x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Talk Cocktail

Jeff Schechtman

Jeff Schechtman talks with authors, journalists, newsmakers and opinion shapers, and sheds light on the issues of the day, from local stories to national and international headlines and ideas. jeffschechtman.substack.com

news & politics

All Episodes

35:53

Wall Street's Glass Ceiling Cracked, Long Before...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/23

While women have yet to shatter the ultimate glass ceiling of the White House, they've been steadily scaling the towering heights of Wall Street since the 1960s. The author of the groundbreaking book "She Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street," historian Paulina Bren talks to me about how these trailblazers navigated the male-dominated world of finance. From Muriel Siebert becoming the first woman to own a NYSE seat in 1967 to the waves of female graduates entering finance in the 1980s,

en

28:08

Dismantling Democracy Is the Point

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/20

What happens when the new Trump administration’s transition to power includes explicit plans for its own demolition? In this urgent WhoWhatWhy podcast follow-up to my recent pre-election conversation with Harvard professor emerita Nancy Rosenblum, we go deeper into how Trump’s drive for unchecked personal rule, combined with ideological extremists in his orbit, creates a uniquely dangerous form of “ungoverning” — where decisions about everything from antitrust cases to public health are based on

en

16:12

Women Voters and the Firewall That Wasn’t

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/18

What happened to women voters as Harris drew fewer of them than Biden in 2020? Even in pro-choice strongholds, economic concerns trumped reproductive rights.To examine this I’m was joined the morning after the election on this WhoWhatWhy podcast by Amanda Becker, a 2023 Nieman Fellow and Washington correspondent for The 19th. She is the author of the book You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America. She expalins that the great female firewall against Trump’s return

en

16:13

Women Voters and the Firewall That Wasn’t

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/16

What happened to women voters as Harris drew fewer of them than Biden in 2020? Even in pro-choice strongholds, economic concerns trumped reproductive rights.To examine this I’m was joined the morning after the election on this WhoWhatWhy podcast by Amanda Becker, a 2023 Nieman Fellow and Washington correspondent for The 19th. She is the author of the book You Must Stand Up: The Fight for Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America. She expalins that the great female firewall against Trump’s return never

en

31:36

An American Reckoning - Jonathan Alter confronts...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/14

Journalist and presidential historian Jonathan Alter's new book 'American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial—and My Own' offers unique insights from inside the Manhattan courtroom where he sat just 25 feet from Donald Trump. While the political landscape has shifted dramatically since those summer days, Alter finds hope in the long view of history. Drawing on his experience covering nine presidents, the former Newsweek senior editor and NBC News analyst reminds us how other nations have successfully

en

31:37

An American Reckoning - Jonathan Alter confronts...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/13

Journalist and presidential historian Jonathan Alter's new book 'American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial—and My Own' offers unique insights from inside the Manhattan courtroom where he sat just 25 feet from Donald Trump. While the political landscape has shifted dramatically since those summer days, Alter finds hope in the long view of history. Drawing on his experience covering nine presidents, the former Newsweek senior editor and NBC News analyst reminds us how other nations have successfully

en

31:10

Our Deep Polarization Has Now Taken Over Our Most...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/13

On a recent California Sun podcast I spoke with Sasha Abramsky, author of the new book “Chaos Comes Calling.” Abramsky talks to me about how America’s deep polarization has cascaded from national politics down to local levels of governance. Abramsky reveals that even in small rural communities, once-mundane local issues like library policies, road repairs, and child care have become ideological battlegrounds. Abramsky illuminates how the pandemic, social media echo chambers, and talk radio

en

31:30

Vigilante Nation: The New Face of American Power

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/13

"Vigilantism” - it's a word that conjures images of lynch mobs and frontier justice. But today, both would be Presidents and state governments are not just turning a blind eye to vigilantes, they're actively encouraging them. From Virginia's tip line for parents to snitch on teachers, to Texas unleashing bounty hunters against abortion providers, to Florida encouraging drivers to run over protesters - vigilantism is becoming the new normal in American politics. My guest, Jon Michaels, argues in

en

31:19

Can America Survive Its Own Constitution? The Tyranny...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/07

About a year ago, on my WhoWhatWhy podcast, I spoke with Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of the book Tyranny of the Minority. Ziblatt takes a hard look at the institutional inertia and political extremism that is threatening the future of American democracy. Ziblatt argues that the nation’s precarious condition is defined by two contrasting views of what George Washington called “the last great experiment for promoting human happiness”: one that aspires toward a multiracial,

en

31:30

Vigilante Nation: The New Face of American Power

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/11/02

"Vigilantism” - it's a word that conjures images of lynch mobs and frontier justice. But today, both would be Presidents and state governments are not just turning a blind eye to vigilantes, they're actively encouraging them.From Virginia's tip line for parents to snitch on teachers, to Texas unleashing bounty hunters against abortion providers, to Florida encouraging drivers to run over protesters - vigilantism is becoming the new normal in American politics.My guest, Jon Michaels, argues in

en

27:38

The myth of the "Latino vote"

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/30

On this California Sun podcast I talk with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano who dismantles the myth of a monolithic “Latino vote.” After 3,000 miles across the Southwest, Arellano finds Latino communities laser-focused on local issues & identity, not national politics The real power? It's in city halls, not DC.

en

27:38

The myth of the "Latino vote"

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/30

On this California Sun podcast I talk with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano who dismantles the myth of a monolithic “Latino vote.” After 3,000 miles across the Southwest, Arellano finds Latino communities laser-focused on local issues & identity, not national politics The real power? It's in city halls, not DC. Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe

en

31:11

Our Deep Polarization Has Now Taken Over Our Most...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/26

On a recent California Sun podcast I spoke with Sasha Abramsky, author of the new book “Chaos Comes Calling.” Abramsky talks to me about how America’s deep polarization has cascaded from national politics down to local levels of governance. Abramsky reveals that even in small rural communities, once-mundane local issues like library policies, road repairs, and child care have become ideological battlegrounds. Abramsky illuminates how the pandemic, social media echo chambers, and talk radio

en

22:16

January 6 As You’ve Never Seen It Before: The ‘Fight...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/23

This is January 6 as you’ve never seen it before. My guest on my latestWhoWhatWhy podcast is filmmaker Jon Long. Long has just completed Fight Like Hell, a documentary that offers a provocative, unfiltered, never before seen look at the day’s shocking events, and the Stop the Steal movement’s evolution. Long explains that what you will witness in this documentary may shock you, move you. You may have thought the talk of January 6 was old news, that the candidates and the country had moved on, but

en

22:16

January 6 As You’ve Never Seen It Before: The ‘Fight...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/23

This is January 6 as you’ve never seen it before. My guest on my latestWhoWhatWhy podcast is filmmaker Jon Long. Long has just completed Fight Like Hell, a documentary that offers a provocative, unfiltered, never before seen look at the day’s shocking events, and the Stop the Steal movement’s evolution.Long explains that what you will witness in this documentary may shock you, move you. You may have thought the talk of January 6 was old news, that the candidates and the country had moved on, but not

en

38:36

The Existential Threat of ‘Ungoverning’

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/19

Imagine the United States without FEMA and the National Weather Service. Imagine our water and air with no EPA, or investing with no SEC. Picture a government where all agencies are disbanded or rendered powerless. This isn’t a nightmare scenario from some dystopian novel — it’s the alarming vision behind Project 2025 and the agenda of Donald Trump and JD Vance.In my recentWhoWhatWhy podcast, I explore the concept of “ungoverning” — a strategy far more radical than simply reducing taxes and

en

32:17

Turning the Page: Steve Wasserman's Life in American...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/16

Steve Wasserman's journey from Berkeley radical to literary luminary is a testament to the enduring power of the written word. In our conversation, Wasserman reflects on a life shaped by books, ideas, and an insatiable curiosity that led him from tear gas-filled streets to the pinnacles of publishing. His friendships with intellectual giants like Christopher Hitchens and Susan Sontag honed his empathetic sensibility, while never dulling his capacity for outrage at injustice. Having navigated the

en

32:18

Turning the Page: Steve Wasserman's Life in American...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/16

Steve Wasserman's journey from Berkeley radical to literary luminary is a testament to the enduring power of the written word. In our conversation, Wasserman reflects on a life shaped by books, ideas, and an insatiable curiosity that led him from tear gas-filled streets to the pinnacles of publishing. His friendships with intellectual giants like Christopher Hitchens and Susan Sontag honed his empathetic sensibility, while never dulling his capacity for outrage at injustice. Having navigated the

en

23:28

Why the Nuts and Bolts of Political Organizing Still...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/12

In a time when democracy hangs in the balance, how do we turn political conviction into victory? My guest, Robert Creamer, argues it's all about execution - the nuts and bolts of political organizing. With five decades of activism under his belt, from working with Saul Alinsky to helping pass the Affordable Care Act, Creamer has been at the forefront of progressive battles. His new book, "Nuts and Bolts: The Formula for Progressive Electoral Success," offers a pragmatic handbook for today's

en

23:29

Why the Nuts and Bolts of Political Organizing Still...

Talk Cocktail ·

2024/10/12

In a time when democracy hangs in the balance, how do we turn political conviction into victory? My guest, Robert Creamer, argues it's all about execution - the nuts and bolts of political organizing. With five decades of activism under his belt, from working with Saul Alinsky to helping pass the Affordable Care Act, Creamer has been at the forefront of progressive battles. His new book, "Nuts and Bolts: The Formula for Progressive Electoral Success," offers a pragmatic handbook for today's

en

1,369 results

Similar Podcasts

Talk Cocktail

Jeff Schechtman

Bengali News - NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN

NHK WORLD-JAPAN

BBC News

BBC

Fox News Radio 1 Minute Newscast

FOX News Radio

Hindi News - NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN

NHK WORLD-JAPAN