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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: Our guest is a man who knows both how to play the game of politics and who knows all the players in the game. Starting in the late 1960's...Haley Barbour left his senior year of college to go work on then candidate Richard Nixon's presidential campaign...Two years later he was running the 1970 census for the state of Mississippi….In the 1980's he served as a political aid to President Ronald Reagan. By 1993 he became the Chairman of the Republican National Committee and in 2003 he was elected by the state of Mississippi to be their 63rd Governor. He joins C-SPAN to talk about his career, the upcoming midterm elections, and the current political climate in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: It has been more than two years since voters in Great Britain voted to withdraw from the European Union. That exit to begin in six months...March 29th, 2019. Citing economic and border concerns...Britain opted to remove itself from trade and border agreements with the continent. But where does it all stand? The Heritage Foundation's Senior Fellow Nile Gardiner sits down with C-SPAN's The Weekly to share his views on what's happening across the Atlantic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: When Andrea Mitchell began her career in journalism, there were three major networks and three evening news programs. That is not the case today. Cable Networks run 24 hours a day, seven days a week...along with countless other outlets. As NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent and host of MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports, she has covered seven presidents, traveled the world, and broke countless stories. She joins C-SPAN's The Weekly to speak about her career, her interviews, and her life in the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: Are we witnessing the beginning of a trade war between the United States and China? Or is it the new business as usual? Earlier this month after the United States announced it would impose 200 billion dollars of new import taxes on Chinese goods…China retaliated. Saying they would impose 60 billion on US exports. But how did we get here? And is this a short term economic rift between the two countries or are they in it for the long haul? Joining us to discuss is Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute and author of The Hundred Year Marathon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is Former Director of FEMA Joe Allbaugh. He explains what the agency does and how it helps communities after disasters. He also joins us to talk about his time as FEMA Director during September 11th, 2001 and provides his thoughts on the agency today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor for Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia. With only two months until the midterm elections he answers will there be a blue wave in the Senate? Or will it remain in Republican hands. He sits down with C-SPAN to discuss the issues that will be shaping this election and what states could play key roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest Matthew Yglesias, Vox Co-Founder and Senior Correspondent focusing on politics and the economy. He joins us to talk about the Steele Dossier. What is it? What's in it? And why is it so controversial? We drill down into why it continues to be spoken about and what's next for the people mentioned inside of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is James Jones, former Appointments Secretary to President Lyndon Johnson, former Democratic Congressman and former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. He talks about 1968 politics, including LBJ's decision not to seek another term, the violent DNC Convention in Chicago(50 years ago this week), Vietnam War demostrations, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and Founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Alice Rivlin. She joins us in studio to talk about solving the federal spending crisis and provides context and insights into how the U.S. debt has grown to almost 22 trillion dollars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry. He joins us to talk about the relationship between the press and the administration. He provides insights and talks about his time as press secretary and speaks about if he believes freedom of the press is under attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is Ronald Weich, Dean of the University of Balitmore Law School. He joins us to talk about the Supreme Court nomination process for Judge Brent Kavanaugh. He shares some behind the scenes stories from his time on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast our guest is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and expert on Iran, Ahman Majidyar. From the Shah's rise to power in the 1940's, to the hostage crisis during the Carter Administration and today with the U.S. now out of that Iranian nuclear deal. We take an in depth look at the nearly 80 year history between our two countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly is New York University Law Professor Melissa Murray. She walks us through two primary cases on abortion, Roe v. Wade in 1973 and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Professor Murray offers her insights into what could happen moving forward and how a new Supreme Court Justice could impact the original decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly is author and Washington Post columnist George Will. He joins us to talk about why baseball is the perfect game for the American Democracy and how past presidents have impacted the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly is author and Boston Globe contributor Michael Cohen. He joins us to talk about the summer of 1968 and his book, "American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly is White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. She joins us to talk about President Trump's relationship with the White House press corps, the tone of his presidency, and her interactions with the media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The presidential pardon is a source of consideration, debate, and discussion. Ultmately the decision comes down to one person, the President. But does he decide who gets pardoned? Our guest this week is Georgetown Law Professor Susan Low Bloch. She joins us to talk about the use of the presidential pardon, its roots in the constitution, and how it has been used over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's guest is Martha Joynt Kumar, director of the White House Transition Project and professor emeritus at Towson University in Maryland. She joins us to talk about the current Trump White House, staff turnovers, and media accessibility. She carefully tracks presidents and their administrations and gives us a historical perspective on daily press briefings from President Ronald Reagan through today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Jean H Lee. She talked about her Esquire article "Inside Kim Jong-Un's Bloody Scramble to Kill Off His Family". This interview was taped and orginally released in August 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's guest is Washington Post Global Opinion Writer Jason Rezaian. In 2012 he moved to Iran, serving as the Washington Post foreign affairs correspondent based in Tehran. Two years later in 2014 he was taken hostage by Iranian authorities, convicted in a closed door trial, and held for 544 days. He joins us to talk about his experience in Iran and what might be in store now that the United States has withdrawn from the Iran Nuclear deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is the Maya MacGuineas, She is the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. We talked with her about the differences between the $20 trillion debt and the year-to-year deficit and why failing to raise the debt ceiling could be catastrophic for the U.S. and global economies. This interview was taped and orginally released in the middle of 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we revist our January conversation with ABC Contributor Cokie Roberts. We sit down with her to discuss the relationship between The White House and Congress, both today and through history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast is James Actor. He is the Co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. With a date and location now set for the upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, we take a closer look at how the United States prepares for this historic summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode is former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Governor McAuliffe first entered the political circuit at the age of 23 as Former President Jimmy Carter's National Finance Director. By 2000 he was named Democratic National Committee Chairman and in 2013 he was elected Governor of Virginia. He joins us to talk about the 2018 Midterm elections, his work on redistricting, and the possibility of a Presidential run in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast is George Condon, White House Correspondent for the National Journal and a past President of the White House Correspondents Association. He joins us to talk about the history of the WHCA dinner and past moments that still bring laughter today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week on C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast is Georgia Republican Senator David Perdue. Elected in 2014, Senator Perdue is a Fortune 500 businessman and a strong deficit hawk. He joins us to talk about American's 21 trillion-dollar debt and how it is one of the greatest threats to national security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Nina Jankowicz, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center. She joins us to talk about the North Atlantic Trade Alliance, commonly known as NATO. She gives the history of the organization, how it is funded, and what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Sheila Tate, she provides a close look at Former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Shelia Tate served as Mrs. Reagan's press secretary from 1981 till 1985. She later co-founded the public relations firm Powell-Tate. From the White House Years….to President Reagan's long goodbye as he battled Alzheimer's, she shares stories from her newly released book, "Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Dennis Wilder...a former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, he now teaches at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He joins us to talk about North Korea. What will a possible summit between the United States and North Korea look like? Professor Wilder explains the history, the issues, and offeres advice to President Trump as both sides plan for these potentially historic negotiations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is John Lawrence, a veteran congressional hill staffer who retired after 38 years in Congress. Including a tenture as Chief of Staff to Democratic leader and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He joins us to talk about his new book The Class of 1974, which looks at the so called 'Watergate Babies', the group of representatives that came into office after the resignation of President Richard Nixon. He also discusses the roots of partisanship on Capitol Hill and what there nees to be more of in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is James Jones, a former Member of Congress and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Our conversation focuses on 50 years ago when Ambassador Jones was President Lyndon Johnson's appointment secretary. He shares with us his never before heard account of the night President Johnson announced he would not seek re-election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week is Christopher Glazek of Esquire Magazine, who's piece titled "The Secretive Family Making Billions from the Opioid Crisis," focuses on the Sackler Family. Forbes Magazine put the family's wealth at around 14 billion in 2015. Most of that comes from Purdue Pharma, which makes Oxycotin. Now our discussion about the Sackler family and ties to the opioid crisis facing America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our guest is Peter Irons, a retired Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego and the author of the book "A People's History of the Supreme Court." On February 26th, we launch the second season of Landmark Cases, an in depth look at tweleve important Supreme Court decisions. Dr. Irons spoke with us about a few of those including McCulloch v. Maryland and Plessy v. Ferguson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our guest is American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp. C-PAC is the oldest conservative lobbying organization in the country. Later this month his organization will host the annual "C-PAC" conference outside Washington, D.C. Following President Trump's first year in office, we spoke to Mr. Schlapp about the history of C-PAC, the Republican agenda, and the upcoming midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: This week we take at the state of America's infrastructure with former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. He's also the co-founder of Building America's Future, an organization committed to improving the US infrastructure system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we speak with David Kris, former head of the Justice Department's National Security Division and an expert on FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act). He discusses what FISA is, what is means, and why it is front page news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: Our guest this is week is Cokie Roberts, a political commentator for ABC News and National Public Radio and the author of six New York Times bestsellers on women in America. American politics is at a crossroads. Cokie Roberts gives her insights into the current relationship between Capitol Hill and the White House and what could come next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: The LBJ tapes- President Lyndon Baines Johnson and the audio recordings made during his presidency. We spoke with presidential historian and author Michael Beschloss. He's the author of two books examining the recordings, "Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964" and "Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we take a look at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Bruce Riedel. He is a senior fellow and director of the Brookings Intelligence Project at the Brookings Institution. He's also the author of "Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States Since FDR." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look at the history of guns in America with Author William Doyle. He's the written a number of books including, "American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms," which he co-wrote with the late Chris Kyle of "American Sniper" fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look at the history of on U.S.-China relations from President Nixon's historic visit in 1972 through today. We get the perspective of Ambassador Gary Locke, who served as the United States' envoy to China from 2011 to 2014. President Trump visits the country this week as part of a five-nation Asian tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're joined by Michael McCann for a discussion on the history of the federal government's involvement with college and professional sports. He is the director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law as well as a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week author and journalist Blaine Harden joins us to discuss his book 'King of Spies,' and how the Korean Peninsula continues to be impacted by a war fought more than 50 years. It created the De-Militarized Zone along the 38th Parallel and tensions for every U.S. President since Harry Truman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're joined by CNBC Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman for a crash-course on economics, focusing on how the federal government and stock market impact the national economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

C-SPAN Radio was launched on October 9th, 1997. To mark the 20th anniversary, we spoke with C-SPAN Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Brian Lamb about the creation of the radio station, the evolution of C-SPAN, and the importance of our mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we examine the debate over regulating some of the biggest tech companies in the world including Facebook, Google and Amazon. Our guest is David McCabe, who covers the intersection of technology, policy, and politics for Axios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we look into the background of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Sam Greene, the Director of the Russia Institute at King`s College London. We spoke with him about how Putin's time in the KGB shaped his political philosophy, his rise to power in Moscow, and how Putin views his role in the Russian Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss precision medicine and genetic testing with Dr. Jill Hagenkord, Chief Medical Officer at Color Genomics, which provides genetic testing for hereditary cancer and high cholesterol risks as well as preventative health services, including genetic counseling. We spoke to her about recent breakthroughs in cancer research and precision medicine, the benefits of testing for cancer-causing gene mutations, and what it means for patients, families, and medical providers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump recently announced his plans for the War in Afghanistan, including the deployment of additional US troops to the country. This week we look at the political geography and the recent history of Afghanistan with Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (2003-2005) and Iraq (2005-2007). He also served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2009). Ambassador Khalilzad discussed the roots and resilience of the Taliban, Afghanistan's drug trade, and the importance of re-building Afghan state institutions in order to secure long-term peace in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As tensions with North Korea rise, this week we examine the history of that country's ruling Kim family. We spoke to Jean H Lee, author of "Kings of Communism: Inside Kim Jong Un's Bloody Scramble to Kill of His Family" in the September edition of Esquire Magazine. She also led the Associated Press's coverage of the Korean Peninsula as bureau chief from 2008 to 2013 and opened the AP’s Pyongyang bureau in January 2012. We spoke with Ms. Lee about the Kim family's rise to power, the idea of North Korea as an absolute monarchy, and the message Kim Jong Un sent with the assassination of his brother in February. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices