Deep State Radio

Campaign 2022: The Progressive Play-by-Play

A new, election-focused revamp of the Deep State Radio Thursday podcast, we dive deep on what is going to drive…

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Waging a Good War: A Conversation with Thomas Ricks

There is very little scholarship on the Civil Rights Movement using a warfighting lens.  So Tom Ricks set about creating…

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Putin’s Shrinking Options in Ukraine

Putin continues to saber rattle his nuclear weapons and President Biden continues to warn of armageddon.  To cut through the…

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What’s Worse than A President Stealing Highly Classified National Secrets?

Recent reporting has revealed the Trump may be holding onto additional classified documents.  To discuss this news and the future…

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The Big Lie: A Conversation with Jonathan Lemire

Donald Trump’s big lie about the 2020 election has not died.  The lie and its impact on America’s political culture…

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Vlad and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day…er…Week…er…Month…er…War.

Russia has mobilized but has continued to take losses across Ukraine.  To talk about Russia’s failures and what the future…

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Campaign ’22 Enters the Homestretch: How Can the Dems Win?

The midterms are only 42 days away and the polls are tightening.  With everything at stake in these elections, David…

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Lady Justice: A conversation with Dahlia Lithwick

Following the election of Donald Trump, women lawyers sprang into action.  Dahlia Lithwick explored their stories in her new book…

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Snark Attack: How Ukraine is Using Humor to Beat Putin…and Other Topics That Aren’t Funny at All

Italy elects its farthest right leader since Mussolini and Sweden also turns to the right.  David Rothkopf brings together Rosa…

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America Psychosis: A conversation with David Corn

Has the Republican party always been like this or is Trump an aborreation? That is the core question in the…

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Servants of the Damned: a conversation with David Enrich

The lawyers around Donald Trump have helped him carry out his corruption for years.  David Enrich gets to the bottom…

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Is Having a Monarch One Way to Avoid Having a Trump?

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was today.  To talk about her life, legacy, and the impact of her reign of international…

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How the Democrats Can Win in November

There are 56 days until the midterm election.  To analyze the state of the race, David Rothkopf spoke with Simon…

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The Hole Putin Dug Himself Into

Ukraine has begun a massive counteroffensive which has shocked many by how effective it has been.  Rosa Brooks of Georgetown…

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After Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died earlier today at the age of 96.  She reigned over the United…

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Britain Has a New PM: In Search of a Silver Lining

Liz Truss is the latest Prime Minister in the United Kingdom but how will she do? David discusses with Ed…

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Thank You For Your Servitude: a conversation with Mark Leibovich

Trump treats Republican elected officials poorly and yet they refuse to stand up to him.  Chronicling this tortuous relationship is…

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Trump’s War on the Intelligence Community

The summer may be winding down but the legal pressure on Trump continues to be mounting.  The Affidavit for the…

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The Destructionists: a conversation with Dana Milbank

There seems to be no end in sight for the GOP’s movement towards radicalism but where did it start?  That…

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Slava Ukraini!: Special Ukrainian Independence Day Edition of DSR

With Ukraine’s Independence Day on the horizon, David talks with Rosa Brooks of the Georgetown University; Ed Luce of the…

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