Ken Rudin's Political Junkie

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Episode #48: Early Voting, Early Bedtime

Posted October 23, 201400:59:01

Lest we forget, it’s not just candidates whom we’re voting for (or against!) this year. It’s also hundreds of ballot initiatives, propositions...

Episode #47: Ebola Blame Game, S. Dakota Stunner

Posted October 16, 201401:00:05

If politics can get you sick, and Ebola can get you very sick, then what happens when Ebola and politics collide? Both parties are pointing fingers...

Episode #46: Sex & SCOTUS, States Gone Red

Posted October 9, 201401:02:02

This week we talk about sex and the Supreme Court. From this week’s decisions on same-sex marriage, to all the way back in 1991, when the Hill-Thomas...

Episode #45: Hawkeye Voters, Hairpieces & Holder

Posted October 2, 201401:00:40

With five weeks (and counting) to go to the November midterms, one Senate race that was not supposed to give the Democrats heartburn — the one in...

Episode #44: Bombs Fall, Fingerpointing to Come

Posted September 25, 201401:00:58

Ken Rudin may be bedridden with bronchitis and no voice, but the Political Junkie show must go on. Neal Conan, he of some hosting experience, subs this...