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Apr 1, 2026 • 32min
Where Do Voters Stand On Donald Trump’s Immigration Enforcement?
Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the American Immigration Council, outlines enforcement impacts on workers and local economies. William A. Galston, Brookings senior fellow, analyzes public opinion and GOP strategy. They discuss shifting polls on federal raids, which sectors face the hardest hits, political coalitions fraying, and whether current tactics will force lasting reform.

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Mar 31, 2026 • 41min
Donald Trump, The Supreme Court, And Birthright Citizenship
Leah Littman, University of Michigan law professor and podcast co-host, gives an overview of the Supreme Court term. Cody Wafse, ACLU deputy director on the birthright case, outlines the legal fight over the 14th Amendment. Pema Levy, Mother Jones reporter, explains the administration's executive order and the real-world consequences for families. They discuss precedent, legal arguments, and practical stakes in short, focused segments.

Mar 30, 2026 • 33min
'If You Can Keep It': Privacy Protections Under The Trump Administration
Jake LaPerrucca, privacy lawyer focused on surveillance policy, and Lauren Harper, government secrecy and transparency advocate, discuss widening agency data sharing and risks from centralized government databases. They cover big data tools, private vendors enabling federal access, FISA 702 and broker loopholes, chilling effects on civil liberties, and oversight gaps that make surveillance hard to unwind.

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Mar 27, 2026 • 1h 25min
The News Roundup For March 27, 2026
Jack (Politico) covers Lebanon and regional proxy dynamics. Wendy Benjaminson (Bloomberg) analyzes economic fallout and DHS politics. Arthur Delaney (HuffPost) reports on Capitol Hill and investigative developments. Steve Clemens (The National Interest) offers foreign policy and national security perspective. They discuss U.S. troop moves to the Middle East, a 15-point Iran plan, tech liability rulings, DHS funding strains, and Russia’s spring offensive.

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Mar 26, 2026 • 43min
The Environmental Cost Of War
Patrick Bigger, research director quantifying conflict emissions; Nita Crawford, international relations professor studying political and environmental costs of war; Doug Weir, director tracking conflict-related environmental harm. They discuss massive carbon releases from recent strikes, toxic smoke and water contamination, challenges of monitoring damage, military emissions and reporting gaps, and how reconstruction and energy shocks deepen long-term environmental impacts.

Mar 25, 2026 • 44min
The Plight Of The U.S. Postal Service
Richard R. John, Columbia professor and postal historian; Hansi Lo Wang, NPR reporter on USPS operations; Kevin Kosar, AEI policy analyst on postal finance. They discuss the USPS’s long financial decline, the tension between public service and business pressures, delivery-day and pricing reforms, borrowing limits and pension issues, and the postal role in elections, rural access, and parcel competition.

Mar 24, 2026 • 43min
The Evolution Of The American Housing Crisis
David Garcia, a housing policy researcher at UC Berkeley, and Rhonda Kaysen, a New York Times real estate reporter, discuss U.S. housing affordability and supply shortfalls. They cover the Senate housing bill’s provisions, zoning and local incentives, build-to-rent limits, conversion of commercial space, and how policy interacts with market forces like rents, prices, and construction costs.

Mar 23, 2026 • 45min
'If You Can Keep It': How Trump Deals With Foreign Adversaries
Kelly Grieco, a foreign policy and military strategy analyst, and Vera Bergen-Gruen, a national security reporter, break down a pattern of precision strikes and leadership-targeting. They discuss the 'decapitate and delegate' approach, limits of air power for political change, comparisons between Venezuela and Iran, risks of relying on popular uprisings, and what a Cuba strategy might look like.

Mar 20, 2026 • 1h 27min
The News Roundup For March 20, 2026
Phil Stewart, Reuters national security reporter; Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost diplomatic correspondent; Michelle Jamrisco, Bloomberg White House and national security editor; Taylor Popolars, Spectrum News White House reporter; Anita Kumar, Politico standards chief and former White House correspondent; Megan Scully, Bloomberg Congress editor. They discuss possible U.S. ground troop plans in the Middle East, missile strikes and the Strait of Hormuz, wartime funding and congressional fights, and regional diplomatic tensions.

Mar 19, 2026 • 44min
'In Good Health': Why Is Colorectal Cancer Affecting Generations Differently?
Rebecca Siegel, epidemiologist who led the study on rising rates; Mark Pochapin, gastroenterologist who performs colonoscopies; Jeffrey Meyerhardt, oncologist focused on colorectal cancer. They discuss the sharp rise in colorectal and rectal cancers among younger generations. They cover symptoms to watch for, screening options and colonoscopy steps, possible environmental and lifestyle drivers, and the unique challenges younger patients face.


