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Author Jackie Calmes Did the Investigation on Brett Kavanaugh the FBI Should Have Done
Episode 82
The FBI sent the tips from the Kavanaugh Tip Line to White House Counsel Don McGahn, who tossed them in the waste basket. Calmes tracked them down. N…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Brilliant Dahlia Lithwick – Slate’s (and Al’s) Expert on SCOTUS
Episode 81
Lithwick brings her depth and breadth of knowledge, plus her wit.
4 years, 5 months ago
Lead Dem Election Lawyer Marc Elias on the Epic Battle for Our Democracy
Episode 80
Democrats have a limited time to prevent America from becoming an authoritarian state.
4 years, 5 months ago
Alex Gibney Talks Opioids & His Doc “The Crime of the Century”
Episode 79
Gibney traces the opioid epidemic & the criminal culpability of bad actors like Purdue Pharma, federal regulators, & doctors. It’s ugly.
4 years, 5 months ago
R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the Corporate Capture of the Courts
Episode 78
A great discussion on how the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence isn’t conservative. It’s corporatist.
4 years, 5 months ago
Author Michael Wolff Discusses Trump’s Disastrous Last Year as POTUS
Episode 77
The chilling, yet hilarious saga of a deeply insane President
4 years, 5 months ago
Ben Rhodes, Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor, on Afghanistan & Our Foreign Policy Reset
Episode 76
How our 20 Year War on Terror Distracted Us from Climate, China, Social Media, and Democracy
4 years, 6 months ago
Laurie Garrett and Andy Slavitt – Where We Are NOW on COVID-19
Episode 75
The Pulitzer-Winner (Garrett) and Biden Covid Advisor (Slavitt) take a deep dive.
4 years, 6 months ago
Atlantic Monthly’s Adam Serwer on his book about the Trump Administration: The Cruelty is the Point
Episode 74
Separating kids from their parents at the border? Mocking a disabled journalist? Cutting food stamps? The Cruelty is the Point!
4 years, 6 months ago
Bryan Fogel, Producer of The Dissident, on the Brutal Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Episode 73
Mohammed bin Salman made the Washington Post columnist pay in the worst way possible for his dedication to reform in his home country.
4 years, 6 months ago