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Nicholas Grossman: UN Escalators, NATO, and Free Speech
Charlie Sykes is joined by Nicholas Grossman to unpack another chaotic week in politics and foreign affairs. From Trump’s bizarre UN speech and a mys…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
David French: Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and the Kimmel Moment
Charlie Sykes welcomes David French back to the podcast to unpack the fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s viral monologue and Donald Trump’s failed attempt t…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Julian Zelizer: Power and Punishment
Charlie Sykes and historian Julian Zelizer take a hard look at a whirlwind week of political intimidation, weaponized investigations, and the GOP’s m…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Daniel Drezner: Trump 2.0, Free Speech, and Foreign Policy Failures
Charlie Sykes talks with Daniel Drezner, academic dean and distinguished professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, to discuss the evolution of…
9 months ago
Adam Kinzinger: Free Speech Under Siege
Charlie Sykes is joined by former Congressman Adam Kinzinger to unpack the mounting threats to free speech in America. They examine Donald Trump’s es…
9 months ago
Tom Nichols: Into Darkness
Charlie Sykes and Tom Nichols return to “the gloom” for a conversation about political violence, creeping authoritarianism, and the weaponization of …
9 months ago
Garry Kasparov: Putin, Poland, and the Peril of American Democracy
Former world chess champion and democracy activist Garry Kasparov joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Russia’s escalating war, including the deliberate dr…
9 months, 1 week ago
Jonathan Rauch: The Rise of the Woke Right
Charlie Sykes is joined by Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution and The Atlantic for a conversation recorded just as news of the shooting of C…
9 months, 1 week ago
Garrett Graff: America Tips Into Fascism
Charlie Sykes sits down with historian and journalist Garrett Graff to examine his recent warning that America has entered a dangerous slide toward a…
9 months, 1 week ago
Paula Kerger: PBS is Not Going Anywhere
Charlie Sykes sits down with Paula Kerger, the longest-serving president and CEO of PBS, to discuss the unprecedented defunding of public broadcastin…
9 months, 2 weeks ago