Episodios

  • Did the White House cover up Joe Biden’s ill health?

    Did the White House cover up Joe Biden’s ill health?
    May 23 2025
    As scepticism grows over Joe Biden’s mental and physical health during his presidency, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Bakari Sellers, a political commentator and former Democratic state lawmaker, about what the party needs to do to regain trust after the fallout from the 2024 election
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    26 m
  • Who are the players behind Trump’s foreign policy?

    Who are the players behind Trump’s foreign policy?
    May 16 2025
    From a trip to the Middle East to talks between Russia and Ukraine, it’s a busy week for Donald Trump and US foreign policy. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s global affairs correspondent, Andrew Roth, about the big players behind the US president’s deals and decisions on the world stage
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    33 m
  • Trade deals, global wars and AI Jedi posts: where is Trump’s focus?

    Trade deals, global wars and AI Jedi posts: where is Trump’s focus?
    May 9 2025
    Jonathan Freedland and the senior Washington editor of Semafor, Elana Schor, discuss what the US president is choosing to make a priority, and what he’s neglecting in return
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    29 m
  • What does Trump really think of his first 100 days in office?

    What does Trump really think of his first 100 days in office?
    May 2 2025
    To mark his 100th day in office, Donald Trump sat down with the Time journalist Eric Cortellessa, who here speaks to Jonathan Freedland about what he learned from his hour-long interview with the US president
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    30 m
  • ‘Armed agents nearly turned up at my house’: fired DOJ attorney on defying Trump

    ‘Armed agents nearly turned up at my house’: fired DOJ attorney on defying Trump
    May 1 2025
    The US justice department says it did not fire a former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she refused to recommend reinstating Mel Gibson’s gun rights. But Oyer tells Jonathan Freedland a different story, one she believes points to a wider crackdown by the Trump administration on the rule of law in America
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    31 m
  • America’s universities stand up to Trump

    America’s universities stand up to Trump
    Apr 18 2025
    This week, Harvard University, the oldest and wealthiest in the US, defied Donald Trump a list of demands. The Trump administration responded by freezing $2.2bn in federal funding for the Ivy League school. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Harvard professor Ryan Enos to consider why the university is pushing back, how far this fight may go and why other universities are watching closely
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    28 m
  • Why did ‘strongman’ Trump back down on tariffs?

    Why did ‘strongman’ Trump back down on tariffs?
    Apr 11 2025
    After doubling down on his promise not to pause his latest tariffs, Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for most countries except China. Why did he change his mind? Jonathan Freedland speaks to James Bennet of the Economist about who might have forced the president’s hand, and what could happen next
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    27 m
  • Has Donald Trump broken Congress?

    Has Donald Trump broken Congress?
    Apr 8 2025
    In a special episode, Jonathan Freedland and Annie Karni of the New York Times look at what seems to be a long-term question for US politics. With Republicans fighting each other in the House and Senate, and Democrats struggling to command the room, is Congress broken? Annie’s new book with Luke Broadwater is called Mad House: How Donald Trump, Maga Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man With Rats in His Walls Broke Congress
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    27 m
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