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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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00:41:21

Democratic Party 2022: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind

Talking Feds ·

2022/01/03

A stellar panel of journalists and Democratic strategists–Stephanie Cutter, Joe Lockhart, and Josh Marshall–join Harry for a sober look at the party’s uphill battle to avoid losing one or more Houses of Congress in the midterms.

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00:41:23

Republican Party 2022: Party Over?

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2021/12/27

A terrific trio of Republican party stalwarts & former officials–Bill Kristol, Michael Steele, & Governor Christie Todd Whitman–give a candid analysis of the grave threat to the Party & the Republic of the ascendant Trump wing of the party.

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00:50:52

A Very Variant Christmas

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2021/12/20

3 of the country’s most prominent journalists—David Frum, Jon Lemire, and Carol Leonnig—join Harry to break down the dramatic developments from the Jan. 6 committee, the challenges of the Omicron variant, and the dimming prospects of voting rights legislation and the Build Back Better package.

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00:52:54

Economics 2021: Inflation Frustration

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2021/12/13

A superb panel of economic experts – Annie Lowrey, Catherine Rampell, and Larry Summers – join Harry for a lively, sophisticated, and highly accessible discussion about what is driving the current surge in price inflation and its implications for our daily lives.

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00:48:44

Supreme Court: Leaving Us No Choice

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2021/12/06

Harry and a panel of top Supreme Court experts analyze the court's argument in the Mississippi abortion case and gauge the immense impact on American women and the court’s own standing.

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00:48:31

Making Ends Meat: Farmers Get Raw Deal

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2021/11/29

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Harry is joined by a fantastic panel of experts – Senator Cory Booker, award-winning author Michael Pollan, and sustainable farming activist Leah Penniman – to discuss the country's deeply flawed farming and food production systems.

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00:39:06

Pelosi Talks, Rittenhouse Walks, Meadows Balks

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2021/11/22

An all-star panel comprising CNN anchor Laura Jarrett and Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jamie Raskin join Harry to break down the House's passage of the Build Back Better Bill and Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal, and place them in the broader context of the country’s continuing partisan divide.

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00:53:09

From the White House to the Big House to Rittenhouse

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2021/11/15

“From the White House to the Big House to Rittenhouse" features a stellar panel—Alisyn Camerota, Jen Rubin, & Rick Wilson-- to unpack the broader legal, cultural & political implications of the landmark indictment of Steve Bannon, and the Rittenhouse trial.

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00:55:22

DOJ: Turning Up the Heat

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2021/11/08

Our quarterly review of goings-on at the Department of Justice, with seasoned DOJ stalwarts Katie Benner, Matt Miller, and Andrew Weissmann, covering the progress of the Jan 6 investigation, new DOJ policies on cyber and white collar crime, and the latest from special counsel John Durham.

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00:42:34

Listener Q&A with Harry Litman

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2021/11/05

Talking Feds brings you our first Q&A session with host Harry Litman. Listeners submitted questions, and Harry answered, covering the January 6 committee, Bannon’s subpoena avoidance, and questions regarding the legal proceedings of the insurrection’s trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:54:45

G20-20 Vision: Bringing the Good China to the Table

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2021/11/01

A trio of national and international experts – Michael McFaul, Francis Fukuyama, and Juliette Kayyem – analyze Biden’s vexing agenda with respect to China, Russia, NATO, and climate change.

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00:59:09

Utter Contempt: Breaking Bannon

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2021/10/25

Talking Feds regulars Laura Coates, Matt Miller, and Senator Al Franken join Harry to work through what happens next in Steve Bannon's contempt referral, filibuster reform and voting rights, and Merrick Garland’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee.

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00:54:43

Clark, Bannon and Trump: Lawsuit or Jumpsuit?

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2021/10/18

A great group of Talking Feds regulars—Laura Jarrett, Joe Lockhart, and Phil Rucker–join Harry to analyze the path ahead for Biden, and take up the January 6 select committee subpoena showdowns.

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00:46:53

National Security: Beyond the Fringe

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2021/10/11

Three of the country’s most prominent experts — Sen Bob Kerrey, Julia Ioffe, and Davd Kris — discuss the magnitude of the threat of domestic terrorism, its connection to Trumpian politics, possible prescriptions for defeating it, and more.

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00:49:41

Courting Disaster

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2021/10/04

The Supreme Court starts its annual term this week at a hugely fraught moment for the court and the country, and with public confidence in the court’s integrity near a historic low. This is the term when the new majority must lay its cards down in a series of blockbuster cases and reveal where they are willing to take the country. Three great experts--Emily Bazelon, Jen Rubin, and Steve Vladeck-- join Harry to break down the law and politics of this extraordinary moment in the court’s history. See

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00:55:57

Build Back Better Bill: Biden on the Brink

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2021/09/27

Peter Baker, Alexi McCammond, and Congressman Ted Lieu join Harry to analyze a contentious week in Washington: liberal and moderate Democrats were at loggerheads on the two big spending bills; Republicans and Democrats were at loggerheads over raising the debt ceiling; Congress and former Executive Branch officials were at loggerheads over demands to testify before the January 6 Select Committee; and all comers jumped on President Biden for the Haitian migrant crisis playing out in Texas. See

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00:51:57

Totalled Recall: Masks, Mandates and Manchin

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2021/09/20

It was a week that put to the test the adage “As California Goes, So Goes the Nation,” but with unclear results. CA Gov Gavin Newsom handily turned back a recall effort, which Biden ascribed to Newsom’s COVID policies while others credited to the increasing unpopularity of Donald Trump. 3 of the country’s sharpest political minds – Jonah Goldberg, Norm Ornstein, & former Sen Barbara Boxer – take the recall as a prism for discussion of the national mood re Trump, COVID, voting rights and

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00:52:25

9/11, Texas, Covid… And how was your week?

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2021/09/13

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 finds the country down in the dumps about that milestone, with many highlighting lost opportunities to consolidate the U.S.’s position as the world’s moral leader and new daunting challenges in combatting international and domestic terror. The DOJ entered forcefully into the fray of the Texas abortion case, but harbingers of a future demolition of abortion rights remain. And COVID’s resurgence gives rise to anxiety about continuing dislocation of present-day life. See

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00:53:18

Texas Two Step (Backwards)

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2021/09/06

At the end of a week of turmoil from Afghanistan to Austin, Jon Alter, Matt Miller, and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon join Harry to assess the damage and analyze the portents. The 4 begin with the Texas abortion statute that the Supreme Court refused to enjoin, and the possibility of effective pushback by Congress or the Executive Branch. They then assess the withdrawal in Afghanistan and the diplomatic path ahead before taking up the latest show of force by the Jan. 6 select committee. See

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00:52:48

National Security Edition: “No Boots On the Ground to...

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2021/08/30

Four leading national security experts—Frank Figiliuzzi, with Elizabeth Neumann, Ken Dilanian, and David Laufman—dig into the sharp difficulties for combating terror our withdrawal from Afghanistan presents; they then pivot to the ominous possibility of increased far-right terrorism in the US.

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