Podcast Episodes

María Corina Machado on her hopes for Venezuela’s future

Venezuelan politician and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says that Venezuela could have a new democratic election in less than a year. The No…

2 months ago

GOP Senator Tillis is done mincing words

Senator Thom Tillis calls for the resignation of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in a forthright interview with Dasha Burns for “The Conversation.” Th…

2 months, 1 week ago

Scott Bessent: ‘We're reordering the global economy’ | The Conversation

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with POLITICO's Dasha Burns at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in our first episode of 2026. Th…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

The top 5 interview moments of 2025

Happy holidays! "The Conversation" will return with a new season in January 2026. In the meantime, listen to some of the most memorable moments from …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Gates on vaccine hesitancy, AI and global health

Gates Foundation co-founder Bill Gates joined POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on this week’s episode of The Conversation to discuss his continued support for …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

An interview with President Donald Trump

In this special edition of The Conversation, President Donald Trump sits down with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns at the White House to discuss his global in…

4 months ago

Trump’s tariff czar speaks | Jamieson Greer

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is no stranger to President Donald Trump’s tariff-forward trade agenda. Greer served as chief of staff to Ro…

4 months ago

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on transforming the armed forces

Dan Driscoll made history earlier this year when, at 38, he was sworn in as the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history.

And he just made news again…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Seth Moulton on the Epstein emails, Venezuela, and the shutdown

Rep. Seth Moulton (D–Mass.) is not one to shy away from criticism of his own party. He made waves in the past when he insisted that the Democrats’ ap…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Conversation election special 2025: Mikie Sherrill and James Blair

New Jersey’s governor-elect Mikie Sherrill and James Blair, the political director for the Trump 2024 Campaign and the RNC, break down the lessons le…

5 months ago