Politics Inside Out from Marketplace

Kai and Andrea discuss if D.T.S. (drain the swamp) is D.O.A. and how appointed press secretary Sean Spicer will handle his role between government and media. Subscribe to our Marketplace's podcasts at marketplace.org/podcasts or send us an email: [email protected].

Kai and Andrea discuss what the appointment of Mick Mulvaney will mean for the federal budget, and how Trump's Inaugration celebration is shaping up. Got questions about politics and the economy? Send an email to [email protected] or let us know on Twitter, @Marketplace, @KaiRyssdal and @radiobabe.

Kai and Andrea discuss what positions are left on Trump's economic team and what Trump meant when he told the country's tech leaders that his team has "no formal chain of command." Got questions about politics and the economy? Send an email to [email protected]. 

Kai and Andrea talk Obama's recess appointments, the future of the filibuster in Congress (or, why Democrats may have shot themselves in the foot for the next four years) and why the stock market continues to rise. Got questions about politics and the economy? Send an email to [email protected]. 

While investors have their eyes trained on the Federal Reserve, the political world is looking at something else — four gold elevators. Kai and Andrea talk interest rates, Trump's latest Cabinet picks, and which nominees the Democrats may try to block. Got questions about politics and our economy? Send us a note, email [email protected].