The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

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Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy

The Back Room with Andy Ostroy presents a humorous, honest take on politics and pop culture featuring notable guest interviews, a shit-ton of righteous indignation, and rip-roaring repartee with co-producers Matty Rosenberg and Jen Hammoud. We're havin' a ball, and so will you! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at [email protected] Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel

Episodes · 25

Andrew McCabe on the Current State of the FBI under Kash Patel and the Impact on the Bureau's Credibility, Hiring and Firing, and Morale

Jun 13, 2026 · 1h 7m

Batya Ungar-Sargon on her New Book The Jews and the Left

Jun 11, 2026 · 27m

Alisyn Camerota on Life, Loss, Grief and Reinvention

Jun 8, 2026 · 1h 2m

Keisha Lance Bottoms on her Campaign for Georgia Governor and her New Memoir, The Rough SIde of the Mountain

Jun 6, 2026 · 43m

Danielle Crittenden on her Terrific New Book Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable

Jun 4, 2026 · 59m

MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her U.S. Senate Campaign

Jun 2, 2026 · 30m

Asha Rangappa on the Iran War, Trump's Autocratic Overreach and DOJ/FBI Weaponization, the Administration's Incompetence, and How Democrats Need to Fight Back and Win in November

May 31, 2026 · 45m

Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump, Orban, Xi/China and Whether She's Still Optimistic About American Democracy

May 26, 2026 · 36m

Kristy Greenberg on Trump's $1.776 Slush-Fund and IRS Immunity Deal, Blanche, Bondi, Comey, Epstein...and the KNICKS!

May 23, 2026 · 54m

Jonathan Jordan on his Terrific New Book IKE AND WINSTON: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship

May 21, 2026 · 54m

Andrew Weissmann on his New Book Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America

May 19, 2026 · 54m

Nate Soares Explains How and Why AI May Ultimately Kill Us All

May 16, 2026 · 1h 3m

Jonathan Vigliotti on his New Book Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A.

May 14, 2026 · 52m

Elie Honig on Epstein/Lutnick/Bondi; Patel; Comey; SCOTUS/Virginia; Kimmel, Disney/ABC and the FCC; and Birthright Citizenship

May 11, 2026 · 40m

Rep. Pat Ryan on the Iran War, Hegseth's Incompetence, the Economy, the Midterms and More

May 9, 2026 · 41m

Tara Setmayer on Trump, the Republican Assault on Voting Rights, the Midterms and More

May 7, 2026 · 38m

EPISODE 500! Rep. James Walkinshaw on Epstein, Bondi, Iran, Hegseth, the Economy, Redistricting, and the Midterms

May 4, 2026 · 26m

Olivia Troye on her VA-7 Congressional Campaign and the Midterms, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, DHS, Gabbard, Miller and More

May 2, 2026 · 1h 3m

Mimi Rocah on the Comey Indictment

Apr 30, 2026 · 31m

Jackie Corin on March For Our Lives' Efforts to Fight Gun Violence and Achieve Gun Reform Legislation

Apr 25, 2026 · 29m

Isabel Vincent on her Bombshell New Biography RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise

Apr 20, 2026 · 1h 1m

Josh Turek on his Incredibly Inspiring Journey and Iowa U.S. Senate Campaign

Apr 18, 2026 · 50m

Jonathan Greenblatt on the Alarming Rise of Antisemitism and Hate Crimes; Israel, Gaza and Lebanon; Trump and Iran; Mamdani; and More

Apr 16, 2026 · 52m

Adrian Fontes on Defending and Protecting the Election Process as We Head Towards the Midterms

Apr 14, 2026 · 41m

Rick Wilson on the Iran War, Epstein, MAGA, the Midterms, and Trump v Pope

Apr 11, 2026 · 44m