John Heilemann

John Heilemann is a co-founder of Recount Media and executive editor of The Recount, a social and streaming video news outlet covering politics, business, technology, and culture. He is the host of The Recount’s “Hell & High Water with John Heilemann”, a weekly YouTube series and podcast about the intersection of politics and culture; a host, creator, and executive producer of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated weekly political docu-series “The Circus”; national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC; and co-author of “Game Change” and “Double Down”, the definitive accounts of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. A New York Times No. 1 best-seller for eleven straight weeks, “Game Change” was adapted by HBO into a movie of the same name, which went on to win five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Peabody Award. Heilemann previously served as a managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and host of the daily MSNBC and Bloomberg TV program “With All Due Respect”.