Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, 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.
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69 - The President and The Press
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Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, 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.
If you have a story to share, send us an email or one-minute voice note at runawaycountry@crooked.com.
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The President and The Press
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026
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The Gas Prices Are Too Damn High
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Thu, 23 Apr 2026
67-
Trump’s Unholy War Against the Church
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Thu, 16 Apr 2026
66-
MAGA Turns on The Mad King
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026
65-
Will Trump Profit from War with Iran?
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Thu, 02 Apr 2026
64-
ICE Goons at the Airport and DACA Detentions (w/ Jonathan V. Last)
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Thu, 26 Mar 2026
63-
Trump's Plan for Iran....Is No Plan
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Thu, 19 Mar 2026
62-
Trump’s War of Choice Against Iran (w/ Rachel Maddow)
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Thu, 12 Mar 2026
61-
The Other MAGA War….At Home
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Thu, 05 Mar 2026
60-
Trump, Tucker, and the Death of Legacy News
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026
59-
Trump Gives DC Architecture A MAGA Facelift (with Heather Cox Richardson)
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
58-
The Epstein Administration
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026
57-
Trump Is Getting Scared About the Midterms
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026
56-
On the Ground in Minnesota
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026
55-
ICE Arrests Are Only the Beginning
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Thu, 22 Jan 2026
54-
Trump and MAGA Justify Renee Good’s Death
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Thu, 15 Jan 2026
53-
Trump’s Terrifying Imperial Fantasies
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Thu, 08 Jan 2026
52-
Will the Supreme Court Finally Stand Up to Trump in 2026? (with Melissa Murray)
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Thu, 18 Dec 2025
51-
What the Hell is Happening at the Pentagon? (with Sen. Elissa Slotkin & Ben Rhodes)
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025
50-
Making America White Again (with Joy Reid)
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Thu, 04 Dec 2025
49-
Trump Cracks on Epstein Files
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Thu, 20 Nov 2025
48-
Hasan Piker on the Democrats' Bullies and Republican Nazis
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025
47-
A Wipeout and a Showdown (with Chris Hayes)
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Thu, 06 Nov 2025
46-
Dems Take the Gloves Off (with David Plouffe)
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025
45-
Justice Has Left the Building
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Thu, 23 Oct 2025
44-
Introducing Runaway Country with Alex Wagner (Coming October 23rd)
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Thu, 16 Oct 2025
43-
Updates from The Wilderness
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Wed, 15 Oct 2025
42-
The Wilderness: How Kamala Beats Trump (S4E8)
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Sun, 18 Aug 2024
41-
The Wilderness: Kamala Harris’s Winning Message (S4E7)
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Sun, 11 Aug 2024
40-
The Wilderness: What Undecided Voters Think of Kamala Harris (S4E6)
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Sun, 28 Jul 2024
39-
The Wilderness: Why No One’s Winning Young Voters (S4E5)
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Sun, 07 Jul 2024
38-
The Wilderness: How Democrats Can Win Latinos Back (S4E4)
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Sun, 23 Jun 2024
37-
The Wilderness: Could Trump-Curious Black Voters Swing the Election? (S4E3)
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Sun, 09 Jun 2024
36-
The Wilderness: The Trump Voters Who Are Sick of Trump (S4E2)
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Sun, 26 May 2024
35-
The Wilderness: The Path to Defeat Donald Trump (S4E1)
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Sun, 26 May 2024
34-
The Wilderness (S4 Trailer)
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Sun, 19 May 2024
32-
The Wilderness: Young Black Voters in Atlanta (S3E6)
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Mon, 17 Oct 2022
31-
The Wilderness: Working-Class Latinos in Las Vegas (S3E5)
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Mon, 10 Oct 2022
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The Wilderness: Gen-Z Voters in Orange County (S3E4)
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Mon, 03 Oct 2022
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The Wilderness: Disconnected Democrats in Pittsburgh (S3E3)
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Mon, 26 Sep 2022
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The Wilderness: Party Switchers in Virginia (S3E2)