
Next Up with Mark Halperin
Next Up with Mark Halperin delivers unique political insight and reporting, with timely conversations featuring prominent voices in politics, media, and policy.
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Legacy Media Meltdown Over Bari Weiss, Michael Knowles on MAGA’s Israel Divide, & Detoxing the Dems for 2028
Mark Halperin opens today’s show with his reported monologue dissecting the legacy media meltdown over Bari Weiss’s appointment as editor-in-chief of CBS News. He unpacks the internal uproar and the outrage from many of the same type of left-leaning journalists who once drove Weiss out of The New York Times — and expla

Mark Halperin Talks James Comey, Washington Post, and Charlie Kirk on "After Party"
Enjoy this special episode of "After Party with Emily Jashinsky," featuring a long-form interview with "Next Up" host Mark Halperin, about The Washington Post, the Comey indictment, the terrible comments from Ta-Nehisi Coates about Charlie Kirk, and more. Subscribe now to Emily's "After Party": Apple: https://podcast

The True Impact of Charlie Kirk's Legacy and Mission, with Gen Z College Leaders and Isabel Brown
On today’s special episode of Next Up with Mark Halperin, Mark has the conversation about Charlie Kirk’s assassination that no one else is having – with the people most directly shaped by his life and death yet largely overlooked in the national coverage: the college students whose futures he transformed. Mark sits d
Marc Andreessen on AI and Tech Culture in 2025, Trump Era Myths Busted, Charlie Kirk's Faith Message
Mark Halperin opens today’s episode with a new reported monologue pushing back on the idea that American history began just ten years ago when Donald Trump went down the escalator, highlighting three current controversies with deep roots. He shows how lawfare, the decline of opportunity and purpose among young men, and

Dem Uniters and Dividers Shape the Party's Future, Dominant Media Hypocrisy, Lessons Kamala Missed
Mark Halperin opens today’s episode with a sharp new reported monologue on the Democratic Party’s biggest challenge heading into 2028: how to unite enough of the country to appeal to a deeply divided America. He traces how recent presidents left office with more polarization than when they began and explains why Democr

What Charlie Kirk Assassination Reveals About Dems and Media, and Kamala's Book Tour Flops, w/ McCain & Ferguson
Mark Halperin opens with his latest reported monologue on Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the ongoing distorted coverage surrounding it. He reveals how the Dominant Media, aligned with Democratic leaders, downplays the significance of Kirk’s life and murder — and how it is echoing their role in obscuring Joe Biden’s d