Synopsis
Politics, policy and a side of pop culture: Major Garrett and company serve up a balanced diet of serious discussion, humor and food...for thought.
Episodes
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Takeout Outtake Especial: Dorothy Butler Gilliam and Kwame Onwuachi
31/12/2019 Duration: 18minTakeout Tuesday! Chef Kwame Onwuachi joins Major and trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam for more from Kith and Kin in Washington, DC's Wharf neighborhood. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trailblazer: Dorothy Butler Gilliam
27/12/2019 Duration: 40minAuthor and trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam joins Major at Kith and Kin in DC's Wharf neighborhood. In the 1960s, Gilliam became the first female African American to be hired by the Washington Post. Her book, "Trailblazer," chronicles her journalism career and her efforts to make America's newsrooms look more like America. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland
24/12/2019 Duration: 15minMore of Major's conversation with President Trump's liaison to Capitol Hill, Eric Ueland. Ueland explains why, after a career spent working for mostly traditional Republicans, he opted to work for this not-so-traditional administration. And don't miss the three threshold questions: Eric's go-to movies, music and books. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland
20/12/2019 Duration: 41minThe House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump this week. So what happens next in the Senate? The president's point man on Capitol Hill, Eric Ueland, joins Major for chips and guac at MXDC. Who will lead the president's defense? Is Mr. Trump angry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might delay a senate trial? And what about that scathing letter President Trump wrote to Pelosi? Eric Ueland has the answers. Join us. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: CBS News 2020 Embeds
17/12/2019 Duration: 11minMore of Major's conversation at Astro Beer Hall with three CBS News 2020 campaign embeds: Musadiq Bidar (Iowa), Nicole Sganga (New Hampshire) and LaCrai Mitchell (South Carolina). Since it's trendy for the presidential candidates to share their favorite music/movies/books, it's only right that we ask the folks who cover these candidates to do the same. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Life on the Trail: Catching Up with the CBS 2020 Embeds
13/12/2019 Duration: 42minCBS News 2020 Campaign Embeds Musadiq Bidar, Nicole Sganga and LaCrai Mitchell join Major for lunch at Astro Beer Hall in Washington D.C. to talk about what it’s like on the campaign trail in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and the issues that are on voters’ minds—(hint: it’s not impeachment). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: Norah O'Donnell
10/12/2019 Duration: 11minTakeout Tuesday! More of Major's conversation with anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News Norah O'Donnell. Norah's husband and chef Geoff Tracy sits in for this segment. Movies, music, books and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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CBS Evening News Anchor Norah O'Donnell
06/12/2019 Duration: 42minAnchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News Norah O'Donnell is Major's guest at Chef Geoff's in Northwest Washington. This week, the Evening News became the first daily network news program to originate from the nation's capital. Join us for pizza, popcorn and potstickers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: Reince Priebus
03/12/2019 Duration: 07minFormer White House chief of staff Reince Priebus weighs in on the future of the Republican party and how the GOP needs to convert MAGA-hat wearing Trump supporters into reliable Republican votes once Trump is no longer on the ballot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Thanksgiving Leftovers: Major's Extended Interview with Reince Priebus
29/11/2019 Duration: 42minMajor sits down with President Trump’s former chief of staff Reince Priebus to discuss the new book 'A Warning' written by an anonymous senior Trump administration official. Press play on this extended cut of Major's CBS Sunday Morning piece while you feast on turkey day leftovers! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: Congressman Max Rose
26/11/2019 Duration: 08minMajor continues his conversation with freshman Rep. Max Rose (D-NY), and receives some clarity on how Rose defines populism, then learns about the New York lawmaker's interest in philosophy and...Kanye West. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Rose and Shine: Breakfast with Congressman Max Rose
22/11/2019 Duration: 43minFreshman Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) sits down with Major for breakfast at The Dubliner on Capitol Hill to talk about why he was late to the party in endorsing the impeachment inquiry, and what made him change his mind. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: Congressman Jamie Raskin
19/11/2019 Duration: 11minTakeout Tuesday! Come back to the table for more of Major's conversation with Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin. Movies, music, books and why Raskin, a career law professor, decided to jump into politics. Recorded at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin
15/11/2019 Duration: 46minWith the impeachment inquiry public hearings underway, Major asks Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to make his case for the president's removal from office over breakfast at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park. Plus: what's a whistleblower, really? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: Senator Tim Scott
12/11/2019 Duration: 12minTakeout Tuesday! A continuation of Major’s conversation with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) about two of Scott’s favorite movies and his favorite genre of music at Navy Yard's Ice Cream Jubilee. Also, Scott shares a personal story of how after flunking out of high school, he was able to find his footing and create a successful business and political career with the help of a former Chick-fil-A manager. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ice Cream Social: Senator Tim Scott
08/11/2019 Duration: 44minWe're back in D.C. for a fun time at Ice Cream Jubilee in Navy Yard with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC). Offerings include: impeachment, a potential government shutdown and President Trump's 2020 election chances. You're probably wondering: how many scoops did Major get? If we're talking dairy, it's three. But in term's of this week's news cycle: you'll have to press play to find out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: SC Governor Henry McMaster
05/11/2019 Duration: 10minMovies, music, books and more with South Carolina Republican Governor Henry McMaster. Major and Co. are at Lizard's Thicket in Columbia, SC. Join us! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster
01/11/2019 Duration: 43minMajor ventures to the Palmetto State to talk politics with South Carolina Governor and early Trump backer Henry McMaster (R-SC). Why did McMaster become the first statewide elected official anywhere to endorse then-candidate Trump in 2016? Which new gun laws does the governor support? What's up with abortion laws in South Carolina? We've got answers to all these questions, all served over breakfast at Lizard's Thicket in Columbia, SC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Takeout Outtake Especial: The Movies
29/10/2019 Duration: 09minTakeout Tuesday! Our resident experts, National Security correspondent David Martin, Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent and moderator of Face the Nation Margaret Brennan, Chief Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and White House correspondent Paula Reid, go to the movies. Join us for lunch and a chat at Cafe Deluxe in Washington's West End neighborhood. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Resident Experts
25/10/2019 Duration: 43minTwo weeks ago, we brought you Impeachment 101, an episode focused on the constitutional and legal basics of the impeachment inquiry. This week, we take a deeper dive with our resident experts - CBS News correspondents who cover the Pentagon, State Department, Congress, White House and Justice Department. National Security correspondent David Martin (1:43) explains why and how the US provides lethal foreign aid to Ukraine. Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent and moderator of Face the Nation Margaret (10:41) dives into the diplomatic side of the inquiry. Chief Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes (20:37) gives us a reality check on the procedural complaints from Republicans and whether there is actually a timeline for this process. And Paula Reid (30:44), White House correspondent and Justice Department watcher, delves into Attorney General Bill Barr's role and the West Wing's response. Join Major and company at Cafe Deluxe in Washington's West End. To learn more about listener data and our priva