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# Chuck Todd launches now-independent “unscripted” and free of “spin” Toddcast
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/chuck-todd-launches-now-independent-unscripted-and-free-of-spin-podcast/
- Published: 2025-04-14T22:49:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-14T23:51:05.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:55

[**Chuck Todd,** ](https://www.newscaststudio.com/tag/chuck-todd?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)**former NBC and MSNBC political director and host,** released the first episode of his now-independent podcast. In the premiere, a sit-down interview with Pennsylvania **Sen. John Fetterman** shows the duo seated in front of a fireplace with white mantle decked out with Pennsylvania college pennants. This segment, states [NewscastStudio](https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/04/03/chuck-todd-toddcast-relaunch/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), uses a two-camera setup — the two-shot and a one-shot on Fetterman — in what appears to be a higher quality along with at least some lighting gear.

Before departing NBC News, Todd and the network launched “[The Chuck Toddcast](https://www.newscaststudio.com/tag/the-chuck-toddcast?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)” in 2016, and, states NewscastStudio, it became very popular thanks to cross-promotion on NBC and MSNBC. When [Todd exited NBC earlier in 2025](https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/01/31/chuck-todd-leaving-nbc/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), part of his exit deal included retaining rights to the name “The Chuck Toddcast.”

The podcast is being heavily marketed as “unscripted” and free of “spin” and is the foundation of what Todd hopes to grow into a larger podcasting network.