Podcast Episodes

Is Trump Angling for Regime Change in Venezuela?

As the United States points its biggest warship at Venezuela, what is the White House trying to achieve in Caracas? How does it fit into the Trump administration’s broader Latin America policy? And h…

Published on 7 hours ago

Unpacking the Trump-Xi Meeting

China analyst and former policymaker Elizabeth Economy sits down with Ravi Agrawal to unpack the meeting that took place last week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Is the AI Economy a Bubble?

Is the AI boom a bubble? What happens if it pops? Economist Jared Bernstein joined FP Live to sound the alarm on the growth and investment in the AI sector.

Plus, Ravi’s One Thing on the first Trump-…

Published on 2 weeks ago

What’s Behind Trump’s Expansionist Instincts?

How can history help make sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Greg Grandin shares how Trump’s imperialist impulses may be inspired by th…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Road Ahead for Palestine

With the cease-fire more than a week old, Palestinians now turn to what comes next: rebuilding and governing. Former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization Diana Buttu sits down with …

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Are Young Americans Swinging Right?

43 percent of voters under 30 supported U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, a 7 percent jump in support from both the 2016 and 2020 elections. What’s underpinning this rightward shift a…

Published on 1 month ago

The World After Oct. 7, 2023

Tuesday marks two years since Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, Israel has decimated Gaza in what many independent organizations are calling a genocide and attacked several countr…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

A U.S. Shutdown and a Constitutional Crisis

With increased polarization and ongoing budgetary disputes, the U.S. government does not seem to be acting in the way that the American forefathers intended. Host Ravi Agrawal brings on historian Jil…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Will Qatar Continue to Mediate Between Hamas and Israel?

Qatar often presents itself as a neutral mediator in the world’s trickiest problems, but on Sept. 9, its sovereignty was violated as Israel launched a strike to assassinate top Hamas leaders in Doha.…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

One-on-One With Europe’s Top Diplomat

How is Europe navigating the Trump administration and a troubling moment in the trans-Atlantic relationship? FP Live host Ravi Agrawal sits down with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, o…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago