Podcast Episodes

How Can We Tell Who's Really Winning in Campaign 2024?

We’re on a Hopium high after Kamala Harris’s stellar debate performance. With a deluge of new polls on the horizon, political gurus Tara McGowan, Simon Rosenberg, and Tom Bonier join David Rothkopf t…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Eating Dogs and Our Misinformation Moment

Election misinformation reached a new low with Donald Trump peddling a fake story that immigrants are eating pets in Ohio on the debate stage. But how does this kind of fake news come about? How much…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The DSR Daily for September 12: Presidential Debate Fallout

On the DSR Daily for September 12, we cover the fallout from the presidential debate and Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, a Ground Zero ceremony to commemorate 9/11, hawkish rhetoric from…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The Daily Blast: Trump’s Wild New Fits of Rage Over Debate Fiasco Reveal Deep Weakness

After Kamala Harris’s shellacking of Donald Trump at the debate, Trump ventured on to Fox News, where he attacked the moderators as deeply biased against him. Incredibly, he even said their network, …

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The DSR Daily for September 11: Kamala Wins Big in Presidential Debate

On the DSR Daily for September 11 we discuss the biggest takeaways from the first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump share our reactions to Harris’s dominant performance. 

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Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The Daily Blast: J.D. Vance’s Ugly Rants About Cat-Eating Haitians Just Got Even Worse

In recent days, the Trump campaign, J.D. Vance and other prominent MAGA figures have pushed a repulsive falsehood: That Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets. Though this was decisively debunke…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Reagan: His Life and Legend - A Conversation with Max Boot

Ronald Reagan is a near mythological figure in American politics — so how do we separate fact from fiction and reckon with his controversial legacy? Max Boot joins David Rothkopf to discuss his new b…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Words Matter: Debate Day and Beyond

With the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump looming, Norm and Kavita are back to break down the campaign and analyze each of their strategies, as well as discuss the Trump tic…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The DSR Daily for September 10: Philadelphia Prepares for Presidential Debate

On the DSR Daily for September 10, we break down the impending presidential debate, Ukraine’s large-scale drone attack on Russia, the latest scandal surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas, and more. 

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Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The Daily Blast: The Serious Case for Not Panicking About Trump’s Scary New Polling

On Tuesday night, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off in their first debate. It goes without saying that the stakes are very high, as polls now show the two of them effectively tied, with pe…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago