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Yes, Virginia, There Is A Resistance
Claire and Neil talk about lawsuits, grassroots, whistleblowers, and which Cabinet member is nicknamed "Ass Rocket"
Feb 7
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Claire Potter
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Neil J. Young
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Yes, Virginia, There Is A Resistance
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Deranged? Nuts? Problematic?
How plans for a Middle East Riviera teach us how to "think" like Donald Trump
Feb 5
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Claire Potter
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Deranged? Nuts? Problematic?
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Money for Nothing and Your Chicks For Free
The Trump economy is going to make us all crazy--but it is going to hit the voters who fell for his grift hardest
Feb 3
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Claire Potter
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Money for Nothing and Your Chicks For Free
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We're Not In Kansas Anymore
Neil and Claire discuss a plane crash, an uncertain future for federal funding, and the real costs of Trumpism
Jan 31
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Claire Potter
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Neil J. Young
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We're Not In Kansas Anymore
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The Great American Crack-Up
Yesterday's podcast featured a conversation with historian Julian Zelizer, about his new book, "In Defense of Partisanship." Here's the reader's edition
Jan 29
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Claire Potter
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The Great American Crack-Up
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Episode 67: The Great American Crack-Up
As Congress draws sharp ideological battle lines, Julian Zelizer asks us to re-imaging political division as a good thing in a conversation about his…
Jan 28
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Claire Potter
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The Problem with Punditry
The Nation's Katha Pollitt on hot takes, plus: Vivek Ramaswamy says goodbye, Pete Hegseth says hello, Mike Johnson holds up a J6 stop sign, and the…
Jan 24
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Claire Potter
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The Problem with Punditry
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Silence Is Not Compliance
Just because there are no massive protests against Donald Trump on Inauguration Day doesn't mean that Americans aren't ready to fight. Here's how to get…
Jan 20
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Claire Potter
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Silence Is Not Compliance
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The Fire This Time
In their first 2025 video chat, Claire and Neil do a pre-Inauguration Day news wrap-up, and have a more personal conversation about the wildfires still…
Jan 17
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Claire Potter
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The Fire This Time
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He's Got The Whole World In His (Itty-Bitty) Hands
How Donald Trump can use a provision of Congress's Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to evade the TikTok ban
Jan 13
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Claire Potter
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He's Got The Whole World In His (Itty-Bitty) Hands
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Cable Guys
Historian Kathryn Cramer Brownell tells us how politics and media merged, and made Donald Trump President of the United States
Jan 10
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Claire Potter
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Cable Guys
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The Politics of History
After 10 years of trying, Historians for Peace and Democracy passed a resolution condemning Israel at the American Historical Association
Jan 7
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Claire Potter
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The Politics of History
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