This podcast asks the right questions, interviews the right people, and gives listeners the perspective of a broad swath of how Americans were going to vote. It is because of this podcast that I expected Trump to win and made it hurt a little less. If you are a frequent listener you would know that the right wanted Trump, and most of the middle leaned that way too.

First of all let me tell you that I was disappointed to hear there will only be just one episode and they there won’t be anymore for a while, I always look forward to Thursday! Please let us know when will you back so I can look forward to that date! I am so glad that I have someone I can turn into for unbiased coverage of us politics, this is divided America and everyone is trying to push their agenda but it is important to get news that really matters and is not influenced by news medias personal agenda! Thank you and love your show!

Mr. Herndon is straying away from “journalist” to pundit. Those are murky waters where you can pretend you’re a political scientist and speak in 30 reductive and simplistic sound bites. If the CNN money is that good, perhaps make the transfer complete.

He does attempt to give voice to everyday people, but every question is dripping with Left-Wing innuendo and ideology. Almost.

I’m upset, but not at all surprised, at the results of the election because of Asted’s excellent reporting. This is what news should be. Not a hype machine. Thank you thank you thank you!

for every interview, every question, every tactful but telling “Mm-hm”—and for what it all adds up to. Thank you for letting us listen to each other.

This latest episode really helped me understand what happened this week. Astead’s ability to cultivate relationships with people on all sides of the political spectrum is really special in this era of journalism and media. Well done Astead and keep doing this work!

Astead is the absolute best political analyst. I love how he seeks out different perspectives and then provides his own, objective analysis. I appreciate how he boils things down and he’s super fun to listen to. Keep up the amazing work and thank you!!!!

Thank you for your integrity. As I face my despair at the election, I appreciate your truth speaking on the Daily about the failures of the DNC. I’m pretty sure you’re the smartest man in America

I absolutely adore this show and have been listening since the beginning. But I am worried. I have genuine concerns for Astead’s job security. What will you and the team do after the election? Continue this podcast? Please let us know. Stay well friends. I’m surviving Election Day stress with lots of donuts and coffee

So, we’re here. Does that mean you’ll change “The Run Up” to “The Run Down” and keep podding? You’re the best.

Edit to my edit - Thank you, Astead, for your reporting and helping us through the weeds of this seemingly never-ending election season. Looking forward to listening to whatever you do next. Edit to my earlier review: I really can’t say enough about Astead’s interview style. He is so thoughtful and curious about what people think, without a pre-conceived opinion of what the answers should be. This podcast is awesome! Honestly this in one of the only political podcasts I can listen to right now. Astead’s interview style is relaxed, non-judgemental and curious - you can tell he really enjoys talking with people and is respectful to everyone who takes the time to answer his questions. I look forward to every episode.

Thanks for getting the guys to open up on the tailgate episode — learned so much !

He accomplishes what is so hard to do in this media environment. Even if you don’t agree with his subjects or profiles; they are fair and balanced and objective. He lets them tell us their story. It’s both deep and compelling. That’s why he’s such a great journalist because depending on your perspective he’s going to interview people that will trigger us. Which is the point. To learn about people and hear their voices. To learn about our differences.

Astead is respectful, engaging and clearly curious about what the folks he interviews have to say. That is refreshing. It’s the only political podcast other than those produced by the BBC I can listen to in its entirety every time. I have gained insight into a broad spectrum of positions and why specific individuals hold them.

I subscribe to and love your podcast. I am center right and will be voting for DJT for the first time. My question is when you are interviewing someone and they say they are voting for Harris because of abortion concerns. Do you ever ask them if they know what the president will be able to do about abortion? I don’t think many people have any idea the number of stars that would have to align for any president to make any change.

Awful show built around the false equalization and validation of idiots and their warped world views.

I love this podcast! I really enjoy that the host travels the country and asks everyday people about their views. He asks thoughtful questions and is never judgmental. I feel like I am able to gain so much insight into different points of view and it’s just interesting to listen to people all over the US with different political leanings. I am a progressive liberal person, and while the host tends to focus more on republican/conservative people, I still enjoy and appreciate listening. It is not a heavily partisan podcast that’s trying to push a certain ideology. It’s nice to have something more neutral-leaning because there aren’t many shows like that.

But I struggle with this show. I appreciate his dedication to hearing differing perspectives, but sometimes it really does sound like he’s shilling for Trump. Go listen to “Question Everything” if you’ve ever been frustrated with Mr Herndon’s practiced neutrality. It was so refreshing to hear Astead’s personal perspective.

The podcast is a bit too unstructured and hard to follow cogently.

As a former newspaper reporter and now a professor of journalism ethics, I steer students to this podcast as the way interviewing should be done. I don’t know this journalist’s politics and that’s as it should be. Unbiased fairness like this is increasingly rare. Thank you,

The amount of times this show will just repeat trumps lies but will toss Harris under the bus for the smallest things. Fox News I’m sure approves this show.

This podcast asks all the right questions but consistently reveals how utterly uninformed and misguided most Americans are. Even people who sound articulate routinely misstate the positions of the candidates and have no memory of the antisocial behavior of the former president. It is depressing but when we ask the question of how Trump won on November 6th 2024 democrats would do well to review these transcripts to strategize for 2028. Sadly I think Dems may have missed the boat again. Hope I’m wrong!

I understand that Astead is trying to gain the trust of “the other side” in order to interview them, but I think he could probe a bit more while remaining respectful. I want to know why people blame Kamala for what they see as the failures of the past four years. Do they understand the role of the Vice President in policy making (and lack thereof)? I want to understand why people blame Biden/Harris for pandemic inflation when in reality it’s more complicated. This woman blames Obama for wokeness, but why? You can’t just let that go without asking her for evidence, or to ask her why she chooses to blame Obama compared to the constant division stoked by Trump. Astead just lets people repeat misleading conservative talking points without any pushback, which I think undermines the show’s objective of helping us understand one another better.

I always look forward to each podcast. I love that no one on the staff is trying to convince you how to believe. They try to get you as much information so you can make your own decisions. Thank you.

This show and The Daily are my favorites of NYT. The only way I get my news, and I really appreciate all the different perspectives. Keep it up!

I’m actually shocked that you aired this undecided voters episode. Like what?!? What VP can they point to in history that ever visibly accomplished a policy agenda?!? They think educated voters are required yet literally haven’t read the policy agenda on her website. On one hand I appreciate your goal of shedding light on this, on the other it’s almost impossible to listen to.

I usually enjoy this podcast but I feel that this episode left me a bit unfulfilled. I don’t understand why undecided voters did not address the lies that Trump gave during the debate and how that affects their overall vote. He was so egregious that I don’t know how anyone can be turned off by it but then again I have my own confirmation bias. I just wish that it could it be addressed with undecided voters without leading them to an answer.

Do they really care about the issues/policy? Are they really clear on Trump’s concepts vs Harris’ plans? Are they really undecideds…these folks you keep tabs on? My guess: No. They seem like Trump voters who, maybe just want to keep their vote to themselves. Maybe this exercise has been played out. Why frustrate everyone?

Gives a platform to hatred and homophobia without any push back. Gives the most hateful people in our society an unobstructed voice to the masses. Some of the episodes are difficult to listen to when promoting hateful ideologies regarding the lgbtq community. These views, shrouded in religious “morality,” should be challenged. This podcast makes me realize how dumb so many across the country are.

All these interviews with so called undecided voters is just infuriating. I’m sorry but they all just sound like deeply uninformed morons

As an evangelical I appreciate and look forward to listening to the episodes where faith and policy intersect. But I believe most of political journalism is overlooking a growing meaty percentage of evangelicals - those of us who believe democrats have a more policies that lineup with biblical scripture. Ironically, many of us believe the argument of democratic policies are actually more pro life than the narrow approach to the Republican policy argument. There are a lot of us who don’t speak up because quite frankly, we don’t want to get into the debates that are necessary within the intersection of policy and the Christian faith. I would love to see this viewpoint represented in The Run-Up as your reporting on the various coalitions that will make or break the Republican ticket.

The daily podcast really disappointed me this year. I thought at least this podcast would keep some journalistic integrity. I really liked the host, but it seems like the whole of nyt has realized there’s more money in bowing down to the right

I started listening to this podcast to try getting unbiased information as I prepare to vote for the first time. However, it didn’t take me long to realize that this podcast very much favors the Democratic Party. Don’t recommend listening to this if you’re trying to have an open mind about ALL parties.

I listen to the daily all the time. This show is a joke with an incipid host

I used to look forward to each episode. Then I would start and episode and feel overwhelmed by the sense that the NYT was, frankly, just *whining*. These days. I usually look at the title and mostly decide to skip it for NPR, the Economist, WaPo, Axios, or something independent. Maybe it’ll return to form after this election. 🤞

Very well done, professional and thought provoking. Check it out!

I wanted to listen to the economic policies for both candidates. Instead I got an infomercial on “orange man bad” Just another echo chamber here. Poor content.

I really appreciate this podcast. Astead is a great interviewer.

Ok Board of Advisors!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I listen to The Daily and first listened to Astead there. Love his reporting!

This is the best election-focused podcast! Astead is an excellent interviewer — he engages in meaningful and interesting conversations with people with diverse perspectives, allowing listeners to hear from people we don’t normally encounter. He truly listens to the people with whom he is speaking and this creates deep and interesting discussions. Astead isn’t cheering for one side or the other; I honestly have no idea what he personally thinks. This show is a real look at both political players and real voters. I look forward to every episode.

I don’t miss an episode! I love how Astead reports everything but he seems to be hyper fixated on Biden’s age. He brings it up every episode even when not relevant to the topic at hand. Don’t be a broken record.

Like your favourite smart friend asking the hard questions!

Astead. Excellent reporting. You make me so angry sometimes as an African American listener. Your re-airing of the contentious Harris interview felt like a personal dig and an ax you were grinding. However, I am learning that we are not a monolith, and your reporting is bringing in the voices of racist Whites in particular that while I hear dog whistles of the Klan whenever they speak, in a democracy- we must hear them as well. Keep up the necessary work.👍🏽

… but maybe it wasn’t what your host wanted to hear. He sounded impatient with Sanders in this interview. The Senator’s critique of NYT was insightful, in all honesty, and I appreciated his definition of progressivism.

Although I must admit I put off listening to this season's The Run-Up--I was just too depressed about another divisive campaign--I now don't miss an episode. Astead covers all aspects of the 2024 race in a thoughtful way. I appreciate him and am so glad for his journalism in this important election year.

Great interview with Bernie Sanders! These are more of the conversations we need to have about the middle and lower class. Also addressing the influence of the elite and wealthy class

It would be great if the podcast would cover more than the main candidates. People are not only disillusioned with Biden and Trump, but with the system as a whole. Wish you would cover ways that our elections could be reformed, ex. Ranked choice voting and third-party candidates, other than RFK Jr. Don’t you think it’s worth mentioned Dr. Jill Stein- the only candidate who actually had a plan to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. I’m finding myself increasingly disappointed with the NYT’s reporting on these war crimes, but I was hoping for more from Astead and The Run Up who have shown a willingness and ability to push back and challenge people who present lies as truth.

A good day is when I see new episode appears on my playlist. I love Astead and colleagues’ interview style, as they insist on difficult questions. Though the pro-Dem bias is obvious, I value that they share air time with so many Republican and MAGA voices. It’s important we hear from ALL sides in advance of an election.