Ep. 14: Alexandra Petri

Carl judges the winners and losers of the ten biggest moments from the third Presidential Debate. 

Dead Kennedys co-founder Jello Biafra pontificates on politics. Carl insists that he's punk. 

Carl interviews UK writer Sam Kriss on stage before a live audience at Genius. Sam discusses Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn's victory over Owen Smith then uses Lacanian psychoanalysis to diagnose Carl's sexual pathologies. Also, Carl gives his take on the five pivotal moments ... Show More

President Trump walks back a weekend social media post warning Chicago is “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” while the city braces for possible immigration crackdowns and National Guard deployment. Jury selection begins for Ryan Routh, the man accused of a ... Show More

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In an interview with panelists at the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago, former president Donald Trump questioned Vice President Harris’s racial identity, saying she only recently s ... Show More

Another week, another big victory for President Trump, as ABC News is ordered to pay $15m to settle a defamation suit over George Stephanopoulos’s interview with Congresswoman Nancy Mace, in which he repeatedly claimed - falsely - that Trump is liable for rape. Meanwhile, the esc ... Show More

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are vying for Silicon Valley's support. Democrats typically get it. But Elon Musk threw his weight behind Trump in an interview last night on X. The Wall Street Journal's Emily Glazer examines a shift in the valley's values. This episode was produce ... Show More

Today, we're excited to share an episode from NPR's newest podcast, Sources & Methods. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly breaks down the week's biggest national security news with NPR's team of reporters covering the military, State Department, and spy agencies. NPR correspon ... Show More

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK’s solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers.Mentioned in this podcast:‘Abso ... Show More

Unpacking President Trump's hourslong conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In Gaza, Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of Khan Younis, but residents have nowhere to go. Plus, a look at how Trump administration budget cuts have left the National Weather Service s ... Show More

As “masculine energy” pulses through the manosphere, it’s time to take a look at the women of the right, from Fox News-friendly Trump officials to Gen-Z YouTube talkers to nap dress-clad lifestyle influencers. Host and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, along with executi ... Show More

<p>More than 200 migrants from the US are being held in a high-security prison for terrorists in El Salvador, accused of being gang members. How did El Salvador become the repository for US deportees? And what does the friendship between President Bukele and President Trump tell ... Show More