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Freak Out and Carry On, WBUR's politics and history podcast, addresses the urgent issues of our time through the lens of history. Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Ron Suskind and... more
FAQs about Freak Out and Carry On:How many episodes does Freak Out and Carry On have?The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.
July 27, 2017From Anthony Scaramucci To Orville Babcock: Why Presidential Advisers MatterRon and Heather speak with Olivier Knox, Chief Washington Correspondent for Yahoo! News. They look at presidential advisers, past and present, and how they have influenced politics and policy. ...more29minPlay
July 20, 2017President Trump And His 'Radically Different' Foreign PolicyRon and Heather speak with Susan Glasser, Politico's chief international affairs columnist. They look at President Trump on the world's stage, from his flip flop on the Iran nuclear deal to the absence of a Trump doctrine....more28minPlay
July 13, 2017Donald Trump Jr.'s Emails And The Collusion QuestionGuest: Adam Liptak, legal correspondent for the New York Times. Ron and Heather respond to Donald Trump Jr.'s emails disclosures and push back on the suggestion that this might be treason. They also discuss the origins of the Logan Act in 1798....more23minPlay
July 07, 2017President Trump's Tweets And 'The Bully Pulpit On Steroids'Ron and Heather talk with Harvard's Nicco Mele and respond to President Trump's CNN and Mika Brzezinski tweets, discuss the media's role in the first 100 days of this administration and look at historical parallels, from the John Peter Zenger trial to Richard Nixon. ...more28minPlay
June 30, 2017President Trump's Travel Ban And The History Of Anti-Immigrant Movements In The U.S.Ron and Heather speak with Morris Vogel about Trump's partially-reinstated travel ban and the history of xenophobia in America, from Japanese internment to laws against German-Americans during WWI....more21minPlay
June 23, 2017Behind Closed Doors, A Health Bill Is BornRon and Heather speak with Yahoo News’ Matt Bai about the Senate Republicans’ health care bill. They discuss the secrecy with which it was drafted, the history of the G.O.P.'s relationship to health care, and the bill's implications for Republicans in the 2018 mid-term elections....more24minPlay
June 16, 2017Is The Attorney General The President's Lawyer Or America's Lawyer?Ron and Heather talk to Dana Milbank, from the Washington Post, about Jeff Sessions' contentious Senate hearing and the historical tension that attorneys general, from Mitchell Palmer to Alberto Gonzalez, have faced. Do they serve the president or the American people?...more18minPlay
June 13, 2017Announcing Freak Out And Carry On, A New Politics And History PodcastFreak Out and Carry On from WBUR is a new politics and history podcast that addresses the urgent issues of our time through a historical lens. New episodes will be available every Thursday starting June 15. ...more4minPlay
June 09, 2017Podcast Preview: President Trump's First 100 DaysWe want your feedback on a new political podcast in the works. Take a listen....more19minPlay
June 09, 2017Podcast Preview: 'Loose Lips Sink Ships'In our new politics and history podcast, Ron Suskind and Heather Cox Richardson discuss the news of today and its historical parallels. This week: the Comey memo, President Trump's meeting with the Russians, and what we can learn from Benedict Arnold and Presidents Eisenhower and Clinton. ...more18minPlay
FAQs about Freak Out and Carry On:How many episodes does Freak Out and Carry On have?The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.