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Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook
Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins Charlie to explain why he thinks Trump is f…
3 months ago
Blue Screen of Hypocrisy
Miles Taylor, a former DHS official during Trump's first term, joins Charlie to dissect the administration's response to the ICE killing of Nicole Re…
3 months ago
Nobody Is Coming to Save Us
In this episode, Charlie answers your questions about the ICE killing in Minneapolis, the Donroe Doctrine, and the psychological and physical burdens…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Intellectuals of the MAGA movement
Laura K. Field, the author of the new book "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right," joins Charlie to explain why we should pay attention to…
3 months, 1 week ago
Trump's America Becomes the Neighborhood Bully
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum joins Charlie from Poland to discuss the troubling start to 2026 with Trump's actions in Venezuela.
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3 months, 1 week ago
2025 in Review: Tom Nichols
Charlie and The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols reflect on the upheavals of 2025 and debate whether Trump really has three more years in office — or only one,…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 in Review: Matt Lewis
Charlie invites Matt Lewis, author of Filthy Rich Politicians and Too Dumb to Fail, to look back at the year. They also look ahead and ask how the ne…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
2025 in Review: Susan Glasser
Charlie and The New Yorker writer Susan Glasser summarize the year for TTC listeners: The erosion of guardrails, the collapse of institutions, and th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Coverup, Bari's Blunder
In this episode, Charlie speaks with former GOP political strategist Lucy Caldwell. They discuss the botched release of the Epstein files, Bari Weiss…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Every Red State Is Going to Have a Trump Airport Soon
Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger came on TTC to talk about Trump's insistence on marking his territory everywhere -- from the Kennedy Center to the …
3 months, 4 weeks ago