
2 November 2026 · 14 min read
No Second Take. Podcasts in the 2026 Midterms
In the campaign ahead of the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026, podcasts did not play the role they played two years earlier. Republicans have stopped appearing on shows hosted by Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Andrew Schulz, and those hosts now criticize Donald Trump. The biggest podcast beneficiary of the campaign turned out to be Democrat James Talarico, a Senate candidate from Texas.
