Episodes

  • The Middle East, inflation and Trump’s return – what will Biden’s legacy be?

    The Middle East, inflation and Trump’s return – what will Biden’s legacy be?
    Jan 17 2025
    After 15 months of war, a ceasefire deal in Gaza has been reached. In his farewell address to the nation, Joe Biden tried to convince the US public that it was just one of many successes he’d had in the White House. But is that how his time in office will be remembered? Jonathan Freedland speaks to the author Franklin Foer about Biden’s legacy
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    31 mins
  • Silicon Valley leaders bend the knee to Trump

    Silicon Valley leaders bend the knee to Trump
    Jan 10 2025
    This week we learned that Meta is dropping third-party fact-checking, the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, spiked a cartoon that made fun of him and other tech leaders kneeling before a statue of Donald Trump, and just about all the big Silicon Valley companies are donating $1m to Trump’s inauguration fund. Jonathan Freedland and Blake Montgomery look at who will hold the power between big tech and the White House over the next four years
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    31 mins
  • What happens if Trump pardons the January 6 rioters?

    What happens if Trump pardons the January 6 rioters?
    Jan 3 2025
    Four years after the 6 January attack on the Capitol, Donald Trump has promised he will pardon hundreds of his supporters who were convicted over their roles in it. This comes after Joe Biden gave an unconditional pardon to his own son, Hunter, for federal crimes of which he had been convicted. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Kimberly Wehle, a constitutional law expert, about whether the presidential pardon has become nothing more than a perk of the job to be used for a president’s personal convenience
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    29 mins
  • Jimmy Carter’s legacy: Politics Weekly America

    Jimmy Carter’s legacy: Politics Weekly America
    Dec 30 2024
    Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died. He was 100 years old. Today, Jonathan Freedland talks to Jimmy Carter’s biographer, Jonathan Alter, about why history should look favourably on the peanut farmer turned politician
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    25 mins
  • UFC, boxing and golf: what is Donald Trump’s relationship with sport?

    UFC, boxing and golf: what is Donald Trump’s relationship with sport?
    Dec 27 2024
    The US president-elect’s ties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and boxing, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment, might tell us about the kinds of sport he appreciates. But then there’s golf …As the US prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics during Trump’s presidency, Jonathan Freedland and Karim Zidan walk through his history with sport to see if it explains more about him
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    27 mins
  • Who does Trump want in his cabinet, and why?

    Who does Trump want in his cabinet, and why?
    Dec 20 2024
    As Donald Trump’s nominees woo Senate Republicans to secure their confirmation, Joan E Greve and Hugo Lowell look at who could be in charge of the major government departments and what they’ll have to do to keep the president happy for the next four years
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    28 mins
  • Revisited: Did the assassination of JFK kickstart the conspiracy theory movement?

    Revisited: Did the assassination of JFK kickstart the conspiracy theory movement?
    Dec 13 2024
    Jonathan Freedland speaks to Prof Kathryn Olmsted, author of Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11 about why the assassination of JFK spawned dozens of conspiracy theories that have persisted for decades? Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from the archive.
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    25 mins
  • Revisited: Henry Kissinger and the man who wanted to confront him

    Revisited: Henry Kissinger and the man who wanted to confront him
    Dec 6 2024
    Journalist and author Michael Goldfarb, talks to Jonathan Freedland about the legacy of the former secretary of state under Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from the archive.
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    28 mins