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The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy

The Back Room with Andy Ostroy presents a humorous, honest take on politics and pop culture featuring notable guest interviews, a shit-ton of righteous indignation, and rip-roaring repartee with co-producers Matty Rosenberg and Jen Hammoud. We"re havin" a ball, and so will you! Got somethin" to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Music by Andrew

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49:37

Jessica Tarlov on Trump's Tariffs, Turmoil, Threats,...

The Back Room with Andy Ostroy ·

2025/04/28

Jessica Tarlov joined FOX News Channel as a contributor in 2017 and serves as a rotating co-host of The Five. She also offers political analysis across FNC and FOX Business Network’s programming. In May 2024,, she was named one of Variety’s 2024 Women of Impact for her political commentary across FOX News Media. She also co-hosts the Raging Moderates podcast. Jessica's back with us sharing her awesome insights (and humor!) on a range of topics including Trump, the economy, tariffs, SignalGate, the

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53:24

Adam Kinzinger on Ukraine/Russia, SignalGate, Trump...

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2025/04/26

Congressman Adam Kinzinger served six terms in the US House of Representatives representing Illinois’ 16th Congressional District. He served on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, and on the non-partisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol. Prior to Congress, he served in the Air Force in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and continued his service in the Air National Guard throughout his time in Congress, retiring in

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30:26

CO Rep. Jason Crow on Trump 2.0, Hegseth/SignalGate,...

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2025/04/24

He represents Colorado’s 6th Congressional District and serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Armed Services Committee, on which he is the Ranking Democrat of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee. He’s a former Army Ranger and Bronze Star recipient who enlisted in the National Guard and worked construction to help pay his way through college. Congressman Crow and I chat about Trump 2.0, Pete Hegseth and SignalGate, the economy, tariffs and

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29:58

Illinois Rep. Sean Casten On the Democrats' Fight To...

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2025/04/23

As a scientist, clean energy entrepreneur and CEO, and now a member of Congress representing Illinois’ 6th Congressional district. Rep. Sean Casten has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. He serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and is a Co-Chair of the Sustainable Investment Caucus.Join us for this insightful chat about Trump 2.0 and the challenging road

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35:33

Mary Trump on Uncle Donnie's Chaos and Attack on...

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2025/04/21

Mary Trump is an American psychologist and author. Her first book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man (2020), sold nearly one million copies on its first day of publication. She is the author of two other New York Times bestsellers, The Reckoning, and a memoir, Who Could Ever Love You. Mary holds a PhD in clinical psychology and, as an adjunct professor at Adelphi University, taught graduate courses in developmental psychology, psychopathology, and

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57:59

CT Congressman John Larson On the Attack On Social...

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2025/04/19

Congressman John Larson represents Connecticut's First District. Now in his thirteenth term, he sits on the influential House Ways and Means Committee—including the Subcommittee on Trade and the Social Security Subcommittee, where he serves as the Ranking Member. Join us for this important conversation about the attack on Social Security by Trump, Musk and DOGE. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy,

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55:20

Jill Schlesinger on the Economic, Tariff and Stock...

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2025/04/16

Jill Schlesinger is the Emmy and Gracie Award winning Business Analyst for CBS News. She appears on CBS radio and television stations nationwide covering the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign. She is a weekly guest on NPR’s “Here and Now” and writes the nationally syndicated column “Jill on Money”. She is the author of two books, The Great Money Reset and The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money. Jill is also the host of the “Jill on Money” and the “MoneyWatch”

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47:27

Andrew Feinberg on Tariffs, Trade Wars, Turmoil, Musk...

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2025/04/14

Andrew Feinberg has been a journalist in the nation's capital for nearly two decades and is currently the White House correspondent for The Independent, covering the executive branch, Congress, campaigns and political investigations across the United States. He was the first journalist to report on the exact timing of the unprecedented first federal indictment of former president Donald Trump in June 2023. He also broke the story of the Trump White House social media monitoring operation that gave

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47:42

Elie Honig on Trump 2.0's Legal Cases, Due Process,...

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2025/04/12

Elie Honig is an attorney and CNN senior legal analyst and the bestselling author of Hatchet Man and last year's Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It. He’s a former assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. He also hosts podcasts, writes for CAFE, Vox Media and writes a weekly column for New York Magazine.Elie's back in The Back Room unpacking the latest with the myriad legal cases against the Trump administration. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at

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37:32

Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald on his New Documentary ONE...

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2025/04/09

Kevin Macdonald is a Scottish born filmmaker who’s worked across feature films, documentary and television over the last 25 years. His best known films include: ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER, (Oscar win for Best Documentary, 2000) TOUCHING THE VOID, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, LIFE IN A DAY, MARLEY, WHITNEY, THE MAURITANIAN, and his new film, ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO, which premiered at Venice and Telluride in 2024 and opens exclusively in IMAX on April 11. Kevin is also the co-author of Imagining Reality, a

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39:10

David Enrich on Trump 2.0 and His New book "Murdcer...

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2025/04/08

David Enrich is the Business Investigations Editor at the New York Times and the bestselling author of “Dark Towers and Servants of the Damned”. The winner of numerous journalism awards, he previously was an editor and reporter at the Wall Street Journal. His first book, “The Spider Network: How a Math Genius and Gang of Scheming Bankers Pulled Off One of the Greatest Scams in History”, was short-listed for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award. His new book is “Murder the Truth: Fear,

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30:38

Victoria Nourse on Trump 2.0, Congress and the...

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2025/04/07

Victoria Nourse is the Whitworth Professor of Law at Georgetown. She teaches and writes about Congress and the separation of powers. She has worked in the White House for former Vice-President Biden as his chief counsel, and in the Congress, DOJ, and in private practice.Join us for this compelling chat about Trump 2.0, the role of Congress, and the assault on the rule of law and Democracy. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter:

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48:06

Andrew Weissmann on the Status of Trump 2.0's Legal...

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2025/04/05

Andrew Weissmann is the co-host of the popular podcast Prosecuting Donald Trump and is a frequent legal analyst for NBC/MSNBC. He serves on the board of Just Security and writes frequently for it, as well as The New York Times, The Atlantic, & The Washington Post. From 2017-2019 Andrew served as a lead prosecutor in Robert S. Mueller’s Special Counsel’s Office. His memoir about the Special Counsel investigation, Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation , was a New York Times bestseller

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55:46

Liza Treyger On Her Netflix Comedy Special, Doing...

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2025/04/03

Liza Treyger is an actress, comedian, and podcaster. She’s been named one of Variety’s “Top Ten Comics to Watch,” Rolling Stone’s “Ten Comics to Watch,” and Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch”, and her first ever hour-long comedy special entitled “Night Owl” just dropped on Netflix. She recently wrapped production on season two of Netflix’s critically acclaimed comedy series “Survival of the Thickest”, and can next be seen in the independent feature “Damned If You Do”. She’s also the co-host of the

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40:14

Michael Ian Black On Comedy, Acting, Trump 2.0, CNN's...

The Back Room with Andy Ostroy ·

2025/04/01

Michael Ian Black is an actor, writer, and comedian who began his career with the legendary sketch comedy troupe, The State. He then went on to co-create several television shows, including Viva Variety, Stella, and Michael & Michael Have Issues. His other tv credits include Ed, Another Period, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and the Wet Hot American Summer franchise. His film credits include This is 40, Sextuplets, The Baxter, and Linoleum. Michael’s written several screenplays, including Wedding Daze,

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58:06

Lindsey Boylan On Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sexual...

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2025/03/29

Lindsey Boylan has spent her career in urban planning and public service. She is the former Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Housing for New York and served as Special Advisor to former Governor Andrew Cuomo. She was the first woman to come forward with accusations about Cuomo’s abuse of women and his related abuses of power. An unapologetic feminist, her words have appeared in leading publications including Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and

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22:49

Sabrina Singh on 'SignalGate', the Worst National...

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2025/03/27

Sabrina Singh is a veteran strategist with 15 years of experience advising national leaders on crisis communications, strategic messaging, and policy issues. In addition to frequently appearing on international and national broadcast TV and digital platforms, she’s advised senior leaders at all levels of government, including Members of the U.S. House and Senate, Governors, the Secretary of Defense, and the Vice President of the United States. Most recently, she served as the deputy press secretary

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32:53

Amanda Litman Wants You to Stay Positive, Stay...

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2025/03/26

Amanda Litman is the co-founder and President of Run for Something, a national organization that recruits and supports young, diverse progressives running for local office. She's also the author of the book, “Run for Something: A Real Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself,” and previously hosted two podcasts, “Run for Something: The Podcast” and “Battleground”. She’s written for Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Nation, Teen Vogue, CNN.com, MTV.com, Buzzfeed, Vanity Fair, O Magazine, Crooked Media, and

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21:21

Jocelyn Benson on Standing Up to Trump; Defending the...

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2025/03/24

Jocelyn Benson is Michigan's 43rd Secretary of State and is running to be the next governor of the state in its 2026 election. She has become one of the nation’s most prominent leaders in ensuring elections are secure and accessible. Her work overseeing Michigan’s 2020 and 2022 general elections earned her national recognition, including the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award and the Presidential Citizens Medal. She also implemented new voting rights for all eligible Michiganders prior to the

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67:33

Jim Acosta on Trump 2.0, Musk and DOGE, and the fate...

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2025/03/22

Jim Acosta is an award-winning broadcast journalist, with 25 years of experience in network television news, at CNN and CBS News. Perhaps best-known for his time as the Chief White House Correspondent for CNN, he has covered six straight presidential elections at the network level. He’s also as an anchor and reporter covering some of the biggest news stories of the last 30 years, including Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War and the aftermath of 9/11. In 2019, his New York Times bestselling book, “The

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