Playing Politics

Listening to the "Playing Politics" podcast from the Star Tribune and WCCO Radio is like taking a seat at the Editorial Board table and hearing an informed and opinionated weekly discussion of all things political in Minnesota and the nation. "Playing Politics" features WCCO’s Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune’s John Rash in addition to editorial writer Patricia Lopez and columnists Lori Sturdevant and D.J. Tice – award-winning journalists who bring varied perspectives to the issues of the day.

1
Tight race for attorney general
12 min
2
OPEC and the U.S. electorate
12 min
3
Political fallout from the Feeding Our Future s...
10 min
4
The Feeding Our Future scandal
13 min
5
Takeaways from Omar's narrow victory
13 min
6
Birk's comments roil race
13 min
7
What matters most from Jan. 6 hearing
14 min
8
GOP witnesses center stage at Jan. 6 hearings
11 min
9
Governor's race already heating up
12 min
10
Gearing up for the Jan. 6 hearings
13 min
11
Federal money on the table, but Legislature sta...
16 min
12
Jensen's post-endorsement challenges
9 min
13
Rising prices may mean sinking fortunes for Dem...
15 min
14
Report on MPD will reverberate
12 min
15
Mask ruling causes confusion, then controversy
13 min
16
A budget surplus but a deficit of agreement
12 min
17
Biden's popularity soars - abroad
13 min
18
Biden heads to Europe
15 min
19
Zelenskyy's address to Congress
12 min
20
Report roasts Mpls. riot response
12 min
21
The invasion - and sanctions - begin
14 min
22
Mixed signals on Ukraine
12 min
23
Locke shooting roils Minneapolis
14 min
24
Breyer retirement
14 min
25
The president meets the press
13 min