About this episode

James and Al discuss the state of journalism and Trump's political struggles before interviewing sports writer Christine Brennan about college sports and women's basketball.

James and Al blast the state of journalism, call out Scott Jennings for his toxic coverage, and explain Trump’s recent political struggles and declining popularity, centering on the disastrous war with Iran and the complications involved in resolving it. Then they welcome sports writer and author of ‘On Her Game’, Christine Brennan, to discuss the growing dominance of college sports, legendary coaches, basketball, the excitement around women’s teams driven by Caitlin Clark, the power of personality on the court, and the importance of youth athletics for March Madness. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon . Make sure to include your city– we love to hear where you’re from! More from James and Al: Get text updates from Politics War Room and Politicon. Watch Politics War Room & James Carville Explains on YouTube. James Carville & Al Hunt have launched the Politics War Room Substack Get updates and some great behind-the-scenes content from the documentary CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID by following James on X @jamescarville and his new TikTok @realjamescarville Get More From This Week’s Guest: Christine…

People in this episode

Hosts: James Carville, Al Hunt, James, Al

Guest: Christine Brennan

Topics covered

• journalism
• Trump
• politics
• Iran
• college sports
• women's basketball
• youth athletics

Keywords

• Caitlin Clark
• March Madness
• sports writing
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Products: On Her Game

Books & works: A Points Game With Christine Brennan, On Her Game, Politics War Room, the Politics War Room Substack, CARVILLE: WINNING IS EVERYTHING, STUPID

Places: Iran, Canada

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