Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
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Hegseth's Bloodthirsty Pentagon
Oct 15, 2026
1h 06m 13s
Will the Midterms Be a Red Riptide?
Oct 8, 2026
1h 07m 32s
Trump's Crisis of Dignity
Oct 1, 2026
1h 08m 37s
The Press Strikes Back
Sep 24, 2026
1h 07m 01s
SCOTUS Foils Trump’s Midterm Steal…For Now
Sep 17, 2026
52m 51s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 |  Hegseth's Bloodthirsty Pentagon | Just when you thought he could sink no lower, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now planning to livestream a public execution, carried out by American soldiers. Paul Rieckhoff—founder and CEO of Independent Veterans of America—shares how Hegseth’s murderous theatrics are sitting with veterans, his reaction to thousands of troops deploying to the Middle East, and why he thinks the war in Iran will only end when Trump leaves office. Then, Alex puts it all into context with Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasan: why the US is signing diesel deals with Russia, how Republicans are ramping up Islamophobia ahead of the midterms, and why on earth Trump is still listening to Bibi Netanyahu.Order Alex's new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and The Raid On America's Courts and subscribe to her Substack here.Hate listening to ads? Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at crooked.com/friends, on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel.You can request a transcript by emailing [email protected]. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery. | 1h 06m 13s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  Will the Midterms Be a Red Riptide? | Polls show Democratic candidates are leading or tied in several deep red states—places the left never thought they could win. So how optimistic should Democrats be that the midterms won’t just deliver a blue wave, but a full-on red collapse? To understand how bad all this actually looks for Republicans (and whether we can really trust the polls), Alex speaks to Charlie Cook, founder of the Cook Political Report. But first, what’s the mood like on the ground in Nebraska, where a leftward tilt appears to be on the horizon? Jane Kleeb, Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, joins Alex to discuss what’s prompting people to defect from the GOP in red states, how big the Democratic tent can stretch, and whether it’ll all be enough come Election Day.Hate listening to ads? Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at crooked.com/friends, on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel.Order Alex's new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and The Raid On America's Courts and subscribe to her Substack here.You can request a transcript by emailing [email protected]. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery. | 1h 07m 32s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 |  Trump's Crisis of Dignity | As the electoral landscape is turning blue, Donald Trump is seeing red. To sooth his wounded ego, the White House is running pro-Trump ads during NFL games, illegally rescinding hundreds of millions of dollars from federal agencies, and threatening the Kennedy Performing Arts Center with demolition for not adding Trump’s name to the facade. To understand the cost of the president's flailing narcissism, Alex chats with Leonard Slatkin, the former conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra—now on involuntary tour since the Kennedy Center's closure. Then, she is joined by historian and On Tyranny author, Timothy Snyder, to discuss what else we can expect from this late stage autocrat.Order Alex's new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and The Raid On America's Courts and subscribe to her Substack here.Hate listening to ads? Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at crooked.com/friends, on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel.To watch this episode with subtitles, click here and turn on closed captions (CC).You can request a transcript by emailing [email protected]. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery. | 1h 08m 37s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  The Press Strikes Back | President Trump’s acrimonious relationship with the press reached new heights after he banned MS NOW, Politico, and CNN from the White House — and other media organizations banded together to suspend the White House press pool. This week Alex speaks to April Ryan, the longest serving Black White House correspondent and author of “Notes On A Blacklash: When A Black Woman Goes Viral”, about her own experience being a target of Trump’s verbal abuse and why it took the press so long to fight back. Then she speaks to Dan Pfeiffer, Pod Save America co-host and author of The Message Box newsletter, about whether this show of unity comes too little, too late.Hate listening to ads? Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at crooked.com/friends, on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel.You can request a transcript by emailing [email protected]. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery. | 1h 07m 01s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  SCOTUS Foils Trump’s Midterm Steal…For Now | Less than two months before the midterms, the Supreme Court made a shockingly good decision and rejected a Trump rule that would have restricted mail-in ballots and possibly disenfranchised millions of voters. But Trump and Republicans are not done messing with the integrity of America’s elections. This week, Alex is joined by Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, to discuss the gargantuan effort to defeat Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting. Then she’s joined by Kate Shaw, co-host of Crooked’s Strict Scrutiny, to talk about the desperate need for Supreme Court reform, and how we ended up in this right wing nightmare of a justice system.Pre-order Alex's new book, The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and The Raid On America's Courts and subscribe to her Substack here.Hate listening to ads? Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at crooked.com/friends, on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel.You can request a transcript by emailing [email protected]. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery. | 52m 51s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  Still Counting: Trump vs. The BLUE WAVE: A Midterm Extravaganza | Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke discuss the most competitive Senate races heading into the midterms in this excerpt from their new podcast, Still Counting. To hear the rest, head over to Still Counting and subscribe! New episodes drop every Wednesday evening.You can request a transcript by emailing [email protected]. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery. | 23m 24s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | measles outbreakvaccine skepticism+4 | Dr. Deborah GreenhouseDr. Nathan Keller+1 | Crooked MediaHealth and Human Services+2 | — | measlesvaccines+5 | — | 1h 11m 50s | ||
| 9/3/26 | agriculturepolitics+4 | Joshua ManskeBrian Beutler | The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and The Raid On America's CourtsSubstack+5 | — | Trumpfarmers+8 | — | 57m 26s | ||
| 8/27/26 | data centersRepublican Party+3 | Suzanne BellsnyderCharlie Warzel | The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and The Raid On America's CourtsTexas Rural Reporter+2 | — | data centersRepublicans+5 | — | 1h 19m 18s | ||
| 8/20/26 | political powerunaffiliated voters+3 | JenMitch+6 | — | North Carolina | North Carolinapolitics+4 | — | 25m 47s | ||
| 8/13/26 | third party politicsAmerican voters+5 | Ralph NaderSeth Bodnar+1 | Democratic SocialistsReason+5 | — | third partyRalph Nader+5 | — | 1h 13m 45s | ||
| 8/6/26 | immigrationtemporary protected status+4 | HarlaineJonathan V. Last | The Bulwark | HaitiUnited States | HaitiansTemporary Protected Status+5 | — | 1h 09m 49s | ||
| 7/30/26 | election interferenceTrump+4 | Errin HainesJoy Reid | The 19thCrooked+5 | Georgia | Trumpelection+6 | — | 1h 06m 25s | ||
| 7/23/26 | Trump administrationmilitary+5 | Paul RiekhoffRebecca Roberts+1 | Independent AmericansAbout Face: Veterans Against the War+2 | — | TrumpPentagon+8 | — | 1h 18m 59s | ||
| 7/16/26 | immigration policiesICE+4 | Juan ProañoSarah Longwell | League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)The Bulwark | Houston, TexasBiddeford, Maine | ICEimmigration+5 | — | 1h 11m 15s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Maine Senate raceDemocratic voters+5 | Dan KlebanAdam Jentleson | Maine Beer Company | MaineWashington | Maine Senate raceGraham Platner+6 | — | 1h 04m 10s | ||
| 7/2/26 | voting rightspolitical advocacy+4 | Jane Fonda | Committee for the First AmendmentTrump administration+2 | United States | voting rightsactivism+5 | — | 55m 39s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Trump's supportpolling analysis+3 | Hannah DunningJonathan V. Last | MAHAThe Bulwark | Iran | Trumppolls+7 | — | 1h 17m 38s | ||
| 6/18/26 | political messaginganti-fraud task force+3 | Rob BontaSam Seder | Majority Reporthospice care | — | JD VanceRob Bonta+5 | — | 1h 16m 25s | ||
| 6/11/26 | corruptionpolitics+3 | Robert FaturechiBen Rhodes | ProPublicaUFC+1 | — | corruptionTrump+7 | — | 1h 06m 16s | ||
| 6/4/26 | ICE detentionimmigration+4 | Melissa ShepardCaitlin Dickerson | Immigration Defenders Law CenterThe Atlantic | HondurasU.S. | ICEdetention+5 | — | 1h 13m 17s | ||
| 5/28/26 | electionspolitics+5 | Nikki LaurenzoDan Pfeiffer | FOX40Crooked Media+1 | CaliforniaTexas+1 | election chaosTexas Republicans+5 | — | 1h 17m 12s | ||
| 5/21/26 | corruptionTrump+4 | Michael FanoneAndrew Weissman | Department of JusticeIRS+1 | Washington, D.C. | Trumpcorruption+5 | — | 1h 15m 24s | ||
| 5/14/26 | gerrymanderingredistricting+4 | Suhas SubramanyamMike Gianaris+1 | Crooked MediaVoting Rights Act | — | gerrymanderingredistricting+4 | — | 1h 05m 23s | ||
| 5/7/26 | justice systemTrump administration+5 | Mike GordonKate Shaw | — | — | Trumpjustice system+6 | — | 1h 09m 30s | ||
| 4/30/26 | press freedommedia criticism+4 | Brian StelterSimon Ostrovsky+1 | CNNPBS NewsHour+1 | Ukraine | Trumpmedia+6 | — | 1h 18m 36s | ||
| 4/23/26 | gas pricesIran war+3 | Derek Thompson | Uber | Iran | gas pricesIran war+5 | — | 1h 09m 27s | ||
| 4/16/26 | TrumpChristianity+5 | Pastor Doug PegittJennifer Palmieri | White HouseClinton campaign+1 | — | TrumpChristianity+6 | — | 1h 06m 30s | ||
| 4/9/26 | TrumpIran+5 | Mohamed ArrachediBrian Tyler Cohen | International Transport Workers’ FederationNo Lie podcast | IranUnited States+1 | TrumpIran+6 | — | 1h 02m 16s | ||
| 4/2/26 | foreign policyTrump+4 | Sarah Leah WhitsonJon Lovett | DAWNPSA | AmericaIran+1 | TrumpIran+5 | — | 1h 17m 23s | ||
| 3/26/26 | immigrationDACA+4 | Jonathan V. Last | The BulwarkICE+3 | America | immigrationDACA+6 | — | 1h 05m 53s | ||
| 3/19/26 | Iran conflictTrump administration+4 | Wes BryantClaire McCaskill | Pentagon | IranStrait of Hormuz+1 | TrumpIran+6 | — | 1h 18m 24s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Iran conflictTrump administration+4 | Rachel Maddow | Trump administrationNYT | Iran | IranTrump+7 | — | 1h 16m 24s | ||
| 3/5/26 | women's rightspolitical campaigns+4 | Sharon JohnsonErin Ryan | Heritage FoundationThe Wake Her Up Podcast+1 | — | MAGAtrad wives+5 | — | 1h 20m 33s | ||
| 2/26/26 | American journalismlegacy news+4 | Jim AcostaJason Zengerle | CNNHated By All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind | American | journalismTrump+7 | Jason Zengerle's bookALEX | 1h 16m 47s | ||
| 2/19/26 | Trumparchitecture+3 | Heather Cox Richardson | Kennedy Center | WashingtonAmerica | Trumparchitecture+4 | — | 1h 04m 07s | ||
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Chart history for Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
Peaked at #15 in PL, currently #15 in PL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| NG | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| MY | — | #32 | #32 | — |
| United States | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| Australia | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| PL | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Canada | — | #64 | #64 | — |
| AE | — | #77 | #77 | — |
| SA | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #93 | #93 | — |
| United States | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| India | — | #97 | #97 | — |
| Sweden | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| CL | — | #103 | #103 | — |
| Norway | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| HU | — | #106 | #106 | — |
| NG | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #109 | #109 | — |
| Finland | — | #113 | #113 | — |
| HK | — | #119 | #119 | — |
Chart Positions
32 placements across 26 markets.
Chart Positions
32 placements across 26 markets.