Night Owls

Joe and John talk with Ann Selzer, the great Iowa pollster. It's a smart, interesting conversation about the 2024 presidential campaign, because she knows what she's talking about.   

Kamala Harris, the current Vice President and a prominent figure in U.S. politics, dives into electrifying discussions about the upcoming elections. She examines the strategy needed for a successful candidacy and the shifting voter dynamics influencing the Democratic primary. The conversation touches on age perceptions in politics, the growing significance of foreign policy issues, and how President Biden's health might shape her own prospects. Harris also reflects on potential rivalries in what’s shaping up to be a heated campaign.

The last days of the Biden campaign? Joe and John go back and forth.

Rebecca Patterson, ex-chief investment strategist at Bridgewater Associates, discusses global economic outlook, US fiscal policies, challenges in the German automobile industry, Federal Reserve's monetary policy, AI impact on finance, Chinese economy challenges, economic education, cybersecurity concerns, and book recommendations.

Expert Philip K. Howard discusses improving government functionality and accountability, the challenges facing government policies and bureaucracy, innovative environmental regulations, analysis of the American legal system, a constitutional claim on public employee union power, and the need for new leadership in government reform.

John and Joe discuss the concern of Joe Biden's age. Plus, they talk about Biden's investigation of monopolistic tech companies; new demographic data that suggests too many boys are sitting at their parents' houses; and the results of the Mexican election.

Joe Klein chats with an old friend, member of the House of Lords Daniel Finkelstein, about the complicated legacy of Brexit, the state of populism, and his new book Two Roads Home.

Q. What do you do when you need a public health weather report? A. You talk to Katelyn Jetelina. That's what we did and this podcast is the result. 

Our interview with New York Times tech correspondant Cade Metz, author of 'Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World.' We talk all things AI. 

Joe praises Tom Friedman and ponders RFK Jr. John is all worked up about 7 EV chargers. Biology is being transformed by Google DeepMind. And more.