Best News Talk Podcasts (2020)
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Best News Talk podcasts we could find (updated April 2020)
Best News Talk podcasts we could find
Updated April 2020
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Post Reports is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post. For your ears. Martine Powers is your host, asking the questions you didn’t know you wanted answered. Published weekdays by 5 p.m. Eastern time.
 
Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.
 
Go behind the headlines: From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point hosts Meghna Chakrabarti and David Folkenflik speak with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR for NPR.
 
America feels divided. From the most salient questions about our national identity and place in the world, to fundamental concerns about technology, religion, the economy, and public policy, Intelligence Squared U.S. is here to help. A respite from polarized discussions, we bring together the smartest minds to debate and dissect issues in depth, restoring civility and bringing intelligence to the public square in the process.
 
Three women unraveling the mysteries of the Mueller investigation each week as alt government employee and anonymous host, AG simplifies the absurd amount of Trump Russia news and wraps it up into tasty bites for human consumption. Mueller, She Wrote is committed to reporting facts and conjecture with just the right amount of snark. Come for the news, stay for the Fantasy Indictment Draft!
 
A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policy makers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. A SupChina production, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn.
 
In Intelligence Matters, former acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell, speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies. As a central figure in the most significant U.S. counter-terror efforts of the past two decades and a former CIA intelligence analyst, Morell is uniquely skilled at taking industry leading knowledge to make connections that provide deep insight into co ...
 
Author and social critic Chris Hedges hosts a weekly interview show called ‘On Contact,’ which will air “dissident voices” currently missing from the mainstream media. Hedges interviews the black sheep of the establishment, leading discussions that can’t be heard anywhere else.
 
Journalist Mehdi Hasan is known around the world for his televised takedowns of presidents and prime ministers. In this new podcast from The Intercept, Mehdi unpacks a game-changing news event of the week while challenging the conventional wisdom. As a Brit, a Muslim and an immigrant based in Donald Trump's Washington D.C., Mehdi offers a provocative perspective on the ups and downs of American—and global—politics.
 
A quasi-daily podcast from Slate chronicling Donald Trump's rise to the presidency and his current administration. Journalists Virginia Heffernan and León Krauze talk to reporters, historians, psychiatrists, and other experts to help explain who this man is and why this is happening, right now, in the United States of America.
 
In politics, you’re often told not to get lost in the weeds. But we love the weeds! That’s where politics becomes policy – the stuff that shapes our lives. Every Tuesday and Friday, Matthew Yglesias is joined by Ezra Klein, Dara Lind, Jane Coaston and other Vox voices to dig into the weeds on important national issues, including healthcare, immigration, housing, and everything else that matters. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
 
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Note: This episode contains strong language. More than a month since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, the majority of patients in Brooklyn Medical Center’s critical care unit have Covid-19. We followed one doctor through a day there, to get a sense of what it is like on the front lines of the pandemic. Guest: Sheri Fink, a correspondent for The…
 
Back in January, the Trump administration was caught flat footed in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Politico’s Dan Diamond took a look back at the past 20 years of pandemic preparedness in the United States and found that former administrations weren’t exactly proactive either. Guest: Dan Diamond, Health Reporter for POLITICO Slate Plus m…
 
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with former White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor Lisa Monaco about pandemic preparedness and response by the federal government. Monaco, who helped oversee the Obama Administration's response efforts during the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, explains which governme…
 
President Trump backs away from his "total authority" comment and now says he'll work with all 50 governors to get the country running again. Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat from Oregon, joins AC360 to react to Trump's reversal and shares why she agreed to work with the governors of California and Washington to decide when they should re-open their…
 
President Trump's press briefing Monday lasted over two hours and was by far the most entertaining press briefing yet! FiveThirtyEight just did a poll asking if Americans fear the coronavirus more or the collapsing economy more. Not surprisingly, people care more about being able to feed their families. In Raleigh, N.C., people are protesting to ge…
 
Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Michael discuss Trump’s comments during last night’s presser, his tenuous relationship with Dr. Fauci, and more. Editors’ picks: • Rich: MBD on “No One Is in Charge of Reopening the Country.” • Charlie: Dan McLaughlin taking down the NYT. • MBD: Andrew Stuttaford on coronavirus conspiracies. Light items: • R…
 
In this Trumpcast Plus preview, Virginia Heffernan talks to Laurie Garrett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist covering pandemics, about the typical multi-tiered responses of politicians to viruses, epidemics and the climate crisis, covering Ebola, and how religion still ties into the way some epidemics are managed. To hear the full episod…
 
Jason Bateman stars in the Netflix series 'Ozark' as a financial manager who has become the money launderer for Mexico's second biggest drug cartel. We'll talk about embracing his darker side on 'Ozark,' and his experience directing 'The Outsider,' HBO's adaptation of Stephen King's novel. Also, we remember one of the mothers of the gay rights move…
 
The government of Cameroon has made wearing of face masks in public spaces mandatory, following reports from the country's health authorities of a rise in cases of COVID-19, as the country becomes one of the worst hit in Africa.Meanwhile, a fashion designer in Sierra Leone is making masks, and giving them away for free.And we look at lockdown in a …
 
While US President Donald Trump clashed with state governors over plans to reopen the economy, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that France will remain under lockdown for four more weeks. And, earlier this month, top cybersecurity officials in the US and the UK issued a warning about COVID-19-related scams and phishing attempts. A…
 
Netflix is now worth $175 billion. Amazon is on a hiring spree. Roben Farzad of Public Radio's "Full Disclosure" joins us to discuss which companies are doing well because of the coronavirus. Also, as more Americans are tested for coronavirus, there is growing concern about the accuracy of those tests. Omai Garner, who directs clinical microbiology…
 
CNN Host Chris Cuomo Just SNAPPED, Slams CNN As Hyperpartisan And Ridiculous, Media Trust COLLAPSED. Speaking on his radio show Chris Cuomo slammed CNN for being hyperpartisan and being ridiculous. While it may be fair to argue he is talking about other networks like Fox And MSNBC much of his sentiment is aimed at his own job where he says "I don't…
 
Trump brilliantly torches our destructive news media, then says some dumb crap about having total authority. Check out The Cold War: What We Saw, a new podcast written and presented by Bill Whittle at https://www.dailywire.com/coldwar. In Part 1 we peel back the layers of mystery cloaking the Terror state run by the Kremlin, and watch as America ta…
 
Internet connectivity and other technology issues are frustrating millions of Americans as many settle into new routines working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Brian Chen, lead consumer technology writer for The New York Times, shares his advice. Also, we find out why everyone at risk from the coronavirus should fill out an advance heal…
 
India's capital is one of the world's most polluted cities, but its skies have turned blue, and many people can see the Himalayan mountains for the first time.In Italy's Venice, canal water is so clear fish can be easily seen.All this is an unexpected upside of the coronavirus crisis.And it's proved global air quality can be dramatically improved -…
 
The financial outlook for millions of Californians is uncertain as more workers lose their jobs — or are at risk of losing their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. A variety of resources, strategies and tools can help with navigating a layoff and preparing for a recession. We’ll talk with personal finance experts about how to keep up with debt, pr…
 
As shelter in place mandates continue, many Americans are doing more home cooking, and sometimes with limited ingredients. Bay Area star chefs Samin Nosrat and Tanya Holland join us to take listener questions and to share what meals and pantry ingredients are working for them during the quarantine. And whether you’ve been learning how to cook or tr…
 
Farmers Scramble to Stay Profitable Amid Disruptions to the Food Industry Many farms around the country are still producing plenty of food but with restaurants closed or scaled back, farmers are figuring out how to sell their product to stay afloat. Farmworkers Keeping America Fed During COVID-19 are Worried About Their Health Farmworkers are put i…
 
U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan told House Oversight Committee members Thursday that the postal service will “run out of cash” by September, unless the government provides $75 billion in aid to make up for devastating pandemic-related operating losses. The $2 trillion stimulus package signed by President Trump last month authorized a $10 bill…
 
In this episode, I address the explosive video from the Trump press conference, where he annihilated a false narrative. I also address an interesting story asking the question “do economic shutdowns work?” Finally, I address an article from 2017 that we all should’ve paid attention to, now that we know the dossier was fake news. News Picks: More ev…
 
Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Dana Perino (Fox News, Anchor of The Daily Briefing) about the media, Trump and what it was like to be a Press Secretary. Dana explains how she checked facts when she was a Press Secretary for George W. Bush before speaking with the press. Dana also tells a story of when she was doing press for George W. Bush…
 
Now that the United States has flattened the curve, President Trump is flattening the narrative at a White House briefing that not only brutalized the press but also prepared the way for a reopening. We will examine the grand strategy behind owning the libs. Then, a new study out of Israel suggests the global economic shutdown was completely pointl…
 
This six-part series is the latest addition to Spectator Radio. Each week, our panellists from around the world select a story that gives you an inside look at what's happening outside their windows. With Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli in Rome, former Italian Correspondent for Politico; Jennifer Creery in Hong Kong, Managing Editor of the Hong Kong Free…
 
Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence. A former Senate aide to Joseph R. Biden Jr., the prospective Democratic presidential candidate, has accused him of sexually assaulting her in 1993. A Biden spokeswoman said the allegation was false, and people who had worked in Mr. Biden’s office did not recall talk of such an incident. T…
 
Thirteen people have died from coronavirus at one care home in County Durham, another thirteen in a home in Essex, five in Glasgow. These figures from the past few days show just how vulnerable elderly people are, especially when they are living at close quarters. Official figures say that around 1500 care homes in England have been hit by the viru…
 
Washington is still struggling to put the U.S. economy on ice while we wait out the coronavirus. Maybe you’re expecting your government check this week. Maybe you’re a small business owner looking for a loan. Is help on the way? And, if not, what’s the hold-up? Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent. Slate Plus…
 
While governors on the East and West coasts of the country have formed pacts by region to decide when to end their stay-at-home orders, President Trump claims he holds the power to re-open the economy. Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican from Ohio, joins Anderson Cooper to react to the President's comments. Plus, Dr. Chris Murray tells AC360 about h…
 
President Trump makes it clear in a tweet that it is up to him whether or not state economies can reopen, and Democrats don't take too kindly to that. And a feud may or may not be developing between President Trump and Dr. Fauci as #FireFauci trends on Twitter. The governor of Michigan says you can no longer buy seeds. That's right — seeds. The New…
 
Liú Déhǎi 刘德海, master of the pipa, a type of Chinese lute, died at the age of 83 on April 11, 2020. Liu was born in Shanghai in 1937. He received his early music education there before the Communist victory in 1949, and went on to become one of the idealistic young musicians who tried to form a specifically Chinese orchestral tradition. He learned …
 
Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report discusses Los Angeles's extension of the "safer at home" order to May 15th by Mayor Garcetti. Are we doing permanent damage to our economy? Will we look back on this as a massive mistake? Most importantly, what we all want to know is, when does this end? We are all in this together and it's more important than ever to…
 
New Orleans has one of the highest coronavirus death rates per capita in the country, and the city's homeless population is especially vulnerable. Martha Kegel, executive director of Unity of Greater New Orleans, talks about efforts to house New Orleans' homeless during the outbreak. And, there is scientific evidence that an existing vaccine for tu…
 
The US is now the center of the global pandemic. With more than a half a million confirmed cases and 22,000 deaths from COVID-19 and a surge still on the way for many parts of the country, is it premature to talk about opening things up again? And, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in the country, but t…
 
The president talks about reopening the U.S. economy, but Lena Sun reports that experts say it would require widespread testing and contact tracing to do that safely. Long lines — and no relaxed restrictions — strain the nation’s food banks, Jenna Johnson reports. And, from Anna Fifield, how New Zealand didn’t just flatten the curve, but squashed i…
 
Bernie Sanders Has BETRAYED The Far left By Formally Endorsing Biden, The Same Day AOC Slammed Him. Bernie Sanders has finally and formally endorsed Joe Biden for President of the United States. Progressives and the far left are furious and straight up saying no way, they refuse to vote for Biden. This move from Bernie was obvious and expected. Not…
 
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