Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrump’s Deportation Blitz Is Failing Badly In The Courts - Why It Matters
Episode 282
On day one, he declared several emergencies. Later, he backed this up by invoking the Alien Enemies Act. This has been an ongoing and deliberate push…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The MAGA-Inspired Populist Surge That’s Changing Everything
Episode 281
In some places, such as Canada and maybe this weekend Australia, populist-right politicians, although they clearly show the signs of being influenced…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ukraine’s Minerals Deal with the US: Hidden Costs, False Promises?
Episode 280
So Ukraine has finally signed the Minerals Deal with the Trump Administration. And news commentators are full of speculation about how much this deal…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Tariffs Chaos Shrinks US Economy - And This Is Just The Start
Episode 279
The news arrived today that the US economy has dramatically cratered - shrinking in the first quarter of the year, whereas it had been strongly growi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Trump Spoiler Move That May Be Carney's First Big Test
Episode 278
Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won the Canadian election. It was close, but still extraordinary that he was able to turn around the massive deficit …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
What Everyone Missed About This Iconic Moment
Episode 277
The big story about the Pope's funeral - bigger than the event itself on some measures - was a 15 minute one-on-one conversation between Presidents T…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Talking To China
Episode 276
We're used to the idea that Trump lies a lot - I mean, even his supporters know this, although they will use euphemisms to make it sound ok. But WHY …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Elon Musk’s DOGE has been a dismal failure
Episode 275
Musk's time with DOGE is coming to an end - or at least will be massively dialled back. But the fact is that the exercise, which promised so much, se…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's tariff blunders blow up in his face
Episode 274
It's official. Trump's tariffs on the world, but especially on China, are making the whole world poorer. Trump wants China to make a deal - but he se…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s Meltdown As Ukraine Surrender Plan Fails
Episode 273
At the start of the day, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff were on their way to a top-level meeting in London to discuss President Trump's seven-point "p…
11 months, 4 weeks ago