
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
Hosted by Margaret Brennan · CBS News
3.5from 1,132 ratings
- 526
- Episodes
- 188
- Transcribed
- 1,132
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 126K
- YouTube views
About Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
America’s premier Sunday morning public affairs program. For nearly 70 years, Face the Nation has sought to help audiences understand how current events affect their lives. Today, that mission remains the same. Hear moderator Margaret Brennan’s illuminating and informative interviews with elected officials, policy experts and foreign leaders.Face the Nation airs Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET on the CBS Television Network and at 12 PM, ET on the CBS News Streaming Network. Face the Nation is also available on Paramount+.
- Publisher
- CBS News
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
188 of 526 episodes have a transcript.

5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
What Do Democrats Do Now?

2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Extended Interview: Gov. Josh Shapiro

1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Rep. Mike Lawler
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What Do Democrats Do Now?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Donald Trump made all of those things harder. Democrats ran on making them easier. And so you can have different parts of the Democratic Party that have different potential solutions to those, but you've got to stay focused on those core concerns and challenges that the American people are facing. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Lakshya Jain
- Andy Beshear
- Ross Douthat
- Josh Shapiro
- Bernie Sanders
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 125,543
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.5 / 5
- 1,055 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.6 / 5
- 77 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 100
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Margaret Brennan host the show. Published by CBS News.
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