Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Politics has never been more chaotic, and most podcasts just add to the noise. Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes cuts through it.
Grant is an AP Award-winning journalist with over a decade of on-the-ground reporting on the biggest political stories, scandals, and elections in America. Twice a week, he takes the stories dominating the headlines and breaks them down in plain English — no jargon, no spin, no shouting.
If you care about what’s happening in this country but you’re exhausted by how it’s being covered, this is the show for you. Real reporting. Clear explanations. Actual context.
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Podcasting since 2024 • 262 episodes
Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Latest Episodes
Trump Threatens to Wipe Out Iran's Entire Civilization And The Nuclear Option on the Table?
Trump's deadline for Iran expires at 8PM ET tonight — and hours before it hits, he threatened to wipe out an entire civilization in a single night. Is the nuclear option actually on the table?Grant breaks down Trump's escalating t...
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The 1% Election: How Primaries Are Rigged Against Everyone ft. Chad Peace
45% of Americans now call themselves independent — more than either party. So why does Congress look nothing like the country?Today Grant talks with Chad Peace of the Independent Voter Project about the hidden math behind our elections:...
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Trump Said Nothing For 20 Minutes
Trump gave a primetime national address about the Iran war — and the most important parts were what he didn't say. We break down the three things that got cut from the speech, why the markets tanked anyway, and why $7/gallon gas might ...
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The Shutdown Is Still Here, The War Has No Plan, And Lindsey Graham Is At Disney World
The longest government shutdown in US history drags on as Republicans in the House and Senate square off against each other before leaving for Spring Break without a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Trump orders TSA...
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Congress Is Giving Away Your Power w/ Michael Thorning from Bipartisan Policy Center
Grant is joined by the Bipartisan Policy Center's Michael Thorning. Thorning is the director of structural democracy at the nonpartisan think tank and the lead writer of a brand new series called Congress at a Crossroads. He and Gra...
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