InSight by GovSight: Recent Episodes
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InSight by GovSight. In this episode, we talk in depth about the origins of the War on Terror, an update on the situation in Afghanistan, and what the fight against Terrorism looks like today.
InSight by GovSight. In this episode, we talk about two Supreme Court cases that shaped abortion law in this country: Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. And we look at the current Court's decision to rule on whether or not a Mississippi law that prohibits most abortions after 15 weeks is constitutional in its upcoming session.
InSight by GovSight. In this episode, we break down upcoming changes in United States House of Representatives districts and elections as a result of the recent census counts. And we dig into where and why people are moving around the country.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we take a look at President Biden's first 100 days in office and the administration's progress on key issues regarding climate change, LGBTQ+ legislation, immigration, police brutality, gun reform and the COVID-19 response effort.
InSight by GovSight. In this episode, we discuss the right to unionize and how unions might be affected by President Joe Biden's infrastructure proposal. Also, we break down why Democratic Senator Joe Manchin's vote is a linchpin and the legacy of former Vice President Walter Mondale, who passed away in April.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we break down President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure bill, New York State's decision to legalize recreational marijuana and the hurdles states face while balancing vaccinations, variants and reopening.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we look at West Virginia's effort to increase its population and the uptick in unaccompanied minors and migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. And InSight Host Andy Pierce speaks with the founder of Indigenizing the News, Meghanlata Gupta, about Deb Haaland becoming the first Native American woman to be Secretary of the Interior.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we delve into coronavirus case counts, federal vaccination updates and voting restrictions announced in some state legislatures.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we take a closer look at Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's signing of the Consumer Data Protection Act and break down Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to lift the state's COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandate.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we break down the historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump that led to an acquittal from the Senate and take a look at past presidential impeachments and their ramifications to the highest office.
InSight by GovSight. In this episode, we take a look at the repercussions of the Capitol riot and highlight how staunch conspiracy theories led to a social media and political reckoning soon after January 6.
InSight by GovSight. In this episode, we break down President Joe Biden's mounting list of executive orders signed less than a month into his administration and former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.
InSight by GovSight. In our first episode of 2021, we speak to GovSight Co-Presidents Miguel Pineda and Andrew McKinney on the GovSight Civic Information Platform's development, breakdown our top five political stories of 2020 and highlight what to look forward to in politics this year.
This episode was recorded before the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff races, Capitol riot and inauguration of President Joe Biden, therefore some terms used are outdated as of its release.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we breakdown the COVID-19 vaccine distribution across the United States, Texas' lawsuit contesting the 2020 election results in four battleground states, new antitrust lawsuits against Facebook by multiple state attorney generals and the Federal Trade Commission and a federal investigation into Hunter Biden's business dealings.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we take a look at President-elect Joe Biden’s picks for his cabinet and administration, congressional progress towards another stimulus package, increasing COVID-19 cases across the United States and the details behind various coronavirus vaccines in development.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we take a look at the rising COVID-19 cases across the United States, new restrictions and mask mandates in various states, hope for a second stimulus package, President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus task force and a vaccine on the verge.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we breakdown a tumultuous Election Week and take a look at the Georgia runoff races that could determine control of the Senate. And our host interviews Mitchell Scholar and Eton College teacher of U.S. Government and Political Polarization Matthew Wigler on President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition team strategy and potential cabinet selections for the incoming administration.
InSight by GovSight. In part two of our two-part election series, we take a look at Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden's political history as a senator and vice president, campaign goals and what the former V.P.'s electoral outlook is on Election Day.
InSight by GovSight. In part one of our two-part election series, we take a look at President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign promises, the administration's plan for a possible second term and what the president's electoral outlook is a week away from Election Day.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we take a look at Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's judicial history, her Senate confirmation's consequential implications on the Affordable Care Act and Roe v.s. Wade and we breakdown past Supreme Court nominations during a presidential election year.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover the coronavirus outbreak within the White House, Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination hearings, an uptick in infection cases across the United States and the economic consequences of the pandemic.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we breakdown why and how we vote the way we do, Green Party voter turnout for the 2020 election and the multiple factors contributing to disenfranchised voting. And our host interviews Indigenizing the News Founder Meghanlata Gupta on possible legislative changes with severe affects on the livelihoods and civil liberties of Native Americans.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we explore the life and legacy of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover President Donald Trump's remarks on the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic to Bob Woodward and U.S. involvement in a historic peace agreement between Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Israel. And GovSight Political Director Joe Magliocco lays out his predictions for the 2020 presidential race.
InSight by GovSight. In our 50th episode, we debunk allegations of Trump disparaging the Armed Forces and compare Joe Kennedy III and Ed Markey's campaign strategies in the Mass. Senate race. And we reminisce on one year of GovSight amid political turbulence with GovSight's co-presidents.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover the federal response to the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin and the government's handle on natural disasters. And our host chats with College Reaction C.E.O. Cyrus Beschloss about how COVID-19's grip on students' university experience will impact voting.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we break down the Republican National Convention, intelligence on Russian interference in the 2016 election and United States Postal Service changes.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover Kamala Harris' historic nomination for vice president, preview the first virtual Democratic National Convention and discuss a QAnon conspiracy theory making its way into Republican circles.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, why bankruptcy isn’t an option for most state and local governments, Ghislaine Maxwell's case and COVID-19's impact on the 2020 election cycle. And our host interviews GovSight Producer Kristina Bacon on the history of federal elections.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, federal agent involvement at protests across the U.S., tech CEOs in D.C. and Herman Cain's passing. And our host interviews GovSight Editor Jackie O'Neil on mail-in voting.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we report the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Election Commission's purpose and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. And our host interviews Indigenizing the News Founder Meghan Gupta on the recent McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling and Native American visibility.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we detail the COVID-19 uptick, Joe Biden's veepstakes, current campaign donation numbers and the difference between pardons and commutations. And our host interviews GovSight Editor Jackie O'Neil about the implications of remote versus in-person learning for the fall.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we discuss the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, tax season in the time of COVID-19, S.C.O.T.U.S.'s decisions on religious liberties and a federal court ruling concerning the Dakota Access Pipeline. And our host interviews GovSight Executive Producer Josh Henry about the Supreme Court's recent ruling on Trump's tax returns.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we discuss the latest on rising COVID-19 cases, U.K. citizenship for Hong Kong residents, the Trump administration's recent immigration policy proclamation and Iran's arrest warrant for President Donald Trump. And we chat with GovSight Editor Camryn Pak on a Supreme Court defense of access to abortions.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we discuss rising coronavirus cases, the House's D.C. statehood bill, filibusters' purposes and the removal of Confederate symbols. And we chat with youth pollster College Reaction about who students think should be Joe Biden's V.P. pick.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we unveil senators' ties to pharmaceutical companies, drug skirmishes with Venezuela, federal death penalty resumptions, a landmark L.G.B.T.Q.I.A. Supreme Court decision and John Bolton's book backlash. And our host interviews GovSight Producer Sully Barrett on police reform in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover COVID-19's continued effect on the economy, Georgia's voting debacle, police reform, the latest on Michael Flynn's case and rollbacks on endangered species protections. And our host interviews GovSight Editor Trevor Kane about the coronavirus' drastic toll on minority communities.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover the ongoing impact of COVID-19, a revamped stimulus bill, the military lambast of Trump and election results. And our host interviews GovSight Editor-in-Chief Gillian Brassil on police reform measures taken in response to Black Lives Matter protests against brutality.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we cover the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S.-China relationship, Trump's social media order, the SpaceX-N.A.S.A. launch, Senate race predictions, potential Biden V.P. picks and George Floyd's death and protests. And our host interviews Editor Anna Repp on an LGBTQIA rights case in the Supreme Court.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we look into COVID-19's impact on social security, Trump's Obamagate claims, the Libertarian nomination, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's renewal and the coronavirus' impact on veterans.
InSight by GovSight's Miguel Pineda interviews Rapidan Energy President and former National Security Council Senior Director for International Energy Bob McNally on energy policy and the coronavirus’ impact.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we look into Paycheck Protection Program misuse, states opening up, the changing face of elections, Trump’s tax and debt woes and coronavirus’ impact on Indigenous people. And we interview former National Security Council Senior Director for International Energy Bob McNally.
InSight by GovSight's Josh Henry and Chris Butler interview Virginia Delegate Lashrecse Aird on coronavirus safety, the response in her district and what the "new normal" might look like.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we talk about a turbulent coronavirus task force, swing state polling, the D.O.J.'s tossed case against Michael Flynn, the Supreme Court's first ever remote session, Tara Reade's allegations and how homeless individuals have been impacted by the pandemic. And we interview Virginia Delegate Lashrecse Aird on the coronavirus response.
InSight by GovSight's Miguel Pineda and Gillian Brassil interview College Reaction founders Cyrus Beschloss and Matin Mirramezani on the youth vote and importance of college student representation in polling.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we talk about recent coronavirus stats, last week's election results, record lobbying spending, Pentagon COVID-19 protocols, Roger Stone's fake Facebook pages, Department of Health and Human Services changes and racial discrimination and inequality highlighted by the pandemic. And we interview the founders of youth-pollster College Reaction: Cyrus Beschloss and Matin Mirramezani.
InSight by GovSight's Miguel Pineda and Vicky Garcia interview Global Situation Room President and former White House Director of Global Engagement Brett Bruen on the coronavirus pandemic, crisis management, international relations, his experience in politics and more.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we dig into coronavirus stats, stimulus bills, Trump's immigration suspension, Russian interference reawakened and oil volatility. And we interview President of the Global Situation Room Brett Bruen on COVID-19 crisis management.
InSight by GovSight's Josh Henry and Gillian Brassil talk with former California State Representative Mike Gatto on COVID-19's impact on the U.S.A. and California's economy, how the president and Congress have reacted as well as his time in government.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we recap President Trump's COVID-19 task force briefings, where Joe Biden stands in the race, stimulus checks with the president's signature on them and millions of dollars going into G.O.P. Senate races. And we interview former California legislator Mike Gatto on California's response to COVID-19, some of the economic stimulus and his time in office.
InSight by GovSight's Miguel Pineda and Anna Repp talk with political analyst and Columbia Professor Lincoln Mitchell about the coronavirus' effects on the 2020 election, international relations and the future of democracy.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we recap COVID-19 responses, economic stimuli, shifting roles around the White House, a naval officer debacle, Sanders' campaign suspension and the designation of a white supremacist group as a terrorist org. We interview Columbia Professor Lincoln Mitchell about the coronavirus' effect on elections and international relations.
InSight by GovSight's Gillian Brassil interviews Stanford Center for Deliberative Democracy Director Jim Fishkin about how he developed deliberative polling, its impact on polarization and the mission to keep citizenship simplified.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we delve into the coronavirus response on the state and federal level; a plan allowing for higher vehicle emissions; Bloomberg's campaign layoff lawsuit; polls on Trump, Cuomo and Biden's approval rating and SCOTUS delays. We also interview Professor Jim Fishkin, the director of Stanford's Center for Deliberative Democracy and founder of deliberative polling.
InSight by GovSight's Miguel Pineda interviews Heritage Foundation Financial Regulations Research Scholar Joel Griffith about the novel coronavirus' economic and electoral effects.
InSight by GovSight. This week, hear updates on the coronavirus response, our political director's vice presidential nominee predictions, Sh*tty Politics on senators selling stock, I.C.E.'s treatment of detainees and an interview with Heritage Foundation Financial Regulations Research Fellow Joel Griffith on COVID-19's economic and electoral effects.
InSight by GovSight. This week, Political Director Joe Magliocco takes over the host's mic. Listen to updates on COVID-19's reach and government's measures to mitigate it, elections and the first installment of "Sh*tty Politics." Plus, we get an exclusive interview with New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, who is working on the coronavirus response in the United States' COVID-19 epicenter.
InSight by GovSight. This week, listen as we compare the 2016 and 2020 presidential primaries, talk about the coronavirus pandemic, recap Mini Super Tuesday, dissect Democratic polarization, describe the subpoena concerning Hunter Biden's affairs in Ukraine, tally the national debt and evaluate the importance of endorsements.
InSight by GovSight's Joe Magliocco interviews Mitchell Scholar Matthew Wigler about the Democrats Abroad primary Wigler helped facilitate in Dublin, Ireland.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we recount Super Tuesday, future elections, chief of staff changes, coronavirus responses, border wall lawsuits and Supreme Court drama. We chat with a Mitchell Scholar about Democrats voting abroad in Dublin.
InSight by GovSight's Vicky Garcia interviews her father, Robin, about the Cuban-American response to Bernie Sanders and democratic socialism.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we talk about the South Carolina primary, coronavirus prevention and Congress and Supreme Court decisions. We chat with Social Media Director Vicky Garcia's dad on democratic socialism and Bernie Sanders from the perspective of a Cuban American.
InSight by GovSight. This week, we dissect Roger Stone's sentencing, Trump's clemency spree, Richard Grenell's intelligence agency tap, the Nevada caucus and South Carolina's upcoming primary - and chat about Mike Bloomberg's campaign.
InSight by GovSight's Miguel Pineda interviews his dad, Andre Pineda, about the history and importance of primary elections.
InSight by GovSight. This week, learn about the Nevada caucuses, what happened in New Hampshire, Trump's 2021 budget proposal, D.C.'s statehood plea, Equifax charges, Roger Stone's case, Attorney General William Barr's woes, sanctuary cities and a brief history of primary elections.
InSight by GovSight. This week, hear us chat about Trump's impeachment acquittal, the State of the Union, New Hampshire primary previews and polls, the Iowa debacle and the potential of an Election Day holiday.
InSight by GovSight. This week, hear us chat about the impeachment trial, World Economic Forum, Supreme Court cases, Hillary Clinton controversies and relevance of the Electoral College.
Welcome to Insight presented by GovSight. This week, listen to us talk about the start of an impeachment trial, U.S.-China trade relations, Puerto Rican disaster aid, the Russian government and the Democratic debate.
Welcome to the Insight podcast presented by GovSight. This week, listen to us dissect Iranian interactions, impeachment gains and project procedural changes.
Bloomberg expected to enter the race, Jeff Sessions running for Senate, and some interesting battle-ground polls
Listen as we deconstruct the Whistle-blower complaint and the recent Impeachment inquiry. Also, a looming government shutdown and more Kennedy news.
September 30th, 2019
Join us as we discuss an alleged intelligence community whistle-blower, the new NSA appointee (Robert O'Brien), and Joe Kennedy challenging an incumbent fellow democrat.
September 23rd 2019
Episode 1 - September 16th 2019.
Listen in on our first episode as we analyze last weeks political news.
The Democratic Debate and Bolton Bolts.