Episodes

  • Onward and Upward, with Marty Baron
    Jan 31 2025

    Chuck shares thoughts about his future in media, and talks with former Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron about news in the Trump era.

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    55 mins
  • Richard Engel: Geography is history
    Jan 29 2025

    NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel joins Chuck to take a deep dive on Middle Eastern history and its effect on today's politics.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Douglas Brinkley: Sweeping pardons and the Biden-Trump transfer of power
    Jan 24 2025

    Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joins Chuck to weigh in on the White House transition between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as both presidents make unprecedented use of the pardon power in a single 24-hour period.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • 48 Hours of Trump: Stephen Hayes looks ahead to another four years
    Jan 22 2025

    President Trump is back. And he started off with a bang, signing 47 executive orders, giving a half dozen speeches, and generally just taking up all of the attention, all of the time. Chuck talks with Stephen Hayes, co-founder of The Dispatch, about the future of the Republican Party.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 'He is bitter': Susan Page's takeaways from her Biden exit interview
    Jan 19 2025

    Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief for USA Today, joins Chuck on the final full day of Joe Biden's presidency to break down the 46th president's record over the past four years.

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    39 mins
  • Dark MAGA vs. Deep MAGA on the world stage: Ian Bremmer's global view
    Jan 17 2025

    Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, joins Chuck to talk about China, Russia and what a second Trump administration means for global politics.

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    55 mins
  • Gov. Jared Polis on wildfires and politics
    Jan 15 2025

    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) joins Chuck to talk about the challenges posed by wildfires in western states, and his takeaways from the 2024 election.

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    55 mins
  • Fmr. Gov. John Kasich: Jimmy Carter’s lessons on character for Washington
    Jan 10 2025

    Former Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) joins Chuck to talk about the state of the Republican Party as President-elect Trump returns to the White House in just over a week. Kasich also previews his upcoming book, "Heaven Help Us: How Faith Communities Inspire Hope, Strengthen Neighborhoods, and Build the Future."

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    1 hr and 3 mins