Kevin Townsend
A Supreme Court Impeachment Fight That’s Already Under Way
A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now it may warn of a worrying new trend.
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Erin Scott / Reuters The Ticket: Senator Bill Cassidy
The senator from Louisiana (and doctor) describes how he sees states reopening and why he says those decisions should come from outside Washington, D.C.
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Listen: Are These Tweets Real?
McKay Coppins discusses pandemic-era propaganda on the podcast with Katherine Wells and James Hamblin.
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Kate Munsch / Reuters Listen: Where the Curve Has Flattened
Staff writer Russell Berman joins the podcast to describe how San Francisco has fared better than other cities in its pandemic response.
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Daniel Acker / Reuters Voter Suppression by Pandemic
Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund discusses Wisconsin’s election debacle and how the coronavirus has become a new tool of voter suppression.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Listen: Trump’s Miracle Cure
What do we actually know about hydroxychloroquine?
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Ticket: Risking Exposure in Congress
Representative Grace Meng of New York shares the view from the floor of Congress—and from the epicenter of the pandemic.
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Listen: Can I Have a Drink?
The Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson on what needs to happen in Washington to make sure Americans stay afloat.
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Listen: ‘Dear Therapist’ on Staying Sane
Lori Gottlieb of “Dear Therapist� talks us through how to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
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Listen: This Is as Real as It Gets
An infectious-disease doctor discusses how hospitals are preparing for the coming surge of patients.
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Listen: The Time for Cash
Annie Lowrey, a staff writer covering the economy, explains what needs to happen right away to keep people safe and secure.
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Listen: Not a Two-Week Problem
Dr. James Hamblin and Katherine Wells take a walk to the grocery store and discuss what the next week—and the next year—may look like in the U.S.
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Listen: Call Someone
Dr. James Hamblin and Katherine Wells talk about the latest developments, the difficult decisions ahead, and how to keep things in perspective.
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The Ticket: This Isn’t Trump’s Katrina
Except when it is.
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Listen: Catching Up
Dr. James Hamblin helps a colleague make the essential pandemic-era shopping list.
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Scott Olson / Getty The Ticket: Beating Donald Trump, With David Plouffe
The campaign manager behind Obama’s 2008 election breaks down the state of the Democratic Party—and what it needs to win in November.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Ticket: South Carolina, With Jennifer Palmieri
The former Hillary Clinton aide Jennifer Palmieri discusses the South Carolina primary, why 2020 is different from 2016, and how sexism still shapes American politics.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty The Ticket: The Unlearned Lessons of 2016, With Katy Tur
“I don’t think we in the news media have figured out how to cover Donald Trump.�
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Ticket: A Historic Vote on Equal Rights, and Hopes for Gun Control
Representative Jennifer Wexton discusses the Equal Rights Amendment and gun control, joining Edward-Isaac Dovere minutes after presiding over House debate on the historic ERA bill.
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Radio Atlantic: Britain Votes (Again)
The staff writer Helen Lewis explains the state of British politics ahead of next week’s pivotal general election.
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Radio Atlantic: Is Russia Winning the Impeachment Hearings?
Anne Applebaum joins Edward-Isaac Dovere to discuss impeachment through a global lens.
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