Special Mailbag Episode: CBS News, Political Satire, Heritage Foundation Shakeup & More

Chuck Todd is on vacation but the fresh content keeps coming! Chuck empties the 2025 mailbag and answers a variety of listeners’ questions regarding media, politics, history and sports.

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Timeline:

00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction

01:45 As a network on public airwaves, shouldn’t CBS News be neutral?

09:00 How should public figures react to being the targets of satire?

15:00 Why is there a mass exodus of staff from the Heritage Foundation?

18:30 Thoughts on the infusion of prediction markets with political coverage?

23:15 How long does it take for a presidential term to become irrelevant?

30:30 What if Biden stuck with 1 term promise and reformed the presidency?

35:15 What if Russia never sold Alaska to the United States?

38:00 Was the country really united in grief over Garfield’s passing?

42:30 Thoughts on LeBron episode? Magic Johnson should be in GOAT debate

45:15 What one word would you use to describe the year ahead?

49:15 Why don’t we see monopoly concerns over the trading card market?

53:30 Any book recommendations to help understand Roy Cohn?

57:00 Miami’s connection to the cold war portrayed in “Covert City”?

58:30 How does it feel to be an independent journalist after years with NBC?

59:30 Are more people “seeing the light” as MAGA’s coalition cracks?

1:00:45 What are your takeaways from interviewing Andy Beshear?

1:06:00 How did you become a Packers fan after growing up in Miami?

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