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, 6/13/25
S2025 E24 - 26m 46s
The war between Israel and Iran is escalating and the new conflict is a rejection of President Trump’s deal-making efforts. Join guest moderator Ashley Parker of The Atlantic, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, Tyler Pager of The New York Times, Matt Viser of The Washington Post and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 6/5/25
S2025 E23 - 24m 10s
Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 6/5/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/30/25
S2025 E22 - 24m 10s
Most presidents wait until they leave the White House to cash in, but President Trump takes a different approach. If there’s a way to make money off the presidency, he’s on it. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck and Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/23/25
S2025 E21 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic 5/23/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/16/25
S2025 E20 - 26m 45s
After being welcomed in royal style by Gulf leaders, President Trump announced enormous deals and made dramatic foreign policy decisions on the fly. He also advanced the cause of his family’s businesses. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/9/25
S2025 E19 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/9/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/2/25
S2025 E18 - 26m 46s
President Trump ousts his national security adviser, making Mike Waltz the first casualty of Signalgate. And federal judges across the country call the biggest parts of Trump’s deportation agenda unlawful. Join guest moderator Laura Barrón-López, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Ali Vitali of MSNBC and Alexander Ward of The Wall Street Journal to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/25/25
S2025 E17 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/25/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/18/25
S2025 E16 - 26m 46s
President Trump is taking extraordinary steps to exert power and influence over what he thinks of as the country’s “elite” institutions, and we are seeing that defiance has a price for fellow Republicans. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC and Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/11/25
S2025 E15 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/11/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/4/25
S2025 E14 - 26m 45s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/4/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 3/28/25
S2025 E13 - 26m 46s
The fallout continues following Jeffrey Goldberg’s report that top members of President Trump’s national security team discussed military attack plans in a Signal group chat that inadvertently included Goldberg. Joining Goldberg to discuss this and more are Peter Baker of The New York Times, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, Laura Barrón-López of PBS News Hour and Shane Harris of the Atlantic.
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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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