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Interviews with: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Rep. Adam Kinzinger
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First, Dana presses South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem on if she supports paid parental leave and state-funded childcare after South Dakota banned all abortions except when the mother's life is at risk. Then, Dana goes one-on-one with Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger to discuss former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's bombshell testimon…
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July 3 — Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Sec. Xavier Becerra, Danny Cevallos
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), member of the January 6th Select Committee, joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to discuss the committee’s latest hearing and testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson. NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos discusses the prospect that former President Trump faces legal liability for his actions before and on January…
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MTP NOW July 1 — Gov. Jay Inslee, Cheney’s Wyoming Debate, Abortion battle moves to states
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Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about his meeting with President Biden on abortion rights. Kansas City Star’s Katie Bernard, Louisville Courier Journal’s Deborah Yetter discuss the abortion battle in Kansas and Kentucky. Eugene Daniels, Symone Sanders and Sara Fagen join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Micha…
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Jia Tolentino and Stephania Taladrid on the End of Roe v. Wade
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs case was not a surprise; given the draft opinion that was leaked in May, its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey was nearly a certainty. But the effects of the ruling have been rapid and chaotic. In some states, abortions stopped overnight; in others, there’s profound confusion ov…
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MTP NOW June 30 — Biden talks abortion & filibuster, Ketanji Brown Jackson joins the Supreme Court
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) talks about Latinos leaving the Democratic Party. Mike Memoli, NBC News correspondent, and Anna Greenberg, Democratic pollster, talk about Democratic criticism of President Biden. Marc Caputo reports on Florida’s temporary injunction on an abortion ban. Maria Teresa Kumar and Doug Heye weigh in on the political fallo…
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Meet the Press NOW June 29 — Rep. Stephanie Murphy, GLAAD Pres. Sarah Kate Ellis, Carol Lam
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Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) talks about her work on the January 6th House Select Committee. GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis talks about LGBTQ+ community grown and discrimination. Adrienne Elrod, Eugene Scott, Jim Dornan join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.By NBC News
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MTP NOW June 28 — Amb. Bill Taylor, Carol Leonnig, Chuck Rosenberg, Steve Kornacki
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During Tuesday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing, White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson described former President Donald Trump throwing his lunch at the wall. Primaries in multiple states nationwide including in Colorado, Illinois, and Mississippi are underway, coming days after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve K…
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MTP NOW June 27 — Rep. Nikema Williams, Leon Panetta, Pete Williams
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The fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe resets the calculus in Washington and in key races across the country. Josh Lederman and Dasha Burns report. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) explains why she signed two letters calling on the White House to do more on abortion. Pete Williams shares the latest in the court battles over state…
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June 26 — Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Gov. Hutchinson, Rep. Schiff
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Rep. Ocasio- Cortez (D-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to discuss the Democratic Party’s role in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark) talks about what the Supreme Court decision means for his state. Rep. Schiff (D-Calif), member of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United …
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Why Do Conservatives Love Hungary’s Viktor Orbán?
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When the New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz first heard that the Conservative Political Action Conference, the flagship event of the American conservative movement, was holding a meeting in Hungary, he thought it might be a joke. “A lot of people have worried for a few years now that the Republican Party is becoming more ambivalent about certai…
Our lovely surprise guest Jenny Slate joins from a supply closet to give us the 5-day weather outlook, the difference between drop and dropper, texts about ‘the patriarchy,’ and so much more. Come ruin your minds with us, here at Chateau SmartLess. Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listeni…
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Interviews with: Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson
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First, Jake goes one-on-one with Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on what the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will mean for her state, whether Biden is doing enough on abortion rights, whether the Senate should lift the filibuster to codify Roe into law, and if Netflix and Disney should pull their businesses from Georgia i…
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MTP NOW June 24 — Roe overturned, Gov. JB Pritzker, Michigan AG Dana Nessel, Carol Tobias
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In a ruling for the history books, the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Pete Williams explains how the decision works. Illinois Gov. JB Prtizker (D) discusses the influx of out-of-state women who are seeking an abortion but live in a state where the procedure is banned. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says that her office won’t enforce a …
Alan Alda spent his early years in the burlesque theatres where his father, the actor Robert Alda, would perform. Those early years opened his eyes in more ways than one: “I was very aware of the naked women,” he told The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman, “but I was also aware of the comics.” Watching from the wings, Alda grew an appreciation for bein…
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MTP NOW June 22 – Sen. Tim Kaine, Dasha Burns exclusive with Gov. Whitmer, Gene Sperling
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says Pres. Biden’s meeting with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is an “absolutely horrible idea.” Eugene Sperling, senior adviser to President Biden, defends the administrations moves on reducing inflation. Dasha Burns discusses Michigan abortion trigger laws in an exclusive interview with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer…
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MTP NOW June 21 — Katie Hobbs, Rick Hasen, Steve Kornacki
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Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) and law professor Rick Hasen discuss the latest evidence produced from the January 6th Select Committee. Steve Kornacki previews Tuesday night’s primaries and runoffs in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Washington, DC. Texas public safety officials call the Uvalde shooting an “abject failure.” Tom Winter rep…
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Forget Dating Apps—the “Marriage Pact” Goes for the Long Haul
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A survey that started as a student project at Stanford University has become a popular dating and relationship tool on campuses across the country. Its goal is to delve deeper than the superficial information found on a typical dating-app profile, connecting people based on deeply held values rather than looks or sports teams. Most apps, says Liam …
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MTP NOW June 20 — Rep. Bill Pascrell calls for Clarence Thomas resign, Ukraine setbacks, Juneteenth celebrations
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Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) defends his caller Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign. Mike Schmidt, Ali Vitali, Vaughn Hillyard discuss the political fallout from the January 6th committee hearings. Ali Arouzi reports from Ukraine after 3 Americans went missing. Shaq Brewster talks about Juneteenth celebrations.…
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Azar Nafisi and Ladan Boroumand on Arendt and Iran
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In this episode from the Institute’s Vault, we have an excerpt from a two day symposium--“Hannah Arendt Right Now”--which explored the philosopher’s impact on the 21st Century. The 2006 event was held on the hundredth anniversary of Arendt’s birth. In this session, Azar Nafisi and Ladan Boroumand talk about how Arendt’s work on totalitarianism help…
We are surprised and delighted this week by door-to-door salesman, Chris Pratt. We discuss the emotional rollercoaster of golf, pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich… anyway, welcome to SmartLess. Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join W…
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Interviews with: Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Fred Upton, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
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First, as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol enters its third week of hearings, committee member Rep. Adam Schiff tells Dana Bash that this week's hearings will reveal how pressure campaigns "directed against state and local elections officials put their lives in danger." Next, Rep. Fred Upton joins to disc…
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June 19 — Jan. 6th Committee Member Rep. Jamie Raskin, Fmr. Treasury Sec. Larry Summers
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, member of the January 6th Select Committee Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) discusses the latest on the investigation and hearings. Former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers joins exclusively to discuss the economy and where it is headed. Peter Alexander, Brendan Buck, María Teresa Kumar and Betsy Woodru…
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MTP NOW June 17 — Gov. Jared Polis, Amb. Bill Taylor, Pete Williams on Watergate at 50
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President Biden told the Associated Press that “people are really, really down.” Chuck speaks with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) about how the Biden White House could reverse the country’s malaise. Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor says the Russia-Ukraine war could stretch another year. Susan Page, Maria Teresa Kumar and Michael Steele…
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Dexter Filkins on the Rise of Ron DeSantis
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has shown himself uniquely skilled at attracting attention beyond the borders of his home state. Just this month, DeSantis blocked state funds for the Tampa Bay Rays stadium after players voiced support for gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. He’s also continuing a fight to punish the Disney …
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MTP NOW June 16 — Jan. 6 Committee focuses on Pence-pressure campaign, David Cicilline, Josh Dawsey
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The January 6th Committee held its third hearing, focused on the disagreement between former President Trump and former Vice President Pence. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) talks about possible reforms that Congress could make for future elections. Josh Dawsey reports that communications between the White House and Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Cour…
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MTP NOW June 15 — Stephanie Ruhle & Kayla Tausche, Daniel Yergin, Guad Venegas & Vaughn Hillyard
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The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate and gas prices hit historic highs. Chuck speaks with Stephanie Ruhle, CNBC’s Kayla Tausche and former Department of Labor Chief Economist, Betsey Stevenson talk whether the Biden Administration can take to prevent a recession. Daniel Yergin, energy expert and S&P Global Vice Chairman, explains …
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Michael R. Jackson on “A Strange Loop,” His Black, Queer Coming-of-Age Musical
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Michael R. Jackson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop” features a Black queer writer named Usher, who works as an usher, struggling to write a musical about a Black queer writer. Jackson’s work tackles the terror of the blank page alongside the terrors of the dating scene, and it speaks in frank and heartbreaking terms about …
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MTP NOW June 14 — Rep. Tom Rice, Steve Kornacki, Jon Ralston and Al Schmidt
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Facing a primary challenge, Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) defends his vote to impeach former President Trump. Steve Kornacki says two incumbent Republicans facing Trump-backed challengers in South Carolina will have to win over more than half of the vote to avoid a runoff. Former Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.), Democratic strategist Juanita Tolliver …
Ian Frazier, who has chronicled American life for The New Yorker for more than forty years, travelled to a house in Fort Collins, Colorado, where three roommates build, fly, and race drones. Jordan Temkin, Zachry Thayer, and Travis McIntyre were among the early professional drone racers in the sport, piloting the tiny devices through complex course…
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MTP NOW June 13 — Sen. Martin Heinrich on guns, Jan. 6th Committee latest, Stephanie Ruhle on market turmoil
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Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) shares the latest on gun regulation negotiations. Guad Venegas speaks with Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown. Stephanie Ruhle says interest rate hikes will come more quickly as recession fears grow. Jonathan Allen reports from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as Republican voters sour on Liz Cheney.…
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Kanan Makiya and Jonathan Schell on Hannah Arendt, Iraq, Vietnam, and totalitarianism
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In this episode from the Institute’s Vault, we have an excerpt from a two day symposium--“Hannah Arendt Right Now”--which explored the philosopher’s impact on the 21st Century. The 2006 event was held on the hundredth anniversary of Arendt’s birth. In this session, Kanan Makiya discusses Arendt’s influence on his thinking with Jonathan Schell. Maki…
Grab your Pepcid AC; it’s time for a spicy-hot Episode 100 of SmartLess. Come laugh and cry with us, as we wet the reed and snap with both hands for our special guest, Mr. Bradley Cooper. Shabbat shalom and good yontif. Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery …
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Interviews with: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Chris Jacobs, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Rep. Gabby Giffords.
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First, Dana asks Congressman Jamie Raskin if the January 6th select committee can prove Donald Trump knew he lost the 2020 election while he publicly claimed victory. After, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins Dana to answer why she went on Twitter to ask GOP members of Congress if they petitioned Trump for a pardon. Then, Dana sits down with Repub…
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June 12 — Rep. Elaine Luria, Nick Quested and Rep. Don Bacon
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Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), member of the January 6th Select Committee, joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to discuss the House investigation and the first hearing. Filmmaker and committee witness Nick Quested discusses his role in the first hearing and what he saw at the Capitol last year. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) reacts to the investig…
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MTP NOW June 10 — Rep. Jayapal, Pete Williams, Bob Pisani, & effrey Edmonds
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After the January 6th committee’s first hearing, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) talks about the Congressional reaction to new evidence that was presented. CNBC’s Bob Pisani shared analysis for future interest rate hikes after another report of high inflation. Ali Vitali, Pete Williams, Jake Sherman and Jeh Johnson discussed the fallout after new Ja…
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Regina Spektor on Her New Album, “Home, Before and After”
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Twenty years ago, Regina Spektor was yet another aspiring musician in New York, lugging around a backpack full of self-produced CDs, and playing at little clubs in the East Village—anywhere that had a piano. But anonymity in Spektor’s case didn’t last long. She toured with the Strokes in 2003, and once she had a record deal, her ambitions grew outs…
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MTP NOW June 9 — Rep. John Curtis, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Kara Swisher
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Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) discusses the January 6th investigation. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he would like to be a part of gun regulation negotiations. Yamiche Alcindor, Sahil Kapur and Betsy Woodruff Swan preview the Jan. 6th hearings. Kara Swisher is over Elon Musk's "dank memes."By NBC News
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MTP NOW June 8 — Rep. Clyburn, Gisele Fetterman, Ian Bremmer
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Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) talks about gun reform. Dasha Burns interviews Gisele Fetterman. Ian Bremmer talks down concerns over the Summit of the Americas. Yamiche Alcindor, NBC News Washington correspondent, Matt Gorman, Republican strategist, and Navin Nayak, president of CAP Action Fund, join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable after shooting vi…
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MTP NOW: June 7 — Primary elections and angry voters, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, fmr. UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer
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Matthew McConaughey makes an impassioned appearance at the White House press room. Symone Sanders, Stephen Hayes and Leigh Ann Caldwell join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to discuss the inaction over gun regulation legislation. Ryan J. Reilly reports on Proud Boys who have been charged with seditious conspiracy.…
Masha Gessen is reporting for The New Yorker on the war in Ukraine, which is now in its fourth month. They checked in with David Remnick from Kyiv, which seems almost normal, with “hipsters in cafés” and people riding electric scooters. But the scooters, Gessen noted, are popular because prices have skyrocketed and gasoline is unaffordable. All the…
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MTP NOW: June 6 — Sen. Chris Murphy, heart surgeon vs. heart patient, 'Trump fatigue' in GOP primaries
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Meet the Press NOW premieres. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) talks to Chuck about the state of gun reform regulations. Dasha Burns reports from Pennsylvania on the latest in Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman’s recovery. Natasha Korecki discusses the conundrum facing candidates who may want former President Trump’s endorsement, but not the cha…
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Jonathan Schell and Elisabeth Young-Bruehl on Arendt and the nuclear question
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In this episode from the Institute’s Vault, we have an excerpt from a two day symposium--“Hannah Arendt Right Now”--which explored the philosopher’s impact on the 21st Century. The 2006 event was held on the hundredth anniversary of Arendt’s birth. In the opening session, Jonathan Schell and Elisabeth Young-Bruehl discuss Arendt’s thoughts on the n…
Our Surprise Guest(s) this week are the dynamic duo: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. “The Hall & Oates of film & television” make us a few table-side Caesar salads and tell us their true Hollywood stories. After all, the ladies love a coupl’a cartoonists doodling away in the studio. Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, bing…
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Interviews with: Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman.
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First, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy tells Jake the Senate is "closer than ever before" to passing new gun legislation but cautions, "Let's see if we land it." Next, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the Biden administration is "committed" to reining in inflation and will "stick with it until we do." Then, former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman…
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June 5 — Amb. Bill Taylor, Ian Bremmer, Cornell Belcher & Faiz Shakir
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On this special edition of Meet the Press, interviews with former ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, Ian Bremmer, author of a new book, “The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – and Our Response – Will Change the World,” and a political discussion with Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher and Bernie Sanders adviser Faiz Shakir.…
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“The Book of Queer,” and “Bob’s Burgers” Hits the Big Screen
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While working on his Ph.D., the historian Eric Cervini (whose book “The Deviant’s War” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize) noticed the lack of popular histories on L.G.B.T.Q. issues. Researchers were publishing plenty of papers, but they were mostly in peer-reviewed journals and other academic outlets. His attempts to change that—first with his …
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Remembering Roger Angell, and Fishing with Karen Chee
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Roger Angell, who died last week, at the age of 101, was inducted in 2014 into the Baseball Hall of Fame in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishment as a baseball writer. But in a career at The New Yorker that goes back to the Second World War, he wrote on practically every subject under the sun; he also served as fiction editor, taking the …
Go fig… it’s Kristen Wiig! Born in the Amazon basin, and having never used electricity prior to the age of 18 (when she began her journey as a world-class ballet dancer), Kristen turns things on, and leaves them on (to power her laptop for this humble podcast, of course). Welcome to SmartWiig; now go fill your pool with Skittles. Listen ad free wit…
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Interviews with: Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Rep. Adam Kinzinger
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First, Dana interviews Uvalde State Sen. Roland Gutierrez about law enforcement waiting over an hour to breach the classroom at Robb Elementary School, whether the delay may have cost lives, and Gutierrez confronting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to push for a special session to raise the minimum age of gun ownership from 18 to 21. Next, Dana interviews D…
