Members of President Trump's national security team accidentally texted detailed plans for a military strike to an American journalist, opening the administration up to criticisms about its handling of classified information. On Today's Show: U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11), a former active duty Navy pilot, talks about the scandal, her work in Washington, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...
Mar 26, 2025•22 min•Ep. 238
When it comes to bird flu, the nation's top public health official wants to let the infection burn through flocks to identify birds with high immunity. On Today's Show: Apoorva Mandavilli, reporter for The New York Times, focusing on science and global health, discusses the government's approach to bird flu, and why veterinary scientists say that RFK Jr.'s approach will likely cost more than it helps. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect...
Mar 25, 2025•17 min•Ep. 237
On Friday, Columbia University's administration agreed to demands from the Trump administration over the institution's responses to pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Columbia faculty members Joseph Howley , associate professor of Classics, and Ester Fuchs , professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, weigh in. Then Sarah Brown and Kate Bellows from The Chronicle of Higher Education bring their reporting on the situation at Columbia and at other colleges and universitie...
Mar 24, 2025•45 min•Ep. 236
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at downsizing the Education Department, leaving many who hold federal student aid with major questions about repayment. On today's show: Annie Nova , who covers personal finance for CNBC, unpacks the latest news about the Ed Department and the predicament for student borrowers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Mar 21, 2025•27 min•Ep. 235
Shane Goldmacher , national political correspondent for The New York Times covering the major developments, trends and forces shaping American politics, shares his reporting on how the Trump administration is attempting to sabotage Democrats' operations, and how it could affect elections and Democrats' ability to gain power in the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Mar 20, 2025•19 min•Ep. 234
With Trump squaring off against the federal court system, which has attempted to block some of his actions, we look at the state of the judiciary branch. On Today's Show: Heather Cox Richardson , professor of American history at Boston College and author of "Letters from an American" on Substack and several books, including Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (Viking, 2023), offers a historian's take on the first weeks of the second Trump presidency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...
Mar 19, 2025•20 min•Ep. 233
The federal government has issued a list of demands to Columbia University that they say it must comply with in order to restore hundreds of millions of dollars of funding On Today's Show: Jake Offenhartz , New York City reporter for The Associated Press, talks about the nature of the ultimatum and the contentious relationship between the university and the Trump administration. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal...
Mar 17, 2025•22 min•Ep. 231
On today's show: David Sanger , White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West (Crown, 2024), talks about the many ways in which President Trump and his administration have challenged the post-WWII international order. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Mar 13, 2025•26 min•Ep. 230
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detailed Mahmoud Khalil—a legal permanent resident with a green card and prominent student-activist-turned-negotiator in pro-Palestine demonstrations at Colombia University. On Today's Show: Peter Markowitz , professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the founding faculty member and co-director of the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, offers legal analysis of the detention. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ...
Mar 12, 2025•19 min•Ep. 229
President Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture has purged the agency's website of information related to climate change, extreme weather resilience and sustainable farming practices. On Today's Show: Emily Atkin , editor-in-chief of the HEATED newsletter, unpacks the story. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Mar 11, 2025•17 min•Ep. 228
Elon Musk and DOGE are slashing the size of the federal workforce in what they say will bring big savings to taxpayers. On Today's Show: Stephen Fowler , political reporter with NPR's Washington desk, reports on the typos, exaggerations and shoddy math in DOGE's receipts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Mar 10, 2025•22 min•Ep. 227
After 6 weeks of the new Trump administration, different parts of the political left are calling for different postures in opposing it. On Today's Show: Anand Giridharadas , journalist, publisher of the newsletter The.Ink, analyst for MSNBC, and the author of The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy (Knopf, 2022), shares his thoughts on the state of American democracy and what protest actions can be taken by those opposed to President Trump's current polic...
Mar 07, 2025•20 min•Ep. 226
After President Donald Trump delivered his address to joint session of Congress, we explore how the Democratic senator from Michigan responded. On Today's Show: Kadia Goba, congressional reporter for Semafor, provides her analysis from the chamber, and her reporting on how Democrats have responded to Trump's speech Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Mar 05, 2025•16 min•Ep. 225
With RFK Jr. at the helm of the nation's health policies, we hear some public health analysis on his recent official actions from an expert on infectious diseases. On Today's Show: Jessica Malaty Rivera , epidemiologist, science communicator and PhD student at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, talks about the government's response to the ongoing measles outbreaks, why an FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting on planning next year's flu shot was cancelled and what it could mean for next yea...
Mar 04, 2025•19 min•Ep. 224
President Trump is being choosy about which reporters are allowed to cover him as part of the White House press pool. On Today's Show: Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the latest national political news, including the White House's relationship with the media, and the tense negotiations last week with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Hosted by Simp...
Mar 03, 2025•19 min•Ep. 223
People opposed to the Trump administration have organized an economic boycott to demonstrate their opposition. On Today's Show: John Nichols , national-affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine and the author of, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, It’s OK to be Angry About Capitalism (Crown, 2023), talks about today's planned protest boycotts and other responses by those opposed to the early Trump administration actions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...
Mar 03, 2025•20 min•Ep. 222
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post , recently announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section, saying that it would now advocate for “personal liberties and free markets." On Today's Show: Paul Farhi , former reporter at The Washington Post , where he reported on the news media for 13 years, explains what the new directive means and walks through the history of opinion editorials and their purpose. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...
Feb 27, 2025•22 min•Ep. 221
What does US economic policy look like at the intersection of Trump's legislative agenda, his tax policy and the budget put forward by congressional Republicans? On Today's Show: Jacob Bogage , Congressional economics correspondent at The Washington Post, and Joseph Rosenberg , senior fellow at the Urban Institute / Tax Policy Center, offer their policy analysis of the current US government. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...
Feb 26, 2025•22 min•Ep. 220
We're starting a new monthly series in which New Jersey's new junior Senator. On Today's Show: U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues in New Jersey, including the Trump administrations cuts to key services, and other national issues important to his constituents. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 24, 2025•22 min•Ep. 219
U.S. Justice Department attorneys and Mayor Eric Adams appeared before federal Judge Dale Ho, asking that the five federal corruption and bribery charges against Adams should be dropped. On Today's Show: Elie Mystal , justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation and host of their legal podcast, "Contempt of Court," author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2023), and the forthcoming Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press...
Feb 21, 2025•22 min•Ep. 218
European leaders have called an emergency meeting after President Donald Trump suggested Ukraine is to blame for Russia’s invasion of it. On Today's Show: Richard Stengel , former Under Secretary of State during the Obama administration, political analyst at MSNBC and author of Information Wars: How We Lost the Battle Against Disinformation (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2019), breaks down the latest as Trump seemingly pivots away from European allies and towards President Vladimir Putin's Russia. Hos...
Feb 20, 2025•20 min•Ep. 217
On today's show: Robert P. Jones , president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future (Simon & Schuster, 2023); Ryan Burge , associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, research director for Faith Counts, and the author of The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going (Fortress Press, 2021); and Konstantin Toropin , Military.co...
Feb 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 216
In Munich last week, Vice President JD Vance asked leaders not to shun the far right. On today's show: Fred Kaplan , Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many nonfiction books and his latest, a novel, A Capital Calamity (Miniver Press, 2024), offers analysis of the Trump administration's European tour. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 18, 2025•26 min•Ep. 215
With the word 'unprecedented' often used to describe President Trump's approach to executive power, we look at his first few actions in historical context. On Today's Show: On Presidents Day, as our centennial series continues, Douglas Brinkley , professor of history at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair , talks about the history of U.S. presidents and their exercise of executive power and how President Trump's actions compare. Hosted by Simpl...
Feb 17, 2025•23 min•Ep. 214
What has been the impact of Trump's DOJ dropping the charges against NYC Mayor Adams? On Today's Show: Dan Goldman, US representative (D, NY-10), formerly lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of Pres. Trump in 2019 and former assistant US attorney, responds to President Trump's executive orders, the latest developments in Eric Adams' cases, and the removal of references to Trans people at the Stonewall National Monument. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...
Feb 14, 2025•22 min•Ep. 213
With Trump's White House taking certain steps that have raised some constitutional concerns, we asked a constitutional scholar to explain the law. On Today's Show: Kate Shaw , professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, and a contributing opinion writer with the New York Times , talks about the constitutional issues at stake with some of the actions taken by the White House. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....
Feb 13, 2025•23 min•Ep. 212
President Trump has been clear he'd like to dismantle the Education Department. On Today's Show: Dana Goldstein , education reporter at The New York Times and the author of The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession (Anchor, 2015), reports on how Elon Musk and DOGE have started to do that, and how their plans will affect schools and education, and how Trump's pick for Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, fits in with the White House's agenda Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...
Feb 12, 2025•21 min•Ep. 211
As part of his aggressive posture on trade policy, President Trump has announced a new 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports. On Today's Show: Monica Gorman , managing director at Crowell Global Advisors who served as special assistant to the president for manufacturing & industrial policy under former President Joe Biden, talks about the White House's broader trade policy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...
Feb 11, 2025•22 min•Ep. 210
President Trump begins the fourth week of his second term today. On Today's Show: Susan Page , USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of several books, including The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters (Simon & Schuster, 2024), talks about the latest national political news, including the status of import tariffs and the trade war, the apparent work-stoppage at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the photo of Elon Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk. Host...
Feb 10, 2025•22 min•Ep. 209
Only a few weeks into President Trump's second term, and there are already legal fights gearing up over several of his new policies. On Today's Show: Stephen Vladeck , professor of federal courts at Georgetown University Law Center, talks about some of the legal challenges to early actions by the Trump administration. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Feb 07, 2025•23 min•Ep. 208
