Trumpcast

Virginia Heffernan talks to Slate's Mark Joseph Stern about the opening arguments at the Supreme Court today surrounding Trump's travel ban and then is joined by Ian Bremmer to chat through his new book Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism. Do you have tickets to our live show yet? We'll be live at the Brooklyn Bell House on May 30th with a special guest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg and Virginia Heffernan discuss James Comey's new book A Higher Loyalty and the recent batch of Comey memos that leaked on Thursday evening. Be sure to buy tickets to our live show on May 30th in Brooklyn, NY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Mimi Rocah, about her start at the department in the early 2000s, working alongside Jim Comey, and what her prosecutions of organized crime units for the SDNY can tell us about the Michael Cohen case. Be sure to buy tickets to our live show on May 30th in Brooklyn, NY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Tim O'Brien, Executive Editor of Bloomberg View, to catch up about the latest surrounding the Michael Cohen story and why it may not be all the media is cooking it up to be. Plus, who are the two names we should be looking for as the investigation into the Trump organization moves forward? Steve Waltien and Asher Perlman improvised today's sketch in our Brooklyn studio. Did you like today's show? If so, show your support by voting for us for a Webby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamelle Bouie talks to Mother Jones' Rebecca Leber about the "liberties" Scott Pruitt is taking as a public official and how it's effecting the EPA as a whole. Trumpcast will be live in Brooklyn, NY on May 30th at 7:30PM (ET). Tickets are currently on sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa and The New Yorker's Adam Davidson about the raid on Michael Cohen's office and why Michael Cohen is much more than just Trump's personal lawyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan is joined by host of Slate's El Gabfest, León Krauze, to discuss Trump's renewed nativist delusions, the responses by the Mexican president and Mexican presidential candidates, and just what Americans can do to counter Trump's narrative. Did you like today's show? If so, show your support by voting for us for a Webby! And don't forget to catch Slate's Slow Burn Live in NYC on April 19th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Dexter Filkins of The New Yorker about the young 30-somethings trying to reform the Middle East – Jared Kushner and Mohammed bin Salman. How did they forge this relationship? What does Saudi Arabia want in the region and how is the White House emboldening them? Did you like today's show? If so, show your support by voting for us for a Webby! And don't forget to catch Slate's Slow Burn Live in NYC on April 19th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Erik Wemple of The Washington Post about Sinclair Broadcasting, Trump's recent attacks on the press, and the decline of local news. Don't forget to vote for Trumpcast to win a Webby! And come check out Slow Burn Live in NYC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to Jesse Drucker of The New York Times about the money coming into Kushner Co's hands (which Jared continues to have a significant stake in) from both foreign and domestic partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Timothy Snyder, the author of The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America. The two discuss the shift from a politics of inevitability to a politics of eternity and just what that means. Also, Tim describes the ways in which Russia is attacking the American psychosphere and how modern oligarchies are using irrational immeasurable forms of strength to gain power on the world stage. Timothy Snyder's new book is available Tuesday, April 3rd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to Vanity Fair's Emily Jane Fox about the Stormy Daniels' 60 Minutes interview and just how Michael Cohen's role in the scandal could factor into the Mueller investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg chats with Fred Kaplan about the departure of H.R. McMaster and the arrival of John Bolton. Also, Harry Litman, a former US Attorney, joins us to talk about the latest shakeups on Trump's legal team. Plus, Steve Waltien and Asher Perlman meditate on Paul Manafort's ankles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to The New Yorker's Andrew Marantz about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook. They also discuss Andrew's latest story on Reddit and meditate on free speech and how we navigate the Internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, about what it takes to be a successful Chief of Staff, how John Kelly reinforces Trump's partisan instincts, and why he has failed even by his own narrow definitions of the job. Plus, an incredible coincidence takes place in the Seychelles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan is joined by The Guardian's Luke Harding and the Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, Bill Browder, to discuss Vladamir Putin, his actions in the UK, and just what message he's sending to the Western world. Today's show was recorded from PutinCon in NYC on Friday, March 16th, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg chats with Michael Isikoff and David Corn, authors of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump. They discuss why Trump continues to show deference towards the Kremlin, his history with Russia, and rate the Trump-Russia angles up to this point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to the journalist Hannah Seligson about Ivanka Trump. How has she been able to escape the eye of the Mueller investigation & the critical eye of the media for so long? What can be done about it? Read Hannah's latest work for The Intercept, "Ivanka Trump Backed Flynn and Manafort. She Discussed Firing Comey. How Has She Evaded Mueller's Investigation?" and at the Columbia Journalism Review, "The Queen of Spin." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Politico's Susan Glasser about the firing of Rex Tillerson and what (if anything) we can expect from the incoming Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to the Washington Post's Beth Reinhard about the Stormy Daniels lawsuit and Michael Cohen's restraining order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices