James Comey is the former FBI Director turned crime novelist who has spent a career fighting organised crime and hostile threats to American democracy. In 2016 as head of the FBI, he reopened a previously closed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails from her time as Secretary of State, which is still a divisive moment that many say helped define the el ... Show More
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How has American hubris shaped Iran? With Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson is a veteran foreign reporter and war correspondent, and a contributing writer for The New York Times. Over his career he has reported from Bosnia, Libya, Palestine and across the Middle East. In this episode, he spoke to host Hannah Lucinda Smith about his new boo ... Show More
33m 52s
Mar 2
CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Trump, Iran and the World in 2026 (Part Two)
As one of the world’s most respected journalists, CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour has witnessed some of the most consequential events of our time. In the Middle East, she has reported from the frontlines in the 1991 Gulf War, the 2003 American-led invasion of ... Show More
38m 49s
Oct 2025
Weaponizing the Justice Department
President Donald Trump is using the Department of Justice to try to punish his political enemies. How much can the president bend the DOJ, an institution built on norms and ethics, to his will before it breaks? In this episode, we talk to the Atlantic staff writer Quinta Jurecic, ... Show More
40m 32s
Jan 2025
Friday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence chief, had their hearings on Capitol Hill. Will they be confirmed?Then, a look back at President Trump's first two weeks in office. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, ju ... Show More
26m 38s
Sep 2025
The Indictment of James Comey
<p>A grand jury indicted James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, on Thursday night. It is a case that President Trump has personally demanded that federal prosecutors pursue despite their own doubts about whether Mr. Comey committed a crime.</p><p>Devlin Barrett, who covers the ... Show More
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The world watched as former President Trump was arrested this week. Today, legal expert <a href="https://twitter.com/jamil_n_jaffer" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Jamil Jaffer</a> explains what the charges are about. Then, Republican analyst <a ... Show More
