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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
· Wed, 7 Oct 2026 20:50:00 +0000
The defense technology company is betting it can speed up production of U.S. Navy attack submarines. Christian Brose of Anduril joins Kate B. Odell to unpack the new venture announced this week with the Trump Administration. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Rachel Maddow Show
· Wed, 5 Aug 2026 06:06:16 +0000
Rachel Maddow and a panel of her MS NOW colleagues track and analyse the primary returns in Virginia, Kansas, Washington, Missouri, and especially Michigan where the Democratic primary for Senate is seen as a bellwether of the shift in Democratic politics in the Turmp era.
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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000
Democratic candidates are running on the high cost of living, but their policy plans would drive up the cost of groceries, gas and houses. Plus, do Democrats really regret the excesses of “woke”? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Business Daily
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000
· 22 min
The AI race is speeding up: and so are the warnings about where it could lead. After President Trump met AI leaders to discuss how to make the technology safer without slowing America's progress, Michelle, Will and Rahul ask: can the AI industry really regulate itself?Producer: Rebecca SmyllieYou can email the team: [email protected](Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks with Meta CEO Mark
Planet Money
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:55:43 +0000
· 29 min
Very soon, Social Security may not have enough money to make full payments to retirees. Very soon. Like by 2032, just six years from now. So what are we gonna do about it? Today on the show, we look at some of the most talked about possible solutions; and exactly whose wallets we’ll have to rifle through to find the money to pay for each. Then we’ll run the options by the Social Security Administr
WSJ Tech News Briefing
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:44:00 +0000
Plus: DoorDash partners with clothing and shoe companies amid same-day shipping race. And Robinhood Markets announces new AI-powered trading tools. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Rich Dad Radio Show: In-Your-Face Advice on Investing, Personal Finance, & Starting a Business
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Real estate investing during uncertain markets requires investors to understand more than property prices. Market selection, debt, taxes, cash flow, economic trends, and the people on your team can all affect whether an opportunity makes financial sense. In this episode of The Rich Dad Radio Show, Robert Kiyosaki and Kim Kiyosaki join tax strategist Tom Wheelwright and real estate investor Jason H
World News Tonight with David Muir
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:06:00 -0000
· 24 min
Alex Perez reports on an Ohio jury finding former pastor and one-time "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn guilty of murdering his wife following two hours of deliberation; amid dire concerns over AI's potential threat to humanity, Rachel Scott has details on Pres. Trump’s summit with the industry's top executives, and why he does not support any government guardrails to rein in AI's development
Anderson Cooper 360
· Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:34:00 -0000
· 48 min
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt laughed off the exchange earlier today where he mixed up basketball games in his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt wouldn't say if he regretted his handling of the moment, which saw him repeatedly try to cast Smith as a perjurer. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacts to the the mishap and the hearing.
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The Rachel Maddow Show
· Wed, 3 Jun 2026 06:10:27 +0000
Rachel Maddow and a panel of her MS NOW colleagues analyze primary election returns from New Jersey, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, Montana and California, and react to breaking news of the Supreme Court granting an "emergency" request from Alabama to allow the elimination of a majority Black district, and CBS News firing Scott Pelley for speaking out against changes made to 60 Minutes by new man
The Rachel Maddow Show
· Wed, 3 Jun 2026 05:55:50 +0000
Rachel Maddow and a panel of her MS NOW colleagues analyze primary election returns in New Jersey, South Dakota, Iowa, New Mexico, Montana and California.
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Making Sense with Sam Harris
· Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000
Sam Harris speaks with Lloyd Blankfein about finance, politics, and the state of American society. They discuss Blankfein's memoir, Goldman Sachs and its role as a market maker, the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the AI investment bubble, wealth inequality and the rise of trillionaires, the crisis of antisemitism on the left and right, Trump-era corruption and the post-truth political environment, th
Newshour
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:08:00 +0000
· 47 min
At least 68 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid. Spain's transport minister says an "inexplicable" decision by the control centre led to the collision after a computer failure initially caused trains to halt.Also on the programme: a day after Israel's election produced no clear winner, will Israeli
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:15:00 -0000
· 36 min
The New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss how Republican candidates are responding to Donald Trump’s historically low approval ratings. They talk about the races in which the President’s endorsements may be hurting Republicans, the political fallout from his immigration policies and the war in Iran, and his decision to campaign in deep-red states rather than in comp
WSJ What’s News
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:07:00 +0000
P.M. Edition for Oct. 28. Last year, Weil Gotshal, a firm famous for handling bankruptcies of companies like Lehman Brothers and Enron, raked in more than $2 billion in revenue. Today, its leaders announced a plan to dissolve the firm. We hear from WSJ legal affairs reporter Erin Mulvaney about what’s behind the firm’s extraordinary fall. Plus, the Federal Reserve holds rates steady. But as Journa
WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:46:00 +0000
Benjamin Netanyahu overperforms the polls in this week's election, though it isn't clear he can form a government. Plus, an ugly antisemitic ad in Michigan and Barack Obama's swipe at American cheesecake. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Global News Podcast
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:28:00 +0000
· 27 min
More than 60 people have died after two high-speed trains collided south of the Spanish capital, Madrid. The accident happened on the same rail line where 46 people died earlier this year. Also: with most votes counted in the Israeli election, Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is slightly ahead, but short of a majority. A luxury cruise ship on a years-long voyage around the world has suspended operations
Newshour
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:09:00 +0000
· 48 min
Votes are still being counted in Israel's election - but with no clear winner still, the parties look to negotiate coalition deals.We'll hear from the parties vying for power and those who could be kingmaker.Also in the programme: A train collision in Spain kills at least 30 people near the capital Madrid - we'll bring you the latest from the scene; the cruise of a lifetime turns into a nightmare
Planet Money
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:57:50 +0000
· 30 min
Connecticut’s property tax system has been broken for decades and the politicians have failed to fix the problem. So now, they’re trying something new: a citizens assembly. (Citizens assemblies are also old. They go back to Ancient Greece, when lawmakers were chosen not through elections, but through random lotteries.) Today on the show, Connecticut’s citizens assembly. It's like jury duty, but fo
The World Today
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +1100
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is likely to be the largest in the Israeli Knesset, according to polling but there's no clear winner.
WSJ What’s News
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:13:00 +0000
A.M. Edition for Oct. 28. Early Israeli election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition ahead of rivals but still shy of a majority. WSJ’s Anat Peled reports from Tel Aviv that high voter turnout and the lack of a clear winner underscore deep splits in Israeli society ahead of what could be complex efforts to cobble together a new government. Plus, we’ll tune into dueling ralli
Economist Podcasts
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:57:01 GMT
Binyamin Netanyahu has underperformed but so has his main opponent, Gadi Eisenkot. Who will form a government? We decipher what the messy results mean for Israel. Our American-midterms series heads south to Georgia. And how film critics and audiences have agreed to disagree.Guests and host:Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondentRebecca Jackson, Southern correspondentDoug Dowson, data journalistỌrẹ Og
Science Quickly
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:55:00 -0000
· 14 min
What does science have to do with the midterms? In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman speaks with Scientific American breaking news reporter Adam Kovac about candidates with science backgrounds, the future of Medicare for All, the role of evidence in policymaking and the election’s consequences for the broader scientific community.
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REAL AF with Andy Frisella
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
On today's episode, Andy and DJ discuss Lula's presidential election victory over Bolsonaro amid controversy surrounding extended voting hours in Brazil, hundreds of Maine absentee ballot envelopes reportedly being shipped to a Soros-linked nonprofit in Maryland before the investigation was closed, and the Trump administration accusing CBS of omitting key details from its 60 Minutes profile of a d
Global News Podcast
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:23:00 +0000
· 24 min
There is no clear winner in Israel's election, with results remaining too close to call. As votes are being counted, Benjamin Netanyahu tells supporters he wants to form a right-wing government and "remove the Iranian threat once and for all." His challenger, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, urges the prime minister to step down, saying the country has voted "for change". Arab parties are on track
Anderson Cooper 360
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:33:00 -0000
· 48 min
With just a week to go until the midterms, the president says he'll respect the results, but only, he says, “if they're honest elections.” Plus, RFK Jr.'s verbal attack about Arabs' contributions to science and literature—and the anti-Muslim rhetoric surrounding Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign.
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World News Tonight with David Muir
· Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:17:00 -0000
· 23 min
With the midterms one week away and control of Congress at stake, Jay O’Brien has the latest on Pres. Trump’s fourth campaign trip to Texas this fall – where over 5 million have already voted – focusing on the crucial Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico; Trevor Ault has details on the high tides in South Florida and California that have sent surging seawater into
You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
· Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:30:00 -0000
· 129 min
Dan Harmon (new TV show President Curtis out now on HBO Max!) returns to make it weird again!
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Money For the Rest of Us
· Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0000
How the Iran conflict and other developments could lead to another major financial crisis. What is different today from 2008? Why trying to seed a revolution is so risky. And finally, what can we do to prepare ourselves for the next financial crisis?SponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offLive Portfolio Cohort - May 2026Insiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist wh
The Food Chain
· Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000
· 26 min
Many of us have our own theories about sleep. Perhaps it's avoiding coffee after lunch, drinking chamomile tea before bed, or having a warm glass of milk. But what does the science actually say?In this episode of The Food Chain, Ruth Alexander explores the relationship between food and sleep, asking whether changing what we eat and drink can help us get a better night's rest.Professor Marie-Pierre
WSJ Your Money Briefing
· Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:01:00 +0000
A Los Angeles tax meant to fund affordable housing offers a cautionary tale about the potential unintended consequences of well-intended policies. WSJ reporters Rebecca Picciotto and Paul Kiernan join What's News host Alex Ossola to explain what that lesson could mean for a bipartisan federal housing bill that President Trump is expected to sign.
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Exchanges
· Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:35:00 -0000
· 18 min
Markets may be pricing in more tightening by the Federal Reserve than is warranted due to a divergence playing out in the economy, according to Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman and former Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan. In the Goldman Sachs Exchanges podcast, Kaplan notes that while artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and defense spending are continuing to boom, interest-rate sensitive parts o
Business Daily
· Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000
· 21 min
The presidents of the world's two biggest economies are meeting in Washington. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet at the White House amid tensions over Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and international trade. Our North American business correspondent Samira Hussain and senior China correspondent Laura Bicker assess what both sides want from the visit and how the relationship between the two le
WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
· Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:28:00 +0000
President Trump will host China’s Xi Jinping for meetings and a state dinner at the White House. But behind all the pomp, will he press Beijing to stop supporting Iran? And will Trump hold back weapons from Taiwan? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Economist Podcasts
· Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:04:04 GMT
Marine Le Pen, party leader of France’s populist-right National Rally, starts her fourth presidential bid with a commanding lead. The country’s political centre is broad, fragmented—and flagging. A buffer zone against so-called infiltrators in India’s West Bengal state is making life miserable also for Indian citizens. And how Argentina’s supply of horses and cowboys led to world dominance in polo
Anderson Cooper 360
· Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:26:00 -0000
· 47 min
The Justice Department is facing a deadline tonight to answer CNN, MS NOW and Politico's lawsuit against the president, ahead of a hearing tomorrow regarding his media ban. President Trump said that while he believes his ban is warranted, the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit “probably will” rule in the media’s favor. Plus, with all this playing out, the president was on the world stage with a
Making Sense with Sam Harris
· Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:15:00 +0000
Sam Harris speaks with Kathryn Paige Harden about behavioral genetics, moral luck, and the problem of blame. They discuss Harden's book Original Sin, the controversy over Charles Murray and Ezra Klein, why behavioral genetics remains taboo, the meaning of heritability, nature and nurture as feedback loops, why biological explanations can increase blame, psychopathy as a continuum, a hypothetical c
Bloomberg Businessweek
· Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:41:35 +0000
· 38 min
The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACFUS small business optimism fell to a three-month low in September as economic expectations dimmed and a smaller share of firms indicated it was a good time to expand. The net share of owners who expect business conditions to improve declined 4 percentage points to a four
Newshour
· Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:29:00 +0000
· 47 min
The United States and Russia say they are ready to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine. Earlier, Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a retired US schoolteacher, who had been held in custody since 2022. We speak to Mr Hubbard's American lawyer, Martin De Luca.Also on the programme: the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control has urged countries to share information about Nigeria’s first conf
WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
· Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:21:00 +0000
The Journal’s Jack Butler joins the show to debrief a reporting trip to Texas and how James Talarico is wooing Republican voters who aren’t warm to Ken Paxton. Plus, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby endorses a wealth tax grab and new death taxes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.