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To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
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You are not the crazy ones.
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The Ferrets Running Around in Trump’s Brain
Yesterday00:44:24Summary readyLegal analyst and Talking Feds host, Harry Litman, joins Charlie to dissect Trump's brief interview with Meet the Press, his legal battles over the slush fund, and the DOJ declaration that Trump has the right to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryTara Palmeri: Men Behaving Badly
4d ago00:44:11Summary readyOn today’s episode of “To the Contrary,” Charlie sits down with journalist and author of “The Red Letter” Substack, Tara Palmeri. The two of them discuss Main’s messy Senate race, Trump’s behavior with female reporters in the Oval Office and CBS’ continual crumble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summary"Trump Is Losing Power and It’s Making Him More Malicious"
6d ago00:43:55Summary readyJonathan Rauch is a Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. In this episode, he joins Charlie to talk about Trump's-now-killed slush fund, U.S.-Israel relations, and the war with Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryWhat Happened to Rudy Giuliani?
1w ago00:48:43Summary readyJohn Avlon is chair of Citizens Union, former editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and former chief speechwriter for Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In this episode, he joins Charlie to discuss Trump's UFC cage, Rudy Giuliani's fall from grace, and John Cornyn's scorpion fable post. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryCan Trump Be Stopped? Actually, Yes.
2w ago00:46:14Summary readyMiles Taylor is a former DHS official during Trump's first term and the founder of Defiance.org. He joins Charlie to discuss how the administration's changes to the green card process reveal that Trump's immigration stance was never about those who entered the country illegally — but about all immigrants. They also cover artists pulling out of the Freedom 250 concert and Trump's potential role in the 60 Minutes shake-up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryTrump’s Bread and Circuses Moment
2w ago00:44:46Summary readyFormer Congressman and children’s book author, Adam Kinzinger, joins Charlie to discuss the ridiculousness of the UFC Octagon project on the WH lawn, Megyn Kelly's shock at Trump's corruption, and Texas election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryShould We Have Billionaires?
3w ago00:50:46Summary readyJustin Wolfers is a professor of economics at the University of Michigan and author of the Platypus Economics Substack. In this episode, he joins Charlie to make the case against big tech moguls, discuss the price tag of Trump's Iran adventure, and talk about how crony capitalism is reshaping America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryIt’s the Corruption, Stupid
3w ago00:51:20Summary readyPhillips O'Brien is a historian and Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. In this episode, he joins Charlie to discuss Trump's corruption, his desperate Iran's gambit, and his weak position in global politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryTrump's Goon Squad Slush Fund
3w ago00:56:31Summary readyNicholas Grossman, editor of Arc Digital and professor of international relations at the University of Illinois, joins Charlie to discuss the new levels of corruption Trump and his family have descended into. They also discuss Trump's visit to China, his Iran conundrum, and whether Cuba is next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryThe Ozymandias Phase of the Trump Presidency
4w ago00:44:39Summary readyTim O'Brien, Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg Opinion, joins Charlie to discuss the President's recent China visit, the poor state of American democracy, and Trump's golden phone scam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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