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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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00:48:23

A Tale of Two Cities: Paris, Texas and Paris, France

Talking Feds ·

2020/08/10

Charter Feds and DOJ alumni Amy Jeffress, Ron Klain, and Matt Miller join Harry to analyze the US’s abysmal record controlling the virus.

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00:57:51

Person Woman Man Economy Virus

Talking Feds ·

2020/08/03

Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson, journalist EJ Dionne, and Congressman Jamie Raskin join Harry to assess and analyze a week of wretched news.

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00:44:30

A Man a Van No Plan: Portland

Talking Feds ·

2020/07/27

In a week in which President Trump effectively declared war on designated American cities, a classic group of charter Feds -- Frank Figliuzzi, Paul Fishman, and Joyce Vance -- join Harry to break it all down.

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00:43:48

Toxic Mask-ulinity

Talking Feds ·

2020/07/20

Congressman Joaquin Castro, Zerlina Maxwell, and Max Boot join Harry to break down a week in which the virus roared back to all-time highs in many states.

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00:53:59

Pardon Our Obstruction!

Talking Feds ·

2020/07/13

Congressman Adam Schiff, Barbara McQuade, and Jennifer Rubin join Harry to discuss Roger Stone, the Supreme Court's final decisions, and the House hearing with ousted SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman.

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00:56:59

5-4 Roberts Plays the Long Game

Talking Feds ·

2020/07/06

The Supreme Court issued two momentous opinions last week – but the press coverage only appreciated one of them. A phenomenal panel – Dahlia Lithwick, Ron Klain, and Larry Tribe – joins Harry to break down the Court’s abortion decision in June Medical and its executive power decision in Seila Law.

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00:27:55

Talking Feds 1-on-1: A Conversation with Stacey Abrams

Talking Feds ·

2020/07/03

In our continuing series of 1-on-1 interviews with political leaders who are mentioned as possible running mates for Joe Biden, Harry spoke with Stacey Abrams, who as Democratic candidate for Georgia governor in 2018 garnered the highest number of Democratic votes in Georgia history.

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00:56:55

The Sisters in Law Special Edition: Lowering the Barr

Talking Feds ·

2020/06/29

In this special edition of Talking Feds, Joyce Vance hosts a conversation with Maya Wiley, Barbara McQuade, and Jill Wine-Banks to discuss police reform, the Barr-Berman debacle, and voter suppression.

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00:50:44

Pride and Prejudice and the Room Where It Happened

Talking Feds ·

2020/06/22

Peter Baker, Laura Jarrett, and Juliette Kayyem (with a sidebar from Frances McDormand) join Harry on a banner week in which the Supreme Court issued two decisions bringing joy to the DACA dreamers and LGBTQ citizens; former national security adviser John Bolton’s long-awaited book trashed the President; Trump took it on the chin from other quarters; and the virus continued its chokehold.

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00:41:11

Talking Feds Now: The Barr-Berman Standoff

Talking Feds ·

2020/06/21

It was an extraordinary 24 hours, even by the measure of this DOJ. AG Barr announced Friday evening that SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman was resigning; but Berman responded saying he was doing nothing of the kind.

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00:48:10

Trumpocalypse Nu?

Talking Feds ·

2020/06/15

Minnesota native sons Al Franken and Norm Ornstein join David Frum and Harry on a week that saw the protests from Minneapolis consolidate into an international movement

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00:52:52

Pouring Tear Gas on the Fire

Talking Feds ·

2020/06/08

As worldwide demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd stretched into their tenth day, Feds Roy Austin, Barb McQuade, and Jen Rubin join Harry to discuss the state of play in the case against the 4 officers charged in the death and then take up the possibility that the stars are aligned for comprehensive national legislation to reform police practices.

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00:45:15

Minnesota Burning

Talking Feds ·

2020/06/01

In a week that began with turbulence and ended on the edge of anarchy, Natasha Bertrand, Matt Miller, and Senator Barbara Boxer join Harry to make sense of the unfolding dramas in Minnesota, DC, and around the country.

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00:52:08

Memorial Day or Groundhog Day?

Talking Feds ·

2020/05/25

Four charter feds, ex-prosecutors and government officials all -- Paul Fishman, Maya Wiley, Barbara McQuade, and Harry – convene in a classic home-for-Memorial-Day Talking Feds.

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00:51:09

(Whistle) Blowin' in the Wind

Talking Feds ·

2020/05/18

After a week with dramatic action on multiple fronts – testimony by Fauci and Bright; Trump’s “unmasking” charge and Obamagate trope; abysmal economic news; and the specter of criminal charges against Senator Richard Burr—feds Aaron Blake, David Gura, and Asha Ragganpa join Harry to talk through the political and legal landscape but also the real-world impact, especially on more vulnerable populations, of the virus and of the Administration’s bumbling and politicized oversight efforts.

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00:23:15

Talking Feds 1-on-1: A Conversation with Governor...

Talking Feds ·

2020/05/13

In our continuing series of 1-on-1 interviews with political leaders who are prominently mentioned as possible running mates for Joe Biden, Harry spoke with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer has drawn fire from Trump and extremist protesters for her relatively strict shelter-in-place order; but she continues to have strong approval ratings among Michiganders generally. We focused on virus issues but also touched on her background, other goals for Michigan, and the Biden VP

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00:44:59

In Like Flynn

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2020/05/11

Journalistic legend Andrea Mitchell joins Ron Klain, Anne Milgram, and Harry to discuss the jaw-dropping news of the Flynn dismissal, which the Feds unanimously agree can only be explained by corruption at DOJ. The group then takes on the uneven and dangerous pattern of easing of shelter-in-place orders in various states, and then discusses the whistleblower complaints, particularly the one by Dr. Rick Bright, that portray a White House making life-and-death decisions on the basis of cronyism. See

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00:38:34

Return to the Double Agent Bar and Grill:...

Talking Feds ·

2020/05/04

Four of the nation’s premier experts in counter-intelligence and national security—Kate Brannen, Frank Figliuzzi, Juliette Kayyem, and Sam Vinograd—reconvene without Harry at the virtual Double Agent Bar & Grill, for a no-holds-barred discussion of the most troubling and important aspects of the virus. The 4 cut to the core in a rich and freewheeling conversation about the grave dangers that the virus, and Trump’s inept handling of it, pose to the US’s security and our standing in the world. See

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00:53:47

A Few Choice Words: Abortion Returns to the Supreme...

Talking Feds ·

2020/04/27

Abortion returns to the Supreme Court with June Medical Services v Russo, which the Court heard March 4 and could decide any day. It’s the first big abortion case since Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were appointed by Trump, who promised in the 2016 campaign to select Justices who would overturn Roe v Wade. Former Solicitor General Walter Dellinger, Leah (no relation) Litman, and Amy Howe join Harry to discuss the case and situate it in the 50-year sweep of the Court’s abortion jurisprudence since Roe. See

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00:45:36

Law in the Time of Corona: Trump’s efforts to foil...

Talking Feds ·

2020/04/20

An All-Feds classic, featuring 4 former AUSA’s/MSNBC contributors: Joyce Vance, Maya Wiley, Andrew Weissmann, and Harry. The feds focus on the federal, state and local law enforcement’s responses to the virus, including the efforts to ensure (and Trump’s resistance to) effective oversight; the DOJ’s ongoing work and its political support of Trump; and the only partially successful effort to integrate law enforcement and health care, especially for vulnerable sub-populations. See Privacy Policy at

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