This week on the Kristol Clear Podcast, editor at large Bill Kristol discusses Michael Flynn's plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller.

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This week on the Daily Standard Podcast, deputy online editor Chris Deaton talks with host Eric Felten about today's presidential Tweetstorm.

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Senior Writer Tony Mecia talks with host Eric Felten about the hoops and hurdles facing Republicans in their push for tax reform.

Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, senior writer Mark Hemingway talks with host Eric Felten about the fight over who is in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Fred Barnes talks with host Eric Felten about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's strategy for passing tax reform in the Senate.

Editor at large Bill Kristol talks with host Eric Felten about the role U.S. power can play in promoting peace, and the gratitude we share at our good fortune to be with family and friends for Thanksgiving.

Cocktail Note from Eric Felten

The Thanksgiving cocktail discussed in the podcast is called a "Bella Ruffina" and was created by bartender Scott Beattie. It uses a chilled fizzy sweet red Italian wine called Brachetto d'Acqui, and red vermouth (preferably a bitter-sweet vermouth such as Carpano Punt-e-Mes. Here's the recipe:

4 oz Brachetto d'Acqui (chilled)

1 oz sweet (red) vermouth

1 dash

Combine in a champagne glass, give the briefest of stirs and enjoy while the bird is in the oven. Happy Thanksgiving!

Today on the Daily Standard Podcast, associate editor Ethan Epstein talks with host Eric Felten about Google and Putin's English-language media outlets.

Tony Mecia talks with host Eric Felten about where tax reform goes now, and the senators who might be hurdles to its passage in the Senate.

Executive editor Fred Barnes scores the Trump presidency. And Ethan Epstein talks about a strange fix for the failing Washington Metro system.

This week on the Kristol Clear Podcast, editor at large Bill Kristol talks with host Eric Felten about the need for accountability, responsibility, and deliberation in our politics.