PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart
Listen to David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart analyze the political news of the week. Posted each Friday by 9 p.m., the Brooks and Capehart podcast includes the full audio of every on-air segment. Is this not what you're ...
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- David Brooks28 eps
- Jonathan Capehart26 eps
- Ruth Marcus2 eps
Also: Matthew Continetti, Kimberly Atkins Stohr
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- 🇺🇸United States · PoliticsHOME#7628K to 146K
- 🇸🇬SG · Politics#161.2K to 6.3K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Politics#103543 to 2.9K
- 🇧🇷Brazil · Politics#150417 to 2.2K
- 🇦🇷AR · Politics#66361 to 1.9K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
32K to 168K🎙 ~2x weekly·25 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
63K to 335K🇺🇸87%🇸🇬4%🇦🇺2%+6 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
35K to 184K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/23/26 | Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump's threat to block Alaska election results | Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump administration's legal fight over a closely watched Senate race in Alaska, reports that Elon Musk restricted Ukraine's access to Starlink and Vivek Ramaswamy's personal ad attacking his opponent in the Ohio governor's race. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy | 9m 32s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 | Capehart and Continetti on the White House press secretary's quick exit | Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the White House press secretary's exit after five days on the job, President Trump's renewed feud with Ukraine's president and new reporting on who is paying for the White House ballroom project. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy | 9m 19s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | Brooks and Capehart on the fight for Senate control in battleground states | Candidates for U.S. Senate in three battleground states faced off in fiery debates Thursday night that frequently veered into personal attacks. David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the battle for control of Congress. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy | 14m 16s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | Brooks and Atkins Stohr on GOP vulnerabilities in the midterms | David Brooks of The Atlantic and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The Boston Globe join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump hitting the campaign trail in a string of reliably Republican states, GOP vulnerabilities heading into the midterms and the administration's strategy on artificial intelligence. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy | 11m 33s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | Brooks and Capehart on Trump's warm welcome for China's Xi Jinping | David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit, President Trump's warm welcome for the Chinese leader and Trump banning some journalists from the White House. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy | 10m 01s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump's attacks on press freedom | Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump attempting to ban media outlets from the White House and some Republicans showing frustration with their own party ahead of the midterms. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy | 9m 33s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | GOP identitymidterm elections+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | GOPmidterm elections+3 | — | 9m 54s | ||
| 9/4/26 | TrumpIran conflict+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | Iran | TrumpIran+3 | — | 11m 24s | ||
| 8/28/26 | trade warpolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | Canada | Trumptrade war+4 | — | 11m 55s | ||
| 8/21/26 | politicseconomy+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | — | economic concernsmidterm primaries+3 | — | 12m 08s | ||
| 8/14/26 | woke politicsWisconsin Democratic primary+3 | David BrooksKimberly Atkins Stohr | The AtlanticBoston Globe+1 | WisconsinU.S.+1 | woke politicsWisconsin primary+3 | — | 10m 50s | ||
| 8/7/26 | progressive politicsDemocratic Party+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | Michigan | progressive winsDemocrats+4 | — | 11m 29s | ||
| 7/31/26 | politicsnomination+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | Blanchenomination+4 | — | 10m 43s | ||
| 7/24/26 | Iran conflictU.S.-Saudi nuclear energy deal+4 | David BrooksRuth Marcus | The AtlanticThe New Yorker+3 | — | Iran warnuclear energy deal+5 | — | 10m 14s | ||
| 7/17/26 | Trump election claimspolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | Trumpelection claims+3 | — | 9m 20s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Maine Senate racepolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | Maine | Maine Senate raceDavid Brooks+4 | — | 9m 37s | ||
| 7/3/26 | Supreme Courtpolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | Supreme CourtTrump+3 | — | 10m 57s | ||
| 6/26/26 | progressive Democratspolitics+4 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW | New York | progressive Democratsprimaries+5 | — | 10m 30s | ||
| 6/19/26 | politicseconomy+4 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | Iran | Trumpeconomic approval+5 | — | 10m 36s | ||
| 6/12/26 | U.S.-Iran relationspolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | U.S.Iran | U.S.-Iran dealpolitics+3 | — | 9m 43s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Republican lawmakersTrump defiance+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | RepublicanTrump+3 | — | 13m 23s | ||
| 5/29/26 | Texas politicsmidterm primary elections+3 | Jonathan CapehartMatthew Continetti | MS NOWWall Street Journal | — | TexasTalarico+5 | — | 10m 02s | ||
| 5/22/26 | Trump's loyalty demandsRepublican primary voters+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | TrumpRepublican primary+4 | — | 10m 51s | ||
| 5/15/26 | Trump's trip to Chinapolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | China | TrumpChina+3 | — | 10m 13s | ||
| 5/1/26 | politicsTrump+4 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | politicsTrump+4 | — | 11m 03s | ||
| 4/24/26 | partisan redistrictingpolitics+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | Virginia | redistrictingVirginia+7 | — | 11m 23s | ||
| 4/17/26 | politicsTrump+5 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | — | TrumpIran+6 | — | 11m 29s | ||
| 4/10/26 | Trump's mental acuityU.S.-Iran relations+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | U.S.Iran | Trumpmental acuity+6 | — | 11m 05s | ||
| 4/3/26 | Iran warTrump's strategy+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | Iran | Iran warTrump+3 | — | 11m 53s | ||
| 3/27/26 | politicsgovernment shutdown+3 | David BrooksRuth Marcus | The AtlanticThe New Yorker+2 | — | politicsgovernment shutdown+4 | — | 11m 07s | ||
| 3/20/26 | politicsIran war+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | Iran | TrumpIran war+4 | — | 10m 03s | ||
| 3/13/26 | TrumpIran war+4 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | — | TrumpIran war+4 | — | 10m 30s | ||
| 3/6/26 | politicsU.S. war on Iran+3 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+1 | U.S. | TrumpIran+3 | — | 10m 30s | ||
| 2/27/26 | Senate primariesTexas politics+4 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | Texas | Senate primariesTexas+6 | — | 9m 46s | ||
| 2/20/26 | tariff rulingSupreme Court+4 | David BrooksJonathan Capehart | The AtlanticMS NOW+2 | — | tariff rulingSupreme Court+4 | — | 9m 48s | ||
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Chart history for PBS News Hour - Brooks and Capehart
Peaked at #16 in SG, currently #16 in SG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| AR | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| United States | — | #76 | #76 | — |
| SG | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| South Korea | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| IS | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| Australia | — | #103 | #103 | — |
| Japan | — | #118 | #118 | — |
| TW | — | #142 | #142 | — |
| Ireland | — | #146 | #146 | — |
| Canada | — | #150 | #150 | — |
| Brazil | — | #150 | #150 | — |
| Spain | — | #162 | #162 | — |
| HK | — | #171 | #171 | — |
| VN | — | #180 | #180 | — |
| India | — | #183 | #183 | — |
| AE | — | #189 | #189 | — |
| PL | — | #192 | #192 | — |
| IL | — | #197 | #197 | — |
Chart Positions
19 placements across 18 markets.
Chart Positions
19 placements across 18 markets.