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Have you ever asked, “WTF?,” about politics? Or, “who are these people making decisions about my life?” Political Theater pulls back the curtain on the stunts, antics and motivations that drive Washington. Host Jason Dick and the Roll Call team spotlight the spectacle, the players and what’s going on behind the curtain in Washington’s long-running drama: Congress.
Welcome to Fintech Beat, the intersection of finance, technology, policy and regulation. Each episode features the latest trends, movers and shakers, ideas and policies in financial technology. Host Chris Brummer, a Georgetown law professor and world-renowned fintech expert, partners with the CQ Roll Call newsroom — Washington's leader for nonpartisan legislative and regulatory analysis — to bring insights that make this a must listen for anyone interested in finance.
On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 Americans died in Jonestown, Guyana. Some committed suicide. More were murdered. And until 9/11, it was the largest single mass killing of American citizens. U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan was assassinated as he tried to rescue Jonestown residents desperate for freedom. In CQ Roll Call's new podcast, we investigate Jonestown through the prism of congressional oversight, telling a story of corruption, international intrigue, race and betrayal. Oversight. How can the lesson ...
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Political Theater: It’s a small White House after all
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The walls sure are thin in the West Wing. That is just one takeaway from the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. CQ Roll Call Editor at Large John T. Bennett covered the presidency of Donald Trump in sometimes very close quarters at the executive…
The walls sure are thin in the West Wing. That is just one takeaway from the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. CQ Roll Call Editor at Large John T. Bennett covered the presidency of Donald Trump in sometimes very close quarters at the executive…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: For Pride Month, reflecting on progress and the road ahead
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As Pride Month ends, celebration is tempered by setbacks across the country, from laws that ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports to efforts to remove books on the LGBTQ experience from library shelves. And with a Supreme Court willing to overturn precedent, many wonder if LGBTQ rights will be next. What is needed, culturally and…
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Fintech Beat: BIS's Hyun Song Shin on Crypto, CBDCs, and Designing Money
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Hyun Song Shin, the BIS economic advisor, joins the show to talk about recent disruptions in crypto markets, and the advantages of CBDCs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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BIS's Hyun Song Shin on Crypto, CBDCs, and Designing Money
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Hyun Song Shin, the BIS economic advisor, joins the show to talk about recent disruptions in crypto markets, and the advantages of CBDCs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Political Theater: Send lawyers, footballs and money: the strange twists and turns of Washington's football team
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Washington's professional football team has a long history of controversy, and Congress and local governments spend a lot of time picking apart its foibles. Would this happen in Jacksonville, though? With us to discuss in Brandon Wetherbee, managing editor of District Fray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Send lawyers, footballs and money: the strange twists and turns of Washington's football team
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Washington's professional football team has a long history of controversy, and Congress and local governments spend a lot of time picking apart its foibles. Would this happen in Jacksonville, though? With us to discuss in Brandon Wetherbee, managing editor of District Fray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
Two major congressional committees have now spoken on the fiscal 2023 Pentagon budget. Peter Cohn and John M. Donnelly discuss how the Armed Services panels will keep the pressure on appropriators to add tens of billions of dollars more to President Joe Biden's defense proposals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
Two major congressional committees have now spoken on the fiscal 2023 Pentagon budget. Peter Cohn and John M. Donnelly discuss how the Armed Services panels will keep the pressure on appropriators to add tens of billions of dollars more to President Joe Biden's defense proposals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
A bipartisan Senate defense authorization bill upped the ante on defense spending for the coming fiscal year. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the new battle lines over defense spending that could stall appropriations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
A bipartisan Senate defense authorization bill upped the ante on defense spending for the coming fiscal year. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the new battle lines over defense spending that could stall appropriations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Market Swings, Software-Based Investing--and Community Banking
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Amias Gerety interviews M1 CEO Brian Barnes on relationship investing and automation in the fintech economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Fintech Beat: Market Swings, Software-Based Investing--and Community Banking
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Amias Gerety interviews M1 CEO Brian Barnes on relationship investing and automation in the fintech economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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"The Martha Mitchell Effect" gives voice to one of Watergate's great characters
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This week marks the 50th Anniversary of the Watergate break-in, a scandal that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. This is one of history's great dramas, and we're still telling and hearing great stories about it. Case in point: "The Martha Mitchell Effect," a new Netflix documentary about one Watergate's most colorful, an…
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Political Theater: "The Martha Mitchell Effect" gives voice to one of Watergate's great characters
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This week marks the 50th Anniversary of the Watergate break-in, a scandal that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. This is one of history's great dramas, and we're still telling and hearing great stories about it. Case in point: "The Martha Mitchell Effect," a new Netflix documentary about one Watergate's most colorful, an…
House appropriators are about to begin their markups on fiscal 2023 spending bills after taking a shortcut on a budget blueprint. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline what lies ahead for appropriators and assess the latest effort to resurrect a "Build Back Better" reconciliation package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…
House appropriators are about to begin their markups on fiscal 2023 spending bills after taking a shortcut on a budget blueprint. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak outline what lies ahead for appropriators and assess the latest effort to resurrect a "Build Back Better" reconciliation package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…
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Politcal Theater: How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ reflects a stranger, more vulnerable political time
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"Top Gun: Maverick," the legacy sequel to the 1986 movie "Top Gun," has soared at the box office since its Memorial Day weekend opening, making more than 550 million dollars and counting. People might just be going to see Tom Cruise in action, but there might be something more going on here. The first "Top Gun" is an iconic piece of pop culture, a …
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How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ reflects a stranger, more vulnerable political time
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"Top Gun: Maverick," the legacy sequel to the 1986 movie "Top Gun," has soared at the box office since its Memorial Day weekend opening, making more than 550 million dollars and counting. People might just be going to see Tom Cruise in action, but there might be something more going on here. The first "Top Gun" is an iconic piece of pop culture, a …
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There’s nothing Micro about a Billion Women: Mary Iskenderian on Microfinance
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Mary Ellen Iskenderian, the CEO of Women's World Banking, talks about her new book and the opportunities and challenges facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Fintech Beat: There’s nothing Micro about a Billion Women: Mary Iskenderian on Microfinance
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Mary Ellen Iskenderian, the CEO of Women's World Banking, talks about her new book and the opportunities and challenges facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
A new 10-year budget forecast shows soaring revenue increases that the Congressional Budget Office acknowledged it can't fully explain. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn analyze the latest fiscal and economic projections and explain what they might mean for future spending and tax policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
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Adam Conover and the quest to make government accessible, funny and human
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In "The G Word with Adam Conover,” his new series on Netflix, the titular host explores government, how it works, what it does, and also how it fails. Among the topics he explores: food safety, weather prediction and disaster response, GPS, public health, the money supply, and more. On the latest Political Theater, Conover discusses the show, from …
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: For Asian Americans, celebration, challenges and action
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May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, has special significance in 2022, as both acknowledgment of contributions and reminder of a resurgence of xenophobic rhetoric and violence. Civil rights groups, academia and businesses have responded with action, education and activism, part of a “Stop AAPI Hate” coalition. Mary C. Curtis spe…
Senate spending hawks blocked a $48 billion aid package for restaurants and some other small businesses. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson assess the fallout and prospects for any future aid attempt. Recorded 5/20/22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
Senate spending hawks blocked a $48 billion aid package for restaurants and some other small businesses. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson assess the fallout and prospects for any future aid attempt. Recorded 5/20/22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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So, who exactly is the establishment in politics now?
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Tuesday’s primary races in states — be they Idaho, North Carolina, Pennsylvania or Oregon — were good news for the establishment of both political parties. Or bad news. It kind of depends on how you define the establishment. Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Election joins the podcast to walk us through all the mixed messaging. Learn more about your ad cho…
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Political Theater: So, who exactly is the establishment in politics now?
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Tuesday’s primary races in states — be they Idaho, North Carolina, Pennsylvania or Oregon — were good news for the establishment of both political parties. Or bad news. It kind of depends on how you define the establishment. Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Election joins the podcast to walk us through all the mixed messaging. Learn more about your ad cho…
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Robinhood on Volatility, Regulation, and the New Retail Investor
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Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher joins Fintech Beat to talk about what changes in the economy and regulation mean for the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Fintech Beat: Robinhood on Volatility, Regulation, and the New Retail Investor
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Chief Legal Officer Dan Gallagher joins Fintech Beat to talk about what changes in the economy and regulation mean for the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
A lone senator's objection stymied bipartisan hopes for speedy passage of a $40 billion Ukraine aid measure. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the cause of the holdup and what it may mean for pandemic-related funding bills waiting in the wings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
A lone senator's objection stymied bipartisan hopes for speedy passage of a $40 billion Ukraine aid measure. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the cause of the holdup and what it may mean for pandemic-related funding bills waiting in the wings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Political Theater: Six months out, why these congressional incumbents are vulnerable
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As the November midterm elections continue to come into focus, several Senate and House incumbents are vulnerable in their bids for re-election. Some are Democrats in danger of getting caught up in a GOP wave. Some are Republicans facing tough primary challenges. And some are just plain unique. The CQ Roll Call political team breaks it down for the…
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Six months out, why these congressional incumbents are vulnerable
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As the November midterm elections continue to come into focus, several Senate and House incumbents are vulnerable in their bids for re-election. Some are Democrats in danger of getting caught up in a GOP wave. Some are Republicans facing tough primary challenges. And some are just plain unique. The CQ Roll Call political team breaks it down for the…
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Fintech Beat: Sheila Warren on Crypto Regulation, DeGlobalization, and Contagious Policy
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Julian Ha interviews Sheila Warren, the CEO of CCI, on Global Trends in Crypto Regulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Sheila Warren on Crypto Regulation, DeGlobalization, and Contagious Policy
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Julian Ha interviews Sheila Warren, the CEO of CCI, on Global Trends in Crypto Regulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
Disputes over school meal waivers, immigration policy and business assistance are some of the moving pieces complicating aid measures for Ukraine and COVID-19. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson discuss the latest twists and turns in assembling billions of dollars of supplemental funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
Disputes over school meal waivers, immigration policy and business assistance are some of the moving pieces complicating aid measures for Ukraine and COVID-19. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson discuss the latest twists and turns in assembling billions of dollars of supplemental funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
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Mod (Com) Squad: The people modernizing Congress
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Reps. Derek Kilmer and Williams Timmons are under no illusion about the challenges to make Congress a more modern and efficient institution. But as the leaders of the House Selection Committee on the Modernization of Congress, the two are walking the walk: pursuing a bipartisan approach and setting an example for how to work together for the public…
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Political Theater: Mod (Com) Squad: The people modernizing Congress
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Reps. Derek Kilmer and Williams Timmons are under no illusion about the challenges to make Congress a more modern and efficient institution. But as the leaders of the House Selection Committee on the Modernization of Congress, the two are walking the walk: pursuing a bipartisan approach and setting an example for how to work together for the public…
Chris Brummer sits down with AcreTrader Founder Carter Malloy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
Chris Brummer sits down with AcreTrader Founder Carter Malloy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
New aid for Ukraine is tied up in a fight over pandemic relief and immigration policy. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the tangle over supplemental funding and assess the prospects for fiscal 2023 appropriations, a downsized "Build Back Better" measure and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
New aid for Ukraine is tied up in a fight over pandemic relief and immigration policy. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Peter Cohn explain the tangle over supplemental funding and assess the prospects for fiscal 2023 appropriations, a downsized "Build Back Better" measure and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Political Theater: White House Correspondents' Dinner is back: Expect super-spreader jokes
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For the first time since 2019, the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is back, stepping gingerly into the COVID-19 era, awkward jokes and all. CQ Roll Call Chief Correspondent Niels Lesniewski stops by to talk about what to expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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White House Correspondents' Dinner is back: Expect super-spreader jokes
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For the first time since 2019, the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is back, stepping gingerly into the COVID-19 era, awkward jokes and all. CQ Roll Call Chief Correspondent Niels Lesniewski stops by to talk about what to expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Fintech Beat: John Hope Bryant on Entrepreneurialism and Financial Literacy
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John Hope Bryant, the famed American financial literacy entrepreneur and businessman, joins the podcast with QED's Amias Gerety to talk about Black Wealth, Entrepreneurs, and Financial Literacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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John Hope Bryant on Entrepreneurialism and Financial Literacy
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John Hope Bryant, the famed American financial literacy entrepreneur and businessman, joins the podcast with QED's Amias Gerety to talk about Black Wealth, Entrepreneurs, and Financial Literacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy CQ Roll Call
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Political Theater: Cash Rules All Politics? Maybe, maybe not. Breaking down the latest FEC fundraising numbers
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It's the year of our Midterm Election, 2022, and Q1 fundraising numbers are in. What's a million dollars get you these days? How are incumbent members running against other incumbents doing? How much are members targeted by former President Donald Trump doing in the money game? We run through all this and more on the latest Political Theater podcas…
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Cash Rules All Politics? Maybe, maybe not. Breaking down the latest FEC fundraising numbers
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It's the year of our Midterm Election, 2022, and Q1 fundraising numbers are in. What's a million dollars get you these days? How are incumbent members running against other incumbents doing? How much are members targeted by former President Donald Trump doing in the money game? We run through all this and more on the latest Political Theater podcas…
