Ryan Lizza: Ten Years of Donald Trump
On the 10th anniversary of Trump’s infamous escalator ride, Charlie Sykes and Ryan Lizza reflect on a decade that has radically transformed American politics, media, and civic norms. From the reshapin...
17 Kesä 20251h 1min
Tom Nichols: Radicalization of the Armed Forces
Charlie Sykes welcomes Atlantic writer Tom Nichols for a fiery, wide-ranging conversation on a week that felt pulled from a dystopian novel. From a U.S. Senator being manhandled at a press conference ...
14 Kesä 202534min
Harry Litman: Trump, the Troops, and the Threat to Democracy
Charlie Sykes is joined by legal analyst and Talking Feds host Harry Litman for a sobering conversation about Donald Trump's latest maneuvers to militarize immigration enforcement—and what it signals ...
12 Kesä 202551min
Brian Klaas: Why Are There So Many Psychopaths in Politics?
Charlie Sykes is joined by political scientist and author Brian Klaas for a sobering look at how modern politics has come to attract the worst kinds of personalities—and why that’s no accident. They u...
10 Kesä 202546min
Sen. Angus King: The Fragility of American Democracy
Senator Angus King joins Charlie Sykes for a sobering conversation on the erosion of constitutional norms, the rise of authoritarianism, and Congress’s failure to defend its own power. Drawing lessons...
8 Kesä 202528min
Adam Kinzinger: The Billionaire Breakup
Charlie Sykes and Adam Kinzinger dig into the political fallout from Elon Musk's dramatic split with Donald Trump, examining what it means for MAGA loyalty, conservative orthodoxy, and the future of R...
5 Kesä 202541min
Justin Wolfers: Tacos, Tariffs, and the Taquito Economy
Economist Justin Wolfers joins Charlie Sykes to unpack the economic whiplash of Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again trade wars, explaining why the president's tariff policies are more than just politic...
3 Kesä 202546min
Julian Zelizer: The End of the Bromance
Historian Julian Zelizer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Donald Trump’s growing hostility toward former allies—from the Federalist Society to Elon Musk—and what it signals about a second Trump term. Th...
1 Kesä 202544min
