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49 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 1, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Panelists: David Brooks (New York Times); Mark Halperin (Time); GOP strategist Mike Murphy; Kathie Obradovich (Des Moines Register); Iowa GOP chairman Matt Strawn; Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd (NBC News).
Episode 2
Sun, Jan 8, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidates debate in Concord, N.H., in a forum sponsored by NBC News, Facebook and the New Hampshire Union Leader. Moderator David Gregory poses questions viewers suggested on Facebook. The Granite State's primary is Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.
Episode 3
Sun, Jan 15, 2012 60 mins
From South Carolina: GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich; Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). From Washington: Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Episode 4
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 60 mins
Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.), GOP strategist Mike Murphy, Katty Kay (BBC News), Joe Scarborough (MSNBC) and Chuck Todd (NBC News) on the GOP presidential race.
Episode 5
Sun, Jan 29, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum; Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod; Romney supporter Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Gingrich supporter and former senator Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.). Panelists include historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Joe Scarborough (MSNBC) and Chuck Todd (NBC News).
Episode 6
Sun, Feb 5, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich; New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg; Govs. Mitch Daniels (R-Ind.) and Deval Patrick (D-Mass.). Panelists include Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Ca.), David Brooks (New York Times), GOP Strategist Alex Castellanos and Rachel Maddow (MSNBC).
Episode 7
Sun, Feb 12, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum; White House chief of staff Jacob Lew. On the panel: Democratic strategist Bill Burton; E.J. Dionne (Washington Post); Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal); Joe Scarborough (MSNBC).
Episode 8
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 60 mins
House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and ranking member Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) debate economic issues. Panelists include Helene Cooper (New York Times), GOP strategist Ed Gillespie, Al Hunt (Bloomberg News) and Andrea Mitchell (NBC News).
Episode 9
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum; Govs. Jan Brewer (R-Ariz.) and Jerry Brown (D-Cal.). On the panel: former Tennessee representative Harold Ford Jr. (D), GOP strategist Steve Schmidt, Kathleen Parker (Washington Post) and Chuck Todd (NBC News).
Episode 10
Sun, Mar 4, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich; House majority leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.); Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chairwoman of the DNC. Panelists include Mark Halperin (Time), GOP strategist Mike Murphy, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed (D), and Savannah Guthrie and Chuck Todd (NBC News).
Episode 11
Sun, Mar 11, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum; Govs. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) and Martin O'Malley (D-Md.). On the panel: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), E.J. Dionne (Washington Post), Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal) and Rev. Al Sharpton (MSNBC).
Episode 12
Sun, Mar 18, 2012 60 mins
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); George Clooney and human-rights activist John Prendergast (Enough Project). Panelists include Helene Cooper (New York Times), authors Jon Krakauer and Wes Moore, Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) and Bob Woodward (Washington Post).
Episode 13
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 60 mins
White House senior advisor David Plouffe; MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. On the panel: former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour (R), David Brooks (New York Times), historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NAACP CEO Benjamin Jealous and Michele Norris (NPR).
Episode 14
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 60 mins
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). On the panel: David Brooks and Thomas Friedman (New York Times), former representative Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.), Jon Meacham (Random House publishers) and Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC).
Episode 15
Sun, Apr 8, 2012 60 mins
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.); Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Also: a discussion of faith and politics, with Reps. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and Raul Labrador (R-Idaho); evangelist Anne Graham Lotz; Catholic bishop William Lori, archbishop-designate of Baltimore; and Random House executive editor Jon Meacham.
Episode 16
Sun, Apr 15, 2012 60 mins
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Episode 17
Sun, Apr 22, 2012 60 mins
Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Cal.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.) discuss the scandal in the Secret Service. On the panel: E.J. Dionne; David Brooks; Helene Cooper; and Chuck Todd.
Episode 18
Sun, Apr 29, 2012 60 mins
Obama campaign aide Robert Gibbs; Romney campaign aide Ed Gillespie. Panelists include GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen.
Episode 19
Sun, May 6, 2012 60 mins
Vice President Joe Biden. Panelists include Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.); economist Diane Swonk (Mesirow Financial); Tom Brokaw and Chuck Todd (NBC News).
Episode 20
Sun, May 13, 2012 60 mins
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon; Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.); GOP National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. On the panel: American Conservative Union chairman Al Cardenas; Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Cal.); Chris Matthews (MSNBC); Jonathan Capehart and Kathleen Parker (Washington Post).
Episode 21
Sun, May 20, 2012 60 mins
House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.); Senate assistant majority leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). On the panel: Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker (D), Jim Cramer (CNBC), GOP strategist Mike Murphy and Kim Strassel (Wall Street Journal).
Episode 22
Sun, May 27, 2012 60 mins
Maria Shriver; former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich; Maryland governor Martin O'Malley (D); author Michael Lewis. Panelists include Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D); former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina; David Brooks (New York Times); and E.J. Dionne (Washington Post).
Episode 23
Sun, Jun 3, 2012 60 mins
Governors John Kasich (R-Ohio) and Deval Patrick (D-Mass.); former senator Bill Bradley. On the panel: Romney adviser Kevin Madden, former McCain '08 strategist Steve Schmidt, Neera Tanden (Center for American Progress) and Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed (D).
Episode 24
Sun, Jun 17, 2012 60 mins
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); White House senior adviser David Plouffe.
Episode 25
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 60 mins
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Panelists include Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Cal.); former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson (D); Jonathan Martin (Politico); and Andrea Mitchell (NBC News).
Episode 26
Sun, Jul 1, 2012 60 mins
Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.); Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal; Howard Dean. On the panel: National Review editor Rich Lowry; Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson; NBC legal analyst Savannah Guthrie; NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd.
Episode 27
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 60 mins
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) discuss taxes. Panelists include Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform; Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP; Republican strategist Mike Murphy; Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen; and Bob Woodward (The Washington Post).
Episode 28
Sun, Jul 22, 2012 60 mins
The latest on the deadly shooting spree in Aurora, Colo., is discussed.
Episode 29
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 60 mins
Olympic medalists Aly Raisman (gymnastics) and Natalie Coughlin (swimming) share their experiences in London. Panelists include former Oklahoma governor Frank Keating (R); Rachel Maddow; Chuck Todd; and Dan Balz.
Episode 30
Sun, Aug 19, 2012 60 mins
DGA chair Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.) squares off in a debate with RGA chair Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.). On the panel: Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed (D); GOP Senate candidate Ted Cruz; E.J. Dionne (Washington Post); Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal).
Episode 31
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 60 mins
Coverage of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Episode 32
Sun, Sep 2, 2012 60 mins
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Obama campaign and what to expect at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. On the panel: former GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich; former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina; presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; New York Times columnist Tom Friedman; and Tom Brokaw (NBC News).
Episode 33
Sun, Sep 9, 2012 60 mins
Mitt Romney is interviewed. On the panel: San Antonio mayor Julian Castro; former Republican secretary of education Bill Bennett; Peggy Noonan (The Wall Street Journal); E.J. Dionne (The Washington Post); NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd.
Episode 34
Sun, Sep 16, 2012 60 mins
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu; UN ambassador Susan Rice; Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.).
Episode 35
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 60 mins
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick; Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.).
Episode 36
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 60 mins
New Jersey governor Chris Christie discusses the upcoming presidential debate.
Episode 37
Sun, Oct 7, 2012 60 mins
The 2012 U.S. presidential race is discussed. Included: analysis of the Oct. 3 presidential debate; a look at the current unemployment rate. Panelists include senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs; Newt Gingrich; Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen; Republican strategist Mike Murphy; and NBC's Chuck Todd.
Episode 38
Sun, Oct 14, 2012 60 mins
Episode 39
Sun, Oct 21, 2012 60 mins
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) weighs in on Mitt Romney's chances for victory in Florida; Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Obama senior campaign adviser David Axelrod preview the third presidential debate. Panelists include: political analyst Dee Dee Myers; Republican strategist Mike Murphy; and journalists Tom Friedman and Helene Cooper (The New York Times).
Episode 40
Sun, Oct 28, 2012 60 mins
Battleground states in the presidential election are spotlighted. Panelists: Colorado governor John Hickenlooper; Wisconsin governor Scott Walker; and Ohio governor John Kasich.
Episode 41
Sun, Nov 4, 2012 60 mins
White House senior adviser David Plouffe and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) discuss Hurricane Sandy aftermath and election predictions. On the panel: Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker; Joe Scarborough (MSNBC); GOP strategist Mike Murphy; Savannah Guthrie ("Today"); and Tom Brokaw (NBC).
Episode 42
Sun, Nov 11, 2012 60 mins
The fiscal cliff is discussed with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.); election results are analyzed. On the panel: Rep.-elect Joaquin Castro (D-Texas); GOP strategist Steve Schmidt; presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; Bob Woodward (The Washington Post); and Chuck Todd (NBC News).
Episode 43
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 60 mins
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.) weigh in on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya; the Petraeus scandal; and Israel. On the panel: Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho); Tom Friedman (The New York Times); former White House chief of staff John Podesta; GOP strategist Mike Murphy; and Andrea Mitchell (NBC News).
Episode 44
Sun, Nov 25, 2012 60 mins
A discussion of the challenges President Obama will face in his second term. On the panel: filmmaker Ken Burns; former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina; Al Sharpton (MSNBC); David Brooks (The New York Times); and Andrea Mitchell (NBC).
Episode 45
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 60 mins
The fiscal cliff is discussed with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). On the panel: Grover Norquist; Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); Jim Cramer; and Maria Bartiromo.
Episode 46
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 60 mins
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) debate the fiscal cliff. Panelists: Newt Gingrich; Julianna Goldman (Bloomberg); Helene Cooper (The New York Times); Bob Woodward (The Washington Post); and Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC).
Episode 47
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 60 mins
The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is covered.
Episode 48
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 60 mins
Gun control is discussed with NRA leader Wayne LaPierre. Other topics include the fiscal cliff; a look ahead to 2013; and President Obama's national-security team. Panelists: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah); former Tennessee representative Harold Ford Jr.; Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd (NBC).
Episode 49
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 60 mins