Episodes
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Consider This from NPR
AI safety researcher warns the race is outrunning control
The episode examines whether companies can keep advancing powerful AI while developing safeguards quickly enough to prevent catastrophic misuse or loss of control.
Sep 10, 2026 · 10 min
Morning Wire
Trump dividend proposal collides with election and culture fights
The episode connects a proposed federal payment with consequential court battles, election-integrity allegations, state-level political repositioning, and a media success story.
Sep 10, 2026 · 13 min
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Trump’s $5,000 promise tests campaign economics and Democratic strategy
The episode connects an implausible Republican campaign promise to a broader debate over coalition-building, criticism, and control of the Senate.
Sep 10, 2026 · 21 min
The President's Daily Brief
Iranian missiles damage U.S. aircraft in Jordan
The reported strike tests assumptions about missile defense while widening the operational and economic risks surrounding conflicts near the Red Sea.
Sep 10, 2026 · 14 min
Candace
Candace Owens challenges accounts of Charlie Kirk’s hospital arrival
The episode centers on disputed timelines and physical evidence surrounding Charlie Kirk’s emergency transport and arrival at the hospital.
Sep 10, 2026 · 53 min
Global News Podcast
Trump pitches a $5,000 dividend as Republicans test midterm strategy
The episode links Trump’s proposed payment to Republican electoral tactics while surveying crises and policy shifts across several countries.
Sep 10, 2026 · 29 min
Global News Podcast
Ferry disaster exposes the risks behind global instability
The episode connects a deadly Philippine ferry fire to recurring safety failures, while tracing how conflict, misinformation, climate extremes and space ambitions shape the news.
Sep 10, 2026 · 30 min
Today, Explained
Trump’s voting attacks test election systems and candidates
The episode connects proposed mail-voting restrictions and election denialism to the administrators, courts, and close races that could shape 2026 and 2028.
Sep 10, 2026 · 28 min
The Journal.
Automakers turned new cars into luxury purchases
Rising vehicle prices, financing costs, insurance, and repairs are reshaping who can afford a new car and how long others keep older ones.
Sep 10, 2026 · 20 min
Letters from an American
Trump’s 9/11 account puts presidential memory on trial
Heather Cox Richardson uses disputed recollections of Ground Zero to examine how presidential truthfulness shapes accountability and public memory.
Sep 10, 2026 · 13 min
Candace
Candace Owens revisits grief, conflict and Charlie Kirk’s legacy
The episode frames a year of mourning as a reckoning with friendship, political work, public disagreement and the movement Charlie Kirk helped build.
Sep 10, 2026 · 29 min
Up First from NPR
Trump centers midterms on himself as maps and iPhone reshape stakes
The episode connects Trump’s personal political strategy, a consequential Missouri map fight, and Apple’s costly bet on foldable hardware and on-device AI.
Sep 10, 2026 · 15 min
The Bulwark Daily
Pedro Gonzalez confronts the movement he helped radicalize
The episode examines whether Trump-shaped Republicanism can survive Donald Trump—and whether former supporters can return to democratic politics.
Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 36m
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Trump’s dividend tests Republican fiscal credibility
The proposed payment exposes competing pressures over campaign economics, Democratic positioning, party discipline, and the meaning of moderation.
Sep 10, 2026 · 59 min
The Daily
Divorce courts struggle to resolve frozen embryo custody battles
As reproductive technology outpaces the law, divorcing couples are increasingly left in a legal vacuum to fight over the custody of their frozen embryos.
Sep 10, 2026 · 47 min
Morning Wire
9/11 ceremony dispute collides with abortion-pill court fight
The episode connects a political backlash over remembrance and historical interpretation with a court case that could reshape access to mifepristone by mail.
Sep 9, 2026 · 23 min
WSJ What’s News
Oil surges as Trump, Apple and the NFL reshape the headlines
The episode connects war-driven energy risks with political power, technology costs, corporate ties to China, and sports globalization.
Sep 9, 2026 · 14 min
Pod Save the World
Europe’s far right tests democratic resilience
The episode connects electoral gains, nationalist revisionism and weakened institutions to a broader crisis of accountability at home and abroad.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 38m
The President's Daily Brief
Yemen’s war widens as Washington reconsiders its regional posture
The episode connects renewed Houthi-Saudi fighting with broader questions about Iran’s reach and the future role of U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Sep 9, 2026 · 23 min
The Headlines
Trump bets on Texas unity as Iran raises war risks
The episode connects Republican electoral strategy, escalating conflict with Iran, oil-price pressure, international action over settlements, and legal limits on presidential power.
Sep 9, 2026 · 10 min
The Dan Bongino Show
Bongino links 9/11 memory to election trust and national security
The episode connects the enduring political meaning of 9/11 with disputes over executive power, election administration, and public confidence in institutions.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 14m
Louder with Crowder
Clancy mistrial ignites fight over insanity and accountability
The discussion tests how mental illness, gender, ideology, and civic responsibility shape judgments about criminal culpability.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 17m
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Boat strikes expose the reach of presidential war powers
The episode connects a viral socialist conference debate to a more consequential question: how far executive power can extend when evidence, law, and civilian protection remain contested.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 3m
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Iran’s retaliation tests U.S. defenses as bond fears grow
The episode connects a widening military confrontation, financial fragility, and unresolved questions about warnings before the October 7 Hamas attack.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 24m