Politics + Media 101

Justin and John assess the U.S. Senate debate between John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz. They discuss the relevance of Fetterman's stroke and comment on the media approach to debate analysis.Subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

John and Justin discuss the fall of U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss and the collapse of support for her Conservative Party.  They look ahead to the November U.S. elections, assessing campaign strategies and evaluating party leadership.Subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Colonel Mark Cancian joins Justin and John to discuss the Ukraine war. Mark evaluates the scope and impact of U.S. support. The group also address Ukraine's counter-offensive, Russia's mobilization, and Putin's nuclear threats.Mark is a Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Read more of his commentary here: https://www.csis.org/people/mark-f-cancianSubscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Justin and John are joined by Richard Helppie, host of the Common Bridge podcast. Richard proposes an idea for universal health insurance and shares his views on U.S. partisan politics.Subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Justin sits down with Enoh T. Ebong, Director of the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Director Ebong explains the role of the agency in development finance and how it impacts American competitiveness.Subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Justin and John sit down with James Pindell, a Boston Globe reporter who's spent two decades reporting on New Hampshire politics. The Granite State possesses many unique political characteristics and is the birthplace of both PM101 hosts.Read James's bylines here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/james-pindellSubscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Justin and John are joined by Richard Helppie, host of the Common Bridge podcast. They discuss whether there is social utility in civilian firearm possession.Subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Justin and John welcome listeners to a new season of PM101. They discuss the place of constitutional monarchies after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Finally, they catch up on the criminal investigation engulfing Donald Trump.Subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Author and journalist David Corn joins Justin and John to discuss his new book American Psychosis. The book chronicles the history of the Republican Party and examines its varying relationship with extremism and paranoia.Order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1538723050/ref=chrt_bk_sd_nf_9_ci_lpSubscribe, rate, and review if you enjoyed the conversation.

Justin and John are joined by Gerard DiPippo, senior fellow with the Economics Program at CSIS. A former intelligence officer focused on economic issues, Gerard assesses the U.S. sanctions strategy amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Find more of Gerard's analysis here: https://www.csis.org/people/gerard-dipippoSubscribe, rate, and review if you like what you hear.