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Jessica Reidl: The GOP's Coming Debt Bomb
Charlie Sykes is joined by conservative economist Jessica Riedl for a deep dive into how the Republican Party abandoned its principles of fiscal resp…
1 year, 1 month ago
David Frum: The Grift, the Gaudiness, and the Guardrails
Charlie Sykes and David Frum discuss the staggering corruption and cluelessness behind Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million Qatari jet—complet…
1 year, 1 month ago
Jim Acosta: Focus Like a Laser Beam on Trump's Corruption
Charlie Sykes is joined by Jim Acosta to break down Donald Trump’s latest scandal—accepting a luxury jet from Qatar—and what it says about the normal…
1 year, 1 month ago
Chris Cillizza: Planes, Ploys, and Popes
Charlie Sykes and Chris Cillizza discuss Donald Trump's economic U-turn with China, the murky $400 million jet from Qatar, and the crypto-fueled grif…
1 year, 1 month ago
Tom Nichols: The Anti-Expert Era
Charlie Sykes and Tom Nichols dive into what they call the “death of expertise,” confronting how America’s most influential institutions are now incr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Katie Couric: Dolls, Alcatraz, and Narcissism
Katie Couric joins Charlie Sykes to unpack the psychological underpinnings of Donald Trump’s political appeal and the enablers around him. They explo…
1 year, 1 month ago
Susan Glasser: The Grift Presidency
Charlie Sykes and New Yorker columnist Susan Glasser examine the unprecedented scale and brazenness of corruption in Donald Trump's second term. From…
1 year, 1 month ago
Olivia Troye: Military Parades and Doll Rationing
Charlie Sykes is joined by former White House Homeland Security advisor Olivia Troye to unpack the surreal and sobering first 100 days of Trump’s ret…
1 year, 1 month ago
Nicholas Grossman: Tariffs, Tyranny, and Tipping Points
Charlie Sykes is joined by Nicholas Grossman, editor of Arc Digital and political science professor, to dissect the first 100 days of Trump's second …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ryan Lizza: 100 Days of Trump 2.0
Charlie Sykes is joined by journalist Ryan Lizza to unpack the first 100 days of Trump's second term and why much of the political media is failing t…
1 year, 1 month ago