The Making of America's Most Prominent Anti-Vaxxer

The Making of America's Most Prominent Anti-Vaxxer

How did Robert F. Kennedy — once the heir-apparent to the Kennedy family's Democratic dynasty — become the Secretary of Health in the Trump administration and the nation's most important anti-vaccine advocate? Michael Scherer, staff writer at The Atlantic, sat down with Kennedy for 7+ hours, getting to know him during jean-clad workouts, Congressional hearings, and the plane ride where Kennedy learned of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The image Michael paints of Kennedy, in a profile published in The Atlantic this month, is a man of extreme changes — a promising political figure turned heroin addict, an environmental lawyer turned anti-vaccine activist, a Democratic presidential candidate turned Republican Secretary of Health. Contributor Alex Wagner sits down with Michael for an interesting conversation to ask if a better understanding of the strange political figure can help us better make sense of his dangerous approach to health and politics.

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Trump Celebrates High Gas Prices

Trump Celebrates High Gas Prices

President Trump suggests that the high price of oil—surging upward because of his war in Iran—is a good thing, because the United States makes "a lot of money." Jon and Dan discuss the President's uni...

13 Mar 1h 13min

Trump Says War Is Over, Vows to Keep Fighting

Trump Says War Is Over, Vows to Keep Fighting

The war in Iran enters its second week and Donald Trump declares that it's about to end — and also that it's going to last a very long time. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett react to the president's conflicting...

10 Mar 1h 18min

Gavin Newsom Is Finally Comfortable with Himself

Gavin Newsom Is Finally Comfortable with Himself

California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with Jon and Tommy before a live audience in Los Angeles to discuss Trump's war on Iran, the crowded California gubernatorial primary, and his new book Young...

8 Mar 1h 9min

Trump Deports Noem

Trump Deports Noem

Trump abruptly fires Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Dan and Jon discuss the Congressional hearings that led to her dismissal, Trump's announcement that Oklahoma Senator Markway...

6 Mar 1h 40min

Why Democrats Must Oppose Trump's Iran War

Why Democrats Must Oppose Trump's Iran War

The Trump administration struggles to justify its new war with Iran, while Democrats struggle to effectively explain why Americans should oppose it. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett react to Trump's first live ...

3 Mar 1h 31min

Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down

Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate running for Senate in Maine, stops by the studio to talk with Jon about Trump’s impending conflict with Iran, the future of Medicare for All, and what community ...

1 Mar 1h 13min

Trump's Dangerous War Games

Trump's Dangerous War Games

The White House debates going to extreme lengths to get the American public to stomach a war with Iran, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tries to force Anthropic into letting him use their AI mode...

27 Feb 1h 20min

The State of the Union Is Long

The State of the Union Is Long

Donald Trump breaks his own record for longest State of the Union in history, delivering a meandering, angry, tone-deaf speech that utterly fails at its single most important goal: laying out a clear ...

25 Feb 44min

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