Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA socialist underdog makes history in New York
How did a political nobody, Zohran Mamdani, beat one of New York’s best-known establishment figures, Andrew Cuomo? Rachel Leingang speaks to Moira Do…
1 year ago
Trump’s plan for Iran divides Republicans
What is Donald Trump’s plan for Iran? Is he about to break his campaign pledge for ‘no more wars’? And if he does, could this be the moment he loses …
1 year ago
Has Trump turned the US into a police state?
As Donald Trump deploys more troops to fight protesters in LA, and as plans come together for a military parade in Washington DC on the president’s b…
1 year ago
Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1
Three years ago British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira vanished while on a reporting trip near Brazil’s remo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump and Musk’s spectacular bust-up
As Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue to sling accusations at each other on their social media platforms, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser…
1 year, 1 month ago
Has RFK Jr misdiagnosed America?
Last week Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s health chief and a longtime vaccine sceptic, presented a report on children’s health by the Make Americ…
1 year, 1 month ago
Did the White House cover up Joe Biden’s ill health?
As scepticism grows over Joe Biden’s mental and physical health during his presidency, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Bakari Sellers, a political comme…
1 year, 1 month ago
Who are the players behind Trump’s foreign policy?
From a trip to the Middle East to talks between Russia and Ukraine, it’s a busy week for Donald Trump and US foreign policy. Jonathan Freedland speak…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trade deals, global wars and AI Jedi posts: where is Trump’s focus?
Jonathan Freedland and the senior Washington editor of Semafor, Elana Schor, discuss what the US president is choosing to make a priority, and what h…
1 year, 2 months ago
What does Trump really think of his first 100 days in office?
To mark his 100th day in office, Donald Trump sat down with the Time journalist Eric Cortellessa, who here speaks to Jonathan Freedland about what he…
1 year, 2 months ago