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: insideout@marketplace.org.

Politics Inside Out from Marketplace

Predicting Sean Spicer as White House Press Secretary

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 insideout@marketplace.org or let us know on Twitter, @Marketplace, @KaiRyssdal and @radiobabe.

The rise of the deficit hawks

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 insideout@marketplace.org. 

'No formal chain of command'

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 insideout@marketplace.org. 

The first hundred days

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 insideout@marketplace.org. 

A little less punch at the economic party

This past election has us wondering whether our political parties make sense anymore. We asked you to come up with new terms to describe your politics, and boy, did you deliver. Kai and Andrea talk to two listeners who are trying to break free from left vs. right and do something radical — listen.  

Liberal, conservative or something else

President-elect Donald Trump names Goldman Sachs exec Gary Cohn as the head of the White House National Economic Council. Is banking experience an asset or a detriment when it comes to economic policy? Plus, Kai and Andrea discuss Trump taking aim at Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet costs. Got a question about economics over the next four years? Send them over to @marketplace, @KaiRyssdal and @radiobabe. 

What's the big deal about Goldman Sachs?

On today's show, we hear from St. Louis, Missouri and Granite City, Illinois — two cities, separated by one river, with drastically different views on Trump. Plus, is it time for a new political vocabulary? Are you a liberal, conservative, populist, or something else? Tell us the terms you use to identify yourself, we're @marketplace, @KaiRyssdal, and @RadioBabe. 

A steelworker's economy

Trump is expected to tap Andy Puzder, a fast-food CEO, to head up the Labor Department. Kai and Andrea break down his views on robots, wages, and overtime pay. Plus, the impact of Trump's tweets on our economy. 

Carl's Jr. and the Department of Labor

We've got new appointments for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business Association, and ambassador to China. Kai and Andrea talk about Trump's latest picks, where they come from, and how they could shape policy for the next four years. 

Let's get ready to rumble

Donald Trump says the U.S. is paying too much for its Air Force One program. Kai and Andrea talk with Gregory Sanders of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about what makes Air Force One so expensive and what Trump's tweets may tell us about his views on defense spending.  

Trump vs. Boeing and the real cost of Air Force One

Over the weekend, Trump called for a 35 percent tax on products sold by any U.S. business that moves jobs out of the country. Kai and Andrea discuss Trump's proposal and what it would take for him to get it done. Got questions about politics and your economy? Tweet them to us @Marketplace, @KaiRyssdal, and @RadioBabe. 

Trump's 35% tax

New numbers out this week point to a strengthening U.S. economy. The unemployment rate is at its lowest since the Great Recession and economic growth is ticking up. How will Trump's administration build on this? Kai and Andrea take stock of the recovery and Trump's latest Cabinet pick, retired Marine General James Mattis. Got questions about the transition, who's in and who's out? Tweet them to us @Marketplace, @KaiRyssdal and @RadioBabe. 

The economy that Trump inherits

Kai Ryssdal and Andrea Seabrook answer your questions on conflicts of interest, stock market reactions and what to expect from the Federal Reserve over the next four years. Got questions about the election aftermath, Trump's first 100 days or the future of the American economy? Tweet them to @Marketplace, @kairyssdal or @RadioBabe. 

Politics mailbag: Ethics, market reactions and the Fed

Billionaires Steven Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross have been appointed Treasury and Commerce Secretary by President-elect Trump. Carrier Air Conditioning announces it will keep 1,000 jobs in Indiana after originally planning to move them to Mexico. Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace's Washington Bureau Chief Andrea Seabrook and Bloomberg's Brendan Greeley discuss what that will mean for the next four years of Trump-onomics. Got questions about the economy under a Trump presidency? Tweet them to us: @Marketplace, @KaiRyssdal and @radiobabe.

Trump's economic vision comes into shape

The economy & politics – from waaaaay outside the beltway. Marketplace looks at what matters most to Americans, and why the frame of "insiders vs. outsiders" says more than the stale divisions of "left vs. right" and "big government vs. small." From American Public Media. Visit Marketplace.org for more, or find us on Twitter, we're @marketplace.

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