Just Ask the Question Podcast

Michael Cohen tells us about and answers questions regarding his new book "Revenge: How Donald Trump weaponized the U.S. department of Justice against his critics".Join us for a listen!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rep. Jamie Raskin is a member of the January 6 Committee and frequently fences with the Republicans in Congress. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to tell us how the January 6 hearings will end, and answers the important question: What's next for Donald Trump and the United States?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week: Donald Trump will soon be indicted, Biden continues to be a gaffe machine, and is the NFL manufacturing chaos?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ezra Cohen is the former Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and crafted a memo to protect members of the military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense to keep that from happening. He joins us for this special edition of Just Ask the Question to address a legal concern that potentially affects as many as four million Americans.He is joined by his attorney and frequent guest Mark Zaid to discuss the issue and a September 30 deadline that could make a big difference in the lives of millions of people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week's Just ask the Press.The Special Master tells Donald Trump to put up or shut up. And, what's going on in Donald Trump's six cases of legal woe? (From Georgia to New York)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Just Ask The Press . . . The DOJ appeal of the special master, and the wall to wall coverage of the Queen sucks . . . plus much more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week's episode we are joined by guest Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a college professor, historian, MSNBC analyst, and author of the book "Strong Men". She's here this week to discuss the coming Fall midterm elections and their impact on the U.S.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is the Special Master ruling a real victory for Donald Trump - and will it mean the end of the Trump DOJ investigation?With Brian Karem, Michael Zeldin and John T. BennettSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Hahn is an American actor and political activist who co-starred on Sex and the City, and is even better known as bon vivant and social media manager for the late Joan Rivers.He joins us today on JATQ to talk about coming out, getting in, Donald Trump and why he wanted to be so thin - at least for one scene with Cynthia Nixon. And who showed up on set that day to stare at his behind?All of that on this episode of Just Ask The Question.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Can Donald Trump face RICO charges? Is there enough available to charge him for espionage because of the government documents found at Mar-A-Lago? What was important in the redacted search warrant affidavit?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is the press free? Will Mark Meadows get off free? Will Lyndsey Graham get a free pass? And . . . Michael Zeldin claims his first cogent comment. . .while defending Steve Martin and Martin Short . . . this weekSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joel Rubin is an American politician and strategist with a background in Middle Eastern policy. He's a former member of the Barack Obama administration and is seen both on MSNBC and Fox News.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Zeldin and John Bennett once again join Brian in discussing the key events of the week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian, Michael and John discuss what comes next after the Jan 6th hearings?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Will Liz Cheney run for President?Will the committee call Ginni Thomas?Will anyone ever be indicted?Is Merrick Garland on the case?These questions and more answered this week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian speaks with Michael Zeldin and John T. Bennett to discuss the final Jan. 6th hearing and what if anything Trump can be indicted for.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brian speaks with Michael Zeldin and John T. Bennett to discuss the Jan. 6th hearings and the coming week in news.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mary Trump joins Brian Karem to discuss whether or not the Jan. 6 hearings will lead to indictments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Fugelsang joins Brian to talk The Beatles, the Jan 6th hearings and Mathew McConaughey!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kathy Griffin joins Brian to discuss current events, politics and even some celebrity gossip on this first LIVE edition of JATQ podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Norman L. Eisen is an American attorney, author, and former diplomat. He is a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, a CNN legal analyst, and the co-founder and executive chair of the States United Democracy Center. He joins us to discuss how to defeat Trumpery.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Special Episode! Jim Acosta and Sam Donaldson join Brian to discuss ways to improve the quality of White House reporting and much more...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alexander Vindman is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel who was the Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council, he joins us to discuss Russian Imperialism, Putin's future, the worlds first "social media war" and much more...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

First Glimpses of the War: Refugees, Russian saboteurs and Rocket sirens. What was it like in Ukraine? Brian and JATQ producer Zachary Karem debrief listeners on their time in the country.www.justaskthequestion.comTwitter: @jatqpodcast @zachkaremSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joel Wasserman is an American who grew up outside of Washington D.C. and once played football at Richard Montgomery high School in Rockville, MD.Today he teaches English in Ukraine where he lives with his girlfriend. He has seen the buildup and the war in Ukraine first hand.He joins us now to talk about it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former Congressman Joe Walsh joins us to talk about the future of American Democracy, what he thinks keeps the liberals from being successful and what the future holds for the two major political parties. Join us! Joe Walsh is an American politician, conservative talk radio host, former social worker, and former 2020 Republican presidential candidate who served one term in the United States House of Representativesrepresenting Illinois's 8th congressional district.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Does Donald Trump face any serious legal ramifications in regards to eating and flushing state documents down the toilet? We talk to frequent guest Michael Zeldin.Michael Zeldin: TV & radio analyst/commentator, former DOJ attorney & Resident Fellow IOP Harvard Kennedy School. ANC Commissioner. Host of "That Said with Michael Zeldin.".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lucian King Truscott IV is an American writer and journalist. A former staff writer for The Village Voice, he is the author of several military-themed novels including Dress Gray, which was adapted into a 1986 television film of the same name.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this special episode of JATQ Executive producer Zachary Karem turns the table and interviews host Brian Karem about his new book "Free The Press" They talk about the death of American journalism and how to revive it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Steve Rosenbaum is an american filmmaker and journalist. He covered the 911 tragedy at the World Trade Center from Day One. He joins us to talk about the controversial private museum regarding 911, what we still don't know and what we should learn about the tragedy - and why Islamophobia has turned the study of the event into a cartoon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling is a world famous comedian also known as "the human joke machine". He was a featured artist on The Howard Stern Show for years, is the author of several books and seriously enjoys a good fart joke. He joins us on this episode of "Just Ask the Question" to tell us if America has lost its sense of humor.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

J.D. Durkin, the Host of Cheddar's "None of the Above," joins us on Just Ask the Question.Brian brings his top ten stories of the year, and J.D. brings us the top ten shows he binged watched during the pandemic. . . A funny and interesting edition of "Just Ask The Question."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Fall mash up of our most popular recent episodes! Featuring:Dr. Timothy Snyder discussing the release the graphic novel edition of his New York Times best selling "On Tyranny"Free Speech attorney Nora Benevidaz discussing the first amendment and free speech.Dr. Stephen Hoffman discussing the COVID 19 vaccines.Mark Rossini - former FBI 9/11 investigator discusses 9/11 20 years later.Happy Thanksgiving to all from the JATQ podcast!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mary Trump joins us on this episode of Just Ask the Question to talk about her new book "Reckoning" and tell us what we need to do as a country to stop the fascism of the GOP.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Long time friend, former federal prosecutor Michael Zeldin is the guest and this week he answers the important question, "What's next with prosecuting Steve Bannon in Congress?We also quiz him on his vast Rock n' Roll knowledge!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Timothy David Snyder is an American author and historian specializing in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. He is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.He joins us today to talk about the new graphic edition of "On Tyranny"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nora Benavidez is a senior attorney at Free Press. She's a Civil Right's attorney and a first amendment lawyer who joins us on Just Ask the Question to discuss her concerns for Free Speech and the 2022 mid-term electionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Hoffman has over 30 years of experience building and managing large, successful research and development programs. From 1987-2001 he was malaria program director, Naval Medical Research Center, where his team were leaders in subunit malaria vaccine development and sequencing the Plasmodium falciparum genome and published the first studies in the world showing DNA vaccines elicited killer T cells in humans. In 2001 he joined Celera Genomics as Sr. VP biologics and created a program to utilize genomics and proteomics to produce biopharmaceuticals, begin the field of personalized (precision) medicine, and sequence the genome of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. He has held several professorships, chairs or serves on multiple advisory boards, is past president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, authored > 460 scientific publications, and has > 60 patents. He is the most highly cited author in the world for scientific papers on malaria published between 1995 and 2005, was listed as the third most influential person in the world vaccine industry in 2015 when he received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Biotech CEO. He received his BA from Penn, MD from Cornell, and Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and did residency training at UC San Diego. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine in 2004, and received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Weill Cornell Medical College in 2016.He joins us today to discuss the Covid 19 pandemic; our successes and our failures so far...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Twenty years ago terrorists changed our lives forever.Join us for a very special edition of "Just Ask the Question" this week as we discuss the world post 911 with former FBI investigator Mark Rossini who says "We're not any safer today," than we were then.Mark Rossini is a former FBI agent who labored to let the world know before the World Trade Center came crashing down about the terror threat. Thwarted by the CIA in doing so, Rossini says it is time for politics to be taken out of law enforcement. He joins us on Just Ask the Question as he answers the important question: Are we safer today than we were 20 years ago? His answer may frighten you.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Harry Dunn is a member of the U.S. Capitol Police Department who testified before Congress about the January 6 insurrection. He joins us here on Just Ask the Question to supply the answer to this: How close did the insurrectionists come to capturing the Capitol? Do you have any hope for the future?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dean Obeidallah is a lawyer, American comedian and journalist. He is the host of SiriusXM Progress' The Dean Obeidallah Show. A frequent contributor to CNN, The Daily Beast, and MSNBC. Obeidallah was born in New Jersey and is of Palestinian and Italian descent. He joins us on this episode of "Just Ask the Question," answering several important questions about faith, politics and who is today's "Bill Hicks" among comedians. It's a memorable show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is there any hope the January 6 Commission will lead to indictments of those who were responsible for it? Donald Trump? Members of Congress? Attorney Mark Zaid, who represents two of the officers who've already testified tells us why he's worried the Democrats still don't get it - in this edition of "Just Ask The Question."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger is the former chief of police in Montgomery County Maryland, and Fairfax Virginia. He retired a little more than a year ago, but after watching the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 he said he felt compelled to leave behind "the good life" of retirement for a chance to help Fix the Capitol Police Department. This is his second appearance on Just Ask The Question and we had to know - How do you prepare for an insurrection?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Fugelsang is an American political commentator, stand up comedian, actor and a biblical scholar. That's right. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to talk about life, liberty, politics, spirituality and his favorite Beatle - George Harrison.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chip Franklin is a multiple Edward R. Murrow award winning broadcaster with 27 years experience as a radio talk show host. He's a standup comedian, deep thinker, producer and long-time friend. Today we ask Chip, how screwed is radio and politics?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our guest is Kurt Bardella. Kurt is an American journalist and frequent contributor on MSNBC. He's a former member of the Republican party and currently consults with the DNC. We discuss the state of our Republic and he tells us why he'd like to punch out Donald Trump in this episode of Just Ask The Question.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

William Joseph Walsh is an American politician, conservative talk radio host, former social worker, and former 2020 Republican presidential candidate who served one term in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 8th congressional district. He joins us to discuss Trump, his rally and the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

JATQ welcomes back Michael Zeldin host of "That Said with Michael Zeldin" to talk about what will happen to Trump and if jail time is in his future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eric Michael Swalwell is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of eastern Alameda County and part of central Contra Costa County.He joins us again to discuss the state of current politics and to shed some light on the Jan 6th commission.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Stephen Steele is an American conservative political commentator, attorney, and former Republican Party politician. Steele served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007; he was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Maryland.He joins us to talk about the state of the modern GOP and it's uncertain future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.