James Comey and Truth in Government

Jordan Baker said it best: “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”In just one short sentence, the character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” sums up that wonderful feeling of anticipation that comes with autumn. For bookish people, the season comes ... Show More

At the center of Patrick Radden Keefe’s new book, “London Falling,” is a mystery: In 2019, a young man named Zac Brettler disappeared, and a few days later his body was found in the Thames River. Surveillance footage showed what appeared to be Zac jumping off the balcony of a nea ... Show More

What is it about a bookstore? You walk in planning to browse for a few minutes, and somehow an hour later you’re still wandering the stacks with an armful of books you can’t seem to put down. For this week’s episode, our guest host, MJ Franklin, and the producer Sarah Diamond tak ... Show More

Former FBI director-turned-crime-fiction-author James Comey speaks with Andrew Mueller about his new novel, ‘Westport’, the dangers of a new Donald Trump presidency and whether he regrets reopening the Hillary Clinton investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa ... Show More

<p>There are two pieces to this episode. First, a tour of what Donald Trump has done — and what he has backed down from doing — over the last few days. There’s a lesson there. Perhaps Democrats are starting to learn it.</p><p>Then I wanted to hear the view of Trump’s first weeks ... Show More

Sean Hannity is outed as a secret client of Trump attorney Michael Cohen, James Comey lays into President Trump on "20/20," and Alex Wagner discusses her book "Futureface." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for ... Show More

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 Secreta ... Show More

<p>Tommy is joined by Eugene Daniels, <i>Politico</i> White House Correspondent, coauthor of the Playbook newsletter, and president of the White House Correspondents Association, to talk about the changing media environment and what will—and won't—change about covering a second T ... Show More

<p>This is the second official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, <i>The Power Broker</i> by our hero Robert Caro.</p><p>This week, Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with New York Times political columnist Jamelle Bouie as our book club guest.</p><p> ... Show More

Jordan Klepper sits with John Heilemann, chief political columnist at Puck and host of the “Impolitic” podcast, to discuss his time in the media spin room during the Trump-Harris debate, why he thinks Kamala Harris won, and whether or not the debate moved undecided voters. Also, ... Show More

<p><em>The Shock Doctrine</em> author Naomi Klein explains how to counter RFK Jr.'s misinformation. Showtime's The Circus host John Heilemann lays out the pretzel Republicans have tied themselves in as we learn that the DOJ has sent another Target letter to Donald Trump. Addition ... Show More