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Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, presents conversations and feature stories about current events. On Wednesdays, the senior editor Tyler Foggatt goes deep on a consequential political story via far-reaching interviews with staff writers and outsi... more

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The New Yorker’s editor, David Remnick, and the staff writers Vinson Cunningham and Benjamin Wallace-Wells join Tyler Foggatt to discuss the sweeping Democratic victories in the midterm elections and what the results reveal about the country’s changi... more

The Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin has been relentlessly challenging the Trump Administration in his role as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. He was the lead manager in the second impeachment of Donald Trump, after the January ... more

The Washington Roundtable is joined onstage at The New Yorker Festival by David Plouffe, the political strategist and the campaign manager for Barack Obama’s historic 2008 Presidential run, for a final look at the midterms map. With Donald Trump’s ap... more

The New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how Republican candidates are responding to Donald Trump’s historically low approval ratings. They talk about the races in which the President’s endorsements may be hurting Rep... more

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Recent Guests

Jason Zengerle
The New Yorker staff writer who covers politics
The New Yorker
Episode: Is Donald Trump’s Unpopularity Catching Up with Republicans?
Gina Hinojosa
Civil rights lawyer, Texas state legislator and Democratic candidate for governor
Episode: Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
Rahm Emanuel
Former White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor, and U.S. ambassador to Japan.
Episode: Rahm Emanuel is “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Democrats’ Midterm Prospects
Rich Baris
Pollster, Big Data Poll founder and coauthor of Burn It Down.
Big Data Poll
Episode: Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?
Alex Gibney
Oscar-winning filmmaker and director of the documentary “Musk”
Episode: Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Midterms, and He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It
Isaac Chotiner
Staff writer at The New Yorker
The New Yorker
Episode: What’s at Stake in the 2026 Midterms
Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Staff writer at The New Yorker
The New Yorker
Episode: What’s at Stake in the 2026 Midterms
Chrystia Freeland
Canadian politician and journalist; former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Government of Canada
Episode: Canada’s Plans for Donald Trump
Rebecca Slaughter
Former Federal Trade Commission commissioner and senior fellow at NYU's Center for Law and Public Trust.
Center for Law and Public Trust at NYU
Episode: Will Donald Trump’s Corruption Matter in November?

Hosts

Susan Glasser
Co-host with deep political reporting experience; prominent Washington insider with The New Yorker.
Evan Osnos
Host and contributing journalist with a focus on national politics and foreign policy.
Jane Mayer
Investigative journalist providing legal/political analysis and long-form reporting.
Tyler Foggatt
Senior editor focusing on consequential political stories with deep-dive interviews.
David Remnick
Editor of The New Yorker; hosts discussions and interviews with policymakers and journalists.

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 5.8k ratings
  • Absolutely Essential Listening

    Very informative. Best part are high calibre of guests + depth/substance in the discussion. The recent conversations w/Raimondo, Petreus + Weissman were terrific + worth every minute of time invested to gain real (inside the Beltway) insights. Weissman’s comments on immunity (especially on financial crimes) was very heartening. Let’s hope we one day do get back to the rule of law. Thanks, New Yorker. Keep Going!

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    Marksy99
    Ireland3 months ago
  • MAHA sowing vaccine confusion

    Dhruv Khullar joins Tyler Foggatt - and spreads disinformation! I'm a big fan of the New Yorker's political Round Table, but time and time again it serves up garbage in some of it's other programming. This time Khullar and Foggatt leave out one of the most consequential details regarding MAHA's attempts to end the CDC's coronavirus vaccine recommendations. The virus is clearly less dangerous than it was in the beginning. I've never seen anyone try to quantify how it has morphed into something le... more

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    nbriedis
    Norway3 months ago
  • Gina Raimondo on Reclaiming the American Dream in the Age of A.

    Republican Capitalist Pablum presented by a bought and paid for AI corporate Democrat aka a Diet Republican. Very disappointed Mr. Osnos you provided -0- pushnback to the lollipops and rainbows Ms. Raimondo was spouting. Shame on the New Yorker.

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    Seeker of True Facts
    United States3 months ago
  • Host David Remnick is wasting your time

    The quality of these episodes really varies by host. Remnick is a performative interviewer who wastes his guest time with uninspired questions and a general disrespect for their intellect and position. This podcast feels like NYer aping Fox News style discourse.

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    Fabzzz))436$
    United States3 months ago
  • So informative

    Smart, informative and well-paced. I look forward to listening!

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    Doctoromo
    United States3 months ago

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Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
Q: My position is there should be a moratorium until we can pass laws to protect Texans. What it is not for is to replace human beings. It is not to replace teachers. It is not to replace nurses. Right? It should not be making life and death decisions. It should not be blocking opportunities for jobs. I was in Amarillo, the panhandle of Texas, where they are building the world's largest data center. It's called Project Matador. It is on state land. The biggest investors are former governor Rick Perry and his son. They negotiated a deal with the municipal water authority to get all of their water for the largest data center in the world from the municipal water source in an area that struggles with drought pretty regularly.
Hinojosa supports a moratorium until protections are enacted, arguing that AI should not replace workers or make life-and-death decisions. She cites the proposed Project Matador data center's access to municipal water in a drought-prone area.
Is Donald Trump’s Unpopularity Catching Up with Republicans?
Q: Is the Trump dividend a serious policy or is it a way of Trump just trying to buy votes?
Zengerle says it is not a serious policy proposal and is intended to attract marginal voters, despite many voters doubting the promised payments will happen.
Rahm Emanuel is “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Democrats’ Midterm Prospects
Q: What would you do to the tax code?
Emanuel proposes eliminating selected loopholes, changing the treatment of inherited wealth and carried interest, raising the capital-gains rate, and increasing the corporate tax rate while tightening deductions.
Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
Q: What happened causing the eclipse and why are you on the ascent now?
Hinojosa says public schools and her experience as a mother have driven her work, and she attributes the campaign's rise to voters' concerns about schools, data centers and economic conditions.
Rahm Emanuel is “Cautiously Optimistic” About the Democrats’ Midterm Prospects
Q: How do you tee up the level of peril that the Republicans really are in?
Emanuel points to primary turnout, independent voters breaking toward the out-of-power party, and Democratic gains in state-level elections. He predicts Democrats will win the House and says he is cautiously optimistic about the Senate.

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A high-signal politics and current-events program featuring seasoned reporters who unpack governance, policy, and power at the highest levels. Episodes frequently dissect Congress dynamics, U.S. foreign policy, judiciary developments, and how media, money, and ideology shape decision-making. Notable strengths include long-form context from top-tier journalists with historical perspective, roundtable analysis, and guest voices spanning lawmakers, analysts, and scholars. Listeners likely seek deep comprehension of complex political issues, informed by source-rich reporting and clear strategic takes suitable for professionals evaluating policy impacts, media narratives, or opportunities for cross-promotion with policy or political brands by sp... more

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