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BEST OF: Tim Alberta on Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Episode 220
In this Best Of episode, we revisit our conversation with Tim Alberta, the author of the profoundly disturbing book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,” which was released before the 2024 electio…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Atul Gawande on Musk’s Destruction of USAID
Episode 219
Elon Musk and DOGE have been taking a chainsaw to the federal government since Trump was re-elected. It could take us generations to fully recover from the damage inflicted by the careless and cruel …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Catherine Rampell on Trump’s Tariffs and DOGE
Episode 218
Despite widespread warnings about what economic havoc they could cause, Donald Trump announced his plan to put tariffs on nearly every nation in the world. Catherine Rampell, opinion columnist for Th…
Published on 5 months ago
Jessica Yellin on Our Anxiety Producing News Cycle
Episode 217
A potentially catastrophic breach of security within The White House has set off alarm bells for both Republicans and Democrats in D.C. Independent journalist Jessica Yellin joins us to discuss Sig…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Norm Ornstein on Another Terrible Week in D.C.
Episode 216
It's been another chaotic week in Donald Trump's America, and we're thrilled to have our good friend, Norm Ornstein, back on the podcast. We talk about Trump's Executive Order TO dismantle the Depart…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
BEST OF: Trae Crowder on Comedy and The Liberal Redneck
Episode 215
In this Best Of episode, we revisit our conversation with Trae Crowder, the viral comedian from Tennessee aka The Liberal Redneck. We talk about Trae's upbringing in a red state, why rednecks are Tru…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Mark Leibovich on the Week in Washington
Episode 214
We're joined by our friend Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to break down a wild week in Washington D.C.! Donald Trump gave his address to Congress. It was the longest one ever and didn't seem to say m…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
War Correspondent Tim Mak on Russia and Ukraine
Episode 213
As Trump and his administration try to rewrite history and say that Ukraine started the war with Russia, we're joined by Tim Mak, war correspondent and founder of The Counteroffensive. Tim has been l…
Published on 6 months ago
Sarah Longwell on Voter Reactions to Trump's First Month
Episode 212
A month into Donald Trump's second term, how do voters feel about the job he's doing? We talk to Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group podcast. We discuss how Trump is …
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
SPECIAL: Al on SNL's 50th
Episode 211
We're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live this week! This special episode changes things up a bit as Executive Producer Peter Ogburn asks Al about his history with the show. We pu…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago