Best Josh Barro Podcasts (2025)

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Surviving Trump’s Tariffs | Interview: Josh Barro 43:13

4d ago43:13

43:13

Jamie Weinstein is joined by Josh Barro, author of the Very Serious newsletter and co-host of Serious Trouble, to explain everything wrong with Donald Trump’s tariff regime. The Agenda: —You can’t undo uncertainty —What does Trump really believe about tariffs? —Reinventing trade alliances —Political consequences for a recession —Will America reboun…

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S2 Ep1021: Josh Barro: Total Idiocy 1:13:04

17d ago1:13:04

1:13:04

Trump & company want to turn us into Taiwan circa 1985. But the brilliant minds behind the idea of intentionally weakening the dollar are prioritizing making America a good place to manufacture rather than a good place to live. If the administration stays on this track, this country will have lower incomes, higher inflation, and weaker buying power…

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David Hogg and the Bully Test | Roundtable 54:19

7h ago54:19

54:19

Host Sarah Isgur and contractually obligated Jonah Goldberg are joined by Dispatch contributor Jesse Singal and Mike Pesca, host of The Gist podcast to discuss the Democratic Party's identity crisis. Also: Singal broke news on The Dispatch about the Trump administration's transgender policy. The Agenda: —The cajun rages on —Sarah is smarter than he…

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S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists 50:12

18h ago50:12

50:12

Marco Rubio was supposed to be one of the only adults in the room, and now he's become a shell of himself executing Trump's unwinding of the US role in the world. Meanwhile, Pam Bondi just can't keep her blubbering sycophancy under wraps. Plus, Mike Waltz's ouster at NSA, our shakedown of Ukraine with a minerals deal, Trump's pettiness is getting l…

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S2 Ep1032: Tony Blinken: America Alone 1:01:05

2d ago1:01:05

1:01:05

For 80 years, the United States built strong economic, military, and political alliances around the world. But in just 100 days, that trust has been dismantled, and our friends are now working without us to forge new relationships. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Tim to discuss how hard it will be to rebuild after what Trump has done…

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Let's Talk About SCOTUSblog 58:52

2d ago58:52

58:52

On this special livestreamed conversation, Steve Hayes and Sarah Isgur discussed our recent acquisition of SCOTUSblog and chatted with the newest Dispatcher, Amy Howe, about our plans to build out an extended universe of legal coverage and all things Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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S2 Ep1031: Joe Weisenthal: Everything Screams Recession 52:49

3d ago52:49

52:49

The markets may be hanging in there but they also held strong in early 2020—right up until Covid hit New York. Meanwhile, tariffs are driving consumer confidence down, firms are talking about cutting back on hiring and investments, and Goldman Sachs is predicting that the U.S. will have the highest inflation and lowest growth of any developed econo…

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Season 1 - Episode 5 (Pedro Kertzman & Josh Darby MacLellan) 43:21

3d ago43:21

43:21

What does it take to succeed in cyber threat intelligence today? Josh Darby McLellan draws from his unique journey through geopolitical risk into the CTI space to reveal practical insights for both aspiring analysts and established professionals. The conversation opens with Josh's unexpected path into threat intelligence, highlighting a crucial rev…

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S2 Ep1030: Bill Kristol: Creepy and Wrong 49:46

4d ago49:46

49:46

The Trump administration keeps showing it's sooo tough on immigration that it deported three U.S. citizen children, arrested the wife of a member of the Coast Guard because her visa expired, and perp-walked an allegedly immigrant-concealing Wisconsin judge in handcuffs—instead of showing her the kind of deference Trump received over the course of h…

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S2 Ep1029: Beto O'Rourke: Never Lose Hope 1:00:12

7d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Since this country's founding, we have been tested. And the Americans before us somehow stood up and fought the good fight. We can't be the generation that loses it all 249 years into this experiment. But that doesn't mean we can't laugh about the stupid clowns—like Trump showing once again that he has no idea how tariffs work. Plus, RFK's dangerou…

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They Never Believed Any Of It | Roundtable 1:14:15

7d ago1:14:15

1:14:15

Sarah Isgur, David French, Steve Hayes, and Jonah Goldberg discuss President Donald Trump’s foreign policy and his staggered attempts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. The Agenda: —Trump says 'STOP!' to Russia —Of course President Zelensky is being difficult in negotiations —Vice President Mike Pence as an influencer and Vice Presi…

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S2 Ep1028: Cory Booker: A National Crisis and a Global Crisis 52:41

8d ago52:41

52:41

Donald Trump is trying to foist the worst peace deal in the last 100 years on Ukraine, as he gets repeatedly played by foreign leaders on the world stage. At home, he's turned JFK's "Ask not" upside down to 'Ask what you can do for Donald Trump.' But when will the cowardly law firms or CEOs groveling for a tariff exemption stand up for patriotism, …

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S2 Ep1027: Jonathan Rauch: Focus On the Corruption 57:12

9d ago57:12

57:12

Trump may be brilliant at assaulting us with his daily distractions, but Democrats need to relentlessly target his corruption because that may be his weak spot. He is running the government in a pre-modern way—like it's his own personal piggy bank. And he has replaced rules-oriented bureaucrats with mostly incompetent loyalists who are only there t…

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The Emerging Presumption of Irregularity 43:20

9d ago43:20

43:20

This week, Ken and I have a discussion of Harvard’s lawsuit fighting the Trump Administration’s effort to punish the university for failing to submit to what amounted to a demand to place the university in a kind of federal receivership. We look at the Supreme Court's middle-of-the-night, weekend rebuke to the Trump administration, ordering a halt …

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S2 Ep1026: Michael Steele: Your Voice Matters 1:00:00

10d ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Trump and the people around him are trying to weaken our constitutional protections like due process. But the administration is getting rattled, because people see that the Abrego Garcia story is not about the man, but our rights, and because people keep protesting. We have to keep gumming up the works. Meanwhile, why aren't the Chamber of Commerce…

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S2 Ep1025: Bill Kristol: Hegseth Keeps Proving his Unfitness 52:16

11d ago52:16

52:16

Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing wha…

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How Democracies Fall and Rise | Interview: Larry Diamond 41:33

11d ago41:33

41:33

Jamie Weinstein is joined by sociologist Larry Diamond to explain how democracies rise and fall and what history might tell us about Donald Trump’s slouch towards tyranny. The Agenda: —Signs of a democratic crisis —Weaponizing the government —Missing the forest for the trees —Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0 —‘Trump isn’t a fascist, he’s a golfer’ —All the …

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S2 Ep1024: Anne Applebaum: Everything Is a Game to Trump 48:32

14d ago48:32

48:32

Sen. Van Hollen showed that Congress actually does have agency, and a federal judge finally scorched the administration in crystal-clear language about how it's violating the essence of our constitutional republic. But the White House is just treating the whole Abrego Garcia affair like it's a joke. Meanwhile, Trump is elevating his own businesses …

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The Tucker Wing Is Winning | Roundtable 1:04:18

14d ago1:04:18

1:04:18

Sarah Isgur, Michael Warren, Jonah Goldberg, and Steve Hayes discuss political capital when it comes to re-election prospects and reversing presidential decisions. Will public perception influence Trump’s next moves? The Agenda: —Flash back to the George W. Bush administration —The Trump show —Stop tariffs via courts? Or let Trump sleep in his own …

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S2 Ep1023: Ben Wittes: Sorry, We Still Have Due Process 56:52

15d ago56:52

56:52

The White House is doubling down on justifying its extra-judicial actions around Abrego Garcia by trying to incriminate him in the court of public opinion. But the government still can't pluck people off an American street and send them to a concentration camp without due process. Plus, Judge Boasberg is not letting Stephen Miller off the hook for …

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S2 Ep1022: Stephanie Ruhle: Only Trump Is Happy 50:37

16d ago50:37

50:37

Manufacturing orders are down, stocks are down, and mortgage rates are up. But Trump and his family are wealthier than they've ever been. He's got his Ponzi-like crypto scheme, his meme coin, and a boatload of big money types showing up at Mar-a-Lago trying to curry favors from him for some cold, hard cash. Meanwhile, Trump is play-acting like he h…

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Season 1 - Episode 4 (Pedro Kertzman & Cherie Burgett) 38:20

17d ago38:20

38:20

Cherie Burgett takes us on a fascinating journey from her days as a Radio Shack employee and avid gamer to becoming the Director of Cyber Intelligence Operations for the Mining and Metals Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Her story demolishes the myth that cybersecurity professionals must follow traditional career paths, demonstrating how li…

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S2 Ep1020: Bill Kristol: Staring Down the Barrel 46:19

18d ago46:19

46:19

We are here: Trump is openly defying the Supreme Court while sitting side-by-side with a Latin American strongman who openly mocked our judicial system from inside the Oval Office. Trump so badly wants his one-man rule and Republicans keep helping him, while corporate America keeps trying to get on his good side. Meanwhile, the intimidation is chil…

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Destroying Global Trade | Interview: Ryan Peterson 39:37

18d ago39:37

39:37

Ryan Peterson, CEO of Flexport, a platform for global logistics, joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss the effects of President Trump’s tariffs and how companies are being swallowed by the trade wars. The Agenda: —Understanding the executive orders —Businesses are devastated by losses —How brands like Walmart are coping —Dealmaking with China —What is t…

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Please Explain What You Mean By 'Effectuate' 40:51

20d ago40:51

40:51

The Supreme Court is getting increasingly involved in the sprawling litigation over Donald Trump’s many aggressive executive orders. In J.G.G. vs. Trump — the case seeking to prevent removals under the Alien Enemies Act — the high court issued an emergency ruling saying detainees are entitled to due process but they must seek it through petitions f…

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S2 Ep1019: David Frum: It's Too Late to Stop the Pain 51:44

21d ago51:44

51:44

Trump has effectively imposed a trade embargo on China, which means that after the inventory runs out, American retail will soon dry up. And since Europeans are already bypassing U.S. military contractors to beef up their defense spending —El Salvador is our only ally now— Trump is likely to do something desperate, like firing the Fed chair or seiz…

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Our Failing Branches of Government | Roundtable 1:02:42

21d ago1:02:42

1:02:42

Sarah Isgur, David French, and Jonah Goldberg discuss the sad state of the three branches of government and the wild, wild world of tariffs. The Agenda: —Judicial branch wins for the week —Congress does nothing —The youths yearn for the assembly line —Free trade is good —Abusing emergency powers —Trump's comments on Chris Krebs —Throw cheese slices…

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S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption 1:19:08

22d ago1:19:08

1:19:08

Just before he paused the tariffs on Wednesday, an unusual spike in activity on the S&P 500 prompted speculation that Trump was orchestrating an insider trading scheme. After the markets closed, he joked with *the* Charles Schwab about how the financier had made $2.5 billion in trades that day. Meanwhile, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate two fo…

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S2 Ep1017: Catherine Rampell: Trump's Tariffmageddon 1:20:09

23d ago1:20:09

1:20:09

The White House is pumping out a lot of happy talk about countries wanting to make deals over the tariffs, but the tumult Trump has created has spread to the bond market. And that may be a sign that he has people so spooked about the U.S. economy that our Treasuries are no longer seen as a safe bet. Meanwhile, China has a lot of leverage here and m…

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S2 Ep1016: Jonathan Cohn and Mark Lilla: Lobotomizing America 1:07:18

24d ago1:07:18

1:07:18

When it comes to biomedical research, America is already great. We are the world's leader in the field. But the Trump administration is gutting research and innovation on things like cancer, Alzheimer's, and arthritis—and the amputation of our scientific expertise under RFK, Jr. has been about as thoughtful as the tariffs rollout. Meanwhile, when i…

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S2 Ep1015: Bill Kristol: The High Cost of Stupidity 56:59

25d ago56:59

56:59

Part of the reason for the market bloodbath is because the finance wizzes didn't factor in that Trump would actually do the truly moronic thing he kept saying he would. Their shock over his recklessness is intensifying the crash. Meanwhile, a trio of administration fools trying to defend the tariffs—Lutnick, Bessent, and Hassett—showed there is no …

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Can We Beat China? | Interview: Sen. Tom Cotton 51:46

25d ago51:46

51:46

GOP Sen. Tom Cotton joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss his news book, Seven Things You Can't Say About China, as well as the looming military threats against Taiwan and the Republican Party’s divided foreign policy views. The Agenda: —Tariff trouble —The China threat is more severe than most Americans realize —Taiwan’s defense spending needs to incre…

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