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Talking Feds

Talking Feds is a roundtable discussion that brings together prominent former government officials, journalists, and special guests for a dynamic and in-depth analysis of the most pressing questions in law and politics.

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00:52:21

Purging the Effects of Trumpism: Law Enforcement...

Talking Feds ·

2023/10/16

This episode focuses on law enforcement with three incisive commentators who know law enforcement inside and out: Frank Figliuzzi, Juliette Kayyem, Asha Rangappa, and Elie Honig.

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00:58:28

Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump

Talking Feds ·

2023/10/09

Our periodic focus on US foreign policy, with a twist.

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00:39:23

Remembering Dianne Feinstein

Talking Feds ·

2023/10/05

The country, the Senate, & CA lost one of its longest-serving and most distinguished public servants last week. Senator Dianne Feinstein—the first woman mayor of SF who became the longest serving female senator in history—had far too many important accomplishments to chronicle in an hour.

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00:56:44

Oyez, Oyez, Oy Vey

Talking Feds ·

2023/10/02

A great trio of Court commentators – Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Stern, and Steve Vladeck – join Harry to discuss the Court’s position and trajectory.

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00:52:34

Purging the Effects of Trumpism: Journalism (Recorded...

Talking Feds ·

2023/09/25

The first of a very special trio of episodes recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival. Each episode explores the state of an institution of existential value to our democracy after eight years of Trump influence and assesses what needs to be done going forward to return to full health. This episode focuses on the journalism industry, with three of the most prominent and experienced members of the 4th estate: Katie Benner, Jacob Weisberg, and Columbia School of Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb.See

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00:53:47

Hunter Gatherers

Talking Feds ·

2023/09/18

It was a week of continuing hot action in the Trump prosecutions, combined major lawsuits not involving the former President. An awesome set of guests–Peter Baker, Erin Burnett, and Josh Marshall–join Harry to break it all down, starting with the odiferous indictment of Hunter Biden on rarely brought charges following a political outcry from House R’s. They then take up impeachment, McCarthy’s feckless week, Romney’s parting broadsides against the GOP, and the landmark antitrust case v Google. See

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00:59:24

Remove, Remand, Repeat

Talking Feds ·

2023/09/11

At the end of another explosive news week, another great group of thoughtful guests—Julia Ainsley, David Jolly, & Lisa Rubin—join Harry to talk through the biggest stories.

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00:56:33

Meadows’ Lark

Talking Feds ·

2023/09/04

A great group of legal & political commentators - George Conway, Al Franken, and Melissa Murray - join Harry to break it all down, including Mark Meadows' high-risk testimony in support of moving his state charges to federal court & Judge Tanya Chutkan’s selection of a trial date in March 2024.

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01:00:19

Can Ukraine Prevail?

Talking Feds ·

2023/08/28

We pause our coverage of Trump’s burgeoning legal minefield and the related political landscape for a periodic close look at the current status & future prospects of the Russia-Ukraine War.

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00:54:58

(Trump’s) Trials & (Our) Tribulations

Talking Feds ·

2023/08/21

In this week’s @talkingfedspod, a stellar set of expert commentators—Carol Leonnig, Alexi McCammond, and Norm Ornstein—dives in to the law and the politics of Trump’s long list of legal calamaties.

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00:49:56

A Theory of Everything: A Deep Dive Into the Fulton...

Talking Feds ·

2023/08/16

In one of our signature series of first-cut nuts-and-bolts analyses of the indictments against Trump, two guests with in-depth knowledge of Georgia law and practice - Norm Eisen & Gwen Keyes Fleming - break down Fani Willis’ omnibus indictment against Donald Trump and 18 other defendants. They begin with a simplification of the basic RICO charge and then undertake a broad survey of the charges, the prospect for cooperators, how the case will be presented to a jury, the likely schedule, and

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01:03:01

An Ordinary Defendant And A Special Counsel

Talking Feds ·

2023/08/14

It was a week when Trump, through his lawyers, became acquainted with Judge Tanya Chutkan, who will preside over the most important of the criminal cases against him.

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00:54:53

Defending Donald

Talking Feds ·

2023/08/07

This week’s episode is a clear-eyed, sober exposition of the legal & factual claims Trump can be expected to bring in the 1/6 case.

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00:56:03

A Deep Dive into the 1/6 Indictment

Talking Feds ·

2023/08/02

The indictment of Donald Trump on charges growing out of multiple schemes to steal the election is the most important case in the history of the Department of Justice and probably the country.

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00:59:36

"Any Day Now"

Talking Feds ·

2023/07/31

While all eyes were focused on the courthouse in Washington DC, the DOJ and Jack Smith took us by surprise Friday afternoon with a superseding indictment against Trump + 2 defendants.

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01:07:05

DOJ Quarterly Review: On Target

Talking Feds ·

2023/07/24

Our quarterly DOJ Report Card arrives in a very propitious week that began with the receipt by Donald Trump of a second target letter from DOJ, moved through a hearing and subsequent order in the Mar-A-Lago documents case, and ended with significant charges out of Michigan that underscore the need for Jack Smith to begin to share information.

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00:50:06

Et tu, Jared?

Talking Feds ·

2023/07/17

The news that the Grand Jury recently heard testimony from Jared Kushner & Hope Hicks suggests that the feds are approaching an end-game for a new set of charges against Trump focused on the Big Lie and the series of post-election frauds, though their shape & timing remains opaque. The Mar-A-Lago case heads for the 1st important showdown and reveal of Judge Cannon’s bonafides. And the Republican clown car in Congress rolls on with a blockade of the defense bill & a grilling of the FBI

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00:59:34

Nauta Chance

Talking Feds ·

2023/07/10

This week, Harry is joined by a fantastic panel of experts on law and politics–Laura Jarrett, Lisa Rubin, and Sadie Gurman–to decode new clues from Jack Smith on the trajectory of the federal investigation surrounding Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, size up Trump and Nauta’s chances of a delaying the pending Mar-a-Lago trial, and take stock of the fallout from the Supreme Court’s bombshell term that came to a close just last week. See Privacy Policy at

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01:00:10

Affirmative Retraction

Talking Feds ·

2023/07/03

Three of the nation’s most respected Supreme Court commentators – Emily Bazelon, Dahlia Lithwick, and Melissa Murray – join Harry to analyze the landmark rulings in affirmative action, anti-discrimination law, and administrative law.

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00:52:10

Bedminster Gabby

Talking Feds ·

2023/06/26

It was a week of high drama from the federal courthouse to the House floor, and Harry is joined by three top national commentators–Tim Miller, Charlie Savage, and Erin Burnett–to break it all down.

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