To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

By Charlie Sykes

You are not the crazy ones.

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To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes episodes:

March 14, 2026 Iran War: It’s Not Just the Economy, Stupid
Economist Justin Wolfers joins Charlie to explain the impact of rising oil prices but also to remind us that there are much deeper questions that need to be asked.
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45min
March 12, 2026 Trump’s Iran FUBAR
Molly Jong-Fast, host of the Fast Politics podcast and a contributing NYT Opinion writer, joins Charlie to discuss the miscalculations of the Iran war, the newly-streamable docu-bribe Melania, and Trump's troubles in Texas.
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30min
March 10, 2026 The "Crude" Economic Reality of War in Iran
Author and Senior Editor of Arc Digital, Nicholas Grossman, joins Charlie to discuss the White House's "hype videos" concerning the War in Iran, the economic consequences of the conflict and how the SAVE act may affect the upcoming midterms.
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36min
March 07, 2026 All the Things That Didn’t Get Noem Fired (But Should Have)
In this solo episode, Charlie is recapping the long awaited firing of Homeland Security Secretary. He also answers the questions you sent us on a wide range of current issues.

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54min
March 05, 2026 The Government Can’t Keep Its War Story Straight
Josh Barro, co-host of Central Air and author of the Very Serious Substack, joins Charlie to discuss a wide range of political news: the Iran war, the Texas primaries, Anthropic, and Trump’s tariff obsession.
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47min
March 03, 2026 Trump’s War of Choice
The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum joins Charlie to try to figure out why we're at war with Iran. Is it about Trump's friends and business partners in Gulf states and Israel? Was Iran a long-term obsession of Trump? Or is it just the ultimate wag-the-dog move for him at this moment?
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44min
February 28, 2026 Trump and the Death of Shame
The Atlantic writer, Tom Nichols, joins Charlie to discuss the rise of extremist ideologies within the Republican Party, the Epstein files, and whether we're going to war.
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55min
February 26, 2026 Democrats Need a Winning Formula
Voters have soured on Trump, but polls suggest they still have their doubts about Democrats. Long time Democratic strategist and president of The Searchlight Institute, Adam Jentleson, joins Charlie to discuss past mistakes and the challenges now facing the Democratic Party. Also, Trump's State of the Union, and Senator John Fetterman.
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46min
February 24, 2026 "Trump Uses Racism to Weaken American Democracy"
Jamil Smith, a columnist at The Guardian, and lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, joins Charlie to discuss the State of the Union, Trump's blatant racism, and the latest environmental policy shift you probably didn't hear about.
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February 21, 2026 What’s the Matter with Lindsey Graham?
Former Congressman and now children’s book author, Adam Kinzinger, joins Charlie to discuss Lindsey Graham’s behavior at the Munich Security Conference, the Trump administration inching closer to a conflict with Iran and how all this foreign policy affects the political landscape at home.
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