The Line Drive Podcast

Tim Murtaugh, Sonny Joy Nelson & Hogan Gidley dissect the top stories of the day with humor, insight, and experience they gained while working at the highest level of American politics.

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Episodes

Thursday Feb 29, 2024

Tim, Hogan & Sonny update the GOP primary and look ahead to Super Tuesday. Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Republican Senate Leader. The border crisis takes center stage, and Hunter Biden testifies on Capitol Hill.

Wednesday Feb 21, 2024

UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh joins the show and explains his challenge to a New York law that forces website administrators to enforce anti-speech rules against people who hold certain opinions.  Volokh is joined in the suit by its co-plaintiffs, the Rumble and Locals platforms. New York Attorney General Letitia James is defending the law in court, with oral arguments just heard in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Thursday Feb 15, 2024

As revealed on an earlier show, co-host Sonny Joy Nelson had never seen the classic Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day -- until now. 

Thursday Feb 08, 2024

Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen joins the Line Drive Podcast to preview the Super Bowl, and also weigh in on the terrible policies of the Biden administration. 

Friday Feb 02, 2024

Tim and Sonny rake Joe Biden over the coals over the border crisis and call on the media to fact check Biden on his many lies about his own record. Plus, why is Nikki Haley still in the presidential race? And what's the big deal about Taylor Swift? And finally, Sonny has never seen the movie Groundhog Day.

Thursday Jan 25, 2024

Trump co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita says "it's gonna be embarrassing" for Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina after the former president won both the Iowa and New Hampshire GOP primaries in dominating fashion. LaCivita talks Biden, general election strategies and issues, and how the campaign is preparing to deal with Big Tech's bias. Plus, a prediction about the various legal issues Trump currently faces. 

Thursday Jan 18, 2024

Veteran New Hampshire-based reporter Paul Steinhauser, now of Fox News, gives a tour of the landscape before the January 23rd GOP primary. Assuming Trump wins, how wide is the margin, and what do Nikki Haley & Ron DeSantis have to do to survive? Where do Christie and Ramaswamy factor in? Expert analysis, only on the Line Drive Podcast.

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024

WHO radio host Simon Conway joins the Line Drive Podcast to give an eyewitness assessment of what's happening in Iowa. Will Trump's giant lead hold up? Will Ron DeSantis' heralded ground game make a difference? Can Nikki Haley build enough momentum to carry her through New Hampshire & South Carolina? The Iowa caucuses are on Monday, January 15, 2024.

Thursday Jan 04, 2024

Claudine Gay, the now-former president of Harvard, resigned this week following a plagiarism scandal that proved impossible for her to escape. Tim, Sonny & Hogan speak to Aaron Sibarium, a journalist at the Washington Free Beacon, whose reporting caused an upheaval at one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

Wednesday Dec 27, 2023

From waking up in jail to flying on Air Force One less than four years later, this is the story of Tim Murtaugh’s journey from desperate alcoholism to the top of the political world on the 2020 Trump campaign. Swing Hard in Case You Hit It: My Escape from Addiction and Shot at Redemption on the Trump Campaign is available for preorder now on Amazon.com, to be released on April 2, 2024. 

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Line Drive Podcast

As the 2024 race for the White House heats up, the Line Drive Podcast is an essential part of following the news. Hear from veterans of presidential campaigns and important guests as they dissect current events and decipher meaning in what the candidates are doing and saying. 

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