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20 of 162 episodesTrump’s Self-Dealing and the Question of Kleptocracy
The New Yorker staff writer David D. Kirkpatrick joins Tyler Foggatt and Andrew Marantz to discuss his investigation —published in August, 2...
Dan Osborn, the Independent Senate Candidate Who Could Tip Nebraska
As control of the Senate hangs in the balance, many eyes are on Dan Osborn, of Nebraska. He’s a dream candidate for the Democrats: a mechani...
The Whiplash of the U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
The New Yorker contributing writer Robin Wright joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the state of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. They talk...
The U.F.C. President, Dana White, on Donald Trump: “He’s Not a Racist”
There will be a variety of celebrations to honor America’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary this year. Much of it is to be expected: fir...
Is Washington Up to the Challenge of A.I.?
The Washington Roundtable discusses the growing political backlash to artificial intelligence, especially among young Americans, and asks wh...
What Is Hakeem Jeffries’s Plan for the Midterms, and After?
The New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss his Profile of Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader. They ta...
The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore
The two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence arrives during intense disputes about American history, as the T...
A Member of the “Seditious Six” on Reviving the Democratic Party
The Washington Roundtable is joined by Representative Jason Crow, of Colorado, an Army Ranger veteran, member of the House Intelligence and...
Hungary Avoided Democratic Collapse. Can We?
The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Péter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary, whom Marantz rece...
Barack Obama in the Trump Era
The contributing writer Peter Slevin met with Barack Obama at the new Obama Presidential Center, which opens next month, in Chicago, and ask...
Have Billionaires Gone Too Far?
The über-rich have enjoyed a remarkable degree of sway in Donald Trump’s Washington—but they may now be facing a backlash. The Washington Ro...
Kash Patel’s Strategic, Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Atlantic
The New Yorker’s general counsel, Fabio Bertoni, joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Kash Patel’s two-hundred-and-fifty-million-dollar lawsuit ag...
How a Trump-Endorsed Republican Could Become California’s Next Governor
In the governor’s race in California, the leading Republican candidate appears to be Steve Hilton, a British-born political consultant and f...
An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington
The New Yorker staff writer Antonia Hitchens joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss a surreal week in Washington: the attempted assassination of Don...
Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers
One of Donald Trump’s few critics within his party is the libertarian-leaning senator Rand Paul, from Kentucky. Paul was recently the sole R...
Donald Trump’s Economic Warfare Abroad Comes Home
The Washington Roundtable discusses the global consequences of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz with Edward Fishman, a senior fellow at t...
What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics
The New Yorker staff writer Zach Helfand joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss his Profile of Linda McMahon , the Secretary of Education. They talk...
A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel
Omer Bartov is an Israeli professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. He grew up in a Zionist home and served as an off...
Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next?
The Washington Roundtable discusses how the anti-corruption candidate Péter Magyar brought down Hungary's autocratic Prime Minister, Viktor...
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