The Wilderness
Hosted by Alex Wagner · Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
4.8from 13,452 ratings
- 134
- Episodes
- 55
- Transcribed
- 13,452
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About The Wilderness
Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing in to score political points. Then another Truth Social post drops and the circus moves on. But all that noise is drowning out the actual story. On her new podcast Runaway Country, veteran journalist Alex Wagner talks to the voices at the center of the headlines: from the fringes of the resistance, to the marrow of MAGA, to the many people who’ve found themselves smack-dab in the crosshairs of a fight they never asked for. Because if you want to understand our unreal times, you’ve got to talk to the very real people who are experiencing it all first-hand. Join Alex as she brings together the stories of everyday Americans trapped in our national car with no brakes, alongside conversations with some of the smartest thinkers in politics. Buckle up, this road could lead anywhere. New episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts, and @RunawayCountryWithAlexWagner on YouTube. Friends of the Pod subscribers can access ad-free episodes of Runaway Country by subscribing through Apple Podcasts, Supercast, Crooked Media on Substack, or the Pod Save America YouTube channel.
- Publisher
- Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
- Category
- government · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Jul 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
55 of 134 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Blue Crush
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What to Expect When You're Expecting Election Interference
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are the Polls Too Good to Be True?
Inside a recent episode
Blue Crush
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If what you want to do is just yell about things, surrounded by people with whom you're 100% in agreement, then you can do that. But you won't actually have any power to exercise. Or you can be willing to make some sacrifices, be part of a coalition, and actually gain power to move the ball forward. […]
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- Jamie Ager
- Brian Tyler Cohen
- Bernie Sanders
- Chris Hayes
- Barton Gellman
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 12,982 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 470 ratings
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Alex Wagner host the show. Published by Runaway Country with Alex Wagner.
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