Podcast Episodes

Tom Nichols: Remember the Split Screen

On Saturday, Trump would like nothing more than images from Los Angeles of tear gas and balaclava-clad anarchists throwing bottles at Marines to comp…

9 months, 1 week ago

Andrew Weissmann: Outlandish and Outrageous

Trump is outright fabricating a justification for sending Guard troops into Los Angeles, and his directive is not limited only to LA. So, if someone …

9 months, 1 week ago

Mark Hertling: Contrary to American Values

Trump keeps wrapping himself in the American flag while while behaving in a very anti-American way—like threatening to shut down protests at his $45 …

9 months, 1 week ago

Bill Kristol: People Should Be Mad

Where is Obama? Where is George W. Bush? A Marine battalion and the National Guard have been deployed in response to a spark Trump set off by sweepin…

9 months, 1 week ago

Ta-Nehisi Coates: A Natural Human Reaction

Season 2 Episode 1060

Trump and Stephen Miller wanted a backlash against the immigration raids, because even they know that humans will respond when the federal government…

9 months, 1 week ago

Sam Stein: The Divorce

Season 2 Episode 1059

Elon went nuclear, accusing Trump of being a pedo, taking credit for his election victory, and calling for his impeachment. Trump in return may try t…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Matt Yglesias: Elon's Smash and Grab

Season 2 Episode 1058

Trump's and Musk's very public breakup may be amusing, but don't lose sight of the fact that DOGE was a failure—despite what the manosphere says. Elo…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahm Emanuel: Trump Is a Chump

Season 2 Episode 1057

The lovelorn TACO trader has been hanging by the phone at 2am hoping China's Xi will call him to make a tariff deal. But that call is not coming with…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Catherine Rampell: Slow Burn

Season 2 Episode 1056

Jamie Dimon is spooked about the bond market, business uncertainty about tariffs is dragging the economy, and it seems like no politician will get se…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Kristol: The Grotesqueness of It All

Season 2 Episode 1055

Mike Johnson and Russ Vought outright lied on camera about the proposed Medicaid cuts and the impact they would have on millions of Americans. Marco …

9 months, 2 weeks ago