In what has been a tradition of "It's All Politics" podcasts that goes all the way back to 2008, we are ending the year by dedicating the podcast to those giants of politics who passed away.

While my full list appeared in a Tuesday blog post, Ron Elving and I spend some time reflecting on some of the giants, with historical tape of course:

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Credits (as it were) —
Nonstop talkers: Ron Elving and Ken Rudin
Producer: Evie Stone
Editor: Cathy Shaw

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