A conversation with Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican point man for the bipartisan effort to stabilize Obamacare, in Nashville’s songwriting mecca, The Bluebird Cafe.

CNBC’s John Harwood has been covering Washington politics for more than 30 years, reporting on the people in the White House and Congress who make decisions affecting our lives. In his “Speakeasy” podcast, Harwood brings those conversations to life in diners and bars, Capitol offices, and even hits the road to meet with political players in their home towns.