Talking Feds

Dec 19 2024 349 ep. 51 mins 7.3k
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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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Pardons Here, There, and Everywhere

Dec 19 2024 42 mins  
Harry talks with law professor and former prosecutor, Kim Wehle, one of the country’s foremost experts on the pardon power.

Tarrifying

Dec 16 2024 57 mins  
Our regular economics panel–the fantastic trio of Dean Baker, Paul Kruman, and Stephanie Ruhle–assesses the latest reports & the disconnect between people’s views of the economy & its actual robust state.

Rebutting the Insurrectionary Theory of the Second Amendment

Dec 12 2024 36 mins  
This episode features a special recording from our Talking San Diego speaker series, spotlighting Congressman Jamie Raskin, a fourth-term Democratic representative from Maryland’s 8th Congressional District.

Kash and Burn

Dec 09 2024 53 mins  
Continuing in our series of subject-specific topics leading up to Trump 2.0, we convene a great set of experts—Frank Figliuzzi, Juliette Kayyem, and Asha Rangappa—to assess the landscape in national security, beginning with the selection of Kash Patel to head the FBI.

Freedom, Fascism, and Donald Trump

Dec 05 2024 39 mins  
Harry talks with Professor Tim Snyder, Levin Professor of History at Yale, who is both one of our leading political scientists and one of the most trenchant critics of Trump’s moves in the everyday.

Kakistocracy (look it up)

Dec 02 2024 65 mins  
A roundtable of three of the podcast's all stars–Susan Glasser, Jen Rubin, and Charlie Sykes–joins Harry to break down the embryonic warnings of democratic backsliding ahead.

The Real Reason Trump Won.

Nov 28 2024 30 mins  
Harry talks with Michael Tomasky, Editor of the New Republic, about his article, “Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?”

Why We Must Have A Detailed Report of the Trump Prosecutions

Nov 26 2024 44 mins  
Harry talks again w/ Marcy Wheeler, as tenacious a follower of the Trump cases as there is, about what Jack Smith might include in a report to Merrick Garland pursuant to the Special Counsel regulations that would supplement the historical record.

DOJ-Jacking

Nov 25 2024 57 mins  
We are doing a series of special episodes leading up to Trump 2.0 in the areas that are most in the crosshairs of Trump and Project 2025, including immigration, health care, and foreign policy. This is the first one, and it focuses on the Department of Justice, with our regular great expert roundtable of Katie Benner, Paul Fishman, and Amy Jeffress.

Sen. Chris Murphy on the Election and the End of Neoliberalism

Nov 21 2024 28 mins  
Harry talks with Sen. Chris Murphy about a range of subjects, including his recent reelection, his favorite book, and his annual walks across Connecticut.