Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Daniel McCarthy joins Emily to argue that after his disastrous public meeting with Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky should no longer lead Ukraine. McCarthy weighs in on whether Zelensky should face voters at the ballot box or be forced to step down. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 03, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Emily to go deep on the feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Ungar-Sargon argues it’s a story about sex, class, and feminism. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ David Leonhardt joins Emily to report back from his recent New York Times investigation into Denmark's immigration politics. Leonhardt explains why the Danish left navigated the issue better than others. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 27, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 165
UnHerd's Emily Jashinsky reacts to Elon Musk’s appearance at the first official cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and host of The Victor Davis Hanson Show, joins Emily to analyze Donald Trump’s first month back in office through the long lens of history. Hanson explains where Trump’s “counterrevolution” could veer off course, and weighs in on how the left can regain political momentum. Host...
Feb 26, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Emily reacts to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s major announcement that the White House, rather than the White House Correspondents’ Association, will control the daily pool of reporters who get access to the president. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2025•9 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, joins Emily to discuss Elon Musk’s relationship with Ashley St. Clair. Faust argues that Musk’s personal life amounts to modern polygamy, and sets a dangerous example. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 25, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to video of Joy Reid crying after MSNBC canceled her show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Josh Hammer, author of “Israel and Civilization,” joins Emily to discuss Israel’s ongoing negotiations over disputed territory. Hammer explains where the “Nietzshcean right” and “DEI left” go wrong in their approach to Israel. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Feb 24, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Balázs Orbán, political director to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, joins Emily from CPAC to weigh in on the fragile geopolitical environment amidst Donald Trump’s verbal attacks on Ukraine. Orbán argues that JD Vance’s major address in Munich appropriately assessed serious problems in Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Feb 21, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily is joined by Vince Coliagnese to react to Kash Patel's confirmation as FBI director. From the sidelines of CPAC, the right's biggest annual gathering, Coliagnese explains why Patel is beloved by conservatives. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 20, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ James Fishback joins Emily to shed light on his exchange with Elon Musk about President Trump sending taxpayers ‘DOGE dividend’ checks based on money saved by cuts to federal spending. Fishback argues the plan would give Americans more “skin in the game” and help heal the “social contract.” Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Feb 20, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 146
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
