Trumpcast

Jacob Weisberg is joined by Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy, to talk about his new book, how democracies are holding up around the globe, and what liberals in America can do about the populist uprising. Plus, the plight of the Russian bots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to BuzzFeed's Anthony Cormier about the FBI investigation that nearly had Paul Manafort before the Trump campaign, the result of that, and why Anthony doesn't think Paul Manafort will flip. Plus, the two try to make sense of the Nastya Rybka story which may entangle both Manafort and Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg is joined by The Washington Post's Shane Harris to discuss the fallout of Jared Kushner's security clearance downgrade and just how his role in the West Wing could be changing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker about Trump's way of silencing the women he has had affairs with. Plus, why did Jared get a down graded security clearance? Please fill out the Slate podcast survey at slate.com/podcastsurvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to WIRED's Editor-in-Chief, Nick Thompson, and the Director of the Center for Media & Citizenship at the University of Virginia, Siva Vaidhyanathan, about all the issues that have plagued Facebook for the past several years and how the company is reacting after the Mueller indictments just one week ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dahlia Lithwick talks to Adam Winkler, author of Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, about the current state of the gun debate. Plus, Mary Beth Tinker, of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, joins us for an inspiring message on student free speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Just Security's Kate Brannen about the most recent round of Mueller indictments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to Vox's Jane Coaston about the Chief of Staff, John Kelly, and his role in the Rob Porter story. Plus, more on security clearances and why we should be paying attention to how the details of this story are getting out of the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamelle Bouie talks to Jacob Levy, a professor of political theory at McGill University, about his essay "The Weight of the Words," and why we shouldn't just be brushing off Trump's rhetoric on the left or the right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to John Sipher, a former senior member of the CIA's Intelligence Service, about Christopher Steele and the partisan attacks on him and his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to information warfare expert Molly McKew about the #ReleaseTheMemo phenomenon and why it should alarm us that the campaign ultimately landed in our President's brain as the #1 item on his political agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg chats with Slate's Dahlia Lithwick about the release of the Nunes memo and why, despite its many flaws, it may still be a win for Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to Ross Garber, a defense lawyer who has represented three Republican governors during impeachment proceedings, about how Trump's lawyers could be thinking about defending their client. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to The Atlantic's Frank Foer about his most recent cover story on Paul Manafort and how the American hustler's life fell apart in recent years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producer Jayson De Leon talks to Matthew Miller, MSNBC's Justice and Security Analyst & formerly of the Department of Justice, about the resignation of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and the controversy surrounding the Devin Nunes memo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg is joined by BuzzFeed's Editor-in-Chief, Ben Smith, for a quick chat about Donald Trump's address to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to The Atlantic's David Frum about the Evangelical right's justification for Trump, how the people around him are holding up so far in their positions, and why he thinks what we're facing today is much more serious than Watergate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producer Jayson De Leon talks to Slate's Jim Newell about the run-up to the government shutdown. Then, how did the shutdown vote unfold? We have a play-by-play of sorts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan talks to the LA Times' Jamil Smith about Trump's racism, how the Democrats have fared over the past year, and what (if any) parallels they can find between the #MeToo movement and Trump's lies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia Heffernan is joined by Jacob Weisberg to chat about the Stormy Daniels story, Jacob's involvement in it, and how the story is important in the context of the dossier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices