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A weekly current affairs podcast featuring the editors & leadership of The American Conservative. Emile Doak, Helen Andrews, Micah Meadowcroft, and Sohrab Ahmari discuss the news of the day from a decidedly TAC perspective: one that is suspicious of big business as well as big government, and localist rather than globalist.
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No Victory Lap on Ukraine Funding
Special guest Ryan Girdusky joins Bradley, Helen, and Jude to talk about the Ukraine package that just passed, Trump's trials, and the Supreme Court's oral arguments on homelessness.
Picks of the week:
Ryan: "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," Bradley Devlin
Bradley: "The Long Road to the Steyn Verdict," Peter Wood
Helen: "The Worst Case Scenario for International Adoption," Evie Solheim
Jude: "The CIA's Man in Constantinople," Michael Warren Davis -
Johnson in Trouble
Executive director Curt Mills joins Bradley, Helen, and Stacey to talk about metaphorical eruptions on Capitol Hill, literal eruptions in the Middle East, and what Trump's lawyers should look for in a jury.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "How to Tame the Deep State," Theo Wold
Bradley: "Would Israel Go Nuclear Against Iran?" Douglas Macgregor
Curt: "What Russia Sanctions Failure Says about the Future," Mark Episkopos
Stacey: "The Symposiast: Remembering Christopher Hitchens," John Rodden -
Can Speaker Johnson Hang On?
Special guest Ryan Girdusky joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the looming House showdowns on Ukraine funding and government surveillance, as well as whether getting obscene books out of school libraries is a winning issue for Republicans (oddly, it's not).
Picks of the week:
Sumantra: "How Putin's Relationship with Islam Works," Helen Andrews
Helen: "New Atheism, 20 Years On," Sumantra Maitra
Ryan: "The Biden Administration Just Admitted It Has Undercounted Ukraine Aid," Bradley Devlin
Bradley: "Will Israel's War Expand?" Douglas Macgregor -
Turkish Democracy
Bradley leads Jude, Helen, and Stacey in a discussion of the recent elections in Turkey, which seem to spell trouble for Erdoğan, the deteriorating situation in Haiti, and the looming disbarment of John Eastman.
Picks of the week:
Jude: "Trump 2028," Peter Tonguette
Stacey: "The Generations We Piled with Debt Are Here," Lewis Andrews
Helen: "AMLO Will Control the Cartels If We Let Him," Jude Russo
Bradley: "One Hundred Days of Libertarian Populism in Argentina," Edgar Beltran -
Trump's Money Problems
Old friend of the podcast Ryan Girdusky returns to join Bradley, Helen, and Jude to discuss whether Trump should be worried about his poor fundraising numbers, the alarming exodus of sitting congressmen from the House, and AMLO's strange sit-down with "60 Minutes."
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The U.S. Should Let Haitians Decide Their Own Future," Connor Echols
Jude: "Saddam's Secret Weapon," Nic Rowan
Ryan: "Niger's Big Pivot Away from America," Sumantra Maitra
Bradley: "Biden's Parole Abuse Is Driving the Migrant Crisis," Peter van Buren -
The Best Coattails
Executive director Curt Mills hosts a roundtable on Trump's good night in the Ohio primaries, a strange meeting with Barack Obama at Number 10 Downing Street, and what's going on in Niger.
Picks of the Week:
Curt: "Where Is Joe Biden's Devil's Advocate," James W. Carden
Sumantra: "Stuck with Putin for the Foreseeable Future," Helen Andrews
Helen: "More Weak Arguments for Free Trade," Helen Andrews
Bradley: "What Is the GOP Position on TikTok Now?" W. James Antle III
Customer Reviews
Never miss it!
So glad the pod is back. Any chance you could do more episodes per week? Or an interview with a print author that would entice more subscribers or just educate the uninformed? I know you all work hard and I’m grateful for this show in its current format. The baby background noises are a joy to hear as well.
Ditch the intern
Or coach her to stop saying “like” every other word when she speaks. A real downer for a podcast I never used to miss.
More TAC Right Now
I keep checking to see when you first 2024 episode will be released. My husband and I are avid listeners and are now subscribers to the print edition. Thank you for your work.