Episodes
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Up First from NPR
Debt hits $40 trillion as tariffs and power reshape Washington
The episode connects a record national debt and rising interest costs with trade conflict, presidential power, and the politics of federal spending.
Aug 22, 2026 · 17 min
Morning Wire
Debt hits $40 trillion as Swalwell faces FBI scrutiny
The episode connects a reported investigation into Eric Swalwell with the economic and political consequences of unchecked federal borrowing and fringe activism.
Aug 21, 2026 · 25 min
WSJ What’s News
Treasury sell-off exposes pressure from deficits and AI borrowing
Rising long-term Treasury yields can lift borrowing costs across the economy while revealing how fiscal demands, foreign appetite and AI investment are reshaping bond markets.
Aug 21, 2026 · 12 min
The President's Daily Brief
Iran braces for unrest as Russia strikes Kyiv
The episode connects Iran’s internal-security preparations with Russia’s deadly regional escalation and possible signals of future U.S. operations.
Aug 21, 2026 · 26 min
Pivot
Mark Cuban targets healthcare middlemen and billionaire taxes
The conversation tests whether transparency, contract audits, and better-designed taxes can challenge entrenched corporate incentives without driving wealth and innovation elsewhere.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 20m
The Headlines
Trump shifts Iran strategy as federal watchdogs lose independence
The episode connects a possible move from military escalation to economic pressure with a broader weakening of oversight inside the federal government.
Aug 21, 2026 · 16 min
The Dan Bongino Show
Bongino links falling crime rates to Trump-era enforcement
The episode makes a political case that improving crime data validates tougher enforcement while challenging critics across immigration, media, and Republican politics.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 3m
The Tucker Carlson Show
AI data centers test local power and public consent
The episode examines whether AI expansion delivers durable public value or shifts environmental, political, and security costs onto communities.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 4m
The President's Daily Brief
Taliban control faces pressure from rivals and regional conflict
Afghanistan’s instability could deepen as armed resistance, tensions with Pakistan, and the Islamic State challenge the Taliban’s hold on power.
Aug 21, 2026 · 15 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Markets, Gaza messaging and Florida’s Republican power struggle
The episode connects economic credibility, political conduct, information warfare and Republican succession battles across several pressure points for the Trump-era right.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 32m
The Matt Walsh Show
New evidence claims sharpen debate over Anthony case
The episode examines whether prosecutors withheld potentially significant messages and how disputed evidence, video, and trial strategy shape the case.
Aug 21, 2026 · 50 min
The NPR Politics Podcast
Iran war strains U.S. strategy and reshapes Democratic politics
The episode connects an expanding conflict abroad with difficult choices about military commitments, Democratic coalition-building, and the party’s readiness for 2028 and the midterms.
Aug 21, 2026 · 25 min
Consider This from NPR
Community care gives disability rights a life beyond the courtroom
The episode shows how legal protections and Medicaid-funded services shape whether people with disabilities can work, learn, form relationships, and avoid institutionalization.
Aug 21, 2026 · 10 min
WSJ What’s News
States target ghost jobs as markets weigh crypto rules
The episode connects misleading hiring practices with enforcement limits, while tracking regulatory and safety questions affecting crypto and nearly one million vehicles.
Aug 21, 2026 · 9 min
Morning Wire
New York attack plot and Times verdict lead Evening Wire
The episode connects an alleged terror plot, a major defamation award, political spending, and stories with wider public-safety and accountability stakes.
Aug 21, 2026 · 12 min
Breaking News from Pod Save America
Hegseth’s Pentagon access raises security and accountability concerns
The episode connects questions about informal influence at the Pentagon and sanctions on international justice officials to broader risks for U.S. institutions and alliances.
Aug 21, 2026 · 27 min
Candace
Candace Owens challenges TPUSA’s evidence and public narrative
The episode turns a feud with Turning Point USA into a broader dispute over evidence, media framing, friendship, and organizational power.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 11m
Global News Podcast
West Bank settlement plan draws broad Western condemnation
The episode connects territorial expansion, public-health emergencies, political pressure and institutional failures across several countries.
Aug 21, 2026 · 35 min
Global News Podcast
El Niño threatens heat, harvests and global stability
A potentially historic climate event is already colliding with food prices, agricultural stress and political crises across several regions.
Aug 21, 2026 · 27 min
Today, Explained
Why heartbreak became summer’s defining pop sound
The episode connects a country chart breakthrough and a wave of melancholy pop to the cultural meanings audiences attach to music.
Aug 21, 2026 · 27 min
Letters from an American
Republicans obscure health care cuts as coverage gains face rollback
The episode connects proposed Medicaid losses and administrative burdens to a broader retreat from federal responsibility for public health.
Aug 21, 2026 · 13 min
The Journal.
Treasury turmoil exposes the cost of unpredictable intervention
Treasury yields shape borrowing costs across the economy, making market confidence and the government’s financing choices consequential far beyond Wall Street.
Aug 21, 2026 · 20 min
The Daily
Institutional investors turn sports teams into financial assets
The Lakers sale shows how media money and investment capital are reshaping ownership, while raising questions about prices, competitiveness, and fans’ stake in teams.
Aug 21, 2026 · 38 min
Pod Save America
Democrats test a post-resistance message in key Senate races
The episode connects Trump’s insular information environment to a broader Democratic challenge: turning opposition into an economic and electoral strategy.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 31m