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- Jul 31, 202248 min
Blue State Generals on the New Front Line
In the wake of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v Wade, state Attorneys General around the country are grappling with a new landscape of abortion rights. Harry is joined by three of those state officials from blue states–AG Dana Nessel of Michigan, AG Aaron Ford of Nevada, & AG Phil Weiser of Colorado–to discuss the status of abortion law in their states & what they are doing to protect the reproductive health care of their residents and those who travel to their states seeking abortions.
- Jul 24, 202246 min
The Horror! The Horror!
In "The Horror! The Horror!," Harry and 3 of the country's most prominent and knowledgeable commentators—Norm Eisen, Juliette Kayyem, and Matt Miller-- give a 360 º look at the January 6th Committee's hearing on the "187 minutes" during which former President Trump steadfastly refused to call a halt to the ruinous melee he had instigated. The group take up the hearing from multiple vantage points – law, national security, politics, stagecraft, and more.
- Jul 17, 202256 min
Blood and Gasoline
A multi-threat, round-the-world episode. The Jan 6 hearings have chased foreign policy, especially the war in the Ukraine, from the headlines; but the brutal war slogs on, in ways that have distinct consequences for domestic politics. Natasha Bertrand, Frank Figliuzzi, & Fiona Hill join Harry to canvass the state of play in the war, the best current thinking on the end game, Biden's first trip to the Middle East, the Jan 6 hearings, & the interrelationships among all these topics.
- Jul 10, 202257 min
Patsy Baloney and Every Crime Imaginable
At the end of a week of brutal news that began with another mass shooting in Highland Park IL, three of the sharpest commentators in the country and Talking Feds stalwarts – Laura Coates, Al Franken, and Norm Ornstein – join Harry to analyze the importance of the Cipollone interview before the J6 Committee, the Fulton County subpoenas, and the Supreme Court's decision overruling Roe v Wade and it's potential implications for the midterms.
- Jul 3, 202251 min
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (and Amy Coney Barrett)
In the week ending one of the most consequential Supreme Court terms in American history, 3 of the country's most trenchant and prominent Court watchers – Dahlia Lithwick, Leah Litman, and Steve Vladeck – join Harry to assess the Term and what it portends for coming years. The 5 arch-conservative Justices shot out of the gate in their first term together and unabashedly wrenched the law and the country sharply right in area after area, starting but by no means ending with abortion.
- Jun 27, 202252 min
This is (Trump's) America
At the tail end of a week as eventful and tumultuous as any in memory, a stellar group of guests – Katie Benner, Melissa Murray, and Jen Rubin – join Harry to assess the damage and consider what lies ahead. The group divides its discussion between the Supreme Court's radical landmark decision overruling Roe v. Wade and the January 6 Committee blockbuster hearings documenting two near-miss efforts to keep Trump in power and end American democracy. Where do we stand after such seismic events?
- Jun 19, 202249 min
"Hang Mike Pence!"
It was a week with two separate hearings in the January 6 Committee, one on the "Big Lie" and one on "Hang Mike Pence." Each felt like a full-length movie, crammed with new details and above all leaving no doubt that the 2 schemes were 100% bankrupt and everyone in the self-titled "Team Normal" (as opposed to "Team Crazy") knew it. A phenomenal set of guests–Bill Kristol, Ezra Klein, and Emily Bazelon–joins Harry to take it all in and assess what hope it provides for the future of the Republic.
- Jun 12, 202254 min
A Republic, If We Can Keep It
A special Talking Feds episode devoted entirely to a single topic, the much-anticipated initial hearing of the January 6 Committee. Representative Pramila Jayapal, Laura Jarrett, and Norm Eisen join Harry for a thorough look at perhaps the most important congressional hearing in at least 50 years. The group all give high marks to the Committee but then discuss whether its work, however persuasive, can succeed in beating back the autocratic trend that continues to hold sway over so many Americans.
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