Podcast Episodes

Trump just avoided 40 felony counts

A federal judge has thrown out Trump's classified documents case. Wall Street Journal Justice Department reporter C. Ryan Barber explains what that m…

1 year, 7 months ago

VP J.D.

Donald Trump’s running mate is Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. Politico’s Ian Ward describes Vance’s transformation from a self-described hillbilly to the poli…

1 year, 7 months ago

Is this us?

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is part of a steady uptick in political — and increasingly partisan — violence in the United States. With a…

1 year, 7 months ago

The song of the summer is DEAD

Long live the song of the summer. But wait! Switched on Pop’s Charlie Harding disagrees. And Rolling Stone’s Brittany Spanos says maybe it never exis…

1 year, 7 months ago

What is Project 2025?

Donald Trump is trying to distance himself from it. Joe Biden wants you to Google it. Semafor’s Shelby Talcott explains what’s going on with the cons…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Supreme Court’s power grab

The Supreme Court just fundamentally changed how the federal government works. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains.

This episode was produced by Victoria Cha…

1 year, 8 months ago

Dancing in the Dark Money

Prosecutors ain’t nothing but tired of New Jersey’s political corruption. WNYC’s Nancy Solomon, host of the Dead End podcast, explains the cases agai…

1 year, 8 months ago

Joe Almighty

President Biden says only the “Lord Almighty” can get him to end his re-election campaign, though more and more Democrats are trying to sway him them…

1 year, 8 months ago

Why “Country Roads” feels like home

John Denver’s ode to West Virginia might be more popular abroad than it is in the United States. This Independence Day, we’re asking why.

This episode…

1 year, 8 months ago

Criminalizing homelessness?

The Supreme Court has weighed in on homelessness for the first time in decades. The Economist's Steven Mazie tells us what the decision means, and Vo…

1 year, 8 months ago