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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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00:50:56

Voting Rights: You Beto Your Life

Talking Feds ·

2021/08/23

A special episode about the state of play for voting rights featuring Beto O’Rourke, Josh Marshall, and Laura Coates. We canvass the substantive and political landscape of federal legislation, including the For the People Act and the just-released John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would undo two Supreme Court cases that gutted enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. We also discuss the state of play on the state side, especially the wild and woolly goings-on in Texas. See Privacy Policy

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00:49:31

Closing the Barn Door on the Stable Genius

Talking Feds ·

2021/08/16

With Donald Trump’s successful efforts to keep his misdeeds from becoming public, it falls to authors of books to write the first drafts of history. There have been a spate of books of late, and the one that has garnered the most attention and accolades is “I Alone Can Fix It,” by Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker. Harry sits down with Leonning and Rucker for an in-depth exploration of some of the bigger, finer, and more surprising points of the book, and their take on where things now stand. See

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00:41:44

DOJ: Garland Here for the Right Reasons?

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2021/08/09

Talking Feds returns to its roots, with the latest look at the goings-on and inner workings of the Department of Justice by 4 of the professionals that know it best. After a few months in which he repeatedly disappointed progressives, who wanted him to attack the abuses of the Trump DOJ head-on, AG Merrick Garland of late has made several decisions that seem to tack in the other direction. Was it just a matter of timing, or is Garland adjusting his approach as he finds full footing in the job? See

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00:38:22

I See Your Trillion and Raise You Climate Change

Talking Feds ·

2021/08/02

As California Goes, So Goes the Country

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00:53:21

Bear Trap in the Bedroom: Select Committee,...

Talking Feds ·

2021/07/26

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Norm Ornstein, and Jane Mayer join Harry to explore the legislative gyrations over the January 6 Committee, infrastructure bills, and the allegation that the FBI’s 2018 investigation of Justice Kavanaugh was a sham; sidebar by Adam Scott.

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00:53:20

Foreign Affairs: Putin on the Blitz

Talking Feds ·

2021/07/19

Six months into the Biden Administration, the feds take a deep dive into the state of play in foreign affairs and international relations. A fantastic set of guests – Dr. Richard Haass (the long-time President of the Council of Foreign Relations), Fiona Hill, and Laura King join Harry to focus first on Putin’s dangerous strategies for staying relevant. We then move to the new crises in Cuba and Haiti before discussing the risks and benefits of the Administration’s world Covid vaccine

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00:49:44

S/Elect: Rights and Riots

Talking Feds ·

2021/07/12

Natasha Bertrand, Bill Kristol, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren join Harry to analyze a series of topics that expose, and are driven by, the country’s deep partisan divide. The Feds discuss the substantive and political goals of both parties for the investigation of January 6 by a select House committee, on which Congresswoman Lofgren will serve; the state of play in the battle over the wave of new laws to sharply restrict voting rights; and the prospects for a serious reining in of big tech. See

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00:50:39

The Supreme Court: Baby, Baby, Where Did Our Left Go?

Talking Feds ·

2021/07/05

Amy Howe, Melissa Murray, and Steve Vladeck join Harry for our annual Supreme Court review and retrospective, in the wake of a very significant Supreme Court Term, the first with the conservative super-majority including the three Trump appointees.

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00:45:51

Deal or No Deal

Talking Feds ·

2021/06/28

Talking Feds stalwarts Matt Miller and Juliette Kayyem, and first-time Fed Betsy Woodruff Swan, join Harry to analyze Biden's partial progress in Infrastructure, Gun Violence, and Voting Rights; they also explore the uncertain state of play going forward with Covid.

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00:49:31

We Wish to Welcome You to Manchinland

Talking Feds ·

2021/06/21

In a week with heavy action at every branch of government and on the international stage, Congressman Ted Lieu, David Frum, & Jen Rodgers join Harry to break it all down.

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00:52:46

Leak House

Talking Feds ·

2021/06/14

In a week ending with a classic DC scandal embroiling the press, Congress, the DOJ, and the WH, three old DC hands — George Conway, Joe Lockhart, and Asha Rangappa — join Harry to take apart the roles of all the players.

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00:49:41

Oh, DeJoy! Gaetz of Hell!

Talking Feds ·

2021/06/07

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Jon Alter, and Matt Miller join Harry in a week when the continuing influence of former President Trump was on regular display and state actors in Texas and elsewhere looked to implement a cynical strategy of voter suppression.

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00:48:28

White House Counsel: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Talking Feds ·

2021/05/31

This week we take an in-depth look at the position of the White House Counsel, one of the most important players in government, yet one that remains obscure to many people. Harry speaks with Bob Bauer, President Obama's counsel, Beth Nolan, President Clinton’s counsel, and Kate Shaw who worked in the Counsel's office as a young lawyer.

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00:44:44

Commission Impossible?

Talking Feds ·

2021/05/24

Rick Wilson, Erin Burnett, and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon join Harry to talk through the political and legal landscape, starting with the Republican Party’s gyrations to avoid the establishment of a bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6; They then analyze the New York AG’s new criminal investigation of Allen Weisselberg, ending with the Supreme Court commission and the likelihood (remote) that it will lead to any changes in Court composition or selection process.

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00:43:12

Cheney of Command Disrupted

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2021/05/17

Feds Emily Bazelon, Juliette Kayyem, and Max Boot dig into a week of big stories across a range of areas and the changes they portend for coming months, including the ouster of Liz Cheney, COVID, and the Colonial Pipeline attack.

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00:46:11

Talking Counter-Terrorism: Knock and Talk

Talking Feds ·

2021/05/10

This week we listen in on the most knowledgeable counterterrorism and national security professionals — Frank Figuliuzzi, Katherine Schweit, Malcolm Nance, and Philip Mudd — as they discuss the state of threats to the Homeland and the measures the government is taking to address them, including Biden's anticipated domestic violence and extremism package, the issue of the social media as a breeding ground for extremism, and the spike in mass shootings.

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00:51:22

Talking DOJ: 100 Days of Solid’Tude

Talking Feds ·

2021/05/03

100 days into the Biden Administration, 3 friends of the podcast with special insight into the DOJ – Katie Benner, Matt Miller, & Andrew Weissmann -- join Harry to focus on the state of the Department under new AG Merrick Garland, the Giuliani search warrant and its broader implications, and the restoration of pattern and practice authority and its deploy in two cities.

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00:39:16

Chauvin Verdict: You Do the (After) Math

Talking Feds ·

2021/04/26

In the wake of the guilty verdicts in the Chauvin case, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Phil Rucker, and Bianca Vivion Brooks join Harry to break down the reasons for the outcome and, more importantly, what it augurs—or doesn’t-- for broader reform of police practices in this country; The group then turns its attention to climate change and President Biden’s commitment to cut emissions in half by the end of the decade.

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00:46:46

Foreign Policy: "This Year We No %$&* Suck"

Talking Feds ·

2021/04/19

After a week of seismic developments in foreign affairs, a banner trio of expert commentators -- David Frum, Evan McMullin, and Fiona Hill -- join Harry for a breakdown of the events and their portents; topics discussed include the end of the Afghanistan war and Russian sanctions and the Ukraine.

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00:47:39

Gun Safety: Giving it a Real Shot

Talking Feds ·

2021/04/12

Congress members Conor Lamb and Eric Swalwell, and Brady President Kris Brown, join Harry to tackle perhaps the most entrenched stalemate in American political life: the regulation of gun ownership and gun violence.

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