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The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy
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The Back Room with Andy Ostroy presents a humorous, honest take on politics and pop culture featuring notable guest interviews, a shit-ton of righteous indignation, and rip-roaring repartee with co-producers Matty Rosenberg and Jen Hammoud. We're havin' a ball, and so will you! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced ... more

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Alisyn Camerota
Award-winning journalist, author and former CNN New Day anchor
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Episode: Alisyn Camerota on Life, Loss, Grief and Reinvention
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Former mayor of Atlanta; gubernatorial candidate; author of The Rough Side of the Mountain
Episode: Keisha Lance Bottoms on her Campaign for Georgia Governor and her New Memoir, The Rough SIde of the Mountain
Danielle Crittenden
Author and journalist; memoirist of Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable
Author/Journalist
Episode: Danielle Crittenden on her Terrific New Book Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable
Asha Rangappa
Lawyer, scholar, and media commentator
Yale University (former); Just Security (editor)
Episode: Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November
Kristy Greenberg
Host of Courtside with Kristy Greenberg on YouTube; MS Now legal analyst; former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief
Courtside with Kristy Greenberg; MS Now
Episode: Kristy Greenberg on Trump's $1.776 Slush-Fund and IRS Immunity Deal, Blanche, Bondi, Comey, Epstein...and the KNICKS!
Jonathan Jordan
Author and historian
Author of IKE AND WINSTON
Episode: Jonathan Jordan on his Terrific New Book IKE AND WINSTON: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship
Nate Soares
President of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, AI safety researcher and author
Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Episode: Nate Soares Explains How and Why AI May Ultimately Kill Us All
Olivia Troye
Former Pentagon/NCT counterterrorism adviser, DHS official, whistleblower, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th
Campaign: Virginia's 7th District
Episode: Olivia Troye on her VA-7 Congressional Campaign and the Midterms, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, DHS, Gabbard, Miller and More
Jaclyn Corrin
Executive Director and co-founder of March For Our Lives
March For Our Lives
Episode: Jackie Corin on March For Our Lives' Efforts to Fight Gun Violence and Achieve Gun Reform Legislation

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Andy Ostroy
Host of The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

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4.0 out of 5 stars from 317 ratings
  • Great podcast

    I really enjoy listening to this podcast! I look forward to hearing every episode!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hky1812
    United States3 months ago
  • Excellence and sanity for the struggling majority

    So appreciate this podcast, for those of us bewildered by the negative currents rushing us over dangerous waterfalls of willful ignorance, this is a life raft of intelligent and enlightening discourse.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    iSusanJoy
    United States7 months ago
  • One of The Best!

    This is one of the best podcasts I am listening to. I stumbled upon it a few months ago and I have been listening ever since. Andy has great guests and is a great interviewer. The pre interview discussions are humorous and enlightening.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Polly Purebred
    United States8 months ago
  • George Conway

    I love listening to George Conway. It resets my nervous system at least temporarily and has for years. Thank you for having him back!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Walks talks and sews
    United States9 months ago
  • Jake Tapper is a hard pass

    As soon as you decided to put him on your show and give him a platform you completely lost me. I know what kind of person Jake really is and you’re a serious disappointment for even allowing him anywhere near your show. Unsubscribing.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Margotjd
    United Statesa year ago

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MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her U.S. Senate Campaign
Q: What distinguishes you from your opponents in this race?
I am the only candidate who has beaten an entrenched Republican incumbent and delivered government reforms in Michigan; I bring a proven record of coalition-building and delivering results that benefit people.
MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her U.S. Senate Campaign
Q: What motivates you to run for the U.S. Senate?
My daughter and every kid in Michigan. I want to protect democracy, expand civil and voting rights, and deliver policies that raise wages and keep families afloat, drawing on Michigan's successful blueprint.
Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November
Q: Let's talk about the War Powers and the constitutional constraints for a second.
Rangappa explains that the War Powers Resolution has teeth-like limitations on executive action but is widely interpreted as ambiguous, with presidents historically expanding the scope of authority. She argues for updating the framework and reinforcing Congress's role to prevent unilateral war-making.
Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November
Q: Give me the good, the bad and the ugly from your perspective of where we are right now?
Rangappa notes that while the situation is messy, public attention has been focused on the administration, and there are tangible costs and risks, including higher prices and security concerns, along with the danger of unchecked executive power. She emphasizes the need for constitutional checks and public buy-in, while warning that the current approach often bypasses public deliberation.
Kristy Greenberg on Trump's $1.776 Slush-Fund and IRS Immunity Deal, Blanche, Bondi, Comey, Epstein...and the KNICKS!
Q: What should Congress or the DOJ do next to uncover who is actually benefiting from the fund?
Kristy suggests targeted investigations, subpoenaing involved individuals (like investigators and prosecutors with direct knowledge), releasing files, and pushing for transparency through litigation or legislative actions to compel disclosure.

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2. Keisha Lance Bottoms
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7. Nate Soares
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