Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs Trump back in Murdoch’s good books? Politics Weekly America
At the end of July, it was reported that Fox News and other publications owned by Rupert Murdoch were starting to abandon their extensive coverage of…
3 years, 10 months ago
What does the future hold for Liz Cheney? Politics Weekly America
This week, Joan E Greve speaks to the former chair of Republican National Committee Michael Steele about the defeat of Liz Cheney in the Wyoming prim…
3 years, 10 months ago
Democrats celebrate ‘historic’ climate bill: Politics Weekly America
As the Inflation Reduction Act heads to the House floor, many Democrats are hoping the landmark legislation to tackle the climate crisis, which passe…
3 years, 10 months ago
A huge week for US foreign policy: Politics Weekly America
This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former US assistant secretary of state Philip Crowley about what events in Taiwan and Kabul tell us about…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why does an ageing Congress spell trouble for the Democrats? Politics Weekly America
Frustration is mounting about the Democrats’ elderly incumbents, as well as a growing sense that the party is so close to losing control of at least …
3 years, 11 months ago
Is Bannon on course to destroy democracy? Politics Weekly America
As the former White House chief strategist appears in court charged with contempt of Congress, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Jennifer Senior, of the A…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why Republicans are backing a controversial former NFL star
Last week, we learned that Herschel Walker, who’s the Republican nominee for a Senate seat in Georgia, lied to his own campaign team about how many c…
3 years, 11 months ago
Migrant deaths show Biden needs to change immigration policy: Politics Weekly America
At the end of June, authorities in San Antonio, Texas, opened the back of an abandoned truck to find the bodies of more than 50 migrants inside – peo…
4 years ago
Americans lose faith in the US supreme court: Politics Weekly America
The US supreme court has struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, one of several landmark decisions that will affect the lives of million…
4 years ago
What the January 6 hearings have told us: Politics Weekly America
We learned this week that the public hearings held by the January 6 select committee would be extended into July. The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell tells Jo…
4 years ago