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Aaron Friedberg: On Trump, Harris, and a dangerous world
October 1, 2024 (Episode 274)

James Carville: On Harris v. Trump: After the Debate, Entering the Home Stretch
September 12, 2024 (Episode 273)

Doug Sosnik: Where do things stand in the race after the Democratic convention and before the debate?
August 28, 2024 (Episode 272)

James Carville: On Harris-Walz v. Trump-Vance
August 7, 2024 (Episode 271)

Doug Sosnik: On Harris v. Trump, and why the next month of the race matters most
July 23, 2024 (Episode 270)

John J. DiIulio: On a second Trump term and the civil service
July 9, 2024 (Episode 269)

Jason Furman: on the economy today, and where it might be in November.
June 25, 2024 (Episode 268)

Anne Applebaum: On Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the US.
June 14, 2024 (Episode 267)

James Carville: On Biden v. Trump 2024
May 30, 2024 (Episode 266)

Robert Kagan: On anti-liberalism in America, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
May 15, 2024 (Episode 265)

Frederick W. Kagan: On where things stand in Ukraine, where they might be going, and how the war in Ukraine relates to threats from adversaries around the world.
May 1, 2024 (Episode 264)

Mark Esper: The former Secretary of Defense on foreign policy during the Trump administration, and what a second Trump term might look like.
April 24, 2024 (Episode 263)