Undercurrents

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Evita Duffy-Alfonso joins Emily to break down newly released files from the National Archives related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Duffy-Alfonso argues the documents remained redacted for so many years because the intelligence community was protecting its power. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily is joined by author and professor Eric Kaufman, who argues that Donald Trump is actually weakening the cause of global populism by prioritizing imperialist ambitions. Cultural priorities, Kaufman argues, are much more powerful. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reacts to new numbers showing Donald Trump’s approval is at an all-time high while Democrats, still reeling from the shutdown controversy, are plunging to new lows.Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Fenton — media executive, author, and professor — joins Emily to make the case for Donald Trump’s trade war with China. The tariffs, Fenton says, are actually prioritizing American workers over Wall Street. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/undercurrents to get a 14-day free trial and start protecting your data — because if you don’t, who will?Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily interviews Sen. Ron Johnson live at the Conservative Partnership Institute’s Off the Record event on Capitol Hill. Johnson discusses how the Make America Healthy Again movement is adapting to taking charge of Washington. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reacts to Steve Bannon’s appearance on This Is Gavin Newsom, the California governor’s new podcast. Is Newsom trapping conservatives by hosting them on his show? Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Beebe of the Quincy Institute joins Emily to analyze the joint US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal as Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow for negotiations. Beebe, a former CIA analyst, argues that Trump’s controversial approach to Voldymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office may actually have helped the peace process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Justin Goodman joins Emily to explain the research behind Trump's much-derided "transgender mice" claim, arguing the situation is actually even more serious than the president conveyed in his joint address. Goodman also weighs in on the media coverage of his efforts to expose the use of taxpayer money on animal testing.Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily reacts to breaking news that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz reached a deal with Ukrainian negotiators on a ceasefire proposal. “The ball is now in their court,” said Rubio of Russia, who will now determine whether the deal is viable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reports live from Black Lives Matter Plaza outside the White House, where demolition crews are spending the next 6-8 weeks removing the art installation the city installed in 2020, during the protests over the death of George Floyd. Republicans threatened to take federal funding away from DC over the plaza, after which the city’s Democratic mayor decided to remove it. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.