All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 How to Win a Presidential Debate

    • September 24, 2020
    • NBC

    Exploring the issue of how to win a presidential debate; experts from both sides of the aisle who have been involved in presidential debate prep dating back to the '80s, weigh in.

  • S01E02 October 7, 2016: The Wildest Day in the Wildest Race

    • October 1, 2020
    • NBC

    An "October Surprise," one day in 2016 set off political rip currents that have yet to be settled.

  • S01E03 QAnon & Conspiracy Theory Politics: As American as Apple Pie

    • October 8, 2020
    • NBC

    Conspiracy theories are nothing new in American politics, but QAnon presents unique problems.

  • S01E04 The War for the Court

    • October 15, 2020
    • NBC

    The fight over who should replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is only the latest skirmish in a decades-long fight over the Judiciary.

  • S01E05 Running the Numbers: Inside Political Polling

    • October 29, 2020
    • NBC

    Until Election Day 2016, most major polls predicted a Hillary Clinton landslide; they were wrong; Chuck Todd takes an in-depth look at what polls really tell us, what they don't, and how to understand them like an expert.

  • S01E06 How to Lose: Concessions & Transitions

    • November 5, 2020
    • NBC

    Losing isn't easy, but there's still a lot to do when a candidate comes up short; from concession speeches to transition plans, Chuck looks at what happens when the campaign is over, but there's still work to be done.

  • S01E07 The Changing Electorate

    • November 12, 2020
    • NBC

    The American electorate is changing; from where people live to how they vote; political parties are trying to keep up.

  • S01E08 Lessons From the Vote: How the Battleground is Shifting

    • November 19, 2020
    • NBC

    Examining the changing American electorate; political parties are trying to keep up with where people live and how they vote.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Domestic Extremism: They Aren't Wearing Hoods, But Slacks

    • April 8, 2021
    • NBC

    The dotted line from before the Oklahoma City bombing to the anti-mask protests and the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot to the Jan. 6th Capitol attack, a look at why America has an apparent inclination toward violent extremism.