Off The Cuff With Jared Huffman

We're talking baseball today, ahead of this week's annual Congressional Baseball Game. Team Manager Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA 18th District) is careful not to give away any strategy, but he does share how this fundraiser brings Washington together every year.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver has represented Missouri's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. A United Methodist pastor and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Cleaver discusses the role of spirituality in public life and how he finds balance.

Representative Grace Meng of New York's 6th congressional district joins the podcast to share her perspective on recent violence and hate crimes targeting our Asian American Pacific Islander community.

Former members of Congress - Charlie Dent (Republican representative for Pennsylvania's 15th district) and Donna Edwards (Democratic representative for Maryland's 4th district) - discuss the current state of political bipartisanship and where it's leading us.

Chelsea Parsons, Vice President of Gun Violence Prevention at the Center for American Progress, is an expert on gun policy and the criminal justice system. She joins Congressman Huffman to discuss the driving forces behind gun violence in America and what can be done to stem the tide.

Congressman Huffman is joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, constitutional scholar and Dean of Berkeley Law, and Thomas McInerney, former San Anselmo mayor and an elector in the 2020 Electoral College. The discussion focuses on the dubious origins of the Electoral College and possible democratic remedies to our presidential electoral process.

In this virtual town hall–recorded live on June 16, 2020–includes Representative Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Dr. Curtis Robinson, President of the Marin County Board of Education, and writer and teacher Marshall Carr.

Epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant assisted in the World Health Organization's eradication of smallpox in the 1970s. Congressman Huffman speaks with Dr. Brilliant about our current efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.

Denis Hayes - Founder of the Earth Day Network and coordinator of the first Earth Day - joins the podcast to discuss the history and future of environmentalism.

Ernie Bergman, Mill Valley resident and Vietnam War veteran, and Erica Fein, Advocacy Director at Win Without War, join the podcast to discuss Congress's efforts to rein in the executive branch's war powers.

Congresswoman Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district, joins the podcast. Rep. Castor is Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, of Texas's 16th congressional district, joins the podcast to talk about what life is really like in El Paso, and shares her thoughts on the El Paso ICE detention center.

Brianne Gorod is Chief Counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center. She is currently representing Congressman Huffman, among more than 200 co-plaintiffs in Congress, in an emoluments clause lawsuit against President Trump.

Deputy Director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay Lindsay Layland discusses the proposed enormous mining project, and the threat it poses to the pristine environment and sustainable fishing economy of Bristol Bay.

It's another roommate roundtable, moderated by congressional reporter Matt Fuller. Representatives Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Mike Levin (D-CA) spill the beans on living with Congressman Huffman, plus some frank discussion on DC politics and policy.

Congressman Huffman is joined by The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian as they discuss his new book highlighting the 544 days he was held in an Iranian prison.

Sue Conley (Cowgirl Creamery) and Mary Keehn (Cypress Grove Creamery) join the podcast to share their experiences as founders of two of the most beloved businesses in California's 2nd District.

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) joins the podcast to prove that it is indeed possible for politicians from across the aisle to have substantive conversations without resorting to partisan attacks.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and civil rights attorney Andrew Seidel join a roundtable discussion on religion in politics, and Rep. Huffman answers questions from his team of interns.

Congressman Adam Schiff from California's 28th District joins the podcast to share his thoughts on the ongoing Russia Investigation.