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Susan Glasser: TrumpSchmerz
New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser joins Charlie Sykes to talk about what she calls “TrumpSchmerz” — the constant state of worry that hangs over A…
6 months, 1 week ago
Edward Luce: Western Democracy Under Siege
Charlie Sykes sits down with Financial Times U.S. National Editor Edward Luce to examine the accelerating retreat of Western liberalism and the fragi…
6 months, 1 week ago
Harry Litman: The Comey Indictment and the Insurrection Act
Charlie Sykes and former U.S. attorney Harry Litman unpack the escalating legal and constitutional crises of the Trump era. From the unprecedented IC…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Olivia Troye: The Enemy Within, Shutdowns, and Jane Goodall
Charlie Sykes and Olivia Troye take a journey through the week’s political turmoil — from Trump’s Oval Office trolling and the specter of a third ter…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Paul Rieckhoff: Grievance, Guns, and Power
Charlie Sykes sits down with Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Independent Veterans of America, for a wide-ranging conversation about America’s mass shootin…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
6 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…
6 months, 3 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…
6 months, 3 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…
6 months, 4 weeks 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…
7 months ago