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Episode 89: Tim Alberta

Tim Alberta may have just penned the most important book of the Trump era.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the Politico magazine correspondent and author of the new book “American Carnage” opens up about his new book, how Trump book over the GOP, his influences and much more.

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What has surprised Alberta about the Trump era

On his interactions with Trump

Why Trump won the primary

On how Trump took over the GOP

On how Pence, Mulvaney, Cruz and others ultimately came around to supporting Trump

On how the Freedom Caucus folded

On the Conways and Schlapps

On his career and influences

Episode 88: Mollie Hemingway

Mollie Hemingway is seen by many as among the most prominent conservative defenders of Donald Trump.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, Hemingway discusses her new book on the Kavanaugh hearings “Justice on Trial,” the rise of Trump, why she came around to supporting Trump, the state of the media and much more.

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On what she’s learned from her interactions with Trump

On why she thinks Trump won the Republican primary

On whether she thinks Trump’s recent tweets about “the Squad” were racist

Her thoughts on a Pizzagate conspiracist being named a Lincoln Fellow

On why she thinks what she calls the “Russian Hoax” is a conspiracy theory worse than 9/11 Trutherism

On the state of the media

On whether it is fair to ask who funds the Federalist?

On her new book “Justice on Trial”

On her career, influences and friendship with Christopher Hitchens

Episode 87: George Will

George Will is the undisputed king of conservative commentary.

In the latest episode of “The Jamie Weinstein Show,” the Washington Post columnist opens up about his new book “The Conservative Sensibility,” his atheism, the 2020 election, the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy, his influences and so much more.

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On his new book “The Conservative Sensibility”

Will on majoring in religion — and becoming an atheist

Why America is a propositional nation

On whether he could imagine any scenario where Trump is a successful president

On whether Americans have a duty to vote

On what was the last American war Will thought was wise

On what role Will believes human rights should play in American foreign policy

On who he sees as his successor

On Matt Drudge, Sebastian Gorka, Roger Ailes and Tucker Carlson

On his career and influences

Episode 86: Alexander Nazaryan

Alexander Nazaryan believes his book on the Trump administration isn’t like all the others.

In the latest episode of “The Jamie Weinstein Show,” the author of the new book “The Best People” opens up on Trump’s presidency, the media’s coverage of Trump, his new book and much more.

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What’s surprised Nazaryan about Trump’s presidency

Why Nazaryan thinks Trump won

Why Nazaryan agrees with conservative criticism that the media is liberally biased

What makes Nazaryan’s book different than the other books on the Trump administration

What Nazaryan learned about Trump’s decision making process

On whether those who cooperated with Nazaryan get better treatment than those who didn’t in his book

On the revelations in Nazaryan’s new book

Nazaryan defends certain quotes in his book

On his career and influences

Episode 85: Darren Beattie

Darren Beattie is no stranger to controversy.

In the latest “The Jamie Weinstein Show,” the former White House speechwriter who was fired for giving a speech at a conference with nefarious connections opens up about why he thinks he got a raw deal, why he became the first non-tenured professor to endorse Trump, his influences and much more.

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On growing up in Palau

On his PhD thesis

On why he endorsed Trump and how he came to work for the administration

Beattie defends speaking at the HL Menken Club conference

On why he thinks Trump won the GOP primary

On foreign policy, immigration and more

On the Russian investigation

On his influences

On working for Matt Gaetz

Episode 84: Matt Lewis

If you are a regular listener of The Jamie Weinstein Show, you know who Matt Lewis is.

In his third appearance on the podcast, Lewis opens up about the 2020 presidential race, discusses whether he could vote for Trump or any of the Democratic presidential contenders and takes a slew of questions submitted on Twitter.

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On the state of Trump’s presidency
On the state of NeverTrump
Will Trump get a primary challenge — perhaps even from Ann Coulter?
What he makes of the Democratic Field: Joe Biden, Beto, Kamala Harris, Mayor Pete, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren
Could Matt vote for any of the Democratic candidates — could he vote for Trump in 2020?
Why does everyone hate Howard Schultz?
Could a big name Democratic candidate we are not talking about still jump in the race?
Twitter Qs from regular listeners of the show
A unique set of closing questions

Episode 83: Jane Coaston

Few reporters for left-of-center publications cover the right-of-center as well as Jane Coaston.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the Senior Politics Reporter for VOX opens up on the rise of Trump, state of the conservative movement, 2020, what it was like to be a liberal editing the conservative newspaper in college and much more.

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On how Trump is doing 2 years in
On why Trump won
On what it was like to edit a conservative paper in college as a liberal
On the state of the NeverTrump movement
On whether she still thinks you should punch Nazis
On the state of the media
On 2020
Twitter Qs
Closing Questions

Episode 82: Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens has opinions.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein, the conservative New York Times columnist discusses the rise of Trump, how Trump might be the more appealing candidate in 2020, why he doesn’t regret supporting the Iraq War, why he left the Wall Street Journal and much more.

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On how Trump is doing 2 years in
On the time Bret Stephens met Trump
On whether Stephens could imagine Trump being the better option in 2020
On the state of the media and whether NeverTrumpers are overrepresented
On whether he believes the Iraq War was a mistake
On Benjamin Netanyahu’s legacy
On MBS and how the U.S. should have responded to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
On Matt Drudge, Sean Hannity and Victor Davis Hanson
On his career and why he left the Wall Street Journal
On his influences

Episode 81 : Bill Press

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the longtime progressive political commentator opens up about Trump, the politics of the Green New Deal, his friends in cable news, 2020 and so much more.

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Press on what’s surprised him about the Trump presidency

Press on the one time he met Donald Trump

On what explains Trump’s rise
What three policies Press would institute if he were king for a day
Is the Green New Deal a political loser for Democrats?
On 2020 — and why he isn’t ready yet to support Bernie again
On Jim Traficant, Tom Steyer, Roger Ailes, Matt Drudge, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Rudy Giuliani and Dick Morris
On his career and influences

Episode 80 : Jeffrey Goldberg

When a presidential candidate wants to prove their foreign policy chops, or a foreign leader wants to reach an American audience, Jeffrey Goldberg is often the man they go to for an interview.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic defends his decision to hire and then fire Kevin Williamson, evaluates Obama’s foreign policy, explains what it takes to be a great long-form writer and much more.

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Goldberg on what’s surprised him about the Trump presidency

On how the media has covered Trump

Goldberg discusses the hiring and firing of Kevin Williamson

Did the Obama doctrine have any success?

On Obama’s view of Israel

On Jared Kushner, Sheldon Adelson and Laurene Powell Jobs

Goldberg explains what it takes to be a great long-form writer

On his influences: the historical figures he admires and the writers he reads