Podcast Episodes

Frederick W. Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand and Where Might They Be Going

Where do things stand in Ukraine? How will the recently-passed aid package help Ukraine on the battlefield? How does the war in Ukraine relate to ris…

2 years, 2 months ago

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second?

What was it like serving in the Trump administration—and what might a second Trump term look like? To discuss these questions, we are joined by Mark …

2 years, 3 months ago

David Axelrod on Biden v. Trump 2024

Where do things stand in the 2024 race? What campaign strategies might increase Joe Biden’s chances? How might the economy, the border, wars in Europ…

2 years, 3 months ago

Joe Klein: Can the Democrats Get their Act Together?

What do Joe Biden's successes, failures, and poll numbers reveal about the state of the Democratic Party today? In an era of polarization, can a spir…

2 years, 4 months ago

Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake

Two years into the war, where do things stand in Ukraine? What are Vladimir Putin’s war aims and how is attempting to undermine American commitment a…

2 years, 4 months ago

Doug Sosnik on the State of the Race: Trump, Biden, and 2024

Where does the 2024 presidential race stand? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates, and how might such an unpopular rematch play ou…

2 years, 5 months ago

Whit Ayres on 2024: How Weak is Trump? What about Biden?

Summing up the state of the 2024 race as we head toward the South Carolina primaries, veteran Republican pollster Whit Ayres says if the election wer…

2 years, 5 months ago

Aaron Friedberg on the China Challenge—and a World in Disarray

What are the latest developments in the US-China relationship? What can we learn from recent elections in Taiwan? How does the CCP view the wars in U…

2 years, 6 months ago

Peter Berkowitz on Israel at War: A Nation United and Divided

Three months after October 7 and amidst the ongoing war in Gaza, what is the national mood in Israel? How are the partisan divisions which gripped Is…

2 years, 6 months ago

Ruth Wisse on Anti-Semitism—and Why it Matters

What is anti-Semitism? Why is Israel under attack on college campuses?

In this Conversation, released originally in 2014, Bill Kristol spoke with Ruth…

2 years, 7 months ago