Best Josh Barro Podcasts (2025)

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Surviving Trump’s Tariffs | Interview: Josh Barro 42:13

14h ago42:13

42:13

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

13d 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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S2 Ep1030: Bill Kristol: Creepy and Wrong 49:46

11h 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

3d 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

4d 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

4d 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

5d 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

6d 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

6d 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

7d 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

7d 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

10d 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 59:18

11d ago59:18

59:18

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

11d 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

12d 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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S2 Ep1020: Bill Kristol: Staring Down the Barrel 46:19

14d 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

15d 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

17d 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

17d 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

18d 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

18d 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

19d 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

20d 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…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Josh Barro Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Serious Trouble

Josh Barro and Ken White

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Very Serious with Josh Barro

Josh Barro, Very Serious Media

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The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark

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The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

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Surviving Trump’s Tariffs | Interview: Josh Barro 42:13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Emerging Presumption of Irregularity 43:20

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

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

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

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

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The Tucker Wing Is Winning | Roundtable 59:18

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

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

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

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Destroying Global Trade | Interview: Ryan Peterson 39:37

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

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

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

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

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

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

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