Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/28/25
Even in an administration filled with unorthodox characters, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., stands out. He's more famous, more popular and more influential than any of his peers. And he's the most important figure in American health and science today. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Dan Diamond of The Washington Post and Julie Rovner of KFF Health News to discuss.
Episodes
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/5/25
S2025 E36 - 26m 46s
RFK Jr. was bludgeoned in the Senate for his management of the CDC and for his views on vaccines. And halfway around the world, America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
S2025 E35 - 26m 51s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/22/25
S2025 E34 - 26m 46s
Despite the red carpet, B-2 flyovers, the burst of diplomatic activity, and President Trump’s large promises, there’s actually been no progress in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Laura Barrón-López of MSNBC, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic and Matt Viser of The Washington Post to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
S2025 E33 - 24m 10s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/8/25
S2025 E32 - 24m 10s
President Trump will slap tariffs on any country, at any time, for any reason. It’s a dramatic and destabilizing way to manage America’s economy and our relationships with other countries. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Tyler Pager of The New York Times and Jonathan Lemire and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 8/1/25
S2025 E31 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 8/1/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/25/25
S2025 E30 - 26m 46s
Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Six months into President Trump’s second term, lingering questions about his relationship with the sex trafficker are consuming his White House and paralyzing Congress. Join guest moderator Franklin Foer of The Atlantic, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Jonathan Karl of ABC News to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 7/18/25
S2025 E29 - 26m 45s
Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 7/18/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/11/25
S2025 E28 - 26m 46s
A national tragedy and a defiant Putin are threatening President Trump’s agenda and exposing growing tensions with his base. Join guest moderators Ashley Parker, Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times, Tarini Parti of The Wall Street Journal and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/4/25
S2025 E27 - 26m 46s
For Washington media, the decade of Donald Trump has proved to be challenging, unnerving and rewarding. On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with Kara Swisher, one of the great analysts and interpreters of our communications future, about the Trump era and the future of the media.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/27/25
S2025 E26 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/27/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/20/25
S2025 E25 - 26m 46s
Just as U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program seemed likely, President Trump found a temporary off-ramp, saying he will make his decision within two weeks. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, David Ignatius of The Washington Post, David Sanger of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic to discuss these stories and more.
Extras + Features
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Why RFK Jr. turned away from Democrats and backed Trump
S2025 E48 - 6m 56s
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is caught in daily clashes with people who think he is destroying science, including members of his own family, and those who think he is saving it. But as he takes on the medical establishment, what led to his decision to turn away from Democrats, the party of his famous father and uncle, to become a backer of President Trump?
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Kennedy’s battles with the medical establishment
S2025 E48 - 13m 50s
This month’s cover story in The Atlantic provides a revealing look at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s robust effort to undermine and even overthrow whatever is left of the American medical consensus. The story comes from a series of interviews about Kennedy's life, his views and his many, many controversies, even as the staff of the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services warned him against it.
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Trump's 'seditious behavior' accusation against Democrats
S2025 E47 - 7m 49s
In ordinary times, a reminder to America’s men and women in uniform that it is their responsibility to disobey illegal orders would pass without much comment from anyone. But when six Democratic lawmakers, all veterans of the military and intelligence agencies, issued this general reminder, President Trump accused them of sedition and suggested that they be executed.
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Epstein files fuel Trump's fury
S2025 E47 - 15m 21s
Donald Trump is under a lot of pressure these days with Jeffrey Epstein, the economy, declining poll numbers, and he's lashing out in fairly unprecedented ways, even for him. The panel discusses the president's unmanaged anger.
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Trump faces expanding Epstein scandal
S2025 E46 - 13m 14s
For months, the White House has been doing somersaults to distract from what has now become a scandal so combustible that it’s creating fissures with the Republican Party. A small but powerful group of otherwise Trump loyalists is siding with Democrats, demanding the release of files that may offer greater transparency into the influence and connections of the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
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Democrats divided after moderates split to end shutdown
S2025 E46 - 9m 35s
Democrats are wrestling with fissures between the moderate senators who brokered the deal to end the government shutdown and the progressive wing of the party, which hoped to hold the line.
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What the election results mean for Trump and Republicans
S2025 E45 - 16m 51s
This week revealed a new reality for President Trump's political standing as Democrats swept key races. The panel discusses signs that people are impatient and unhappy with the country’s direction.
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Who will voters blame for the government shutdown?
S2025 E45 - 6m 42s
Does the American air-traffic control system still work, and if it isn’t working, who's to blame? The panel discusses the ongoing government shutdown, the longest in history.
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Which side will face more pressure to end the shutdown?
S2025 E44 - 7m 29s
President Trump is back in Washington, where tempers are flaring on Capitol Hill as millions of Americans are on the brink of losing critical federal assistance. The panel discusses whether the president will get directly involved in the shutdown fight.
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Trump's trade deals and threats to resume nuclear testing
S2025 E44 - 15m 42s
President Trump returned from his trip to Asia boasting of trade deals with China and South Korea. But he topped off the visit by vowing to resume nuclear weapons testing, breaking a decades-long moratorium respected by most of the world’s nuclear powers.
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Trump's unchecked power and unapologetic impunity
S2025 E43 - 12m 26s
How does a president get to knock down the East Wing? Is that even legal? By what authority does he do the things he does? The panel discusses what’s legal and what’s not, and just exactly what Trump is up to.
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How Trump defies all norms of presidential behavior
S2025 E43 - 10m 24s
This was a week in which Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself, wearing a crown, dropping a planeload of feces on protesters. He also pardoned a convicted crypto kingpin who has worked to enrich the Trump family’s company, and he asked the DOJ to pay him millions for legal costs incurred when the government he now controls investigated him. He also seems to be going to war with Venezuela.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Dec 6
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Dec 13
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