The Takeout with Major Garrett

This week, Major is joined by CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger to discuss her new podcast, "CBS Eye on Money" which is set to launch next week. Jill also explains what "meme stocks" are, what the future of cryptocurrency looks like as more and more currencies are launched and endorsed by celebrities, and the state of the U.S. housing market. This episode was recorded on June 2nd, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States joins Major to discuss the ongoing cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. Oren explains the historical context behind the Israel-Palestine conflict and talks about his participation in securing funding for the "Iron Dome" missile defense system in Israel and his time working in Israeli government. Plus, a conversation about Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, and its goal in attacking Israel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Major is joined by CBS News Space Consultant Bill Harwood in an "out of this world" conversation on the future of space travel and space tourism. Harwood talks about the impact of Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on how the U.S. private sector engages with space, and the advances that are possible with a NASA-private sector collaboration. Harwood also talks about potentially colonizing Mars and how NASA has helped advance important data on climate change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Krebs, a cybersecurity official in the Trump administration and the last person to be fired by President Trump via Twitter, joins Major to discuss the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that has caused a run on fuel along the East Coast. Krebs argues there should be federal reporting requirements for companies impacted by cyberattacks. Krebs also weighs in on the Solar Winds hack and shares his top picks for TV shows during the pandemic. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author and historian Jon Meacham joins Major this week to discuss former President Trump, Meacham's work writing numerous presidential biographies, and how history will look back upon 2020. Meacham argues former President Trump helped ignite some of the divisions in the Republican Party, and talks about Mr. Trump's self-made comparisons to Andrew Jackson. Meacham and Garrett also discuss Mr. Trump's ban from most social media platforms, the ongoing strife within the Republican party, and Meacham's work for President Biden. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Major Garrett is joined by CBS News Legal Analyst Rikki Klieman to talk about the federal search warrant executed on former Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani. Klieman also talks about possible solutions to police reform across America after the Derrick Chauvin murder trial. This episode was recorded on April 28, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Biden administration grapples with the crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to help prevent unaccompanied children from being held in U.S. Border Patrol for long periods of time, and to require DHS and federal partners to establish plans for possible migrant surges. Cuellar and Katko also talk about bipartisanship, and at-times the lack of in Congress and the verdict of the Derrick Chauvin murder trial. This episode was recorded on April 21, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Major is joined by author and journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her book on climate change, The Sixth Extinction. Kolbert also recently released another book, Under A White Sky, in February. Kolbert discusses her writing on the climate crisis, and what steps need to be taken as a country and as humans to reign in carbon emissions and slow the gradual warming of Earth. She also discusses the impact of human pollution on our seas, and the damaging long-term effects this pollution will have on our food supply and marine ecosystems. This episode was recorded on April 14th, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. of The Daily Show and Comedy Central joins Major this week to talk about the future of stand-up comedy post-COVID, and what Roy has been doing to keep his creative process going while he has been at home. Wood talks about finding humor during these trying times, the intersection between race and comedy, and he explains how he views comedy as a "bizarro form of journalism". This episode was recorded on April 7th, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson joins Major and The Takeout this week to discuss the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the recent voting legislation passed in Georgia, and NCAA athlete compensation. Johnson also discusses the origins of the NAACP, and how its mission has incorporated more groups since its founding, and Johnson's thoughts on filibuster reform. This episode was recorded on March 31st, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices