@AsteadWH

Host, America, Actually! @voxmedia Weekly midterms newsletter @Substack Editorial director @voxdotcom Political analyst @cnn Former @nytimes @bostonglobe

 New York, NY
podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/america-actually-with-astead-herndon
Joined August 2011
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!!!! First day of our new podcast, America Actually (w/ Astead Herndon). It's going to be about the upcoming elections and America's road to a post-Trump future. But as we got started I wanted to write something about why I landed on that theme and what I saw as the our mission in a landscape of a lot of media choices
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Hand on my heart, my first day at the White House, Trump asked me if I knew what the H stood for. I said no. He said Horatio. I think about that at least once a week. 😭
sarah@_____feifeiOct 22
Why do people say Jesus H Christ. What does it stand for. What is his middle name
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Looks like all those nights at Harp & Sham (RIP 😢) paid off. Thanks for the love, @MarquetteU! Full article: today.marquette.edu/2026/10/…
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If you're a basketball fan I simply don't know how you watch the Playoffs that Angel Reese has had without wanting to run through a brick wall This is ELECTRIC. The type of hoops that makes you FEEL SOMETHING.
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"I know exactly who he was, I know what his gift could do, and I know that we were all just a little happier, a little better off, for getting to hear the song...for as long as we did." @adamamin gives a touching tribute to his late partner, Stacey King ❤️
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Senator @ElissaSlotkin is facing fierce backlash, including from President Trump, after comments about holding Trump’s enablers accountable and a strategy of “deterrence” made during our live podcast at @UChiPolitics Ironically, she spoke about the impact of being targeted by Trumpworld in the same discussion. Here, she details the onslaught of threats she received the last time the president called for her criminal prosecution Watch:
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Stacey King Forever 👑 Tonight, and every night this season, we will wear this jersey patch in honor of Stacey ❤️
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Next week on @PBS: A roundtable you won't want to miss AI: Who's in Control? The latest #DeadlockPBS, hosted by @ucdavislaw Professor Aaron Tang Premiering Oct. 27 at 9/8c. Bookmark it
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America, Actually with @AsteadWH has won silver in the Signal Awards in the news & politics category for its episode, “Dems are in the middle of a civil war. He’s at the heart of it.” variety.com/2026/tv/news/sig…

Podcasters Amy Poehler, Khloe Kardashian, Monica Lewinsky Among Winners at Signal Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

The 2026 Signal Awards winners for podcasts include Amy Poehler, Khloe Kardashian, Monica Lewinsky and many more.

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Woo! The @signalawards names America, Actually! its silver prize winner in the Best News & Politics podcast category Thankful for the team and congrats to all the winners! variety.com/2026/tv/news/sig…

Podcasters Amy Poehler, Khloe Kardashian, Monica Lewinsky Among Winners at Signal Awards (EXCLUSIVE)

The 2026 Signal Awards winners for podcasts include Amy Poehler, Khloe Kardashian, Monica Lewinsky and many more.

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New: We’ve posted the full conversation between myself and @SenatorSlotkin at @UChicago — which covered everything from health care to housing and the notion of electability But between the viral audience question about Kamala Harris, and the strong reaction to the Senator’s statement about accountability for corruption and “deterrence,” you owe it to yourself to watch the full thing Available in America Actually feeds and the @voxdotcom YouTube channel youtu.be/F8Mm4FgIwBg?is=shje…

Democrats need new faces | America, Actually

Sen. Elissa Slotkin says Democrats need new faces, bold ideas, and ...

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This is the third event I’ve held with @UChiPolitics — @ChicagosMayor in 2024 — @hasanthehun in 2025 — @ElissaSlotkin in 2026 Thanks to everyone who came out! And thanks to the institute for providing a venue for the earnest exploration of ideas. We’ll be back
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It’s so silly that all of Congress pretends this is true
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First day of the NBA season. Hit it, Mr. Tesh!
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@SopanDebOct 20
Actually cannot believe what I've read here.
Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittmanOct 19
The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office says. mississippifreepress.org/pol…

Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General Says

The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s...

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This meant more than the 3 points
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NEW: Lindsay Graham and Jim Clyburn were under FBI investigation for bribery. Then Trump dismantled the DOJ & FBI public corruption units. The investigation died. We unearthed it:
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ANGEL REESE TONIGHT: 30 POINTS 16 REBOUNDS 3 ASSISTS 2 BLOCKS 1 STEAL 10/16 FGM 1/1 3PM 34 MINUTES SPECIAL PLAYER. 🔥🔥🔥
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respectfully, it’s time to require journalism degrees again
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Fire him @nflnetwork
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Astead asks Elissa Slotkin whether we need a generic white guy in 2028: There's a huge delta between what the average citizen feels and what the donors think. The donors are absolutely stuck in old-think of "I need a Christian white straight middle-aged sixty-year-old man."
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