Will The Real "Covfefe" Please Stand Up!
Virginia Heffernan talks to Jared Yates Sexton, author of the upcoming book The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage, about last night's tweet and what it means for reality...just in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Maj 201726min
Rep. Ted Lieu Talks Trump Abroad
Jamelle Bouie talks to Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA 33rd District) about the President's trip abroad and what he can expect when he makes his return stateside. Slate Plus members, stick around for an additional chat with Laurel Rosenhall, a reporter at CALmatters, who wrote about Congressman Kevin McCarthy's relationship with President Trump. Not a Slate Plus member yet? Join at slate.com/trumpcastplus to get bonus segments plus an ad-free version of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Maj 201719min
The Blabbing President
Virginia Heffernan speaks with Daniel Drezner, Professor of International Politics at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, about how Trump's blabbing tendencies are shifting geopolitics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Maj 201732min
The Fake News Bubble For Liberals
Jacob Weisberg speaks with Zack Beauchamp, senior reporter at Vox, who recently wrote a piece called "Democrats are falling for fake news about Russia." Beauchamp talks about who's producing this fake news, how it's spreading and the difference between fake news on the left and the right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Maj 201726min
The Thing With These Investigations
Jacob Weisberg speaks with Jeffrey Toobin of CNN and The New Yorker about what we could expect as Mueller gears up as special prosecutor in the Russian investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Maj 201724min
The Purest Boy Scout
Jacob Weisberg is joined by WIRED Magazine writer Garrett Graff to discuss his recent cover story for Politico, "What Donald Trump Needs to Know About Bob Mueller and Jim Comey." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Maj 201724min
Searching for Higher Ground
Virginia Heffernan talks to Politico's Josh Dawsey about the reactions within the White House to the last 36 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Maj 201720min
The Confidence Man
Jacob Weisberg, Katie Roiphe, and Philip Gourevitch discuss Herman Melville's The Confidence Man and just what the book can tell us about President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Maj 201742min
