We unpack SCOTUS's decision to continue to prohibit the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members. On Today's Show: Emily Bazelon , staff writer for The New York Times Magazine , co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), offers legal analysis on how the courts ...
May 19, 2025•22 min•Ep. 279
Trump's administration has aimed to pare back federal funding to various parts of civic society. On Today's Show: Brian Boucher, contributor for Artnet News and journalist covering the New York art world, talks about how arts organizations are reacting to the Trump administration starting to cut their grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
May 16, 2025•16 min•Ep. 278
The federal government is aiming to take steps to reduce public funding to public media sources through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. On Today's Show: LaFontaine Oliver , president and CEO of New York Public Radio, talks about the executive order President Trump signed regarding federal funding for public media and what comes next for the NYPR and the broader system. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal ...
May 15, 2025•9 min•Ep. 277
A Democratic senator outlines his critiques of the Trump administration, and outlines his prescription for protecting the guardrails of democracy. On Today's Show: Chris Murphy , U.S. Senator (D-CT), author of The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy (Random House, 2020) talks about his critique of DHS and the effect of Trump administration policies in Connecticut. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...
May 14, 2025•19 min•Ep. 276
At a recent primary event for Democrats hoping to be NJ's next Governor, candidates discussed how they are thinking about a relationship with President Trump's administration. On Today's Show: Michael Hill , WNYC Morning Edition host and Briana Vannozzi , anchor for "NJ Spotlight News," recap and offer analysis of a conversation between New Jersey's Democratic candidates for governor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of pe...
May 13, 2025•21 min•Ep. 275
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson has made comments characterizing the Trump administration's behavior toward the legal profession as "threats and harassment." On Today's Show: Mark Joseph Stern , senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law, previews the end of the Supreme Court term, and talks about the arrest of Newark NJ's mayor Ras Baraka. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...
May 12, 2025•20 min•Ep. 274
In president Trump's first administration, he stated that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are "not money". Now, his sons head their own crypto company. On Today's Show: David Yaffe-Bellany , technology reporter for The New York Times , covering the crypto industry, shares his reporting on the ways the Trump family has financially benefitted from embracing the industry in these first few months of his second presidency. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...
May 09, 2025•23 min•Ep. 273
Communication blackouts, delayed flights, staffing shortages -- New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has been in crisis mode for the past week. On Today's Show: Pete Muntean, CNN correspondent covering aviation and transportation, pilot, and flight instructor, takes us behind the scenes of the multiday meltdown at Newark, and explains what's caused these problems for travelers and staff alike. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...
May 07, 2025•21 min•Ep. 272
Last week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Food and Drug Administration would require all new vaccines to be tested against placebos and to develop new vaccines without using mRNA technology. On Today's Show: Christina Jewett , reporter covering Food and Drug Administration for The New York Times , explains what that will mean for future drugs, including COVID-19 booster shots, plus more FDA-related news headlines. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...
May 06, 2025•20 min•Ep. 271
With the impacts of President Trump's trade wars beginning to be felt in the US, we discuss the macro- and micro-economics of the administration's trade policy. On Today's Show: Kimberly Adams , senior Washington correspondent for Marketplace and the co-host of the Marketplace podcast “Make Me Smart,” talks about the latest news on tariffs, including the end of the de minimis exemption, which may lead to higher prices for consumers. Plus, Arthur Dong , professor of strategy and economics at the ...
May 05, 2025•22 min•Ep. 270
With officials and lawmakers in Washington D.C. discussing federal budget priorities, we look the coming year in government funding. On Today's Show: Kadia Goba , politics reporter for Semafor, reports on the latest news from Congress, including where things stand on budget negotiations, the SAVE Act and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
May 02, 2025•22 min•Ep. 269
Several cases of the Trump administration's immigration detentions and deportations have raised questions about due process. On Today's Show: Nick Miroff , staff writer for The Atlantic who covers immigration and the Department of Homeland Security, talks about the behind the scenes negotiations between the Trump administration and the president of El Salvador about the US sending deportees there, regardless of their country of origin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...
May 01, 2025•23 min•Ep. 268
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had previously discussed blocking women from military service, though has since backed off on those efforts. On Today's Show: Katherine Sharp Landdeck , professor of history and director of Pioneers Oral History Project at Texas Woman's University and the author of The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (Crown, 2020), talks about American women in the military over the last century. Hosted by Simpl...
Apr 30, 2025•20 min•Ep. 267
After 100 days of Trump's second term, questions have arisen about birthright citizenship, the arrests of judges and deportations without due process. On Today's Show: David Remnick , editor of The New Yorker and the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, offers his assessment of Trump's second term so far, and the opposition that is beginning to form. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 29, 2025•21 min•Ep. 266
Recently, NJ Sen. Andy Kim made an unannounced visit to a federal immigration detention facility. On Today's Show: Andy Kim , U.S. Senator (D-NJ), talks about his work in the Senate and the issues facing the Garden State. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 28, 2025•22 min•Ep. 265
After his first few months in office, where have the initial actions of the Trump administration aligned with Project 2025? On Today's Show: David Graham , staff writer at The Atlantic, author of their daily newsletter, and author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2025), shares his analysis of President Trump's agenda. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...
Apr 25, 2025•19 min•Ep. 264
The global influence of the Catholic church has been a historically important force on the international stage. On Today's Show: Daniel Rober , associate professor and department chair of the Catholic Studies department at Sacred Heart University, talks about the leading contenders to be the next pope, the fraught process in the Vatican and the different directions the next leader of the world's Catholics might take the church. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...
Apr 24, 2025•23 min•Ep. 263
What constitutes an "authoritarian" government, and what causes them to fail? On Today's Show: Anne Applebaum , staff writer at The Atlantic , historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 23, 2025•22 min•Ep. 262
The National Institute of Health is set to cut funding for climate research. On Today's Show: Maggie Astor , New York Times reporter covering the intersection between health and public policy, explains the broader impact these cuts may have on our public health. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 22, 2025•21 min•Ep. 261
The Trump administration's recent deportation efforts have raised questions about the law around citizenship and the removal of non-citizens from the country. On Today's Show: Quinta Jurecic , contributing writer at The Atlantic , fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, and senior editor at Lawfare, offers legal analysis of the Supreme Court's recent rulings on deportation and how the Trump administration is responding. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz...
Apr 21, 2025•21 min•Ep. 260
President Trump has frozen some federal funds to Harvard University, and has a list of demands in order to unfreeze it. On Today's Show: Rick Seltzer, reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education, talks about the latest news in the escalating fight between the Ivy League and the Trump administration, including how Harvard would likely have used that money, and what it means for higher education in the U.S. more broadly. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...
Apr 18, 2025•22 min•Ep. 259
There's an ongoing stand-off between a federal judge and the Trump administration over their deportation practices. On Today's Show: Emily Bazelon , staff writer for The New York Times Magazine , co-host of Slate's "Political Gabfest" podcast, Truman Capote fellow for creative writing and law at Yale Law School and author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (Random House, 2019), shares her legal and political analysis. Hosted by Simplecast, a...
Apr 17, 2025•22 min•Ep. 258
The legal and ethical considerations behind in vitro fertilization have gotten more complicated since SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade. On Today's Show: Anna Louie Sussman , freelance journalist covering gender, economics, health, and reproduction, discusses her three-part series for The New York Times about human embryos, which explores the IVF process today, and what it means for parenthood, privacy and society. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...
Apr 16, 2025•22 min•Ep. 257
The Federal Trade Commission will argue that the social media giant Meta, formerly Facebook, maintained a monopoly after it bought Instagram and WhatsApp. On Today's Show: Cristiano Lima-Strong , associate editor at Tech Policy Press, offers analysis of the FTC's antitrust case. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 15, 2025•19 min•Ep. 256
As they head to recess, pressure mounts on Republican lawmakers to fulfill President Donald Trump's agenda. On Today's Show: Catie Edmondson , congressional correspondent for The New York Times , offers political analysis of the budget blueprints passed by Congress last week, including what tax and spending cuts might look like and why Republicans were far from united on this. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...
Apr 14, 2025•26 min•Ep. 255
On Today's Show: William Cohan , co-founder of Puck News and author of many books, including Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon (Penguin Random House, 2022), offers analysis of the latest twists and turns of President Trump's trade war, and how Wall Street is reacting to the chaotic rollout — and rollback — of the tariffs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 11, 2025•30 min•Ep. 254
Every month, listeners have the opportunity to speak directly to their lawmakers. On Today's Show: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY), talks about her work in Washington, and the struggle by Democrats to hold the media's attention in their opposition to 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....
Apr 10, 2025•23 min•Ep. 253
Today, we'll hear about the Supreme Court's recent decisions about certain Trump administration policies, and what it means for democracy. 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, offers legal analysis of how the Supreme Court is acting as a check on the president so far (or not). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...
Apr 09, 2025•23 min•Ep. 252
Last week thousands of federal employees who work for health agencies like the CDC, NIH and FDA lost their jobs. On Today's Show: Selena Simmons-Duffin , health policy correspondent for NPR, reports on what kinds of jobs and programs were cut and where the impact will be felt. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 08, 2025•21 min•Ep. 251
After a weekend of protests against the Trump administration, we hear from a leading Democrat who made headlines last week for an official act of dissent. On Today's Show: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D, NJ) talks about his record-breaking speech on the Senate floor last week and the Democratic response to Pres. Trump's agenda. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Apr 07, 2025•23 min•Ep. 250
