A Long, Slow Revenge
Josh King jumps in for a weekday show to chat about the Frontline documentary, Putin's Revenge, with its producer-reporter, Jim Gilmore. Does Boris Yeltsin regret handing over the reins to Vladamir Putin? Why does Putin have it out for America? All that and more on today's show. Catch Part 2 of Putin's Revenge on Wednesday, November 1st at 10/9C on PBS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Loka 201732min
Bob Mueller's Opening Salvo [UPDATED]
Virginia Heffernan chats with former DoJ flack and current MSNBC justice and security analyst Matthew Miller about George Papadopoulos' guilty plea and why it was released after the Manafort and Gates indictments. Stick around after Virginia and Matt's chat for a conversation between Jacob Weisberg and Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Loka 201744min
The Handmaid's Tale
Jacob Weisberg, Philip Gourevitch, and Katie Roiphe discuss what, if anything, Margaret Atwood's book can tell us about the Trump administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Loka 201735min
Ukrainian Politics in America
Jacob Weisberg talks to the writer and historian Anne Applebaum about the historical context of the Trump-Russian scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Loka 201727min
The Sound of a Rebel Yell
Jamelle Bouie talks to Ted Johnson, a fellow at New America and a veteran of the US Navy, about what Trump and the rest of the White House really mean when they call their critics "unpatriotic." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Loka 201721min
The Generals, North Korea, and Myanmar
Jacob Weisberg talks to Fred Kaplan about General Kelly's response to Trump's phone call with the widow of a US soldier who died during an operation in Niger. Plus, the two dive into the latest status surrounding North Korea and why the US government continues to be on the sidelines of what appears to be a genocide in Myanmar. Slate Plus members, stick around after the show to hear our interview with Rex Tillerson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Loka 201730min
Hello Dossier, My Old Friend
Virginia Heffernan talks to Business Insider's Natasha Bertrand about Trump's tweet this morning regarding the Steele dossier and why the firm behind it refused to testify to the House Intel Committee on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Loka 201734min
Impunity for Men Like Trump
Jacob Weisberg runs a theory by Emily Bazelon – with the election of Donald Trump is impunity for men like Trump coming to an end? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Loka 201725min
