What It Takes
Hosted by Sarah McCammon and Alan Haburchak and Alex Kapelman and Amea Thompson and David Fanto and Emily Becker and Gemma Waters and Harrison Chinchar and Jack Spilles and Janae Morris and Kaitlyn Perez and Kate deGruyter and Madison Meyer and Nathan Harnick · Unmoderated News
4.8from 28 ratings
- 26
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About What It Takes
Unmoderated with Sarah McCammon is a new podcast from Unmoderated News, that examines the personal stories that shape a new generation of leaders and the political and policy battles they fight to make change. Through intimate conversations with elected officials, political commentators, advocates, and community leaders, Unmoderated unpacks the origin stories behind today's combative centrists. Together, we explore how they fight successfully in unfriendly territory, win hearts and minds, and overcome elite interests to make life better for all Americans. Instead of soundbites and talking points, the show digs deeper to uncover the values and experiences that shape how these leaders navigate politics in turbulent times with stories about what it takes to fight for wins and results.
- Publisher
- Unmoderated News
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 May 2026
- Latest episode
- 29 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 26 episodes have a transcript.
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sarah Longwell Eats the Elephant One Trump Voter at a Time
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mike Murphy Knew Trump Was Trouble in the 90s
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cheri Bustos Won Trump Country One, Grocery Aisle at a Time
Inside a recent episode
Sarah Longwell Eats the Elephant One Trump Voter at a Time
Published 29 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so for me, it was a quest of understanding about America. How does America get to a place where an Alexa guy like this when we, but also like how out of touch we were. Like I, it was very important to me to be like guys on the TV doing the talking stuff you're going to have to listen to more people because we're missing an entire thing that is going on with voters. Their information stream is completely different than you think it is. They're not listening to you anymore. And in fact, they're mad at you. They think you're lying to them. And all of that stuff led me to sort of be less wrapped up in my own ideological interests, my own bespoke policy interests. […]
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- Sarah Longwell
- Mike Murphy
- Cheri Bustos
- Annie Andrews
- Jared Polis
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
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Who hosts What It Takes?
Sarah McCammon and Alan Haburchak and Alex Kapelman and Amea Thompson and David Fanto and Emily Becker and Gemma Waters and Harrison Chinchar and Jack Spilles and Janae Morris and Kaitlyn Perez and Kate deGruyter and Madison Meyer and Nathan Harnick host the show. Published by Unmoderated News.
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