The Back Room with Andy Ostroy
Hosted by Andy Ostroy · Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy
4.0from 291 ratings
- 479
- Episodes
- 358
- Transcribed
- 291
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About The Back Room with Andy Ostroy
The Back Room with Andy Ostroy presents a humorous, honest take on politics and pop culture featuring notable guest interviews, a shit-ton of righteous indignation, and rip-roaring repartee with co-producers Matty Rosenberg and Jen Hammoud. We're havin' a ball, and so will you! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel
- Publisher
- Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 13 Jun 2022
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
358 of 479 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
MI Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist on Protecting the Midterms and his Campaign for Secretary of State
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Frank Rich on his Latest New York Magazine Essay "Trump's Shameless Collaborators"
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dana Bash on the Midterms and her Fascinating New Book "The Elections That Changed the World: Fifteen Pivotal Moments That Shaped How We Live"
Inside a recent episode
MI Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist on Protecting the Midterms and his Campaign for Secretary of State
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, if you just stop and think about that, it's truly chilling. It's disgusting. And so we are getting prepared for that. So whether it is any attempts to do disruptions on the day of, we're making sure that there's clear guidance and understanding and change of communication around if people see some of this potentially problematic behavior, who they can call, what they should do, and the actions they should take. If they are confronted by anyone trying to disrupt the process going on as it should, what protocols should be in place for them to follow? We've had exercises to this regard. And so we're prepared for a very broad range of scenarios. […]
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- Garlin Gilchrist
- Frank Rich
- Dana Bash
- Kerry Kennedy
- James Henson
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 217 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.4 / 5
- 74 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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