# Stress Test Podcast Launch

> Mother Jones launches podcast to navigate midterm election stress.
- Title: Stress Test Podcast Launch · Mother Jones | Shortify
- Summary: Mother Jones launches podcast to navigate midterm election stress. Mother Jones starts a twice-weekly podcast to help Americans understand midterm election…
- Keywords: mother jones, midterm elections, democracy, david corn, garrison hayes, video podcast, Stress, Test, Podcast, Launch
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/stress-test-new-video-podcast-democracy-midterms
- Author: Mother Jones
- Published: 2026-10-01T16:10:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mother jones, midterm elections, democracy, david corn, garrison hayes, video podcast
## New podcast launch
Mother Jones introduces twice-weekly video podcast called Stress Test to help Americans navigate midterm election stress.
## Midterm election stress
Worriers including doomscrollers and political junkies face election stress with war, unpopular president, MAGA capture of congress, and multibillionaires slop-ifying jobs.
## Podcast focus
David corn and garrison hayes will profile election issues like data centers, christian nationalism, and voting rights erosion.
## Democracy fragility
David corn states democracy is fragile after 2020, noting not everyone learned the lesson.
## Podcast format
Twice-weekly episodes feature david corn and garrison hayes discussing midterms with reporters and breaking news updates.
## Podcast promise
Garrison hayes says david corn is the best person to talk about election stress with journalists and reporters.
## Key takeaway

Mother Jones starts a twice-weekly podcast to help Americans understand midterm election risks and democracy's fragility.