Next Up with Mark Halperin delivers unique political insight and reporting, with timely conversations featuring prominent voices in politics, media, and policy.
Latest episodes
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59 min
How Prediction Markets Are Shifting the 2026 Midterms
“Next Up Predictions” premieres with a special deep dive into the prediction markets - the trades seeing the most action, the headlines driving the numbers, and insider conversatio…
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1 h 05
The REAL Reason 2026 Polls Are Consistently Wrong
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue breaks the code on the two questions everyone is asking: are election polls flawed and, if they are, why? Wick Insights CEO David Burrell unveils…
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1 h 06
Inside My Air Force Two Trip with Vice President JD Vance
Mark’s reported monologue goes inside his exclusive trip on Air Force Two with Vice President JD Vance to North Carolina. Mark recounts what they talked about - from a possible end…
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13 min
How Florida Quietly Lost Its Most Famous Industry
Mark Halperin speaks to The Wall Street Journal Contributor Julie Wernau about Florida’s disappearing orange groves - once one of the state’s defining industries. Wernau explains h…
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1 h 08
The Major Shift in the 2028 Democratic Race
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue unveils his new “8 for ’28” rankings of potential Democratic presidential nominees - the final list before the midterm elections. Mark reveals ma…
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52 min
2026 Midterm Blame Game: Who’s Taking the Fall?
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue breaks down the blame game brewing inside both parties. His Republican sources are quietly starting to point fingers at President Trump and the W…
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59 min
The Political Stories the Media Refuses to Cover
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue rings the alarm on the prospect of liberal media bias during the midterm end game, looking at recent examples involving President Trump and Jared…
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55 min
3 Hidden Wildcards That Will Decide the 2026 Midterms
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue reveals the 3 wildcards his sources say could swing November's elections, including a range of “October Surprises", going beyond the headlines an…
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1 h 10
Vice President JD Vance Takes on James Talarico as 2026 Midterms Heat Up
Mark’s reported monologue reveals the key elements of Team Trump’s midterm homestretch messaging, explained through Vice President JD Vance's latest stump speech, delivered this we…
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1 h 02
The 3 Senate Seats Republicans Can ACTUALLY Flip
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue goes inside four battleground Senate races Republicans may actually win – three flips and one key hold. Mark explains why Republicans have a chan…
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1 h 04
A 2026 Midterm Shift + Megyn Kelly on Trump, CNN & 2028
Mark Halperin does a live reported monologue with Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik, who gives an exclusive look at his new memo on the 2026 midterms, laying out why he sees opport…
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1 h 08
What Campaign Spending Reveals About the 2026 Midterms
Mark’s reported monologue breaks down the 2026 midterms and the growing concern among his Republican sources about the prospect of a blue tsunami that sweeps the Democrats into maj…
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1 h 04
How the 2026 Midterms Will ACTUALLY Unfold for Republicans
Mark’s reported monologue takes a fresh look at the 2026 midterms and reveals a totally different pair of scenarios from the current pundit mushy convention wisdom. Could we be hea…
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1 h 06
Why the 2028 White House Race Just Completely Changed
Mark Halperin’s recorded monologue unveils his new September "8 for '28" Democratic presidential leaderboard, with insight from sources at the highest level of American politics, b…
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8 min
What We REALLY Learned From Trump's Midterm Convention
In this bonus episode - Mark breaks down the biggest takeaways from the Republican midterm convention in Dallas — including Elon Musk putting big money into Texas, Donald Trump’s g…
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1 h 03
Charlie Kirk: A Special Friend & Generational Inspiration
Mark’s reported monologue reflects on the life, legacy, and lasting impact of Charlie Kirk, one year after his death.Mark Halperin speaks with Tucker Carlson about Charlie’s influe…
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1 h 14
9/11: Modern America's Most Important Day
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue reflects on September 11, 2001 — the attacks that took nearly 3,000 American lives, the extraordinary courage of first responders, unprecedented…
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1 h 03
Why Republicans May Have Already Lost the Midterms
Mark Halperin’s reported monologue reveals what political insiders in both parties say about the state of the 2026 midterm elections, asking whether Republicans have waited too lon…
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33 min
How Legacy Media is Killing Itself
Mark Halperin sits down with media entrepreneur and Complex founder Rich Antoniello for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the media business. Antoniello explains why…
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17 min
Will AI Take Control of America Before It’s Too Late?
Mark Halperin sits down with MIT professor and Future of Life Institute co-founder Max Tegmark to examine the enormous promise — and potentially existential risks — of artificial i…