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Jonathan Karl: On the centrality of retribution to Donald Trump’s second presidency
October 28, 2025 (Episode 299)

Timothy Snyder: On the Trump administration at home, and what's at stake in Ukraine.
October 17, 2025 (Episode 298)

James Carville: On politics today, 2026, and 2028.
October 3, 2025 (Episode 297)

Aaron Friedberg: On the second Trump administration's surprising China policy
September 11, 2025 (Episode 296)

Anne Applebaum: On Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the danger of authoritarianism
August 28, 2025 (Episode 295)

Scott Lincicome: On Trump's new tariff regime: unpredictability, uncertainty, and risk.
August 8, 2025 (Episode 294)

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Immigration and deportation in the Trump administration
July 17, 2025 (Episode 293)

Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Supreme Court
July 3, 2025 (Episode 292)

Ray Takeyh: The war between Israel and Iran—and the future of the Iranian regime
June 19, 2025 (Episode 291)

Eric Edelman: Trump in the Middle East—and a Dangerous World
May 21, 2025 (Episode 290)

John Bolton: On the Trump White House after 100 days
May 6, 2025 (Episode 289)

Larry Summers: Trump, tariffs, and threats to the US economy
April 29, 2025 (Episode 288)