Podcast Episodes

The Supreme Court’s Back. Uh Oh.

The Supreme Court term’s kicked off this week, and the cases in front of the nine justices could reshape American life in public, at home, and in the…

1 year, 3 months ago

October 7th, One Year Later

A year after the initial Hamas attack on Israel, tens of thousands are dead, bombs are still falling, a regional war is expanding, and there’s no end…

1 year, 3 months ago

TBD | A.I. Goes Nuclear

Decades ago, Three Mile Island was shut down after a near catastrophic nuclear meltdown. So why is Microsoft paying over a billion dollars to open it…

1 year, 3 months ago

TBD | Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the idea of a climate haven has been upended. And as the climate change gets worse every year, fewer places wil…

1 year, 3 months ago

Experts Feared a Wider War. It's Finally Here

With Israel sending airstrikes on Lebanon and deflecting missiles from Iran, the war has become what experts feared: a regional conflict. How much mo…

1 year, 3 months ago

Vance and Walz Debate

The second, and likely final, debate of this presidential election was between JD Vance and Tim Walz, two Midwestern men with two very different visi…

1 year, 3 months ago

How To Debate JD Vance, From His Last Opponent

How Tim Ryan looks back on debating JD Vance in the 2022 Ohio Senate race—and how he would coach Tim Walz to win.

Guest: Tim Ryan, former representati…

1 year, 3 months ago

Will Eric Adams Cost the Dems the House?

The federal indictment of Eric Adams is just the latest in a long line of embarrassing blow-ups, scandals, and unforced errors by the New York Democr…

1 year, 3 months ago

TBD | American Life is a Highway

America is caught in a vicious cycle of trying to alleviate traffic by expanding and building more highways, only for them to clog right up with more…

1 year, 3 months ago

Bonus: The Surge | Indicted for Swagger

A throwback week in politics finds New York’s Boss Tweed of Swagger in trouble, a Republican bucking the party line for his constituents and a name D…

1 year, 3 months ago