The Right’s Crusade to “Make America Hot Again”
The New Yorker staff writer Jennifer Wilson joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how the right’s embrace of lingerie and cleavage signals the changing politics of sexuality. They talk about how the actress ...
10 Sep 47min
Sarah Longwell, a Former Republican, on “How to Eat an Elephant”
The political consultant Sarah Longwell runs focus groups of voters, and she has a lot of advice for Democrats seeking to wrest control of the government from MAGA. Longwell, a former Republican disaf...
7 Sep 30min
Why Is Donald Trump Picking a Fight with Canada?
The Washington Roundtable explores how Donald Trump’s wars of choice abroad, whether using tariffs or bombs, are dragging down his popularity at home. The panel looks at the baffling trade fight with ...
5 Sep 33min
Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, a Founding Father of Donald Trump’s America
During the height of Roy Cohn’s friendship with Donald Trump, according to the historian Kai Bird, “they were on the phone with each other a dozen times a day.” Bird’s new book, “American Scoundrel,” ...
31 Aug 37min
Introducing “Master Plan: The Kingmakers,” from The Lever
The Washington Roundtable will be back next week. In the meantime, we’re pleased to bring you the Season 2 premiere of “Master Plan,” the award-winning investigative podcast from The Lever. In its sec...
29 Aug 38min
Can We Learn Anything from the Lindsay Clancy Trial?
The New Yorker contributing writer Eren Orbey joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children during a period of severe postpartum mental-hea...
27 Aug 51min
Jon Lovett Answers Your Questions
In the 2026 midterm elections, close finishes in crucial swing states have put a spotlight on the divide between the Democratic Party’s moderate and progressive wings. Jon Lovett straddles that divide...
24 Aug 31min
General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War
The Washington Roundtable’s Susan B. Glasser interviews General David Petraeus about where the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine might be headed and what they can tell us about the future of warfare. They...
21 Aug 46min
