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This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Chuck Todd, NBC News political director and moderator of Meet the Press. Fresh from interviews with former Sen. Rick Santorum and Sen. Bernie Sanders that aired on the May 31 edition of his show, Chuck talks about the state of our political landscape and his role in the process. Brian and Chuck also discuss the role that show business plays in journalism, the value of long-form interviews, and Chuck’s waning enthusiasm for the political game.

Topics this week:

NBC’s Meet the Press
The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House by Chuck Todd
The Julliard School
Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy
“Up, Simba!” an essay by David Foster Wallace
Bulworth
Network
Advise and Consent
The caning of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks
Cowboys Are My Weakness by Pam Houston

People this week:

Former Sen. Rick Santorum
Gov. John Kasich
Sen. Rand Paul
Former Vice President Dick Cheney
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Former Gov. Jeb Bush
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
President Barack Obama
Former Sen. Lester Hunt
Former Rep. Michele Bachmann
Former President Bill Clinton
Sen. John McCain
Ross Perot
Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio
Former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson

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