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Danielle Stephens
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I produce The Guardian’s Politics Weekly America podcast, and listen to too many other pods.
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Latest Politics Weekly features my excellent colleague @rachelleingang.bsky.social in the chair, asking my equally excellent colleague David Smith why Trump is building a gilded ballroom when Americans are going hungry open.spotify.com/episode/47pg...
As Americans face going hungry, Trump builds a ballroom
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November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nancy Pelosi has said she will retire after decades as one of the most influential Democrats on Capitol Hill

Before last year’s election, @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social sat down with the former speaker of the house to talk about her worries for America’s democracy

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‘I said his name... I hope I don’t burn in hell’: Nancy Pelosi
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November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Earlier than usual, the latest episode of Politics Weekly America is on Mamdani’s big win in New York - and a clutch of other Democratic victories across the US. With my excellent colleague @edpilkington.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0vAn...
Mamdani wins in New York and takes the fight to Trump
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November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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“China is in the driver’s seat”. Latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with the man who served as the top China adviser to the Biden administration, Jonathan Czin, on the relationship between Washington and Beijing - and between Trump and Xi spotify.link/jIFORs3CUXb
Why is Trump talking about nuclear weapons?
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October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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She once served on a CIA task force, aimed at predicting civil wars around the world – and now she is alarmed by what she sees in her home country: the US. Latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with
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Is Trump preparing for civil war?
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October 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Not content with being the King of America, Donald Trump seems bent on becoming the King of the World. Latest Politics Weekly America, featuring my excellent colleague Andrew Roth open.spotify.com/episode/4e7F...
Donald Trump: King of the world?
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October 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Hi @gregsargent.bsky.social could you follow me back so I can message you about The Guardian's Politics Weekly America podcast?
Thanks
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Earlier than usual, Politics Weekly America on the Gaza ceasefire plan — and how much credit should go to Donald Trump. I break it down with @julianborger.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1p6H...
Gaza ceasefire plan: how much credit does Trump deserve?
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October 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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An emergency pod today to bring you all the latest on the US government shutdown. How did we get here? Who's to blame? What happens next? Who blinks first?
Questions asked by @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social and answered by @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social

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US government shutdown: now what?
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October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast is great, it's up there with More or Less for the best media science output.

This latest on paracetamol, vaccines & #autism is superb. Madeleine Finlay, Ian Sample @iansample.bsky.social , & their production crew 👏👏👏

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Fact-checking Trump’s autism announcement
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September 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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What explains the Trump administration’s obsession with autism? Latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with @cartersherman.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3Ya3...
Why is the Trump administration obsessed with autism?
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September 26, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Latest Politics Weekly America is on the Trump movement's confusing attitude to free speech - I speak to @sunraysunray.bsky.social, president of The Nation magazine, which was denounced this week by JD Vance open.spotify.com/episode/4RRu...
What does Donald Trump think free speech means?
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September 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Earlier than usual, the latest episode of Politics Weekly America - on the killing of Charlie Kirk and what might come next. My conversation with David Smith open.spotify.com/episode/6S8J...
Where does the US go after the Charlie Kirk shooting?
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September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Late in posting this, but the latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with my colleague @neonflag.bsky.social asking if Donald Trump is trying to rig the 2026 midterm elections - in part by gutting the Voting Rights Act open.spotify.com/episode/4JwF...
Is Trump trying to rig the midterm elections?
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September 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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'When they go low, we go right down in the dirt with them.' Latest Politics Weekly America asks whether Democrats have hit on a winning strategy in their fight against Donald Trump - by fighting fire with fire. Featuring California politics watcher Marisa Lagos open.spotify.com/episode/60pY...
Can the Democrats win by trolling Trump?
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August 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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On the ‘Nerd Reich’ - the tech billionaires and the Trump White House: latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with @gilduran.com on Musk, Thiel, Yarvin and co open.spotify.com/episode/0U0I...
The ‘Nerd Reich’: how tech billionaires infiltrated the White House
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August 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Today's Football Weekly podcast is here ...

✋️J Tarkowski: lean machine
✈️ Leeds off to a flyer
🇩🇪 Bundesliga preview
🇪🇸 La Liga round-up
🇫🇷 A Rabiot KO 👊
With @archiert1.bsky.social, @sidlowe.bsky.social and @philippeauclair.bsky.social

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Leeds make winning Premier League return, plus a Euro roundup – Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Philippe Auclair and Sid Lowe to discuss Leeds, Barça, Bayern and more
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August 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
An extra episode of Politics Weekly America today, as @rachelleingang.bsky.social and @rothandrew.bsky.social look at Trump’s endgame when it comes to the war in Ukraine, and why it might make things tricky for him with his Maga base

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Is Trump abandoning his ‘America First’ policy for Ukraine?
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August 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Earlier than usual, the latest Politics Weekly America looks ahead to the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska - and Trump’s deployment of troops on the streets of DC. With Washington sage @sbg1.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5EJY...
Is Donald Trump too weak to be a strongman?
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August 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Part of Trump’s preparations for his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin was sending national guard troops to patrol Washington DC streets. But is there any more to it than optics?
@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & @sbg1.bsky.social discuss Trump’s ‘strongman’ tactics

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Is Donald Trump too weak to be a strongman?
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August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Sydney Sweeney, Trump and the right’s talent for confecting a culture war out of almost nothing. Latest Politics Weekly America is a conversation with Salon’s @amandamarcotte.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7hjT...
Trump, Sydney Sweeney and the ‘war on woke’
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August 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM