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Will Trump Send Americans to Foreign Prisons?
Episode 1006
Donald Trump and the president of El Salvador gloat about shipping migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison, muse about sending American citizens there next, and lie about the court orders they're ignori…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Art of the Fold
Episode 1005
Republicans go into full propaganda mode to sell Trump's reversal on tariffs as the culmination of a brilliant master strategy—until Trump himself admits it was just a reaction to the markets freakin…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Just Another Orange Monday
Episode 1004
As Donald Trump's insane tariffs plunge America further into a trade a war, the MAGA faithful—with a few notable exceptions—fan out to defend Dear Leader. Meanwhile, Trump says he'd love to send Amer…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Michael Lewis on Bravery in Politics and Why Elon Musk Seems so "Disturbed"
Episode 1003
Michael Lewis, acclaimed author of The Big Short, Moneyball and The Fifth Risk joins Lovett to discuss his most recent book, Who is Government? Lewis and his coauthors profile the civil servants whos…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's "Liberation Day" Crashes the Stock Market
Episode 1002
Donald Trump's drastic new tariffs wreak havoc across the global economy, sending markets tumbling and powerful countries reconsidering their alliances—and it turns out they're based on fake math. To…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump “Not Joking” About 3rd Term
Episode 1001
Donald Trump's long-promised "Liberation Day" of insane new tariffs approaches, but what's his plan for the global trade war he's promising to start? Jon, Lovett, and Tommy discuss all the latest mad…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson on How Democrats Can Build Their Way Back to Power
Episode 1000
In their new book, Abundance, journalists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue that Trump's scarcity mindset is suffocating the country: America doesn’t do enough manufacturing? Better cut back on tra…
Published on 9 months ago
Trump 2.0's Biggest Scandal Yet
Episode 999
Donald Trump and his goons continue to spin the group chat screw-up as totally routine—even as evidence mounts that the story is breaking through to average Americans and causing serious concern. Jon…
Published on 9 months ago
War in the Group Chat
Episode 998
Donald Trump's top national security officials plan a major offensive in a Signal chat—after mistakenly inviting a journalist to join—and hilarity ensues. More American institutions cave to Trump's p…
Published on 9 months ago
A Democrat’s Tough Love for His Party
Episode 997
As the dumpster fire of U.S. politics shoots sparks across the globe, will the Pentagon supply safeguards or sycophants? What will MAGA authoritarianism look like for our communities and those abroad…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago