Sean Spicer

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer talks about his tenure in the Trump administration and his book, “The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President.”

Sean Spicer is the former White House Press Secretary in the Trump administration. He is the founder and President of RigWil LLC, a strategic consulting firm that provides insights to C-suite corporate and association executives. His book, “The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President,” was released in July of 2018. A husband and father of two, Spicer resides in Virginia.

Ana Marie Cox

Political columnist Ana Marie Cox talks about her interview process, faith and podcast, “With Friends Like These.”

Ana Marie Cox is a political columnist and culture critic. She conducts the “Talk” interviews featured in The New York Times Magazine. She also hosts “With Friends Like These,” a podcast from Crooked Media. Previously, she was the senior political correspondent for MTV News. Since starting the political blog Wonkette in 2004, she has worked at outlets including Time magazine, GQ, Air America and The Guardian.

 

Jonathan Alter (2013)

Jonathan Alter is an author and commentator, who was at Newsweek for close to three decades. He has written several New York Times best-sellers about American presidents. Alter published his book, “The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies,” in 2013.

Eugene Robinson

Eugene Robinson is a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist for The Washington Post. He won the Pulitzer in 2009 for Commentary for his writing about the 2008 campaign and the historical significance of the election of the first African-American president. Robinson is also an author and often joins the roundtable of NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Nancy Pelosi (2013)

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has represented California’s 12th District, including most of San Francisco, for more than 25 years. Leader Pelosi was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2007-2011.

In 2019, Pelosi was re-elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Best of Overheard

A look back on some of the best moments of Season Three with Gloria Steinem, Newt Gingrich, Sonia Sotomayor, Laurie Anderson, and Fred Armisen. Plus, Evan shares some things you might have missed if you weren’t in the studio.

Larry Wilmore

Larry Wilmore is a television writer and producer and served as the Senior Black Correspondent for “The Daily Show.” He started his career as an actor and stand-up comic before he began writing in the early ’90s on shows like “In Living Color” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan is the former feisty host of a daily MSNBC talk show whose book, “Greedy Bastards,” rails against what he calls government corruption and corporate communism.

Andy Borowitz

Andy Borowitz is a comedian, satirist and New Yorker magazine contributor whose fake news web site, “The Borowitz Report,” and its accompanying social media extensions should be at the top of everyone’s must-read list. His book “The 50 Funniest American Writer” was published in 2011.

Gail Collins

Gail Collins is a funny and fearless twice-weekly columnist for The New York Times, the first woman ever to serve as the paper’s editorial page editor and the author of several books.

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