
National Journal Radio
Hosted by Kirk A Bado and Jeff Dufour and Erika Filter and Nancy Vu and Nicholas Anastácio · National Journal
4.7from 110 ratings
- 339
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 110
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About National Journal Radio
A deep dive on the most important policy, political, and campaign story of the week, powered by National Journal's expert correspondents. New episodes every Monday.
- Publisher
- National Journal
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 May 2018
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 339 episodes have a transcript.

9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
National Journal Radio Bonus Episode: Poring Over the Details

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
National Journal Radio Bonus Episode: House Flipping

11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
National Journal Radio Bonus Episode: The Homestretch
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National Journal Radio Bonus Episode: Poring Over the Details
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And, you know, there's sort of two disciplines. There, you know, Cook Report, Inside Elections, that used to be Stu Rothenberg's, Larry Sabato's, Christopher Paul. This is sort of micro, race by race, individual races, meeting with candidates, and it's analogous to the old baseball scouts that would sit in the bleachers with the speed gun and watch them play versus the money ball guys that do the quantitative. Now, I personally think it's smart to look at both because I think you focus on any one of them, you're going to miss something. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Charlie Cook
- Zach Blackburn
- Abby Turner
- Greg Murphy
- Kirk Bado
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 99 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts National Journal Radio?
Kirk A Bado and Jeff Dufour and Erika Filter and Nancy Vu and Nicholas Anastácio host the show. Published by National Journal.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does National Journal Radio take guests?
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