Talking Feds

Apr 14 2025 387 ep. 50 mins 7.6k
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TALKING FEDS is a roundtable discussion that brings together prominent former government officials, journalists, and special guests for a dynamic and in-depth analysis of the most pressing questions in law and politics.

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The Madness of King Donald

Apr 14 2025 54 mins  
It was a week in which Trump’s broad and malign influence on civil society took another giant step forward.

Federal Health Oversight in the Age of RFK Jr

Apr 10 2025 30 mins  
Harry talks with Dr. Kavita Patel, professor of medicine at Stanford and a previous official overseeing public health in the Obama Administration.

Fear & Loathing at DOJ

Apr 07 2025 52 mins  
For this special episode, we go inside the DOJ, or as close as we can, w/ the help of 2 of the country’s most respected reporters, Devlin Barrett and Evan Perez, and a recent DOJ exile, Stacey Young, who has an organization to help her erstwhile colleagues.

A new abundance agenda for the Democratic Party

Apr 03 2025 29 mins  
Harry talks with Jake Auchincloss, a relatively young Demoratic member of the House who is drawing a lot of attention for his ideas about how the Party needs to proceed to win back a majority of the American people.

Hegsethive Pride

Mar 31 2025 58 mins  
After revealing details of a military operation on a Signal group chat that included a reporter, the Administration circled the wagons, minimizing the episode & declining to undertake a real investigation.

Beware the Coming Republican Voting Rights Legislation

Mar 27 2025 23 mins  
Harry talks with Michael Waldman, president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice, about the possibly imminent introduction by House of the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility” (SAVE) Act.

Capitulation Nation

Mar 24 2025 48 mins  
The week featured the expansion of Trump’s shakedowns of prominent sectors of civil society.

Steven Pinker Knows Everything

Mar 20 2025 46 mins  
Harry sits down with Steven Pinker, who wears many intellectual hats, all well: linguist, psychologist, political philosopher, historian, and social critic, for starters.

ClusterChuck

Mar 17 2025 53 mins  
A roundtable of 3 great commentators--Josh Marshall, Charlie Sykes, and Ali Vitali--assesses the state of play in politics and U.S. society after 2 months of hyper-aggressive moves by Donald Trump.

The view from New Jersey…and Washington DC

Mar 13 2025 21 mins  
Harry talks to Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, whose extensive experience includes a long stint in the Navy as a helicopter pilot and Russian policy officer, a stretch in the US Attorney’s office, and a current candidacy for New Jersey governor.