Podcast Episodes

Donald Trump's Megalomania

Sofia Kinzinger was a WH staffer under Trump during his first term. In this episode, she talks to Charlie about what it was like, and about her journ…

23 hours ago

Trump’s Deal Is an Abject Surrender

Ed Luce from the Financial Times joins Charlie to discuss the deal with Iran, the Netanyahu-Trump fallout, and Elon Musk's obsession with Britain.  

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2 days, 23 hours ago

America Gave Up on Its Own History

Yoni Appelbaum, historian and deputy executive editor at The Atlantic, joins Charlie to go over what we know — and don't know — about the deal with I…

4 days, 23 hours ago

Trump’s ‘Sitzkrieg’ in Iran

Atlantic writer Tom Nichols joins Charlie to catch up on Trump's zigzagging on Iran, discuss Elon Musk's new status as a trillionaire, and unpack the…

1 week ago

The Alternative Universe of Grief

In this special To the Contrary episode, Charlie sits down with Danielle Crittenden, whose daughter Miranda died suddenly two years ago. Crittenden r…

1 week, 2 days ago

The Ferrets Running Around in Trump’s Brain

Legal analyst and Talking Feds host, Harry Litman, joins Charlie to dissect Trump's brief interview with Meet the Press, his legal battles over the s…

1 week, 4 days ago

Tara Palmeri: Men Behaving Badly

On today’s episode of “To the Contrary,” Charlie sits down with journalist and author of “The Red Letter” Substack, Tara Palmeri. The two of them dis…

2 weeks ago

"Trump Is Losing Power and It’s Making Him More Malicious"

Jonathan Rauch is a Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. In this episode, he joins Charlie to talk about Tr…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

What Happened to Rudy Giuliani?

John Avlon is chair of Citizens Union, former editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and former chief speechwriter for Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In this episo…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Can Trump Be Stopped? Actually, Yes.

Miles Taylor is a former DHS official during Trump's first term and the founder of Defiance.org. He joins Charlie to discuss how the administration's…

3 weeks ago