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Ep. 70: Talking About Gradys With Grady
Grady Laird, co-founder and president of Grady’s Cold Brew, joins Josh and David to talk about how he went from being a staffer at a now-defunct Condé Nast magazine who saw the writing on the wall to founding the coffee company. Josh has been a Grady’s devotee for years, and... Listen
Ep. 69: What To Expect When SCOTUS Rules On The Census Citizenship Case
TPM’s Tierney Sneed and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern run through how we got here, what’s likely to happen, and what a ruling to allow the citizenship question to be added will mean for the court’s legitimacy and for the future of voting in the U.S. Listen
Ep. 68: CNN’s Jim Sciutto On The US’ ‘Shadow Wars’ With Russia, China
Josh and TPM Senior Editor Allegra Kirkland speak with CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto about his new book, The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China’s Secret Operations to Defeat America. The book is about “hybrid warfare”: The strategy of attacking an adversary while remaining just below the threshold... Listen
Ep. 67: Two Top Investigative Reporters On The Trump Investigations
Yahoo News Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff and Yahoo News Editor-in-Chief Dan Klaidman join Josh to talk through the earliest days of the Russia story and its current state. Isikoff and Klaidman also discuss a recent political firestorm that emerged, unexpectedly, from the podcast they co-host, Skullduggery. Listen
Ep. 66: What Exactly Is The Administration Up To With Iran?
Al-Monitor’s diplomatic correspondent Laura Rozen walks Josh through what we know and where things are likely to go next. Listen
Ep. 65: Are We Witnessing The End Of The NRA?
Josh, David, and TPM reporter Josh Kovensky discuss the implosion of the NRA — and the real possibility that the organization might be dissolved or reorganized as the result of an investigation by New York’s attorney general. Listen
Ep. 64: Josh Holds Pedestrian/Cyclist Summit
After pedestrian Josh made some comments on Twitter about NYC bikers’ lack of respect for traffic rules, he holds a summit with biking advocate and podcaster Doug Gordon — a “moderate from the biking community” — to discuss why this issue is so charged here in NYC. Listen
Ep. 63: Bill Barr’s Big Week
Josh, Tierney and John Light discuss Bill Barr’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, his refusal to appear before the House Judiciary Committee, and what we can expect from Barr going forward. Listen
Ep. 62: ‘Sh*tloads of Obstruction’: The Mueller Report
Josh, David and TPM reporter Josh Kovensky discuss their top takeaways from the Mueller report and how Congress is likely to act on it. Josh also shares how taking apart a Grady’s container is reminiscent of slaughtering an animal. Listen
Ep. 61: Paranoia And Politics: The All-American Conspiracy Theory
Investigative reporter Anna Merlan of Gizmodo Media Group’s special projects desk discusses her new book, Republic of Lies, about conspiracy theories in the U.S. Josh, Allegra and Anna discuss Pizzagate, QAnon, the JFK and MLK assassinations, and the role these phenomena play in contemporary politics. Pre-order her book here. Listen
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