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Doug Sosnik: On what to expect in 2026—and why 2028 will be different
February 27, 2026 (Episode 305)

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: On Trump's mass deportation regime
February 12, 2026 (Episode 304)

Francis Fukuyama: Trump's bullying and Europe's response
January 22, 2026 (Episode 303)

Ronald Brownstein: on what's ahead in 2026, and in 2028
December 30, 2025 (Episode 302)

Robert Kagan: On Trump's foreign policy and the new world disorder
December 4, 2025 (Episode 301)

Steve Hayes: On the life and legacy of Dick Cheney
November 20, 2025 (Episode 300)

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)