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David Axelrod: On Biden v. Trump 2024 and campaign strategies.
April 3, 2024 (Episode 262)

Joe Klein: On Biden, Trump, the Democrats—and reflections on covering the Clintons and Barack Obama.
March 15, 2024 (Episode 261)

Timothy Snyder: On where things stand in Ukraine, Putin's war strategy, and what's at stake.
March 8, 2024 (Episode 260)

Doug Sosnik: The state of the race. On Biden, Trump, and 2024.
February 15, 2024 (Episode 259)

Whit Ayres: On 2024: How weak is Trump? What about Biden?
February 2, 2024 (Episode 258)

Aaron Friedberg: On the China challenge, the war in the Middle East, Ukraine, and a world in disarray.
January 19, 2024 (Episode 257)

Peter Berkowitz: On the national mood in Israel, the strategic dilemmas the country faces, and how the events of 10/7 have changed the Jewish state.
January 5, 2024 (Episode 256)

Jonathan Karl: On how Trump has changed since 2016, and what a second Trump term might look like.
November 28, 2023 (Episode 255)

Ray Takeyh: On 10/7, Hamas, and Iran
November 17, 2023 (Episode 254)

Eric Edelman: On the interrelated crises in the Middle East, Russia, and China—and the dangers ahead.
October 31, 2023 (Episode 253)

Jason Furman: On the economy, inflation, and wages—and how Americans feel about their prospects.
October 11, 2023 (Episode 252)

Frederick W. Kagan: On where things stand in Ukraine
September 29, 2023 (Episode 251)