Episodes
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The NPR Politics Podcast
DHS voter-roll claims collapse under scrutiny
Unverified claims about noncitizens on voter rolls could invite federal intervention and election disputes in close midterm races.
Aug 24, 2026 · 18 min
Consider This from NPR
Carney rejects Trump’s deal to defend Canada’s independence
Canada’s refusal exposes the economic and political costs of resisting U.S. pressure while trying to loosen a deeply entrenched trade relationship.
Aug 24, 2026 · 7 min
WSJ What’s News
Trump widens pressure campaign as markets parse Iran’s oil flows
The episode connects geopolitical pressure, uncertain energy data, biotech expectations and therapeutic bias to decisions with real economic and personal consequences.
Aug 24, 2026 · 11 min
Morning Wire
Iranian threats and AI warfare lead a volatile news roundup
The episode connects emerging battlefield technology, threats against a presidential family member, and widening legal and political conflicts across the United States.
Aug 24, 2026 · 13 min
The President's Daily Brief
Putin tests Russia’s capacity for another mass mobilization
The episode connects Russia’s preparations for more troops with a U.S. decision that exposes competing demands on American military readiness in Asia.
Aug 24, 2026 · 13 min
Global News Podcast
Guinea landfill collapse exposes the cost of urban poverty
The episode connects a deadly disaster in Conakry to wider pressures facing communities living amid war, displacement, economic hardship and environmental risk.
Aug 24, 2026 · 30 min
Global News Podcast
Britain backs Ukraine as global crises widen
The episode connects Ukraine’s demand for stronger military support with diplomatic, economic and security pressures stretching from Iran to Somalia.
Aug 24, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Medicare for All tests its political moment
The episode examines whether frustration with expensive care can turn renewed support for universal coverage into policy rather than rhetoric.
Aug 24, 2026 · 27 min
The Journal.
Blue Apron’s fulfillment gamble leaves customers with spoiled meals
The breakdown shows how a fragile outsourced supply chain can turn meal-kit convenience into customer losses and threaten the category’s already difficult economics.
Aug 24, 2026 · 18 min
The Daily
Trump’s trusted aide helps shape his view of reality
The episode examines how personal loyalty and control over presidential information can narrow the advice reaching the Oval Office.
Aug 24, 2026 · 25 min
Up First from NPR
Iran pressure collides with a widening trade war
The episode connects escalating economic pressure on Iran with threats to global energy flows and a tariff fight that could raise costs across North America.
Aug 24, 2026 · 15 min
The Bulwark Daily
Trump’s weak points multiply across trade, war and Washington
The episode connects policy failures and domestic controversies to the administration’s political vulnerability ahead of the midterms.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Applebaum links the Canada trade war to a collapsing world order
The conversation connects North American trade tensions to weakened alliances, constrained journalism, executive-power risks, and the future of modern warfare.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
Morning Wire
HUD secretary pitches treatment-first homelessness policy
Scott Turner lays out how the Trump administration wants to reshape HUD’s approach to homelessness, investment, and agency reform.
Aug 23, 2026 · 22 min
WSJ What’s News
States challenge AI therapy before federal rules arrive
The episode shows how lawmakers, companies, regulators, and users are negotiating safety, privacy, and accountability before standards for AI mental-health tools are settled.
Aug 23, 2026 · 19 min
Consider This from NPR
Trump accelerates the unraveling of global rules
The episode examines whether attacks on NATO, the United Nations, and U.S. commitments are weakening the institutions that have organized international cooperation.
Aug 23, 2026 · 9 min
Global News Podcast
Trade collapse exposes widening US–Canada rift
The episode connects a deteriorating North American relationship with questions about press independence, technological ambition, environmental risk, and the infrastructure of future space missions.
Aug 23, 2026 · 29 min
Today, Explained
Personality science challenges the introvert label
The episode separates pandemic-era social rustiness from enduring traits and examines whether personality can change through deliberate practice.
Aug 23, 2026 · 28 min
Letters from an American
Graham’s gaffe exposes a Republican expertise gap
The episode connects one candidate’s national-security admission to broader questions about governing competence, Democratic opportunity, and public unease over the administration.
Aug 23, 2026 · 13 min
Global News Podcast
Eisenkot tests Netanyahu’s hold on Israeli politics
A potential challenger’s record, political platform, and wartime choices could reshape Israel’s leadership debate and its ties to Gaza, religious parties, democratic institutions, and the United States.
Aug 23, 2026 · 31 min
Up First from NPR
Palmyra’s thriving reef faces a new protection fight
Palmyra shows what strong conservation can restore, while proposed commercial fishing threatens to test how much protection these ecosystems need.
Aug 23, 2026 · 29 min
Pod Save America
Campaigns chase voters who rarely think about politics
Democrats’ digital problem is not simply spending less, but failing to understand where disengaged voters spend attention and how politics reaches them.
Aug 23, 2026 · 1h 19m
The Daily
The Savannah Bananas turn baseball into participatory theater
The Bananas show how sports can win new audiences through speed, spectacle and fan involvement while raising questions about competition’s emotional stakes.
Aug 23, 2026 · 41 min
Morning Wire
Pastor’s release exposes China’s pressure on independent churches
Ezra Jin’s imprisonment and unexpected exile show how religious communities, lawyers, and international diplomacy intersect in China’s crackdown on independent churches.
Aug 22, 2026 · 22 min