Washington’s New Year Whiplash
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to make sense of a frenetic week in Washington, from the ICE shooting in Minneapolis to classified national security briefings on Venezuela. They also dig into growing a...
8 Jan 20min
The Making of an Interventionist
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Trump’s turn from isolationism to interventionism in the wake of the Venezuela raid. Drawing on Trump’s first term, Ioffe explains how earlier risk-free strikes taug...
7 Jan 24min
Maduro’s Mugshot Diplomacy & The Tim Walz Scandal
Abby Livingston joins Peter with fresh reporting from Capitol Hill on how Republicans and Democrats are responding to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Then they turn to Tim Walz’s de...
6 Jan 23min
Media Monday: CBS News’ Loyalty Oath & Netflix’s Pod Strategy
Jon Kelly and Peter are reunited to discuss CBS’s fascinating new set of principles and then delve into Netflix’s decision to plow into broadcasting podcasts. To learn more about listener data and o...
5 Jan 26min
Impolitic 2025: Ezra Klein’s Year in Review
In the second part of a special crossover episode, John Heilemann welcomes New York Times columnist, podcasting dynamo, and de facto Democratic strategist Ezra Klein to discuss the state of the nation...
2 Jan 1h 34min
Impolitic 2025: Jon Favreau & Jon Lovett
In a special crossover event, John Heilemann welcomes two of the Pod Save America dudes to the show for the first installment of a two-part, year-end review of the national political scene in 2025. ...
1 Jan 1h 19min
Zelensky’s Mar-a-Lago Diplomacy
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the peace negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S., and whether Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent tête-à-tête with Trump at Mar-a-Lago actually moved the needle....
31 Dec 202522min
Trump’s Midterm Shadow
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to chart the headwinds facing Republican members in next year’s midterm elections. As Leigh Ann notes, the G.O.P. has struggled with economic messaging, Trump has said h...
30 Dec 202523min
