Ed and Perry welcome back their first returning guests, renowned journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser for a conversation about their new book: 'The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021,’ which chronicles the sobering events of the Trump years. In this definitive inside-the-room account of what is perhaps America’s most controversial and divisive ... Show More
Feb 2023
Episode 25: The Worldview of David Frum
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with David Frum, political columnist for The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Frum, who is Canadian-American, shares his unique perspective on the history of American-led democracy and how it has evolved. ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2023
Episode 24: Leadership and Service with David Gergen
As an advisor to Presidents, and as a journalist and teacher, David Gergen has enriched the civic health of our nation. From the U.S. Navy to the West Wing, he as committed virtually his entire life to serving our country. In today’s episode, David shares his perspective on publi ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2024
Another Take: The NRA’s hold on the USA
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again.
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Mass shooting after mass shooting, Americans cry out for gun control, but more often than not, no ... Show More
29m 1s
Apr 2023
Best Of: The War Within the Republican Party
On Monday, Fox News abruptly announced that the network and its star primetime host, Tucker Carlson, “have agreed to part ways” after more than a decade. The announcement came less than a week after Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million in a defamation lawsuit that prominently feature ... Show More
1h 23m
Apr 2024
Ronna McDaniel, TV News and the Trump Problem
Ronna McDaniel’s time at NBC was short. The former Republican National Committee chairwoman was hired as an on-air political commentator but released just days later after an on-air revolt by the network’s leading stars.Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The Times, discusses th ... Show More
34m 47s
May 2024
Patrick Bet-David on Trump, Iran, and What Chris Cuomo Should Do with the Rest of His Life
Patrick Bet-David is an entrepreneur, author, and founder of Valuetainment: a multimedia company focusing on business and personal development. He's also the host of "The Bet-David Podcast.
(00:00) Who is Going to Win The Election and Why? (26:38) Reaction to the DOJ using “Deadl ... Show More
2h 19m
Sep 2022
Feature interview: Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci
The UK has been swept up in a week of economic and political turmoil, with Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Conservative government coming under increasing pressure over its controversial tax cut plan. Financial markets are roiled, the British pound tanked, and the IMF issued a rare re ... Show More
55m 7s