Welcome to Trial Balloon, a weekly podcast from Chris Riback and Taegan Goddard.
The free version -- which you can get here -- is limited to episodes every two weeks.
To get the full version, subscribe to Political Wire or Chris Riback's Newsletter to get your own private feed.
Paid subscribers get:
The free version -- which you can get here -- is limited to episodes every two weeks.
To get the full version, subscribe to Political Wire or Chris Riback's Newsletter to get your own private feed.
Paid subscribers get:
- A private feed for your podcast player.
- New episodes every week.
- New episodes a few hours earlier.
- An occasional "emergency pod" as events warrant.
And of course, you'll also get all the other benefits of Political Wire and Chris Riback's Newsletter.
Latest Episodes
Every Four Years We Discuss a Third Party
We evaluate the odds that a third party "Unity Ticket” might finally break through in 2024. And we look at the Chicago mayoral primary results and what they say about ...
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Biden Sneaks Into a War Zone
President Biden makes a surprise visit to Ukraine, a grand juror talks too much and Fox News hosts text too much. Other links: Political WireChris Riback's Newsletter ...
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Biden's Third Rail Dare
We review President Biden's challenge to Republicans at the State of the Union address, the GOP's focus on schools and the power to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Links...
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