THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast. 

Recent Episodes
  • Trump Rages Over Qatar Jet Fiasco as GOP Angst Worsens: “Humiliating”
    May 16, 2025 – 20:08
  • MAGA Senator’s Stunning Admission: GOP Is Badly Screwing Trump Voters
    May 15, 2025 – 16:42
  • Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Brutal New Reports Reveal a Fresh Scam
    May 14, 2025 – 21:05
  • Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump’s Qatar Jet Scam Hits the Mark
    May 13, 2025 – 28:51
  • Trump Press Sec’s Fawning over Him to Media Takes Scary, Cultlike Turn
    May 12, 2025 – 26:11
  • MAGA Rage Erupts as New Pope’s Views of Trump Prove Unexpectedly Harsh
    May 9, 2025 – 23:00
  • Trump Erupts as GOPers Quietly Nix Key US Attorney Pick, Enraging MAGA
    May 8, 2025 – 26:33
  • Trump’s Odd New Tariff Musings Show How Badly He’s Screwing His Voters
    May 7, 2025 – 22:47
  • Trump Seethes as Karl Rove Delivers Harsh On-Air Warning about Polls
    May 6, 2025 – 24:03
  • Trump’s Rage at Fox News over Bad Poll Signals Coming Fiasco for MAGA
    May 5, 2025 – 22:09
  • Trump’s Arrests Hit by Major Legal Setback as Stephen Miller Seethes
    May 2, 2025 – 20:08
  • Trump Rages Wildly over Humiliating GDP Data as Aides Calm His Fury
    May 1, 2025 – 22:39
  • “He Was Pissed”: Trump’s Vile New Threat over Tariffs Takes Scary Turn
    Apr 30, 2025 – 22:50
  • Trump’s Fury at Bad Polls Goes Nuclear as Allies Rush to Calm Him Down
    Apr 29, 2025 – 20:48
  • Trump’s Fury over Abrego Garcia Case Darkens as Crushing New Polls Hit
    Apr 28, 2025 – 22:45
  • Trump’s Surprise Admission about Putin Wrecks “Great Dealmaker” Scam
    Apr 25, 2025 – 25:40
  • Trump Suddenly in Retreat on Many Issues as Poll Reveals Key Weakness
    Apr 24, 2025 – 22:35
  • “Madness”: Trump Tariff Fiasco Suddenly Worsens amid Brutal Poll Drop
    Apr 23, 2025 – 21:24
  • “Full-Blown Meltdown”: Don Jr. and MAGA Rage as GOPers Turn on Hegseth
    Apr 22, 2025 – 19:50
  • Trump’s Ugly New MS-13 Ramblings Wreck His Case Against Abrego Garcia
    Apr 21, 2025 – 18:04
  • Trump’s Fury at Harvard Darkens as GOPer Openly Admits: “We’re Afraid”
    Apr 18, 2025 – 24:58
  • Fiasco for Trump as Judge Threatens Contempt amid New Warning in Polls
    Apr 17, 2025 – 22:53
  • Trump’s Unhinged Eruption at Harvard Actually Reveals Big MAGA Weakness
    Apr 16, 2025 – 21:12
  • “Horrifying”: Trump’s Angry New Rants to Media Openly Defy SCOTUS
    Apr 15, 2025 – 21:35
  • “Terrifying”: Trump’s Fury at Foes Darkens amid New Alina Habba Threat
    Apr 14, 2025 – 24:18
  • Fox News Accidentally Wrecks Trump’s Tariff Spin as MAGA Panic Worsens
    Apr 11, 2025 – 24:24
  • “Trump Is Backing Down Again”: Hakeem Jeffries Mocks Tariff Flip Flop
    Apr 10, 2025 – 28:33
  • Sotomayor’s Harsh Dissent on Trump Arrests Offers a Terrifying Warning
    Apr 9, 2025 – 22:19
  • Unwell Trump Rages Wildly at Many Targets as GOP Starts Turning on Him
    Apr 8, 2025 – 23:58
  • “Disaster”: Trump Voters Suddenly Realize How Badly He Screwed Them
    Apr 7, 2025 – 22:14
  • “Horrifying”: Trump’s Weird, Confused Rant to Media as Markets Tanked
    Apr 4, 2025 – 22:14
  • Trump Suddenly Set to Cut Musk Loose as Knives Come Out Over WI Fiasco
    Apr 3, 2025 – 23:13
  • Trump’s Arrests Take Dark, Unnerving Turn, and MAGA Rage Melts Down
    Apr 2, 2025 – 23:42
  • Trump Hit by Two Brutal Polls on Econ as GOP Tariff Panic Goes Nuclear
    Apr 1, 2025 – 20:21
  • Trump Text Fiasco Suddenly Worsens as MAGA Knives Come Out for Hegseth
    Mar 31, 2025 – 28:18
  • Trump’s ICE Removals Take Darker Turn after Unnerving Rubio Admission
    Mar 28, 2025 – 18:13
  • Trump Privately Seethes at Text Fiasco as Hegseth’s Dumb Spin Implodes
    Mar 27, 2025 – 25:35
  • Trump Text Fiasco Worsens as Tulsi Gabbard Implodes and Fox Melts Down
    Mar 26, 2025 – 25:04
  • Trump’s Angry Rant about Stunning Leak of War Plan Makes Scandal Worse
    Mar 25, 2025 – 21:08
  • Trump Blurts Out Revealing Aim of Law Firm Shakedown Right to Media
    Mar 24, 2025 – 24:43
  • “Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
    Mar 21, 2025 – 19:49
  • Trump’s Fury at Canada Boils Over on Fox—and Polls Now Show a Backlash
    Mar 20, 2025 – 25:55
  • Fox Anchor Suddenly Panics About Trump Economy as Brutal New Poll Hits
    Mar 19, 2025 – 26:42
  • “Chilling”: Trump Press Sec Hints Darkly at More Lawlessness to Come
    Mar 18, 2025 – 25:59
  • Trump’s Rage at Canada Darkens, and Even GOPers Suddenly Seem Unnerved
    Mar 17, 2025 – 24:07
  • Musk Craters in Two New Polls as DOGE Cuts Hit by Brutal Loss in Court
    Mar 14, 2025 – 24:17
  • Trump’s Anger Spins Out of Control at Presser as Another Bad Poll Hits
    Mar 13, 2025 – 24:36
  • “Terrifying”: Trump Press Sec Drops Dark Hint about Coming Crackdowns
    Mar 12, 2025 – 25:34
  • Bad News for Trump as Brutal New Stock Market Plunge Wakes Up Dems
    Mar 11, 2025 – 26:47
  • Musk Humiliated as Trump’s Own Advisers Brutally Expose DOGE Fiasco
    Mar 10, 2025 – 22:23
Recent Reviews
  • mabrog
    Best 20 minute interview daily
    I look forward to this show every weekday. Greg Sargent gets such interesting guests and has the most interesting conversations about the current problems we face. He asks really good questions and guides the conversation with great skill. And the brevity is appreciated - he gets right to the point, no b.s. Thank you Greg!
  • Billybill1984
    Really like you, and really like your show, but
    Must every one of your guests ask right? In the middle of virtually every sentence? It’s just too goddamn annoying.
  • sptinggirl
    Excellence
    Another home run. Thank you.
  • Bountiful!109
    Absolute best podcast on politics
    Greg Sargent is an excellent host. He’s knowledgeable and he asks question that are relevant and sincere. This definitely is my favorite podcast on the DSR network, and it is one of my favorites of all the political podcasts.
  • ACristancho
    Awesome
    It’s amazing to have a succinct and daily hit of information every day. I don’t know how Greg Sargent does it but it’s always smart, always insightful, always independent.
  • Dishwasher listener
    Excellent
    Greg Sargent is my favorite interviewer of his well-chosen guests. I love his directness, honest assertions, and respect for the audience. Thank you for the format that really dives into each episode.
  • PS118 students
    Insane hysterical libs
    They are insane every day
  • midwestBlue
    jan 30, 2025
    why don’t all reporters corporate or independent demand trump prove it! Also if reporters corporate and independent can’t keep up with the flood of trump and his maggots lies ask us to help. Ask progressives in your audience to help. We can do the grunt work. All of you put out a call for volunteer help, I would volunteer, just ask for help because we rely on the press TI keep up, you have to. corporate news has the budget to cover everything but they are too afraid of trump to do so. you independent guys are awesome so let us help you as it is important to not thoroughly cover trump’s constant lies, missteps & more!
  • Bokonon2017
    Great podcast
    Godawful theme music
  • mr.duchamp
    Skip the first 30 sec
    This show is great but for the love of god would you please get rid of that grating awful intro music!
  • MelonyDorman
    Divisivenesses
    It’s time to put aside all the hate, anger and craziness on both sides. We need to come together as a country of 2 parties. Put aside our differences and meet each other half way and concentrate on how we are all the same!
  • VirginAirFryer
    Thank you for your great interview skills
    One of the great aspects of this pod is that the host has already thought through what areas of discussion that he wants to talk about but then lets the guests really shine with their expertise . So informative and thought provoking.
  • JudyECFL
    Blasts of Hope
    Thank you for your weekday blasts of hope, not wishful thinking. If there is a corner of these dark times of MAGA threats where we can see a way out, then Glenn Sargent is sure to spot it and bring it to us weekday mornings.
  • MAliceBoyer
    Son
    I have a son who hasn’t spoken to me in forever. I never talk about politics to him because it is useless to do so. Ever since Trump has been running, the last 4 or 5 years, he hasn’t gone out of his way to contact me. When we do speak, at the end of our conversation, he starts screaming about Trump and about how wrong I am. It is sad the media has promoted Trump brainwashing our families! Sarah
  • Ariel0914
    Sargent Has Important POV
    I miss reading Greg’s column but love listening to the new podcast. His perspective is under-represented in the media. He’s still honing his on-air interviewing, but Terri Gross wasn’t polished year 1 either. lol
  • /:;()&@$(:-
    Nice but…
    you need new music—too harsh and grating.
  • nfljoe
    Please stop bringing on old reactionary relics like Carville
    You’re a supposed “progressive” outlet. Carville thinks women shouldn’t be too mouthy and that old white men are the groups you need to worry about most. He blames all the Democratic failures on the “woke left”, but fails to see his own complicity in the erosion of support from working class. NAFTA, siding with corporations and so on. But like most old white men, they can’t be wrong.
  • xxxfor_Petes_sake
    B.B. is a grump
    Just very tired.
  • pdconner52
    August 19th show
    Really enjoyed this informative breakdown on the voting trends in the battleground states. Would love to see you invite Ed Luce and Mike Madrid on to discuss Mr Luce’s article in the Financial Times on 8/18 regarding the Hispanic vote in Pennsylvania. I live in MD and had no idea that the city of Reading, PA is now 70% Hispanic. Seems like a huge voting bloc available with correct messaging.
  • TARecht
    Great “deviation”!
    Love the podcast every day but the 2 August episode was especially good. Really loved your so-called “deviation” into Stuart’s early motivations, which was fascinating and enlightening.
  • CKHardiman
    Kamala Harris’s name.
    Say it correctly Greg Sargent! Long A not short! You should know better!
  • susanjk611
    Disappointing Interview
    I was disappointed in the negativity about VP Harris in today’s show with Elaina Plott Calabro. Greg’s multiple uses of the phrase “She’s not . . . “ rather than phrasing his concerns in a positive way just gives fuel to Republicans. The bulk of the interview was on what the VP can’t do and the President’s lack of care in mentoring her. Yes, the reporter traveled with the VP, but she assumes she knows everything about the VP and how the country views her. Wrong!! I hope you have a guest who can counter all this negativity, or you will just be giving the Republican’s more for their campaign. I can see headlines now from them, “Harris’s Biographer Showcases VP’s Inadequacies.” Do better, Greg!
  • Hugo2528
    Reliably unenlightening rant
    This is a set of reliably unenlightening rants in which Sargent lays out a long-winded question that frames his argument on an issue then asks his guest, essentially, “Don’t you agree?” Guaranteed to be a waste of time.
  • valentina priscilla
    very smart!
    always smart, insightful, thoughtful and unique. 10/10.
  • SalaryGal
    Host lacks credibility
    Greg T. Sargent blocked me on Twitter for replying to his retweet of another political commentator with a mention of Joe Biden’s involvement in the genocide of Palestinians. How can he have any credibility as a political commentator if his go-to move is to block dissent? (And my comment was not a criticism of him, his show, or the person he retweeted. I simply brought up Biden’s Israel policy under a tweet about his fitness for reelection.) No one should take Sargent seriously as a journalist or as a person open to exploring a range of viewpoints.
  • jaloha22
    Paul Krugman and Greg Sargent are clueless.
    Paul Krugman and Greg Sargent are absolutely clueless on how to talk to or about people who are suffering prolonged unemployment.
  • musicologyman
    Excellent Podcast All Around!
    This Podcast is a treasure, and it’s often the first thing I listen to weekday mornings. Highly recommended!
  • RaySue1981
    Trump
    Satan, devil, liar, bankrupt multiple times. Rapist, convicted. Birth control removal, no abortion, but not willing to put your money where your mouth is, no real news, horrible policy choices for normal people, but good for the rest riche
  • DrDK2
    Strong and Succinct
    The Daily Blast brings an insightful discussion to important issues. The discussion with Senator Whitehouse about lack of accountability for the Supreme Court was depressing. But it plainly showed the ongoing obstruction by Republicans to any transparency regarding the corruption of the right wing Supreme Court.
  • Cats feet
    Opening music too abrasive
    Love the content though.
  • Rutherfords22
    Love the show!
    Great show for daily listening! Good topics and guests, and Greg is a good interviewer. I do have to skip over the opening music because it’s just so harsh on the ears in the morning.
  • Gold Junky
    Democrats bible code
    Christians that vote Blue 💙 This is the reason why I’m changing my VOTE to ❤️ SATAN’S name spelled in Hebrew שנט has a numerical value number of 359. Also the word Democrat in Hebrew דמוקרט has the same numerical value as the word Satan 359 in Hebrew numerics. If you don’t believe me, I challenge you to look it up.
  • who/nose
    Very poor production quality
    I tried to listen to some recent episodes but the production quality is so poor that it’s an unpleasant experience regardless of how interesting the content is. The audio is low quality, the volume of the speakers is all at different volumes, and the ads are startlingly loud and randomly cut into the podcast. Wish it wasn’t so but it’s unlistenable.
  • rollamichael
    My new favorite pod!
    Greg is doing amazing work. His interview format with fantastic guests and 20-25 min snackable episodes is awesome!
  • Phoenix hiker
    Another partisan podcast claiming to be independent
    Well if you need yet another mainstream media podcast that espouses Democratic Party talking points than this podcast is for you. Full of Trump derangement syndrome it offers nothing new to the political discourse or to help heal our divided nation. Blue no matter who neoliberals cloaked as progressives- sad.
  • Squirrel Enthusiastic
    More of Greg Sargent
    Greg Sargent is simply one of the best journalists anywhere. His work is focused on truth & transparency in service of democracy, it doesn’t get more important than that. This podcast opens up an important new platform for sharing his critical work, & the work of his guests, out into the public square.
  • Not one of those Karens!
    One of my new daily favorites!
    I was so sad to hear that Greg Sargent was leaving the Washington Post but turns out it was a great move. Now I get to hear him have conversations about relevant topics with people who know what they’re talking about and I will definitely listen daily!
  • mindcentric
    Very promising podcast with compelling message
    Very promising podcast with compelling message
  • Thor Benson
    Great show
    Always loved Greg’s writing, and I’m excited to have a place to listen to him talk about what he’s writing about with some guests
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