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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | #177 |
| Oct 24 | — | #175 |
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Decoding the Midterms with Jim Messina (Episode 27)
October 25, 2026 · 41 minJim Messina, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff to President Obama and the manager of his re-election campaign in 2012, joins The News Items Podcast to discuss the midterm elections. From the the "macro" political environment to the…
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Midterm Analysis and Shifting Dynamics, with John Heilemann (Episode 26)
October 23, 2026 · 58 minJohn Heilemann joins the News Items podcast to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. The conversation focuses on the challenges facing Republican candidates across the country. Heilemann notes that Republicans are actively "trimming"…
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The Global Order, With Benn Steil (Episode 25)
October 2, 2026 · 34 minBenn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins John Ellis to examine why the postwar global economic order is under growing strain, and how China sits at the center of that story. Steil traces…
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Investing In Ukraine, With Perry Boyle (Episode 24)
September 29, 2026 · 49 minPerry Boyle, co-founder and CEO of MITS Capital, joins John Ellis from Kyiv to discuss how the war in Ukraine is reshaping modern warfare, and why he believes the West is not adapting fast enough. Boyle, a former Wall Street executive…
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What's The Matter With Polling? with Adam Berinsky (Episode 23)
August 17, 2026 · 52 minMIT political scientist Adam Berinsky joins John Ellis to examine why modern polling is harder to trust and what that means for politics. They discuss collapsing response rates, the limits of margin-of-error claims, online surveys, media…
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Currencies, Prediction Markets and (of course) AI, with Rebecca Patterson (Episode 22)
August 14, 2026 · 38 minRebecca Patterson, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former chief investment strategist at Bridgewater Associates, joins John Ellis to explain why the U.S. and Japan intervened jointly to support the yen, and why…
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The AI Optimist, with Alan D. Thompson (Episode 21)
August 8, 2026 · 44 minJohn Ellis talks with AI researcher Alan D. Thompson about the rapid advance of artificial intelligence and the prospect of artificial superintelligence. Thompson explains his methods for tracking progress toward AGI, the growth of…
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Election Security, with Dr. Charles Stewart (Episode 20)
July 18, 2026 · 47 minJohn Ellis talks with MIT political scientist Charles Stewart III about the mechanics, vulnerabilities and public perception of American elections. They revisit the disputed 2000 contest, the administration of the 2020 vote, and the…
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Regime Change, with Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (Episode 19)
July 11, 2026 · 53 minJohn Ellis talks with The New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan about their book, Regime Change, an account of Donald Trump’s second presidency. They discuss how power operates inside a White House built around speed…
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Hollywood's Stress Test, with Richard Rushfield (Episode 18)
July 3, 2026 · 40 minJohn Ellis talks with Richard Rushfield, founder of The Ankler, about a Hollywood business model under stress. Rushfield traces the industry’s troubles back to the end of fin-syn rules, the rise of Netflix, and a wave of consolidation that…
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Germany in the World, with David Blackbourn (Episode 17)
June 26, 2026 · 49 minJohn Ellis talks with historian David Blackbourn, author of Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000, about five centuries of German history viewed through a global lens. They discuss Germany before there was a German state; the…
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Episode 16: Russ Howard
June 5, 2026 · 34 minJohn Ellis talks with retired Brigadier General Russ Howard about the wars in Iran and Ukraine, why modern warfare is changing faster than most militaries can adapt, and a much bigger problem that could be coming down the road. Howard…
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John Ellis talks with interesting people doing important work. Some you've heard of. Some you haven't. All of them are worth listening to, at some length.