Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Branko Marcetic of Jacobin joins Emily to break down news from the Trump administration’s peace talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Marcetic explains how Volodymer Zelensky lost leverage as the war became unpopular at home. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 19, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/undercurrents to get a 14-day free trial and start protecting your data — because if you don’t, who will? Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ UnHerd's own James Billot joins Emily to go behind the scenes of his buzzy new interview with Steve Bannon. Bannon, who let James into the War Room studio, weighed in on Elon Musk, DOGE, and more. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurr...
Feb 18, 2025•20 min•Ep. 144
Head to http://lumen.me/UNHERD for 20% off your purchase. Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, joins Emily to discuss how the Left can mobilize against Elon Musk without alienating voters. Mitchell shares his experience organizing opposition in the first month of the Trump presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Matt Stoller, co-host of the Organized Money podcast and author of the BIG newsletter, joins Emily to walk through Trump 2.0’s early decisions on Big Business. Stoller argues the picture is complicated and, at times, contradictory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to breaking news that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Mark Moyar joins Emily to share his experience working at USAID and getting pushed out of the organization after making an attempt to blow the whistle on corruption. Moyar reveals what it was like behind the scenes of the agency, and explains what should happen to it now that DOGE is making major reforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Feb 13, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Emily reacts to breaking news that Senators confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as the new Director of National Intelligence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/undercurrents to get a 14-day free trial and start protecting your data — because if you don’t, who will? Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Gene Healy joins Emily to discuss whether DOGE is truly limiting the scope of government or actually expanding the powers of the president. Healy argues DOGE is doing some good and some bad, going into detail about why the right should applaud some decisions and q...
Feb 12, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Richie McGinniss, author of Riot Diet, joins Emily to explain why the left is struggling to mount a significant resistance during Trump’s second term. McGinniss reflects on his coverage of antifa, Kyle Rittenhouse, and January 6th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Shelby Talcott, White House correspondent at Semafor, joins Emily to reveal what sources inside Trump World are saying about his Super Bowl appearance. Talcott also shares what’s next for DOGE and why Trump is standing firmly behind Elon Musk. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 10, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to breaking news that Democrats staged a protest of DOGE outside the Department of Education after being denied entry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2025•9 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Jason Willick joins Emily to break down Donald Trump’s sudden announcement of plans for the US to take over the Gaza Strip. Willick fleshes out what Trump’s approach to geopolitics could look like in his second administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Journalist Ioan Grillo joins Emily from Mexico, where he reports on cartels on his Substack CrashOut. Grillo explains what could happen if Donald Trump escalates his immigration crackdown with military operations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Emily is joined by Michael Toscano, co-author of a major new letter that seeks to outline a moral framework for technologists and policy makers. As Trump returns to Washington with support from Silicon Valley, Toscano explains how conservatives should approach support for and regulation of Big Tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Feb 05, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily is joined by Christian Parenti. Parenti walks through the history of USAID and argues Elon Musk and Donald Trump are correct to dismantle the agency, which is often used to promote “regime change.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to news that Mexico scored a one-month pause on Donald Trump’s proposed 25 percent import tariff by agreeing to send troops to the US border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily is joined by Leor Sapir to discuss whether Trump’s new executive order ushered in the end of gender medicine. Sapir explains how the ideology came to dominate federal policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Mark Hemingway joins Emily to explain how Republicans went from supporting the pharmaceutical companies and the FBI to supporting RFK Jr. and Kash Patel. Hemingway weighs in on Kennedy and Patel’s confirmation hearings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily and James react to Kash Patel’s fiery confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Dave Smith joins Emily to weigh in on Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing. Smith says Gabbard’s confirmation will be the “toughest” for Republicans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s contentious confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Inez Stepman joins Emily to argue that Trump’s blizzard of executive actions and budget cuts is the “revolution” Republicans promised their voters for years and never delivered. Stepman says Trump is firmly within his constitutional authority to reign in the power of the bureaucracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 29, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Geoffrey Cain, policy director of the Tech Integrity Project and author of The Perfect Police State, joins Emily to discuss the rise of DeepSeek. Cain reacts to news of plunging tech stocks and makes the case for Trump’s Stargate announcement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2025•27 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Juan David Rojas joins Emily to analyze Trump’s feud with Colombian President Gustavo Petro over migrant deportations. Rojas argues that Trump’s easy win could backfire down the road if Colombia starts turning more to China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase. Independent journalist Zaid Jilani joins Emily to argue that Democrats should work with Republicans and Donald Trump. Jilani argues the two parties share enough overlap that bipartisan projects are achievable in the months ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 24, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Carl Cannon, Washington bureau chief at RealClearPolitics, joins Emily to reflect on whether the media will change its strategy during Trump’s second term in office. Cannon also explains why the cultural energy around Trump’s return to Washington rivals the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 23, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Shelby Talcott, White House reporter at Semafor, joins Emily to share what sources inside Trump world are saying about Vivek Ramaswamy’s exit from DOGE. Talcott explains how the White House intends DOGE to support its mission of making massive spending cuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Emily reacts to new video of Donald Trump replying when asked by journalists what he made of Bishop Mariann Budde's decision to confront him in a prayer at the National Cathedral on Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Sohrab Ahmari joins Emily with reporting from inside the arena during Donald Trump's inauguration. Ahmari reveals how Trump's biggest supporters reacted to his earliest moments of his second presidency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 21, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 116
