The Conversation with Dasha Burns
POLITICO
The Conversation will return September 14! Thanks for listening.The Conversation with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns is a fresh take on the traditional Sunday show format, going beyond conventional wisdom and short sound bites to broaden the political conversation. Each week, Dasha will sit down with one of the most compelling – and sometimes unexpected – power players in Washington and beyond for a real discussion about how they are shaping the current moment.
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Jan 24, 2020 • 8min
Trump on trial: TiVo and tweetin'
The Nerdcast goes daily with short episodes providing the most crucial Senate impeachment trial updates with a stable of POLITICO reporters and editors. Today: Nancy Cook on the White House's mood, strategy, and what to expect from President Trump's legal defense team on Saturday.Join us for a daily look at impeachment in under 10 minutes.
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Jan 24, 2020 • 23min
A 'slap fight' and a court fight
This week, Scott talks to healthcare reporter Susannah Luthi about the Supreme Court punting consideration of a high-stakes legal challenge to Obamacare. Plus, politics editor Charlie Mahtesian talks to Scott about Bernie, Biden, and their long-simmering slap fight on Social Security.
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Jan 23, 2020 • 6min
Trump on trial: Un-Schiff-ting strategy
The Nerdcast goes daily with short episodes providing the most crucial Senate impeachment trial updates with a stable of POLITICO reporters and editors. Today: Ben Weyl talks Adam Schiff's background and strategy.Join us for a daily look at impeachment in under 10 minutes.
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Jan 22, 2020 • 7min
Trump on trial: Senate factions
The Nerdcast goes daily with short episodes providing the most crucial Senate impeachment trial updates with a stable of POLITICO reporters. Today: Burgess Everett guides Scott through the Senate factions and Nancy Cook takes the 30 second challenge.Join us for a daily look at impeachment in under 10 minutes.
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Jan 21, 2020 • 6min
Trump on trial: Mitch McConnell
The Nerdcast goes daily with short episodes providing the most crucial Senate impeachment trial updates with a stable of POLITICO reporters. Today: Darren Samuelsohn guides Scott through day one.Join us for a daily look at impeachment in under 10 minutes
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Jan 17, 2020 • 35min
How to run an impeachment trial
This week, Scott talks to polling expert Steven Shepard and House campaign reporter Ally Mutnick about the latest 2020 election developments. Plus, senior reporter Darren Samuelsohn joins us to walk through exactly what to expect as the impeachment trial begins in the Senate.
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Jan 15, 2020 • 10min
Sanders, Warren and the great debate over how to win
In this debate night special, Scott and senior politics editor Charlie Mahtesian break down a disagreement between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on trade -- and how that explains the two progressives' different visions of how to win and how to govern.
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Jan 10, 2020 • 35min
Iran conflict shakes Washington
This week, Scott talks to foreign affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi and deputy defense editor Dave Brown about the last week's worth of news of the Iran conflict, where things stand now and the Pentagon's inconsistent response.Plus, political reporters Zach Montellaro and Holly Otterbein talk to Scott about the small number of polls out in the field, who has currently qualified for Tuesday's debate and what they're looking for on the debate stage.
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Jan 3, 2020 • 29min
Four decades in politics - what's next?
In this New Years special, Scott and senior White House reporter Darren Samuelsohn look back at the defining political moments of the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s and then give their magic 8-ball a shake and talk about what might happen in the 2020s.
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Dec 27, 2019 • 37sec
Back next week!
We'll be back with a new episode next Friday, January 3rd.
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