Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFinnish Ambassador: Here’s the right way to poke the Russian bear
Episode 402
The war in Ukraine is just over one year old. There is widespread talk of a major spring offensive from both sides. War in Europe, once unthinkable, …
3 years, 1 month ago
How to investigate the president, his predecessor & keep your job
Episode 401
Until last month, Anthony Coley was Director of Public Affairs at the Justice Department and a Senior Adviser to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Co…
3 years, 1 month ago
What experts get wrong about Nikki Haley’s run
Episode 400
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, and President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, is running for president. But not …
3 years, 1 month ago
Have China hawks flown the coop?
Episode 399
In Washington, there is now a bipartisan consensus around being tough on China.
This was happening even before the Chinese sent a spy balloon drifting…
3 years, 2 months ago
Why Kevin McCarthy thinks he’s already won
Episode 398
A small group of longtime Kevin McCarthy aides who decamped downtown to lobby are suddenly some of the most influential and sought-after people in Wa…
3 years, 2 months ago
Behind the RNC's anti-Trump revolt
Episode 397
After losing both chambers of Congress during Trump’s presidency and after waging a disappointing campaign to recapture them in 2022, the Republican …
3 years, 2 months ago
The people of New Hampshire vs. Joe Biden
Episode 396
What do you do when you are one of the guardians of your state’s most precious political and cultural institution — the very thing that defines New H…
3 years, 2 months ago
The strategist who didn't believe in the red wave
Episode 395
In off-the-record conversations and private emails, AFL-CIO political director Michael Podhorzer argued that the pundits focusing exclusively on the …
3 years, 2 months ago
The unauthorized history of the House Freedom Caucus
Episode 394
In late 2014, Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) was traveling back to Louisiana with his wife when he had an idea: a plan to empower arch-conservatives to pu…
3 years, 3 months ago
The anti-McCarthy faction teases a shadow speaker
Episode 393
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) and his allies are trying to end Kevin McCarthy’s reign as leader of the House Republicans. Good is one of five Republicans in …
3 years, 3 months ago