The Sixth Bureau Episode 4: The Duck Analogy
In Episode 4 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security as he tries to plan a delicate overseas meeting with a valuable source. But the pe...
27 Feb 33min
How the ‘Power Game’ Is Reshaping Venezuela
After US forces captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, President Donald Trump said the US would “run” the South American country. What’s actually happened since? On today’s Bi...
26 Feb 18min
Is Apple Winning the ‘AI Scare Trade’?
As the “AI scare trade” jolts companies large and small, Apple shares keep doing their own thing. The company has “decoupled” to the greatest degree in 20 years from forces moving the rest of the Nasd...
25 Feb 16min
A Guide to the State of Trump and the Union
President Trump heads into Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address with sagging poll numbers just days after his signature tariff strategy was struck down by the Supreme Court. As a speaker with ...
24 Feb 15min
After Trump's Major Tariff Setback, The World Asks: What Now?
From Brussels to Beijing, the United States’ largest trading partners are digesting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn President Trump’s signature tariffs — along with his threats to impose new,...
23 Feb 17min
SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump one of the biggest losses of his second term, striking down his signature tariff plan. On today’s Big Take podcast, Sarah Holder talks to o...
20 Feb 18min
The Sixth Bureau Episode 3: Suck, Squeeze, Burn, Blow
In Episode 3 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security to the Paris Air Show, and then watch him develop a valuable source, despite his b...
20 Feb 21min
Trump’s Plan to Dismantle the Department of Education
The Department of Education has been a target of critics for decades. Republicans in the Oval Office have repeatedly tried to shrink the agency, and in his second term, President Trump has vowed to el...
19 Feb 19min
