Unbought and Unbossed": This is how Shirley Chisholm described herself in campaign literature — but it's also a mantra that guided her as she became the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968, and as she broke ground in her 1972 presidential bid. Anastasia Curwood, author of "Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics," joi…