Podcast Episodes

TBD | Marc Andreessen’s New Deal

What drove Marc Andreessen’s transformation into a political actor, and what is he looking for from having Washington in his thrall?

Guest: Zoe Schif…

1 year, 6 months ago

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Many of the policy changes in Trump’s first 100 days have come from the White House—but now, it’s Congress’s turn. Republicans have roughly a month t…

1 year, 6 months ago

Inside the ICE Prison Holding Student Detainees

After Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was abducted off the streets of her district, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is not mincing words when it comes to the Trump…

1 year, 6 months ago

Will HHS Survive RFK Jr?

At his first press conference as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. gave a glimpse of what the department will look like un…

1 year, 6 months ago

Are Public Schools the Supreme Court's Next Target?

The Supreme Court is hearing two cases this month regarding religion in public schools that seem to contradict each other—a public school in Maryland…

1 year, 6 months ago

TBD | Death of the Weather Forecast?

The Trump administration has already begun cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes the U.S. National Weather Serv…

1 year, 6 months ago

TBD | The Immigration Data Dragnet

One of DOGE’s goals is to get government data out of “silos” and make it more easily shared across departments. But there are good reasons for some d…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Flight Attendant Who Wants You to Go on Strike

The Trump administration’s actions on immigration and firing the federal workforce have drawn condemnation from all sorts of unions—from building tra…

1 year, 6 months ago

Fed Up!

Why Trump wants to ouster his own appointee, Jerome Powell, from the Fed chair—and why the rest of the world is rooting for Powell to stay put.

Guest:…

1 year, 6 months ago

Ciao Papa

Preaching for empathy and compassion, Pope Francis was at times seen as an agent of dramatic change in the Catholic Church. Did he succeed? Is that e…

1 year, 6 months ago